Billy's an elf, actually. Sorry for any confusion.

Ah... We are a crew heavy in pointy ears..

Yeah. If I didn't have such a firm mental image of Billy in my head (despite none of the games I've tried to get him into going very far), I'd probably have swapped him over to human just to cut down on that ratio...but, oh well.

No, that's okay. No further details are necessary.

Not for that, we don't. I will spend the next four days posting Billy playing Russian Roulette with an automatic (or, rather, make the single post required ) instead of reading post after post about Atlas' hips gyrating toward my character because I made the mistake of being across the table from him.

okay fine...well...
I don't have pics of the rest of the group but here's what I do have so far...
The Usual Suspects
if anyone has pics (preferably full body) I can add them in. but ignore lucky's legs...I'm sure his look much better....

@djinni: maybe Vertigo should roll to Judge Intentions... J/K

Sorry I don't really have a pic of how I envision Vertigo... maybe something like THIS.

Or maybe THIS.

Thats Esperanza from the Dark Horse comic "The Tenth" but its the closest thing I can find.

And Billy's a bit more than 1.75 meters. Last I checked, average elf height was a bit over 2.0, wasn't it?

oh gosh no...please no...you didn't...oh no...you did...

hehe

I, for one, know how hard it can be to find a pic so kudos to you for putting one up.

I like the pic and airbrushed in the ears. (Plus slimmed his down to more like an elf)
And I will admit, I enjoyed the Matrix trilogy.

Hey I posted!

As the crew is obviously chafing at the bit, I'll try and put a bit more out there IC for you guys to chew on

For clarification's sake that latest IC post isn't me thinking Billy won't be any help, so no one panic and write me off as worthless. I read over the recruitment stuff and saw full well what I was signing up for.

It's just him going "Wow, this sure ain't my normal gig. I normally just get orders, follow those orders and lay down the law, and then go back to wasting time with hookers and Bliss."

well if its urban (due to the matrix feed it probably was) than your social skill will come in handy when talking to the locals...and of course, magic is always welcome...
its kinda obvious when the troll arrived what he'd be doing...it'll be fun to figure out what Billy is doing...looking forward to it.

Sorry if I'm a little hit or miss. Life is busy right now (getting married in two weeks) but I'm trying to keep up...

Which brings me to my next point. Two weeks from now I might be on a short hiatus. I will try to stay up to date, but I'll be in Puerto Rico so I'm not sure about internet access. If the resort has internet, I should be good to go. If not, I'm fine with Fenris jumping into my character wherever she might be needed so long as it benefits the group and keeps the game moving.

Update: the resort has internet access in all rooms. I should be good to go...

As for the lack of IC posts: we could discuss our different roles and abilities IC if you want. Try to figure out who has what to contribute. I'm currious about the other characters in the group, but I know some people don't like to share stats, abilities, etc....

Fenris: Barrens = Redmond or Payallup?

we are going to get bumped ahead on monday, so we have two days to chat about what we can do IC. but sounds good to me...

Method, don't go ignoring your new spouse too much just to post with us, whether the place has internet access or not. I know, two years ago when I was getting hitched, if I'd ignored the honeymoon to post on-line she'd have my dangly bits hanging from her rearview mirror!

Fenris, a few die rolls for ya, as Billy attempts a couple knowledge skills to try and scrape together any info he's got on the spot where stuff went down.

so what happens on a critical glitch again?

If nobody has any complaints by about mid-day tomorrow, I'll bump ahead then. No reason lagging behind when everyone's ready to go.

I would certainly have no complaints. I am impatient, eager, ready, yadda yadda yadda.

Ready when you are, boss!

Critias: I'll be tactful about the posting, but I'm sure there will be times when she's busy doing her hair and whatnot...

Well that would sure put a damper on the honey moon!!

And on our IC thread!

Djinni - Sorry I didn't answer your question earlier. On a critical glitch, something goes horribly wrong (they say injurious or life-threatening, but I assume that depends on the situation)

I assume that was you breaking your commlink?

Critias - Billy knows that the area in the Redmond Barrens is currently under the auspices of the newly revitalized Halloweeners. They've received a bump in notoriety recently, after almost burning down a local clinic and tangling with the Star for the last several weeks. The Star got in a few good licks, arresting or killing almost 2 dozen of the gangers, but have 15 hospitalized officers, 5 burned out patrol cars, 3 destroyed drones, and 1 burned down branch office to show for it.

In regards to the underworld entity that runs the area, the last decade has seen some pretty major upheavals. In terms of larger entities, the Vory v Zakov have staked out that section of the Barrens. Most of the gangs operating in that area pay respects in some form to them.

Danke.

@ Djinni - I think you got the results pretty much perfect ;D

Another set of knowledge skill checks are die rolls #3 and #4 on the linked page. Same set of skills, this time applying them to our new safehouse. Being in Octagon Triad turf would make me happy in my tummy (and would kind of make sense, if Lucky's calling in favors from the Octagon's Red Pole), but if we're not I'm hoping Billy will at least know who to look out for when he's walkin' down the street.

Fenris: here are a few perception rolls for Vertigo's look around. Let me know if you need more. Link

Also a question about contacts: do you want to role play them or should we just RP their interactions in our narratives?

I'd like to contact Lean Gefforey about possible work for the group.

Critias - Billy knows that the Ragers are the major threat down by the docks. If you're a human, don't be out after dark, and don't be an elf that looks like a human.

From a larger perspective, the Bigio family and the Yakuza fought over Tacoma for a long time. Several years, in fact, from about 2062 to 2066. There was a series of skirmishes, blown up dock buildings, etc. until a final escalating series of actions where shadowrunners were brought in basically as mercenaries. The tussel ended with the Yakuza retreating to other districts of the 'plex, and the Bigio family in control of Tacoma and the docks.

@ Method - The warehouse is pretty questionable from a security standpoint. There's a row of windows about 3 stories up that circle the main open area of the warehouse, just above the catwalk. The windows are mostly busted out and boarded up with wood that looks like broken up pallets.

There are 3 exits: 1 large cargo door about 3 meters tall and 5 meters wide, operated by an automatic/manual winch near the door, and 2 normal sized entrances, one near the cargo door, one in the back leading out of the offices.

There are several small piles of rubble scattered around the main floor, likely leftover shipping crates and materials, and of course the offices. These constitute basically the only places to hide in the warehouse.

Security system is pretty much non-existent.

As for contacts, it's up to you. If it's a well known contact and you know the personality well and want to RP it, that's fine. Otherwise, I'm always happy to make up personalities for contacts based on the information I have

@Fenris: At this point in the game, I think it would serve the story better if you took the reins. I was thinking that Lean Geoffrey (my English fixer/fence) might be a good source of revenue for the group, but I wasn't sure if you had some other ideas in store for us. so if you can use him he's yours. If you had other ideas in mind, though, I will wait and enjoy.

Also, another quick question while we are waiting for BishopMcQ:

At the start of the thread you wrote that you will state what you want to accomplish each week (which I think is a great idea BTW). What did you want to cover in week 2? Just wondering because I will be very busy later in the week and may not be able to post much.

Thanks man (or woman? ). I'm loving this game so far!!

Edited for gender neutrality

@ Method - My apologies, I meant you handling the actual RP elements. Of course I'd still need to set out potential runs, etc

Goals for this week (thanks for reminding me) - Pick financing run, finish planning.