Cyberpunk / Shadowrun 'Lifepath' generator Options

[arcady]

If you downloaded the app on its first day of release get a new copy.

I just uploaded a patch that fixed a bug that was doubling the chance of baldness with every character made... :)

The app now has an 'announcements' mailing list here:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cyberpunklifepath/

Its a moderated list, meant soley to get people to contribute additions to the database and for me to announce bug fixes like this one over there in future rather than cluttering up assorted boards... :P

[arcady]

Just put out and up for download version 1.1

This versions adds 'secondary skills' and the ability to store in a buffer 3 past characters as well as recall the previously made character.

http://geocities.com/arcady0/SciFi/lifepath.html

[2bit]

I love you arcady. this thing rocks. I'm especially entertained by the fashion and hair section. Gnude, lol. Light emitting, waist length afros...

I got a "Toy Bioroid" related result in the people section, however, oops. (using fantasy punk)

[wargear]

I doubt I would ever use something so random for a PC, but it certainly works for colourful on-the-spot NPCs.

[hermit]

That is how I intend to use it, myself.

Arcady, one more thing ... could you please

- add a possibility to roll up specific professions?
- put in major skills depending on profession?

thanks in advance an in general for making this thing and making it publically available. Great tool. :)

[arcady]

[hermit]

Arcady: finally got my MJLBB back. It contains a full page of personality features, quirks and other stuff. I'll just list them, I hope you'll find some of them useful. They're unsorted.

physical feats
Two different coloured eyes
dreads with fiberoptics woven in
gold-tipped teeth; multiple (visible) body pierchings
scar across side of face; greasy hair
obvious cyberarm made of shiny blue chrome
very unusual cybereyes; dresses in all shades of [colour]
abnormally short/tall for sex and metatypus
visibly effeminate (women)or mannish behavior
obvious and unusual tattoo
lazy eye
single obvious cybereye
very pale skin
walks with a limp
mullet; missing [number] fingers
cauliflower ears
has an obvious false non-cyber leg
unusually long fingernails
visible facial hair (female)
strangely patterned or stylised facial hair
obviously fake toupet
wears archaic glasses
perpetual runny nose
eyepatch or obvious empty eye socket
teeth filed to points
fungus under fungernails
wears one or more gaudy rings
has heavy acne
exceptionally skinny/overweight
facial tic
unusually loud/soft voice
speaks with a lisp
speaks with an accent that is difficult to understand
mumbles
stiffles
uses catch phrases ("Am I right?", "Boo-Yah!") frequently
partially deaf
peppers every sentence with profanity
strong body orour; wears excessive perfume
[the two odour feats should be tied to the Ghoul race]
smells of smoke
smells of liquor
beer breath
smells unwashed
bad breath
smelly feet
always smells clean and freshly showered

mental feats
terrified of germs
racist towards [metatype]
chauvinist
always uses cash, doesn't trust banks
bites nails when nervous
gets angry when corrected
news junkie
sports junkie
has a soft spot for [children, women, weak, poor, animals, plants, spirits]
highly susceptible to flattery
tightwad
compulsive liar
always appears trustworthy
always makes a bad first impression
agoraphobic
can't resist on attractive [sexual orientation]
loves [animal type]
mistrusts technological devices
thinks is sexy, which is true/not true
afraid of [metatype], but tries not to show
collector
hoarder
shy
doesn't like to touch people
illiterate
socially inept, especially with [sexual orientation]
vegan

[arcady]

I just uploaded a version 1.2.


1.2 change is to allow the amount of cyberware to be cusomized for each genre. In addition I have added a button to recall the current PC, so that you do not have to 'store' it before looking back. A few very minor additions were also made to the data.


http://www.geocities.com/arcady0/SciFi/lifepath.html

[arcady]

Its an old thread - but the generator has been updated.

Version 1.3 now includes the ability to take a character out of action for a period of time, such as having been locked in prison, renditioned, in a coma, or some other such item.