Ugh. My brain is shot right now. I'm heading to my friend's college tomorrow afternoon right after work, so I won't have time to finish up a character. Looks like I'll have to bow out.
If you don't mind waiting for a few days (probably until Tuesday-ish) for the character, I can still throw him together. If you don't want to deal with the troubles, that's fine as well.
Full Version: Recruiting: The Windy City
in a fit of productivity I came up with AJ. My german troll rigger. Yes thats right, a troll. And you know what, he has gremlins too.
I should be able to finish him by the deadline.
I should be able to finish him by the deadline.
Well, I sent in an idea for a Hermetic Tir Noblewoman with a bit of adept thrown in because these magic build point rules are just way too cool to pass up. Heres hoping 
Due to some real life conficts that have come up, I'm going to have to withdraw from this game. Good luck to all, and I'll try and keep an eye on how it goes.
I wish I had noticed this thread before, If I can finish him in time I will give you "toothpick" pa would like to beg for Aptitude in thrown, I realize it is usually not allowed, but they didn't give rules for Sureshot and I am willing to pay double cost,
What is the GM ruling on Insecticide capsule rounds, or do are characters not have enough knowledge before hand to know that they need them?
Also, someone was talking about having a battle tac system. That's availability 12 though. Not allowed?
Also, someone was talking about having a battle tac system. That's availability 12 though. Not allowed?
You may have the Aptitude Kremlin.
Nobody on the team should have more than "rumors" in regards to Insect Spirits, and they definitely would NOT have been informed of the nature of their Op. Briefing would have been a Paranormal Lair that needs removing, here's a bomb.
Sphynx
Nobody on the team should have more than "rumors" in regards to Insect Spirits, and they definitely would NOT have been informed of the nature of their Op. Briefing would have been a Paranormal Lair that needs removing, here's a bomb.
Sphynx
So, can I join ?
Turn in a character sheet before Saturday Morning (GMT).
Sphynx
Sphynx
Here is my character. I hope we're not going to be up to our eyebrows in Troll adepts... If I made any mistakes, I apologize, I don't have the books handy, so I was using the NSRCG and trying to keep everything straight with note, and this is by far the highest powered SR character I've ever played. None of my guys have ever made it further than one level of intiation, much less four and all the other bonuses.
Name: Rupert Lynn Smythe
Race: Troll
Sex: Male
Height: 7'11"
Weight: 415 lbs
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown
Stats and such are below, here is his backstory (in quick sketch).
How often do you meet a troll that drinks tea with his pinkie extended, and speaks in an unfailingly polite London accent? Who is so fussy about keeping his hair straight that he carries a comb with him, and has an amazingly clear complexion for a troll. He's also rather skinny and stringy the lack of the usual girth making him look a lot taller than he is. The one horn protruding slightly off center above his forehead makes him look lopsided, like he's constantly on the verge of falling over. Not someone that you'd read as being much of a threat if you met him on the street, but if it was only on the street then you wouldn't know he was a troll who can dissapear so thouroughly in a combat environment that you'd swear he had ruthenium for skin, and you won't even know he's close by until until the shaped charges start going off.
Rupert was born in in 2031 in London, England, to a devoutly Catholic family that had managed to ride through the hard times of 2029 and after intact. The family was headed by his uncle, who was the sole reason that it had come through so well. Both Rupert and his older brother had very pampered childhoods, and both showed a talent for classical chamber music. However, when both boys goblinized within a short time of eachother, his uncle quickly pruned that branch of the family tree. Rupert was sent to live with distant relatives in Detroit, while his brother and parents stayed in London and tried to fight for their share of the family money.
Rupert had showed a decidly magic talent for the cello before expressing, and not long afterwards it was discovered that he was Awakened. Since there weren't many oppurtunites for cello playing trolls, he began pursuing more physical activites, and indeed excelled at them (he's a troll adept, he shouldn't have been surprised).
In college, he found himself courted by a couple different security concerns. Although he hadn't really thought about it, he realized that such a career actually fit him pretty well, and he accepted an offer from Knight Errant, where he proved useful for situations that required a 'softer touch.' His aversion to unessasary violence lead him to study defensive hand to hand styles, and as a result has become something of an expert at melee engagement and non lethal subdual.
It was at this time that he lost contact with him family in London. They had been completly bankrupt in the fight against his uncle, and had ended up penniless on the streets, where they had turn to the last refuge of the hopeless. Yep, they shacked up with the Universal Brotherhood. The token search that Rupert was able to launch tracked them to a London chapterhouse, where they bafflingly disapeared. He's heard rumors that something terrible is wrong with the UB, and he is very worried about what happened to his family.
Recently, Rupert was approached with an ffer of promotion to follow a strike against a paranormal animal infestation in Chicago. He thought that they were going out on a proving run, to demonstrate who was the best in the ranks. He's been wrong about a lot of stuff lately.
This will be... his Last Escape (sorry, I couldn't resist the Resident Evil joke).
Name: Rupert Lynn Smythe
Race: Troll
Sex: Male
Height: 7'11"
Weight: 415 lbs
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown
Stats and such are below, here is his backstory (in quick sketch).
How often do you meet a troll that drinks tea with his pinkie extended, and speaks in an unfailingly polite London accent? Who is so fussy about keeping his hair straight that he carries a comb with him, and has an amazingly clear complexion for a troll. He's also rather skinny and stringy the lack of the usual girth making him look a lot taller than he is. The one horn protruding slightly off center above his forehead makes him look lopsided, like he's constantly on the verge of falling over. Not someone that you'd read as being much of a threat if you met him on the street, but if it was only on the street then you wouldn't know he was a troll who can dissapear so thouroughly in a combat environment that you'd swear he had ruthenium for skin, and you won't even know he's close by until until the shaped charges start going off.
Rupert was born in in 2031 in London, England, to a devoutly Catholic family that had managed to ride through the hard times of 2029 and after intact. The family was headed by his uncle, who was the sole reason that it had come through so well. Both Rupert and his older brother had very pampered childhoods, and both showed a talent for classical chamber music. However, when both boys goblinized within a short time of eachother, his uncle quickly pruned that branch of the family tree. Rupert was sent to live with distant relatives in Detroit, while his brother and parents stayed in London and tried to fight for their share of the family money.
Rupert had showed a decidly magic talent for the cello before expressing, and not long afterwards it was discovered that he was Awakened. Since there weren't many oppurtunites for cello playing trolls, he began pursuing more physical activites, and indeed excelled at them (he's a troll adept, he shouldn't have been surprised).
In college, he found himself courted by a couple different security concerns. Although he hadn't really thought about it, he realized that such a career actually fit him pretty well, and he accepted an offer from Knight Errant, where he proved useful for situations that required a 'softer touch.' His aversion to unessasary violence lead him to study defensive hand to hand styles, and as a result has become something of an expert at melee engagement and non lethal subdual.
It was at this time that he lost contact with him family in London. They had been completly bankrupt in the fight against his uncle, and had ended up penniless on the streets, where they had turn to the last refuge of the hopeless. Yep, they shacked up with the Universal Brotherhood. The token search that Rupert was able to launch tracked them to a London chapterhouse, where they bafflingly disapeared. He's heard rumors that something terrible is wrong with the UB, and he is very worried about what happened to his family.
Recently, Rupert was approached with an ffer of promotion to follow a strike against a paranormal animal infestation in Chicago. He thought that they were going out on a proving run, to demonstrate who was the best in the ranks. He's been wrong about a lot of stuff lately.
This will be... his Last Escape (sorry, I couldn't resist the Resident Evil joke).
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Well Hell, If I needed a team to go in and plant a nuke in very hostile territory, I would having nothing but Troll adepts.
I've just finish the sheet for my char, and I have my bkg in mind.
Can I write it down to you in french ? That would be easier and faster, and I saw you're from belgium, so maybe...
Can I write it down to you in french ? That would be easier and faster, and I saw you're from belgium, so maybe...
Netherlands and the Flanders side of Belgie, afraid I can't say much of anything in French. My apologies. Since I recognize that the language could be a problem though, feel free to take a bit mroe time. Get the stats to me by Tonight and the background by Monday?
Sphynx
Sphynx
Noprob.
I'll still try to mail you the bkg tonight.
Another question : Do we end the background before or after the failed operation ?
Oh, and did somebody buy a tactical commmunication system, we may need that for the radio feeding of senseware input in my tactical computer.
I'll still try to mail you the bkg tonight.
Another question : Do we end the background before or after the failed operation ?
Oh, and did somebody buy a tactical commmunication system, we may need that for the radio feeding of senseware input in my tactical computer.
Before, should not include the mission.
Sphynx
Sphynx
I've got a Personal Comm Unit, rating 6. It would be a good idea if everyone had the same.
Except Shadow, who would be the Man if he took the Master Unit.
Sphynx... could I have an indication of what you thought of the rough draft of my charecter sheet please?
Email reply sent Silverspur.
Sphynx
Sphynx
Ok, I can receive 3 more sense input through radio.
So if some want to buy a cyberlink Battletac, just go for the eyes, this way we'll have sensory input that will always be applying.
So if some want to buy a cyberlink Battletac, just go for the eyes, this way we'll have sensory input that will always be applying.
Oooohh... A BattleTac system? Nice. I'll tack on an external unit to plug into my datajack and use one of the datajacks routers for the characters cybereyes.
I already have a big master radio system that I posted with my character. It can have stuff added to it if it needs it.
Sand, I am pretty sure you can't get a specialization in "sniper" under rifles, only a specific type of rifle such as the MA 2100, or a Remington 950.
Sand, I am pretty sure you can't get a specialization in "sniper" under rifles, only a specific type of rifle such as the MA 2100, or a Remington 950.
Ca' remember, what's the limitation for edges and flaws ?
Wow...I might actually have my char done on time...well, stats at least...still working on the background.
ok, here is the raw numbers.
I'll mail the edges/flaws along with a quick background.
Think of him as the moth******** barking behind your ass.
Did I forget something ?
EDIT
Can't remember the name of the movie with Eastwood, where he's a Drill Sergeant...
i think that's a good way to think of lieutenant Douglas.
EDIT
Mail is gone.
I'll mail the edges/flaws along with a quick background.
Think of him as the moth******** barking behind your ass.
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Did I forget something ?
EDIT
Can't remember the name of the movie with Eastwood, where he's a Drill Sergeant...
i think that's a good way to think of lieutenant Douglas.
EDIT
Mail is gone.
Nice sheet GenoSicK.
Finished sheet for Kan'gi.
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Okay, I fixed my sniper snafu and took out the knowing too much part of the backstory. I've saved some money for purchasing a tactical system, but am waiting on word from Sphynx about them, since they are minimum Avail: 12.
Oops, I forgot that I changed my Resource allocation. so that I can't help out with battletac. And that a personal comm unit rating 4 is avail 8, not ten like I thought. Grf. Fixing mistakes... now.
Oops, I forgot that I changed my Resource allocation. so that I can't help out with battletac. And that a personal comm unit rating 4 is avail 8, not ten like I thought. Grf. Fixing mistakes... now.
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Body 9
Quickness 6 (9)
Strength 8 (10)
Charisma 3
Intellegence 5
Willpower 6
Essence: 6
Bio Index: 0
Magic: 9
Edges/Flaws
Pain resistance 3
Cursed Karma
Aptitude Thrown weapons
Human looking
Good Looking and knows it
Initiate grade 3
Metamagics:
Centering
Centering w/ thrown
Masking
Adept powers
Increased strength 2
Increased Quickness 3
Increased reflexes 2
Improved thrown weapons 6
Great leap 3
Freefall 3
Improved sense Optimag 3
Improved sense balance aug
Improved sense flare comp
Improved sense thermographic vision
Improved sense spatial recognigiton
Improved sense Level dampner
Traceless walk
Missile Mastery.
Missile Parry
Killing hands L
Quick Draw.
Skills
Thrown Weapons 6 (12)
Edged Weapons 6
Savate 6
Close combat
Focus strength
Kip Up.
Stealth 5
Athletics 5
Ettiquette 3
Leadership 3
Dice Pools
Combat: 10
Astral: 3
10 throwing knives: dikoted
10 skuriken: Dikoted
1 force 6 weapon Focus in shape Chinese Lion's Head sword
(stats as per katana as is cost, anyone want to argue whether a katana is superior to the lion's head chinese blade can come to my place and have the point proven)
One packet "Densiplast" Toothpicks (est 100nuyen)
Docwagon Gold Contract
Rating 6 Medkit
1 month low lifestyle.
2 times each of below
Formfit Full suit
Mortimer Greatcoat
Mortimer Ulysses
Vashon Island Sleeping Tiger Set
Victory "Rapid Tansit" Hvy Jumpsuit
w/ Restraint Melters
w/ Helmet
Hardliner Gloves
Forearm Guards
Contacts:
Master Pierre: Savate Sensei, L1
Cpt Manners: KE Captain, L1
Sonya Allegri: Reporter L1
Tasha Irini: Ares Corporate Secretary: L2 (GF)
Peter "Guttersnipe" Andrews: Ork Underground Member L2 (little brother)
Will edit with background and contact details in a few hours
Body 9
Quickness 6 (9)
Strength 8 (10)
Charisma 3
Intellegence 5
Willpower 6
Essence: 6
Bio Index: 0
Magic: 9
Edges/Flaws
Pain resistance 3
Cursed Karma
Aptitude Thrown weapons
Human looking
Good Looking and knows it
Initiate grade 3
Metamagics:
Centering
Centering w/ thrown
Masking
Adept powers
Increased strength 2
Increased Quickness 3
Increased reflexes 2
Improved thrown weapons 6
Great leap 3
Freefall 3
Improved sense Optimag 3
Improved sense balance aug
Improved sense flare comp
Improved sense thermographic vision
Improved sense spatial recognigiton
Improved sense Level dampner
Traceless walk
Missile Mastery.
Missile Parry
Killing hands L
Quick Draw.
Skills
Thrown Weapons 6 (12)
Edged Weapons 6
Savate 6
Close combat
Focus strength
Kip Up.
Stealth 5
Athletics 5
Ettiquette 3
Leadership 3
Dice Pools
Combat: 10
Astral: 3
10 throwing knives: dikoted
10 skuriken: Dikoted
1 force 6 weapon Focus in shape Chinese Lion's Head sword
(stats as per katana as is cost, anyone want to argue whether a katana is superior to the lion's head chinese blade can come to my place and have the point proven)
One packet "Densiplast" Toothpicks (est 100nuyen)
Docwagon Gold Contract
Rating 6 Medkit
1 month low lifestyle.
2 times each of below
Formfit Full suit
Mortimer Greatcoat
Mortimer Ulysses
Vashon Island Sleeping Tiger Set
Victory "Rapid Tansit" Hvy Jumpsuit
w/ Restraint Melters
w/ Helmet
Hardliner Gloves
Forearm Guards
Contacts:
Master Pierre: Savate Sensei, L1
Cpt Manners: KE Captain, L1
Sonya Allegri: Reporter L1
Tasha Irini: Ares Corporate Secretary: L2 (GF)
Peter "Guttersnipe" Andrews: Ork Underground Member L2 (little brother)
Will edit with background and contact details in a few hours
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As much as I would like to be a part of this, I just can't have the character done in time. If I can get an extension till sunday night Sphynx, great, if not though, enjoy.
Recruitment Over.
Ok, over the weekend I'll peruse the different character sheets, and come up with a group. Anyone who has turned in a character may, during that time, re-submit if they wish, as long as the general premise of the character remains the same.
Shadow, per your request, I'll need your sheet by Sunday night. Monday will be too late.
I'll start an OOC: Bug City thread soon, next week's sole purpose is to unite the team, not roleplay. During that time we can tweak the character to perfection (yeah, I mean min-max), and get a good feel for how everyone knows everyone. Following week we set the bomb and frag the characters.
Sphynx
Ok, over the weekend I'll peruse the different character sheets, and come up with a group. Anyone who has turned in a character may, during that time, re-submit if they wish, as long as the general premise of the character remains the same.
Shadow, per your request, I'll need your sheet by Sunday night. Monday will be too late.
I'll start an OOC: Bug City thread soon, next week's sole purpose is to unite the team, not roleplay. During that time we can tweak the character to perfection (yeah, I mean min-max), and get a good feel for how everyone knows everyone. Following week we set the bomb and frag the characters.
Sphynx
Oh man, I am terrible at min maxing (especially running off of memory and the character generator) since I tend to just imagine the character and what it would be in 'theme' for them to do.
One thing Kremlin: I don't think a Doc Wagon contract will be doing you much good in Chicago.
One thing Kremlin: I don't think a Doc Wagon contract will be doing you much good in Chicago.
Spynx, did you receive my mail ?
Yes
Posting my bkd this evening.
I finally got my job in Paris, and I got to move, so for 1 or 2 weeks, I won't be able to post as much as before, but I'll still be there (probably 2-3 days a week) and will be back online asap.
I finally got my job in Paris, and I got to move, so for 1 or 2 weeks, I won't be able to post as much as before, but I'll still be there (probably 2-3 days a week) and will be back online asap.
Felicitations! Though why anyone would want to live in Paris is beyond me...Great to visit, but the traffic is a nightmare...
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| One thing Kremlin: I don't think a Doc Wagon contract will be doing you much good in Chicago. |
but it would not suit the char to not have one... yes I know it would be useless
Hrm, point. I just invest in the Knight Errant's S.C.R.E.W.E.D (Security Crew Revised Estimated Withholdings and Evaluated Dividends) program to keep me safe. To whit
(stolen from an earlier post by Talia Invierno)
"If you have the SCREWED policy and end up dispatched by Knight Errant in battle against shadowrunners and are killed, Ares has to pay 200 k to your beneficiaries. If you don't have this policy and are killed while protecting Ares, our corporation only has to pay your beneficiaries a maximum of 6 k.
"Which group do you think Knight Errant is going to send into battle first?"
Here is my corrected character sheet. If anyone could point out any flaws, I'd appreciate it. Here are also a couple additons to his history.
In college, he did well enough to enter the Universtiy of Michigan medical program. However, he found a lot of subtle racism and opposition (okay really, how would most people react to having a troll student doctor work on them [Now hold very still while I use this rectal thermometer with my INCREDIBLE SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH!] Also, very few medical situations, and facilites were adequately equipped (if at all) for a troll practictioner. When KE offered hima job, it didn't take much thought to decide to quit the program.
His tenure in KE has earned him the nickname Geronimo, as well as a reputation as an excellent asset to employ for quick strike engagments. It could be very discouraging to the opposing forces to have a troll leap from a deployment vehicle hovering at 20 meters and immediatly engage them in close combat while the rest of his team deployed, instead of going splat on the pavement.
If anyone wants to take a look and tell me if I still screwed anything up, I'd appreciate it. *edit* The numbers on the right are the point costs I used to keep track of how many body/power/etc points I'd used.
Name: Rupert Lynn Smythe
Race: Troll
Sex: Male
Height: 7'11"
Weight: 415 lbs
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown
(stolen from an earlier post by Talia Invierno)
"If you have the SCREWED policy and end up dispatched by Knight Errant in battle against shadowrunners and are killed, Ares has to pay 200 k to your beneficiaries. If you don't have this policy and are killed while protecting Ares, our corporation only has to pay your beneficiaries a maximum of 6 k.
"Which group do you think Knight Errant is going to send into battle first?"
Here is my corrected character sheet. If anyone could point out any flaws, I'd appreciate it. Here are also a couple additons to his history.
In college, he did well enough to enter the Universtiy of Michigan medical program. However, he found a lot of subtle racism and opposition (okay really, how would most people react to having a troll student doctor work on them [Now hold very still while I use this rectal thermometer with my INCREDIBLE SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH!] Also, very few medical situations, and facilites were adequately equipped (if at all) for a troll practictioner. When KE offered hima job, it didn't take much thought to decide to quit the program.
His tenure in KE has earned him the nickname Geronimo, as well as a reputation as an excellent asset to employ for quick strike engagments. It could be very discouraging to the opposing forces to have a troll leap from a deployment vehicle hovering at 20 meters and immediatly engage them in close combat while the rest of his team deployed, instead of going splat on the pavement.
If anyone wants to take a look and tell me if I still screwed anything up, I'd appreciate it. *edit* The numbers on the right are the point costs I used to keep track of how many body/power/etc points I'd used.
Name: Rupert Lynn Smythe
Race: Troll
Sex: Male
Height: 7'11"
Weight: 415 lbs
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown
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Out of curiosity, what was actually submitted to the game? Did someone submit a Security Rigger?
I submitted a Hermetic/Adept/ Nature Spirit Summoner
I submitted a Hermetic/Adept/ Nature Spirit Summoner
No Riggers were submitted.
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| No Riggers were submitted. |
Ouch, that could hurt. It just means that the rest of us need to be good at knocking around spirits and fleshforms. I qualify for the knocking around spirits with my Katana Focus and Spiritblast, hopefully someone has the taking out the flesh form aspect down.
I have spiritblast and a weapon focus as well. Only have Stunbolt for physical combat spells, though I do have Physical and Astral Barriers with sustaining foci for keeping bugs out of our hiding places, and a spirit foci for summoning spirits/elementals to beat on them. 
I have the tactical "leader".
Otherwise, he's an experienced grunt.
Otherwise, he's an experienced grunt.
I leave in a little while, won't probably have the time to mail the complete bkg, if I can't I'll post it monday evening.
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| No Riggers were submitted. |
Shadow didn't get his in?
if we have spare rubble, I can kill flesh forms
I am working on my boy now. Sphynx gave me till tonight to get him done.
Hey Sphynx,
I'm a friend of Cthulhu's. Realize it's bit late but any chance I could get into (or apply to) this game?
Just found out about it but I've a character ready to roll. Terry O'Neil, Irish ex-special forces type (human). Fun guy, got history and everything pretty much drawn up already. He was actually fully created for another game that never materialized so I've been wanting to play him for some time. Just let me know, I could post you up the stats and brief history pretty quick.
Cheers.
I'm a friend of Cthulhu's. Realize it's bit late but any chance I could get into (or apply to) this game?
Just found out about it but I've a character ready to roll. Terry O'Neil, Irish ex-special forces type (human). Fun guy, got history and everything pretty much drawn up already. He was actually fully created for another game that never materialized so I've been wanting to play him for some time. Just let me know, I could post you up the stats and brief history pretty quick.
Cheers.
Such as he is, character sent in.
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