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Bastard
What are the Chargen rules. I am unfamiliar with 4e and am using Chummer to create.

My character will be the security guard, ex-detective so he will have some social skills and problem solving abilities.
FuelDrop
Karmagen, 750 karma.
FuelDrop
I'm thinking we should look at getting started soon. I don't need character sheets, just basic metatype, gender, name, job description and bare-bones backstory. Details can be hashed out as we go.
pbangarth
You mean, we aren't going to have to defend ourselves on the spaceflight??!
FuelDrop
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jul 9 2014, 08:39 PM) *
You mean, we aren't going to have to defend ourselves on the spaceflight??!

Hazard Pay says 214 days. they're shipping about 100 people on this flight. Enjoy Cryosleep.
nezumi
Okay, so this is my first character for SR4 I've ever made. I am VERY open to suggestions/changes, because I don't know what I'm doing.

Character concept is mechanic/wheelman. Created with Chummer.

A few questions before the data dump:
Dr. Jones has a few traits I didn't see available on Chummer (college educated, 3D memory, etc.) Where should I be looking for those?
This thin-atmosphere Mars, I assumed that there are no aircraft, just suborbitals, so I chose my skills based on that.
Cyberlimbs. What am I doing? Am I close to being right?

So here are the character numbers, stripped down to just relevant details:
[ Spoiler ]
pbangarth
Some of the Qualities are from Runners Companion. College education is from there.

Some of the adept powers are from Street Magic. 3D memory is form there.
Marcus Tarrow
QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Jul 9 2014, 09:17 AM) *
I'm thinking we should look at getting started soon. I don't need character sheets, just basic metatype, gender, name, job description and bare-bones backstory. Details can be hashed out as we go.


Cool, should have background and a char sheet posted later this evening smile.gif
edit: here they are, let me know if there's anything I've overlooked and need to amend.

Loose background and intro
[ Spoiler ]

Character sheet
[ Spoiler ]
pbangarth
The arm looks alright to me, nezumi. I assume Chummer covers costs and essence, etc. appropriately.

Dr. Jones wishes this guy had been around in India. Damn trucks were seizing up, seemingly overnight.

While it's obvious this guy can lift engine blocks by himself, he also would pack a good punch. You don't have any unarmed combat skill (or any combat skill for that matter). Are you counting on our GM to be telling the truth about combat? biggrin.gif

Really good idea about the internal airtank. Martian atmosphere be damned!
Bastard
I will have something up tonight.

My character will be JT Logan, an ex Lone Star detective. He is going to Mars to start a new life, working for the Mars Security Firm (or whatever company we are going to work for), where he will work for his old boss and with an old colleague. JT specializes in solving crimes, and has above average law enforcement and detective skills (firearms, unarmed, investigation, shadowing, interrogation, etiquette, leadership, etc.). He should lead the team in actual security measures and investigations.
nezumi
I did include clubs as a combat skill. Think I should change that over to unarmed?

I didn't bother picking up a ranged skill. I was on the fence about it for a while. I'm open to getting pushed either way.
pbangarth
QUOTE (nezumi @ Jul 9 2014, 04:08 PM) *
I did include clubs as a combat skill. Think I should change that over to unarmed?

I didn't bother picking up a ranged skill. I was on the fence about it for a while. I'm open to getting pushed either way.

The spoiler list shows clubs at 0 skill level. So I assume that means no skill level in it. My guess is that carrying a weapon around in most instances will be frowned upon. So unarmed would make your PC viable in any circumstance, even if it doesn't have the same damage level or reach.

I gave Dr. Jones, an adept, the adept power Missile Mastery so that as long as he has a pen in his pocket, he is dangerous. But he just looks like another nerd.
FuelDrop
QUOTE (nezumi @ Jul 9 2014, 10:40 PM) *
A few questions before the data dump:
This thin-atmosphere Mars, I assumed that there are no aircraft, just suborbitals, so I chose my skills based on that.

You are correct, standard aeronautics aren't viable in 6% of earth's. There are some things they're working on, but it's definitely Aerospace stuff rather than conventional flyers.
Bastard
JT Logan

Introduction
[ Spoiler ]



Will add more later...
pbangarth
"Mars! When there's nowhere left to go, nothing left to live for.

"A new world. A new life.

" A clean slate."

They don't let on how many lies are in that one promo.
FuelDrop
So, at present we have:
JT Logan, Detective.
Dr Jones, Archaeologist.
Jacob Griffiths, Medical Expert.
Unnamed Dwarf, Technology Specialist.

Need a name for our tech specialist and a matrix superstar and we can get this party started!
Bastard
I will have my character sheet up by the end of the week... got to re-tweak my chummer a bit. I have more to add to his story, but that might be a little delayed.

Working every night the next two weeks, 12 hour shifts, no internet from work and 4G is spotty at best.
FuelDrop
QUOTE (Bastard @ Jul 14 2014, 10:49 PM) *
I will have my character sheet up by the end of the week... got to re-tweak my chummer a bit. I have more to add to his story, but that might be a little delayed.

Working every night the next two weeks, 12 hour shifts, no internet from work and 4G is spotty at best.

Cool. Take all the time you need to be satisfied with the character.
pbangarth
I thought about Nathaniel some and decided to swap Adept Centering out and Centering in for his Initiations. The academic would have gotten Cognition first, and then Centering to help deal with the pernicious Drain. It might not be as beneficial to survival, but it is more fitting to his story.
pbangarth
This may be of interest: USGS geological map of Mars
FuelDrop
Thanks, that looks useful.
nezumi
Quick character background for Valentina "Tanya" Petrovna.

I'll make some minor tweak to the character sheet soon.

[ Spoiler ]
pbangarth
Nice touch. Kudos.
Marcus Tarrow
While I remember is there a formal colour scheme for IC posts when it comes to talking, actions, commlink messages and so forth? I'm sure I recall seeing one in the past but I'll be darned if I can locate it again biggrin.gif
FuelDrop
QUOTE (Marcus Tarrow @ Jul 20 2014, 06:47 AM) *
While I remember is there a formal colour scheme for IC posts when it comes to talking, actions, commlink messages and so forth? I'm sure I recall seeing one in the past but I'll be darned if I can locate it again biggrin.gif

As long as you're consistent, it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
Bastard
What are the rules for Knowledge Skills in SR4? Chummer is not giving me any freebies.

Sorry for the delay... I have mistakenly let my job get in the way of my dumpshocking!
pbangarth
Priorities,man,priorities!
nezumi
I'm pretty sure Chummer gave me free knowledge skills, however I had to do my attributes first.
pbangarth
Knowledge skills don't come free in karmagen.
Bastard
Okay... didn't FuelDrop say we would get extra karma to spend on Knowledge skills.... I was looking but couldnt find.
FuelDrop
QUOTE (Bastard @ Jul 23 2014, 04:30 AM) *
Okay... didn't FuelDrop say we would get extra karma to spend on Knowledge skills.... I was looking but couldnt find.

That was a houserule for if we used 5th edition's priority generation. Intuition + Logic times 3 instead of times 2.
Bastard
Got it. Do you want us to post our characters in the OoC or here?

I finished him in Chummer, so I just got to put it onto DS.
FuelDrop
QUOTE (Bastard @ Jul 23 2014, 08:42 PM) *
Got it. Do you want us to post our characters in the OoC or here?

I finished him in Chummer, so I just got to put it onto DS.

Might as well throw it on the OOC thread.
Bastard
I will try to get it up when I get home from work in the am. Thanks for giving me the extra time.
mister__joshua
Hey Fueldrop. If it's not too late I might like to get in on this. I'm already playing a couple of games though so no worries if it's full.

You said you needed a people person, and that's just the kind of character I go for smile.gif

What sort of pace are you going with? I certainly wouldn't say I'm a quick poster, but I do always turn up eventually (which is a big bonus as lots of these games die due to people disappearing nyahnyah.gif )
FuelDrop
QUOTE (mister__joshua @ Jul 25 2014, 06:05 PM) *
Hey Fueldrop. If it's not too late I might like to get in on this. I'm already playing a couple of games though so no worries if it's full.

You said you needed a people person, and that's just the kind of character I go for smile.gif

What sort of pace are you going with? I certainly wouldn't say I'm a quick poster, but I do always turn up eventually (which is a big bonus as lots of these games die due to people disappearing nyahnyah.gif )

We're already at capacity right now, but if anyone drops out I'll give you a yell.
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