Horsepower Haven, street racing for the ultimate prize Options

[Kiedo]

This will mark my first attempt at GMing online. I usually GM offline, but my group meets so infrequently I need to get my shadowrun on in the mean time.

With that said I'm looking for a group of four to five runners who can handle themselves in or on a vehicle, that does not nessicarily mean rigger as there will be no real use that I can forsee for drones(but that doesn't mean don't be a rigger). I would like to have unique characters not your standard angsty street sam with a bike skill. I'd like one page minimum background, even if its those questions in the companion.

The Nitty Gritty
125 points

starting character(unless you think one of your low charma characters would fit the bill well)

I have hard copies of the Corebook, Cannon companion, and the shadowrun companion, but I have easy access to MITS, MM, R3, SOTA 2063, and YOTC, if you want stuff in the other books just send me the stats and any other rules that apply to it. Also it might be a good idea for one of you to have a lonestar contact.

Sorry no rays guns, but if you want to make a custom gun via the rules in CC then send it to me before you buy it(same goes for vehicles from R3)

send your character sheet and full bio to

Genomepanda@phreaker.net

and post here a brief concept/description so you all can get to know each others PCs better

oh one last thing ngsrc does not work on my computer so send it text or html, thanks

[Ecclesiastes]

Can you explain a little more what you mean by "handle themselves in or on a vehicle" so we know a little more what will fit what you are looking for?

[Kiedo]

Well there are several was you can approach the apotheosis of the run, and one of those methods is street racing (which might be the most fun). So it would be only natural that you have a decent skill in a vehicle and preferably a vehicle that could win a race. But that in itself is not a requirement, if you decide to play a character who would be compromised by having a vehicle skill then by all mean don't just tack one on. Like I said there are a few ways you can go about this run.

ps sorry for the confusion

[Ecclesiastes]

Hmmm... I'm thinking of an Adept with Improved Skill Bike... I'll flesh out the idea tonight and put something together tomorrow.

[Aes]

Sounds interesting. I do have one character at hand, but with SURGE and all she ended up a wee bit too freaky perhaps. I'll see if I can cook something up and send it your way tonight.

[Edit]

By the way -- What bioware grades will be allowed? *eyes synaptic accelerator*

[Kiedo]

Cultured is fine, I hadn't really looked at it before, cause I never really get to be a PC but there is some pretty cool and incredibly useful stuff there. So yeah cultured is cool by me.

On another note, SURGE is welcomed too. Some of the funniest PC's I've encountered have been surged to bejesus and back(dual natured, non awakened, the bone thing,and scales 2, with enough positives to equal zero), and once actually took a break from a run to shed. It was funny as hell.:rotfl: he got bonus karma for that one.

I hope to get this run off the ground as soon as I get five PCs submited and judging from the fact I posted this about six hours ago and I've already got two potential pcs this might get up and running(no pun... wait yes pun intended) before the end of the week.

[edit] also since this is my first time GMing online this might be a good newbie run for those of you who were looking to "hit the scene" without worrying about stepping on anyones toes. [/edit]

[Tarantula]

I'll see if I can get a guy for you also. Rigging happens to be one of my favorite aspects of the game, so I'd enjoy a racing based game quite a lot. Too bad the ferrari open-wheel racer has such a high availability.

[Aes]

Hmm... I suppose I could submit snakeeyes (SURGEd the old fashoined way with die rolls and ended up with scales, fangs, poison resistance and poison glands).... But like I said, she were sort of freaky.

[Tarantula]

Awww, I was hoping when I read snake eyes that you had the snake-eyes rig cyber, thats always fun!

[Sandoval Smith]

I just submitted a heavily cybered rigger. Go Sebastian go!

[Lindt]

How 'serious' is this? I have a few concepts banging around, some more realistic then others.
If anyone needs help with a car (bike, truck,ATV,Vectorthrust) give me a shout, and Ill be happy to help with modifacation and/or design.

[Nightcrawler472]

Well, if there's still space I'd love to do a combat biker style character (I was actually thinking something based on combt biker/urban brawl could make a really cool game the other day...), using either the Thundercloud Pinto or Yamaha Aurora as his vehicle of choice, and probably specialising in compact firepower (pistols, SMG's, maybe shotguns)

Are meta-variants allowed? If so I might go for a Night Ones, otherwise I'll probably just try do a normal elf. The only downside is I can't really start anything 'till Saturday, so it'll be in Sunday/Monday, is that ok? (the joy of maths exams)

[Ecclesiastes]

Just wanted to verify.... we can make custom vehicles as long as we run them by you, right?

[Aes]

Re-iterating someone elses question. What kind of vehicle horsepower are we talking here? Is my night one speed freak looking for bike, car or something-that-flies as an active skill?

[Slipshade]

I can submit an ex-go ganger Bull Shaman. Been dieing to use Wreck (Vehicle) :)

Slip

[Lindt]

Yeah, are we talking Joe with his modded Saab Turbo, or Blanko Ch'eck with the 750k supercar.

[Kiedo]

Lindt: It should be fun and as serious(or not for that matter) as everyone wants it to be.

Everyone: I'm pretty laxed GM in what I'll allow so unless I have said its not asume its okay(so long as it follows the rules). Metavariants are fine so are ghouls for that matter and shapeshifters.

Nightcrawler: Sounds good send it my way, well get started as soon as it's good for everybody

Ecclesiastes: feel free to make custom vehicles or weapons just send them to me for an okay.


Aes: A bike or a car what ever you feel comfortable with. I will say this anyone, with one main exception, you would be racing in the begining would be in a stock or slightly modified fairly quick vehicle. But as I said you don't have to race its probably just the most fun way.

I have two characters in my inbox and both of them look good. I've heard several good concepts too just waiting to see them in my inbox.

[Mind Blank]

Sounds interesting, mind if I toss a runner your way for a look see?

[Aes]

Still working on the character. Got the personality and basic background down. Numbers are giving me headaches though. Especially for vehicle construction. Ugh.

[Sandoval Smith]

I just sent the finished version of Sebastian St. John. However, for some reason it seems that the mail formatting stripped out all of carriage returns, so the text in all lumped together in one mass. Sorry about that. Does it all look acceptable?

[Tarantula]

I can't get to my books until friday/saturday so I should be able to send you my character before monday, if thats ok?

[Ecclesiastes]

I'm kinda in the same boat as Tarantula, I'll have you my sheet by Sunday at the latest.

[Nightcrawler472]

Well, my current concept is an ex Lone Star/KE/Mech. Inf. outrider on a slightly modified bike, though I'd really appreciate some help with modifying it, as I'm not sure how to (I'm currently thinking runflat tires, an armoured bucket seat (if it can mount one), and then probably improved handling & nitrous/turbo-charging).

I'll probably be playing an Elf (damn D&D *mutter*), but I'm not certain yet.

And remember: Red onez go fasta (if anyone knows where that's from, you win a cookie :P)

[Aes]

Red unz' go fastah!!!

W40k orks. Vehicle upgrade. Gimme my cookie.


My character is coming along nicely. I'll prolly have some 150-200k set aside for a vehicle. Character sheet should be on its way within an hour or two ("#%¤#"ing mail server). The very basics is a rockstar-personality ex-Le-Mans racecar driver. Female, Night ones.

She'll likely be saying: "It is I, LeClerc!" a lot too. :P

If anyone knows where THAT quote is from, they can have the cookie Nightcrawler owes me.

[Ecclesiastes]

I'm changing up my concept a little. Still doing a Rigger/Adept (with both a VCR and Improved Skill powers), but this time around he will be an old NASCAR junkie with a custom Sedan.