Recruitment: Stormy Waters Sub-campaign, Weaving a Web One Life at a Time Options

[Beta]

Just a quick check: has anyone else used Drox (street medic I created) as a contact? I was looking to up her connection rating from 2 to 3 after I reviewed the ratings table in the CRB, but I want to make sure this isn't messing up anyone's else's math.

(I'm cross-posting this to the Shadowgrid thread too)

[adamu]

RECRUITMENT UPDATE

Second wave will be the end of the one-on-one, then duos, then finally groups format.
That means Beta, Chrome Head, Pap, and Brickyard if she comes back. Also Renard and Horseman if I get submissions.

I will still have recruitment open for people that want to join as others drop out, but they will be brought into the existing groups.

[Raiderj]

Well here we are. I posted the next part. Can I buy the combat knife and concealable quick draw holster for it for book price or do I need to do any rolls?

[Aria]

Well here we are. I posted the next part. Can I buy the combat knife and concealable quick draw holster for it for book price or do I need to do any rolls?

Without wishing to be awkward, can you move questions like this over to the OoC thread now please? Unless Adamu has an overriding reason to disallow it I would assume you can get both easily enough, although you might need an appropriate contact for the second item...or a SIN?

OoC: http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...t=0&start=0

[Beta]

Slowly getting Rusty locked down and formatted on OP. Unfortunately it seems each wiki does formatting slightly differently -- anyone know what the code is to make a cell span two rows of a table is on OP? What I'm familiar with is |^| in the second row in that location, but it doesn't seem to work in OP. Looking online I found some rowspan="2" encoding, and that didn't seem to work either. (possibly you can't make a cell span two rows?)

Not big deal, just trying to make it clearer that "High Pain Tolerance" comes for free from "Pie Lesu Domine. Dona Eis Requiem." What I ended up leaving in the character sheet probably works well enough, but it isn't elegant so it is bugging me.

Hopefully I'll get the last of the character up tomorrow -- I ran out of time for now because of struggling with the above, doh!

[Beta]

I probably should have double checked that rules work the way I thought they did before finishing things up. Turns out that I was wrong on a couple (focused concentration doesn't work when asleep, extra hits on natural healing don't shorten the healing period (is it works in 24 hour blocks). Pretty basic stuff, just things I'd misunderstood on first reading and never double checked

Anyway, yay for being in wave two because I need to change at least one of the descriptions/fluff for Rusty, or the character build.

So please ignore the stuff I have up on OP. When I'm back on a proper computer, rather than my phone, I'll blank out his character sheet, but will leave up the contacts I've submitted so far, in case anyone else is referencing them.

[Souffle Girl]

Is this game still recruiting? Because I have a character in mind. Elf ex-corporate decker/face.

[DireRadiant]

RECRUITMENT UPDATE

Second wave will be the end of the one-on-one, then duos, then finally groups format.
That means Beta, Chrome Head, Pap, and Brickyard if she comes back. Also Renard and Horseman if I get submissions.

I will still have recruitment open for people that want to join as others drop out, but they will be brought into the existing groups.

Is this game still recruiting? Because I have a character in mind. Elf ex-corporate decker/face.

[adamu]

Is this game still recruiting? Because I have a character in mind. Elf ex-corporate decker/face.

Hey, I remember you - you posted a couple of times I think in our General IC thread a year or so ago!
Liked your stuff.

And thanks for the PMs - as I've told some other people, I will give them a good read when I get close to being able to move you into the game.

As Dire pointed out (thanks Dire), we are a bit swamped with applicants at the moment.

I have just got the "first wave" of nine players up and running, and am trying to bump all those about three times a week.

As soon as I can, I have I think four more players waiting be integrated as a second wave.

Once all that coalesces into more conventional teams, then I will accept new applicants as people drop out (because they always do).

So while I heartily welcome you, I am afraid the timeline for actually getting you into the game is a bit uncertain...just cuz I'm swamped.

[Souffle Girl]

Thanks, it's nice to feel appreciated! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Well, I was afraid your reply would be something like this. I know how quickly Shadowrun games fill up, and I have to say I admire you, it takes serious guts to GM 13 people all at once in PbP!

In the meantime, I'll keep refining Angel. I played as her through the Shadowrun Chronicles videogame and I found it ironic that NeoNET was so deeply involved, so I might actually decide the game's story was canon in my character's background and now she's on the run from her former corp for having seen too much in Boston...

oh, so much inspiration and so little time to work on it!

[Aria]

Thanks, it's nice to feel appreciated! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Well, I was afraid your reply would be something like this. I know how quickly Shadowrun games fill up, and I have to say I admire you, it takes serious guts to GM 13 people all at once in PbP!

In the meantime, I'll keep refining Angel. I played as her through the Shadowrun Chronicles videogame and I found it ironic that NeoNET was so deeply involved, so I might actually decide the game's story was canon in my character's background and now she's on the run from her former corp for having seen too much in Boston...

oh, so much inspiration and so little time to work on it!

Sounds good...do you have an Obsidian Portal login? If you let me know your user name I can invite you to the campaign page (assuming you aren't on it already?!?)

[adamu]

Okay, yup, I've been managing to bump the whole first wave at least twice a week as promised.


BUT - I have indeed still not gotten the second wave launched.

RL keeps popping up - just a quick post to those who haven't totally given up on me that I am working on the second wave...

[Beta]

Quick character building question: do you allow breaking of skill groups during character creation? (by RAW I think the answer is 'no' but I never quite understood the why of it). I.E. if you take Athletics skill group at 2, could you then use skill points to take Gymnastics up to four, and add a specialization to Swimming?

[adamu]

Quick character building question: do you allow breaking of skill groups during character creation? (by RAW I think the answer is 'no' but I never quite understood the why of it). I.E. if you take Athletics skill group at 2, could you then use skill points to take Gymnastics up to four, and add a specialization to Swimming?

RAW clearly says no, probably to block some min/max loophole.

Just easier if we stick with RAW, barring a compelling reason not to.

Glad you continue to savor the chargen process during my eternal delays - some news on the horizon though - really.

[Beta]

I like playing more than playing around with characters ..... But that said I do really enjoy playing around with characters. Gives me a nice mental distraction from more mundane matters.

Not a problem on not breaking skill groups---been playing a bit with an aspected caster that would have liked it, but that build was somewhere like third or fourth on my probable choice list.

[adamu]

Big announcement

Due to me obviously biting off more than I can chew, the esteemed Mercy Merchant will be co-GMing with me. Specifically, Mercy will be launching the one-to-ones for the Second Wave and GMing those characters until stated otherwise.

Because I have taken so much longer than planned to get this started, some people may have justifiably given up on me (ouch).

So Mercy is trying contact all the second wave folk, and do pipe up here if you have not been reached.

Also, Mercy is having trouble getting registered on Dumpshock, so may have to conduct things on Shadowgrid.

[DireRadiant]

Also, Mercy is having trouble getting registered on Dumpshock, so may have to conduct things on Shadowgrid.

I think I can manage to fix that.

[adamu]

Seems to have worked, and Mercy says thanks!

[Mercy]

Whatever you did, Dire, worked well. Thank you.

[Sonus]

I know it's been a couple of weeks now, just wanted to pipe up and throw out that I'd love to join into a game when something opens up.

Totally new to PbP, only a little experience from 4th edition, none so far in 5th but I am pretty well versed in the rules... I think.

Able to fulfill any role that is needed as far as skill set for a character.

[Mercy]

Hey, Mercy here. Talk to me about a character and I can fit you in. You need to get one up on the Obsidian Portal and get invited by Aria, neither of which is hard to do. I can get you up and running in no time if you are interested. Get back to me, please.

[JDragon]

Adamu,

I'm not sure if you will remember me but I played Rocky (troll boxer) in your Up from the Bottom campaign 6 or 7 years ago.

Glad to see you were able to get back to the game and are running again. I still tell people about that game. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I haven't read the whole thread but I gotta ask if you have any spots open? I've recently gotten bitten by the SR bug again and want to start playing again and playing in one of your games would be great.

Let me know and I'll start catching up on the thread.

JD

[JDragon]

@Aria - Can I get an invite on OP please? UN: jdragon

@ Dire Radiant and Vegas cool to see you both still around, hope we get the chance to run together.

I have not made the change over to 5th Ed but have started looking in to it and will be working on a character concept as soon as I can.

@Adamu - any chance I could update Rocky to 5th and bring him in? I would be fine with him starting him back at 0 karma or what ever you are good with.

JD

[Mercy]

Hey, JD, Mercy here. Have not talked to Aria or Adamu yet on this, but I could add you into the game if you are willing to let me GM you. We are sharing the GM duties and I have space for about one more person before I tap out. It would be some solo play at first then moving into pairs and small groups as we progress. I am very big into heavy RP, so if that suits you, send me a note. You still need the invite from Aria, and we can get you started as soon as you get a good character up on the portal. Please look at the threads on this site for Helena and Juniper to get an idea of my GM style. If you do not think my style will fit with you, then we can see if Adamu can take another player.

[adamu]

@JD - dude, welcome welcome!

Have spoken with Mercy and we've agreed that you'll come over to my side of the game (though you may be getting the short end of the stick since Mercy posts more than me - I'm a lot older and slower now than back in the Hitting Bottom days!).

And no problem at all if you want to bring Rocky over.
I'm not sure if there's a RAW conversion system to SR5... if not, just build him again as best you can, then add whatever karma total you had from Hitting Bottom if you want - you earned it. And of course fill in his background to bring him up to 2075.
Make up whatever you like about resolutions to any problems he was facing back in the last game.
And of course add a bunch of contacts per the campaign rules - that part can take time, but feel free to add any existing contacts from the campaign - check out the contacts page on our Obsidian Portal page.

As you've seen, this is starting out with a bunch of one-to-one threads that will hopefully coalesce as we go (yeah, not super original!). Not sure how long you'll be in a one-to-one situation, though, since we've been at it for a bit.

Stay in touch if you have any questions!