Runner Down Under, OOC Options

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The OOC thread for 'Runner Down Under'.

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Please note that the 'Football' teams mentioned in the IC thread are Australian Rules Football teams.

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Offenbach, Hit Man

Background

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General Description

Street Name: Offenbach (new name he's only been using since moving to Australia),
Real Name: Maxime Beaumont
Archtype: Jack-of-all-trades (Face/B&E/Combat)
Known for: strong cyberarm, master of disguise, gentleman, womanizer

Physical Description

Offenbach is 6 foot tall, 170 lbs., has dark brown hair cut very short, blue eyes, and an obvious cyberarm. He typically dresses up and keeps clean, looking always sharp. He usually wears gloves in an attempt to conceal his right cyberhand. His French accent is usually kept in check, though not always.

Personality

Offenbach exudes self-confidence, almost to the point of acting with an air of superiority. He has refined tastes and enjoys all the good things in life, especially classical music and the culinary arts. He's known for being a gentleman and also something of a womanizer. He is a very independent individual who is not used to work in a team. In the criminal world, he prides himself in acting always professionally and expects to be treated the same way. He may easily refuse to work for someone he dislikes... unless he's broke and needs the money, that is.

Background

Young Maxime was born in Paris, France, 29 years ago. Brought up in poverty in a family of unsuccessful artists, he's had to take care of himself for most of his life. His father was an alcoholic and his mother was usually high on drugs, so he had to receive his education from his uncle, whom he idolized. This man was a gentleman gangster if such a thing ever existed, and he taught him a lot of the skills that make Maxime so effective today. Burglary was how it all started for him, but not where it ended.

After his uncle was arrested and imprisoned, Maxime started accepting jobs that were more and more dangerous, and he was able to hone his skills for assassination. As he was starting to make a name for himself as a hit man, he managed to make enough money to invest in cyberimplants that would turn him into a real killer. He enjoyed the criminal lifestyle, especially all the money he could then spend on expensive meals, concerts, and parties.

Proud and self-confident, he accepted to make a hit that perhaps he should have refused. The target was the prominent CEO of an up-and-coming French corporation called Gregoire Technologies. He was successful in eliminating his target and landed the big paycheck that came with it, though he was positively identified and had to run immediately. His uncle was out of prison by now, and he told Maxime that he knew a way to leave the country and get far away.

A few months later, Maxime had made his way to Perth, which was as good a destination as any other. Except that he found that the shadowrunning market was too slow for a newcomer to make a name easily. Maxime, who had now taken the street name of Offenbach, a musical composer that he appreciates, decided to try his luck in the underworld of a mining community from the Outback called Kalgoorlie.

He's been living in Kalgoorlie for 3 months, and in all that time was only able to land one job. Now, after buying new equipment locally, he is running out of money and he finds himself hard-pressed to find employment soon.

Character Sheet

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Attributes (20)

Body 3 (+2 damage resist)
Agility 3
Reaction 3 (4)
Strength 3
Charisma 5
Intuition 4
Logic 4
Willpower 3

Edge 5
Initiative 8 + 2D6
Essence 2.1

Physical Limit 5 (6)
Mental Limit 5
Social Limit 6

Skills (46/10 + 8 karma spent)

Firearms Group 5
- automatics
- long arms
- pistols
Stealth Group 5
- disguise
- palming
- sneaking
Gymnastics 6 (+2 natural athlete)
Running 1 (+2 natural athlete)
Unarmed Combat (implants) 6
Con 5
Impersonation 5
Etiquette 5
Negotiation 5
Locksmith 5
Perception 4
Demolition 4
Heavy Weapons 2

Knowledge Skills (24 Free)

Music (Classical) 3
Cooking (Haute Cuisine) 3
Security Systems 3
Firearms 2
History (France) 1
Literature 1
Architecture 1

English 4
Japanese 3
French N

Contacts (15 free)

Ricky “Fingers” Jackson (Fence) C3/L2
When he moved to town, Offenbach needed someone who could hook him up with that gear that is so vital to a shadowrunner. Fingers could supply that gear, and Offenbach is now one of his “regulars”. Fingers specializes in weapons, something especially challenging in a community where firearms are illegal. With several relatives working for the Star, Ricky is able to get a heads up on any official inquiries into his business.

Lucky Jake (Fixer) C5/L1
Offenbach has conducted business with Lucky Jake (GM may replace for other suitable fixer contact) once. The “Bruce” was an revengeful wife who wanted her high profile husband dead for his infidelity (and maybe for the insurance policy benefits as well). Offenbach completed his job quickly and efficiently, to the satisfaction of all parties involved. He's now hoping for another phone call from his fixer.

Julie (French Restaurant Waitress) C1/L3
Julie waits at the highest profile restaurant in town. She's originally French just like Offenbach and they bonded after they first met at the restaurant. They have a common interest for haute cuisine and appear to be attracted to one another. They've gone out on 2 dates and she understands that Arthur may not be his real name, and that he is probably involved in illegal activities.

Qualities (-7 karma)

Quick Healer (3)
Indomitable (physical) (8 )
Natural Athlete (7)
Code of Honor: will not kill women (-15)
Weak Immune System (-10)

Gear (140,000 + 46,000 for 23 karma)

Armor Clothing (650), electrochromatic mod (500)
Chameleon Suit (1,700)
Armor Jacket (1,000)
Helmet (100)

Low Lifestyle 1 month (2,600)
Extra secure (+20%)
Difficult to find (+10%)

Regular Clothes (500)

Disguise Kit (500)
Autopicker rating 1 (500)
Miniwelder (250)
Climbing Gear (200)
Rappelling Gloves (50)
Gecko Tape Gloves (250)
Respirator rating 6 (300)
Survival Kit (200)
Medkit rating 3 (750)
4 plasteel restraints (200)
10 plastic restraints (5)
2 Stim patches rating 6 (300)
Antidote patch rating 6 (300)
4 kilograms of commercial explosives (400)
2 detonator caps (150)
Tripwire

Hermes Ikon (3,000)
- subvocal mic (50)
- AR Gloves (150)

Ear buds (select sound filter 2) (550)

Fake SIN rating 3 (7,500); name on SIN: Arthur Samson
Fake license rating 3: cyberware (600)

Ares Predator V (725) -- 2,155
- Smartgun (included)
- 4 spare clips (20)
- 30 explosive ammo (240)
- 30 APDS rounds (360)
- 30 Gel rounds (75)
- 30 regular rounds (60)
- Silencer (500)
- Quick-draw holster (175)

Ares Alpha (2650) -- 6,345
- Grenade Launcher (included)
- Internal Smartgun (included)
- Air burst link (600)
- Gas-vent system rating 3 (600) / sound suppressor (500)
- Shockpad (50)
- 4 spare clips (20)
- 100 regular ammo (200)
- 50 gel rounds (125)
- 50 APDS rounds (600)
- 50 explosive rounds (400)
- 2 high explosive grenades (200)
- 2 flash-bang grenades (200)
- 2 smoke, 2 thermal smoke grenades (200)

Cybereyes rating 2 (0.3 E, 6000) -- 14,000
- Smartlink (4,000)
- Thermographic (1,500)
- Low-Light (,1500)
- Flare compensation (1,000)
- Camera and Image Link (included)

Full Cyberarm (Agi 9, Str 9) (1E, 15000) – 91,000
- Customization Agi + 3, Str + 3 (30,000)
- Cyberlimb Enhancement, Agility Rating 3, Strength Rating 3 (39,000)
- Cyber Holster (2,000)
- Cyber spurs (5,000)

Wired Reflexes Rating 1 (2E, 39,000)
Bone Density Rating 2 (0.6E, 10,000)

Assets

910 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif)
Current karma: 1 karma
Total karma: 0 karma

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Sorry guys I screwed up: I forgot that State of Origin Rugby is a winter past-time. No idea how that slipped my mind.
I'm going to say they're broadcasting a re-run to cover the plot-hole. Will do better next time.

[Lobo0705]

Sorry guys I screwed up: I forgot that State of Origin Rugby is a winter past-time. No idea how that slipped my mind.
I'm going to say they're broadcasting a re-run to cover the plot-hole. Will do better next time.

That is completely unacceptable. Totally destroys the verisimilitude. I...I... I can't go on. I think I will need to drop out of the campaign now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


Henry "Switch" Yagami - Mage



Character

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Priority:
A: Attributes (24)
B: Magic
C: Skills (28/2)
D: Human (3)
E: Resources (6000)

Attributes: 24

BOD: 3
AGI: 4
REA: 3
STR: 3
WIL: 6
LOG: 4
INT: 5
CHA: 5
EDG: 3
ESS: 6
Magic 6

INI: 8 1d6

Physical Boxes: 10
Stun Boxes:
11

Limits:

Mental: 7
Physical: 4
Social: 8

Positive Qualities:
Negative Qualities: Astral Beacon 10, Low Pain Tolerance 9, Dependent 6,

Contacts: 15 points

Takeo Kensai - Yakuza Lieutenant (C4:L2)
Sid Danello - Talismonger (C2:L2)
Candy - Escort
(C1:L1)
Tawny - Bartender - (C1:L3)

Skills (28/2) +20 karma
Athletics Skill Group (2)
Spellcasting 6
Summoning 6
Palming 4
(+2 Pickpocket)
Sneaking 4
Perception 4
Con 4 ( +2 Fast Talking)
Etiquette 4
Counterspelling 4
Assensing 2

Knowledge Skills (27):
English (L) N
Japanese (I) 4
Organized Crime (I) 3 ( +2 Yakuza)
Street Gang Identification (I) 2
Vices (I) 3 ( +2 Prostitution)
Seattle Knowledge (I) 2
Back Streets (I) 2 ( +2 Puyallup)
Simsense Stars (I) 1
Paranormal Threats (I) 1
Local Area Knowledge (I) 1
Safehouses (I) 2
BTL Dealers (I) 1




Spells (7 Free 25 karma)
Lightning Bolt DV F-3
Clairaudience DV F-3
Clairvoyance DV F-3
Mind Probe DV F
Heal DV F-4
Trid Phantasm DV F
Improved Invisibility DV F-1
Physical Mask DV F1
Chaotic World DV F
Animate DV F-1
Influence DV F-1
Levitate DV F-2


Gear: 6000
( 5 Karma spent) (Total 16000)
Armor Jacket 1000
Erika Elite commlink 2500
Trodes 70
1 month Low Lifestyle
Rating 3 Fake SIN (Toby Smith) 7500
Capacity 3 Contacts 600 (Thermographic,
Lowlight, Flare Compensation 1250)
Capacity 1 Glasses 100 (Vision Magnification 250)
1 meter Endoscope 250
Total spent - 15720

Description

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Switch is about 5'8, and weighs 80 kilos. His black hair is cut short, but usually concealed beneath a baseball cap. He is of mixed Caucasian-Japanese heritage. He dresses for comfort - jeans and a t-shirt normally. Currently he has decided that he likes the way he looks with a goatee, and is cultivating a short, well-trimmed one.

Mannerisms

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Overall, Switch is outgoing and friendly, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. He is fiercely protective of his brother, and keenly feels the guilt associated with the loss of his younger brother and his friends. While he used to be a leader in his old gang, he has not gained his confidence back enough to act in a leadership role when on a run. His combination of spells leaves him ideally suited for a support role - he is equally at home hunting down information or creating distractions for his teammates.

Background

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Henry was born and raised in Puyallup to a father who worked fixing cars and a mother who worked at a local grocery store. The oldest of 4 children, Henry was forced at a young age to find extra sources of income to help keep the family afloat. He found he had a natural talent for swiping small but valuable items, which he could pawn at a local fence. When he discovered his natural abilities, they only added to his skills. When he turn 16 he caught the attention of the local gang, the Crimson Tigers. Given the choice between using his skills to help the gang or disappear, he chose the former.

For the next 6 years he rose through the ranks of the gang, moving from petty theft to small cons. These tended to not only be less risky but more lucrative as well. He brought his two brothers Timothy and Christopher in to keep an eye on them. The (relatively) good times lasted until about 2 months ago. A failed con targeting a Vory lieutenant left Henry and his friends open to backlash from the vengeful crime syndicate. Henry lost most of his crew and Christopher to Russian hitmen before he was able to get out of Seattle with Timothy and catch a suborbital to Australia, determined to start over.

Since his arrival, he has taken the street name "Switch", and has labored to keep he and Christopher safe. Christopher is a real mess, and hasn't been able to get his life back on track after the murder of his brother. He has turned to BTLs and drugs to dull the pain, and Switch spends most of his time trying to earn enough cash and favors to keep his brother out of trouble. He has managed to make a couple local contacts - the most useful by far a local Yakuza lieutenant, Takeo Kensai.

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Jacob "Io" March, Technomancer

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Priorities: A Skills (46/10), B Attributes (20), C Resonance (3 Resonance, 1 Complex Form), D Meta (Human 3), E Resources (6000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) )

Name: Jacob Alan Titus March
Alias: Io
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Nationality: UCAS
Lifestyle: Squatter
Physical Description: 5'7", 160 lbs. Skinny, short light brown hair, slightly balding in front. Watery blue eyes. Pinkish complexion, tans modestly well. Rather nondescript all around (Blandness quality).
Background:

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* Former intelligence analyst (something CIA-like, but I don't know what agencies exist in SR 2060s), started working there in 2064 right after finishing a doctorate in Applied Mathematics (thesis on decryption methods).
* Got a datajack because it was the thing to do. Got a Sleep Regulator to keep up with his work.
* Emerged in 2069, but was diagnosed with an unspecified hallucinatory mental illness. Was drummed out of the Agency and spent some time in institutional care, where he learned to control his abilities (discreetly).
* After "recovering" and being discharged in good mental health, initially sought reemployment but the record of mental illness pretty much barred him from any classified work.
* He noticed shortly afterwards that he was being surveilled: The Agency, having had time to digest the Technomancer phenomenon, had put 2 and 2 together and apparently developed an interest in Jacob as a test subject rather than an employee, so Jacob used his knowledge of intelligence and surveillance to disappear, and has been moving across the globe since then trying to completely obscure the trail of his whereabouts. He has ditched all his possessions and savings (not to mention SINs and aliases) multiple times in the process.
* Since then he's made use of his abilities in the shadows, but has yet to settle in any particular place for too long. After heading underground, he made contact with Leonard Brown, a former Agency field agent who had been sympathetic to Jacob at the start of his "illness", and had left the Agency for "undisclosed reasons" during his stay at the institution. Although Leonard has seemed straight with him so far, and helped him out with contacts in various places (including Jacob's other current contact, the local fixer TBD), Jacob still doesn't entirely trust that Leonard isn't an undercover Agency agent - he knows they can play the long game - but Leonard's help has been invaluable so far.
* Jacob arrived in Perth, Australia with only a couple thousand (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) on certified credstick and a cheap throwaway commlink (using a cheap thrown-away SIN) to his name plus a ticket to Kalgoorlie and the coordinates of a single contact there referred to him by Leonard. After a short flight, he's just arrived in Kalgoorlie, set himself up in a local coffin motel, and introduced himself to his contact, a local fixer called Dee, who set him up with a couple of "street essentials" and promised to get back to him with some "employment" opportunities.

Attributes (20)

Body: 2 (10 Karma)
Agility: 3
Reaction: 3
Strength: 2 (10 Karma)
Charisma: 4
Intuition: 5
Logic: 5
Willpower: 6

Edge: 2
Resonance: 5 (+3 Meta, -1 Essence Loss)
Essence: 5.82
Initiative: 8

Physical Limit: 3
Mental Limit: 7
Social Limit: 7

Positive Qualities (13 Karma)
Blandness (8 Karma)
Analytical Mind (5 Karma)

Negative Qualities (-25 Karma)
Allergy, Mild: Silica (-10 Karma)
Prejudiced: Corp/Govt bigwigs (Outspoken) (-5 Karma)
National SIN: UCAS (-5 Karma)
Incompetent: Pilot Ground Craft (-5 Karma)

Active Skills (46/10)
Combat Skills
Pistols (Semi-Automatics): 3+2 (pool 6+2)

Physical Skills
Gymnastics: 3 (pool 6)
Survival: 1 (pool 7)
Perception: 3 (pool 8 )
Stealth Skill Group: 4
... Disguise pool 9
... Palming pool 7
... Sneaking pool 7

Social Skills
Con (Fast Talk): 1+2 (pool 5+2)
Etiquette: 3 (pool 7)

Resonance Skills
Compiling: 6 (pool 11)
Registering (Fault Sprites): 6+2 (pool 11+2)

Technical Skills
First Aid: 1 (pool 6)
Cracking Skill Group: 6
... Cybercombat pool 11
... Electronic Warfare pool 11
... Hacking pool 11
Computer: 6 (pool 11)
Hardware: 3 (pool 8 )
Software (Resonance Veil): 6+2 (pool 11+2)

Knowledge Skills (30 free)
Number Theory: 5 (pool 10)
Cryptography: 4 (pool 9)
Intelligence Methods: 4 (pool 9)
Matrix Security: 6 (pool 11)
World Travel: 4 (pool 9)

Language Skills
English: Native
Japanese: 3 (pool 8 )
Sperethiel: 2 (pool 7)
Or'zet: 2 (pool 7)

Cyber/Bioware (6k + 10k (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) , 5 Karma)
1200 Datajack (Alpha), 0.08 Ess
12000 Sleep Regulator, 0.1 Ess

Spells/Complex Forms/Programs (1 free, 12 Karma)
Resonance Veil (L-1 Fading)
Editor (L+2 Fading)
Cleaner (L+1 Fading)
Static Veil (L-1 Fading)

Gear (2700 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) remaining)
450 Armored Clothing
350 Fichetti Security 600 (Light Pistol)
60 30 rounds regular ammo
100 Meta Link commlink
500 1 Month Squatter lifestyle
500 2 sets Decent Clothing (Middle-lifestyle quality)
300 Respirator, Rating 6
720 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif)

Contacts (12 free points)
Leonard Brown, former agent, C3/L4
Dilafruz “Dee” Meltova, fixer, C4/L1

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That is completely unacceptable. Totally destroys the verisimilitude. I...I... I can't go on. I think I will need to drop out of the campaign now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Agreed. I've ruined the whole thing. Oh well, good game guys. It was great playing with you.

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Don't worry, I'm just kidding. Obviously.

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Please note that the 'Football' teams mentioned in the IC thread are Australian Rules Football teams.

The first half of this video (~15 minutes) covers the basics of the game nicely:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtmu-1kMFZw

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You know I just realized that you guys could theoretically just sit on your hands for 5 days, have the Woolworths team win on their own merits, and get paid with a bonus for being so incredibly stealthy...

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I was just assuming that they would be severe underdogs or that some proof of our work would be required. More stuff to find out about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Redjack]

HAWK: Male Human Sniper/Infiltration Expert/Close Combat

Priorities & Karma

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(A) Attributes = 24
(B) Skills = 36/5
© Magic = Magic rating of 4 + an active skill R2
(D) Resources = 50,000
(E) Meta = Human(1)

Karma
8 Bind Foci
8 Bind Foci
2 R1 Etiquette
4 R2 Etiquette
4 R2 Disguise
2 R1 Pilot Ground
4 R2 Armorer
2 R1 Explosives
16 Contacts

Private Backstory

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Bobby Augustus Lee was born the New Years day 2050. His father was a government functionary and his mother cleaned rooms at a hotel downtown in Macon, Georgia, C.A.S. All had SINs before the crash of '63 and were re-issued SINs following the crash.
His mother died when he was 15 and his father turned to booze, losing his job by the time Bobby was 17. College no longer an option, Bobby married his high school sweet-heart and enlisted when he was 18.
He served 6 years, deployed most of the time. When he came home the last time, his five year old son was calling another man father. A man who warmed his bed, and his wife, at nights. Bobby was never charged with a crime, but the man would never hear Bobby's son call him “father” ever again.
After the funeral, his wife filed for divorce. She also turned his son against him, telling the boy that “Bobby killed his father”, confusing the young boy.
Bobby's own father, having nearly drunk himself to death anyway, was devastated at the allegations his son had murdered a man. He overdosed the day after the divorce was finalized.
Heart broken and exhausted from it all, Bobby just wanted to go away. At first he thought to go somewhere, anyplace, but he knew it had to be the farthest possible. Looking at a map, Australia was fully half a world away. He sold his father's house, bought a plane ticket and left.
He spent the next year reinventing himself. Becoming another person, becoming other people. He bought a fake SIN, Jack Wilson. Jack studied a little martial arts, but eskrima (fighting sticks) became a passion for him.
Money wasn't going to last forever though. In Kalgoorlie-Boulder you either work for the corporations or you died. Working in a mine wasn't his idea of a dream job. Dee was someone who could help with that. She found him work. Sometimes it wasn't nice, sometimes peopled died, but in the end he got paid. He started running using the street name Hawk, short for Hawk Eye, as a sniper and enforcer.
He has short brown hair, cacausian skin and usually wears street clothes. He has two tattoos: One of the third eye of Horus is his upper left chest and another, shaped like Rolling Stone's lips, is on his upper right chest. He keeps a short, well trimmed beard.

Public Story

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1. What the guy in the neighborhood thinks: I've seen a couple of different guys come and go from there. All of them quiet; keep to themselves.
2. What a new team member notices: His street name is Hawk. He's one of the quieter ones; a planner. He says he's a sniper and perimeter support.
3. What a regular team member knows: His SIN says Jack Wilson, Australian native, but sometimes an accent slips. I think its American; CAS if I make my guess. He's a pretty good sniper. Damn good with sticks or that stun baton in his hands too. I've also seen him drop into a character and pretty well become someone else. Not literally you know, but mannerisms and voice. He can do crazy things with his voice when he wants. He's got a rule though: No kids... no innocents. Strict about it too. He walked out on a Johnson once because of it. He's one of those everyone makes it out type of guys too. He strikes me as having been trained a military. Not because he's gun ho or over the top, just the opposite. The way he treats his gear. The way he refers to things and the words he chooses.

Character Sheet

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Attributes
BDY 3
STR 4
REA 3
AGL 6
CHR 5
INT 4
LOG 3
WIL 4

MAG 4
EDG 2
INIT 7 + 3d6 (+6 From Adrenaline Boost)
ESS 6

Positive Qualities
None

Negative Qualities
15 Code of Honor: Assassins Creed
5 National SIN
5 Mild, Uncommon Allergy: Mushrooms

Adept Abilities
0.75 R3 Adrenaline Boost
2.5 R2 Improved Reflexes
0.25 R1 Attribute Boost: AGL
0.25 R1 Attribute Boost: STR
0.25 R1 Light Body

Active Skills
- R5 Acting Group
7 R6 Clubs (Batons)
7 R6 Long Arms (Sniper Rifles)
2 R1 Perception(Visual)
2 R1 Thrown Weapons (Non-Aerodynamic)
7 R6 Sneak (Urban)
6 R5 Gymnastics (Parkour)
3 R2 Unarmed (Karate)
2+k R2 Armorer (Firearms)
2+k R2 Disguise (Cosmetic)
k R1 Explosives
k R2 Etiquette
k R1 Pilot Ground

Knowledge Skills
0 Native English
3 R2 Japanese
1 R2 Bahasa Indonesia
5 R4 Physical Security (Devices & Equipment)
3 R3 Local Area Knowledge
3 R2 Military Tactics (Sniper)
2 R2 Corporate Knowledge
1 R1 Mining Operations
1 R1 Quotes & Literature
1 R1 Awakened Threats
1 R1 Structural Engineering

Contacts
7 C4/L3 – Fixer
7 C3/L4 – Mayor's Office Clerk
4 C2/L2 – Talismonger
6 C2/L4 – Martial Arts Instructor
7 C3/L4 – Fence

Resources
12000 R4 Qi Foci: R2 Voice Control
12000 R4 Qi Foci: R2 Combat Sense
750 Stun Baton
2600 2x Ruger 100
1000 2x Silencers
200 1x Ex Smartgun
480 40r APDS
320 40r EX
125 50r GEL
100 50r REG
400 50r Stick-n-Shock
50 10x Spare Magazines
400 4x Flash Bang
400 4x Fragmentation Grenades
3000 Hermes Ikon Comlink
2000 Low Lifestyle
5000 R2 Fake SIN
2700 Chameleon Suit w/R4 Non Conductivity
2100 R3 Contacts w/R3 Vision Enhancement
2825 R3 Goggles w/Smartlink, Flare Comp, LowLight
1100 R2 Earbuds w/.R2 Audio Enhancement
70 Trodes
100 Sim Module
280 Nuyen

Contacts

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Geena “The Rock” Hayashi [C2/L4] Female Orc Martial Arts Instructor/Gym Owner
Quote: Mou ichidou (again or one more time)
Uses: Close Combat Training, Street rumors, Mitsuhama rumors
Description: Geena's father was a security guard for the Mitsuhama in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Being an orc working for a Japanese corporation, he was given less than preferential assignments. The last one got him killed when Geena was 7. She runs “Rock & Roll”, a small, independent gym specializing in martial arts training. She is reasonably connected on the street and stays abreast on Mitsuhama due to her own personal hatred of them.

Dilafruz “Dee” Meltova [C4/L3] Female Human Fixer
Quote: I know a guy who knows a gal.. Yea, I can make a connection for you.
Uses: Work, equipment, anytime you need a new connection, she knows someone.
Description: Filipino in ancestry, Dee was born and raised in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. A local kid who beat the odds and who rose up from the SINless population, Dee is well connected with locals as well as immigrated natives who work from the shadows.

Julie VanKirk [C3/L4] Female Elven Office Manager in the Mayor's Office
Quote: Bobby, you know I shouldn't... Ok, just because its you.
Uses: Information from any of the city departments
Description: Early on, Bobby became acquainted with Julie. He needed information from the Recorder of Deeds office and met Julie while scoping it out it out, looking for an angle. He pursued her and turned her. She likes a little bump in pay for information and occasionally they bump between the sheets.

Martin “Sparks” White [C2/L2] Male Dwarven Talismonger/Tattoo artist
Quote: Storm's a coming.
Uses: Enchanting & talismongering supplies, magical rumors & knowledge
Description: Looking at him and all of his tattoos, one would think he is a go ganger. An awakened book worm however best describes Martin. He drinks in knowledge of the arcane like we drink in water, but is pretty ignorant about most things not magical in nature. Magical tattoos being his specialty, though his has a weakness for mundane ones as well.

Ricky “Fingers” Jackson [C3/L4] Male Human Fence
Quote: Let's talk bottom dollar.
Uses: Buying and selling stolen and illegal weapons, goods or gear.
Description: When he moved to town, Bobby needed someone who good hook him up with that gear that is so vital to a shadowrunner. Fingers could supply that gear. Fingers specializes in weapons, something especially challenging in a community where firearms are illegal. With several relatives working for the Star, Ricky is able to get a heads up on any official inquiries into his business. One evening, several unhappy customers were in the process of hostile negotiations towards a better deal when Bobby rained on their parade. Since then, he and Ricky have been drinking buddies in addition to their business relationship.

[Redjack]

Couple of points of pbp etiquette. Usually in the IC thread, signatures are not posted (check box down below turns that off, by post) and names are usually bolded, in order to be clear that it is a proper name. Of course, it is your game, so just let me know.

[FuelDrop]

Couple of points of pbp etiquette. Usually in the IC thread, signatures are not posted (check box down below turns that off, by post) and names are usually bolded, in order to be clear that it is a proper name. Of course, it is your game, so just let me know.

Sounds like good rules to follow. thanks for the tips (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Chrome Head]

Rolling for starting resources
3d6=11
Which gives him a total of 660 + 250 = 910 nuyen. (edited char sheet as well)

Rolling for negotiation (this is the basic roll, please adjust for modifiers as needed).
10d6.hits(5)=0
Great first roll of the game, 0 hits (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[FuelDrop]

Rolling for starting resources
3d6=11
Which gives him a total of 660 + 250 = 910 nuyen. (edited char sheet as well)

Rolling for negotiation (this is the basic roll, please adjust for modifiers as needed).
10d6.hits(5)=0
Great first roll of the game, 0 hits (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Hey, it could have been a glitch, right?

I suppose I should roll for the Bruce.

3 hits

Hey Chrome, could I get a raw charisma check please?

EDIT: Actually, could everyone who wants to give me a raw charisma check? Also, you get your normal bonus dice for a successful etiquette check on this, etiquette threshold 2.

[Chrome Head]

Not sure exactly what you want me to roll, but here goes.

Etiquette
10d6.hits(5)=4

Raw Charisma
5d6.hits(5)=0

Critical Glitch! ROFL.. how badly am I messing up here? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/embarrassed.gif)

Depending on the consequences I might take an edge to soften things up.

[FuelDrop]

Not sure exactly what you want me to roll, but here goes.

Etiquette
10d6.hits(5)=4

Raw Charisma
5d6.hits(5)=0

Critical Glitch! ROFL.. how badly am I messing up here? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/embarrassed.gif)

Depending on the consequences I might take an edge to soften things up.

I'm beginning to think that you were leading the group on when you said you had face skills (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Well, I think that it's safe to say that you're not getting a base pay increase this run...

[Lobo0705]

I will say you have me confused a little as to what to roll as well.

Here is my Etiquette Check:

9d6.hits(5)=2

Here is my raw Charisma Check:

5d6.hits(5)=1

In 5e, a successful Etiquette Check means you move the NPC one category up - i.e. suspicious to neutral, or neutral to friendly, and depending on their attitude, that gives a modifier to the number of dice you roll.

In this case, what does my successful Etiquette Check do?

[FuelDrop]

I will say you have me confused a little as to what to roll as well.

Here is my Etiquette Check:

9d6.hits(5)=2

Here is my raw Charisma Check:

5d6.hits(5)=1

In 5e, a successful Etiquette Check means you move the NPC one category up - i.e. suspicious to neutral, or neutral to friendly, and depending on their attitude, that gives a modifier to the number of dice you roll.

In this case, what does my successful Etiquette Check do?

+1 dice and force the gm to reread the rules.

[Lobo0705]

+1 dice and force the gm to reread the rules.

Gotcha (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

By the way - and please answer honestly, do you want us to point out stuff where there is a difference between what you say and the rules? For me, although I GM'd 3e a LOT, I've still only GM'd 5e for about 8-10 adventures, so I don't mind people pointing it out, because that helps me learn faster.

Others don't like it as much, and I don't want to make any waves - just let me know and I'm happy to just roll whatever you want (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Here is my 1 bonus die to my raw charisma check

1d6.hits(5)=1 - woot! so 2 hits total on my raw Charisma check.

Chrome, since you got 4 hits on your Etiquette Check, you would get one extra die too - which may mitigate your critical glitch - although the way you are rolling, it is going to be another 1."

[Redjack]

Hawk

Charisma(5) + Etiquette(2) [1,5,4,1,2,5,5] = 3 hits
Charisma(5) [3,6,3,6,1] = 2 hits

Is the etiquette check simply a roll playing of how the basic table conversation goes and how the Bruce feels about the characters?
I assume there will be a negotiation check between our team negotiator and the Bruce?

[Lobo0705]

Hawk

Charisma(5) + Etiquette(2) [1,5,4,1,2,5,5] = 3 hits

Is the etiquette check simply a roll playing of how the basic table conversation goes and how the Bruce feels about the characters?
I assume there will be a negotiation check between our team negotiator and the Bruce?

Red jack - there was already a negotiation roll - 0 successes for us, 3 for the Bruce.

[Redjack]

Red jack - there was already a negotiation roll - 0 successes for us, 3 for the Bruce.

Oh... Missed that. Ugh. Yea, Hawk will have to re-evaluate the face. *snicker*

[Chrome Head]

Hehe.. what a failure for the proud guy who wants to show off!

Extra die
1d6.hits(5)=0

A 3.. so still a beautiful critical glitch with 1,1,1,1,2,3.

Edit: can teamwork be used on the negotiation check to maybe save my ass? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Sponge]

Hey guys, just a quick update on my status. One, I've been having problems registering at Invisible Castle, I don't receive the registration emails - I'm guessing my ISP is swallowing them as spam or something. I'll have use a webmail account instead; but unfortunately now my common usernames are "taken" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Once I get that sorted out I'll have some rolls here for you.

Second, yes, my IC intro post is coming, working on it - I had forgotten how long it takes me to do creative writing, specifically choosing how to begin. It's a strain of "analysis paralysis". Once I get going it's usually not a problem (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

EDIT: Wow on the critical glitches. Io is already be having second thoughts about this team... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)