Players
- pbangarth, Bongo Slade: (Physical adept percussionist),V, C
- Psikerlord, Omen, Wolf Shaman, V, C, CS
- deek, Aldan Penrice, Summoner, V, C, CS
Retired
- Shard, Lancer Human Female Rigger Mechanic
- Zaranthan, Jeremy, Ork Street Sam w/Home Ground
- Meatbag, Abigail Pierce, Human Technomancer, V, C, CS
- GT3000, Richard Descarnado, Corrupt Mercenary, Warriors Way Physad, V, C, CS
- Rathmun, Edward Lawrence, Elf B&E, V , C, CS
Thread for out of character discussion.
Your first post is your CS.
Your introductory scenes are set in the Spring of 2070.
IC Thread
Recruitment Thread
Full Version: OOC: Way of the Yen
Ok, character sheet here as both a Link and as plain text
Edited 7/6/09 when I got around to adding up all my essence costs.
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Edited 7/6/09 when I got around to adding up all my essence costs.
Jerry's sheet
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Lancer at a glimpse: 22 year old orphan. Learned to fix lots of stuff because things in her young world were always broken and nobody else gave a damn. Through her teens she helped maintain a go-gang's fleet in return for their protection and a place to sleep. She's pretty innocent, usually cheerful, and genuinely likes to help, but she's not stupid. She's been burned before by lame drekheads, and takes things carefully. She knows nuyen and cred run the streets, so that's what she's out for.
Character Sheet
Gear
Vignette
Contacts
Character Sheet
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Gear
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Vignette
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Contacts
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What is an example of a simple run your character would be hired for?
Woohoo! Omen, wolf shaman, at your service:
Sheet
Contacts
Concept & Vignette
Background & Appearance
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Contacts
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Concept & Vignette
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Background & Appearance
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Simple run Omen would be hired for - anything requiring getting past magical security, particularly patrolling spirits.
Shard could be hired to:
* drive (though she does not have a vehicle of her own)
* make mechanical "adjustments" to someones property, vehicle, drones, etc.
* hack a simple system or retrieve information from nodes on an internal network
* provide surveillance / ECCM coverage, recon or infiltration with her drones
* act as a spider if an attack is expected and the group is being hired as security
* backup pistol / scattergun user
I see her mostly as an asset that her more combat worthy runner comrades would escort and want to keep safe, though she can contribute to a firefight in a pinch. Not sure she's ever wasted someone herself though. Yet. Her skillset also makes her a valuable downtime asset for modifying weapons and vehicles.
* drive (though she does not have a vehicle of her own)
* make mechanical "adjustments" to someones property, vehicle, drones, etc.
* hack a simple system or retrieve information from nodes on an internal network
* provide surveillance / ECCM coverage, recon or infiltration with her drones
* act as a spider if an attack is expected and the group is being hired as security
* backup pistol / scattergun user
I see her mostly as an asset that her more combat worthy runner comrades would escort and want to keep safe, though she can contribute to a firefight in a pinch. Not sure she's ever wasted someone herself though. Yet. Her skillset also makes her a valuable downtime asset for modifying weapons and vehicles.
Bongo Slade Character Sheet:
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Bongo likes scouting missions ('case the joint', 'where are the power sources', 'is there another way in'), running distractions... and bar-room brawls.
QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jul 6 2009, 02:45 PM) 
What is an example of a simple run your character would be hired for?
Any type of run where the group cares a great deal about making very little noise on their way in or out. Or where they need to make their way through a great deal of physical security (Hey, we have an astral security guy, a techno security guy and a physical security guy. This party dynamic looks pretty sneaky.
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Abigail Pierce, Human Technomancer (Info Savant)
Contacts:
Vignette:
As of yet, Abby doesn't have a runner name. The best ones are given by other runners anyway.
20 questions
Lifestyle
Abby's the Matrix version of Edward, snapping up the paydata, playing havoc with the hardware and slipping out with none the wiser.
If needed, she can use her Sprites to cover her weaknesses in cyber and physical combat - either by putting a Machine Sprite in a drone or running Diagnostics on her smartlinked weapon.
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Contacts:
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Vignette:
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As of yet, Abby doesn't have a runner name. The best ones are given by other runners anyway.
20 questions
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Lifestyle
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Abby's the Matrix version of Edward, snapping up the paydata, playing havoc with the hardware and slipping out with none the wiser.
If needed, she can use her Sprites to cover her weaknesses in cyber and physical combat - either by putting a Machine Sprite in a drone or running Diagnostics on her smartlinked weapon.
QUOTE (Meatbag @ Jul 6 2009, 11:17 PM)
Abby's the Matrix version of Edward, snapping up the paydata, playing havoc with the hardware and slipping out with none the wiser.
Hmm, security people shall fear us. Bwahahaha... Oh, wait, they won't know we're there... Hmm...
Jerry's in his element dealing with the lawless areas of the sprawl and those who live there. He brings plenty of muscle and street smarts to any situation. A straightforward fellow, but one who can make good on his promises (and other people's promises when the bills need to be paid).
QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jul 7 2009, 01:18 PM)
NuYen, its a crime.
Share it fairly but dont take a slice of my pie.
NuYen, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise its no surprise that they're
Giving none away.
Share it fairly but dont take a slice of my pie.
NuYen, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise its no surprise that they're
Giving none away.
Man, goblin rock is going soft nowadays.
QUOTE (Psikerlord @ Jul 6 2009, 03:50 PM)
Woohoo! Omen, wolf shaman, at your service:
Contacts
Contacts
I still need the BP and Loyalty and Connection for these three.
Sorry, yep have now incorporated those into the sheet and contacts spoiler. I somehow lost them in the cut & paste. Also: noted Trid Phantasm is a fetish spell and corrected Assensing to 3 (Auras +2), to match the 14 points.
PS - Are you using the optional direct combat spell drain rule from SR4A errata? I don't mind either way.
PS - Are you using the optional direct combat spell drain rule from SR4A errata? I don't mind either way.
Ahhh... Pink Floyd. I gave my copy of that record to my daughter a few years ago, complete with the poster included with the LP. It raised her cred with her boyfriend hugely.
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jul 6 2009, 07:29 PM)
Bongo likes scouting missions ('case the joint', 'where are the power sources', 'is there another way in'), running distractions... and bar-room brawls.
Oh... and drumming. Always up for some drumming.
DireRadiant, you taunt us with your IC postage.
QUOTE (Psikerlord @ Jul 7 2009, 05:53 PM)
PS - Are you using the optional direct combat spell drain rule from SR4A errata? I don't mind either way.
I try to avoid using any optional rules since it's a pain to keep track of them if I am using them.
Jerry, lancer, Bongo initial IC Posts up.
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jul 6 2009, 08:15 PM)
Bongo Slade Character Sheet:
Could you include your list of contacts and their descriptions here as well?
QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jul 6 2009, 08:48 AM)
Your introductory scenes are set in the Spring of 2070.
So, IC Edward is 19 years old. (he was eight during the arcology incident in 2059)
QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jul 8 2009, 08:28 AM)
Ignoring the glares of the dispersing people in the streets the four of them made themselves comfortable in their saddles and began sharing sips of clear liquid in an old bottle of Nuke It Cola.
Someone's been playing fallout
Edward, Omen and Abigail have IC posts to respond to.
If anyone has questions, speak up. The initial posts are to get us started and work things out in a safe fun, and in an unlikely to get your PC killed manner, so there are few wrong things to do as far as IC actions.
If anyone has questions, speak up. The initial posts are to get us started and work things out in a safe fun, and in an unlikely to get your PC killed manner, so there are few wrong things to do as far as IC actions.
So, is there any specific format you'd like us to keep with regards to font/color/bracketing to indicate different forms of communication?
I'll second that - is there a particular format you want to use DR?
QUOTE (rathmun @ Jul 9 2009, 01:44 AM)
So, is there any specific format you'd like us to keep with regards to font/color/bracketing to indicate different forms of communication?
I could write up a hugely well defined spec, or let it develop based on the need for you to effectively communicate what's happening as you write. I'll choose the one that puts the burden on you folks to write effectively.
As long as the post on it's own allows the reader to figure out the communication modes, I'm fine with it.
What will be more important later, especially for a forum game, will be location and timing of IC posts. There will come times when someone posting later is actually describing an event prior to a previous post, so location and timestamp headers are important for those.
I've always been fond of the common dateline I've seen in other topics:
19:40:51 Thursday, December 01, 2061 - The Big Rhino, Downtown, Seattle, UCAS
Obviously, clip the location when it becomes broad enough for the scene, but the format helps, especially if you need to describe what's happening at two locations in one post (such as remote rigging).
19:40:51 Thursday, December 01, 2061 - The Big Rhino, Downtown, Seattle, UCAS
Obviously, clip the location when it becomes broad enough for the scene, but the format helps, especially if you need to describe what's happening at two locations in one post (such as remote rigging).
Oh, neat! Great link, man!
Character Sheet
Vingette
Contacts
20 Questions
Lifestyle
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Contacts
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20 Questions
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Lifestyle
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Tryin'a scare the geek, are we? All good fun...
Threading Scan
Using both hits, E-Warfare 4, Scan 5+2,
Detecting Hidden Nodes
Gotcha.
Resist Fading
No damage.
Hacking in
5 hits vs. Firewall 2. I'm in!
Editing
I'll leave the detection to Rathmun.
Threading Scan
Using both hits, E-Warfare 4, Scan 5+2,
Detecting Hidden Nodes
Gotcha.
Resist Fading
No damage.
Hacking in
5 hits vs. Firewall 2. I'm in!
Editing
I'll leave the detection to Rathmun.
QUOTE (Meatbag @ Jul 12 2009, 07:49 AM)
I'll leave the detection to Rathmun.
Detect hacking on the fly Analyze(3) + firewall(2) (hackers stealth)
5 dice, 2 successes.
Um, apparently not happening. (no real surprise there, I'd need all successes to manage that I'm sure.)
Although, I'm fairly certain you need an admin account to actually install something. (raising the effective firewall rating by 6, and thus causing you to need another roll.)
If I'm correct about that I'd get another roll. (not that it will help me much.)
Roll 2
Yep, I'd still only be at 4 successes toward detecting the attempt, and I suspect I would need 5.
Imitate voice, 3 successes
QUOTE (rathmun @ Jul 12 2009, 02:46 PM)
Although, I'm fairly certain you need an admin account to actually install something. (raising the effective firewall rating by 6, and thus causing you to need another roll.)
Ah, but I wasn't, I was just placing some images on your AR display - basic Edit, no transfers needed.
QUOTE (Meatbag @ Jul 12 2009, 09:42 AM)
Ah, but I wasn't, I was just placing some images on your AR display - basic Edit, no transfers needed.
And I actually know this... How? Remember this all happens in about 3 seconds
QUOTE (rathmun @ Jul 12 2009, 03:50 PM)
And I actually know this... How? Remember this all happens in about 3 seconds
Fair point. To be pedantic, it's more like six seconds, but close enough.
QUOTE (Meatbag @ Jul 12 2009, 10:06 AM)
Fair point. To be pedantic, it's more like six seconds, but close enough.
round 1, pass 1: Edward drops behind you
round 1, pass 1: you scan
round 1, pass 2: Edward smirks
round 1, pass 2: you hack
round 1, pass 3: you edit
round 2, pass 1: Edward turns off his link.
I'm assuming you have 3 matrix IPs.
QUOTE (rathmun @ Jul 12 2009, 04:12 PM)
I'm assuming you have 3 matrix IPs.
I do, yes, but you use meatspace IPs in AR. She's got her eyes open at the meet.
As an aside, I'm SO grabbing Acceleration.
QUOTE (Meatbag @ Jul 12 2009, 11:11 AM)
I do, yes, but you use meatspace IPs in AR. She's got her eyes open at the meet.
As an aside, I'm SO grabbing Acceleration.
As an aside, I'm SO grabbing Acceleration.
You're better off with Overclocking, Advanced Overclocking, Multiprocessing, and Mesh Reality first. Acceleration isn't actually all that great.
Use your matrix initiative in meatspace, and mix-and-match meatspace and matrix actions. You can't use more IPs in meatspace than you could normally, but you could use one or two in meatspace, and then the other three in the matrix.
The Macro Echo is also a doozy, take a -2 on all actions for that pass, but you get 2 complex actions instead of one, as long as one of them is in the matrix. "Oh, Hi, I have ten complex actions this round."
QUOTE (GT3000 @ Jul 10 2009, 11:43 PM)
Character Sheet
What would a typical small job your character would be asked to do?
QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jul 8 2009, 09:59 AM)
Jerry, lancer, Bongo initial IC Posts up.
GT3000 I'll get to review of your sheet in the next few days.
Anyone else need anything?
QUOTE (Psikerlord @ Jul 13 2009, 08:41 PM)
Information gained regarding Edward (based on table in SR4A)
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Stuff about Abby's aura:
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QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jul 13 2009, 09:04 AM)
What would a typical small job your character would be asked to do?
Protecting a low-level VIP, running security in Detriot, or delivery of special contents.
<---- Peruses Dunkies will.
<---- Is gobsmacked to find out that he chose a character name so similar to one that appears in the will without having previously read the will. (Lawrence Edward Grafton is mentioned.)
<---- Is gobsmacked to find out that he chose a character name so similar to one that appears in the will without having previously read the will. (Lawrence Edward Grafton is mentioned.)
I am finally reconnected, after travelling, fixing broken well-pumps and plumbing and fighting with the ISP to get the 'old-style dial-up' at our island cottage working. I will catch up over the course of the next day or so and do whatever I needed to have done in the last week.
QUOTE (Psikerlord @ Jul 13 2009, 09:41 PM)
Johnson is mildly augmented, most likely something along the lines of simple implants, like a commlink.
For later ease of reference, I generally prefer if information and results of tests are somehow incorporated in IC posts.
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jul 16 2009, 11:43 AM)
I am finally reconnected, after travelling, fixing broken well-pumps and plumbing and fighting with the ISP to get the 'old-style dial-up' at our island cottage working. I will catch up over the course of the next day or so and do whatever I needed to have done in the last week.
Let me know your general strategy for "casing" the place, and feel free to make the appropriate rolls.
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