ludomastro
Jul 1 2008, 04:32 AM
Here is the OOC Thread for T-town: A game in Alabama.
I have four perspective players. If any of them drop, I will let you know.
Concept: Street with a little pink mohawk thrown in for good measure.
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
BP: 350
Available Books: BBB (duh), Street Magic, Augmentation. (If you want something else, ask, I might allow it ... maybe)
House Rules: Yes
Lay of the land:
- Home of the University of Alabama
- Home of the old JVC Plant - now part of Horizon (I can't find where JVC fits in cannon so it goes here for now)
- Home of the Mercedez Benz Plant (nearby anyway) - now owned by Chrysler-Nissan.
- Lone Star is used for corporate (non-extraterritorial) and University Security.
- The Tuscaloosa Metro Area Police (T-MAP) are used by most others.
Any questions?
SinN
Jul 1 2008, 08:51 PM
Wow, 350 bp? Alright, this should be fun. Ill have a charactor sheet up by tommorow.
Meriss
Jul 2 2008, 08:57 PM
Hmmmm. This will take some work to trim Charlie. What if we talk about roles as opposed to BP? Charlie is a conman/low level face. What did everyone elese want to play?
SinN
Jul 3 2008, 01:58 AM
I call the Mage!
Still workin on my char sheet. Been a little busy the last few days. Busy season at the resort.
SinN
Jul 5 2008, 08:57 PM
Hey guys. Sorry for the delay in posts. There was a bit of a tragedy here at the resort so Im a little busy doin what I can to help people. Ill put my char sheet up very soon. Promise. Alex? Is there a deadline you were thinking?
ludomastro
Jul 5 2008, 10:44 PM
I'm just trying to find out where everyone is in the process at present.
SinN - working through some issues at the resort
Plan B - Dealing with some issues on the homefront
Meriss - Unknown
Ophis - Unknown
Mickle5125
Jul 6 2008, 01:17 AM
lemme know if you need another character.
ludomastro
Jul 6 2008, 02:34 AM
QUOTE (Mickle5125 @ Jul 5 2008, 09:17 PM)
lemme know if you need another character.
Send me a PM to remind me but you are #2 in line right now.
Lady Door
Jul 7 2008, 03:27 PM
Hey Guys...
I'm still in. Just trying to move this week as well. I land in Texas on Tuesday so things SHOULD calm down a little once I get there... you know, assuming I don't go into labor on the plane or anything.
Expect a character work-up from me sometime this evening or tomorrow morning.
ludomastro
Jul 8 2008, 12:07 AM
Understood
Lady Door
Jul 8 2008, 03:10 AM
I know Mitch already called the mage... *grumble, grumble* but can I play an adept? I was thinking Gunslinger. Lemme know. If not an adept, I think I might adapt the idea to a rigger/TM type.
ludomastro
Jul 8 2008, 05:16 AM
Sure, why not.
Lady Door
Jul 8 2008, 05:54 AM
Woot. Okay, working on it now.
SinN
Jul 8 2008, 06:08 AM
Hey Alex? Its been a while since Ive made a new charactor. DO you think you can put up the equations for skills and stats? (What I mean is, how much karma cost per skill, and attribute.)
Meriss
Jul 8 2008, 04:21 PM
Apologies. I ran into a patch of writers block. All gone now. Sheetage to follow (hopefully)
ludomastro
Jul 8 2008, 10:27 PM
@ SinN
Do you mean BP?
SinN
Jul 9 2008, 05:19 PM
Yessir
ludomastro
Jul 9 2008, 06:24 PM
NOTE:
Due to my conversation with SinN, I am clarifying my house rules. Skill groups are capped at 3 for starting characters.
SinN
Jul 9 2008, 08:46 PM
Thanks Boss. Now I can finish my charactor. Talk to you soon.
Meriss
Jul 14 2008, 03:57 PM
Are we still on? My main prob is Charlie was going to take waaaaay more trimming than I was ready to do on him. So I'm starting a new character, Steve Donner social adept, fast talk artist and face. This >----< close to done.
ludomastro
Jul 14 2008, 07:29 PM
Most deffinately still on. We just have two folks that are dealing with RL right now.
Post when ready.
SinN
Jul 15 2008, 04:05 AM
Chester Bennington
A.K.A. Jester
Elf
Age-12
Body-3
Reaction-3
Agility-2
Strength-2
Logic-3
Charisma-3
Intuition-2
Willpower-1
Magic-7
Edge-1
Total BP=250Active SkillsSpellcasting-3
Unarmed Combat-3
-Street Fighting-2
Conjuring-4
Con-2
Perception-2
Total BP=64Knowledge skillsSpirits-1
Local Gangs-2
Magic theory-2
Total BP=20Language SkillsEnglish-N
-City Speak-2
Sperithial-3
Total BP=16Qualities/FlawsSpirit Affinity- Trickster Spirits
Simsense Vertigo
Compulsive
Magician
Mentor Spirit- Trickster
UnEducated
Dark Secret
ContactsJezzabell- Talismonger 3/4 (loyalty/skill rating)
Reesin-Fixer/Street Informant 3/4
Squater Lifestyle
Equitment(Just whats worth mentioning)Comlink(LowGrade, just cant remember any of the brands)
Certified Cred stick
Fake SinN Rating 2
SpellsHeal
Mana Bolt
Physcal Barrior
Mana Barrior
Levitation
Demolish Gun
Lightning bolt
Fire Bolt
[ Spoiler ]
Chester Benington, (A.K.A. Jester) Isnt a local of in Alabama. Originally from Boston, Jester decided that a change of scenery was neccessary. Jester was born to the street of Boston, with his mother and his 6 year old sister, Geneveive. His mother was a Prostitute and a Bliss Junky. His father was, well, one of his mother customers, he assumed. His sister, on the other hand, had a leginimate father. His mothers dealer and the closest thing to a relationship you could muster. He was extremely abusive towards Chester and his sister. Often blaming them for his misfortunes. His mother was always to wasted to do anything about it. Since his mother didnt show much interest in the lives of himself and his sister, Jester took it upon himself to make sure his sister was always taken care of. He stopped going to school at the age of 10 to make sure that he could be with her all the time.
You ever hear those stories of elf magician porodigies? Well Chester was one of the few. He awakened at age 9. He didnt have much to go off of for a teacher, so most of what he knows he learned on his own or a lesson or two from Jezzabell, a local talimonger that somtimes helps Chester with whatever scrape he's gotten himself into.
Chester is usually care free, loves to joke, and will most often in uncomfortable situations to lighten the mood. Despite what he's been through, he tries to keep a good attitude on life. It could always be worse. He follows a trickster spirit path to match that of his persona. He often plays jokes on those around. Mostly for the enjoyment of himself and his sister. "Some of the best jokes I ever heard came from the Astral!" Chester would usually say. He did have a nasty expeirence while trying to prank, what was unknown to him at the time, a blood spirit. The spirit ofcourse got angry and was going to kill him. It was a close call, and to this day Chester has no idea how he escaped.
One night, his stepfather busted through his door, drunk, and ready to put a beating into chester geniveive. Chester had been practicing his magic but had never used it on a person. His step father was stalking towards his sister, his mother right behind him, when Chester snapped. He threw a spell, that he isnt sure of what it was to this day, and both his parents went limp. Chester knew he had killed them. He immediatley grabbed his sister, a few choice belongings, and hit the road. Now, hiding out in Alabama, his sister is the most important thing to him. Above all else, Chester WILL defend her with his life.
He mostly lives out of a squater house, whenever he has to leave for a job, he asks either Reesin or Jezzable to babysit, often with the price of 1/10 to half of his earnings as the debt, Depending on how long hes gone.
Chester stands at a wopping 4 and a half feet tall. Brown hair, Often messy and sticking out in all directions, small build. Hes thin, like most elves his age. He always has a mishceivious grin, from ear to ear. Think like the Joker smile. Always wears a green hoody with the words, "Smile, your not dead yet." With a large smiley face in the middle. The hood is usually up. And ripped jeans with sneakers.
Let me know if I spent too much, Micheal.
ludomastro
Jul 19 2008, 06:22 PM
OK, I haven't done much with this thread because I know there are RL concerns for several of the players. Just posting to answer SinN's question and to keep this thread on the radar screen.
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SinN
[ Spoiler ]
OK, let's take a look at your character.
Attributes = 210
Active Skills = 52
Spells = 18
Contacts = 12 contact points --> 4
Knowledge Skills (Including Language) = (Intuition + Logic) * 3 = 15 Free points
You overcharged yourself here. The free points are spent on a 1 to 1 basis. Take a second look here.
I'm good with the background as well.
OK, on the Qualitites, I have a couple of concerns:
Magician, Mentor Spirit, Spirit Affinity - all cool and fit the background. 30 BP
Uneducated, Simsense Vertigo - cool. -30
Ok, we're back to 0 on the Qualities so no problem there.
Neither Dark Secret or Compulsive have any rules in 4th ed. (that I could find anyway). Feel free to play them up but no benefit in my world.
Spirit Bane is a fine quality but Blood Spirits? I just can't go there. Let's leave off the Bane and call it done.
My total: 284 BP. (And you still have some free Knowledge points.)
You can pump the little guy up if you like.
SinN
Jul 19 2008, 08:57 PM
Alright thanks alex, Ill hop on later today and add my extra points. Ill think Ill just pump up his magic a bit.
Meriss
Jul 19 2008, 10:01 PM
@Alex: Apologies, ferret brain strikes agin. Almost done, quickly though the skill cap at 5, is it for singular skills or groups?
ludomastro
Jul 20 2008, 05:59 AM
For this game:
Skill groups max out at 3.
Normal skills: One at 5 with the rest at 3 OR
Two at 4 with the rest at 3.
SinN
Jul 25 2008, 09:03 PM
*Crickets chirping*
Hello? Is this the party? Where the hell is everyone?
ludomastro
Jul 25 2008, 11:35 PM
Hello there SinN, I have no idea where everyone is. If interest in this has wanned (or not), please let me know. I will give this until Monday and then I will start opening this up to the general populace.
SinN
Jul 26 2008, 12:57 AM
Alright, well Im still in. My char sheet is good to go. So Ill just check in and post when the game is started.
Meriss
Jul 26 2008, 06:07 PM
Sorry, still here. My PC had a virus and I was just a little leery of going online while it was still alive. Got a very heavy duty AV program annnnd it's dead.
so I'm just polishing off my charsheet and will be ready whenever everyone else is. Anyone heard from Plan B or Ophis?
@Alex: Quickly, what are the major ethnic groups in Tuscaloosa?
ludomastro
Jul 26 2008, 07:31 PM
I sent a PM to Ophis and PlanB.
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I'll assume that by ethnic you mean meta-type.
Human 62%
Elf 4%
Dwarf 6%
Ork 23%
Troll 5%
If you meant ethnicity as we think of it today, then:
Caucasian 54%
African 42%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2%
Other 2%
Meriss
Jul 26 2008, 09:02 PM
Hmmm that works too.
I actually meant cultural/language type. Guess I should've asked what I meant eh?
ludomastro
Jul 26 2008, 10:17 PM
CAS culture - if you have any of the SR2 & 3 books.
Language will be English (with the cityspeak/slang component).
Some of the minority cultural elements will be pulled from Hispanic and Asian (specifically Chinese) culture as well.
Therefore there is a sprinkling of Spanish and Chinese as well as the obligatory Japanese for 80s cyberpunk.
Meriss
Jul 27 2008, 01:38 AM
FINALLY! All done and basically ready fer review. Only thing left is to figure out the rest of my Gear spending and name/define my contacts. Backstory ASAP.
Steve Donner
Human
Social Adept
Attributes
Body: 2 (20BP)
Agility: 3 (30BP)
Reaction: 2 (20BP)
Strength: 2 (20BP)
Charisma: 5 (50BP)
Intuition: 4 (40BP)
Logic: 3 (30BP)
Willpower: 3 (30BP)
Edge: 3 (20BP)
Magic: 4 (30BP)
230 BP
Essence: 5.60
Positive Qualities 20BP
Adept (5BP)
First Impression (5BP)
Photographic Memory (10BP)
Negative Qualities +25 BP
SINer (Criminal) (+10BP)
Allergy (Common, Mild) (Lactose) (+15BP)
Active Skills
Blades: 3 (12BP)
Dodge: 3 (12BP)
Pistols: 1 (4BP)
Unarmed Combat: 2 (8BP)
Palming: 3 (12BP)
Perception: 3 (12BP)
Con (Fast Talk): 5 (2) (22BP)
Negotiation: 3 (12BP)
Etiquette: 3 (12BP)
Intimidation: 2 (8BP)
110BP
Adept Powers
3.00 PP
Improved Con Level 3 .75 PP
Kinesics Level 2 1 PP
Voice Control .5PP
Cool Resolve Level 2 1PP
Commanding Voice .25 PP
Knowledge Skills
Tuscaloosa Area Knowledge 6
Rockabilly Music 4
Tuscaloosa Football 3
Urban Brawl 3
Tuscaloosa Underworld 3
Tuscaloosa Arms Dealers 3
Gang Identification 3
CAS Prison System 3
Languages
English (N) (Cityspeak 3)
Spanish 3
Chinese 2
Contacts
12BP = 36
Black Marketeer: Uncle Phil C: 3 L: 5 8CP
Blogger C: 2 L: 2 5CP
Crooked Beat Cop C: 2 L: 2 4CP
Fixer C: 3 L: 2 5 CP
Bartender C: 2 L: 2 4CP
Bouncer C: 2 L: 4 5 CP
Street Doc C: 3 L: 2 6CP
Resources
3BP =15000¥
Gear
Fore-arm Snap Blades 150¥
Extendable Baton 50¥
Colt America L36 Accessories Concealable Holster 75¥ Laser Sight 100¥ Silencer 200¥ 5 Spare Clips 25¥ 575¥ 30 Regular Ammo 60¥ 20 Gel Ammo 60¥
Armour Vest 600¥
Renraku Sensei O/S Renraku Ichi Response 2 Signal 4 Firewall 2 System 2 1600¥
AR Gloves 250¥ Skinlink 50¥ Subvocal Microphone 50¥ Thumbprint Reader 200¥
Rating 3 Fake SIN (Mike Redfield) 3000¥
Rating 3 Fake Pistol License (Mike Redfield) 300¥
Rating 3 Fake Ammo License (Mike Redfield) 300¥
AR Glasses w/ Image Link 50¥
Cyberware
Datajack 500¥ .1 Ess
Cybereyes Rating 2 750¥ .3 Ess Low Light 1000¥ Flare Comp 750¥ Thermo 1000¥ Vision Mag 1000¥
2705¥ Remaining
ludomastro
Jul 27 2008, 06:02 AM
Ok, let's take a look at the sheet:
[ Spoiler ]
Attributes = 210BP. Your math is off but you over charged yourself for attributes too, so ...
Qualities. Ok, but lactose seems more like an uncommon substance to me.
Net = +5 BP
Skills = 108
Knowledge Skills = [28-21(free)]*2 = 14
Language = [2+3]*2 + 2 (Cityspeak, specialization of English) = 12
Resources = 3
Magic: Power Points = Magic = 4
Points used = 3.5
Contacts = Let's look at this again
CP = C x L
Name: C/L = CP
Black Marketeer: Uncle Phil: 3/5 = 15CP
Blogger: 2/2 = 4CP
Crooked Beat Cop: 2/2 = 4CP
Fixer: 3/2 = 6CP
Bartender: 2/2 = 4CP
Bouncer: 2/4 = 8CP
Street Doc: 3/2 = 6CP
47 CP = 15 2/3 BP. I'll round to 16 BP for easy math.
Total = 358 BP. A little trimming is needed.
Meriss
Jul 29 2008, 12:21 AM
Kay.
[ Spoiler ]
Attributes: I did? Fer the love of .......... Where?
Qualities: Allergy, Lactose aka milk and milk products, aka Lactose intolerance
Skills: noted
Knowledge and Languagae Skills: So you mean I spent BP on them?
Adept powers: I lose 1 PP fer my cyber do I not?
Contacts: ahh I was adding not mulitiplying
And I added 3 months squatter lifestyle
Also how much would I pay fer a nanotat of a neon green great dragon in flight with three modes, Static just sitting there doing nothing, Active the wings move and the mouth opens every 3 seconds and spits fire , Off, the whole mess becomes a near approximation of my skin tone.
Working on it!
ludomastro
Jul 29 2008, 04:10 AM
Alright folks, Ophis, has officially dropped out. I will be extended an invitation to Trigger to participate. I still haven't heard back from Plan B.
ludomastro
Jul 29 2008, 04:25 AM
@ Meriss
[ Spoiler ]
Qualities: Allergy, Lactose aka milk and milk products, aka Lactose intolerance
>>Sorry, I should have been more explicit. I can't see lactose as being common in the Sixth world, disutopian that thing that it is. Given that lactose is real food.
Skills: noted
Knowledge and Languagae Skills: So you mean I spent BP on them?
>>A few.
Adept powers: I lose 1 PP fer my cyber do I not?
>>Ahh, yes. *hangs head*
>>However, that means you overspent by 0.5 PP.
Also how much would I pay fer a nanotat of a neon green great dragon in flight with three modes, Static just sitting there doing nothing, Active the wings move and the mouth opens every 3 seconds and spits fire , Off, the whole mess becomes a near approximation of my skin tone.
>>I would say that requires a Rating 3 nanotat; therefore, 750 nuyen.
Working on it!
Meriss
Jul 29 2008, 09:47 PM
QUOTE (Alex @ Jul 28 2008, 11:25 PM)
@ Meriss
[ Spoiler ]
>>Sorry, I should have been more explicit. I can't see lactose as being common in the Sixth world, disutopian that thing that it is. Given that lactose is real food.
> *headdesk* Sigh it's that stupid trying to project my head into the SR world I swear. Fergot about the unlikeliness of real food in my income bracket. Hell Steve might not even know he has the allergy.
>>A few.
> Crud
>>Ahh, yes. *hangs head*
>>However, that means you overspent by 0.5 PP.
>Working.
>>I would say that requires a Rating 3 nanotat; therefore, 750 nuyen.
Crud over by 50 nu. *headdesk*
EDIT: er not. My math skill must 1
Meriss
Jul 30 2008, 03:38 AM
M'kay here it is again. Deleted the Money work up as I'm fairly sure I had that correct.
Sheetage
[ Spoiler ]
Steve Donner
Human
Social Adept
Attributes
Body: 2 (20BP)
Agility: 3 (30BP)
Reaction: 2 (20BP)
Strength: 2 (20BP)
Charisma: 5 (50BP)
Intuition: 4 (40BP)
Logic: 3 (30BP)
Willpower: 3 (30BP)
Edge: 3 (20BP)
Magic: 4 (30BP)
210
Essence: 5.40
Initiative: 6
Physical Track: 9
Stun Track: 10
Positive Qualities
Adept (5BP)
First Impression (5BP)
Photographic Memory (10BP)
20
Negative Qualities
SINer (Criminal) (+10BP)
Allergy (Uncommon, Mild) (Lactose) (+5BP)
+15
Active Skills
Blades: 2 (8BP)
Dodge: 3 (12BP)
Pistols: 1 (4BP)
Unarmed Combat: 2 (8BP)
Palming: 3 (12BP)
Perception: 3 (12BP)
Con (Fast Talk): 5 (2) (22BP)
Negotiation: 3 (12BP)
Etiquette: 3 (12BP)
Intimidation: 1 (4BP)
100
Adept Powers
3.00 PP
Improved Con Level 3 .75 PP
Kinesics Level 2 1 PP
Voice Control .5PP
Cool Resolve Level 1 .5PP
Commanding Voice .25 PP
Knowledge Skills
Tuscaloosa Area Knowledge 6
Rockabilly Music 4
Tuscaloosa Football 3
Urban Brawl 3
Tuscaloosa Underworld 3
Tuscaloosa Arms Dealers 3
Gang Identification 3
CAS Prison System 3
Languages
English (N) (Cityspeak 3)
Spanish 3
Chinese 2
Contacts
16 BP = 48
Uncle Phil Donner, Black Marketeer C: 3 L: 5
Gwenneth "Gwen "TrueLiez" Daniels, Blogger C: 2 L: 3
Crooked Beat Cop C: 2 L: 2
Fixer C: 3 L: 2
Bartender C: 2 L: 2
Bouncer C: 2 L: 4
Street Doc C: 3 L: 2
Resources
3BP = 15000¥
Gear
Fore-arm Snap Blades
Extendable Baton
Colt America L36 Accessories - Concealable Holster, Laser Sight, Silencer, 6 Spare Clips, 30 Regular Ammo, 20 Gel Ammo
Armour Vest
Renraku Sensei O/S Renraku Ichi Accessories - AR Gloves, Skinlink, Subvocal Microphone, Thumbprint Reader
Rating 3 Fake SIN (Mike Redfield)
Rating 3 Fake Pistol License (Mike Redfield)
Rating 3 Fake Ammo License (Mike Redfield)
Rating 3 Nanotat – neon green great dragon flying Modes: Static Animated, Off
Cyberware
Datajack
Cybereyes Rating 2 Accessories - Low Light, Flare Compensation, Thermographic Vision, Vision Magnification
Cyberears Rating 1
Lifestyle
Squatter 3 months prepaid
Major Changes
[ Spoiler ]
I dropped Blades from 3 to 2, Intimidation from 2 to 1 and changed the Allergy, (now Uncommon , Mild) and Dropped 1 level of Cool Resolve. Added a set of Rating 1 Cyberears (Basically fer the sound recorder and soundlink) and 1 spare clip (which is the only thing I could think of fer 5 nu that was reasonably useful)
Backstory for Steve and Contacts to follow (aka as soon as I finish typing it)
ludomastro
Aug 23 2008, 03:19 AM
Meriss just sent me a PM to say that he dropped out.
I know that RL has everyone in a pinch. Just let me know if I should pull the plug or call in the doctor for this one.
SinN
Aug 24 2008, 06:04 AM
Im still in. I wouldnt mind a solo game. Even if we pull the plug on this one, i got a few more charactors on the back burner. Lemmo know, all mighty GM
ludomastro
Aug 24 2008, 07:42 PM
I'm hardly all-mighty, but thanks for the sentiment.
What kind of solo game would you be interested in?
SinN
Aug 24 2008, 09:00 PM
Well, as i said before, Id like to use my Hacker/Rigger/Face, Ash. He has alot of stats, not god like or anything, just able to hold his own. But not much backround to him. Ive only used him on a few runs, and he only has one real big acomplishment is his shadowrunning career. He helped kill Dr. Halbertson. You know, that guy who was putting kids brains in computers? Yeah. really hard fucking run, that Plan B ran for Ben and I a while back. Hes mostly been in hiding since then, just laying low until things blow over. Ive got a few other chars i havent had much time to use in the past. New charactors and the such. Lemme know if u can think of anything.
Redjack
Aug 25 2008, 12:46 AM
Wow Alex. You just keep getting your games knocked down in players. That said, quite a number of games have seen reductions recently.
ludomastro
Aug 25 2008, 05:15 AM
@ Redjack
Yes, I wonder why? You interested?
@SinN
Where was Ash's last known location?
crizh
Aug 25 2008, 05:18 AM
QUOTE (Redjack @ Aug 25 2008, 01:46 AM)
That said, quite a number of games have seen reductions recently.
Mostly a sudden, and unexpected, drop in the GM count....
Redjack
Aug 25 2008, 11:22 AM
Actually there are several of us who are dedicated players that lost yet another GM in the African Queen game. If SINn is looking for a game with more consistent players, I think that might be possible.
SinN
Aug 25 2008, 09:10 PM
I may be interested. If you guys can work me in, sure. Just let me know what kind of charactor U need.
@Alex
Ash was hiding out in Scotland for some time, and is now in Seattle, just now taking jobs again. Its been almost 2 years.
ludomastro
Aug 26 2008, 12:19 AM
I'm a little confused. Are we working this game or expanding the existing Atlanta game? Or something else?
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