Greetings and salutations to all you fellow runners!
I've been developing an idea for a long-lasting campaign for a while now, but my group is in an awkward limbo during one of my campaigns already, so I haven't been able to do anything with it. I suspect that with the coming of summer I'll be able to really dig into it and flesh it out beyond just an idea, but until then, maybe one of you can use it.
Basic idea:
There's a man who enjoys to travel, collect, and expand his horizons, but doesn't like to spend money while doing so. He's what a normal runner would call "holy frag, he's rich!".
Traveling via sea, he has a relatively *cough* -by relatively I mean seriously- *cough* large boat. Ship. Cruiser. Something. Either way, he uses the excess space on his large floating castle to house runners, along with his personal staff. Sounds like a bad idea, I know, but he has a pretty high criterion. He's constructed a large versatility in the way of runners, giving them training, experience, and a sense of discipline. If you go across the line, you're out. No exceptions.
The characters here are going to have to be black trench coat 24/7. They'd have a decent amount of experience from working on runs with him before, and perhaps from when they weren't part of his organization. This gives the players some room to mess around with, seeing as you're supposed to throw them into the situation right away.
Setting:
Basically anywhere you want, but mostly areas that have a place to dock the boat. This doesn't you won't get sent on missions further inward.
The man has a name, but the characters only know him by the title "The Advocate", but the nickname "Addy" falls in and out of favor with the crowd on the boat
Each character will start out with 150 extra Karma, additional to after character creation. This will give the characters the rewards they deserve for being the intended veterans that they are.
As far as gear goes, let the players have a little bit of fun. This guy's got connections, and it's not much of an issue to get something outside of the law.
Contacts:
Like I said, he's got connections. You'll have basically everything you need, and more. If you have an issue, you know a guy who knows a lot of guy.
The character's don't have to pay monthly rent, they pay by doing work. Lifestyle: Middle class
I hope someone here can use this. I don't know if this is a thing here, but please give me at least a little credit for the idea if you end up using it. Thanks!