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Red-ROM
I tried to start a game and it faded like like a cheap t-shirt. so I'm trying a new Idea, Post or die. the premise is, I set a number of posts per week, I think two (we all have lives). If seven days pass from your second to last post, your character is met with a dramatic and untimely death. I figure recruitment will run long, as well as the reserve list. The story might suffer, but It will probably be comical as well, If I have any takers, step right up. I think I'll keep it to 4-6 active players, we'll see how it goes
Edit: New Rules!
+10 points for contacts!!
OOC comments will not count(the current countdowns are for practice)!!

EDIT:
[days remaining]Player Roster(so far):
[0]Martin_D-"Heka"-Full mage
[5]Dr.Z-"Lefty"-phys ad combat monster
[1]pbangarth-"Professor"- archaeologist (adept)
[3]Majhra-Otto-cyber mage
[2]Saint Sithney-Oswald-techie/Rigger
[5]Ellipsis-"Caper"-Thief/Infiltration Specialist

Reserve Players:
[0]Crizh-?- explosives guy?
Jaid
Dumori
Ezeckial
Daloof
Abschalten
Noonesshowmonkey

GM reserves:
Majhra
Martin_D
Martin_DeVries_Institute
IN.

Do you have any rules or setting info pertaining to concepts you're looking for?
Red-ROM
yea, that would be good. How about Basic 400bp, 35pt quality cap etc. straight Seattle game. Real simple
DrZaius
In.

You may have noticed, but once there was a hint of an online game, I made some characters. Ok, a lot of characters. And then made them fight.

EDIT: I always ask my GM the same question: On a scale from 1 to 100, with 1 being shoving spoons into a jury-rigged shotgun to murder your dealer to get more BTLs, and 100 is a vat-grown super assassin, where should we fall? cyber.gif
Red-ROM
I've stopped making characters(online). I started putting the same ones in all the games that start up. then the game dies, and the character is open for a new game. But hey, if your character dies, you can get the next one on the reserve list smile.gif

I was thinking, if I fail to post twice in a week, someone could totally take over and I'll get on the GM reserve list (we totaly need a GM reserve list)
Abschalten
I'm in. smile.gif Lemme know when you want characters!

Mind if I just use Scar? I finished him for that other gaming thread and it went nowhere, and I'd like to use him...
Red-ROM
QUOTE (Abschalten @ Jun 23 2010, 08:10 PM) *
I'm in. smile.gif Lemme know when you want characters!

Mind if I just use Scar? I finished him for that other gaming thread and it went nowhere, and I'd like to use him...

Sure, just repost him here (I'm lazy)

EDIT: I'm gonna let recruitment go for a while to get some extra people(I think it will probably stay open too, even after we start)
kxU
haha, for some reason the idea of the GM dying after a week of inactivity makes me giggle like a schoolgirl. wobble.gif
Red-ROM
QUOTE (kxU @ Jun 23 2010, 08:14 PM) *
haha, for some reason the idea of the GM dying after a week of inactivity makes me giggle like a schoolgirl. wobble.gif


The street shaman is quiet, he suddenly looks to the sky and whispers...
"God is Dead"

smile.gif
Martin_DeVries_Institute
QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Jun 23 2010, 06:07 PM) *
I was thinking, if I fail to post twice in a week, someone could totally take over and I'll get on the GM reserve list (we totaly need a GM reserve list)

I like that, too. Might help prevent GM burnout if several folk watch over that as well...

And before I think of any concepts, I'd like an answer to DrZaius' question too. wink.gif
Abschalten
Dennis Rend, a.k.a. "Scar"

Concept: Troll Organlegger/Muscle/Interrogator

Appearance: He's an enormous, hulking beast of a troll, and ugly even by trog standards. His face is a mass of old, twisted scar tissue. His prominent tusks jut out obtrusively and give him a brutish appearance even compared to others of his kind. His horns curve backwards off the top of his head and behind his skull. His appearance is typically unkempt and dirty, wearing ragged vending machine flats that have since started to biodegrade.

Background
[ Spoiler ]

Sheet
[ Spoiler ]

Abschalten
I'd also like a response to DrZaius' question. If I feel like Scar needs tweaked based on that response I'll do so, though I think he works pretty well as-is now for the character concept I wanted to play.
pbangarth
Count me in. I have several characters ready to go. I'm travelling across Canada next week and it could be fun to scramble for a hotel with internet that works just to keep my PC alive! Though, now that I think about it, I suspect you may not actually get started that soon.

Is there anything you don't want in your game... possession, TMs, pixie punchers of doom?
Red-ROM
I think with the spontaneous combustion of characters or random fireballs or what not, This is going to be kind of a pink mohawk setting.... so *gulp* Bring it on. (Don't expect me to be super knowledgeable on those though).

As for Dr Z's qeustion...I don't see why a super assassin wouldnt enjoy shotgun spoons as much as the next guy.
I'm usually a champion of low powered and gritty games. But this game goes to 11. (If you don't get that reference, you have homework to do)

EDIT: Clear answer, I'm hoping for 65, but 100 is fine
Majhra
Entertaining (extra so with after a GM swap!) idea. Pink mohawks on a GM level appeals to my sensabilities.

As it's been way too many years for me, so no like the present to get back on the horse, so to speak. Count me in for both rosters. smile.gif

crizh
Me too, me too....
Red-ROM
QUOTE (crizh @ Jun 23 2010, 10:23 PM) *
Me too, me too....


Kewl, you want on the reserve GM list too?
Jaid
Hmmm... I'd tentatively like to get in on this one. It sounds very interesting smile.gif

and best part is, if for some reason i get horribly busy (2 posts a week doesn't sound *too* hard to keep up with), i get to add to the game with a comical death... it's like taking the bloody mess quality in fallout 2 smile.gif
Martin_DeVries_Institute
Oh put me up on the reserve GM list too.

EDIT: But not near the top of the list. I want to see how this goes before I GM, I'm terrified of sucking hard and being laughed off of DS.
crizh
QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Jun 24 2010, 03:29 AM) *
Kewl, you want on the reserve GM list too?


No, no, I don't think anyone needs to suffer my GM'ing.
Ellipsis
...I love this idea, please put me on your reserve list and I'll get a char kicking as soon as I have an idea where and when. It'd be funny if death himself became an npc doling out inactive justice...
Martin_DeVries_Institute
OK Red-Rom. Here's my concept so far: spoiled rich-kid corp brat with the Talent who ended up becoming a Black magician (as in the tradition). He runs the shadows because he's jaded; Futurama's Hedonism-Bot via Anton LaVey.
Abschalten
QUOTE (Martin_DeVries_Institute @ Jun 23 2010, 11:16 PM) *
OK Red-Rom. Here's my concept so far: spoiled rich-kid corp brat with the Talent who ended up becoming a Black magician (as in the tradition). He runs the shadows because he's jaded; Futurama's Hedonism-Bot via Anton LaVey.


Dude, my old black magician was a LaVeyan Satanist! Rock on!
Martin_DeVries_Institute
Great minds. smile.gif Here's hoping I can pull it off.
Red-ROM
kewl, OG post updated, I think we're off to a good start smile.gif

EDIT:

AS I think about this idae more, should OOC posts count?

Example 1: I'm waiting on Strawberry switchblade to kick open the door

Example 2: Hey guys, I'm real busy this week, I'll post something tomorrow.

Any thoughts?
Dumori
Count me in.
PC ideas I think I'm going to use this as an excuse to play those PC RAW-fu char I come up with cos I can. Or those that are just out there but least least not horrific monsters of optimisation.
DrZaius
QUOTE (Jaid @ Jun 23 2010, 09:42 PM) *
Hmmm... I'd tentatively like to get in on this one. It sounds very interesting smile.gif

and best part is, if for some reason i get horribly busy (2 posts a week doesn't sound *too* hard to keep up with), i get to add to the game with a comical death... it's like taking the bloody mess quality in fallout 2 smile.gif


I foresee a rash of bus accidents in the near future...
crizh
I'd tentatively say that OOC shouldn't count. I'm sure we've all noticed instances where players are posting OOC or in active threads on the Shadowrun board but quietly ignoring the games they are supposed to be playing.

Or GMing.....
Ellipsis
I don't thick OOC posts should count with the caveat that there be allowances made for instances where someone wouldn't legitimately post (like "I'm waiting for such and such to kick in a door."/it isn't your turn to act in combat so you should wait to see what happens), or what if the PC in negotiation with a J ends up the sloth poster. It would be odd for everyone to just start throwing in their two bits to get their safety posts in. It may be better to wait for the negotiator to fall prey to an epic seizure before proceeding. This will be tricky I'll admit. Maybe IC posts for combat/"turn" sensitive actions should be queued up OOC with a spoiler or something so that the intent to post is clear if it starts to get dicey?
DrZaius
"Lefty"

[ Spoiler ]

EDIT: Dropped 1 level of Combat Sense, added Counterstrike 1.
EDIT 2: Reflecting 10 Free Contact BP, added Unarmed Combat 2 (Martial Arts)
Ellipsis
Oh and I'm starting to think I'd really like to play either an infiltration/thief social engineer type possibly a classic art thief that has made off with a client's requested piece and had to get out of dodge and go to ground with the only option left was the less elegant shadowrunner work ...ooorr a firebug explosives expert...both sound fun.
crizh
I've been working on a demolitions expert for a while. I've tried to play him in several different games that have died a death.
Abschalten
Sad as I am to do this, I am going to go ahead and withdraw from this game, simply for the reason that I have decided to start my own and that'll probably keep me busy. I am also wanting to get into the Eclipse Phase game that may be starting. Between the two I really think my attention would be spread too thin if I were also in this game, and it wouldn't really be fair to the other players to take a spot when a handful of games are opening up. Run one, play one, that's fair I think. Playing two on top of that is a bit selfish of me. smile.gif
Dumori
Don't withdraw play a sample char from the BBB so we can watch you die.
Ezeckial
The idea amuses me, put me on the list!

I'll come up with a character concept that includes some awesome way for me to die if I don't keep up with posts.
Dumori
Every one take borrowed time as you negative quality of choice.
Majhra
QUOTE (Abschalten @ Jun 25 2010, 01:41 AM) *
Sad as I am to do this, I am going to go ahead and withdraw from this game, simply for the reason that I have decided to start my own and that'll probably keep me busy. I am also wanting to get into the Eclipse Phase game that may be starting. Between the two I really think my attention would be spread too thin if I were also in this game, and it wouldn't really be fair to the other players to take a spot when a handful of games are opening up. Run one, play one, that's fair I think. Playing two on top of that is a bit selfish of me. smile.gif


I'm sorry. Your request for removal is denied. Nobody gets out alive (or sometimes in one peice).
Abschalten
Man, you all won't be happy until my character just erupts into a shower of ludicrous gibs for no reason. rotate.gif

"Sorry, Mr. Johnson, I don't know what happened! He just stopped talking, and suddenly he just exploded! Can we pick up the dry-cleaning tab for you?!"
Red-ROM
QUOTE (Abschalten @ Jun 24 2010, 11:41 AM) *
Sad as I am to do this, I am going to go ahead and withdraw from this game, simply for the reason that I have decided to start my own and that'll probably keep me busy. I am also wanting to get into the Eclipse Phase game that may be starting. Between the two I really think my attention would be spread too thin if I were also in this game, and it wouldn't really be fair to the other players to take a spot when a handful of games are opening up. Run one, play one, that's fair I think. Playing two on top of that is a bit selfish of me. smile.gif


I moved you to the bottom of the reserve list, but I think you'll find yourself with more time than you think. I tried to limit myself to one or two games for a while. Now I'm currently in like four or five, maybe six. None of which are very active, if alive at all.

@ all: I've updated the OP, nothing's set in stone, I moved Elipsis up to active duty (Jaid said he was tentative, so I left him on the reserve list). of course this is not counting actual character posts. So its still up in the air.
Saint Sithney
Can I... Can I use karmagen?

I'll use whatever version of rules you like. I'll have dedicated points just for knowledge skills. I just can't stand BP anymore.

My character concept is going to be a wild-haired old (pre-awakening old) scientist who specializes in lasers and thinks that he's been transported to different planet. So, naturally, lots of academic knowledge skills and very little common sense.
Martin_DeVries_Institute
Okay, sheet and background for Gordon Baum, nom de shadows: "Heka Stanton." Heka for short. I better like this character, it took three hours to buy his goddamn equipment. nyahnyah.gif

BACKGROUND
[ Spoiler ]


SHEET
[ Spoiler ]
Red-ROM
QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Jun 25 2010, 12:25 AM) *
Can I... Can I use karmagen?

I'll use whatever version of rules you like. I'll have dedicated points just for knowledge skills. I just can't stand BP anymore.

My character concept is going to be a wild-haired old (pre-awakening old) scientist who specializes in lasers and thinks that he's been transported to different planet. So, naturally, lots of academic knowledge skills and very little common sense.

People have already made characters with the BP system. And the Karma-gen is overpowered. I'll end up with even more sahpeshifters and pixies of doom. You can use the priority system if you really hate the BP one.
Ellipsis
Sweet! Now just to decide what to do. Hmm, well I'm pretty busy today but I'll work on getting a cohesive concept and build together this weekend.
da Loof
Oh, I want in on THIS action yesplz

but... how are you going to deal with ppl on vacation?
Jaid
QUOTE (da Loof @ Jun 25 2010, 09:43 AM) *
Oh, I want in on THIS action yesplz

but... how are you going to deal with ppl on vacation?

their head asplode?

(might not wanna get too attached to anyone nyahnyah.gif )
DrZaius
QUOTE (Jaid @ Jun 25 2010, 01:47 PM) *
their head asplode?

(might not wanna get too attached to anyone nyahnyah.gif )


I'm a big fan of car accidents (for killing runners). Happen everyday you know.
Martin_DeVries_Institute
Psh. That's what you get for taking a vacation.
Stay indoors and be a lump. It's safer that way. (As long as you consider obesity and heart problems "safe.")
Red-ROM
Vacations without Dumpshock?

Anyway, If you have to go on vacation, watch one of the Final destination movies. Your character will probably be something like that.

So we have 11-ish nods of interest so far, and 2 character concepts? let me know If i've missed something
Saint Sithney
QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Jun 25 2010, 03:42 AM) *
People have already made characters with the BP system. And the Karma-gen is overpowered. I'll end up with even more sahpeshifters and pixies of doom. You can use the priority system if you really hate the BP one.


Shit yeah. Priority. We are doing this.

How many peak charge battery clips can I get with a single restricted gear quality?
Red-ROM
QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Jun 26 2010, 04:25 AM) *
Shit yeah. Priority. We are doing this.

How many peak charge battery clips can I get with a single restricted gear quality?

Hmm.. good question, how about 4? I like the character concept, and I haven't seen anyone use the Priority system since early 3rd ed.
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