Shadowrun
Shadowrun Play => Play-by-Post => Topic started by: Teafo on <01-01-13/1955:52>
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I have been sitting on a campaign set for quite some time now, and think it is about time to see how this whole thing could play out.
I am looking for 3-5 runners, and tend to run a stealthy game but with the definite possibility of a good firefight. I don't shy away from magic users or even heavy weapons, but I will admit that I'm a bit behind the curve as far as deckers/technomancers go, and vehicle combat. That being said, I will still welcome your character submission and will do my best to fit a bit more of those elements into the campaign as I get it finalized.
As for the basics of the mission, I prefer a game that plays somewhere around the feel of Mission Impossible 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Matrix (lobby scene at least). Hopefully that will give you an idea of the feel of the game at least.
I suppose I should put in the nuts and bolts as well. So, I am looking for standard 4ed 400bp characters. I am a little new to 4ed (played mostly 3ed) so I may be a bit fuzzy on fine details in a few spots, but I hope we can work together to make this fun and maybe we can all learn a bit as we go.
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Would there be room for an ex-actor / fake SIN maintainer?
(think of the routine stuff people do that gets logged while you go about life - now imagine someone who can fake your appearance down to the biometrics, and does that to not leave noticeable gaps when the current owner of a fake SIN isn't using it)
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I'm a newb who's in a really slow moving game right now but I'd be willing to throw my hat in.
Concept: German Elf, B&E Specialist
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I'll throw my hat in too.
Character Concept: A private investigator that's a decent talker, good at disguises, tracking, shadowing, and damn fine with a pistol.
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Character PMed. Ex-Lone Star Generalist/Investigator, not a lot of Face skills but passable in most everything.
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i too am interested, in the same too slow running game as irisheathen and Novocrane. Looking for a faster pace one.
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Certainly interested, but already in 3 games... each one moving very slowly though :(
But if you want, put me on a reserve list; PM me or something should it turn out you need an extra player to run the game, or want some guest-player for a temporary character or such :)
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would love to take part. the only game i am in looks kinda dead,
so i have a lot of free SR time on my hands as December has ended and the whole Stress has stayed with it :)
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If you're willing to take someone stillgetting used to the game, I'll play.
Concept: Changeling technomancer. Major in information gathering and finding, minor in unarmed combat.
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Hi
I'm in a similar situation has MaxKojote. Also very interested in joining.
I'm still hesitating between a rigger or a hacker.. Might also take something to complete the team well. I'll be open for suggestions.
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Seems slow games abound...
PM'd character sketch...
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Novocrane - I'm not sure exactly how that character concept will work into this game, as it is going to be pretty heavy on the hands-on side, and it sounds like the character you're looking at would be more active outside the mission. In any case, work up a sheet and PM/post it so I can take a look, I could be entirely wrong on what you are going for.
Irisheathen- Sounds like a good concept, PM or Post the sheet and I'll see how it turns out.
Solodice- Concept is sound, and I think it would fit the feel of the game, get something thrown together and send it my way.
Ympulse- To be honest, this guy looks a bit more like a street samurai at first glance than an ex-cop/investigator. With that low of essence, definitely has a bit more ware than most. I will still keep in mind, and he just may fit though, so let me run his numbers and I'll keep you posted.
Obidancer- Not sure of the pace of the game just yet, hopefully will be pretty quick, but it's going to depend heavily on RL obligations on my end I'm sure. So please be patient with me if the need arises. What sort of character are you looking at? No concept from you yet, so let me know, and try to throw together even a quick sheet to see where you're leaning.
Xzylvador- Definitely keep you in mind, what kind of character are you looking for? Concept? Sheet? Let me know.
Kouryuu - Looks solid so far, make whatever changes you feel are necessary and PM or post 'em so I can run the numbers. Overall, looks like a good fit for the game.
MaxKojote - I'm not sure on how much info gathering and such will really play into this game, but I can probably work some into it pretty easily. Go ahead and put the character sheet together and let me take a look at it.
Abs1nth3 - I can see either rigger or hacker working into this one, I will probably not double stack roles if that makes any difference. Whichever you feel you'd have more fun playing, let me know and put em together so I can make a determination.
DaedalusK71- Can always use a good mage on the team, so go ahead and flesh him out. He's looking good so far.
For everyone -- Please get back to me with the above details, and I'll try to run everything down in the near future and make any changes that need making. Overall, looks like a lot of interest, so we will have to see where everyone falls, and I may open up a couple more spots from my original 3-5 estimate.
Oh and if we can, I'd like to standardize the sheets I'm looking at to get a better picture of where everyone is at, and I'm not forced to go searching for the information on each person's sheet. I'd suggest using FastJack's posted Character Sheet Code on the Play-by-Post index page. Seems to be laid out pretty well and will give us all a starting spot.
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Xzylvador- Definitely keep you in mind, what kind of character are you looking for? Concept? Sheet? Let me know.
Oh, didn't really have anything yet. Chargen takes ages for me... not a process I tend to start unless I know it'll be useful. You seem to have plenty of candidates already, so I'll bow out and let you guys have fun! Thank you for the consideration. But should you miraculously short of players, PM me ;)
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Ympulse- To be honest, this guy looks a bit more like a street samurai at first glance than an ex-cop/investigator. With that low of essence, definitely has a bit more ware than most. I will still keep in mind, and he just may fit though, so let me run his numbers and I'll keep you posted.
Sounds good - Honestly the guy was a Concept character that looked good enough to keep around - if you would like some things shifted around, let me know.
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Ok perfect you will receive my character suggestion by Friday night EST/ Saturday morning
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I'll PM you the character sheet and background story tonight.
The concept is of a female elf face/assassin trained with moderate adept magic. She is deadly with a blade and uses her charms and etiquette to approach her target and her athletic skills to get away.
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Xzylvador - Sorry to see you go so soon, but I know the busy life all too well. Best of luck in your other ventures.
Ympulse - Overall, I don't see anything glaring about the character, just seemed a bit more cybered than I was expecting out of a cop. On second look, I think he'd probably do fine, just wanna run the numbers myself and see how it all falls.
Abs1nth3 - Look forward to seeing the character sheet.
obidancer - I like the concept, run with it, and let me know what you end up with.
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Sent off the character sheet. I can adjust it if needed.
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Teafo, I'd love to get in on an a game with some active people. I've been working on various different characters, but I'd like to play a thief/grifter type, and could have him ready for play within a day or so. Am I too late to have a spot? I've been hoping to get in a game with some of these particular roleplayers.
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Do you have a hacker yet? I would like not to have to include hacking skills in this character if I can avoid it.
My other ideas for characters (If you don't really want a Thief/Grifter I am very flexible):
Professional Assassin
Former Doctor
Bounty Hunter
Sword Adept
Performance Magician
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I'd definitely be interested. Would a Troll Physical Adept and Jazz Fanatic or a Dwarf PI/ex Texas Ranger fit your game?
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Looks like you're filling up but if you find the room I've got a Human Rigger with a Hotspur and a Nimrod Drone armed to the teeth.
I would like to know if I can (and what it would cost me, slots, availability, ect.) have a Special Equipment, Hidden Large Drone Rack. (I was thinking a blending of a Large Drone Launch and Recover Rack and a Smuggling Compartment into something like the hard shell on a Humvee, so you know it;s there but can;t see whats inside). Otherwise, It's going to be really interesting moving the Nimrod around. ;D.
Skills are mostly Aircraft and Vehicle Based with Disguise and Negotiation in there as well. Navigation, Armorer, and Gunnery of course...
He has a black market contact in the form of his best friend (Now fixer) "Vini." He has the Dependent (1) Negative Quality, which takes the form of his long time girlfriend Kira. (back story for both Vini and Kira but i won't waist time here.)
I have touched on the Advanced Lifestyle rules but only slightly.
Let me know if you're interested.
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I'll be honest; I didn't read everyone else's posts, so I'm unaware if the position of my concepts have been filled, or there is even room left in your game. If either is the case, sorry for wasting time/bandwidth.
Mr. Smith - Elf Face and former Company Man
Bullet Storm - Human Gun Bunny Adept and former Ganger.
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Kouryuu - Looks solid so far, make whatever changes you feel are necessary and PM or post 'em so I can run the numbers. Overall, looks like a good fit for the game.
Oh and if we can, I'd like to standardize the sheets I'm looking at to get a better picture of where everyone is at, and I'm not forced to go searching for the information on each person's sheet. I'd suggest using FastJack's posted Character Sheet Code on the Play-by-Post index page. Seems to be laid out pretty well and will give us all a starting spot.
i can send you the chummer file i have on him, so you can get an overview of the build without double-checking everything in the book :)
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Joker - Thief/grifter would be a fine choice, and there is an overabundance of matrix characters, so don't worry bout trying to fill something that you don't want to
Crunch - Already have an ex-cop turned PI so not sure that another would really fit, build up your troll idea and we'll see
DamienHollow - Not going to lie, got a couple riggers already, and this mission is mostly going to be run indoors... It's going to be a struggle to build in some vehicular combat at all. So sadly, I would say that the original concept wouldn't really fit this one :(
Necrogigas - Of the two, Mr. Smith would probably fit better (hehe Hugo Weaving...), I would definitely suggest looking at the previous posts as well to be sure that you don't try to overlap too much.
Kouryuu - PM it to me and I'll load it up. Thanks
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Awesome. I'll have it PMed to you by the end of the day. Already started work on it last night.
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400 BP SR 4A base book only?
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I think he just meant 400BP characters with normal rules. No books have been disallowed as far as I can tell. Considering people are making changelings, I am pretty sure it's not limited to the SR4A.
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I'm allowing all books, yes
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I'm gonna have to decline the offer sadly. I won't be sending you a character tomorrow cuz I realize I won't have enough time. I thought I had more free time to dedicate to this game but I was wrong. Since you seem to have enough interest ill let the other join so this way I won't become a ghost in what seems a good start.
Have fun maybe we will cross each others again!
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Necrogigas - Of the two, Mr. Smith would probably fit better (hehe Hugo Weaving...), I would definitely suggest looking at the previous posts as well to be sure that you don't try to overlap too much.
I have a Google doc for Mr. Smith, I'll PM you the link so you can give it a look. If you decide to add me to this game I'll do a Character Sheet Code write up.
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I'd be interested, either with a fixer turned technomancer (a forced job/city change when she emerged) or an adept (no back story yet).I'm
at work, so I'll get you .chum files tonight
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Abs1nth3 - Sorry to see you go, I do hope to cross paths again soon!
Necrogigas - Build looked good, I should be able to look over the full backstory and contacts tonight.
Everyone - As this interest is getting a bit out of hand, I'm going to cut off increased numbers. That being said, if you have already expressed interest, great, you're still here, if I have already gotten a finalized sheet from you, even better. If not, get it to me ASAP, so I can look them all over. If interest has not yet been shown, i.e. you have not yet posted, I'm sorry, but I can't take the time to go through that many more sheets to decide on the (most likely) 5-6 people that I can take. Manse, looks like you barely made it as the last one I can look over.
I will be first looking for the roles that will be needed throughout the campaign, then completeness of character, and finally backstory and general usefulness of story that can play a part in the upcoming game. I will do my absolute best to post a starting line-up this weekend, and possible get everything finalized and rolling in the upcoming week.
Thank you all for sticking it out, I know this can be a tough time, especially trying to get into a game when there seem to be so few going :( Hopefully more will pick up, as I know I am looking forward to playing on the other side of the table as well.
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My completed character will be sent to you tonight. Already sent you a PM with him nearly finished last night. Worked all day yesterday on him and late into the night. ;D
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I'll get a properly formatted Character sheet to you tonight, Teafo.
I can alternatively send you a PDF for the finalized sheet if you'd rather read it that way.
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Got him, Joker, still looking over everything.
Ympulse, go ahead and send it normally, no need to swap it to PDF. If you can send it as a Chummer file that would be perfect actually. I think I'm going to try to get everyone input there for ease of comparison
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How do I send a Chummer File Through PM?
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I'll be honest, that I have no idea lol I'm new to this site, so I guess just send a full character sheet and I'll work it out from there.
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How do I send a Chummer File Through PM?
save the file in Dropbox, Google drive or skydive and send the download link via pm.
Teafo, I'll send my chum file tonight as well. You should remove the interest Check header in the title of this thread, or add it's closed now for the time being.
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Okay, my completed character has now been sent via PM. I'll work on the Chummer file/ Dropbox thing tomorrow, I guess, if that's what we are doing. I'm just glad I'm done with character design. It takes me so long to get everything just right! ;D
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Players that have shown interest (to my knowledge):
Novocrane
irisheathen
Solodice
Ympulse
obidancer
MaxKojote
DaedalusK71
Joker
DamienHollow
Necrogigas
Kouryuu
Crunch
Manse
Three additional players bowed out. This still means that only about half (at most) of us will get in. If you aren't going to be able to be a active poster then please say so now and save the other chosen players some grief and a lot of time waiting around.
Thanks.
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Nicely done Joker, I think you've gotten everyone. And that brings up a good point, sadly, yes, slightly less than half of you will be able to make it in, and that makes me incredibly sad. I hate having to cut anyone, and I really hope that other games will pop up (or one of you could create one!) to help ease the tensions of so much interest and so little gameplay.
The other point that is brought up is about whether or not you think you will be able to be active. Again, a valid point, and I would now ask everyone on Joker's list here to repost here, just a quick one liner saying two things. One, when will you be best able to post (how often/timezone should suffice) and two, which of the following archetypes you think you will best fill in the upcoming run. Yes, these are the positions I am looking to fill, however, I may modify if there is a lot of interest in one type and little to none in another to fit the characters that I think will work best. Without further ado, here is the list:
Infiltrator
Hacker/Technomancer
Melee Combat Specialist
Ranged Combat Specialist
Rigger
Mage
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I am Eastern Time
In front of the computer pretty much half of the day. So I'd say pretty much every day though from experience week ends may be slower on the occasion.
The Character I created (Shira) would mostly fit the melee Combat specialist and Infiltrator though she's a great Face.
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Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8:00)
Can post at least once a day on most occassions
My character (Mr. Smith) is a pure Face, so it looks like I'm out of this game.
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Keeping it short & sweet;
Kawaru, infiltrator, daily / every second day.
Main focus is climbing / stealth / perception, plus pistols / melee as secondary.
With Obi's post, I may switch that around somewhat to ranged specialist, assuming I get in.
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Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)
Pretty much able to post every day since I spend most of my time in front of a computer. If I will be unavailable for about a day I'll give warning, but that will be unlikely.
Hacker/Technomancer.
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Mountain Standard Time currently, though I am frequently on Pacific Standard Time.
At least once a day (usually more), with rare and brief exceptions.
Devil: Infiltrator.
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Central time zone
Melee Combat / Ranged Combat / Infiltrator(kinda)
I have the luxury of being able to post from work, and so I can post pretty much any time of the day
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Mountain Standard Time
Ranged Combat (Very close range though)/Infiltrator
Can post everyday.
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I can post daily to every other day. I'm eastern standard. Shade is a Infiltrator/Face. I'm a little scared of how many infiltrators there are. I will say again that I'm still new to both Shadowrun and the play by post format if that affects the final decision.
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Just on a side note, has anyone watched Burn Notice? It's a relevant point that every main character there is a primary infiltrator / secondary [something].
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Infiltration should usually be a group effort anyway. A team is either sneaky, or 'in your face'. A mage could cast invibility/stealth/sound barrier/silence spell on the team members, a spirit use their conceal power, a face talk their way in or distract while the other get in, a hacker edit the camera feeds, or who ever could buy a state of the art stealth/camouflage suit.
From what I read everyone will somehow be able to take on the infiltrator role.
That is not the primary quality of my character, but she has what it takes to infiltrate anything.
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I'm on daily Central Timezone, and Mr Fabulous is certainly a Melee Combat specialist, although he's facier and sneakier than the average troll.
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TimeZone: GMT +2
Character: Shadow
Archetype(in order of strenght): short range combat, infiltration, limited hacking, can default on demolitions with decent dicepool.
Shadow can use almost any weapon as he defaults AGI skills with 9 dice, but he is deadly with his semi automatic heavy pistols.
Anyone can take a look at shadow if you use the link in my signature.
Posting every day should be no problem.
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Infiltration should usually be a group effort anyway. A team is either sneaky, or 'in your face'. A mage could cast invibility/stealth/sound barrier/silence spell on the team members, a spirit use their conceal power, a face talk their way in or distract while the other get in, a hacker edit the camera feeds, or who ever could buy a state of the art stealth/camouflage suit.
From what I read everyone will somehow be able to take on the infiltrator role.
That is not the primary quality of my character, but she has what it takes to infiltrate anything.
Infiltrator is actually my character's role, so I disagree somewhat. Just because you throw a couple points in one stealth skill doesn't make you an Infiltrator. My character can do everything you just listed (except for the mage stuff) and more.
Face isn't even a role in this game, but my infiltrator has it covered. He's a decent AR Hacker, has stealth skills, athletic skills, and can fight okay too. He's got ruthenium alloy on all his primary armor, and a silenced, thermal suppressed gun (and bullets) that can get through a MAD scanner with no effort. He's got concealed climbing gear and plenty of other B&E gear, including nanite slicers. He's got a wardrobe full of different clothes to fit each role, a face case, and AR makeup. I could go on and on. This is an infiltrator 100%, and doesn't fit any of the other roles requested, because I designed him to be one.
I'm not saying only the infiltrator can infiltrate or assist in it. I'm saying he/she is the one designed for it. Best to have someone who knows what they are doing in these matters, instead of just completely winging it every time. The hired infiltrator is a time-honored character in stories. The Hobbit, James Bond, Star Wars, ect.
And yeah, Teafo, I really hope more games get started up too. Too many players on the Pbp board and not enough GMs. It's unfortunate. I'd start one if I were any good at GMing and actually liked doing it, but unfortunately that isn't the case.
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Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8:00)
Can post at least once a day on most occassions
My character (Mr. Smith) is a pure Face, so it looks like I'm out of this game.
Face works under the same rules as infiltrator so don't count yourself out just yet
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As for the role of infiltrator, I counted it separate in the archetypes for two reasons. First, because there may be a time when the infiltrator has to go on his own to get past some chokepoint and make it back to let the rest of the team through, and second because, as you say, just about everyone will have some infiltration ability, but there is a big difference between the guy that can sneak past the guard in the tower vs the guy that needs to make himself seem like he is the guard in the tower to the rest of the bad guys after either he (or a ranged specialist) takes out the actual tower guard.
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@Joker: I am with you on this, Infiltrators are great specialty character and yours seems like an expert at it. My point was just that it takes the whole team mentality and assistance to be sneaky and that there are many ways to reach this goal. If a Troll street Sam comes blasting everyone he sees won't do your character any good (nor the rest of the mission either to be honest!). Your character will certainly be expert at Infiltration and the guy to go to, but I am glad to see most of the other characters are as far as I can tell on the discreet side to.
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I agree. A certain amount of discretion is required in order to be a successful shadowrunner. It's not quite the same thing as just being a hired gun. There's more subtlety to it than that. Being a team player and communicating is a big part of it too. It makes for better roleplay and more satisfying runs as well.
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I agree. A certain amount of discretion is required in order to be a successful shadowrunner. It's not quite the same thing as just being a hired gun. There's more subtlety to it than that. Being a team player and communicating is a big part of it too. It makes for better roleplay and more satisfying runs as well.
Indeed.
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I'm east coast, and I'll be posting daily as required. more if sr4.com goes tapatalk.
I have a technomancer on file as well as a combat mage (specifically a stone dwarf with a very business-focused hammer).
alternately, I can probably whip up just about anything to fill a gap if we have one.
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I'm in Dallas and can post daily.
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Currently biggest gaps are rigger or mage, I would opt for the latter and then I can just write out the vehicular combat (or make you all suffer through it muahahahaha). If there isn't a rigger I will probably drop that archetype and include an extra of another class.
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I could rebuild shade to be more of a rigger if thats whats needed but I'd need a day maybe two depending on my schedual.
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Currently biggest gaps are rigger or mage, I would opt for the latter and then I can just write out the vehicular combat (or make you all suffer through it muahahahaha). If there isn't a rigger I will probably drop that archetype and include an extra of another class.
I'll flesh out the mage then.
How do you feel about possession?
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Never used possession myself, but if you want to go for it. I'm up for just about everything. This is also a bit of a learning experience for me, since everyone has such different play styles.
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Never used possession myself, but if you want to go for it. I'm up for just about everything. This is also a bit of a learning experience for me, since everyone has such different play styles.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cv91Cv-4AAUcZJVhwfczu4V_oyflnqNRhOnm50faDg/edit
skim that for a possible custom tradition. if it is acceptable, I'll punch out the character this afternoon (half finished). if not, I'll tweak him to fit a more generic shaman or voodoo tradition
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Looks decent enough go ahead and get him fleshed out. Just outta curiosity, which rune set you using? mayan? norse? alchemical?
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Looks decent enough go ahead and get him fleshed out. Just outta curiosity, which rune set you using? mayan? norse? alchemical?
Went Norse, partially because I have a bit more familiarity with it myself. Linky below. I took distinctive style maxed out, I imagine the hammer and coat will be an obvious tell that could become very annoying at some point. If you're not comfortable with that, let me know and I'll juggle.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5QuNt7NTlf5a2NxOVIwSTFDUms
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Teafo, do you have an idea on when you will get a list out of the guys going to be in the game?
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I'm going over the builds now, and rearranging a bit to where I want the team to go. Because of the mass of infiltration specs and lack of riggers, I have switched it up to have 2 infiltrators (likely one face and one traditional) and no riggers. I am still looking at 6 people total. I hope to have the list up by tomorrow if not tonight.
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Alright everyone, the time has finally come. I have decided on the roster of the upcoming mission. This was an extremely difficult process as almost all characters were made near perfectly. I wish I could accommodate for everyone, but I know that would be disastrous for everyone involved. I sincerely hope that more games will pop up in the near future, and I may be able to run more after this game is over, we'll see what I can come up with over the next few weeks. So without further ado, here it is, the roster for Rainy Days in Seattle.
Joker - Devil
MaxKojote - Fang
Manse - Ahnak
Ympulse - Jason
Solodice - Winters
Obidancer - Shira
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Congrats to those that made it; hope to see any combination of you guys in an active game some time in the future. ::)
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Great! glad to be in, and sorry for everyone that couldn't. A game just opened (ShadowFUN), keep on persevering.
As for us, what is next? Do you want us to post our character sheet? Will the game start with us knowing each other already or the team is just being formed?
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Those of you that made it, please follow instructions at the OOC post
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Alright, we have 3 players that gave there character sheets in (I like them all as well). Now we just need character sheets from:
Joker
Manse
MaxKojote
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I'll get mine up tonight. got stuck on husband duties last night and didn't finish formatting