[Tecumseh]

I'm rolling the Syndicate Kid around in my head but haven't come to any conclusions yet. Theoretically he could fit several of the rolls, from Swimming Stone (his family name driving him toward crime), to Wicked Atoner, or even the Failed Parent. The idea for the last one would be that Ryo's troll was "made" by the Syndicate Kid, and then became infected as a consequence of the Syndicate Kid's actions or orders, and now he feels responsible for the outcome.

Ryo's original concept was for Made Man + Privileged Family Name + Legendary Rep, combined with Big Regret. The way I read it, Big Regret and Legendary Rep don't combine very well, as one is a social positive and the other is a social negative. Big Regret, as a quality, is more external than internal. The kid's regret would probably be more RP-fluff than quality-crunch.

I don't know quite how I'd play him. A Social build would make some sense but I'm leaning away from that for OOC reasons.

Have we settled on a setting yet? There was some discussion around Chicago but I don't know if Poindexter decided which option he liked best.

[8-bit]

I'm not quite sure why, but I keep rolling around concepts in my head and keep coming back to the failed college student who is in debt to the Yakuza. Trying to think of ways to fit into one of those categories, but I've been pretty lacking in creativity the last few days. Also, I have no idea, yet, what kind of build mechanically it would be, but that's probably the easier part.

As for setting, anything is fine by me. I'm probably most familiar with Seattle, Denver, and Chicago, but there are plenty of interesting places to run.

[Poindexter]

As for location, I've decided to have it take place in chicago. Don't feel like you need to have your character live there or even ever have been there, but you'll end up there by the end of page 1, one way or another.

EDIT: And I gotta come right out and say that I'm actively starting to look forward to this Troll of yours, Ryo.

[Poindexter]

I'm rolling the Syndicate Kid around in my head but haven't come to any conclusions yet. Theoretically he could fit several of the rolls, from Swimming Stone (his family name driving him toward crime), to Wicked Atoner, or even the Failed Parent. The idea for the last one would be that Ryo's troll was "made" by the Syndicate Kid, and then became infected as a consequence of the Syndicate Kid's actions or orders, and now he feels responsible for the outcome.

I'd almost prefer it Literally BE something that didn't exist before the character came about. 90% likely to be a child, but i could be persuaded to go with a free spirit or something like that. I just really like the idea of PCs having grown children, something Ryo can attest to from an earlier attempt at a game I ran that went south. Maybe one of yall is Baby Hardcore's long lost Dad, mom, or something?

[SgtBoomCloud]

@Sgt, they both seem pretty interesting, but the disgraced military ma'am might have more of a street feel.

Well, someone got back to me on that.  Awesome, thanks for the opinion.  I'll finalize on that then: Lyall the disgraced ex-mili mys-ad it is!

....now to better understand how magic works, and then build her. ...and pick a tradition to go with...and spell choices...then gotta toy with the mentor spirit idea XD

...I may need some help before finalizing, I shamefully admit and hope I'm wrong.

EDIT: Quick question, getting conflicting results on searching.  For mystic adepts, is it 2 Karma per Power Point, or 5?  And can i buy PP after creation if desired (read: during phase 2)?

[Poindexter]

@Sgt, they both seem pretty interesting, but the disgraced military ma'am might have more of a street feel.

Well, someone got back to me on that.  Awesome, thanks for the opinion.  I'll finalize on that then: Lyall the disgraced ex-mili mys-ad it is!

....now to better understand how magic works, and then build her. ...and pick a tradition to go with...and spell choices...then gotta toy with the mentor spirit idea XD

...I may need some help before finalizing, I shamefully admit and hope I'm wrong.

EDIT: Quick question, getting conflicting results on searching.  For mystic adepts, is it 2 Karma per Power Point, or 5?  And can i buy PP after creation if desired (read: during phase 2)?

My advice is to first come up with what their magic specialty is. Don't try to do everything. Focus on the one or two things you wanna do really well and build off of that.
And it's been errated to 5 karma per point. Yes, you'll be able to spend karma to raise it up during phase 2. If you're not terribly familiar with the magic system, perhaps going STRAIGHT for the trickiest one of them all to make work properly aint the way you wanna go. Aspected mages can be really fun, as can standard mages.

[8-bit]

As for location, I've decided to have it take place in chicago. Don't feel like you need to have your character live there or even ever have been there, but you'll end up there by the end of page 1, one way or another.

EDIT: And I gotta come right out and say that I'm actively starting to look forward to this Troll of yours, Ryo.

Poor Ryo. Here's to hoping there's no FAB that we run into. Should be fun though!

Any thoughts on how much advancement we are getting in phase 2? I'm scoping out a build for phase 1, but just curious.

[rednblack]

As for location, I've decided to have it take place in chicago. Don't feel like you need to have your character live there or even ever have been there, but you'll end up there by the end of page 1, one way or another.

EDIT: And I gotta come right out and say that I'm actively starting to look forward to this Troll of yours, Ryo.

Poor Ryo. Here's to hoping there's no FAB that we run into. Should be fun though!

Any thoughts on how much advancement we are getting in phase 2? I'm scoping out a build for phase 1, but just curious.

And background counts too.  Say, uh, Poindexter, can we spend karma on initiating between our level 1 versions and our ready-to-start chars?  It might be a good idea to get Centering -- or whatever it is for physical adepts that reduces background count penalties.

Also, are you going to do any free knowledge skill points for character rounding purposes?  I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, but, ya know, not enough to not do it 

[8-bit]

And background counts too.  Say, uh, Poindexter, can we spend karma on initiating between our level 1 versions and our ready-to-start chars?  It might be a good idea to get Centering -- or whatever it is for physical adepts that reduces background count penalties.

Also, are you going to do any free knowledge skill points for character rounding purposes?  I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, but, ya know, not enough to not do it 

It's Adept Centering, but yeah. That's going to be annoying, for sure.

[SgtBoomCloud]

My advice is to first come up with what their magic specialty is. Don't try to do everything. Focus on the one or two things you wanna do really well and build off of that.
And it's been errated to 5 karma per point. Yes, you'll be able to spend karma to raise it up during phase 2. If you're not terribly familiar with the magic system, perhaps going STRAIGHT for the trickiest one of them all to make work properly aint the way you wanna go. Aspected mages can be really fun, as can standard mages.

Okay, good to know.  Thanks poin.  I know what I'm wanting to do may be the challenging one, but I personally am looking for one, and this way I learn the most I need to.   I don't feel like I'm going in over my head, and with enough diligence and your guys' understanding, I hope to not disappoint   Thank you for the advice though.

[Poindexter]

As for location, I've decided to have it take place in chicago. Don't feel like you need to have your character live there or even ever have been there, but you'll end up there by the end of page 1, one way or another.

EDIT: And I gotta come right out and say that I'm actively starting to look forward to this Troll of yours, Ryo.

Poor Ryo. Here's to hoping there's no FAB that we run into. Should be fun though!

Any thoughts on how much advancement we are getting in phase 2? I'm scoping out a build for phase 1, but just curious.

It will depend on how long you've been around. For Baby Hardcore, not much.

[Poindexter]

As for location, I've decided to have it take place in chicago. Don't feel like you need to have your character live there or even ever have been there, but you'll end up there by the end of page 1, one way or another.

EDIT: And I gotta come right out and say that I'm actively starting to look forward to this Troll of yours, Ryo.

Poor Ryo. Here's to hoping there's no FAB that we run into. Should be fun though!

Any thoughts on how much advancement we are getting in phase 2? I'm scoping out a build for phase 1, but just curious.

And background counts too.  Say, uh, Poindexter, can we spend karma on initiating between our level 1 versions and our ready-to-start chars?  It might be a good idea to get Centering -- or whatever it is for physical adepts that reduces background count penalties.

Also, are you going to do any free knowledge skill points for character rounding purposes?  I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, but, ya know, not enough to not do it 

Yes to the first question. Probably to the second.

[rednblack]

As for location, I've decided to have it take place in chicago. Don't feel like you need to have your character live there or even ever have been there, but you'll end up there by the end of page 1, one way or another.

EDIT: And I gotta come right out and say that I'm actively starting to look forward to this Troll of yours, Ryo.

Poor Ryo. Here's to hoping there's no FAB that we run into. Should be fun though!

Any thoughts on how much advancement we are getting in phase 2? I'm scoping out a build for phase 1, but just curious.

It will depend on how long you've been around. For Baby Hardcore, not much.

Did I say 18?  I meant 81.  Baby Hardcore was one of those 20th century punks

[8-bit]

I presume Submersion will be allowed as well? Probably settling on a Technomancer.

[Poindexter]

As for location, I've decided to have it take place in chicago. Don't feel like you need to have your character live there or even ever have been there, but you'll end up there by the end of page 1, one way or another.

EDIT: And I gotta come right out and say that I'm actively starting to look forward to this Troll of yours, Ryo.

Poor Ryo. Here's to hoping there's no FAB that we run into. Should be fun though!

Any thoughts on how much advancement we are getting in phase 2? I'm scoping out a build for phase 1, but just curious.

It will depend on how long you've been around. For Baby Hardcore, not much.

Did I say 18?  I meant 81.  Baby Hardcore was one of those 20th century punks

How old was he when he took his first job?
How old do you want him to be at the start of the game?