Full Version: Recruitment: Fallen Angel
Uhm, right. Okay. Thanks for your clarification, too, I guess.
OKies.. Final resolution on the Pos/Neg qualities issue:
My house rule is basically this. You can't gain more than 35 points from Negative Qualities but you can TAKE more than 35 points to "flesh out/round out" your character if it fits (I.E. Critias' example of the two neg qual equaling 40 points) You cannot take more than 35 points of Positive Qualities no matter what, not even if you want to blow all the build points in the world on it.
Hope that clears things up... I"m updating the list of submitted characters now, if anyone who only has a concept in so far could toss together a sheet, even if it's not final before say 11:30pm CST tonight that would be spectacular so I can print it out and review it on the plane and stuff so we can be ready to go (I won't have acces to a printer) when I get back.
My house rule is basically this. You can't gain more than 35 points from Negative Qualities but you can TAKE more than 35 points to "flesh out/round out" your character if it fits (I.E. Critias' example of the two neg qual equaling 40 points) You cannot take more than 35 points of Positive Qualities no matter what, not even if you want to blow all the build points in the world on it.
Hope that clears things up... I"m updating the list of submitted characters now, if anyone who only has a concept in so far could toss together a sheet, even if it's not final before say 11:30pm CST tonight that would be spectacular so I can print it out and review it on the plane and stuff so we can be ready to go (I won't have acces to a printer) when I get back.
Danke. I might end up with a few "extra" negatives listed on a revised version of the sheet, then, just for RPing purposes.
I also hereby reserve the right to make a few tweaks here and there, between [now] and [gameplay starts], just 'cause I'm anal like that and will be second-guessing every point I spent right up 'till the first thunderous roar of dice being tossed while lives are at stake.
'Cause, well, that's just how I do this sort of thing. Agonize, think, rethink, etc. Nothing major -- 5 pts here and there -- but I figured I'd toss you a heads up. Don't be surprised if, after not checking DS for a few days, you find a new version or something in your PM inbox. Backstory, etc, stays the same but a few tweaks here and there are not unheard of for me.
I also hereby reserve the right to make a few tweaks here and there, between [now] and [gameplay starts], just 'cause I'm anal like that and will be second-guessing every point I spent right up 'till the first thunderous roar of dice being tossed while lives are at stake.
'Cause, well, that's just how I do this sort of thing. Agonize, think, rethink, etc. Nothing major -- 5 pts here and there -- but I figured I'd toss you a heads up. Don't be surprised if, after not checking DS for a few days, you find a new version or something in your PM inbox. Backstory, etc, stays the same but a few tweaks here and there are not unheard of for me.
Not meaning to nit-pick, but I did send character background to you, Vegas, back on the 3rd. Do you need me to send it again?
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| Not meaning to nit-pick, but I did send character background to you, Vegas, back on the 3rd. Do you need me to send it again? |
TheOneRonin
did you send it via PM or email?
I honestly might have it and accidentally didn't update the list.
I am in the airport waiting for my flight posting from my phone, so I can't check right now. hopefully i'll have some time to look when I get on the ground, unless you just want to resend it to me, sorry.
looks like I picked a hell of a day to fly...be safe guys, all of you who might be on the way to GenCon.
I hope you're still here... I sent you it via PM. My email is having issues with me at the moment.
Ok, here's the story for my character:
Mark, a.k.a. "Sharky," was born in the Renraku Arcology. He and his brother and sister were visiting family when the Shutdown occurred, trapping his parents inside. He grew up always wanting to join the military but as far as any of you know nothing like this happened.
Or if it did, he's not talking about it.
So he pops up earlier this year running the shadows. He seems to have some sort of an "in" with the 405 Hellhounds and lives in Bellvue, but from watching him you get the idea that he's definitely not just some go-ganger looking to move up in the world. Part of it is that he carries himself with a kind of quiet authority and knows things, particularly about law enforcement, that the average street punk wouldn't know. The other is that he doesn't ride around town in red and orange synthleather popping wheelies and yelling at girls.
In the little time he's been in the 'biz, he's developed a reputation for competence, smarts, and spotting trouble before it happens.
I'm posting this just so we can start working out some common thread that connects all these different characters that are floating around out there.
Mark, a.k.a. "Sharky," was born in the Renraku Arcology. He and his brother and sister were visiting family when the Shutdown occurred, trapping his parents inside. He grew up always wanting to join the military but as far as any of you know nothing like this happened.
Or if it did, he's not talking about it.
So he pops up earlier this year running the shadows. He seems to have some sort of an "in" with the 405 Hellhounds and lives in Bellvue, but from watching him you get the idea that he's definitely not just some go-ganger looking to move up in the world. Part of it is that he carries himself with a kind of quiet authority and knows things, particularly about law enforcement, that the average street punk wouldn't know. The other is that he doesn't ride around town in red and orange synthleather popping wheelies and yelling at girls.
In the little time he's been in the 'biz, he's developed a reputation for competence, smarts, and spotting trouble before it happens.
I'm posting this just so we can start working out some common thread that connects all these different characters that are floating around out there.
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No problem, Vegas. I sent the original via e-mail. This time, I'll PM it to you, and send out another e-mail just in case. I just don't want to get dropped because you have no character background from me. 
TheOneRonin
I've got it now Ok, other than LilithTaveril, I've got complete characters from everyone, I think. I just woke up, so don't quote me on that 100% though.
I've got it now
Ok, other than LilithTaveril, I've got complete characters from everyone, I think. I just woke up, so don't quote me on that 100% though.
Hey guys, here's the nitty gritty on my character.
James Angelborn, aka Monk
James is a young man in his late teens / early twenties who arrived on the shadow scene for less than a year, but he has already made a name for himself as a man of the cloth, a rare find in the Seattle streets. His expertise is in the arcane arts, a talent that he sells to whoever is willing to pay for it. He's a staunch pacifist and to this date has not been known to kill anyone on the job. James spends his free time lending his hand to different kinds of charity work and revitalization efforts in various slum neighborhoods.
No one quite knows what a guy like James is doing running the shadows, but there's no doubt that he knows his stuff. He's also developed a reputation for being an outrageously lucky son of a bitch, often managing to get out of scraps that he has no business surviving. He credits his fortune to the favor of the Lord and finds it odd when this claim is met only with dubious faces.
James Angelborn, aka Monk
James is a young man in his late teens / early twenties who arrived on the shadow scene for less than a year, but he has already made a name for himself as a man of the cloth, a rare find in the Seattle streets. His expertise is in the arcane arts, a talent that he sells to whoever is willing to pay for it. He's a staunch pacifist and to this date has not been known to kill anyone on the job. James spends his free time lending his hand to different kinds of charity work and revitalization efforts in various slum neighborhoods.
No one quite knows what a guy like James is doing running the shadows, but there's no doubt that he knows his stuff. He's also developed a reputation for being an outrageously lucky son of a bitch, often managing to get out of scraps that he has no business surviving. He credits his fortune to the favor of the Lord and finds it odd when this claim is met only with dubious faces.
Can someone help me out here... Between PM's Emails and printing I ended up with a CS for a character called "Umbra" and I can't find who they belong to nor do I have a background (I don't think)
My brain, it feels like it's melting.
EDIT Nevermind, I figured it out... Sorry Venenum!!
My brain, it feels like it's melting.
EDIT Nevermind, I figured it out... Sorry Venenum!!
Don't even have a complete history from me yet. I write the prelim, make the character sheet based on the prelim, then revise and lengthen the prelim based on the character sheet.
Edit: What I missed in my charsheet:
Edit: What I missed in my charsheet:
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Okay, please excuse the double-post.
Zygana- Three terms describe her: "gun nut," "mage," and "ditz." While a powerful mage, she has a few problems with memory. Mainly, it seems she lacks a long-term memory. If asked about her childhood, she gives a blank stare. This isn't amnesia or something like that. She merely forgot it. Perhaps her other quality is what makes her the most interesting to be around, as she is the only person most runners meet who can dismantle an entire assault rifle by just pulling the trigger. She's also the only person who can get pulled over by police with a back seat full of weapons and drive off without even a warning, since she has licenses for everything (even the grenades).
Her entry into the shadows is just as mystifying as how she manages to stay alive. She can cause a Stuffer Shack menu to display everything in Portuguese just by talking to it, and yet hasn't been killed when her life is actually on the line. Her first run she showed up simply because she was curious where one of the team members of it was headed to and too bored to do something else, and, mistaken for the real replacement for the team's mage, taken out on a run. It was only later that they discovered the real replacement died in a car wreck. Ever since, she's been living in the shadows, doing everything from selling porn sims out of the back of a van to stealing prototypes from megacorps. She's known for squealing about guns and suffering more technological problems than is physically possible in even the most abstract portions of Superstring theory. Likely, with how quickly she gets bored between runs, she's been in a group with the others at some point or another.
Edit: Here's another correction to my sheet. Transfer 400 bullets from "light pistol" to "hold-out" usage.
Zygana- Three terms describe her: "gun nut," "mage," and "ditz." While a powerful mage, she has a few problems with memory. Mainly, it seems she lacks a long-term memory. If asked about her childhood, she gives a blank stare. This isn't amnesia or something like that. She merely forgot it. Perhaps her other quality is what makes her the most interesting to be around, as she is the only person most runners meet who can dismantle an entire assault rifle by just pulling the trigger. She's also the only person who can get pulled over by police with a back seat full of weapons and drive off without even a warning, since she has licenses for everything (even the grenades).
Her entry into the shadows is just as mystifying as how she manages to stay alive. She can cause a Stuffer Shack menu to display everything in Portuguese just by talking to it, and yet hasn't been killed when her life is actually on the line. Her first run she showed up simply because she was curious where one of the team members of it was headed to and too bored to do something else, and, mistaken for the real replacement for the team's mage, taken out on a run. It was only later that they discovered the real replacement died in a car wreck. Ever since, she's been living in the shadows, doing everything from selling porn sims out of the back of a van to stealing prototypes from megacorps. She's known for squealing about guns and suffering more technological problems than is physically possible in even the most abstract portions of Superstring theory. Likely, with how quickly she gets bored between runs, she's been in a group with the others at some point or another.
Edit: Here's another correction to my sheet. Transfer 400 bullets from "light pistol" to "hold-out" usage.
Back from Gencon (didn't get any SR in, though), and since I haven't heard from Vegas saying my character sucks and is not allowed, I guess I'll go ahead and post a little about him here (in case he makes the cut). As far as I'm concerned, it'd work just fine for him to have simply worked with a few other group members, he's been doing traditional Johnson-centric freelance type work for maybe a year or so; enough time to have a good six or eight jobs, at least, under his belt and to have word spread a little bit.
The half-Chinese Homo Sapiens Nobilis known as "Johnny" Shen (his real name is Chinese, and not common knowledge to most folks) is only, ever, seen in suits. Deep red suits, no less, double breasted, made of either real silk or the next best thing, with lemon-yellow neosilk shirts underneath (for contrast, naturally). His glasses auto-tint (or are manually adjustable), and top quality, so that at any given moment they're anything from square-lensed and wire-framed reading glasses to unreadable mirror-shades that block his eyes from anyone trying to read them. The dye-job on his hair is top notch, so that if you didn't realize such a thing was humanly impossible, you'd think his cranberry-red hair was perfectly natural. Even his gun, a hard-chromed (with contrasting matte black) Kimber 1911, isn't cheap. Nothing about Crazy Johnny Shen is cheap.
There are rumors he's wired with such subtle, top of the line, chrome it's just invisible without a top notch scanner. There's rumors he's an adept, or even a full blown mage. There's rumors he's just mundane and fantastically lucky (though those who know him loudly dispute the last theory; bad things seem to happen around Johny, who skin-of-his-teeth makes it through them). There are rumors he's a solo that gets by on a network of contracts, and rumors he's a Triad gunner whose every job is, spiderlike, linked somehow to the Red Dragon gang he serves.
What's concrete about Johnny Shen? He's as handy as can be with that 1911, he's water-smooth (but loud, like old Bruce Lee fight-trids) in a brawl and hits more like a troll than like an elf, and he's smooth-talking enough to get a nun out of her habit and into a brothel.
Those are the three things he gets hired for; his gun(s), his fists, and his way with words (not necessarily in that order). He's able to talk his way into and out of just about any trouble, and the ones he can't lie and weasel through with words, he's so far been more than capable of handling more directly, either with lead or blunt physical trauma by way of Jeet Kun Do.
The half-Chinese Homo Sapiens Nobilis known as "Johnny" Shen (his real name is Chinese, and not common knowledge to most folks) is only, ever, seen in suits. Deep red suits, no less, double breasted, made of either real silk or the next best thing, with lemon-yellow neosilk shirts underneath (for contrast, naturally). His glasses auto-tint (or are manually adjustable), and top quality, so that at any given moment they're anything from square-lensed and wire-framed reading glasses to unreadable mirror-shades that block his eyes from anyone trying to read them. The dye-job on his hair is top notch, so that if you didn't realize such a thing was humanly impossible, you'd think his cranberry-red hair was perfectly natural. Even his gun, a hard-chromed (with contrasting matte black) Kimber 1911, isn't cheap. Nothing about Crazy Johnny Shen is cheap.
There are rumors he's wired with such subtle, top of the line, chrome it's just invisible without a top notch scanner. There's rumors he's an adept, or even a full blown mage. There's rumors he's just mundane and fantastically lucky (though those who know him loudly dispute the last theory; bad things seem to happen around Johny, who skin-of-his-teeth makes it through them). There are rumors he's a solo that gets by on a network of contracts, and rumors he's a Triad gunner whose every job is, spiderlike, linked somehow to the Red Dragon gang he serves.
What's concrete about Johnny Shen? He's as handy as can be with that 1911, he's water-smooth (but loud, like old Bruce Lee fight-trids) in a brawl and hits more like a troll than like an elf, and he's smooth-talking enough to get a nun out of her habit and into a brothel.
Those are the three things he gets hired for; his gun(s), his fists, and his way with words (not necessarily in that order). He's able to talk his way into and out of just about any trouble, and the ones he can't lie and weasel through with words, he's so far been more than capable of handling more directly, either with lead or blunt physical trauma by way of Jeet Kun Do.
Nice Critas...I like that one the most out of the concepts you've mentioned so far (not like my opinion really matters anyway).
Vegas, I have a question about language. My plan is to play Julio like one of the Soprano's...loud and extremely potty-mouth. If you are not okay with the offensive language, I don't mind using works like "frag" and "drek", though they tend to not work quite as well. However, this is your game, and I can roll with whatever you are comfortable with.
Vegas, I have a question about language. My plan is to play Julio like one of the Soprano's...loud and extremely potty-mouth. If you are not okay with the offensive language, I don't mind using works like "frag" and "drek", though they tend to not work quite as well. However, this is your game, and I can roll with whatever you are comfortable with.
Apex is a affable, if somewhat jaded, street mage. He seems to know a lot about police procedures and criminal investigations. While living and dressing 'street' he speaks like he's attended prep schools all his life, or when he speaks like a street dweller it sounds forced and artifical. He tends to be somewhat cerebral.
If funny, really, but my street mage was written with an unarmed combat specialization in J.K.D. too so there may be an easy tie in with Johnny Shen's character.
If funny, really, but my street mage was written with an unarmed combat specialization in J.K.D. too so there may be an easy tie in with Johnny Shen's character.
Woot, one more day 'til game time!
Yes. And I'm still working on the final version of character history. Taking a stab at it of files. Let's just say that if everyone she knew and knows ever got together, the pieces would fall into place instantly.
I've got no problem with language, foul or otherwise God knows I've got a mouth on me
As for the final cut, I'm getting there. I was actually a LOT more busy than I thought I'd be over the weekend and didn't get nearly as much done as I'd like to have
Stupid weddings
You guys submitted some really great characters and I really want to pick everyone, but sadly this senario won't support 9 characters, so if you want to be kept in mind if slots open, people drop out or die let me know
If things go well (I've got the rest of the day free) I might have the final line up posted tonight *fingers crossed* If not bear with me please, I have to go back to work tomorrow bright and early and have to finish my certification for my promotion. I might not be home till late afternoon to get things rolling if they're not done tonight.
I know I owe a couple of you some answers to questions you posed AGES ago concerning your characters and I promise they ARE coming
God knows I've got a mouth on me As for the final cut, I'm getting there. I was actually a LOT more busy than I thought I'd be over the weekend and didn't get nearly as much done as I'd like to have
Stupid weddings You guys submitted some really great characters and I really want to pick everyone, but sadly this senario won't support 9 characters, so if you want to be kept in mind if slots open, people drop out or die let me know
If things go well (I've got the rest of the day free) I might have the final line up posted tonight *fingers crossed* If not bear with me please, I have to go back to work tomorrow bright and early and have to finish my certification for my promotion. I might not be home till late afternoon to get things rolling if they're not done tonight.
I know I owe a couple of you some answers to questions you posed AGES ago concerning your characters and I promise they ARE coming
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| Nice Critas...I like that one the most out of the concepts you've mentioned so far (not like my opinion really matters anyway). |
Danke.
My first character idea was really just me saying to myself, "Okay, self. Think of some sort of basic framework, so you can try out character creation." Once I got that hammered out, and got a little bit of an idea of how the creation process worked, I figured I'd give it a shot after actually putting a little thought into a character (and after realizing no one had submitted a Face-type, yet).
In related news (dealing with my character's background) -- can anyone with Runner Havens PM me? I've got a question or two that you can (hopefully) help me with.
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| In related news (dealing with my character's background) -- can anyone with Runner Havens PM me? I've got a question or two that you can (hopefully) help me with. |
I've got it Critias, what do you need?
In other words, you guys have a little over 25 hours (from now) remaining to get me any additional CS's and BG's for consideration. I am willing to let you guys tweak and readjust little things here and there once the final cut is made, but I'd like as complete characters for submission if possible.
Like I said earlier, I'd like to have you ALL in the game, but that's just not possible. You've all made it really hard for me to make decisions and I'm close, I'll be honest, but I said I'd wait till the 15th for submissions at Midnight CST, so I'm gonna do that, unless you're all restless to get started and want me to go ahead and pick the cast and put up the threads.... (I still have to write the intro post, so the IC post wouldn't go up before tomorrow afternoon anyway)
I'll check the thread before I leave for work tomorrow morning (I.E. 3am CST) and we'll go from there depending on what you all think... Majority may rule right now if you guys are itching to get started...
I'm impatient (assuming I made the cut) by nature. The sooner this gets rolling, the better.
My character has more ammunition than I have patience. I'd like to invert that relationship soon.
Smush time... that is if i made it. maybe johnson thionks i look funny or something.
One FINAL correction to my character sheet: Remove the smartgun system from the Fichetti and use the resulting 450 
to add another Fichetti (without all of the remaining extras).
to add another Fichetti (without all of the remaining extras).
Impatient.
Okies, since the overwhelming majority says lets get this going... Here's what I decided, and GOD DAMN was this hard.
I want to say first of all, if you're not in the team I'd really like to hang onto your characters and tap you for either a guest appearance or to fill in a slot if someone flakes, dies, etc. If you're not ok with that, please let me know.
The Team
TheOneRonin - Julio Rizzo
Cedric Rolffson - Apex
Thanee - Scarlet
MisterJuan - Jiro Osamu
Critias - Jiehong "Johnny" Shen
So, now lets move things over to the OOC thread and the 5 of you can post/repost your character info and decide how each of you know one another. Please keep in mind that I'm going to assume you guys have worked together at least a few times prior to this job and I'll likely create at least the last job you guys worked on, after that I'll leave it up to your creative imaginations (within reason, no pimping for the Big D, or insane shit like that). I will be attempting to toss up the intro IC post before this evening so keep an eye out for it, right now it's just a placeholder
I'm going to give you all an NPC Fixer that gives you the jobs when you work together as a team, and possibly even jobs individually. This will be a realatively well-connected (read: international ties) fixer but they don't have the greatest loyalty to you individually. Think of them as a Johnson/Fixer. I need to hammer out the specifics (i.e come up with a name) and I'll post the "everyone knows this" type of info on the OOC thread.
I'd like to have finalized CS's (assuming you want to make some minor adjustments, including your free team contact points and the like) within 48 hours from now (2:15pm CST). I really want to get this party started, so I'll let you start posting once the intro post is up with general generic posts, but if any rolls are being made and before we get into the heart of the job I want finalized sheets.
I want to say first of all, if you're not in the team I'd really like to hang onto your characters and tap you for either a guest appearance or to fill in a slot if someone flakes, dies, etc. If you're not ok with that, please let me know.
The Team
TheOneRonin - Julio Rizzo
Cedric Rolffson - Apex
Thanee - Scarlet
MisterJuan - Jiro Osamu
Critias - Jiehong "Johnny" Shen
So, now lets move things over to the OOC thread and the 5 of you can post/repost your character info and decide how each of you know one another. Please keep in mind that I'm going to assume you guys have worked together at least a few times prior to this job and I'll likely create at least the last job you guys worked on, after that I'll leave it up to your creative imaginations (within reason, no pimping for the Big D, or insane shit like that). I will be attempting to toss up the intro IC post before this evening so keep an eye out for it, right now it's just a placeholder
I'm going to give you all an NPC Fixer that gives you the jobs when you work together as a team, and possibly even jobs individually. This will be a realatively well-connected (read: international ties) fixer but they don't have the greatest loyalty to you individually. Think of them as a Johnson/Fixer. I need to hammer out the specifics (i.e come up with a name) and I'll post the "everyone knows this" type of info on the OOC thread.
I'd like to have finalized CS's (assuming you want to make some minor adjustments, including your free team contact points and the like) within 48 hours from now (2:15pm CST). I really want to get this party started, so I'll let you start posting once the intro post is up with general generic posts, but if any rolls are being made and before we get into the heart of the job I want finalized sheets.
Sweet! I'm really looking forward to get this started.
Might be that I did some minor adjustment after I sent you the sheet, but that's at most something like a +1 here and a -1 there. Overall I'm quite happy with it. I'll look over the sheet one last time and send you the final version soon.
Bye
Thanee
Might be that I did some minor adjustment after I sent you the sheet, but that's at most something like a +1 here and a -1 there. Overall I'm quite happy with it. I'll look over the sheet one last time and send you the final version soon.
Bye
Thanee
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