Recruiting : 2064 Options

[Toptomcat]

[Lindt]

HMHVV, no worries, game wont be kicking off till the second week in january.

[Nightcrawler472]

Sandoval - Personally I prefer the mouse shaman, since my character has enough firepower to level a small building :D

So who needs hand to hand? :nyah:

[Jrayjoker]

I am definitely interested.....I have played SR for about 12 years now, but my current crew is reluctant to play anything without a D20.

Anyway, this is what I am thinking:

Ears, Dwarf surveillance and recon guy. He grew up in the foster care system and is willing to do just about anything as long as it pays. He prefers to be a good guy rather than a bad guy, but if the money is right (and it usually is) he will do the job like a pro. He is fastidious about his person and his belongings and hates modern music and child abusers. He will often jump into a situation without conscious forethought, especially if someone is hurting a kid. Ears is new to Denver, but is working on developing his shadow contacts so that he can make it his long term home.

His main interest are in electronics and surveillance equipment and the Opera.

Let me know what you think...

[Backgammon]

I sort of have surveillance covered, but we could make a good team.

[Nightcrawler472]

The one thing we do seem to be lacking is a proper rigger driving an A-Team style van that can get us in and out of dodge...sure some of us have got individual transports but we've nothing that can carry multiple people + gear & a hostage (if we do an extraction for example)..

Just a thought though...

[Tarantula]

[Jrayjoker]

Yeah, you could say I'll have your back, Back.... ;)

My guy is kind of a jack of all trades with an emphasis on surveillence and blackmail/data sales. Most of Ears' stuff is what you'd expect a PI to have, but he also has audio recording cyber and a decent general ettiquite skill.

Also, someone mentioned that it is good to have redundancy in case the crew splits up during a run. I am a decent sammie and a passable snoop. I also have an armored Americar...and with a few hours at a competent shop it could be outfit for rigger controls.

I just hope I get in.

[Sandoval Smith]

That was the style of rigger I had in mind for my third itineration of Tofu, however rigging(along with decking) is the area I'm least familar with, so I'm going back over the rules before I recreate Tofu again.

As for my request for min/maxing help, I didn't mean I wanted to twink my characters, but to make sure I didn't overlook anything obvious, or do something really dumb (like giving the Mouse version a spell list twice as long, but nothing at any sort of power, like I started with). Every time I've created characters, it's been with the group I'm gaming with, so there's a lot of discussion, and working towards complimentary abilities. There's a lot of feedback through the whole process, which is why I'm sitting a little uneasily here, because so far it's been pretty much solo.

I'll try and get the rigger finished today, and then I'll repost all three and we can see what the teams needs most: a support shaman, troll walking target, or team transportation rigger.

[HeySparky]

[Sphynx]

Just thought I'd give an update so people can know where I, as the GM stand.

Following characters are reviewed (This is just a start, but if you've posted a character and I don't comment on him, I probably didn't see anything that stood out to me as a character the player is really into. Ie: might consider revising or a different one.)

Fortune: No character yet, but as promised, anyone with more posts than me is auto-accepted. Make a character F and it's already approved.

HMHVV-Hunter: Psychic Soldier. I love this character, nice work, and he's in.

TomTom: StealthSamurai. Character has my attention, he seems cool, but I think you should work a bit on him (or talk to me if you'd like to get some suggestions.)

Lindt: FoxConjurerer. Character has my attention, talk to me a bit about stuff though, I'd like to make some recommendations. (I'll sell you and ONLY you Astral Projection for 5 SpellPoints if you're interested in addition to level 1 Initiation for 25 SpellPoints which would allow you to buy a MetaTech for 5 SpellPoints. These rules are CharacterRules, not HouseRules, your character only since he's a Conjurer with nothing to spend his Spell Points on)

BackGammon: Character doesn't interest me that much, but I appreciate your being highly active on the thread, and nearly having as many posts as myself. Feel free to PM me over ideas if you wantp.

Others: Don't give up, only 2 accepted characters so far, with 2 probables. Most haven't even posted a character yet, you should probably do so if you want a serious chance at getting in on this game.

[Nightcrawler472]

Well, I've spent time thinking about it and I'm in the process of altering my character slightly to be somewhat stealthier.

His concept's kinda hard to define, but I'll post his background if you want...

On a different subject...

I'm gonna give my character a car, but I was wondering if there were any specific rules for adding a secret compartment (either in the boot or under the back seats or something) to hide his weapons in? Oh, and how do you add armour to vehicles?

[Tarantula]

[Morgannah]

Aack! I'm nearly finished a working copy of my character and should be able to post her here before I have to start my holiday travelling (read: more than a week of visiting family and friends .. more turkey than any sane person should have to handle). If not, I'll be on sporadically over the next little while and definitely around again by the 28th.

<leaving a little bit of space riiiight ... HERE. :grinbig:>

[Mugzy]

[Jrayjoker]

Well, here is Ears' background, contacts and 20 questions:

[ Spoiler ]

Ears:

Born to human parents who paced him up for adoption immediately. A true product of the metahuman county protective services system. Screwed up to say the least. He is impulsive and headstrong with a slight dose of lippy and sarcastic. With no perceived options, he got into elecctronics in tech school and his life of crime began. He is a bit of a peeping Tom and may have developed a few minor enemies by snooping on peoples' private lives and "accidentally" letting the information get out in an embarassing manner for those involved.

The only other aspect of his life that Ears tended to enjoy/excel at was listening to and singing Opera and classical music. He performed in a chorus at any of the churches his foster parents made/let him attend. It was the one thing in his early life that he did consistantly and well. He disdains all modern/rock/trog/etc. music as dillutions of the true art of classical music, and even some of the more experimantal music for symphony and/or chorus leaves him with a sour taste in his mouth.


Contacts:

Sandy Potempkin, Denver Opera's Executive assitant.

Glenn, the name by which Sandy knows Ears, is a long time opera afficianado and has cultivated Sandy as a friendly contact to get inside information regarding shows and performers. Perhaps she can also find him some information about the patrons and attendees if she is properly persuaded.

Jack McDermit, Bouncer at the Ubiquitous Bar and Grill & low lever runner.

Jack and Ears have had a nodding acquaintance ever since Ears began coming to the Ubiquitous Bar and Grill. They have seen each other around the neighborhood (both live near the bar) and are peripherally aware that the other is not adverse to doing a little work in the grey areas of the law. They speak briefly at the bar, and chat cordially when they meet on the street, but so far have not chosen to reveal much about themselves to each other. Ears is hoping to develop enough of a repoir with Jack to use him to find a trustworthy fixer for use in the long haul.

YT, Street Kid/Foster Child (buddy)

YT was in an abusive foster care situation in Ears' building when he met her. He called the Star and Denver Social Services on the foster mom that was beating on YT and recorded the abuse so that there was an airtight case (being sneaky can pay off). Since that time Ears has taken YT under his wing so that she doen't turn into another lost child in the system.

BACKGROUND:
1) Where's your character from? Originally from Minneapolis, MN UCAS
2) Does your character have a family? Not really. Placed up for adoption immediately after birth to human parents
3) Does your character have an ethnic background? Good old fashioned American mutt.
APPEARANCE
4) What does your character look like? He keeps his hair short and neat. Blonde on the sides and brown on the top. His eyes are brown and look natural. His skin is fair except where it appears darker on his cheeks and forehead duse to adolescent acne that went relatively untreated. He is of aveage height and weight for his dwarven heritage, and has impecable personal hygene. He likes his person and residence clean and well organized. He never had much stuff while growing up in the foster care system, but what he had was well cared for and ready to pack at a moments notice.
5) What does your character dress like? He dresses blue collar (jeans and t-shirts mostly) with work boots and his long coat over everything, but he cleans up nicely and even feels comfortable at a nice restaurant or the opera (which he partakes in as frequently as possible.
6) Does your character have physical quirks? Other than always knowing where his gear is and a festidious sense of hygene, no.
SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES, AND RESOUCES
7) Where did your character learn their Active Skills? Ears developed the basics of his skills for surveilence and stealth during his technical school days. Since then he has refined his technique and expanded his skill set based on necessity.
8) Where did your character learn their Knowledge Skills? Life in the foster care system can be hard, but a variety of foster parents exposed him to a variety of things. What he didn't pick up in tech school or from the streets he got from his foster parents and the experiences they provided him (both good and bad).
9) Where did your character get his goodies? Ears pilfered a lot of the items he started is life of a peeping Tom with from the technical school. He took broken or old bits of electronics and audio/visual equipment and made them into what he wanted during his electronics shop classes (It is amazing what you can do with some downloaded schematics and a couple unsupervised days in the shop). Since then he has traded older equipment for newer, and traded favors and work for new and better equipment. His current list of goodies is a result of trading, hard work in the shop, and a lot of luck.
10) Where does your character live? Ears lives near the Ubiquitous Bar and Grill in Denver, and not too far from the Denver Opera.
11) Who are your character's contacts? YT, Sandy and Jack are the three people he has cultivated as contacts in the Denver area. Since he saved YT from a beating by the hands of an abusive foster mom in his building (the mom is in jail and won't be out until YT is 18) he has taken the girl under his wing since he sees her in the same situation he was in 20 years ago. Sandy has become a contact mostly due to Glenn's interst in the opera, and his interest in maintaining an up to date and accurate list of performances and performers coming to Denver. Jack and Ears are acquaintances and are feeling each other out with regard to possibly using each other to gather more information regarding the Denver the shadows. Ears particulary wants to find a fixer in the area he can trust to get work and gear from.
12) Who are your character's enemies? Anyone from his highschool days that became the target of Glenn's surveilance and pranks (just about anyone who gave him trouble for being a dwarf, a foster kid, or was just too popular). And YT's foster mom.
13) How did your character learn magic? NA
PERSONALITY
14) What are your character's likes and dislikes? Ears likes his life and his person orderly and neat. He loves the opera, and is a passable amateur vocalist. He hates modern music and parents who don't treat their kids well.
15) What is your character's moral code? Live and let live, but get it all on tape. Don't make me kill you because I hate going to funerals
16) Does your character have goals? His dream is to perform in Madame Butterfly as a professional opera singer.
17) Does your character have personal beliefs? Too many different foster parents to really develop a consistent moral/ethical code. Just don't get caught.
18) Does your character have personality quirks? He is impulsive and often jumps in when he isn't involved. especially if he perceives a child in physical danger. He is a fastidious person about both his appearance and his personal space and items.
RUNNING THE SHADOWS
19) Why does your character run the shadows? He fell into the roll of surveilence naturally since tech school, his interests and flexible moral character make him fit right in.
20) How does your character view his/her role as a shadowrunner? Hey, it beats a day job, and is more exciting than rolling winos for loose change.

[HMHVV Hunter]

Ok, well if it isn't kicking off till the 2nd week of January, then I won't bow out :)

[Sphynx]

Lindt: I meant MetaMagic Technique (Invocation is fine).

JRay: Posting the stats here is best as I seem to error when I try to access or use the PM system here.

Everyone: If you feel you must email me, wing_lion@hotmail.com is best for now. Don't email me a character sheet though, please.

Sphynx

[Fortune]

Getting there Sphynx, but I'm somewhat anal about chargen, as you probably know by now. You'll have it ASAP. :)

[HeySparky]

Hey, Morgannah, if you've got your ears on - what are you thinking for your B&E skills? Are there any you want to take that I could take so we can work together?

Think I'm gonna name my character Pixeleen.

[Lindt]

woops. Sorry there Sphynx.
full sheet IS here

[ Spoiler ]

Tevos Demirkhanian
Fox Shamenic Conjurer


Bod 3
Wil 6
Cha 6
Int 5
Qui 4
Str 4


Rea 4
Init 1d6+4

Ess. 6.00
Magic 7

Combat Pool 7
Spell Pool 5
Astral Pool 1
Karma Pool 1

Pirate Gypsy Family
Good Rep 1
Fear (common + moderate) Dogs (hellhounds, canines, ect)


Skills (active):
Conjuring (Summoning) 5/7
Enchanting 2
Aura Reading 2
Etiquette 4
Performance 2
Pole Arm 3
SMG 3
Shotgun 5
Unarmed 3
Stealth 3
Athletics 3
Lock Picking (Safecracking) 2/4
Biotech (Magically Active Care) 2/4

Skills (Knowledge):
Fences 3
Smuggling Routes 3
Security Companies 2
History/Native American 1/3
Gypsy/Sioux dictums 2
Literature 2
Music 3
NAN Politics 2
Cooking 3
Pirate Broadcasters 3


Languages:
English 5
Armenian 2

Magic:
Fox Totem:
+2 for Hearth Sprits
Will (6) to spare fallen enemy

Initiation (Invoking)


Contacts:
Palov: RV salesmen.
Twitch: Fixer who needs to switch to decafe'.

Gear: <Name (Firing Code) {Conc.} [Damage] Clip size (type) ¥cost>
AK-97 Carbine (SA/BF/FA) {3/4/5} [6m] 30© RC:1 SL1 ¥1600
+ Folding stock (integral)
+ Shock pad ¥200
+ Silencer ¥750
+ Suppresser ¥500
+ (2) 30 Rnd Hollow point ¥310
+ (3) 30 Rnd Slug ¥195
+ (1) 30 Rnd Gel ¥95
+ 10 loose Mercury ¥50
Mossberg CMDT (SA/BF) {2} [8S] 8© RC:5 SL1 ¥2000
+ Gas Vent 2 ¥450
+ Shock Pad ¥200
+ Personalized Grip
+ Laser Sight (intergral)
+ Fore Grip ¥100
+ (3) 8 Rnd Ex Explosive ¥255
+ (5) 8 Rnd Shot Shell ¥225
+ (3) 8 Rnd Slug ¥63
+ 5 loose flare shells ¥10
+ 5 loose Lock shock ¥35
Morrissey Elan (SA) {8} [5L] 5© SL1 ¥1000
+ (2) 5 Rnd Hi-C ¥160
Telescoping Staff {5/2} [Str+2]M stun
FFBA Half Suit 3/1 ¥1000 {13}
Victory Wild hunt Heavy Armor 4/0 ¥600 {10}
Leather Pants 0/2 ¥750
Lock pick Set ¥50
(2) External Smartlink 1 ¥1200
Range finder ¥150
Savior Adv. Medkit ¥1500
+ 2 refills ¥600
Shotgun B/R kit ¥100


Background:
The only thing harder then getting rid of a SIN, is getting one in the first place. Especially if your parents never had one. And you where born in the back of a VW van. On the side of I-191. Somewhere between Tucson and Phoenix. Not that it mattered to the caravan of freelance vagabonds that Tevos calls his extended family. It was a birth, and a good reason to party. Youth was spent enjoying life on the road, ducking patrols in Pueblo CC, learning some trade, learning his culture, and talking to his imaginary friends. Which one day decided to stop being imaginary. Being the first awakened child in a camp was something that had both its up and its down sides. To his annoyance, people where always asking him to cast a spell, which he never figured out. His real solace was suddenly being able to actually talk to the wind, the earth, and the water. The _______ eventually decided that while little Tev was an asset, after a falling out with a wind sprit, he was a liability as well. A questionable arrangement was made with a Sioux settlement that left Tev in their care to learn better control of the sprits around him. Apparently, he was a star pupil, as it was only seven short years before he took his first vision quest, spending 3 days alone with just the Fox to guide him. He took his leave of the tribe shortly after, due to political problems. After, he wandered for a few years, eventually ending up in Denver, and with the assistance of ‘ an employment agency’ was doing quazi-legal work for good money.


Sketch:
Tev is generally a nice guy, until you cross him, at which point the gloves come off and it gets ended usually right there, however getting Tev to that point takes some serious effort. Some people have called him a little loose in the head; he calls it talking to the sprits (which he does quite often, with mixed reactions from the sprits themselves). Dogs though, let’s leave it at a bad experience.

This post has been edited by Lindt: Dec 22 2004, 11:07 PM

[Jrayjoker]

Here comes Ears:

[ Spoiler ]

Current Name Ears
Street Name Ears
Real Name Glenn Downer
Creator JDR
Archetype NA
Vitals
Race Dwarf Height 140 cm
Sex Male Weight 95 kg
Eyes Brown, natural looking Hair Short, Sandy blonde at sides and brown at top
Birthdate 1-23-38
Birthplace Minneapolis, MN
Total Karma 0
Unspent Karma 0
Description

Character Notes
Thermographic Vision
Resist. to Disease/Toxin (+2)

Body 3(4)
Quickness 4(5)
Strength 4(5)
Charisma 4
Intelligence 4
Willpower 4
Essence 1.70
Run Mult. 2
Magic 0
BioIndex 0
Reaction 4(5)
Init. Dice 1(2)

Combat Pool 6

Edges & Flaws

Bonus Attribute Point(CHR) 2
Toughness 3
Allergy Uncom & Mod.->Dogs -3
Impulsive -2

Lone Star Ford Americar DwMod

Type of Vehicle: Sedans
Handling Speed/Accel Body/Armor Signature/Autonav Pilot/Sensor
4/8 105/8 3/3 2/2 -/1
Cargo/Load Seating Firm Points Hard Points
10/65 4
Features: Lone Star
Weapons:
Vehicle Armor [2]
ECM [2]
Anti-Theft System [4]

Skills:

Unarmed Combat-SR3 [4]
Clubs [4]
Throwing Weapons/Grenades [3/5]
Pistols [4]
Stealth [4]
Athletics [4]
Bike [3]
Etiquette [4]
Biotech [4]
Electronics [4]
Lock Picking [5]
Demolitions/Improvised Explosives [3/5]

Arms Dealers(KNO) [4]
Fences(KNO) [4]
Gang Identification(KNO) [4]
Police Procedures(KNO) [2]
AC:Chemistry(KNO) [4]
SW:Humanis Policlub(KNO) [3]
Throwing Weapons(KNO) [2]
Performance/Singing [3/5]
IN:Classical Music(KNO) [3]

English(LAN) [4]
English(LAN) (RW) [2]
Dakota(LAN) [2]
Dakota(LAN) (RW) [1]

Electronics B/R [4]
Pistols B/R [3]

Gear:

Gunsmith Kit (Pistol) @sr3.288,cc.72
Electronic ToolKit @sr3.288
[2]Medkit Rating 4 @mm.138
[5]Stimulant Patch [4] @sr3.304
[4]Tranq Patch [4] @sr3.304
[4]Antidote Patch [6] @sr3.304
Chemsuit Lv [6] DwMod@sr3.295
Air Filter [5] @twl.113
Dataline Tap Lv [4] @sr3.292
[6]Personal Comm Unit Rating [4] @cc.55
Bug Scanner Lv [6] @sr3.292
Broadcast Decryption [6] @sr3.290
Jammer Lv [4] @sr3.292
Broadcast Encryption [6] @sr3.290
Signal Locator Lv [6] @sr3.292
White Noise Generator Lv [4] @sr3.292
Laser Microphone Lv [4] @sr3.292
Micro-Camcorder @sr3.292

Extendable Baton(CLB)
Ares Predator (HPist)
[4]15-Rnd Clip (Regular)
[4]15-Rnd Clip (Gel)
[2]15-Rnd Clip (EX Explosive)
Silencer Barrel (-2)
Quick Draw Holster (Conc.)
Laser Sight Top/Under
Dart Pistol DwMod None (As toxin)
[150]Dart, Narcoject 6D stun
[110]Dart, Gamma-Scopolamine 10D stun
[6]Concussion Grenade B:-1/m (N) 12M Stun
[6]Smoke Grenade (N)
[6]IPE Offensive AP Grenade (N) 15D(f)

Cyber:

Eyes, Cyber Replacement
+Eyes, Microscopic Vis.
+ Eyes, Low-Light
+ Eyes, Thermographic
Ears Cyber Repl
+ Ear Hearing Amp
+ Ear Recorder
Datajack
Body Compartment +Lockpicks
Bone Lace, Aluminium (STR+3)M Stun
Boosted Reflexes [2]
Muscle Replac. [1]

[Nightcrawler472]

Well, since I don't have Rigger 3, I guess that's a bit of a moot point.

But, I'm feeling rich so I think I'm gonna go buy it & the Cannon Companion tomorrow...and if I do I think I'm gonna re-design my character as the getaway driver type rigger I mentioned earlier...

[Jrayjoker]

I guess Ears is a bit of a snoop, 2nd story man, and sammie...I just looked over his stats, skills, cyber, and gear and that is what I come up with.

[Gremish]

Dear god .... anyone else having SERIOUS issues posting =P i seem to hit and miss about 9 outa 10 times (1 in 10 posts acualy goes up)