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Prisoner of Peace
A waiting game


Currently I am running two games,. Read through those games, if you don't like my GM style or feel that I don't run the kind of game you like, it's better to find out now.

Doc Funk and Eccle are already in the game. If you don’t get along with them or like there play style don’t submit. I am looking for 1 possibly 2 people who work at a computer irl and stare at DSF all day. This game will be partially run in the SR Mirc chat hosted by DSF.

Please read through the rules twice before hitting the reply button. If you have any question, post them. Others may have the same question.

1. 125 point characters priorities only - no Becks, no Sum to 10. After creation add 200k and 50 karma. You can change Cash for karma at a 5k:1 ratio. Initiate grades are limited to 3.

2. Character will be members of a Super Secret Black Ops agency that polices govt. Experiments. The game will start after a terrorist attack on a ‘holding facility’ has freed 123 experiments. Your job is to hunt them down and terminate with extreme prejudice.

3. This game is not first come first serve. Submit your idea and I will let you know shortly. As soon as I see an idea I like though that’s it.

4. You can by power (spell) points, and karma with money. The cost of a point of Karma is 5,000. The purpose being that you could initiate before game play.

5. Beta is the highest grade for cyberware for starting characters. Cultured Bio is allowed.

6. Availability 21, max rating of 12, for equipment on starting characters.

7. I would like the finalized characters posted in a spoiler tag on the forums. You the team has worked together for the last year guarding the facility. You all know each other well, hang out at each others houses etc. I want these characters to have families and such.

8. Characters are Govt Employees. Your cover is that you work for the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Division 6. You are GS-22’s and make 85k a year. That equates to a Medium Lifestyle free. Plus a “salary” of 3k a month.

9. No custom gear. This is non negotiable. And by this I mean no gear from scratch, modifying current vehicles and weapons are acceptable.

10. This game idea is based around playing it while we wait for our other games to update. Eccl, Doc and I all sit in front of a computer all day M-F and hit the refresh button on DSF continually. I am looking for a player who does the same. Some days this means we will play in Mirc chat, others it means we wont play at all.

11. Riggers Welcome!

12. Characters are expected to get a long and act like professionals. Lone wolves need not apply.

13. Don't worry about overlapping characters. Just make the character you want to play.

14. This forum, and my games, are PG-13. Keep foul language in SR terms (Fragger, drek, etc).

15. If you have a question ask in the OOC, others may have this question as well. Don't PM me unless it is something you want no one else to know.

16. Firearms from Rayguns site are encouraged, though we won’t be using his rules.

17. All comm. Gear, armor, amo and standard vehicles are free (issued by the govt.). Any specialized gear, or cyber (focus, customized firearms, super vehicles) have to come out of your own pocket.

Please please pleas ask question in the forum and not via PM.


The rules are subject to change and I am the sole arbiter of characters. If I say it doesn't go, it doesn't go.
Ol' Scratch
Just so everyone knows, I'm working on a magician, and I believe Ecclesiastes is working on an adept focused on being the "muscle" of the group.
GaiasWrath8
WOW, this sounds amazing.

I will send my charecter idea in as soon as I get one. LOL. By tomorrow.

I work at a computer and love fast paced days, the only reason I wont post is if I am home sick and my wife wont let me out of bed. smile.gif

Sounds like a Sam would fit in great, to help make things well rounded.

Doc Funk and Eccle would you mind telling me if a hard sam or fast sam would work best with you guys?

P.S. Have I pissed any of you off and forgot about it?
Ecclesiastes
Yeah, you make me mad all the time. Ummm... No.

As far as the Sam goes, Hard or Fast, either way, just make sure you can Stealth.
Ol' Scratch
Everyone pisses me off constantly, so that's a moot point. biggrin.gif Err, I mean mad.gif!

You might want to consider covering another field of expertise, though, since (as mentioned above) Ecclesiastes was working on covering the muscle aspect of the group while I was covering the magical aspect. Decking, rigging, investigation/face, and etc. are some of the other areas we could probably use more.

I also had the impression that this was going to be a small, tightly-organized group of specialists, so that should be kept in consideration, too.
Shadow
QUOTE (GaiasWrath8)
I will send my charecter idea in as soon as I get one. LOL. By tomorrow. ?

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7. I would like the finalized characters posted in a spoiler tag on the forums. You the team has worked together for the last year guarding the facility. You all know each other well, hang out at each others houses etc. I want these characters to have families and such.


Someone didn't read....


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Please read through the rules twice before hitting the reply button. If you have any question, post them. Others may have the same question.
GaiasWrath8
OK, I would love to play an old character idea I had.

My character is Troll named Dead End. parents died when he was very young and he was raised in government housing. His real name is Eric Smith, but no one looks up in wonder when they hear that name. When he was 16 1/2 he got his foster home to sign a release letting him join the military. He has been a member ever since. He would be lost with out a commanding officer, and would die before he let his team mates come to harm. He loves to fight, but never with his team or other members of the military. Cybered up beyond what would be socially acceptable, he has no plans to ever leave the military.

Considered a specialist in Unarmed combat, demolitions, and heavy weapons. character creation pending approval of concept.

GM...I did not see anything about Edges or Flaws, just wanted to know if you let them in your game.

P.S. As per docs comment, I could dump this idea and play a fast sam/face. I just want something to do other than hit refresh. smile.gif
Ecclesiastes
Shadow, is SURGE ok?
GaiasWrath8
QUOTE (Shadow)
QUOTE (GaiasWrath8 @ Jun 6 2005, 02:25 PM)
I will send my charecter idea in as soon as I get one. LOL. By tomorrow. ?

QUOTE
7. I would like the finalized characters posted in a spoiler tag on the forums. You the team has worked together for the last year guarding the facility. You all know each other well, hang out at each others houses etc. I want these characters to have families and such.


Someone didn't read....


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Please read through the rules twice before hitting the reply button. If you have any question, post them. Others may have the same question.

I just ment the concept, I thought you wanted us to post those here.

I promise I read it twice, I am just stupid some times. Sorry If I botch.
Shadow
QUOTE (GaiasWrath8)
My character is Troll named Dead End. parents died when he was very young and he was raised in government housing. His real name is Eric Smith, but no one looks up in wonder when they hear that name. When he was 16 1/2 he got his foster home to sign a release letting him join the military. He has been a member ever since. He would be lost with out a commanding officer, and would die before he let his team mates come to harm. He loves to fight, but never with his team or other members of the military. Cybered up beyond what would be socially acceptable, he has no plans to ever leave the military.

This would be great if I was running a normal game. But my idea here (and maybe I didn't communicate it very well) is a group of Spec ops guys who are the deapest of black bag. But they are people, not Shadowrunners. They have wives and children, or at least brothers and sisters. Guarding the facility for Div 6 was a job. At the end of the day they went home.

This guy would be a great Shadowrunner, but not so much what I am looking for. Please try again smile.gif
Shadow
QUOTE (GaiasWrath8)
GM...I did not see anything about Edges or Flaws, just wanted to know if you let them in your game.


Good point. I won't limit edges and flaws but they need to equal out. And they better be well explained.
Shadow
QUOTE (Ecclesiastes)
Shadow, is SURGE ok?

No Surge.
Shadow
Oops no Otaku either. And no Deckers, sorry.
GaiasWrath8
(Desperately rifles through bag of old character ideas)

OK how about this one (feel free to shoot me down)

Basic Human fast sam/face. Great with computers and security systems. Very stealthy and good with pistols.

Born and raised by a high-class family, he originally joined the military to get time in serves for his record. His parents had big plans for him to become a potation. When he started working black ops jobs, and had to tell his parents he was a cook in the military, the disowned him.
As time went on, he fell in love with an elven women and had a child. She understood that he was in the military and never asked questions about my work. My wife was a scientist for a military operation, then one day, she was killed in an accident at the lab. The details of the accident were classified and I knew enough not to ask any more questions. I still have my daughter, Alexandra, and I have obtained a very good and experienced live in nanny to make sure she is well taken care of when I am not home.
The reason he still works for the military is as simple as he does not think he could earn an honest living doing anything more...

OK, I am leaving work now, I will check in when I get home. smile.gif
Shadow
QUOTE (GaiasWrath8)
(Desperately rifles through bag of old character ideas)

OK how about this one (feel free to shoot me down)

Basic Human fast sam/face. Great with computers and security systems. Very stealthy and good with pistols.

Born and raised by a high-class family, he originally joined the military to get time in serves for his record. His parents had big plans for him to become a potation. When he started working black ops jobs, and had to tell his parents he was a cook in the military, the disowned him.
As time went on, he fell in love with an elven women and had a child. She understood that he was in the military and never asked questions about my work. My wife was a scientist for a military operation, then one day, she was killed in an accident at the lab. The details of the accident were classified and I knew enough not to ask any more questions. I still have my daughter, Alexandra, and I have obtained a very good and experienced live in nanny to make sure she is well taken care of when I am not home.
The reason he still works for the military is as simple as he does not think he could earn an honest living doing anything more...

OK, I am leaving work now, I will check in when I get home. smile.gif

Better. Much Better. But he wouldn't be in the military anymore. He would be working for the Govt as an operative.
GaiasWrath8
Sounds good, can I have the name of the government or at least the group I work for. I will write a good background and elaborate in detail.

character will be completed with background before close of business tomorrow. Once again, feel free to shoot me down...
Whizbang
Here's a proposed background...still have some more details to toss in. Will see about working on the sheet tommorrow after work. (assuming they don't try to get me to do a triple at work...)


[ Spoiler ]
GaiasWrath8
Oh great GM, can I get a little more clarification on:

17. All comm. Gear, armor, ammo and standard vehicles are free (issued by the govt.). Any specialized gear, or cyber (focus, customized firearms, super vehicles) have to come out of your own pocket.

Also, what year are we starting in.
Ecclesiastes
Rough Draft of my character.
Kagetenshi
Working on character, some questions:

1) What year is it?

2) Where, geographically speaking, are we?

3) Are there any major parts of canon that are being changed/dropped/altered/etc?

~J
Shadow
In reverse order....


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1) What year is it?


Summer-ish 2064

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2) Where, geographically speaking, are we?


The facility is a super secret place in Upstate New York. That however will not be your base. The 'escapees' have fled to the four corners of the globe. The Agency has Deckers tracking them down and as the city they are in is located you will be given the info and resources to go there.

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3) Are there any major parts of canon that are being changed/dropped/altered/etc?


No... but unlike AH I am not an Expert in canon-fu. I don't know all there is to know so if there is something specific you want to know about on how it affects gameplay you will have to let me know what it is first smile.gif

QUOTE

Oh great GM, can I get a little more clarification on:

17. All comm. Gear, armor, ammo and standard vehicles are free (issued by the govt.). Any specialized gear, or cyber (focus, customized firearms, super vehicles) have to come out of your own pocket.


Don't buy ammo, comm gear, regular non modified vehicles, ID's or any mundane things like that. It is all free. Issued to you. Any special gear, drones, modified weapon and vehicles, power focuses etc. will need to be purchased.


QUOTE

Sounds good, can I have the name of the government or at least the group I work for. I will write a good background and elaborate in detail.


The Bureau of Vital Statistics, Division 6. As far as you know, the UCAS.

Please do elaborate on the agency or govt in your history. As I said earlier you guarded the facility from outside threats. It was attacked by terrorists and experiments escaped. It is your job to find them and eliminate them.


Fortune
Tempted ...
Ecclesiastes
Does Division 6 have its own initiate group for magic users and adepts?
Shadow
No. But feel free to form one with Doc's character. Or make one up.


I am http://irc.dumpshock.com/webirc/irc.cgi there, channel #srchat if anyone wants to come chat.
GaiasWrath8
OK, when you say don't buy. I am still picking it and placing it on my character sheet because I have filled out a requisition form, correct?

Also, Taking normal guns and adding gas vent or caseless, are these still free or do I need to pay for them. smile.gif

APDS?
Shadow
Anything like that (APDS) AV ammo (btw no AV ammo for anything smaller than a rifle or AR) needs to be purchased. Use common sense when I say anything regular.
Ecclesiastes
*kisses his Anti-Material Rifle*
GaiasWrath8
Completed characters are to be posted here, e-mailed to you, or Pmed to you?

Any one hear about the Earth Dawn site, it got hacked and wiped last night.
Ecclesiastes
Post them here within spoiler tags.
Shadow
Thats been hapening a lot lately. EZ Board got hacked last week and a bunch of their sights hacked and erased.

Post here in spoiler tag please.
GaiasWrath8
OK...how do I do spoiler tags. smile.gif
Ol' Scratch
<spoiler>Blah blah blah</spoiler>

Except the <>s are []s.
kevyn668
Are we doing completed chars and concepts or just the concept first?
Shadow
Well you are welcome to do a concept firts before investing in the character.
kevyn668
Cool. That's kinda what I was thinking. Right now I'm kicking around a Sam/Face type.
GaiasWrath8
This is the character. I hope he fits in well. If you don't like just let me know what to change.

Also, everything here is bought with the character money. I will get the free stuff later.

[ Spoiler ]
GaiasWrath8
I am sorry ahead of time if my poor grammar or spell offends any one. I am far from a writer but I love to play. 

Part 1 of 2…

[ Spoiler ]
GaiasWrath8
Part 2 of 2

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GaiasWrath8
QUOTE (Shadow @ Jun 7 2005, 10:15 AM)


I am http://irc.dumpshock.com/webirc/irc.cgi there, channel #srchat if anyone wants to come chat.

damn work computer is giving me hell trying to get into this place. I might have to get it aproved by IT first. LOL.

P.S. Sorry for three post on the character, I guess it was two long to fit on one...

P.P.S. It must be lunch, I have never seen this post so silent. smile.gif
Ecclesiastes
Here are some directions on how to use the IRC Client.

GaiasWrath8: We saw you come in and out of the room a few times, so that should mean you are getting in.
GaiasWrath8
Yup, I can log in easy. Its just as soon as I type, it errors out and a log in box replaces the area to type. Bummer.
GaiasWrath8
This is really upsetting, I can even see you guys talking. As soon as I try to press enter to send what I typed if crashes...
Ecclesiastes
Weird. What browser are you using?
GaiasWrath8
Windows 98 second edition with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Oh well....

Hay, what did you think about my character?
Ecclesiastes
Win98!? EEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

At least upgrade to Win2k.

And uh.... I'll look over the character now, I havn't seen it yet.
GaiasWrath8
Its the computer at my work, we can not touch it. I offered to bring in my own XP and some ram, they said no.
Ecclesiastes
First thing I noticed... why an Intel of 9 if you don't have any Intel skills over rating 4?
Ecclesiastes
QUOTE (GaiasWrath8)
Its the computer at my work, we can not touch it. I offered to bring in my own XP and some ram, they said no.

Dude, where do you work? Using Win98 for a network environment? Thats insane!
Ecclesiastes
Second thing I noticed. You have no melee skills. Assult Rifles, Rifles, and Pistols, but no Brawl, Edged Weapons, or Clubs? I'd drop one of the firearm skills and pick up Brawl or something. Lower the Intel and Increase your Strength.
GaiasWrath8
The intelligence was for story and for the background skills.

He works on electronics, security systems, snipering, and stealth. I not build him with hand to hand in mind. I can rework him a little if it will help him fit in.
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