New Bleeding Edge Options

[Digital Heroin]

Done some basic work on Madcap, but I'm holding off for final creation rules... as it is, I can create him with 85...

[Large Mike]

Alright. Rules will be like this:

85 BP
Full Mages and Adepts cost 20 BP
Aspected Costs 15 BP
Attributes are 2 BP/point until 4 points, above that, they are 3 BP/point
Full Mages start with 18 spell points, Aspected with 25
No gear with a rating or avail of more than 5.
Addiction to drugs flaws will be worth twice their normal points
4 Edges/Flaws total, maximum

Buying cash:
.25 M 20 BP
100 k 15 BP
50 k 10 BP
3 k 0 BP
500 nY -5 BP

Pleasr send *concepts only* to evilwins at thedigitalsoul.net If I see numbers before approving the concept, I will reject it out of hand.

Selection will be done by Monday.

[Toptomcat]

Nikolai Ivanovitch sent.

[Large Mike]

Nikoai and Cord are in.

So far, we have a crazy russian and a trog who trips over black cats on a regular basis. Other than the fact that I'd like to see grittier, keep in mind the existing gang when submitting your characters.

[Fresno Bob]

Welp, sent my guy in.

[Digital Heroin]

Madcap's in as well

[Large Mike]

Madcap, the elf biker, Wrench (who, if I recall correctly, is also a biker) and DH's Ash are all in.

There's still time and room, everyone else.

[gobogen]

I have a concept for the game. A young ganger with nickname Billy. Everyone calls him "The Kid". I'll finish it up and send it to you Large Mike.

[Fresno Bob]

You mean Voorhees's Ash...

Don't worry about the sparseness. The fleshiness will be supplied with the numbers.

[Large Mike]

Sorry, Voor. We all know I'm not so smart.

[Toptomcat]

I'd like permission to invent and take a new Flaw: Animosity. It's modeled on Phobia.

Animosity
Value: -2 to -6
A character with Animosity suffers from a deep-seated, destructive hatred of a certain group or thing. Determining the value of this Flaw requires two steps. First, determine whether this group or thing is Uncommon (-1), Common (-2), or Extremely Common (-3). Then determine the severity of the symptoms: Mild (-1), Moderate (-2) or Beserk (-3). Add together the appropriate point values for the condition and the severity to get the final Flaw value.

Uncommon: Groups like porn stars, ghouls or astronauts: things like posters for a particular band, old-style typewriters or laser pointers. Encountering the group/thing happens rarely.

Common: Groups like Adversary shamans, CAS citizens and baseball fans: things like vending machines and toy balls. Encountering the group/thing could possibly be avoided if the character put an unreasonable amount of effort and inconvenience into it.

Extremely Common: Groups like elves, blacks and stupid people: things like soda cans, street signs and cars. It is impossible to avoid encountering the group/thing constantly without becoming a hermit.

Mild: The character really hates the group/thing. If a group member, they do whatever they can short of violence to disadvantage that person, and if he could reasonably resort to violence he will do so...but unless it's the sort of thing they usually do, they won't use lethal force. If a thing, they may attempt to damage or destroy it, or maybe hide it, but they won't put too much effort into it. A Willpower (4) test is neccesary to resist if the character needs to.

Moderate: The character's hatred is all-consuming. If a group member, they will immediately commence insulting or taunting them as soon as they notice a group member, and will attempt to kill them if it is at all feasable to do so with a few hours' worth of effort. If a thing, they will probably try to completely destroy it, and may stomp on, shoot, or melt the peices. A Willpower (6) test is neccesary to resist the compulsion if the character needs to.

Beserk: The character is enraged at the very thought of the group/thing. A group member will be brutally attacked on sight, and quite possibly their body will be mutilated. An object will be destroyed in the most comprehensive manner possible: emptying a full clip of EX-EX into a computer screen, for example, or dynamiting a street sign. A Willpower (8) test is neccesary to resist the compulsion if the character needs to: the number of successes is the number of half-minutes they are able to hold themselves back before succumbing to their rage.

Note that a Common or Very Common Beserk character will probably be tied up or imprisoned for most of the time to prevent them from going on a rampage!

[Tanka]

Lav is being worked out, history-wise. Think Troll++; with a mean-streak and lots and lots of body mods.

Oh, and he has a *ahem* small file in the LS database. (Mmm... Police Record...)

Background is being written during my breaks at work, and will then be transferred to electronic format and finished sometime tomorrow/Sunday.

[Large Mike]

Topcat, PM me with exactly how you would use it and how many points you'd like for it.

[Toptomcat]

Done.

[Tanka]

I'm gonna do a bit more poking with Lav then send him off tomorrow.

Already have ideas for Flaws and Edges. (Police Record, Bad Rep, Vindictive, Combat Monster, Friends in High Places).

Man. This guy should be interesting to play out. Hopefully I'll get to.

[Hemlok]

Gah. I've got the sheet down, except the background. Giving me some real problems and I don't know why. I may end up settling on a lower quality than I'd like just to get it in.

[Digital Heroin]

Got Madcap just about done, just need to nail down his physical appearance. One thing I'm wondering is if the standard 20k nuyen option is still going to be in use for the BP system, because I can't see him having any more than that...

[Sphynx]

Nother quick question.....

Should Police Record even be an available flaw for us? Or if so, at 6 points? Seems it'd act as Good Reputation (an Edge) more than a flaw... I'm ok with the basically free 6 BPs that I think everyone will garnish here, but thought I'd at least mention it. Personally, topped with a nice 4 point Moderate Phobia against CopTypes, I think it's a bit too easy.

Also, you say addiction is worth double points, and look as I might, I couldn't find anything about gaining BP for addictions, could you either point those out for me, or post the rules themselves?

Thanks, Sphynx

[Fresno Bob]

Stupid being gone all weekend...have to build Ash like...today.

[Tanka]

Sphynx: Police Record isn't just a rep, as I see it. It's a record that the police can call up at a whim, as well as a few of the local police knowing you by face. Not to mention a Criminal SIN.

And, uh, didn't LM say he was only interested in backgrounds? If he wants sheets, I've got work to do tonight.

[Fresno Bob]

Well, he said deadline was Monday...I think. I'm assuming character sheets go after that.

[Tanka]

I do believe that he meant for histories and such.

In fact...

[Fresno Bob]

Yes...but Histories are due monday. Character sheets will most likely be due shortly after monday.

[Large Mike]

Whoever has sent me "Jimmy": You're in, but under one condition. Get a better name. Otherwise, it was exactly the sort I was looking for.

As for phobia: cops? So, whenever a cop comes around or is even mentioned, your heart starts to beat uncontrollably and you seek the most expediant escape route? You'd not think twice about going through the turf of a hostile gang to get away from cops who weren't even chasing you? Imma hafta be picky on that one.

[Large Mike]

Gobogen, your character is in, with the same condition as Jimmy.