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Grinder
FUCK! How stupid am I???

Saturday instead of sunday! Man, I'm getting old...

But I'm off on saturday too, gonna see a show of Dismember/ Grave/ Entombed.

But next weekend looks better, I don't have plans for saturday night.
Fortune
QUOTE (Grinder)
I don't have plans for saturday night.

Y'know, you really don't have to brag about that fact. wink.gif
emo samurai
Does that make it easier for you, Fortune?
Fortune
Not really. biggrin.gif

Why don't you run a forum-based game?
emo samurai
WAAAAAAY too slow.
Grinder
QUOTE (Fortune)
QUOTE (Grinder @ Nov 15 2006, 10:17 AM)
I don't have plans for saturday night.

Y'know, you really don't have to brag about that fact. wink.gif

rotfl.gif

Agreed, sounded really nerdy. But it will be first weekend night since early summer that is not planned out.

Better? biggrin.gif
Grinder
QUOTE (Fortune)
Why don't you run a forum-based game?

I want to game with Fortune, so I'm voting for a forum game too! And seeing the amount of time we spent here, it can be awfully slow.
Fortune
QUOTE (Grinder)
But it will be first weekend night since early summer that is not planned out.

Now it just sounds like you're over-compensating. wink.gif biggrin.gif
emo samurai
No, I'm through with having forum games. I need something that runs fast! GM's vote counts twice. biggrin.gif
Grinder
QUOTE (Fortune)
QUOTE (Grinder @ Nov 15 2006, 11:24 AM)
But it will be first weekend night since early summer that is not planned out.

Now it just sounds like you're over-compensating. wink.gif biggrin.gif

rotfl.gif

Maybe, but it's the awful truth.
yoippari
You have room for a shadowrun newb? I've been looking for a game to help me get started with the system. BTW, how would dice rolling be handled? Online roller like invisible castle?

I'm all for a IM game. A SW d20 forum game I'm in has been going on since march of 04, I joined in chapter 2 in june of 05, and now we are three pages into chapter 3. Even if we have moved the story along it has taken over a year to basicly introduce my character and the guy who joined at the same time, get us involved in the plot, get arrested, break out, and flee the planet.

Saturdays, noon gmt -5(EST) equals 9am here in gmt -8(PST). I guess I can get up that early biggrin.gif.

edit: oh, noon midwest gmt-6 , so that would be 10am for me, that I can do just fine.
emo samurai
Come on in. biggrin.gif

What brought you to my game? And do you have a copy of the SR4 main book?
yoippari
I do have a copy of the core book. I found your game just browsing the forums looking to see what all was here. I've been lurking for the past couple of days still trying to get my head used to d6 instead of a d20 system:wobble:. I havn't read the magic sections at all and I'm still not quite sure how a hacker would be played. To be safe I'm thinking my first character should be some kind of a gunslinger.

One thing I'm not quite sure about is with all the equipment in the book, what is regularly used by runners?
emo samurai
Anything you think will get used, personally speaking.

As for what you should buy at chargen, I'd say just get what you'd regularly use, guns, armor, cyberware, that sort of thing. I'd suggest setting up a group fund for when you need to send one guy in a radiation suit.
Fortune
Don't forget to buy ammo. wink.gif
krayola red
Ammo schmammo, real men beat people to death with their guns!
clegrady
Yo this seems like the shit right here.. And it uses the simplest program ever, Go aim.. Still got room for extras?
emo samurai
Yes. Yes we do.
clegrady
So.. Online using AIM on Sundays 12 pm, what timezone? Like mst right?
emo samurai
12 noon Midwestern American time, what do you say, Sunday or Saturday? I don't care either way.
clegrady
Either or. Both day's are fine.. I just need to wake up at 12 now. Hahaha.
emo samurai
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!!!
clegrady
Alright cool.. Now, how is this going to work, chat room invitation?
clegrady
We send you our characters for approval?
yoippari
Looking at your house rules, does the half cost skills apply only to active skills being 2 points instead of 4 or are you halving knowlege/language skills too?

So is the high powered ness of this supposed to reflect more experianced runners or just a slightly different scale?

BTW, I'm planning basicly a Face character who carries a shotgun.
Fortune
QUOTE (yoippari @ Nov 16 2006, 06:40 PM)
Looking at your house rules, does the half cost skills apply only to active skills being 2 points instead of 4 or are you halving knowlege/language skills too?

Language and Knowledge Skills already cost only 1 Point apiece, and come from a 'Pool' equal to your character's Intuition+Logic*3. These are 'free' points over and above any BPs spent on Skills, but must be used only on Language and/or Knowledge Skills.

Now, if you are asking about additional BP expenditure on Knowledge/Language Skills over and above the 'free' Points outlined above, then the house rules he seems to be basing his on (Frank's, right emo?), then the cost for these would also be halved (half the normal cost of 2 BP/Knowledge Skill point).

emo will of course correct me if I'm wrong. wink.gif
emo samurai
Yes, they're based on Frank's rules. The link for the basic concepts is here, but as you see, I've made some changes. biggrin.gif

And the skills are meant to show a wider range of experience, more diversified skills and stuff.
Fortune
QUOTE (emo samurai)
Yes, they're based on Frank's rules ... but as you see, I've made some changes.

So, was I right in saying that the cost of Knowledge / Language Skills over and above those provided 'free' is halved (from 2 BPs to 1 BP each)?
emo samurai
Yes.
Fortune
I love being right. love.gif biggrin.gif
krayola red
Does this mean specializations only cost 1 BP/1 karma now?
emo samurai
Yes, I forgot to mention that. frown.gif

Sooo.... Roll call. Who's gaming? Raise your virtual hands!
krayola red
Ahoy.
Grinder
Not this weekend, but I'm interested. smile.gif
Fortune
Bed ... sleep ... zzz!
Grinder
Emo, make this a forum-based game.
emo samurai
It's too slooooow, man. I need something fast-paced. How about I make a separate forum-based game? I'll post a recruiting thread tomorrow after I think up some ideas.

As long as you play in my IM game, that is. biggrin.gif
krayola red
For what it's worth, I prefer real-time games too. smile.gif
clegrady
Forum = Gay.. miRC or AIM is the way to go.. Fuck open rpg. Oh by the way, where do we send you our character sheet?
krayola red
God dammit, you know how the resoluteness of your opinion is occasionally shaken by virtue of its existence in the presence of disagreeable company? Yeah.
emo samurai
You can PM me.

And krayola, you are so Gay. biggrin.gif

And remember, I have the POWAH!!!
clegrady
Sent it.. Enjoy.
clegrady
Who's doin the GMing? And what is the premise of this game going to be? Hints only please.
Fortune
QUOTE (krayola red)
God dammit, you know how the resoluteness of your opinion is occasionally shaken by virtue of its existence in the presence of disagreeable company? Yeah.

He he he! biggrin.gif
emo samurai
I'm GMing, of course. And the premise is AWESOME.
clegrady
Hey would I be able to bring my friend, however he's kind of new to the whole Shadowrun scene. He just wants to try it out to see if he wants to spend time doing it..
clegrady
Oh by the way, how does the aim dice roller work??
Grinder
QUOTE (emo samurai)
It's too slooooow, man. I need something fast-paced. How about I make a separate forum-based game? I'll post a recruiting thread tomorrow after I think up some ideas.

As long as you play in my IM game, that is. biggrin.gif

That's a deal.

Fortune, you'll join the forum-base guy I hope. wink.gif
Fortune
I'm sure my arm could probably be twisted. biggrin.gif
yoippari
Oh ya, here for roll call. Could you add kindolarmand to your buddy list. I'm using trillian and would like to see if the chat room function is really compatible with aim's.
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