I would dare suggest going more mirror-shades (tends to be more RP heavy) to avoid going nuts with ret-conning combat.
P.S. Is your Troll Doctor going to be in this game? I think he's an outstanding concept!
Anything you're looking for in particular for characters?three dimensional contacts, and solid motivation for why you do what you do.
What kind of timeframe are you looking at for getting a group together & starting up? What's being retcon'd? I'd like to put a TM together, but still working on a concept.IF this happens, it will be in the next week or two. Nothing is being retcon'd right now, im just saying im probably gonna fuck some stuff up, that we'll have to go back and retcon later.
Alright boss, here are the links to what I have ready:i dig the thought you put into things, but lets hold off on stats and whatnot for now.
Backstory and Breakdown of Character Creation
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Full Character Sheet [Very detailed version[
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Almost done with my decker, do I have a spot?quite possibly.
We're looking at the Jacksonville, Florida area, folks.Is that for reasons based in SR, or RL? I also have very little knowledge of the area.
Born in Orlando, dunno how much that'll help me though, but Jacksonville sounds interesting.We're looking at the Jacksonville, Florida area, folks.Is that for reasons based in SR, or RL? I also have very little knowledge of the area.
i used to live there back in the day, and i have a lot of knowledge of the area.
Due to all the bridges, it's really segmented and "neighborhood-y".
3- the buster sword. Full of youth and vigor and idealism. Has no idea of his own limits and lives by his heart.
5- the golden boy. Mommy and daddy paid for everything, and if the shit REALLY hits the fan, you know they'll bail you out.
I'm also quite partial to non-humans.
Not sayin "don't play a human"
just sayin "lets try to mix it up a bit."
and whoever plays my favorite race gets invisible bonuses that neither you nor anyone else will ever know about.
Oh, I know, I was just saying. Being able to drop meta to C for ork opens up a nice priority boost for something else.if it works for you, do it.
2- the new man. His whole life up until now has been focused toward a single point and now that point is impossible/meaningless/whatever. It's time to start a new life in the shadows.
I know what you mean, but I forgot to mention the "glaring weakness" and needs a group part. This guy has both unlucky and gremlins 2 as negative qualities, plus simsense vertigo. Part of his schtick is never relying on "luck", having a trick or two prepared for anything he thinks could come up through alchemy and the least techy gear he can get.could ya lose gremlins?
Are all the positions filled atm?
I do not exit, i was born a gutter punk kid from Montreal, raised by the Mafia, they used to call me "shooting star", the light flash was the last think you would see if i ever got a contract on you, not any more though, things change, and when you refuse a hit you are the one on the hit list just after the target, but you know, its hard to give a shooting star cement shoes, some things are too quick to grasp, i am one of them.
I started doing small delivery jobs for the crews that populated my neighbourhood, i was fast as a bolt, i even almost made into a crew once, it was short lived, the capo got greedy and a hit was commissioned on the whole crew, Santino "legs" got wacked, Dumont went to ground but they eventually found him, Jimmy was a good friend then, my mentor, he was the first to buy the farm, me? I was just an elf kid that knew how to shoot straight and was doing minor dealing for the older members, eventually they forgot about me, my name died there, I was just 14.
I ended falling in the good graces years later, no one remembered me, i was 25, had been scrapping a living as hit man, working for the highest bider, eventually my name caught the attention of the family again, by then i was no longer just a street gutter punk kid learning my trade, some juice was already there, i was quicker, bolder and deadlier, its easy work to scare or wack people not wanting or bending into the construction permits that the mob requires, and no one builds without their authorization, not even the mayor, not if he wants bad things happening in his city.
While I had an elf technomancer / BTL hustler in mind when I started, the concept turned more towards ex-Ares (criminal SIN) underworld type. I'm used to having something to refer to for the area, though - Seattle, LA, etc I know where to look for info on groups that I might have been part of, worked with, or fought against. (even if not the locals per se, then others they're connected with) Not sure where to start with that here.I'm not sure there IS any shadowrun source material for "Old Jack City".
Well, I'm already writing a lot on another setting (http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=16231.0), so helping make things up for this one works for me ^^except he's still kinda working toward the same point, just by different means.
What I was thinking for the rigger...
"All my life, I worked towards a goal. I was going to get into a corp, get hired as security, and fun their drones. I would have access to the latest toys on the market and every drone I could dream of. And then it happened: One case of accidentally hitting a manager's car and suddenly I was out on the street. I could have fixed the damage! I even offered to do it without pay! But no... now I'm stuck on the streets with nothing except my ride and what drones I managed to sneak out of the building. And now I'm looking for work. Legal jobs won't have me; I've been blackballed. So, I guess it's time for something less-than-legal."
How about this?
"All my life, I worked towards a goal. I was going to get into a corp, get hired as security, and run their drones. I would quickly rise to the top and have my own cushy office, ordering around people and living the high life! And then it happened: One case of accidentally hitting a manager's car and suddenly I was out on the street. I could have fixed the damage! I even offered to do it without pay! But no... now I'm stuck on the streets with nothing except my ride and what drones I managed to sneak out of the building. And now I'm looking for work. Legal jobs won't have me; I've been blackballed. So, I guess it's time for something less-than-legal."
I'm looking just for a bare-bones idea to flesh out at the moment.
| Body | Agility | Reaction | Strength |
| 3 | 7( 9 ) | 4 ( 8 ) | 3 ( 5 ) |
| Charisma | Intuition | Logic | Willpower |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Edge | Magic/Resonance | Essence | Initiative |
| 1 | 0 | 0.175 | 11 + 2d6 |
| Athletics Skill Group | 5 |
| Stealth Skill Group | 5 |
| Impersonation | 2 |
| Performance | 2 |
| Blades (knives) | 6 ( 8 ) |
| Unarmed (Parkour) | 6 ( 8 ) |
| Pistols (light pistols) | 6 ( 8 ) |
| Etiquette | 5 |
| Escape artist | 4 |
| Pilot ground craft | 1 |
| Intimidation | 5 |
| Perception | 6 |
| XXXXX | XXXXX |
| French | N |
| English | 5 |
| Cyberware | Essence | Cost | Notes |
| Damage compensators (rating 4) | 0.4 | 8000¥ | XXXXX |
| Enhanced articulation | 0.3 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| Muscle toner (Rating 2) | 0.4 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| Wired Reflexes (rating 1) | 2 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| Reaction Enhancers (Rating 3) Used | 1.125 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| Aluminum Bone Lacing | 1 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| Muscle augmentation (Rating 2) | 0.4 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| Image link | 0 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| Smartlink | 0.2 | XXXXX¥ | XXXXX |
| XXXXX | XXXXX¥ |
| Handling | Accel | Speed | Pilot | Body | Armor | Sensor | Availability | Cost |
| 5/3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | XXXXX | XXXXX¥ |
Contacts
Its still WIP i reckon. but its there for the GM and the players inspection/consideration. Cheers |
@poindexter do you want to fill the archetypes 1 for 1 or would duplicates of some types be allowed?i'd like to stay 1 for 1 for now.
think Dawon would fit the "vet" concept you envisioned?
elf :D apparent age 25, i was thinking in the line of 35 to 40.
no one ever plays gizzled, bitter elves. They always do happy-go-lucky.
i dig it.
"I graduated top of my class, made Dean's list in pre-law and had been all but guaranteed a job in the DA's office after I finished my degree. One fucking mistake brought that whole future crumbling down on the top of my head.Thoughts? Ideas? Outright scorn?
It was because of a girl of course. How dumb can one guy become when he starts thinking with the wrong part of his anatomy? Dumb enough to offer to take the chick's LSAT for her, apparently. I got caught, naturally, and there was zero tolerance towards cheating in [Jacksonville Area Law School]. Got kicked out so fast and hard that I left skid marks on the street, no chance of an appeal. I effectively got disbarred before I even finished my degree.
Christ, and that was nothing compared to how furious the chick was. Thought she was gonna stab me, I swear.
Having sunk my inheritance into tuition and ware and no prospects except applying for a job in a fucking Stuffer Shack or signing a deal to become a bloody corpslave I considered myself well and truly buggered. That's where good friends come in handy, [Contact/Other Player In Game] promised to hook me up with some people that are running the shadows. Said it wasn't really much more dangerous than going clubbing in the wrong part of town, at least most of the time. Can't say I cherish the thought of actually getting into a firefight or some shit like that, but as I understand it there is plenty of work that requires someone capable of putting together sentences with 3 syllable words without the help of his commlink.
Here's to new beginnings."
Quote"I graduated top of my class, made Dean's list in pre-law and had been all but guaranteed a job in the DA's office after I finished my degree. One fucking mistake brought that whole future crumbling down on the top of my head.Thoughts? Ideas? Outright scorn?
It was because of a girl of course. How dumb can one guy become when he starts thinking with the wrong part of his anatomy? Dumb enough to offer to take the chick's LSAT for her, apparently. I got caught, naturally, and there was zero tolerance towards cheating in [Jacksonville Area Law School]. Got kicked out so fast and hard that I left skid marks on the street, no chance of an appeal. I effectively got disbarred before I even finished my degree.
Christ, and that was nothing compared to how furious the chick was. Thought she was gonna stab me, I swear.
Having sunk my inheritance into tuition and ware and no prospects except applying for a job in a fucking Stuffer Shack or signing a deal to become a bloody corpslave I considered myself well and truly buggered. That's where good friends come in handy, [Contact/Other Player In Game] promised to hook me up with some people that are running the shadows. Said it wasn't really much more dangerous than going clubbing in the wrong part of town, at least most of the time. Can't say I cherish the thought of actually getting into a firefight or some shit like that, but as I understand it there is plenty of work that requires someone capable of putting together sentences with 3 syllable words without the help of his commlink.
Here's to new beginnings."
Church of the Jedi Order, Virbro Blade
Click the link ^^
Apparently its a "real" church. Though I can rework him a lot.
Also Vibro blade comes from Sail away Sweet Sister as part of Catalysts "Enhanced Fiction."
http://cdn.shadowruntabletop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/E-CAT26S041_Sail-Away-Sweet-Sister-Stats.pdf?4713c7
Oh, good! I can call off the extraction teams! They were sent out for a prince and a princess (wasn't certain Poindexter's preference, so grabbed both just to be safe), so that those could administer a kiss to break the slumber!
Hrmm. It seems the extraction teams were partially successful...
Welp. As soon as I ransom Prince William back to the British royal family, I'll have a character sheet ready. Then comes the infinite revisions and corrections I'll need to do to get it ready for play.
Secret shame ^^ Concept was fun when I wrote it back on page 5 ;)Oh right! Slappendash, hey 'in' buddy :D
i havent even read your stats yet.Secret shame ^^ Concept was fun when I wrote it back on page 5 ;)Oh right! Slappendash, hey 'in' buddy :D
Also, Poindexter, any stats I need to edit on my character sheet?
Okay, no problem!i havent even read your stats yet.Secret shame ^^ Concept was fun when I wrote it back on page 5 ;)
Oh right! Slappendash, hey 'in' buddy :D
Also, Poindexter, any stats I need to edit on my character sheet?
As for the prince/princess debate; The answer is that neither would work as the revulsion my very soul would feel at the touch of my lips to those of the privileged elite would send my conscious mind screaming into the depths of madness to escape the very memory of the act. I would never wake again.
As for the prince/princess debate; The answer is that neither would work as the revulsion my very soul would feel at the touch of my lips to those of the privileged elite would send my conscious mind screaming into the depths of madness to escape the very memory of the act. I would never wake again.
It was bad when the gangers were involved; it was worse when the corps were. And if it wasn't one you can damn sure bet it was the other. The barrel of a gun or the heel of a boot. There were nothing but bad options when you and everybody you've ever known were born poor, grew up poor, and died poor. But the worst part of it all, the part that ate at him when he tried to sleep? It was the acceptance. Samuel Ramah had had enough.All of my yes, I love a good vigilante.
When he Awakened he had sought out a local talismonger to learn how to control his abilities. After months of painful and demoralizing failures they discovered where his outward magical abilities lay- alchemy. The talismonger was quick to see the revenue potential in this; Samuel was hired on to create black market preparations. There risk was high and so were the prices but there are not many places that you can custom pre-order levitation hidden in an alley or healing stashed on a rooftop.
His other abilities, those he found he could summon from within with intense focus, those he kept all to himself. When he had no orders to fill he planned and he practiced. He had never had the fortune of fate smiling on him. He would need to be silent and untraceable or he could do more harm than good. For two years he secretly practiced stealth, acrobatics, and archery.
He knew he still wasn't ready as he listened to a neighbor on the other side of a thin wall crying to her husband about being rolled by local punks and losing the credstick that was supposed to feed their family for the next month. He knew he still wasn't ready when he put on his most concealing armored clothing and a cheap motorcycle helmet to hide his face. He knew he still wasn't ready when he stood across the street from the run down husk of a building the street rats were holed up in.
Two hours and one severe beating later he was sitting in his apartment nursing a few broken ribs, a sprained ankle, and an eye that would no longer open. It was hard to move but none of the pain even registered in his mind. All that he could think about was his neighbors waking up in the morning and finding the credstick sitting on their kitchen table with enough nuyen on it to eat for three months.
He knew he was ready.
@Tenlar, i love him. is this the buster sword?
1- Everything is up for discussion.@Tenlar, i love him. is this the buster sword?
Yup. A young, bold do-gooder looking to make his neighborhood a better place. Still waffling on the finer details of character creation, but he will basically be a physical adept with alchemy. It seems like an alchemist should have astral perception and assensing or he couldn't judge his own work so I'm looking at alchemy, assensing and possibly disenchanting as his only magical skills. Unlucky and simsense vertigo for sure on the negative qualities.
Question, where do you stand on the Arcana and Initiation issue? Should I plan for a few points or are you willing to discuss another skill replacing Arcana?
Oh, sorry, he's a mystic adept. I just meant that he's going to be a mystic adept who's only magical skills are alchemical, so centering is the only metamagic I'm planning on him taking. All other initiations will go towards PPs to boost his adept (physical) side.ok, i can dig it, as long as we don't start moving into spellcasting and summoning. I'd like to leave more "magey" roles open for other players, but as of now, consider Samuel officially IN as the buster sword.
i really don't think Dawon is a cold blooded killer, just seen too much murder and mayhem to be outwardly affected by it, but he cares (he has gone out of his way to help people with contracts on their heads in order to save them), he also knows that whatever he does is not going to change much in the end, yet he tries, yes he is a hitman, he has a skill (or a set of them in fact) and he uses it, if a person "deserves" it in the end you have one less scum-bag in the world, everyone gains.i NEVER say this, so it seems odd, but he just seems a TAD too dark. I'd like these folks to have the majority of their killing ahead of them rather than behind. Are you going for old vet or the professional?
Do note that helping a person is what got him on the list and made him flee Quebec.
How are you planning to handle repairs of vehicles and drones?You think i have a plan.
@Reyjinn, I like the idea, but i'd like him to be a bit older. Maybe already a graduate, working toward partnership of his own firm before something somethng...
"I had it all figured out. Really, it was a fucking textbook path. Top of my class in high school, valedictorian, magna cum laude, all that shit, Dean's list in pre-law, accepted into Yale law and graduated Juris Doctor with honors. Aced the bar, of course. Could basically have walked into any corp law office and named my price but I've never really trusted the corps. Most of them are no better than the mob or yaks or what have you. No, *I wanted to make a difference.* Ugh, idealistic idiot. So I went to the DA's office, intending to make the streets safer, the grass grow greener and the sun shine brighter. I was put on the promotional fast track, bright new star and all that.This came out a tad more bitter than I had planned, just where it took me I guess. This guy is older (early 30s), but I wanted to keep the DA's office as part of his back story for contacts and stuff. Will probably nudge skills and knowledge around to represent a more seasoned guy.
But it was all fucked up man, these bastards that we KNEW were guilty got to walk because of some bullshit technicalities cooked up by their crooked asshats of lawyers. Eventually, enough was enough. I got way fed up with seeing these scum of the earth bastards walk away without doing something about it. I began coaching witnesses but often that wasn't enough to put away the fuckups so I started misfiling evidence, making it disappear and finally started getting some results I could live with.
It couldn't last of course. One of my fellow ADAs caught me slipping a file in where it shouldn't have been, unfortunately she had a conscience and wouldn't look away. Decent enough to let me come out on my own at least, instead of outing me herself. The DA was the kind of guy that cared more about getting the win than how it was gotten but it was an election year so he couldn't be seen cutting me any slack. Came on top of me like a drekton of bricks, fired, disbarred, never to practice law again. Couldn't blame him really, had to think about the big picture and all that.
Weren't a lot of options going forward, could probably have gotten a gig as a research assistant for one of the corps or some such shit. No way man, no chance I was going to become some low level corpslave to be pushed around by some fucking halfwit barely out of law school. I considered starting up some PI agency or something, but no way was I getting any credit from any respectable place to start up a business. That's where good friends come in handy, [Contact/OtherPlayerInGame] promised to hook me up with some people that are running the shadows. Said it wasn't really any more dangerous than taking a walk down most neighborhoods around here, at least most of the time. And sometimes, as an added bonus, you get to stick it to the corps.
Can't say I cherish the thought of getting into an actual firefight or some shit like that, but as I understand it there is plenty of work where it is more important to be able to string together sentences with three syllable words without the help of a dictionary than it is to be able to shoot up the place like Neil the Barbarian.
Guess we'll see, but I'm willing to see where this takes me."
Poindexter, when do you want us to start posting stats?Some of us already have, you might aswell.
OK, reyjinn, i freakin LOVE this lawyer now. this is the new man, right?That was my thought, yes. Glad to hear it, I'll finish up my stats, skills and stuff for him then.
triskavanski, I dig the idea of the demo expert for the "old vet" maybe.that "maybe" up there meaning you are not considering Dawon?
but this guy sounds like a straight sociopath.
i just dunno.
the concepts you've thrown up have all sort of focused on how this person kills and their weapons and whatnot.
I wanna know about deeper shit than that.
all this chrome and magic is cool and all, but its the PEOPLE that make these stories interesting, y'know?
i meant more, what else ya got in the way of motive and "funk" for the Dawon?
So! Alchemy! I'm excited. Here, in no particular order, are the things I can think of right now that need a GM decision.
1. Touch preparations. There are a few things regarding these. As I understand it, it's not a skin touch that matters, it's an aura touch. Which makes these...tricky.
1a. How does my own aura interact with these at creation? Do I have to create it from a short distance away and then handle it with tongs?
1b. Auras are supposed to go through physical objects (clothes, bags, etc.), so...can you keep a touch prep in your pocket? In a specialized lead case? In a pocket on the side of a backpack that is away from your body? Potions are specifically mentioned multiple times in the book, so it stands to reason that some kinds of containers are able to keep them from going off.
1c. What do you think of a houserule that touch preparations are simply activated by the next aura they come into contact with that isn't the creator? That would mean that I could not use any touch preparations on myself and kind of balances itself out - it would allow me to use contact preparations on both team mates and enemies MUCH easier, but it would also mean that I would have to make command preparations for myself meaning +1 drain to any personal buffs.
2. Maintained spells. Protective and detection spells are basic, but illusion and manipulation, those get trickier again.
2a. How does an illusion preparation work? Do I need to decide what the image will be in detail when I am making the preparation? Do I decide when I activate the preparation? Once activated, do I have normal control over the illusion as if I had cast it? If I make an illusion preparation that is touch activated, does the person who activated it have control over it?
2b. How does a manipulation preparation work? If I used a Magic Fingers prep, would I have mental control over it as if cast? Or Mass Animate? Do I have control of levitation effects or does the person it triggers on? Also, the same question about a touch activation. Does somebody who touch activates a levitate prep control their own movements or do I?
3. Alchemical arrows. Possible or no? I personally feel like double dipping on damage is unbalancing, so my original idea included stuff like grapple kinda arrows that do no damage but can stick to a door/window/armor/etc.
4. Drain. Do the +1 and +2 drain for touch/timer and command triggers come before the minimum of 2 drain or after? For example, would a Force 3 Levitate touch prep (F-2, +1 from touch trigger) be (3-2) +1 = 2 drain or (3-2, min 2) +1 = 3 drain?
5. The opposition roll. I will admit that I am a bit concerned over not super min-maxing my alchemy ability mainly because of this aspect of it- it's an added penalty on to something that is already working off of a reduced dice pool. For example, a Force 6 preparation is rolling Magic + Alchemy [Force] vs. Force, so potency is a max of 6 hits minus the 2-3 from the opposition roll. I've seen a few people recommend just houseruling the opposed test out, making it hits = potency. Thoughts?
6. Workshop. Would I need to pay extra on my lifestyle for access to a Special Work Area for the workshop in the talismonger shop I work at, seeing as I don't own it in any way? Having that could help with the issue in #5 as well, as it would make the limit for my preparations [Force +2].
Tyres smoking, engine screaming, Johnny slides around a hairpin, several lengths ahead of the competition. Too damn easy, stupid bookies keep taking my bets, I keep cashing in. Gonna be a good payout this time Johnny releases several microskimmers, frag grenades attached with some heavy duty duct tape. They hover in his wake. Seconds later an explosing, causing the van on his heels to flip. Bullseye! It's the home stretch, baby, this race is mine Johnny sparks up, cruising toward the last turn. Suddenly an explosion from the rear of Johnny's vehicle. "DREK! Where the fuck did that come from? There's noone behind me! His bulldog sliding, tiling then toppling over. Some bastard's sabotaged my danm van! The van keeps rolling, Johnning slipping in to unconsciousness
I'd like to try and make Johnny work as a troll (Or ork if the troll metatype is too restrictive), in the drek from gambing and drug debts he took up an offer as a street racer, entering no rules street races run by go-gangers in abandoned industrial areas, hoping to repay debt to his bookies. He has a knack for driving, his father was a professional racer, teaching Johnny all he knew growing up. He started winning, becoming the prized racer of a gang, their secret weapon. He wanted to repay his debt and move on, the gang wanted him to stick around. He started betting on himself, placing larger and larger bets, winning more and more. Bookies eventually got annoyed, sabotaging his vehicle, causing him to crash and be badly injured. I'd like to try and fit some basic cyber in to portray the injuries, though again would depend on numbers while building the character
This time will be different, no more damn gambling Johnny is serious this time, though when he has a drink he finds it almost impossible to control himself...
If no one else is interested, we can go with four players just fine.Sounds good, I'm exited for this!
I'm gonna give this, maybe another week and then start with whoever we've got.
If no one else is interested, we can go with four players just fine.
I'm gonna give this, maybe another week and then start with whoever we've got.
If no one else is interested, we can go with four players just fine.
I'm gonna give this, maybe another week and then start with whoever we've got.
have fun guys :)
If no one else is interested, we can go with four players just fine.
I'm gonna give this, maybe another week and then start with whoever we've got.
have fun guys :)
still room for ya if ya wanna try and flesh sum out.
If no one else is interested, we can go with four players just fine.
I'm gonna give this, maybe another week and then start with whoever we've got.
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SO FAR: The only lots that have been filled are
1- Nimbasa as Isaac, the golden boy.
2- SlowDeck as Slappendash, the secret shame.
3- Tenlaar as Samuel, the buster sword.
4- Reyjinn as Francis, the new man.
i haven't decided who the "leader" of the crew will be.
It's either gonna be the buster sword or the old vet.
Been thinking about it and here's the characters i want.
Note: these are personality archetypes and can fit any type of character you'd like to make.
1- the old vet. he's been in shadows since before fuckever and is completely disillusioned to the idea that anyone can make a difference. He's fallen on hard times recently.
2- the new man. His whole life up until now has been focused toward a single point and now that point is impossible/meaningless/whatever. It's time to start a new life in the shadows.
3- the buster sword. Full of youth and vigor and idealism. Has no idea of his own limits and lives by his heart.
4- the secret shame. Something happened or you did something no one can know about. ever.
5- the golden boy. Mommy and daddy paid for everything, and if the shit REALLY hits the fan, you know they'll bail you out.
6- the professional. You have one skill worth paying for, and though you hate doing it for money, you hate starving even more.
it should be noted you can feel free to substitute whatever gender pronoun you'd like for any of the ones presented here.
@kalarin, totally. Can't wait. So, you're the old vet? Ya kinda sound like it. If not, come up with a good title for the your character role, would ya?
Just make the Driver@kalarin, totally. Can't wait. So, you're the old vet? Ya kinda sound like it. If not, come up with a good title for the your character role, would ya?
He could also fit the professional with his driving ability. He was street racing for the gangs to pay off gambling debt, it's really the only skill he's exceptional at. I was thinking the majority of his other skills would be mediocre at best, something to work on.
I can make it work with the old vet if that's what you'd prefer, would need to re-tweak slightly as he was more a go-ganger (not particularly by choice) before, only recently looking toward running the shadows to help his sister repay for the loan she took out on his behalf.
Just make the Driver@kalarin, totally. Can't wait. So, you're the old vet? Ya kinda sound like it. If not, come up with a good title for the your character role, would ya?
He could also fit the professional with his driving ability. He was street racing for the gangs to pay off gambling debt, it's really the only skill he's exceptional at. I was thinking the majority of his other skills would be mediocre at best, something to work on.
I can make it work with the old vet if that's what you'd prefer, would need to re-tweak slightly as he was more a go-ganger (not particularly by choice) before, only recently looking toward running the shadows to help his sister repay for the loan she took out on his behalf.
Haha, nice. How did you like it? Personally I loved it.Just make the Driver@kalarin, totally. Can't wait. So, you're the old vet? Ya kinda sound like it. If not, come up with a good title for the your character role, would ya?
He could also fit the professional with his driving ability. He was street racing for the gangs to pay off gambling debt, it's really the only skill he's exceptional at. I was thinking the majority of his other skills would be mediocre at best, something to work on.
I can make it work with the old vet if that's what you'd prefer, would need to re-tweak slightly as he was more a go-ganger (not particularly by choice) before, only recently looking toward running the shadows to help his sister repay for the loan she took out on his behalf.
I actually just finished watching this based on your post :) thanks!
*Family*
William Black, father, deceased (died 9 years ago).
Gabriela Black (neé Martinez), human, 52 y/o, mother, lives in Miami (moved after the death of his father).
Ana Black, human, 23 y/o, sister, lives in Miami, studying medicine at the University of Miami.
-Parents met while William was vacationing in Miami.
-Gabriela was/is a pianist, playing in a Jazz band and doing some session work.
-William was a freelance columnist for the art section of the [Jacksonville Tribune].
-Francis is the firstborn, born 8 years ahead of Ana.
-Despite having such creative parents both Francis and Ana are logic driven in their pursuits (Lawyer and Doctor, respectively).
-No other immediate family in Jacksonville or the surrounding area, some second and third cousins running around.
-In contrast the Martinez family tree in and around Miami is quite extensive.
*Former fiancee*
Cynthia Wells [human, 28 y/o]. Interior designer. Left Francis after he got fired from the DA's office even as she was pregnant with their first child. Currently living with Jack Martin [human, 42 y/o, Lawyer for Exxoco Petrochem]. Cynthia is having a custody battle with Francis as she does not want him involved in Joshua's life. As of now Francis is entitled to three 4 hour visits every 2 weeks at a location chosen by Cynthia, which means Jack Martins house as she know it makes Francis uncomfortable to be there.
*Children*
Joshua Black [human, 3 m/o].
@Reyjinn: I'm either gonna need a lot more history as to why the ex hates you so much or we're gonna have to tone down her level of hate.
If i don't know why she hates you like this, i won't be able to run it convincingly.
Gonna go ahead and close it.These are the contacts I have;
lets start working on characters and whatnot.
this is gonna be a semi-established crew already. If you don't all know each other, you'll at least know OF each other.
most of you will know at least 1 or 2 of the others before this gets going.
anyone who doesn't wanna flesh out contacts, just lemme know and ill do em.
alls i need on contacts is one or two lines letting me know who the hell they are really.
WOO-Hoo!
can't wait to get this started.
oh, and yeah. the gecko crawl spell is fine.
oh, and nimbasa, isaac is a rich party kid. he HAS tons of contacts. If that part of it really aint workin for ya, i'll do em for ya.Could you? My brain is fried, finals week is torture.
Should we all be looking at low lifestyle here?
As far as contacts, the most obvious one is the talismonger. Another that I was thinking about was one of the neighbors mentioned in the little backstory before but I haven't decided on the husband or wife and what their useful job would be. If there is a way you'd like to work either of those into your story just let me know and you can craft them yourself, otherwise I'll throw them together.
*Former fiancee*@Poindexter, turns out you were WAY right about her being over the top :) tried several times to concoct a back story that could account for her vitriol and they were all horrible/unbelievable/gamebreaking. So I toned it down a bit, she is a bit of a fundamentalist and was really, really hurt to find out that Francis didn't turn out to be the man she thought he was (remember that he came into the DA's office with quite fantastical ideas about how he would make a difference).
Cynthia Wells [human, 33 y/o]. Lawyer. Currently living with Jack Martin [human, 42 y/o, Lawyer for Exxoco Petrochem].
Cynthia is a true believer in the letter of the law, due process and being innocent until proven guilty. She works at a law office offering pro bono council for those in need. She was distraught when she found out that Francis had been routinely tampering with evidence betraying the law she tries so hard to uphold. The sense of betrayal was such that she couldn’t find it in her to give Francis another chance.
Complicating matters was the fact that she was pregnant with their first child at the time of Francis’ dismissal from the DA’s office. She is convinced that Francis is not an acceptable influence in her son’s life so she uses every legal avenue available to her to limit their time together.
Currently Francis has the right of three 4 hour visits/2 weeks, that arrangement is up for review in 7 months when John turns 1 year old.
*Contacts*
Stephanie Shilling, C4 L2, [Human, Late 40’s]. Jacksonville District Attorney.
Stephanie has seen enough drek in her job that she is firmly of the belief that the end justifies the means. But if you fuck up and your mess goes public she won’t hesitate to bring the hammer down.
Francis was kind of her golden boy, she actively recruited him out of law school and was nurturing him as her future replacement (her ambition is for higher office than the DA) but that didn’t mean that she could just wave her hand to make his mess go away. The best she could do for Francis was making sure he didn’t end up with a criminal SIN, his evidence tampering was explained away as part incompetence and part clerical error which ‘merely’ resulted in him getting fired and disbarred.
Kurt Werner, C2 L1, [Dwart, age unknown (to Francis)]. Lone Star Lieutenant.
An old vet that was often brought in to give guest lectures on Lone Star Tactics, Protocols and the Jacksonville crime scene. Kurt is a tough bastard that worked his way up from the streets to his current job in homicide.
John Hunter, C1 L3, [Elf, late 60s (apparent age late 30s?)]. Law professor.
Francis’ favourite professor in law school. Served as his mentor during his studies and while he was getting his feet under him in the DA’s office. Was deeply disappointed that Francis wouldn’t trust in the process of the law but did in fact not turn his back on him. Age brings perspective and besides one of John’s favourite mantras is ‘Thou who art sinless cast the first stone’ which is usually followed by a small chuckle.
John has a near ‘encyclopedic’ knowledge of CAS laws and Jacksonville regulations in particular.
Jill Marques, C1 L2, [Human, early 50s]. Street doc.
Has a private clinic in [neighborhood near but not actually in downtown Jacksonville]
One quick question... I'm looking over my sheet, and I'm wondering if you'll allow some stuff from Stolen Souls.what stuff?
,Morphing license plate and Spoof chips.totally.
there has been a somewhat official gang truce in effect for almost 10 years nowIf that is not foreboding I don't know what is :)
Quotethere has been a somewhat official gang truce in effect for almost 10 years nowIf that is not foreboding I don't know what is :)
Do you have names for the top guys in these gangs?
So, question, how are we going to be playing the game?(Roll20, Skype, etc)Thread title says PbP ;)
So, question, how are we going to be playing the game?(Roll20, Skype, etc)Thread title says PbP ;)
@Poindexter, do you want us to try and find some connections between the characters?
And to clarify, as I'm not totally sure about the other characters:
Nimbasa: Isaac, Ork, decker. Golden boy
Slowdeck: Slappendash, Human?, rigger, Secret shame
Tenlaar: Samuel, ?, mystic adept (alchemist), Buster sword
Kalinar: Johnny, Troll?, rigger?, Professional
Reyjinn: Francis, Human, face, New man
you're still in, right?
Yep. Slappendash is human ^^ I put it under the priority on her sheet :PQuite possible I missed it due to getting really bad gear envy while looking at her sheet :) Sooo many toys
Arg, now you've got me thinking about skewing Samuel a little more away from combat and towards alchemy and skills. But we've got to be able to dish out some pain if it comes down to it.naw dude. i LOVE samuel.
**His trigger for social stress would obviously be any kind of serious "downtrodden masses" situation. People being used/abused/taken advantage of.you should go more specific. Just a general sense that the little guy is getting squashed by the big guy will be most of our lives in the 2070's. (like it aint today).
What do you think about the numbers stuff here? If I don't get it finished and set in stone I'll keep messing with them for another week and that won't do any good.i thought this guy was a human for some reason and i got the impression he'd have a higher unarmed skill, but i dont think it will ultimately matter.
how much should I pay for...
3 4oz glass jars full of highly reflective, multicolored glitter
and
3 10oz glass jars full of jagged metal bits
Nimbassa?Yep! Sorry if I dropped off of the earth, it didn't notify me of responses at all.
you good?
im working on the initial post for the OOC thread, then shortly thereafter, we'll start the IC thread.