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DiscoDwarf

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« Reply #15 on: <08-21-12/0143:00> »
Well, I keep seeing you posting for the same games I do, so I guess we're on the same boat, thanks for opening up a game (I had put the whole PBP forum on Notify to know when new threads would be created). Unfortunately, it seems your game filled up before I even got home to see it, so I guess I'll be on standby.

I'm pretty much the same as you: yes, I remember the time when you had those A-E priorities, when hackers were deckers, and when all Awakened types started off with their full Magic rather than having to buy it (them Adepts were a lot more useful then!).

I'm a fair fan of the Adepts and the Awakened in general, even though I feel being a mage in SR4 is entirely too costly in BP and Karma to my taste (I still use the SR3 option to let my mage players trade nuyen for Karma when they buy spells and I refund the Karma for destroyed/stolen foci). I'm pretty comfortable filling any niche, having reached the point where I try new or unusual concepts, like Adept Hackers/Riggers, Heavy Gunner Face, etc.

If I'm accepted in, I just want to know which books you will be using. I tend to use just about everything, having checked all the books in Chummer and then scrolling through a lot of stuff. If you've seen the character I built for the Chicago game, you'll notice I tend to go into a lot of details, living by the motto "Always have the right tool for the job, no matter what the job is".


vinnmun

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« Reply #16 on: <08-21-12/0256:11> »
Hackers sent, choose for me. lol

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Ympulse

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« Reply #17 on: <08-21-12/0306:03> »
Well damn, seems I missed the bandwagon. If an alternate slot opens up, please let me know!

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« Reply #18 on: <08-21-12/0522:09> »
Dang it, another game open and closed while I was sleeping... and a few in the queue already too. I'd say to put me on stand-by too, but given you already have several, that would almost feel like saying "I hope things go really badly."

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« Reply #19 on: <08-21-12/1002:24> »
DiscoDwarf, Ympulse, and Sway:  I will add you to the waiting list in this order.  If someone drops or gets geeked, you guys are up in this order.  Cool?

Father_Twilight:  Character is approved.  Once the others get their characters in, we can get started.

vinnmun:  Looked over your characters, and I'm showing the following BP remaining on your characters:

 - Berzerker Joe, 6
 - Data Miner, 4
 - Info Warrior, 8

Not sure why this is happening, but I've pretty much got the defaults selected in options in Chummer (other than the CHA * 2 for contacts in house rules), but I'm just gonna suggest that you check your math and such to make sure that they are all up to snuff.  Just to be on the safe side - I don't want you to get short-changed.

As far as which character to use...that's your choice.  All three look good to me, and I want to learn new stuff while doing this.  I'm comfortable with the matrix, if not 100% versed in everything.  Just pick one of them and post him here.

All Players:  Couple of things regarding posting formats and such.

  • We are going to use the standard colors for posting.  That is, BLUE for speech, PURPLE for commlink communications, BROWN ITALICIZED for thoughts, and RED for matrix actions.
  • We are going to use Invisible Castle for dice rolling.  Use the format Xd6.hits(5), where X is the number of dice to be rolled.  This will return the individual results for each die rolled, and tell you how many of them hit the threshold of 5.
  • Include all dice rolls at the bottom of your post in spoiler tags please.
  • All dice rolls should be spelled out.  That is, if you have 10 dice for Data Search, I would like to see Data Search 4 + Browse 5 + PuSHeD 1, and not Data Search 10.
« Last Edit: <08-21-12/1028:23> by Scare_Crow »
I could wile away the hours conversing with the flowers
Consulting with the rain
And my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy hatching
If I only had a brain...

"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash, Army of Darkness

Ympulse

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« Reply #20 on: <08-21-12/1105:47> »
DiscoDwarf, Ympulse, and Sway:  I will add you to the waiting list in this order.  If someone drops or gets geeked, you guys are up in this order.  Cool?
Sounds good to me.

vinnmun

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« Reply #21 on: <08-21-12/1422:09> »
Yah at the time I didint read the conctacts house rule you made until after the fact so i am about to tweak things a bit now.


starting nuyen (2d6=8) 200 Nuyen Starting

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« Last Edit: <08-23-12/2030:14> by vinnmun »
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« Reply #22 on: <08-21-12/2250:19> »
If we lack a face, I can always switch to my face/hacker, Info Warrior
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Scarecrow71

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« Reply #23 on: <08-21-12/2300:57> »
vinnmun:  As you know, the character is approved.


Everyone else:  We've got 2 now.  Awesome!  Looking forward to getting/seeing the rest!
I could wile away the hours conversing with the flowers
Consulting with the rain
And my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy hatching
If I only had a brain...

"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash, Army of Darkness

Operator

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« Reply #24 on: <08-21-12/2347:12> »
Crow, I sent a Chummer file to your email. For everyone else, here is a text version of Solifuge's sheet; he's a martial arts specialist who also functions well as a face and can fight a distance, provided that flashing illegal milspec hardware isn't a problem.

Name: Jasper Franklin
Alias: Norman Smith (SIN rating 3)
Nicknames: Solifuge
Race: Troll
Sex: Male
Nationality: British
Lifestyle: Middle (1 month paid)
Height: 2.3m / 7'6"
Weight: 255kg / 562 lbs.

Nuyen: 150¥
Physical Description: A tall, well-built monolith of muscle with piercing green eyes and a partially chipped right tusk. A pair of meticulously groomed brown horns curl out from each side of his skull, adding to the promise of menace that their owner could visit on your intrusive eyes.


Notoriety: 1
Public Awareness: 0
Street Cred: 0

Attributes
BodyAgilityReactionStrength
5 5(9) 5(6) 9
CharismaIntuitionLogicWillpower
3 4 2 3
EdgeMagic EssenceInitiative
1 3 4.08 10

Initiative Passes: 1 (2)
Physical Condition Monitor: 11
Stun Condition Monitor: 10

Positive Qualities
Adept (5)
Restricted Gear (5)

Negative Qualities
Mild Allergy: Pesticide (+5)
Distinctive Style (+10)
In Debt (10,000¥) (+10)
SINner (Criminal, UCAS) (+10)

Active Skills
Athletics Skill Group1
Influence Skill Group4
Heavy Weapons 1
Intimidation (Physical) 1 (3)
Perception1
Unarmed Combat 6

Adept Powers [3]
Power CostNotes
Critical Strike (2)0.5+2 DV on unarmed attacks
Kinesics (2)1+2 bonus to Social skill tests, +2 to Solifuge on Opposed Tests made to gauge his emotions or truthfulness
Improved Reflexes (1)1.5+1 Reaction, +1 Initiative Pass

Knowledge Skills
Corporate Politics 2
Gang Identification 2
Martial Arts Trids 2
Underworld Politics 6
Warrior Philosophy 2

Language Skills
English N
Mandarin 4

Gear
Low Lifestyle (1 month)
Fake SIN rating 3 (Norman Smith) (++)

Ceramic Knife, "Redback"
 - Custom Look rating 2

 Ingram White Knight (++)
 - External Smartgun System (+)
 - Firing Selection Change, Small Mod (SA) (+)
 - Personalized Grip
 - Stock
 - 3 spare clips
 - 50 rounds Ex-Explosive ammo (++)
 - 50 rounds gel ammo (+)
 - 150 rounds regular ammo (+)


Contact Lenses rating 2 (Flare compensation, smartlink)
Earbuds rating 2 (Skinlink, audio enhancement rating 3, spatial recognizer)
Gasmask
Gecko Tape Gloves
Glasses rating 4 (Skinlink, vision enhancement rating 3, image link, ultrasound)
Medkit (rating 6)
Miniwelder
Simrig
Stealth RFID Tags (20)

Form Fitting Body Armor (6/2)
- Chemical Protection rating 6
SecureTech Forearm Guards (0/1)
SecureTech Leg and Arm Casings (1/1)
SecureTech Shin Guards (0/1)
SecureTech Vitals Protector (1/1)
Vashion Island: Steampunk Vest Ensemble (7/7)
 - Nonconductivity rating 6

Custom leather jacket (2/2)
Poncho with ruthenium coating
Street clothes

Augmentations
Cyberware (0.96 / 0.48) EssenceNotes
Alphaware Ceramic Bone Lacing (++)0.96+2 Body to resist damage, +2 Impact Armor, Physical damage on unarmed attacks
Bioware (1.44)EssenceNotes
Genetic Optimization0.2+1 to maximum Agility
Muscle Toner rating 4, Alpha (+)0.64+4 Agility
Tailored Pheromones rating 3 (++)0.6+3 dice to Charisma and Social Skill Tests

Matrix Gear
Hardware/SoftwareNotes
Meta Link (Public)Response 1, Signal 2
Vector Xim OSFirewall 1, System 1
CMT Clip (Private)Response 1, Signal 3
Vector Xim OSFirewall 1, System 1

Contacts
ContactC/L
Theodore "Tosh" Athack (Knight Errant Detective)2/1
Tony (Oni Fixer)4/2
Widow (Free Spirit) 3/3

Primary armor: [14/14] Vashion Island Steampunk Vest Ensemble (7/7) with form-fitting body armor (6/2), Securetech shin guards (+0/+1) and Securetech forearm guards (+0/+1), yielding 13 Ballistic / 11 Impact from armor.
Secondary armor: [11/11] Custom leather jacket (2/2) with form-fitting body armor (6/2) and all Securetech pieces (+2/+4) for 10 Ballistic / 8 Impact from armor.

Backstory:
Those are the breaks; you play the cards you're dealt, and you make the most of your situation.

Born in the early months of 2046 to British middle-class parents, Jasper Franklin was never a lucky lad. Being born as a troll was bad enough, but he also contracted a particularly harsh case of asthma that stunted his initial growth. Concerned about potential long-term effects (and their image), the Franklins chose to enroll their son in physical and genetic therapy programs. Through perseverance and close care, Jasper was able to reverse his degenerative slide; that was not just enough for him, however. Jasper then decided to push the envelope further, committing himself to the study of martial arts; it fed his competitive desires and also offered him respite from the Franklins' overcompensation in their parenting.

During an ill-fated vacation to the Emerald City in 2064, Jasper lost his parents in Crash 2.0 when their plane took a nosedive in Redmond, just beyond the bleached walls of Bellevue. Barely surviving the accident, the young troll was taken in by a sympathetic group of ork squatters looking for valuables and other items of interest. It did not take long for him to find employment as an enforcer in the Seattle underworld, putting his strength and size to work. His drive for improvement did not stop there, either; he continued to shape and mold his body into a fearsome weapon, studying and refining his capacity for unarmed combat. He also adopted the name Solifuge, based on a Desert Wars veteran's comment that the troll reminded him of a particularly vicious camel spider.

In the summer of 2070, Solifuge was apprehended in a botched run targeted at a politician's daughter. Fearing for her safety, the cautious father hired a team of shadowrunners who intercepted the kidnapping attempt. Solifuge was knocked unconscious, arrested by Lone Star and hauled off to a maximum security prison. In a strange twist of irony, Solifuge's buddies hired the same team of runners to break him out of the prison transport. While he was able to dodge bounty hunters, Solifuge now holds a criminal record in the UCAS territories. To make matters worse, Solifuge's escape was purchased with an ill-advised loan from predatory Mafia lenders. Solifuge now struggles to make ends meet, looking for his next job or big break to settle his Mob debts.

Expense Log
(Nuyen)
0. Starting cash of 350¥
1. Paid Tosh 200¥ for his feedback with the Mayan Cutter case and information on Rebecca's address.
« Last Edit: <10-03-12/2210:28> by Operator »

Scarecrow71

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« Reply #25 on: <08-22-12/0939:01> »
That's 3 approved, waiting on 2.  And this group is shaping up to be rather awesome.
I could wile away the hours conversing with the flowers
Consulting with the rain
And my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy hatching
If I only had a brain...

"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash, Army of Darkness

Ethan

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« Reply #26 on: <08-22-12/0943:48> »
Please put me on a wait list.

DiscoDwarf

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« Reply #27 on: <08-23-12/0155:02> »
Well, got a character ready...

also, looking at vinnmum's sheet, I notice two things:

 - First, given that one of your powers is Eidetic Sense Memory, the Speed Reading quality becomes redundant; as stated in the Power, it allows the character to do "photo reading", literally remembering crystal-clear "pictures" of any text to look at.

 - You have four identical Sandler TMP and no Automatics skill to use them. I'm not sure you needed four in the first place, but four guns that you can barely use? I wonder what devilish plan is behind this.

vinnmun

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« Reply #28 on: <08-23-12/0312:00> »
the TMPs are a weapons cache in the hidden compartment of my bus for the team if needed. I just don't wanna hear "I'm out of ammo", I got more guns to give. lol

Your right, i overlooked that, thnx for the catch on the speed reading. Changing.

Good, I needed to add restricted gear again for exploit that i'm upgrading, also CHUMMER SUx for not recognizing i bought the response 6 upgrade. :-(
« Last Edit: <08-23-12/0402:43> by vinnmun »
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« Reply #29 on: <08-23-12/0813:21> »
Disco_Dwarf, thanks for helping point out the small issues with that character.  See, I'm not perfect!


Still waiting on characters from WSN0W and jonathanc...
I could wile away the hours conversing with the flowers
Consulting with the rain
And my head I'd be scratching while my thoughts were busy hatching
If I only had a brain...

"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash, Army of Darkness

 

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