Alrighty folks. Thread is open. (Thread originally titled Brave New World)

Expect major bump this weekend.

Blitz I hope that was the type of post you were looking for.

Right now Roc is walking back to his appartment. He is carring no weapons (except his fists). The only gear he is carring right now is his comlink and the armored jacket he is wearing. All his other gear is back at the apartment.

Gear List

Social (every day)


Business (as appropriate)

Translation: Stuff it, you piece of shit.

Will get a gear thingie up once I figure out what I wear when.

Okay, just rolled for my starting cash. Low lifestyle, 5 2 3 = 10 x 50 = Y500. It will all be on my commlink.

Gear always carried unless otherwise stated -
Commlink (with all licenses and nuyen)
Shoes
Shades

Clothing A - the Actioneer suit, with the Hammerli and accessories

Clothing B - the (armored) jeans and polo, with the Predator and accessories

Clothing C - the all black casual armored clothes (cotton slacks and silk shirt), with the Predator and accessories.

I will edit this post as my standard carry expands.

Public gear:


Shadow gear:


Thats everyday setup when she doesnt expect trouble.

Had posting error. Sometimes when i edit things it lops off entire sections of my post?? after i hit the submit button? Its happened twice now and im pretty positive i didnt just erase those sections.

happens when you try to edit posts that had more than one spoiler. everything after the first spoiler is deleted.

Hey blitz how clean do you want the language in our posts to be? Is pornography and cursing allowed hehe.

I don't mind cursing, but lets leave the porn out of it. I really don't think it adds anything to the story.

Nice post JackRipper.

I second that, very nice post.

Thanks. I had to edit the porn out though. lol

Everyday Gear


Will post updates if changing this set.

I dont really wanna point fingers at people and say good job cuz it makes everybody else feel like crap or will make me have to lie and tell everyone what a good job their doing but i will agree with everyone else and say that i enjoyed your opening to Jack hehe. Can i steal the concept ? hehe. I wish i would have thought of having a meeting with one of my contacts as an opener.

It would be really kool if it was a meeting that involved getting some of the gear you have or something for your beginning character. Like you just saved up enough money to finally get it.

Sorry if anyone does not like my second post. I was just bored and wanted to play with my chick a little. Its good practice. By the time i got to the end and i was moving things i was like wait, where the hell DID i lay those items?? Guess they just magically disappeared for ahwile lol.

I could probably go back and flesh out the apartment to....I think there is probably a balance between not enough detail and to much detail?

I wish there was a shadowrun supplement that goes over common technology and gives you examples of how to describe it. I wanted to lock my apartment door with my commlink or press my hand against a pad to do it but i was like no that would suck ass those could be hacked in a nano.

Alright folks, can you all reply and let me know your most common method of getting shadow work? If you would like to RP your character initiating contact, the post it and wait for a response Otherwise, let me know the circumstances in OOC and I'll post that as well.

I hand out gigantic search lights to all my contacts and when they need to get in touch with me they turn it on and giant letters form in the sky and say "Die"......

My contacts usually just message me and tell me to come see them.

Hmm I thought of something really funny and awesome i wanna use for my job alert from my contact.

Give me this stuff OOC.
-pick one of my contacts or tell me to choose
-location and time for johnson meet
-info about what the contact knows about the johnson
-how safe the meet will be.



That will let me post IC up to the point of me walking into the same room/building as Mr J. You should probably tell me where to stop, either the parking lot, the front door, the final door to the room the johnson is in. And then you can RP my character meeting and being introduced to the johnson.

Abbandon, I am not asking how you want the meeting to go, I just want to know who your regular job fixer is and if there are any unusual circumstances on how they normally contact you.

For example, My character Blitz would say that she normally gets her work through Fury who sends her an encrypted text message telling her to come to the Chainstorm tonight. I would then get any details when meeting Fury that night.

Fairly simple rundown.

At this point Shensahti would get any shadow work relayed through Crimson who is his only fixer at the moment being all new and stuff.

Oh, and Fenris...don't bother replying, I know what I'm doing with you

Oh. I guess my Fixer Felix will be able to find me work the most often. Although i dont really like just using one of my contacts. Whats the point of having a net of people if only one of them is giving you jobs!. Just pick mine randomly if you want or use felix.

Well, in general, my characters have contacts for various purposes. A talismonger is great for getting magical goods or asking questions of awakened issues, but wouldn't be able to get me the new model Ares Predator or hook me up with Mr. J looking for bodyguard work.

Where as my armorer is great at procuring illegal goods of the violent type, but I wouldn't usually wanna get a job through him unless it was an unusual circumstance.

Then I have a fixer who's got their ear to the ground for work, has connections with the corps and is the go between. Usually knows what jobs are up my alley. Sometimes they have connections for gear or information, but are usually only good for basic equipment or general information.

It's good to have multiple contacts, but if they are redunant, you are usually wasting your money/points and effort to maintain that connection.

Public Gear:


Running gear:

It's a mix as far as Johnny's jobs go. He's a self starter (picks his own places to rob) and gets offers from all his contacts, but a real shadowrun most likely his Fixer Marcus.

Tad has been trying to get into searching underground bulletin boards for his own work, but he's not any good at it yet.
All the work he's had so far has come through Ezekiel Smithers, the Mafia-connected ork fixer operating out of Crusher 495 in Redmond. (Described in my contacts I sent you.)
Tad hasn't had any real 'shadowrun' jobs yet. Just the sort of shadow mediator stuff I have already mentioned - but he has been pushing Ezekiel to find him some meatier work.

blech. this is so frustrating... finally come up with a character concept i like and get it down on paper, and now RL gets in the way... anyways, i haven't had time to really keep up with anything, so i think i'm gonna have to bow out for now

perhaps some other time if you still need someone, i'll bring her back...

sorry about not letting you know sooner, it just sorta came up

So we are down a rigger/driver, hey boss lady do we really need one? Should we get another player in here?

Roc will probably get his showdowrun jobs from Sam Snead.

It might be helpful eventually, but we'll go ahead and start without one. If any of you have anyone who would like to join, by all means, send them our way.

Expect update post shortly.

Good thing the drug wears off in 6-Body hours, so that's only 2 hours of "intoxication".

hehe...

Ok..I will have a rigger joining us later, but I have to help him make a character first Don't expect him at the first meeting...unless that meeting takes a while to get to...you never know the pace with these forum games

I used to party in a place called the underground, when I was stationed in DC.

Blitz

Ok im outside the club trying to get in. I thought maybe you would like to walk my character from the front to the johnson so you could describe the club and stuff.

If not i'd like to know how rough this club is, are there humans and metahumans or is there a dominant type among the clubbers. Any descriptors you'd like me to use.

Would the bouncer tell me where Mac is or would he pass me off to one of the other employee's.

I only have a small knife on me that is suppose to be hidden.

Let me give you a description of The Underground so you can post more accurately.

It's located in a more industrial area of downtown and from the main street, there are no visible entrances. Along the southern end, there is a staircase leading down almost two flights to a big set of double black doors. There is no line, only one very large troll in a wrinkled suit and dark shades. Go ahead and post (or modify) your post for the door and depending on your timing, I'll post a reply showing what happens when you ask for Mack

Here the modified part of the end of my post for easy referense:

Just a reminder to make sure the time is included in your post. Makes it SO much easier for me (and you) to coordinate what action is happening when.

Im going to bump those who still have not posted to the club first. Once everyone's made their "arrival" post, I'll cover scouting, and entry based on time stamps and get you all into the club and at Macks Table.

Blitz, 2 questions:

First, would this club have been reviewed, or advertised that it'd be on the matrix?

Second, if it is may i have the type of club it is? (Dance/club,Industrial,Metal, etc.)

I'll need it to complete my partial post.

Certianly. The information you are able to find lists the place as mostly a bar, with occasional nightly entertainment. Most nights the music and ambiance is more geared towards industrial music, though this isn't your typical "dance" club. It's the type of place a hard man goes to drink and talk with other hard men. However, the reason it made the list of notables was due to a weekly music act on Fridays. The unusual part is that the music is a blues singer known as Moira, the reviews of her act speak of her haunting melodies and the depth of compassionate comfort her sad songs bring to those who listen. It's debated heavily in the comments as to why this singer limits herself at such an uncharacteristic place.

There are also a few hits on your search about lone star responses to disturbances at the club. Apparantly it has been known to get mildly violent at times.

Blitz, I did an edit instead of another post. Just a heads up so, you arent wondering when i'm hitting the party. Let me know if you think it'd be better to just submit another post.

ooc i had a close call today with electricity. A power surge knocked my computer out and i thought i was screwed. I was gonna go over to a relatives to make sure you guys knew what happened but i didnt think i would get to play for a couple of days or worse until I got it fixed or a new one.

Luckily everything has worked out and im back. But if i just drop off the map its not cuz i flaked out. Its cuz im dead or my computer blew up hehe.

Blitz, quick breakdown on the sensors:

Hey everyone...please forgive me. Having serious internet connection issues and haven't been able to get online for several days now. It's being super sporatic right now but a tech is supposed to be coming out on monday. I have a crap ton of reading to catch up with to be able to post so bear with me. I'll try to make a bump in each game Im involved with, but don't expect my regular posting to get going until this mess is fixed.

Fenris:

Blitz

Fenris

OOH OOH!! I know, will IM you the info!

Heh sorry for the crappy roleplaying. So far i've only went jogging in the rain and dressed inappropiately for the winter. Wouldn't rain be called snow in 48 degree weather? Atleast she wore a coat lol.

Game stuff:

-Time passage note. I am only allowing 5 minutes total for my bartender scene. When i make it over to Mack and Roc it will be 7:55.

-visual and sound preception tests. Im just looking around trying to get the vibe of the place i guess so i can fit in better.

intuition 4 + perception 4(5) + 3 visual/sound = 12 dice.
1,4,6,3,4,1,5,3,2,4,2,2 = 2 hits...

-In general i wanna be able to affect others mood towards me. How do you want to handle that. Should i have to pass some social test for you to tell me that the individual will respond well to insults or charm or intimidation. Or do you tell me the type of communication they will respond to and then i make a roll to see how effective i am? Or should i make a perception roll to see if she can figure out what would make a person respond well to her? If the bartender gives me attitude about my drink for example would he respect me more if i insult him?

perception to find correct attitude to use on bartender:

intuition 4 + perception 4(5) +3 sight/sound= 12 dice.
3,3,4,3,2,4,1,2,6,5,4,6 = 3 hits

social test to try see how effective my attitude is:

Charisma 6 + etiquette 4(6) = 12 dice.
6,1,3,2,3,1,2,5,2,1,4,4 = 2 hits

-do you not want me using my social skills at all since Adamu is the face? Just to clarify i know adamu is suppose to be the leader and does all the talking for the group but i didnt know if it was kool if i just use my social skills to do other things that are non mission critical.

[crap i think my chick has the barbarians curse. I have had characters who are suppose to be really good at stuff constantly fail. The last case was a barbarian who couldnt hit a bat to save his life...literally. ]

So, what is my perception penalty?

Blitz

Abbandon: This is an area Im always a little iffy on. On one hand, I understand that by paying points when generating your character, you are buying the right to be viewed a certian way as far as competence goes, however I am the type of GM that prefers Role Playing rather than Roll playing. What I do not want are players rolling dice in order to be told how to play their character. The skills and rolls you have are to handle the randomness in the world, not dictate your characters actions. If you are trying to read a situation, a perception check is fine for me to give you the outward appearance of things but don't expect to get the kind of information an assensing would give to a mage. Additionally, you have to make your own choices regarding your actions and attitudes as those will greatly affect the way others treat your character. You could have a silver tongue, but if you show up dressed like a go ganger at a concert hall, no amount of sweet talking will get people to respect you. Does that make sense?

Your perception of the room is that this is a down and out bar for down and out folk. The men look mean, rough and surly. They drink hard liquor or the house brew that might as well be. They look at you like meat, not a person.

The bartender is a huge, hard looking troll who scowls slightly showing you his distaste for your kind, but represses his opinion as his business relies heavily on others being able to conduct business here.

Your etiquette check ensures you dont insult him, but you don't really make much progress in wiping that scowl off his face.

Might have missed it Jack, but not sure what penalty you think applies. Unless you're doing anything unusual, just roll it standard.