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unsound

Aug 9 2010, 04:41 AM

New players are totally welcome, we were all new once. Feel free to stat up a character and jump right in!

You can RP interactions with your own contacts, or you can leave 'em for a GM. We'll probably end up doing a mix of both.

Weekly awards have been posted. Triple karma week one officially begins today.

Grimm

Aug 9 2010, 04:52 AM

Great, thanks. I will do exactly that.

Aria

Aug 9 2010, 12:47 PM

Thanks to Abs I realised I didn't have much of a background written up on Silk so here it is:

Warning: Contains Potential Spoilers for the Emerging / Emerging Conflict Game are in here as I’m juggling timelines and I don’t want to write too much here that would give things away or end up railroading PCs in those games. (My plan is to get Emerging Conflict off the ground some time in September)

A note to Unsound – having read through the Runner’s Companion again I’m not sure that ‘Enemy’ is the correct flaw to replace Pacifism so any suggestions based on the background below would be welcome – lost loved one perhaps?!?

Hi, you can call me Silk, although my real name is Suzanna, or Ana for short. My life was great until about eighteen months ago, but I’m getting ahead of myself, so I guess I should start with what I look like?

I’m tall for a human, although not for an orc I suppose. The only signs of any orcish nature however are slightly pointed ears and lower canines that any real orc would be ashamed of (and dense bones which means I’m more robust than I look). Like my Mum I had a late genetic expression and look and feel human (not that orcs aren’t, that isn’t what I mean at all, but it’s a perception thing). I’ve been told that I pass for a fairly pretty human and I’ve put that to use on occasion when looks have been able to swing things my way. I also don’t appear to age in the same way that an orc would so although I’m nearly twenty I haven’t yet seen the unfortunate decline that some orcs go through about now… in fact I’m not sure where the genetic markers fall and I’m certainly not worrying about it given everything else that’s going on in my life.

I’m a third gen runner and have been surrounded by runners from birth. Despite what the trids might have you believe I think that I probably turned out more balanced than most of the other street drek that populate the shadows. When I was born my Dad was a runner, like Granddad, and Mum was working as a surveillance operative for the Feds. I don’t know much of the background of how they met, and it’s too late to ask now, but whilst they loved each other it was a Romeo and Juliet relationship doomed by the divide between the shadows and the light. I’ve still got a holo of my Dad, he was a handsome orc from Europe and now I don’t even know if he’s alive or dead…

Mum became a runner herself after some disagreement with the Bureau that meant she felt she could no longer work for them. She took, or was given, the handle ‘Mother’ although not because she was one, and teamed up with a number of people over the years until she met Bale and started Balefire. For myself, I was helping run overwatch by the time I was twelve and I was trusted to take part in the less dangerous runs when I was fifteen.

We bounced about for the early parts of my life, living out of an RV surrounded by the various technological debris that were Mum’s trade. I think we must have crossed the UCAS at least twice in search of work but we eventually felt the pull of Seattle and came back home… I almost wish we hadn’t now. The fallout of Mum’s involvement with the Feds seemed to have blown over and she reforged her rep here whilst I spent my time tinkering with her toys and learning from the matrix and the various runners that felt the need to teach me something.

My aptitude for tech meant that when the time came Mum insisted that I get a proper education and as I had a SIN it was easy enough to win a place at Seattle U to study electrical engineering. Evo sponsored my course and although there were some reservations about taking a corps money in such a public and open way we figured in the end that it could serve our purposes in a ‘hide in plain sight’ kind of way. I can honestly say that I excelled at my studies, at least the theoretical stuff, and I’m not ashamed to say that I have blatantly used what I’ve been taught to further my skills in the shadows.

…And then it all went bad when things seemed so perfect. I don’t yet know the full story behind what happened, although I’m determined to find out, but someone targeted Balefire for something we had done or for some other reason lost in the shadows…and Mum was killed…I found her in a pool of her own cold blood…I’m sorry, it’s still painful to think about…

…And so here I am. The last eighteen months have been rough and I’ve slowly slipped down the shadow evolutionary ladder and been getting more and more behind on my college work. I need to get back on track, but whenever I think about doing anything about it things seem to get on top of me. Aria has pulled me along and stopped me from sinking too low but I know this is something I now need to deal with myself. The pain is less and it is slowly being replaced with a burning desire to find out exactly what happened and why!

Contacts:
Aria is my sanity, which is ironic as she appears on the matrix as a glowing ten year old girl with a mischievous streak as wide as the Aztechnology pyramid! She doesn’t seem to be in to responsibility but she looks after her friends and I’m very glad to be one of them. She was Balefire’s hacker and only just escaped the destruction that was rained down on us. She has withdrawn herself from the active shadows but keeps her ear to the ground and delights in dredging up obscure information and secrets.

Mr Bishop is a worthy paragon of academia, full of the joys of books (real ones), research and applied hard work. He’s also on occasion a nasty lecherous old man but as his contacts are solid and he’s never actually done anything about it I let it slide. Somehow he knew that I was an active part of the shadows, even though I don’t think it has ever been discussed, and I suppose that has contributed to the respect I have for him. He is a good source of information and on occasion shadow work.

Traul

Aug 9 2010, 01:32 PM

QUOTE (Aria @ Aug 9 2010, 02:47 PM)

The pain is less and it is slowly being replaced with a burning desire to find out exactly what happened and why!

Vendetta?

Aria

Aug 9 2010, 04:37 PM

QUOTE (Traul @ Aug 9 2010, 02:32 PM)

Vendetta?

Vendetta sounded good until i read that you need to take an enemy with it and I'm already maxed on the 35BPs...of course as a roleplaying aid I don't mind having more negative qualities

...and whilst I know who the enemy is for the purposes of the games I'm running all Silk knows is that it was a group of mercs...for now...

Grimm

Aug 10 2010, 04:12 AM

Note: My son is coming to visit for a week so my online time will be next to none. I wanted to get this up beforehand so it could be looked at by people that know what they're doing.

This is a submission in progress. Bear with me as I work to get this posted and develop a template for my character.

BP Breakdown
Meta/Stats/Edge: 260
Active Skills: 108
Skill Specializations: 8
Resources: 16
Contacts: 8

Scar - Troll Go-Ganger
Character Background and Description

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The mechanical sound of the ratchet echoed in the troll's ears as he tightened down a bolt on the bike. Outside of the garage he could hear the sounds of the desolate slum that he and his associates called home. The Rust Ring, as it was affectionately dubbed; was a section of neighborhood west of I-5 that had all but been forgotten by the normals of the world. The Spikes took the Rust Ring and vacated some nobody gang from the area. Further to the west lay the Tacoma docks and the primary home of the Ragers. The Rust Ring set made no particular claim to the docks nor did they really want it. Making war on their neighbors would suit no one, particularly with the simmering animosity that still stirred between the Spikes and the Ancients. Forays into the local area by Humanis supremecists was often a problem as well. A problem the Spikes, Ragers, and local meta-humans had to counter to preserve their own area.

The troll slid out from under the motorcycle that rested on its respective lift. He set his tool down and fetched a warming can of beer that sat on a workbench. Outside he met the owner of the bike who was sitting at a bench.

“Look man,” the mechanic said, “I can fix your bike for you but the parts are going to run you about a hundred nuyen. I got the parts at the moment but I'll have to replace 'em for the next dipshit that runs his bike for three years on the same fucking lubricant and chews part of her ass off on the interstate.”

The other troll half-grinned at him, “Yeah, sorry about that Scar.”

“Don't fucking apologize to me. Apologize to that poor girl I got up on the rack at the moment.” The mechanic internally checked as an indicator flashed that funds had been received. “Alright man, give me about an hour and I'll have that shit replaced for you. And fucking remember, you can abuse your bitch and brothers but pamper your bike.”

This brought a laugh from the other troll who Scar stared at completely dead-pan. The mechanic simply shook his head and ducked back into the garage.

It wasn't a bad place by any stretch of the imagination. Particularly considering that none of them actually owned any of the property in the Rust Ring. This entire neighborhood was just one large communal squatting area they had claimed as their home territory. Scar had commandeered this garage so he would better be able to service the bikes of his brothers in the Spikes. Most of the tools and equipment were stolen or bought off the black market. Except for a small personal toolkit, the troll owned none of it and all were free to use it. It was one of the few places where items did not often walk away. Not having the right tools for the job for a go-gang was not exactly an option. Scar didn't even bother to lock the place. If someone had the balls to come into the Ring to break into this garage and steal shit; they deserved to have it. Provided they could make it out of the Rust Ring with it.

Scar did not carry himself like a typical ganger. The thirst for violence and excitement was always there, but he did not go out of his way to look for it. He had watched quite a few of his friends die for making such foolish decisions. He was not exactly thrilled to hear about the demise of Lord Torgo in prison. Though he did appreciate the approach of the gang's new leader. Handle problems, make money, bust heads when need be. That's exactly what he wanted to do. Scar could give less of a fuck about the Ancients provided they weren't crossing any lines that were drawn. They had bigger problems.

The troll liked the relative area though. He had already crossed paths with some Ragers when some Humanis shits were trying to start trouble at the Crying Wall. That was also the same night he met his first fixer. Scar had worked for and earned the beginnings of respect of this fixer with the handling of a couple small local jobs. He prefered to bang with the other Spikes and Ragers, but Scar knew a meal-ticket when he saw it. That began his career as a shadowrunner. Now he strives to stay low and unnoticed, as much as a troll can be anyways.

A chain-hoist was spun into position over the bike and used to pick it up from the rack where it rested. Scar slowly lowered it until it's wheels touched pavement and he pushed it out of the chains. The bike roared to life under him as he wheeled it out of the building. The troll collapsed his beer can in his hand and bounced it off one of his customer's horns.

“Hey! Going for a test drive. Don't drink my fucking beer!”

The biker did not pause for an answer he cut the wheel and accelerated down the street. Another turn took him out of the Rust Ring and into that other world. Scar let his mind wander as he blasted down the street. What had brought him here? How did he get to this point in his life? More importantly, did any of it really matter to a troll go-ganger fledgling shadowrunner?

“Not a mother fucking bit of it,” he muttered to himself as he pulled into a hairpin turn, shooting down the road back to his home in the Rust Ring. He lived in the here and now. That was what was important to him.

Basic Info

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Qualities

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Attributes

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Skills (Active/Knowledge/Languages)

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Contacts

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Resources and Equipment

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Cyberware

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Grimm

Aug 10 2010, 04:31 AM

Noob question. As I'm understanding it in the book, one can either get enhancements bought and installed into the natural eyes or they can get a total eye replacement.

The total eye replacement additions use up capacity as dictated by the rank of the eyes. The essence cost is that of the eye installation.

The additions to the natural eye would come off of one's essence if one simply bought augmentations instead of a full replacement.

I'm basing this assessment on the statement that says "They use either essence from the eye or capacity from the cybernetic eye" in regards to eye augmentations.

Am I understanding this correctly?

Abschalten

Aug 10 2010, 04:58 AM

You can get vision mods as modifications to natural eyes, yes. However, you'll note that if you get a bunch of them, the Essence costs of cumulative enhancements quickly add up and it's better on your Essence to just get a set of eyes and use the capacity out of them.

Edit: I also have a troll character named Scar.

He's a bit different, though.

Combat Mage

Aug 10 2010, 08:11 AM

I think I'll pull Silver out of the game and submit a different character later. I realized that somehow I've gotten a bit tired of playing mages.

Aria

Aug 10 2010, 12:11 PM

Perception test for Silk: 9D6 = 3 hits

Hopefully she's spotted any lurking nasties on her approach to the library...

A

Grimm

Aug 10 2010, 01:04 PM

QUOTE (Abschalten @ Aug 10 2010, 12:58 AM)

You can get vision mods as modifications to natural eyes, yes. However, you'll note that if you get a bunch of them, the Essence costs of cumulative enhancements quickly add up and it's better on your Essence to just get a set of eyes and use the capacity out of them.

Edit: I also have a troll character named Scar.

He's a bit different, though.

Alright, that's what I thought. It did occur to me that it was probably a fairly common meta name while I was making him but nothing else really came to mind at the time.

Abschalten

Aug 10 2010, 04:05 PM

@Aria
No nasties, nothing out of the ordinary.

Also, I highlighted the dialogue in that post since there was a bit of it. I tried various colors and they either were too hard on the eyes or didn't stand out quite enough. Let me know how that color works for you. I won't always highlight speech, just when there's big blocks of it. If that color doesn't work I can try something else. Keep in mind I'm color deficient so what I see may not be what you see.

The moral of that post: Anybody can be a Johnson; a shadowrun doesn't necessarily have to have a corporate sponsor; and payment isn't always just in

.

Combat Mage

Aug 10 2010, 05:35 PM

As announced I'll pull Silver out of the game (or at least put him on ice for a while). Here's my new guy:

Akecheta the Beast, Troll Combat Adept

Description:

[ Spoiler ]

Background:

[ Spoiler ]

Akecheta was born as a human in Cheyenne, capital of the Sioux Nation. He was the son of a prostitute who was a member of a street gang, the "Tribe of Blood". His mother tried to raise him as best as she could but she wasn't exactly cut out for parenthood and Akecheta grew up among the rough criminals of the Tribe of Blood. Early on he experienced violence and he quickly learnt to fight to survive. Early in his teenage years he goblinized to a troll, which shocked him at first, but he quickly adapted and learned to value his new body. He had been no weakling before but now he was strong even for a troll. Unknown to him he also awakened and manifested powers as a physical adept.

The Tribe of Blood had strong ties to the Lakota Mafia, the strongest criminal syndicate in the Sioux Nation. As Akecheta grew stronger and became a feared fighter on the streets they recruited him into their ranks, teaching him a bit about his magical talent and training him further in the ways of combat. With their support he agumented his magic with some carefully chosen bioware. After only two years the troll was one of the syndicate's most feared enforcers on the streets. When Haley's comet passed Akecheta changed again, his hair growing into a lion-like mane of black and crimson. his eyes took on a bright red glowing color. This transformation earned him the nickname "The Beast".

Akecheta didn't mind his violent work, he had had a harsh childhood and he learned that everybody had to look out for himself. The strong persevere and the weak die. The young troll would have continued on his path if he hadn't met Lilly.
Lilly, a beuatiful young ork woman, was a waitress at an italian pizza joint, that, unknown to her, served as a front for a small group of irish mafioso from Seattle who wanted to get a foothold in the Sioux Nation. Together with other enforcers, Akechte was sent to kill everyone working there to send a clear message that the Lakota Mafia would not suffer any intrusion into their territory.
He didn't know why but the moment Akecheta laid eyes on Lilly he knew that there was a connection between them. He saved her from the ensuing firefight between the Lakota enforcers and the Irish and they got to know each other. They quickly fell in love and she convinced him to retire from his life of violence. Akecheta was stunned that anyone could love someone, something, that looked so wild and dangerous, so inhuman as he did and he listened to her request. He distanced himself more and more from the Lakota Mafia and tried to get out.

Of course his bosses did not like that development. After several stern talks and threats that did not bring results the syndicate leadership decided to take more drastic measures. A high-ranking lieutenant, a big ork called "Rattlesnake", was ordered to take his men and kill Lilly and, if he resisted, Akecheta too.

When Akecheta arrived at his apartment that evening, Lilly was already dead. Her body was pinned against the wall with a machete and Rattlesnake and his men stood around it, waiting for the troll to give him an ultimatum: "Forget she ever existed and come back into the syndicate or die next to her."
Akecheta had never felt so much pain and anger as he did in this moment. He screamed out a blood-chilling howl of pure rage and ripped of the closest enforcer's head with his pure hands. The other men died shortly after, except for Rattlesnake. Lilly's murderer took a long time to die and at the end he was begging to be killed.

Akecheta buried his girlfriend's body outside the city in the woods. He knew he had to leave because the syndicate would not let the killing of one of their lieutenants go unpunished. He got confirmation on that very soon when he heard of the 20.000 Nuyen bounty that the Lakota Mafia had put out for his capture.

Lilly's death has disenchanted the troll. He sees no sense in being "good" any more now that she is dead. He relishes in the adrenaline and thrill of combat and other dangerous situations to forget about what he once had and lost so horribly.

Two hours ago he arrived in Seattle after having used the majority of his remaining money to pay a smuggler to get him across the border. What he will do now...he doesn't even know himself .

Character Sheet:

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Edit: Starting money: (3d6 + 6) x 50
3d6 → [3,2,2] = (7) + 6 = 13 x 50 = 650 Nuyen

unsound

Aug 11 2010, 06:34 AM

Combat Mage: Akecheta has been added to the database. Silver's entry is still there so you can still play him whenever you want. Any karma and nuyen you earn can be applied to either of your characters.

Grimm: Lemme know when you got a draft of your character you're comfortable with, and I'll add Scar to the database.

Aria

Aug 11 2010, 12:07 PM

QUOTE (Abschalten @ Aug 10 2010, 05:05 PM)

@Aria
No nasties, nothing out of the ordinary.

Also, I highlighted the dialogue in that post since there was a bit of it. I tried various colors and they either were too hard on the eyes or didn't stand out quite enough. Let me know how that color works for you. I won't always highlight speech, just when there's big blocks of it. If that color doesn't work I can try something else. Keep in mind I'm color deficient so what I see may not be what you see.

The moral of that post: Anybody can be a Johnson; a shadowrun doesn't necessarily have to have a corporate sponsor; and payment isn't always just in

.

Yep, highlighting the speech is cool...I don't mind any of the colours except the dark blues which I can't see against the grey on my monitor...

Will reply to the post in a sec...just wanted to do a data search on Mrs J while using my adept multi-tasking (got to make use of those powers

)
Then again 6D6 hits 0 (oops) so I'll also text Aria and do that in post...

A

Grimm

Aug 11 2010, 12:57 PM

QUOTE (unsound @ Aug 11 2010, 01:34 AM)

Grimm: Lemme know when you got a draft of your character you're comfortable with, and I'll add Scar to the database.

Speaking of, I believe I have finished. All relative information should now be up for Scar. I posted my BP break downs in that particular post as well if a GM-type feels inclined to make sure I didn't fuck it up. I'm pretty sure I did everything right though. I also made notes of where he keeps his arsenal stashed around. Part of the reason I ended up with six weapons was because I wanted him to have completely separate weapons for gang activity as opposed to shadowrunning. Anyways, let me know if you notice anything amiss. But I do believe he is good to go.

unsound

Aug 12 2010, 04:43 PM

Gotcha. Scar is in the database and you're cleared to start posting in the IC thread.

Aria

Aug 12 2010, 08:45 PM

Abs / Unsound - as GMs I'm not sure if the topic of spending karma has yet come up?!? Silk would like to pick up a specialism in maglocks for her hardware skill (would mean breaking electronics skill group though)...sounds like it would be useful for her current employment...and with a photographic memory it shouldn't be too hard to browse some online textbooks(?)

Let me know what you think and how much it would set her back?

Thanks

A

AStarshipforAnts

Aug 12 2010, 08:59 PM

It seems like a lot of people are on their own for a moment. I'm planning on making a post in a day or so where an NPC is going to attempt to mug Dahlia, or something similar. Anyone interested in watching a crazy woman stab someone with an injection dagger?

Doc Chase

Aug 12 2010, 09:00 PM

QUOTE (AStarshipforAnts @ Aug 12 2010, 08:59 PM)

It seems like a lot of people are on their own for a moment. I'm planning on making a post in a day or so where an NPC is going to attempt to mug Dahlia, or something similar. Anyone interested in watching a crazy woman stab someone with an injection dagger?

I think that goes without saying.

Combat Mage

Aug 12 2010, 09:11 PM

Hehe yeah I'm probably letting the beast beat up some gangers too sometime in the future because I'm already running out of ideas on what to write.

Abschalten

Aug 12 2010, 09:29 PM

While things are a bit slow I'm just writing about my character. I figure initiation is (quite a ways) down the road, but I'm already starting on getting Ultima to Grade 1, doing some reading and introspection. I've got about two or three ways I can approach initiation as it is.

Anyway, the more you write, the more karma and cash you get this week. Triple Rewards week #1 doesn't end until Monday. GMing for others is also a great way to get some writing in as well. Between writing about Ultima and doing the scenes for Silk, I've already hit the required number of posts for the maximum karma and cash payout, and I think Aria is more than likely there as well.

I may pick somebody else to do some GMing for, but I don't want to spread myself TOO thin here... School does start back for me on the 23rd.

Abschalten

Aug 12 2010, 09:31 PM

QUOTE (Aria @ Aug 12 2010, 04:45 PM)

Abs / Unsound - as GMs I'm not sure if the topic of spending karma has yet come up?!? Silk would like to pick up a specialism in maglocks for her hardware skill (would mean breaking electronics skill group though)...sounds like it would be useful for her current employment...and with a photographic memory it shouldn't be too hard to browse some online textbooks(?)

Let me know what you think and how much it would set her back?

Thanks

A

Unsound is the score-keeper. Only he can make your karma expenditure official, but you're welcome to go ahead and use it in our scenes.

Online textbooks? Being generous, I'd say 100 nuyen per textbook, given what I have to pay for my school books now.

Hell, Silk probably turned to a life of crime just to pay for her books... I've thought about it a few times myself IRL.

Combat Mage

Aug 12 2010, 10:34 PM

@AStarshipforAnts: If Dahlia by any chance walks around in some of the worse neighbourhoods later that day (or I do a bit timeline editing) I could let Akechete bump into her, maybe they could get into a shuffle with some gangers or so (although that would probably be slightly problematic without a GM for the scene). Or they meet some other way, possibly just a quick meet to get some contact information from each other to give a basis for eventual cooperation later on. But of course only if it fits into your plans, I don't wanna force anything.

Martin_DeVries_Institute

Aug 12 2010, 10:53 PM

@CombatMage & Starship: I'd be willing to GM a scene. I need to really read and scour the thread just to be sure I'm on top of everything but I have an idea for something that could extend to more than just a one-off...

AStarshipforAnts

Aug 12 2010, 10:54 PM

@Combat Mage

Oh, Dahlia is totally going to visit a very suspicious Street Doc in Redmond later that afternoon/evening. So they could totally get into a scuffle or meet in some other capacity.

Solon

Aug 13 2010, 12:40 AM

I've been waiting on Karoline to reply as Doc is currently hosting her at his apartment, but it's been a couple days without any response. I'm getting ready to just skip ahead some and assume he found her a shelter to stay in until she can spoof a lifestyle. So depending on how far beyond January 2nd everyone is, he'll be free to meet people.

Karoline

Aug 13 2010, 03:57 AM

Sorry Solon, got caught up in SC2 for a while, and then was working on trying to catch up on the posts, but it was slow going, I keep getting so tired lately. Won't get a real chance to post anything till Sunday, so feel free to make your assumption for now. I'll see if I can catch up with stuff on Sunday or not.

Red_Cap

Aug 13 2010, 08:52 AM

Yeah, and Rhodes has been sitting at the bar, tapping his foot, and waiting for a response to his question that I'm beginning to doubt will be forthcoming.

AStarshipforAnts

Aug 13 2010, 01:09 PM

QUOTE (Red_Cap @ Aug 13 2010, 05:52 AM)

Yeah, and Rhodes has been sitting at the bar, tapping his foot, and waiting for a response to his question that I'm beginning to doubt will be forthcoming.

I'll give SSS a good prod. I think he's getting home from a post Gen Con visit to some friends out of town sometime today.

Suicidal Street Sam

Aug 13 2010, 05:16 PM

QUOTE (Red_Cap @ Aug 13 2010, 03:52 AM)

Yeah, and Rhodes has been sitting at the bar, tapping his foot, and waiting for a response to his question that I'm beginning to doubt will be forthcoming.

Totally sorry about that, Red Cap. I tend to not check my InterTubes when on vacation; I should have thought about that before I left. Again, sorry.

But! I left a new post recently, allowing you to say yes (if you want) and Silver to say no (since he seems to want to play a dif. character.

Combat Mage

Aug 13 2010, 05:29 PM

I decided to make some slight changes in my character. Posting it here so Unsound can copy and past the new sheet in the database when he finds the time.

Akecheta the Beast, Troll Combat Adept

Description:

[ Spoiler ]

Background:

[ Spoiler ]

Akecheta was born as a human in Cheyenne, capital of the Sioux Nation. He was the son of a prostitute who was a member of a street gang, the "Tribe of Blood". His mother tried to raise him as best as she could but she wasn't exactly cut out for parenthood and Akecheta grew up among the rough criminals of the Tribe of Blood. Early on he experienced violence and he quickly learnt to fight to survive. Early in his teenage years he goblinized to a troll, which shocked him at first, but he quickly adapted and learned to value his new body. He had been no weakling before but now he was strong even for a troll. Unknown to him he also awakened and manifested powers as a physical adept.

The Tribe of Blood had strong ties to the Lakota Mafia, the strongest criminal syndicate in the Sioux Nation. As Akecheta grew stronger and became a feared fighter on the streets they recruited him into their ranks, teaching him a bit about his magical talent and training him further in the ways of combat. With their support he agumented his magic with some carefully chosen bioware. After only two years the troll was one of the syndicate's most feared enforcers on the streets. When Haley's comet passed Akecheta changed again, his hair growing into a lion-like mane of black and crimson. his eyes took on a bright red glowing color. This transformation earned him the nickname "The Beast".

Akecheta didn't mind his violent work, he had had a harsh childhood and he learned that everybody had to look out for himself. The strong persevere and the weak die. The young troll would have continued on his path if he hadn't met Lilly.
Lilly, a beuatiful young ork woman, was a waitress at an italian pizza joint, that, unknown to her, served as a front for a small group of irish mafioso from Seattle who wanted to get a foothold in the Sioux Nation. Together with other enforcers, Akechte was sent to kill everyone working there to send a clear message that the Lakota Mafia would not suffer any intrusion into their territory.
He didn't know why but the moment Akecheta laid eyes on Lilly he knew that there was a connection between them. He saved her from the ensuing firefight between the Lakota enforcers and the Irish and they got to know each other. They quickly fell in love and she convinced him to retire from his life of violence. Akecheta was stunned that anyone could love someone, something, that looked so wild and dangerous, so inhuman as he did and he listened to her request. He distanced himself more and more from the Lakota Mafia and tried to get out.

Of course his bosses did not like that development. After several stern talks and threats that did not bring results the syndicate leadership decided to take more drastic measures. A high-ranking lieutenant, a big ork called "Rattlesnake", was ordered to take his men and kill Lilly and, if he resisted, Akecheta too.

When Akecheta arrived at his apartment that evening, Lilly was already dead. Her body was pinned against the wall with a machete and Rattlesnake and his men stood around it, waiting for the troll to give him an ultimatum: "Forget she ever existed and come back into the syndicate or die next to her."
Akecheta had never felt so much pain and anger as he did in this moment. He screamed out a blood-chilling howl of pure rage and ripped of the closest enforcer's head with his pure hands. The other men died shortly after, except for Rattlesnake. Lilly's murderer took a long time to die and at the end he was begging to be killed.

Akecheta buried his girlfriend's body outside the city in the woods. He knew he had to leave because the syndicate would not let the killing of one of their lieutenants go unpunished. He got confirmation on that very soon when he heard of the 20.000 Nuyen bounty that the Lakota Mafia had put out for his capture.

Lilly's death has disenchanted the troll. He sees no sense in being "good" any more now that she is dead. He relishes in the adrenaline and thrill of combat and other dangerous situations to forget about what he once had and lost so horribly.

Two hours ago he arrived in Seattle after having used the majority of his remaining money to pay a smuggler to get him across the border. What he will do now...he doesn't even know himself .

Character Sheet:

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Combat Mage

Aug 13 2010, 07:23 PM

@Grimm: Firstly I wanted to thank you for writing a scene for me. I really appreciate it.

Secondly, what entrance options has the target building? The front door, the side doors, the garage door? How about windows that are big enough for a 3 meter troll? How are they secured each?

What material is the front door made of and how sturdy does it seem?

Edit: Oh also, had 2 hits on a defaulted infilitration roll for trying to be stealthy while getting closer to the building.

Grimm

Aug 14 2010, 04:05 AM

@Combat Mage: Hey no problem. Figured I'd help get the ball rolling. Not much of a joint project if everyone is waiting around for someone else to do something.

Entrance options: None of the windows would be big enough for you to climb through. The windows on the bottom floor are simply boarded over, though you're not entirely sure how thick. Plywood is visible. There does appear to be a couple of upstairs windows but they do have boards nailed across them from outside. As you already know, the side door is boarded over with plywood, the front door has three locks, and you don't know what's inside the garage. The condo is part of a side-by-side building where there is exactly the same condo built next to it in the same building. That side is completely run down, but you do know that there would not be any doors that would lead into the safehouse under normal circumstances.

The front door appears to be made of a heavier wood, possibly treated in some way to harden it. It does not look like a typical door appropriate to a 2040ish construction (IE like all the other buildings around).

Noted on the infiltration roll as well. If you need more info let me know.

Red_Cap

Aug 14 2010, 08:41 AM

QUOTE (Suicidal Street Sam @ Aug 13 2010, 10:16 AM)

Totally sorry about that, Red Cap. I tend to not check my InterTubes when on vacation; I should have thought about that before I left. Again, sorry.

But! I left a new post recently, allowing you to say yes (if you want) and Silver to say no (since he seems to want to play a dif. character.

Not a problem at all. Real life takes precedence, I know that better than most.

Combat Mage

Aug 14 2010, 09:46 PM

Akecheta is not the most subtle guy nor especially good at coming up with a plan. :D

Trying to crash through the door:

Unarmed Attack with +2 charging bonus (I didn't use reach since I'm not sure if that helps against structures):
16d6.hits(5) → [2,4,4,3,3,6,6,4,3,5,3,6,5,2,1,3] = (5)

Base Damage is 13 P, AP -1, so the door has to soak 18 P, AP -1. Hope that's enough. :)

Edited because I hadn't taken my recent changes to the character sheet into accout.

Double Edit: Damn I always switch between writing the character's name as Akecheta and Akechete. Looked it up again and the right version is with an -a, Akecheta. It' s supposedly a sioux name meaning "fighter".

Grimm

Aug 15 2010, 04:54 AM

You know, I had thought that it seemed like the name was flipping between Akechete and Akecheta but didn't really put my finger on it at the time.

IC post incoming.

Suicidal Street Sam

Aug 15 2010, 06:23 AM

Red_Cap: At this point, I need to talk to Starship so we can coordinate the sundry parts of taking this job. I don't mean to leave you hanging again; I'll get us moving again as soon as I can.

Red_Cap

Aug 15 2010, 07:32 AM

QUOTE (Suicidal Street Sam @ Aug 15 2010, 12:23 AM)

Red_Cap: At this point, I need to talk to Starship so we can coordinate the sundry parts of taking this job. I don't mean to leave you hanging again; I'll get us moving again as soon as I can.

Oh, I know. I can be patient. S'all good, bro.

Combat Mage

Aug 15 2010, 11:35 AM

Don't have the time for an IC post right now, will get a short one up later today I hope.

If needed: Initiative: 9d6.hits(5) → [6,6,4,6,6,3,5,1,1] = (5) = 14

Akecheta is going to try to stay out of line of sight from the mobsters inside and kick in the rest of the door below the hole he made.

Unarmed Attack:
13d6.hits(5) → [6,5,4,1,1,1,4,1,3,3,3,6,5] = (4)

Base damage is 13P, AP -1.

Combat Mage

Aug 15 2010, 08:03 PM

Akecheta waits for the shooters to take a break and then shoots two smoke grenades through the door, one aimed to go off in the living room, the other in the kitchen. If they just keep firing without pause he will wait a couple more seconds and then just fire the grenades anyway, relying on his reaction and armor for defense.

Grenade 1:
10d6.hits(5) → [4,2,3,4,2,3,2,3,3,5] = (1)

Grenade 2:
10d6.hits(5) → [4,6,1,3,4,5,2,3,2,1] = (2)

That is some stellar die-rolling.

The ArmTech MGL is equipped with an Airburst Link so the scatter is only 1d6 meter, -1 per hit, and they explode in the same action phase they are shot. Both grenades are regular smoke grenades.

Aria

Aug 16 2010, 05:45 PM

Searching for ShadowSEA on the nets I rolled Logic + Matrix Rumours and got a whopping 5 hits! If I need to roll data search instead that's one less die...
Log+Matrix Rumours = 5 Hits

Hopefully there's a hacker/TM out there who would also like to help out on a spot of B&E...

A

unsound

Aug 16 2010, 07:54 PM

Triple rewards week one is concluded. Congrats to Abschalten, Aria, Combat Mage, and Grimm for maxing out their weekly award! It appears I will have a lot of reading to do when I get back, but I would have it no other way.

Please PM me if you wish to spend any karma and cash so I can update your sheet.

Triple rewards week two begins today.

Aria

Aug 17 2010, 12:43 PM

I'd like to submit an additional character for consideration. As my first TM this may be a flawed build so comments welcome...particularly from Karoline as she seems to know TMs backwards!

Background will follow but she is loosely based on the Watcher character from the film Push...even down to the character sketch!

Summer Character Sketch

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Grimm

Aug 17 2010, 05:14 PM

To the people running stories in this game, my combat oriented character is available if anyone wants to work out getting in touch in some way. I'm on the fence about going "Oh your contact gave me your link info" to get ahold of other people and get involved in a storyline. I don't particularly like that approach in metagaming without the consent of the party who I'm moving to interact with. I can certainly understand it as being a necessity in PbP gaming. I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to cross paths through a contact network behind the scenes though if anyone needs some muscle for a job.

I realize this may not be a welcome approach but I felt it better than sitting around hoping for something to happen, forcing a course of action from another player's NPCs, or creating the circumstances myself to get involved without input from whomever else has things going.

AStarshipforAnts

Aug 17 2010, 05:26 PM

Grimm, if you want in on a storyline, I'm cool with whoever jumping in on the job Dahlia's working on.

Grimm

Aug 17 2010, 05:52 PM

QUOTE (AStarshipforAnts @ Aug 17 2010, 01:26 PM)

Grimm, if you want in on a storyline, I'm cool with whoever jumping in on the job Dahlia's working on.

That'd be fine. How would you like to work integrating my character? Neutral NPC contact maybe?

Combat Mage

Aug 17 2010, 05:56 PM

QUOTE (Grimm @ Aug 17 2010, 07:02 PM)

OOC: I apologize for the space in posting, was out of town the last day. But I'm back now. Also you butchered your name again.

D'oh on the name.

Also no worry on the posting frequency. Real life is always first in line.

Akecheta (!) is firing a long narrow burst on target 1 and a short narrow burst on target 2:

Target 1, long narrow burst (+5 DV): Agility 7 + Automatics 8 + Smartlink 2 = 17 Dice
17d6.hits(5) → [4,5,1,1,2,6,1,3,1,6,4,5,4,3,1,4,3] = (4)

Target 2, short narrow burst (+2 DV): Agility 7 + Automatics 8 + Smartlink 2 - Recoil 1 - Second Target 2 = 14 Dice
14d6.hits(5) → [6,2,2,6,5,5,4,3,1,6,3,1,6,2] = (6)

The Praetor is loaded with Stick-N-Shock ammunition.

AStarshipforAnts

Aug 17 2010, 06:13 PM

QUOTE (Grimm @ Aug 17 2010, 02:52 PM)

That'd be fine. How would you like to work integrating my character? Neutral NPC contact maybe?

I'm pretty much up for whatever. At the moment, Dahlia is on the way back from her street doc contact's clinic, and an NPC is about to attempt to mug Dahlia. That'll be a bit of ruckus that anyone could walk in on. It's also very possible that any of Dahlia's contacts dropped her name around the streets, and she's a half-decent medic. If Scar has heard anything about her, it would be that she's meta-friendly, but nutty as a spoon.

Doc Chase

Aug 17 2010, 06:17 PM

QUOTE (AStarshipforAnts @ Aug 17 2010, 06:13 PM)

I'm pretty much up for whatever. At the moment, Dahlia is on the way back from her street doc contact's clinic, and an NPC is about to attempt to mug Dahlia. That'll be a bit of ruckus that anyone could walk in on. It's also very possible that any of Dahlia's contacts dropped her name around the streets, and she's a half-decent medic. If Scar has heard anything about her, it would be that she's meta-friendly, but nutty as a spoon.

Spoons don't have nuts. Trail mix, on the other hand...

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