OK, wow. So, there's nine of us. Blackhat's idea of the rest of us being Tag's rescue team has some merit. Figuring out the relationships should be a real joy! Looking at the team through Bongo Slade's eyes, and seeing how we match up:
Three others also have addictions. We will be trading drugs like there's no tomorrow.
Two others also have the adept power Linguistics. We will be trading languages like there's no yesterday.
One other also lists himself as the most loved person.
One other also dumped school early. (Let's not discuss that penile implant!)
One other also finds art interesting.
One other is also heavily into metamagic extra-sensory perception.
One other also has a strong dislike for authority figures.
Oddly enough, the artist may make the first strong connection with the artifice. Tag is desperate to find a purpose. Bongo knows his own purpose with rock solidity. Tag will be curious about that, I'm sure. And Bongo has never spoken to one such as Tag before. "What is that language you speak?"
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And several of us seem to appreciate cooking, fine foods, and wine.
And none of those was my character, the odd one out, which is actually kinda how I planned her. Damned mages can't just socialize with everyone else.
It also looks like just about everyone is based out of Seattle (except for my character, but he is planning on leaving town, perhaps arriving in Seattle as the game starts), so that is certainly common ground for the PCs to start off knowing each other.
To make the peer review easier, here are links to the characters that have been posted:
To make the peer review easier, here are links to the characters that have been posted:
Thanks for that zzyxzs, Since everyone is being based out of Seattle I will change the beginning up slightly to take that into account.
QUOTE (SleepIncarnate @ Mar 16 2010, 10:38 AM) 
And none of those was my character, the odd one out, which is actually kinda how I planned her. Damned mages can't just socialize with everyone else.
Pyro does have a Knowledge Skill in Art, which is the connection I posted.
What is the campaign name?
As a hook for prior contact with each other, I notice that Max has a contact that is an Aztechnology Johnson. Flax's background lists a history of working for one or more Aztlan Johnsons, though he didn't know of their Aztlan connection at the time. I'd say that it is entirely possible that Max and Flax (ugh) have worked together in the past, the former as the front man and the latter as the man in the shadows.
If their names rhyme, it HAS to be true! 
QUOTE (BlackHat @ Mar 17 2010, 01:57 PM)
If their names rhyme, it HAS to be true!
haha!
yea, that sounds good, Max was a "fixer" level character origianaly, so he's kinda built like that.
Kit- Max Is looking to grow his new found magical talents, so he may have come into contact with you that way, although they differ greatly in idiology. What tradition are you?(and did you buy the magic quality? i didn't see it listed)
Richard- not a whole lot in common, but I too was Late to awaken and also went through the discovery of "astral sight", and every runner meets a street doc sooner or later
Tag- I imagine that if we met, it was for Forgery purposes, Thats a big part of Max's livelyhood, and requires some serious matrix work.
Tristan- We have a difference of oppinion on aztechnology and little in common, but I know a lot of smugglers in and out of salish lands
Pyro-Max probably won't be impressed with the way you dress, But you are a much better mage than he. He is currently trying to find a good talismonger, and anyone awakened he can network with.
Sidewinder- worlds apart man, But I do know a Native American gang thats works all over Salish-shida territory and I speak a little of the language.
Bongo- Music, magic, drugs? I bet we've been to some of the same parties
-Hope I didn't miss anybody
Ok guys this just isn't my week. A friend of mine passed yesterday, I am helping his parents deal with the details. All I really have left is reveiwing your characters but I am just not mentally up to that challenge at this time. Please take a little bit to review each others characters. I like the idea of you guys knowing each other so feel free to work that out among yourselves. I will be away from a computer for this weekend so I plan to have an initial start to the game up sometime next week. Hopefully earlier in the week.
QUOTE (ravensoracle @ Mar 17 2010, 08:06 PM)
Ok guys this just isn't my week. A friend of mine passed yesterday, I am helping his parents deal with the details. All I really have left is reveiwing your characters but I am just not mentally up to that challenge at this time. Please take a little bit to review each others characters. I like the idea of you guys knowing each other so feel free to work that out among yourselves. I will be away from a computer for this weekend so I plan to have an initial start to the game up sometime next week. Hopefully earlier in the week.
Sorry to hear that man. I know thats tough.
QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Mar 17 2010, 07:48 PM)
Kit- Max Is looking to grow his new found magical talents, so he may have come into contact with you that way, although they differ greatly in idiology. What tradition are you?(and did you buy the magic quality? i didn't see it listed)
Thanks You!
I could not see where those extra points where coming from. The excel sheet I was using listed the Magician quality in a different place.
I'll correct that.
Kit follows a variation of the Shinto tradition. Shinto is religion of paying respect and begging the favor of the 8 Million Kami and of your own ancestors. It includes Buddhist traditions.
Per Wiki "Shinto is a religion in which practice (actions) and ritual, rather than words, are of the utmost importance. Shinto is characterized by the worship of nature, ancestors, polytheism, and animism, with a strong focus on ritual purity, involving honoring and celebrating the existence of Kami (神?). Kami are defined in English as "spirit", "essence" or "deities", that are associated with many understood formats; in some cases being human like, some animistic, others associated with more abstract "natural" forces in the world (mountains, rivers, lightning, wind, waves, trees, rocks). It may be best thought of as "sacred" elements and energies. Kami and people are not separate; they exist within the same world and share its interrelated complexity."
As an expatriate urbanite, she as learn to follow her own path to the Kami.
The Bon Odori, a Japanese Buddhist festival to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors in July, is very important to her.
She also has a strong respect for the local Kami (of what ever name or tradition) and to anyone who listens to the Kami.
She will spend some time researching the local Kami and earning their favor.
And as one who listens to the Kami and her ancestors (only half of whom are Japanese), she has an extensive knowledge of Magic Theory.
She also has an abhorrence of spirits and places that are twisted.
For common interest...
She regularly will visit parks or gardens and loves to get back to nature every couple of weeks.
She also has a keen sense of smell so any thing that involves things that smell good interest her.
She has a fascination with all things magical and loves to talk shop.
QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Mar 17 2010, 08:12 PM)
Sorry to hear that man. I know thats tough.
Ditto.
Will do.
QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Mar 17 2010, 07:48 PM)
Pyro-Max probably won't be impressed with the way you dress, But you are a much better mage than he. He is currently trying to find a good talismonger, and anyone awakened he can network with.
Maybe, maybe not. Think something similar to the girl on the cover of the Runner's Companion, except human, asian, and not tattooed. Pants, boots, tank top or sleeved shirt, lined coat, goggles, respirator.
Kit has a good friend in Seattle who is a talismonger.
So does Pyro.
Hooding
Who here would have done any hooding?
Contact me privately at davblank@gmail.com if you wish to preserve your reputation.
Who here would have done any hooding?
Contact me privately at davblank@gmail.com if you wish to preserve your reputation.
What's hooding?
If you hafta ask, you can't afford it.
QUOTE (malachite333 @ Mar 18 2010, 12:44 PM)
What's hooding?
Robinhooding.
Doing a run for a good cause.
Bad for your rep.
How about this,
Where has each PC spent time running the Shadows?
Kit has 6 Months in Seattle, a year in Boston, a couple of months in Hong Kong and Denver, and 2 years in Japan. Before leaving the light, she spent time in UCAS (Boston MITT) and Japan (various).
Where has each PC spent time running the Shadows?
Kit has 6 Months in Seattle, a year in Boston, a couple of months in Hong Kong and Denver, and 2 years in Japan. Before leaving the light, she spent time in UCAS (Boston MITT) and Japan (various).
Bongo Slade has spent time doing runs or related activities in the following:
Toronto, Algonkian Manitou backcountry, Denver, Pueblo backcountry, Seattle, Philippines, Tokyo, Lagos.
Toronto, Algonkian Manitou backcountry, Denver, Pueblo backcountry, Seattle, Philippines, Tokyo, Lagos.
QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Mar 17 2010, 07:48 PM)
Sidewinder- worlds apart man, But I do know a Native American gang thats works all over Salish-shida territory and I speak a little of the language.
Looks like we run in the same circles though. Sidewinder's former gang, the First Nations, recently formed an alliance with the Komun'go Ring listed in your contact list. (This is according to the Vice sourcebook.)
Sidewinder has lived in Denver when he was younger, but has lived in Seattle for the past eight years. He's joined the gangs about six years ago and has been a runner for about two.
QUOTE (cndblank @ Mar 18 2010, 02:54 PM)
How about this,
Where has each PC spent time running the Shadows?
Kit has 6 Months in Seattle, a year in Boston, a couple of months in Hong Kong and Denver, and 2 years in Japan. Before leaving the light, she spent time in UCAS (Boston MITT) and Japan (various).
Where has each PC spent time running the Shadows?
Kit has 6 Months in Seattle, a year in Boston, a couple of months in Hong Kong and Denver, and 2 years in Japan. Before leaving the light, she spent time in UCAS (Boston MITT) and Japan (various).
Pyro is almost exclusively Seattle, but she knows Illinois as a whole pretty well too, and magical types there might recognize her (not likely, as that was years ago).
Mostly L.A. and the surrounding area for Flax, but a little time in Portland, Denver, Santa Fe, and Pueblo backcountry.
Max Is a Seattle guy. He Spends some time crossing the borders into the Salish-Shida, But he's spent about 15 years cultivating a good network at home. He does like to jet set though, and he's shmoozed with corporate bigwigs in Aztlan,California, and Tokyo.
Another Angle that cndblank touched on is; What kind of jobs do you Run?
I mostly Launder money, smuggle goods, and run con games. I like the big ticket, white collar stuff.
Another Angle that cndblank touched on is; What kind of jobs do you Run?
I mostly Launder money, smuggle goods, and run con games. I like the big ticket, white collar stuff.
Tag is new to the Seattle scene (within the last two years). As far as "hooding", Tag's expenses are pretty high, but payment is not generally its motivation for doing its job - nor is reputation. In fact, if Tag was extracted by "the team" and continued to help in the last year's jobs, it would be happy getting little or no credit, as long as its maintenance requirements were met. One way or another, the work we do ends up helping someone.
QUOTE (zzyxzs @ Mar 18 2010, 03:26 PM)
Mostly L.A. and the surrounding area for Flax, but a little time in Portland, Denver, Santa Fe, and Pueblo backcountry.
Does he know Runs-with-Tricks, a Coyote shaman?
Possibly. He did receive his magical training in the area, under the instruction of a shaman by the name of Peter Blackwing (now deceased), who was the spiritual leader of his small clan.
Well, maybe we can work something then, zzyxzs. Runs-with-Coyotes was alive maybe 2-3 years ago. I don't know how that fits Flax's timeline. The other thing is, as far as Bongo knows, RwT is still alive. Could Peter Blackwing have 'retired' himself?
Richard has had several years experience working in the Seattle shadows but he's only just started running. As for hooding he'd be willing to do it as long as the pay was good and he'd wouldn't make enemies of anyone he really shouldn't in the process.
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Mar 18 2010, 08:16 PM)
Well, maybe we can work something then, zzyxzs. Runs-with-Coyotes was alive maybe 2-3 years ago. I don't know how that fits Flax's timeline. The other thing is, as far as Bongo knows, RwT is still alive. Could Peter Blackwing have 'retired' himself?
Flax's interaction with Blackwing was longer ago than that, but it is possible that he was alive until a few years ago. Blackwing has been taking on student's for a long time, so it is also possible that Runs-with-Coyotes was also a student of his at some point. Two things for sure, though, are that Blackwing and Runs-with-Coyotes are not one and the same, and that Blackwing is not alive today. Another person from the area that is still alive, however, is a PCC task mage named Jose Ramirez. For all we know, Ramirez and Coyotes could be cousins. Ramirez and Flax both studied under Blackwing during the same time period, and the two of them still remain in contact with each other.
QUOTE (zzyxzs @ Mar 18 2010, 08:57 PM)
Flax's interaction with Blackwing was longer ago than that, but it is possible that he was alive until a few years ago. Blackwing has been taking on student's for a long time, so it is also possible that Runs-with-Coyotes was also a student of his at some point. Two things for sure, though, are that Blackwing and Runs-with-Coyotes are not one and the same, and that Blackwing is not alive today. Another person from the area that is still alive, however, is a PCC task mage named Jose Ramirez. For all we know, Ramirez and Coyotes could be cousins. Ramirez and Flax both studied under Blackwing during the same time period, and the two of them still remain in contact with each other.
Now that you mention it, Runs-with-Coyotes did mention an older shaman whom he had never been able to trick. He hoped some day to pull one over on the old guy.<<RC, you old dog. Long-time no drink, hey-hey? That old guy you wanted to trick but never could, he go by the name Blackwing? I got me a buddy here who studied with him way back. Be cool if we got us a connection.>>
<< Yeah , that was the old buzzard. Every trick I pulled on him blew up in my face. Never could get one up on him.>>
Hey, I dusted off a vignette from when I made Max originally(keep in mind, he was designed as a fixer):
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Tristan has mostly been around the Seattle plex - a few jaunts into tribal lands, a job in Denver and two trips to L.A. He is relatively new as a runner, but did more or less the same stuff as a company man. He did a mix of security work, covert ops, and shady negotiations. Anyone could have run into him on the job, worked with him on something, or run into him in some Seattle night spot or coffee place.
Just a reminder, I'm out of town this weekend. I won't have access to a computer for long enough to deal with DS. I'll tryi to catch up with everything on Sunday night.
Oooohhhh. The cat's away!
2:30pm White Alder Condominiums,Tacoma
Max blinks as the cieling comes into focus. It's confusing because the ceilings in his apartment all have mirrors, so he's looking at himself as though he were standing.However, the pain, and the floor against the back of his head tell him differently. He can see the blood running from his nose, and he sits up and wipes his face. It wasn't the coke this time. He had knocked himself out trying to summon a spirit again. Just what I need, another hobby with nose bleeds. A soft "ping" from the Livingroom told him he had a message waiting. He pulled himself up and got on the node in the second bedroom that he converted into his "Lodge". This magic stuff was a whole new world for him, but , as with everything else, he was learning fast. the trideo sprang to life with a message from Sam;
<<I'm glad your exploring your new talents. I've included a list of people who might help. You'll have to do the networking yourself, But I know thats not a problem. Keep me posted. I have need of people like this. It could be very benificial to everyone concerned.>>
Sam was scary like that. He seemed to know everything, and everything had strings attached. Max tended to be a little more friendly, but he had to respect the man's style. He looked over the list, moved it to his comm and deleted the message. The list was local Talismongers and magic mover and shakers. It was hard to tell much from a list of names, so he went by location. Renton was close by, and not a bad neighborhood. Daisy Quallon, She sounded like an elf. Max did a quick Matrix search for general info, and then sent a message to the commcode sam had sent him. She stayed pretty vague with her messages, But Max convinced her to meet him and geve him the address of her shop.
5:30 Daisy Quallon's shop, Renton
Max pulled up to a mini mall,In the westwind he was testdriving, and scanned the storefronts. Lodged between a Commlink store and a soycream parlor was "the Arcane Collection". The shop was crowded with junk and deserted of people. The smell of strange oils and plants just about knocked Max over. At the back of the store he saw an Elf woman standing with another elf With dark hair and sunglasses. He couldn't tell if the second elf was male or female from this distance, But wearing sunglasses indoors was a good sign that it was his kind of people. Max made his way across the floor as they watched his aproach,"I hope I'm not interupting, Are you mrs. Quallon? My name is Max Broman" He took off his mirrored sunglasses and smiled his super white smile.
[ Spoiler ]
Max blinks as the cieling comes into focus. It's confusing because the ceilings in his apartment all have mirrors, so he's looking at himself as though he were standing.However, the pain, and the floor against the back of his head tell him differently. He can see the blood running from his nose, and he sits up and wipes his face. It wasn't the coke this time. He had knocked himself out trying to summon a spirit again. Just what I need, another hobby with nose bleeds. A soft "ping" from the Livingroom told him he had a message waiting. He pulled himself up and got on the node in the second bedroom that he converted into his "Lodge". This magic stuff was a whole new world for him, but , as with everything else, he was learning fast. the trideo sprang to life with a message from Sam;
<<I'm glad your exploring your new talents. I've included a list of people who might help. You'll have to do the networking yourself, But I know thats not a problem. Keep me posted. I have need of people like this. It could be very benificial to everyone concerned.>>
Sam was scary like that. He seemed to know everything, and everything had strings attached. Max tended to be a little more friendly, but he had to respect the man's style. He looked over the list, moved it to his comm and deleted the message. The list was local Talismongers and magic mover and shakers. It was hard to tell much from a list of names, so he went by location. Renton was close by, and not a bad neighborhood. Daisy Quallon, She sounded like an elf. Max did a quick Matrix search for general info, and then sent a message to the commcode sam had sent him. She stayed pretty vague with her messages, But Max convinced her to meet him and geve him the address of her shop.
5:30 Daisy Quallon's shop, Renton
Max pulled up to a mini mall,In the westwind he was testdriving, and scanned the storefronts. Lodged between a Commlink store and a soycream parlor was "the Arcane Collection". The shop was crowded with junk and deserted of people. The smell of strange oils and plants just about knocked Max over. At the back of the store he saw an Elf woman standing with another elf With dark hair and sunglasses. He couldn't tell if the second elf was male or female from this distance, But wearing sunglasses indoors was a good sign that it was his kind of people. Max made his way across the floor as they watched his aproach,"I hope I'm not interupting, Are you mrs. Quallon? My name is Max Broman" He took off his mirrored sunglasses and smiled his super white smile.
... this game looks like it might slow down on the weekends. You guys all post at work?
Not all.
It's slow this weekend because a lot of us have stuff going on. I'm sick with a stomach bug, ravensoracle is attending a funeral, etc etc
Yeah I was working on a project.
Her shop the Magic Touch might be a good place to run in to Kit.
It is kinda out in the country at least for Seattle.
Her shop the Magic Touch might be a good place to run in to Kit.
It is kinda out in the country at least for Seattle.
you have your own shop? I guess I missed that
Nah, Daisy is a Kit's connection for all things magical.
Any place that has "magic" and "touch" in the name has to be someplace Bongo has visited.
I'm not sure we're going to pull off the "we all know each other" thing. it's a big group, and we're all pretty non-committal so far.Well, flax and Bongo seem to be getting it together, that's cool. I'm mostly just rambling because I have nothing going on on DS right now. I have one other game going, but nothing has happened since Friday(don't get me wrong, its a solid game, we've been at it for almost a year)
Best thing is if we each know two or three others.
Maybe be two or three working team.
What ever we are involved with sounds like it needs a lot of talent.
Maybe be two or three working team.
What ever we are involved with sounds like it needs a lot of talent.
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