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Nix is posted. I am g2g.. Fire it up!
No issues.
ok, no sign of Riggthis. That sucks, but hopefully he'll get something in on the 11th hour.
Posting format:
Open each post with the name/date/time stamp to keep everything in context
Posting color code-
Regualr text is in the standard. Just writing waling around the room and such, nothing different.
Speech text is in salmon
Inner monologue is in aquamarine
Telepathic or any other sort of mental communication, such as with spirits, is aqua
text, such as commlink text messages is in red
dice rolls or game actions are in gold
The occasional hand written missive is in purple
for dice actions, use spoiler tags or gold text. Write out were your dice come from first, and then the rolls ,then the results. I'm fine with rolling your own dice, or a dice roller prog if you really want. Ex:
Fire a shot
Agility 4+ Pistols 3 + smartlink 2 + 2(S)Semi-automatics - 4 cover = 7 dice
5,1,3,5,6,4,2 = 3 net successes
Any thing generally along those lines works for me.
I rpoefer rolls posted in the IC so that they are easier to line up with actions. Use the OOC for questions, or general chit chat amongst players.
Questions?
Posting format:
Open each post with the name/date/time stamp to keep everything in context
Posting color code-
Regualr text is in the standard. Just writing waling around the room and such, nothing different.
Speech text is in salmon
Inner monologue is in aquamarine
Telepathic or any other sort of mental communication, such as with spirits, is aqua
text, such as commlink text messages is in red
dice rolls or game actions are in gold
The occasional hand written missive is in purple
for dice actions, use spoiler tags or gold text. Write out were your dice come from first, and then the rolls ,then the results. I'm fine with rolling your own dice, or a dice roller prog if you really want. Ex:
Fire a shot
Agility 4+ Pistols 3 + smartlink 2 + 2(S)Semi-automatics - 4 cover = 7 dice
5,1,3,5,6,4,2 = 3 net successes
Any thing generally along those lines works for me.
I rpoefer rolls posted in the IC so that they are easier to line up with actions. Use the OOC for questions, or general chit chat amongst players.
Questions?
| QUOTE (Trigger @ May 22 2007, 01:50 AM) |
| Man, I am slow on the draw....this game sounded interesting and I was all willing to throw my hat in as well. But ce'la vie. |
Alright Trigger, you're next in line. Unfortuantely RiggThis wasn't able to get in to this game ,so if you can get a char up ASAP, you're in. Looking like we could use a second mage type.
OOC: Nix is calling Caliph, Gunney & Ash.. All at the same time.
Shadow, Rob, SINn.. pipe into IC whenever you're ready. We are an established team with 3-4 runs under our belts..
Shadow, Rob, SINn.. pipe into IC whenever you're ready. We are an established team with 3-4 runs under our belts..
SinN posts fro mthe library, and Shadow is back on Tuesday apparently so there will be a bit of a lull on their end.
Hey I found a little time, enough to post for the game. As a aside, I can't read the red, can we forgo coloring spoken text? Or can we use a different color?
Sure.. I don't like the red on this background either..
BTW. Nix is male elf and I'm not sure where you came up with the dialog you posted for Nix, but that's not what he said....
BTW. Nix is male elf and I'm not sure where you came up with the dialog you posted for Nix, but that's not what he said....
Sorry I got confused between Nix and the gender of the johnson, Virginia. Sorry about that.
I extrapulated a conversation based on what was said so far. Instead of trying to have a IC conversation that could take a week. The short of is that Gunny will go there early and scout the place out.
I extrapulated a conversation based on what was said so far. Instead of trying to have a IC conversation that could take a week. The short of is that Gunny will go there early and scout the place out.
| QUOTE (me) |
| Speech text is in salmon |
See above color coding please. I hate the red too, and always high light it. Considering using something else for text message colors, but there aren't a lot of colors that are easy to read against the back drop.
Got your message fistandantilus3.0 and I am working on a character for you as I type. I will have it in ASAP chummer, and I am glad to be here with you guys.
| QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) | ||
See above color coding please. I hate the red too, and always high light it. Considering using something else for text message colors, but there aren't a lot of colors that are easy to read against the back drop. |
Take a look at my sig. I worked out a great combo of colors that's used in about half a dozen games on Dumpshock. All are pretty visible on the backdrop color as well..
| QUOTE (Shadow @ May 27 2007, 09:21 PM) |
| I extrapulated a conversation based on what was said so far. Instead of trying to have a IC conversation that could take a week. The short of is that Gunny will go there early and scout the place out. |
No offense, but I'd much rather you summarize the conversation that assume what my characters would say. ergo: I had already established that my character spoke in metaphors and code over coms when talking about work and you had him speak clearly. So ka?
| QUOTE (Trigger @ May 28 2007, 12:50 AM) |
| I am glad to be here with you guys. |
Welcome aboard Trigger!
| QUOTE |
| Take a look at my sig. I worked out a great combo of colors that's used in about half a dozen games on Dumpshock. |
I don't mind using the Purple and black for coms and text respectivley. We'll stick with the rest of the colors as out lined.
As for the comm chatter it makes sense for a team, but it does also make sense that since you guys aren't quite firmly established, you'd goof occassionally. Not really fully used to each other yet, which was my intent. So just roll with it, and work it in to the roleplaying. In other words, scold him IC.
As with other games, I award extra karma for good roleplaying and ideas, so remember that. Also, read the house rules I haave posted under the In WIth The Family OOC thread. Nothing big really, but Common Sense Points will come up.
Just FYI, I'm giving a bit of time to let Trigger get his character up. SinN should be posting Tuesday, and Shadow said he would be back regualrly then, so we should get things rolling along nice and regular like then.
<Several figures are noticed hanging out in the Wings of the GM Theater, all are seen watching Trigger generate and watch him create a character>:D
Here are the 20 odd questions for my character Aiden "Eyes" Mahpee. I have the character sheet done except for a question that I PMed fistandantilus3.0 with.
[ Spoiler ]
@Fist - "Eyes" still known just as well as all the other characters?
Hey, here's an easy way to catalog the doublespeak, and probably a brief summary of what we'd have time to work out:
1. Person who picks up gives a generic hello with a question at the end: No matter what the question or the answer is, it's BS. An affirmative means it's a business call, a negative means it's a social call (or a call to arrange a non-business meet.)
2. Person who picks up gives a generic hello with no question: Means not a good time to call, I'll call you back.
3. Anything about time and location to meet: The location part is BS, it'll be the location of a standard meeting spot. Any time given is 1 hour and 30 minutes later than the actual time. (e.g.: I tell you I'll meet you at 1:45, meet me at 3:15)
4. Any excuse to break the call early (wataminnit, this dude just flipped me off; got a call on the other line, etc.) - Rendezvous in a half hour on an encrypted matrix server.
5. Random hang up - Something's really wrong. Drop comms and cover your ass.
Don't give real names, times, or locations on a phone call. Ever.
If you can't figger out what other people are saying, RP it; that's the problem with generic codes and ciphers.
Hey, here's an easy way to catalog the doublespeak, and probably a brief summary of what we'd have time to work out:
1. Person who picks up gives a generic hello with a question at the end: No matter what the question or the answer is, it's BS. An affirmative means it's a business call, a negative means it's a social call (or a call to arrange a non-business meet.)
2. Person who picks up gives a generic hello with no question: Means not a good time to call, I'll call you back.
3. Anything about time and location to meet: The location part is BS, it'll be the location of a standard meeting spot. Any time given is 1 hour and 30 minutes later than the actual time. (e.g.: I tell you I'll meet you at 1:45, meet me at 3:15)
4. Any excuse to break the call early (wataminnit, this dude just flipped me off; got a call on the other line, etc.) - Rendezvous in a half hour on an encrypted matrix server.
5. Random hang up - Something's really wrong. Drop comms and cover your ass.
Don't give real names, times, or locations on a phone call. Ever.
If you can't figger out what other people are saying, RP it; that's the problem with generic codes and ciphers.
Listen guys, I appreciate your zeal for comsec but this is getting a little out of hand. Perhaps you can post with your double speak code and then post in parenthisis what you are actually saying. I don't have alot of posting time to have some sort of codespeak that I have to figure out each time I post.
haha... I'm fine with that, as long as you put it in spoilers. I admit that I'm one of the people that usually has a dumb looks on hsi face when people do that in game as well. 
Oh, and an important reason for double speak: Even today cellphone calls are considered public domain. They can be monitored freely with very little paper work, or asking of permission.
In game terms though commlinks are incredibly hard to crack, decrypt, and monitor. And it is very easy to make sure your's isn't.
@Fist - data search (0) + browse (3) + (if you allow it) seattle mapsoft (6) = 3d6 or 9d6 = 6,2,4 +/OR 4,6,4,2,4,5 = 1 or 3 successes. Don't much care about a floor plan, just entrances and exits, external stuff. Take the floor plan if I get it, but not a big worry.
@Shadow: Redjack and I did explain what we were saying, in every post, right after the line. The list (5 posts above) was meant to make it easier. 1-3 on it were explained in the IC posts. 4 and 5 I just made up, but ain't that hard. As I get from fist its fine to RP misunderstanding.
cheers
rob
@Shadow: Redjack and I did explain what we were saying, in every post, right after the line. The list (5 posts above) was meant to make it easier. 1-3 on it were explained in the IC posts. 4 and 5 I just made up, but ain't that hard. As I get from fist its fine to RP misunderstanding.
cheers
rob
pg 220 DataSearch+ Browse. I'll give you a +2 modifier for having the mapsoft.
@Fist: Alright, then goal for the question is something easy, like external building layouts and stuff. If I'm rolling 5 dice then the first 5 rolls should meet a threshold of 2.
Other rolls, just in case:
Other rolls, just in case:
[ Spoiler ]
| QUOTE (Shadow) |
| In game terms though commlinks are incredibly hard to crack, decrypt, and monitor. And it is very easy to make sure your's isn't. |
Actually no, they're not. You best bet is to load them up with real nasty IC for when it gets compromised.. A really high firewall can at least let you know when its compromised.
Whatever. I am not going to argue rules with you and bog down the game. So I am just going to bow out and let you guys play how you want to. Our styles obvioulsy don't mesh.
Alright, here is my sheet for Aiden "Eyes" Mahpee:
[ Spoiler ]
Shadow, you've got my PM I'm sure, so we'll leave it at that. No hard feelings, see you over in Mr Pink. Trigger, I'll look over the stats tomorrow. It's late now. Or early. Or whichever.
| QUOTE (Shadow) |
| Whatever. I am not going to argue rules with you and bog down the game. So I am just going to bow out and let you guys play how you want to. Our styles obviously don't mesh. |
Hey sorry, I wasn't trying to be a rules lawyer or start an argument -- Just express an opinion about the ease of cracking most coms.. After having the technomancer in my table-top game pretty much obliterate the defense of most systems he goes after with ease I felt differently...
In any case, I don't want any initial rub you and I might have to drive you out of the game. Sorry if anything I said came off as abrasive.
| QUOTE (Trigger @ May 30 2007, 02:18 AM) |
| Alright, here is my sheet for Aiden "Eyes" Mahpee: |
Ahh... The chaos mage...
@Fist - Should I add him to the call and assume he's been with the team?
Yes, since Shadow's decided to step down, you might as well edit him in, since we're stil just starting off.
However you guys want to bring me in is fine by me, I just want to try Aiden out.
Ok, he's in.
OK, quick note, WearzManySkins will be joining shortly since I told him he could be an alternate. So we do have a 5 man team. Don't worry about back pedaling, we'll jsut slide him in as soon as he's set to go. He can be someone's friend someone is bringing along, or just slotted in to the group just like Trigger was. This early in the game , it's no big deal.
What's he bringing in?
hehe... how's "not sure yet" strike ya'? He was going to go with a demolitions expert, but I told him that one wouldn't really work on this style campaign, so he's going through some re-qrites. Feel free to pester hm w/ PMs to move him along. In the mean time, keep moving the posts along.
And remember, SInN cna only post at the library, so try to avoid posts that have to wait on an answer from him. He'll get back to you, just not super quick.
In the mean time, keep moving the posts along. And remember, SInN cna only post at the library, so try to avoid posts that have to wait on an answer from him. He'll get back to you, just not super quick.
From my end, I think we're at the "... and fast forward to arriving at meeting spots, respectively early or late." Probably get there fairly soon with the other players.
<mutters in a low voice something about no boom boom for Clay Moor>
Finalizing details on a non mage, cybered Face, with a bit of a twist.
<<Grind Grind Grind>>
Finalizing details on a non mage, cybered Face, with a bit of a twist.
<<Grind Grind Grind>>
I'm ok to fast forwarding to the team meeting up prior to the meet.
OK since I did not get the details early this morning, where do I post the character and the 20 question sheet? Here, in the Cast of Shadows or PM them to Fist?
Tired minds would like to know.
Tired minds would like to know.
PM and Cast of Shadows as well for easy handy reference.
Now that everyone knows the where and when, post if you're doing anything to get prepared.
Now that everyone knows the where and when, post if you're doing anything to get prepared.
PMed and posted in Cast of Shadows
@Redjack and rob - great banter. What the hell did you say? When posting something that's going to make the GM go "huh"? please translate in a spoiler box.
BTW , everyone familiar with my little Common Sense Point system by now? If not, please famliarize your self.
On that note - Rob, RJ, 2 CSP
When posting something that's going to make the GM go "huh"? please translate in a spoiler box.BTW , everyone familiar with my little Common Sense Point system by now? If not, please famliarize your self.
On that note - Rob, RJ, 2 CSP
@Fist - Thanks! As-salaamu alaikum - arabic for "Peace be with you", which is also the formal greeting (informal greetings vary by which dialect you're speaking). Wa-alaikum salaam - equivalent to "And also with you." Typical rejoinder for the former. Note that I spelled it different than RJ - there's no standard english translation for arabic spelling, because they usually don't spell their vowels out.
Adding the insults to the end of it was a way of making it casual.
Adding the insults to the end of it was a way of making it casual.
MagPye's information IC or OOC is posted in Cast of Shadows
@Fist - Thanks for the CSP. Will do on the translations in the future.
Question: Did you award CSPs for character sheet and 20Q like Plan B?
Question: Did you award CSPs for character sheet and 20Q like Plan B?
No I didn't. 
I will go back and do that though, because I think you guys deserve them. Well, everyone but RedJack. Between you and me , he's kind of a ... oh wait, you're Redjack. hehe.... *backs away grinning*
I will go back and do that though, because I think you guys deserve them. Well, everyone but RedJack. Between you and me , he's kind of a ... oh wait, you're Redjack. hehe.... *backs away grinning*
OK, as promised, I'm going over the char sheets and asking some of the questions I forgot to ask before. This is in no particular order:
@Trigger/Eyes - Where'd the name'Aiden' come from? Is he a citizen in any nation? I assume not since I didn't notice the SINner quality, but I may have missed it. Is he a tribal type , or identify more with his italian heritage? Are you using that ring as a talsiman geas, or just fluff ATM?
5 CSP, I liked that you worked in your qualities in meaningful ways, such as the runnining incompetence. The Zen adiction was particularly nice.
@Redjack/Nix - Same question as for Trigger, your char is a citizen. Of what nation, since I assume it's not a corp, since he doesn't like them. You describe Nix as what comes across as an idealist with a dash of cynicism and pragmatism on the side. Very amusing.
6 CSP just 'cause I like characters full of contradictions, and the root of his street handle was funny.
@Wearz/magpye- questions -
@Trigger/Eyes - Where'd the name'Aiden' come from? Is he a citizen in any nation? I assume not since I didn't notice the SINner quality, but I may have missed it. Is he a tribal type , or identify more with his italian heritage? Are you using that ring as a talsiman geas, or just fluff ATM?
5 CSP, I liked that you worked in your qualities in meaningful ways, such as the runnining incompetence. The Zen adiction was particularly nice.
@Redjack/Nix - Same question as for Trigger, your char is a citizen. Of what nation, since I assume it's not a corp, since he doesn't like them. You describe Nix as what comes across as an idealist with a dash of cynicism and pragmatism on the side. Very amusing.
6 CSP just 'cause I like characters full of contradictions, and the root of his street handle was funny.
@Wearz/magpye- questions -
| QUOTE |
| His parents were one of the first of the Roma to undergo UGE in 2011in to Elves |
Elves don't UGE. They're born. Now the parents could have been born as elves in 2011 and he could have been born in the 30's as you said. Just making the distinction.
Did I read your geas correctly in that you're counting a piece of cyber as a talisman geas?
5 CSP , especially for the handle bar mustache, and the fact that he's an optimist with a dash of cynic.
@rob/Caliph - very nice background, especially the frist person presentation. I love that he loves his still.
Also interesting that you've made a char type and also racial background that I haven't seen in a game yet. 7 CSP
SinN/Ash I know him, so no worries. Might want to do a write up 20Q style when you get a chance so that the rest of the team can get to know him as well though.
@Fist: I don't know where the name Aiden comes from...though when I did a search for the meaning of it it lead me to a scottish background from a name of a 7th century monk.......I am just going to say that his parents liked the sound of the name. He is not a citizen of a formal nation as his parents were not either. His father obtained his fake SINs for him through the mob while he was growing up, but after his death Aiden changed fakes and went to Seattle. He has tried identifying with both parts of his heritage, but neither of them have stuck close with him. He doesn't agree with some of the philosophy of shamanism and that has distanced him with his tribal heritage a bit, and he thoroughly disagrees with the mafia and the lifestyle surrounding it, so he never got too in touch with his italian heritage either. Of the two, he is closer to his tribal roots and this expresses itself in his understanding and speaking of the Lakota tongue (Sioux). Also, yes the ring is a talisman, and the talisman attached to my Talisman Geas. It's three distinct features are the silver band, the intricate rune inlays around the band, and the deep emerald insert. Anything more? I am more than willing to give more info on him.
| QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) | ||
| @Wearz/magpye- questions -
Elves don't UGE. They're born. Now the parents could have been born as elves in 2011 and he could have been born in the 30's as you said. Just making the distinction. Did I read your geas correctly in that you're counting a piece of cyber as a talisman geas? 5 CSP , especially for the handle bar mustache, and the fact that he's an optimist with a dash of cynic. @rob/Caliph - very nice background, especially the frist person presentation. I love that he loves his still. Also interesting that you've made a char type and also racial background that I haven't seen in a game yet. 7 CSP SinN/Ash I know him, so no worries. Might want to do a write up 20Q style when you get a chance so that the rest of the team can get to know him as well though. |
Ok will change about birth to say first born elves to the Roma.
Have made changes to negatives.
The mustache is a walrus one.
| QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) |
| @Redjack/Nix - Same question as for Trigger, your char is a citizen. Of what nation, since I assume it's not a corp, since he doesn't like them. |
His SIN was issued from the Sioux Nation and his fake SIN from the UCAS. Both use the same name, different numbers and other details. I figure that since the UCAS and Sioux are not really on good terms two SIN from two different countries who don't share very much information on their citizens would not be an issue.
If you believe otherwise, tell me and I'll change it.
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