Time to give something back to Shadowrun and let myself play all those illegal characters. I'm going to start a game PBP. Hopefully, people will post several times per week.

The first few things I've got planned are basically heists and a bodyguard detail, so a normal team should be able to succeed. Priority, Sum to 10, Build Points - 125 BP, Becks - whatever Becks suggests. Show where you spend points to help speed charachter legalization/acceptance. Rating 6, anything availability 8 (yes that includes cultured bioware, even delta cyberware after adding the modifier - I think that only includes a datajack though. ) Spell points can be used for initiating or bonding foci. Companion characters are ok.

Something I'm going to try (inspired by 7th Sea), Hooks in background that come into play will be worth karma. So Your older brother was a Sioux Wildcat and taught you all your combat skills, your dad worked at Ares and got you all your gear and your mom was an initiate in a magical group and got you all those keen magic goodies doesn't count for anything. But if they all get kidnapped and you have to foot the rescue bill, then yes. Who in their right mind would kidnap that group?

Seattle, WA, 2060.

I'm in a gaming mood, and out of daily inspections, so I'm game. Just need to wrap my mind around who to play.

Count me in. Time to try out my sword-swinging adept idea. Is aptitude:edged weapons kosher?

I've got a rigger who's lookin' to get played He's even ultra-legal in terms of vehicles and drones. Where do you want characters sent?

Tinkergnome, I think I'll join you as your rigger buddy...

I'm making an adversary shaman that I would love to have in this game. I'll have him submitted today.

I got a cybered B&E guy I've been wanting to play. I'll get him to you in 36 hours.

I've got my combat medic character from this thread that I've been itching to insert into a game. I've even got 100-pt buy stats for Joy, his assistant. Think he'll do?

That's cool. Combat medic, 2 riggers, an infiltrator, an adept, a shaman, and whatever Heroin plays. Sounds like we could use a decker and/or a sammy. What kind of vehicles are you riggers getting?

I'm going with my face/bodyguard/hitman type... basically a guy who relies on nothing but pure skill and force of willpower.

As much as I like Apoc (my rigger), I'd be happy to trade out for a decker. I'm somewhat sammied out right now, though.

Provided I play Apoc, he runs a Brumby (nothing special), loaded out GMC Bulldog, a Lynx, a Doberman, a Condor, a MCT roto, and an arachnid. He did have a Westwind, but I'm ditching that in favor of network encryption (if we really do have two riggers, this is essential).

Notably, the riggers won't always need to provide a ride for Snow, he's the type that believe in being self reliant, plus he rides in style. Porsche Winter baby.

Characters can be personal mailed to me through dumpshock. Please state what method you used for chargen, and it would help to have numbers (costs) and totals just to doublecheck for errors. Like how I was thinking the beta modifier was the delta modifier.

Custom gear: I don't have a lot of problems with it, one character submitted is dikote crazy and I only have an issue with 2 items, and they can be worked out. Custom grip is almost standard in every game I've been in.

If you're adding things to vehicles, again, please itemize the costs (maybe note page #s.)

I'm going to be posting around 11pm local time wherever in the US I happen to be weekdays and when time allows weekends.

A house rule I picked up, contacts may be purchased (as well as earned through roleplay) during the game. Think of them as having a SI of 1/2/3 for contact/buddy/ffl. And they can be upgraded like gear.

I used build points.

I used build points too.

Yeah, I figured that out the long way.

Beast of Revolutions, can you get me a background?

Panzergeist, I kind of understand how you could explain all the skills even with the limited amnesia BG you furnished, but I never heard back on the geas question. And I messaged you with the dikote issues.

Question: how strict are you with encumberance? I just noticed that I'm about three kilos over my limit right now, which IMO is really stupid because all I'm carrying is a medkit, a submachine gun, two clips and my clothes, and I've got a Str of 5.

Done.

Oh, that reminds me, that character is 123 point-buy as-is, so, um... add in Common Sense. Lord knows I don't have any myself.

Do you still need a decker? I can do a combat decker type. I've already played him a lot, but I can go back to the beginning with him.

Just have to look Snow over, revise a bit to fit the game. I'll note his history is one of my more twisted, and fun ones.

I assumed when I turned in my sheet that SURGE was not allowed since it wasn't mentioned. If Surge is allowed, I would like to be DualNatured. If not, character is complete as turned in.

Sphynx

No problem. I've been working on some extra backstory for Pierce as well, and tweaking his abilities again just because I'm obsessive like that. Expect something from me hopefully tomorow.

For everyone reading this thread: in your opinion, would someone like this guy be driving around in a car or on a bike? I really don't have as much mastery of the setting and the rules as I'd like, so I'm going to be throwing myself on the general opinion once in a while; hopefully not about anything time-sensetive though.

You could be like me and drive a BMW Blitzen (Bike). We could start our own Bike gang. However, which is better? No idea, I like Bike for it being closer to flying (I'm a bit claustrophobic), and chose the one with the highest Auto since I don't have a Bike skill. I like the idea of getting on the bike, saying "Take me to FragginPlace" and the bike taking off while I get some shut eye.

Sphynx

Ah, that's another thing. How anal is tisoz about driving?

That thread is about being chased or needing to make severe movements on the road. If I'm running, I have a backup plan which doesn't include my bike.

Sphynx

There's a reason the rigger has a huge van with plenty of seating.

We gonna be ready to start soon?

Get my messages tisoz?

woot

Hey tisoz,

You're not still considering character submissions for this game are you? Because if you are...I'd like to throw mine in.

Oi!

Cool beans, thanks Blondie! I'll get right to making and sending off my character--Casper. She's a friendly ghost--a physad, but more of a sneakster than a fighter.

Heh. Make her an albino, just 'cause it would fit in *so* well, even if you don't go with the actual albinism rules (which frankly suck unless you're really trying to squeeze for that last bit of Willpower).

Ha! Nah, that'd be too much...she will be elfy though...just for laughs.

It's kind of tacky, advertising here to take potential play from this board...

I started the IC thread, tisoz's World.

When posting to IC, turn off sigs and emoticons. Please start the post with who is acting, in bolds. Character thoughts in italics. Underline for emphasis. Locations in bold. I'm hoping doing these things will draw the eye and make it easier to recall things, as well as keeping things straight.

When we get to tests, remind me of any modifiers, special abilities, etc. that I should use for your character in this OOC thread. I'd like to use the OoC tag to help go to posts relevant to characters in play, as opposed to other posts, such as character subs, general questions, rules clarifications, etc..

Since it's beyond me why someone would feel the need to lie about an imaginary person, we're going to use the honor system for dice rolls, post results in the OOC thread.

Any further suggestions for running the game are welcome.

If I have approved your character, feel free to post to the IC thread. The guy may just hire you. You may have to sell yourself or your skills/abilities if he doesn't think you are suited for his job. Then again you may not feel suited to this job offer and wish to wait for the next one.

If for some reason you don't get hired, you may take post an ad for your services, or call your fixer or Johnson (if you have one) and tell them what you are looking for. If this happens. I'll start another tisoz's World thread with a different description for that branch.

What time is this? what date? what's the weather like? what day of the week? anything recently in the news?
what kind of a place is Matchsticks? dark bar with several secluded booths? does it have a dance floor? to people come there just looking for work or is it more of an runner hangout? How good are the scanners (i.e. do I still have my gun, and if not, do I feel safe that no one else does? What area is it in (downtown, tacoma, renton...)? Do fistfights occur often here, and if so, what is the management's policy towards it? do the owners provide any sort of magical protection? are there rules about spell casting?

Ok, I think that's enough questions for now

Stealth check to be unobserved
03 05 07 05 11 11 11 = 11 high

Perception check to notice anything
02 01 04 05 01 = 5 high

Ok, I am making the following assumtions, please tell me if I'm wrong.

I'm assuming I've been here before, several times and for a long time. If this is one of the best places to get hired as a shadowrunner, then I have probably been here off and on when I needed work.
The first time I came in and was asked to check my weapon, I would have (while disarming) asked the doorman (and here's the ettiquette test)
"Ok, if I'm giving up my gun, what are the rules on wizzies and spells? If I'm going in unarmed, I want to know that the mages aren't going to be frying my brain or controling my thoughts while I'm in there."
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