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klinktastic
Fallen Angels?
Digital Heroin
I could tone down the social a little. A little shift towards the actual jacking of cars, drop the Trustworthy. Are the Warrens too big for Home Ground?

As for thematics for the gang, we're an offshoot of the Saints, so we might want to have a somewhat related name... which is when I start looking to a Thesaurus for inspiration.

Today's inspired name: The Tin Gods

It speaks to me of deities of the streets, yet without stepping above the level of our patrons. Colors could be gold (heavenly) and gray (tin), with a modified version of the Saints own logo to show affiliation. As for rituals for initiation, I'd be inclined to go with something along the lines of showing commitment by either assaulting someone (a target of the gang's choice), breaking and entering, showing a display of bravado (say by tagging a spot deep inside rival turf), or jacking a car. Once the offering has been made to the Gods, then the traditional beat-in (or, as it is more appropriately called canonizing) occurs. If the prospect doesn't shy away from having the snot kicked out of them by everyone present, then they're in on a probational term which depends on the rep they had coming in.
Digital Heroin
It seems that BlackHat and I are dancing around the same ideas here... great minds, and all...
klinktastic
Might be interesting to have some sort of religious flare to your craziness. Something like Samuel L in Plup Fiction with the "shepard and sheep" speech before waxing fools.

Also makes sense, offering hope and salvation to those who have none.
Digital Heroin
I can't especially see Kid being the true religious type, given his surroundings and upbringing, but I could see him adopting the hellfire preacher persona every now and then for kicks.
klinktastic
PM me your email addresses in a format like the following:

firstname.lastname [at] gmail [dot] come


Just obviously fill it in as it makes sense or is applicable to you.

I want to send you guys my "map".
Thanee
If your "map" is a picture (or can be made into one (cropped screenshot?)), you could also simply upload it somewhere (i.e. imageshack.us).

Bye
Thanee
klinktastic
It's an excel file....yay accountants and excels.
BlackHat
Latest version of Pusher (Still WIP, but I figured I'd post this, and maybe tweek a few more things as we firm up on some decisions about the gang)
- Dropped magic to 5
- Decided not to go with assensing or counterspelling, which is probably a suboptimal move, but I like the idea that he can't really access aspects of magic beyond mind-control (this also prevented me from just having more skills at 1)
- Put a few more points into perception, negotiation(sense motive) and (mental) intimidation skills, and picked up some basic groundcraft, instead.

Background:
[ Spoiler ]


Character Sheet:
[ Spoiler ]

klinktastic
Looks pretty good, you get 2xCha of contacts, so you can probably reallocate those 4 BPs for another skills or more resources.
BlackHat
Hmm, okay, or maybe I'll just add a few more contacts - I'll figure it out soon. Is there a deadline you're hoping to have us have everything sorted out by?
klinktastic
I mean sooner rather than later. Hopefully characters and gang concepts in by weeks end. We can get the ball rolling Sunday and start going full fledge next Monday?
BlackHat
I can be ready just about whenever, but its good to have some deadlines in mind - otherwise I'm sure we can work and rework these concepts for weeks and people will start to lose interest before the game even starts.
sabs
I'm finalizing my character smile.gif
I was just without a computer all weekend
J. Packer
You know me, Klink. I could start on Wednesday and be just fine.
sabs
I should be ready soon

Although I've completely reworked my character concept.

smile.gif

I'm now a Dwarf Weapon Specialist, who wears.. I shit you not.. Chainmail. smile.gif
And I'm chock full of cyber.


klinktastic
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 17 2011, 01:33 PM) *
I should be ready soon

Although I've completely reworked my character concept.

smile.gif

I'm now a Dwarf Weapon Specialist, who wears.. I shit you not.. Chainmail. smile.gif
And I'm chock full of cyber.


Sounds good. Decided the adept route wasn't to your liking?
sabs
That, and I didn't want to leave JP as the only non adept wink.gif
klinktastic
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 17 2011, 01:48 PM) *
That, and I didn't want to leave JP as the only non adept wink.gif


Yeah, I find that the adept powers can really help you specialize in one or two particular facets of the game really easily, but chew up a lot of BPs in the process. You can typically get slightly lesser results using 'wares, but at at significant BP reduction. Faces can really benefit from the whole adept thing, just because they can stack kinesics and improved social skills and attribute boosts, as well as commanding voice, voice control, melanin control and facial sculpt.
Digital Heroin
I'm good to go character-wise.

What's the general consensus on gang theme? Seems we've got a religious (if only in name) thing going. Is it safe to say we're all on board to be an offshoot of the Saints?

For names we have:

- Ordained;
- Prophets;
- Templars;
- Anointed;
- Fallen Angels;
- Tin Gods;

Colors of gold/silver or gold/grey were also proposed. Seems like those would work.

I personally like either the Tin Gods or the Ordained. Avoiding the cliche of red in colors also appeals to me.
sabs
[ Spoiler ]


History/Personality:

[ Spoiler ]

Isinghar
QUOTE (Digital Heroin @ Jan 17 2011, 03:13 PM) *
For names we have:

- Ordained;
- Prophets;
- Templars;
- Anointed;
- Fallen Angels;
- Tin Gods;


If we are an offshoot of the Saints our colors should be Black and Gold!!
As for names, I like:

The Exalted
The Halos



sabs
Halos is kinda meh

I could get behind the Exalted..

But I like Tin Gods.

Btw, am I the only one without a vehicle?
J. Packer
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 17 2011, 04:53 PM) *
Halos is kinda meh

I could get behind the Exalted..

But I like Tin Gods.

Btw, am I the only one without a vehicle?


Right now, Tin Gods or Exalted work for me. And Princess is currently a pedestrian as well.
BlackHat
Pusher also has no vehicle. I like a lot of those name ideas, but I think I like Tin Gods best, since it doesn't seem to make us out to be particularly goody-goody.
klinktastic
Well, you only have 1 block. Being on foot shouldn't be a problem yet.
Digital Heroin
Being on foot should be, at worst, a temporary situation. Aside from his aspirations of being a porn kingpin, Kid just has to jack some wheels...
sabs
http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?s=&a...t&p=1032114

I modified my older post, and put my character together
tell me what you guys think
klinktastic
Looks good to me. You all are going to be fairly dysfunctional...so it should be a blast.
Digital Heroin
We're looking like we're closing in on a coherant gangland misfit picture, eh?

We've got Tin Gods and Exalted in the prime running for name, and I'm still partial to Tin God. As for colors we've got Gold/Silver or Black/Gold. Either suit me fine, and Kid would be happy with either.
J. Packer
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 18 2011, 09:44 AM) *
http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?s=&a...t&p=1032114

I modified my older post, and put my character together
tell me what you guys think

Oh thank god. Now Princess is far from the weirdest one in the party. wink.gif
sabs
QUOTE (J. Packer @ Jan 18 2011, 07:15 PM) *
Oh thank god. Now Princess is far from the weirdest one in the party. wink.gif


Hey!

That's.. debatable.
Digital Heroin
A Dwarf who pretends to be... a Dwarf?

Ok Kid... don't laugh at the little crazy man...

Hell, I can't actually talk RL... I LARP a beardless dwarf with a hate on for elves because he was cursed by an elf named Nair...
sabs
QUOTE (Digital Heroin @ Jan 18 2011, 07:51 PM) *
A Dwarf who pretends to be... a Dwarf?

Ok Kid... don't laugh at the little crazy man...

Hell, I can't actually talk RL... I LARP a beardless dwarf with a hate on for elves because he was cursed by an elf named Nair...


He's basically in the Dwarf version of the SCA, except since they don't have a history to go on, they're using old Fantasy Fiction.
Digital Heroin
I gathered, and that's what Kid'll find hilarious. Then again Kid is not exactly in a position to mock anyone... he's a geek who wraps himself in chic to pretend he's not a geek.
J. Packer
Okay, we've got a chic geek, a dwarven LARPer, a mind-frag mage, and a transgendered augmentation addict.

It's like Hunter S. Thompson wrote The Wizard of Oz.
sabs
and our version of Dorothy is an Ork Fetishist with a thing for chains.

I call dibs on TinMan
J. Packer
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 18 2011, 12:07 PM) *
and our version of Dorothy is an Ork Fetishist with a thing for chains.

I call dibs on TinMan


If you think Princess is going to go down in the "who gets to be Dorothy" battle without a fight, you're crazy.
sabs
Princess can be the scarecrow.


Digital Heroin
Kid ain't no cowardly lion... and if anyone suggests he's ToTo or a Munchkin they're in for it. He's the Wizard, through and through.
BlackHat
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 18 2011, 02:17 PM) *
Princess can be the scarecrow.

Or the cowardly lion, when he's all primped up at the emerald city. Me-ow!
J. Packer
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 18 2011, 12:17 PM) *
Princess can be the scarecrow.

She'll cut you for that. Cut you real bad. ork.gif
J. Packer
QUOTE (BlackHat @ Jan 18 2011, 12:32 PM) *
Or the cowardly lion, when he's all primped up at the emerald city. Me-ow!

You guys won't be so mean to her when she's saved up enough for the fiber optic hair she's had her eyes on...
sabs
13 points of impact armor baby smile.gif
smile.gif
J. Packer
QUOTE (sabs @ Jan 18 2011, 12:39 PM) *
13 points of impact armor baby smile.gif
smile.gif

Y'gotta take a leak sometime...

And I saw that. I think somebody's going to have to buy a chainmail bikini when she's paid next...
sabs
Only works because I have a 6 body smile.gif
Otherwise, I'd be encumbered as all shit.
klinktastic
Would you guys prefer to have already established relationships with one another or to have been working with the Saints in different facets, and got pulled together for this task and therefore only know of one another by reputation?
sabs
QUOTE (klinktastic @ Jan 18 2011, 07:45 PM) *
Would you guys prefer to have already established relationships with one another or to have been working with the Saints in different facets, and got pulled together for this task and therefore only know of one another by reputation?


I think "by reputation" could be freaking hillarious.
Digital Heroin
'Armor is for people who get seen, or too slow to get out of the way.`
J. Packer
QUOTE (klinktastic @ Jan 18 2011, 12:45 PM) *
Would you guys prefer to have already established relationships with one another or to have been working with the Saints in different facets, and got pulled together for this task and therefore only know of one another by reputation?

As tempted as I am to have us thrown together by chance and good fortune, I'm afraid we'll rip one another's faces off...
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