Catchy I know!
The running urge is on me and I seek fresh victi... err... yeah, victims. I'm actually quite a lenient GM, but I do get sadistic from time to time. Trust me. It'll be all good.
The game concept is... undecided
I've got two basic ideas. One is you're in Dallas, and I pretend I know shit about Texas that I didn't pick up reading webcomics and other such sources of stereotype, and you run around having fun and doing SR things. It is extremely likely that at some point in this game that, God willing it runs long enough, you will be invited to take a gigantic shit in Aztechnology's breakfast burrito. Because that's my idea of a great time.
The other is you're in GB, where you will do much the same as above, except this time I don't have to pretend to know things, but my Britishness might result in me redrawing the odd bit of canon to suit my beliefs - to the point that the rough end goal here is to redraw the political and financial map of Northern Europe to one I find more sensible. Hint: Tir Na Eggnog will get fucked like a barracks whore on pay day.
Since I love both concepts and will probably do both repeatedly in my lifetime, I will take player votes as to which gets run.
Other things you should know before submitting characters
My preferred running style is somewhere in between Black Trenchcoat and Pink Mohawk. You're careful, but violence is part of the business, and fortune favours the bold (bold not stupid). Although I do tend to sometimes throw in runs that veer to one extreme or the other.
There will be some houserules, mainly aimed at keeping dicepools reasonable (I haven't thought this one that far through, but definitley no more than 20 to begin with) and banning shit I don't like (SnS and Emotitoys, MRSI). There are a few things I am too lazy to ban, but ask for players to show restraint on, mainly use of spirits/sprites/drones/sustaining foci.
Most books are on the table. But not everything in them is. War and Attitude are perfect examples. And Runner's Companion. Oh my gods how did I forget that. I'm not out and out banning the metatypes and shiznit from that, but will give them the stinkeye if they look munchkiny and shat.
I have my weaknesses as a GM. One is my rules knowledge ain't perfect - pretty good but not perfect - particularly where it comes to hacking where my eyes just more or less literally glaze over. I'll do my best, but might make mistakes, and when it comes to hacking, might have to be led down the garden path as it were. The other is I occasionally flake. I've no intention of letting this game go in a couple of months, but there might be periods of prolonged inactivity, and I ask you to bear with those - not neccesarily patiently though, player action helps me feel engaged and keep going.
Finally, players will be selected on whim rather than first come first serve. My selectorial bias will include things like: Quality of language used, Well-rounded characters, characters whose backgrounds give me ideas and likely reliability of posting. Also, there's pretty much a space for Rusalka if he/she/it/bbzt!superiorbeingdoesnnotuseweakfleshingterms wants it, as I just like anyone with the decency and courtesy to encourage me into running up a character to compete with them for a place in a game. One they specifically joined up to play in. That's class.
I believe that about covers it. I'm thinking of doing a wiki to keep game info if someone can point me at a good space. Any clarification wished, and god knows that wasn't clear, just ask.
edit:
Two big things. Overall party size will be about 5-6.
Feel free to either express an interest and a preference for game idea for now, or post a character; I won't be requiring to look at character sheets/be making hard calls until I've settled on concept.
