[RowanTheFox]

Due to personal issues, all of my planned games are on hold until further notice. However, I still have an idea that I think will be a lot of fun, even if I can't run it myself. So, I'm posting it here.

Marvin Black is a tall, skinny human who is irredeemably nerdy. He's also a LARPer, and a shaman. Several months ago, Marvin was bitten by a Loup Garou. He survived, but became a carrier of HMHVV Strain II. The agony of fighting off the illness, and his shame at becoming a carrier drove poor Marvin over the edge. He went toxic and began following the toxic totem, Disease.

Now the frightening and terrible Narghuul the Plaguebearer (A.K.A. Marvin) has taken up residence in the old abandoned Renaissance Faire grounds outside of Seattle. In the few months since he became a carrier, he has used his shamanic charisma to prey on the mentally unsound LARPers of his former group and infect them. He has now started sending out his menagerie of Strain II infected to capture and infect the remaining members of the LARP group, who shunned Narghuul after discovering he was a carrier.

Now Narghuul has captured the daughter of a high ranking politico, who has hired the runners to get his daughter back by any means necessary.

Stats for Narghuul and his infected will be coming shortly.

[RowanTheFox]

== Personal Data ==
Name: Marvin Black              Alias: Narghuul the Plaguebearer
Human, Male                     Movement: 6/12 (2m/hit)     Swim: 4 (1m/hit)     
130lbs, 6'                      Composure: 12
Street Cred: 25                 Judge Intentions: 9
Notoriety: 1                    Lift/Carry: 5 (30 kg/20 kg)
Public Awareness: 0             Memory: 10
Karma: 257                      Nuyen: 4,175¥
Age: 30                         Skin: Pale
Eyes: Blue                      Hair: Black
Primary Arm: Right             

== Attributes ==
BOD: 3                          CHA: 5
AGI: 3                          INT: 4
REA: 3                          LOG: 3
STR: 2                          WIL: 7
EDG: 2                          MAG: 8

== Derived Attributes
Essence: 6                      Initiative:          7 +1d6
Physical Damage Track: 10       Rigger Initiative:   7 +1d6
Stun Damage Track: 12           Astral Initiative:   8 +3d6
Physical: 4                     Matrix AR:           7 +1d6
Mental: 6                       Matrix Cold:         4 + DP +3d6
Social: 8                       Matrix Hot:          4 + DP +4d6
   Cloak [-1]
Astral: 8

 == Active Skills ==
Alchemy                         Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool: 12
Arcana                          Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  5
Artificing                      Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool: 12
Assensing                       Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool:  8
Astral Combat                   Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool: 11
Banishing                       Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool: 10
Binding                         Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool: 10
Blades (Knives)                 Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  5 (7)
Clubs (Staves)                  Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  5 (7)
Con (Seduction)                 Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  7 (9)
Counterspelling                 Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool: 12
Disenchanting                   Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool: 12
Escape Artist                   Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  5
Etiquette                       Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  7
Leadership (Direct)             Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  7 (9)
Negotiation                     Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  7
Perception                      Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  6
Ritual Spellcasting             Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool: 12
Sneaking                        Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  5
Spellcasting                    Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool: 12
Summoning                       Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool: 10
Survival                        Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  9
Unarmed Combat                  Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  5

 == Knowledge Skills ==
English                         Native
Area Knowledge: Seattle         Base:  4  + Karma:  0  =  4   Pool:  8
Astronomy (Moon)                Base:  2  + Karma:  0  =  2   Pool:  6 (
Biology (Anatomy)               Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool:  8 (10)
Chemistry (Pharmaceuticals)     Base:  2  + Karma:  0  =  2   Pool:  6 (
DIY (Sewing)                    Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool:  8 (10)
Farming (Organic)               Base:  2  + Karma:  0  =  2   Pool:  6 (
History (Medieval)              Base:  0  + Karma:  4  =  4   Pool:  8 (10)
LARP Community                  Base:  1  + Karma:  3  =  4   Pool:  8
Poisons (Brewing)               Base:  0  + Karma:  2  =  2   Pool:  6 (

 == Qualities ==
Carrier (HMHVV Strain II)
Distinctive Style
Exceptional Attribute
Magician
Mentor Spirit (Disease)
Paranoia
Poisoner
Poor Self Control (Sadistic)
Reduced Sense (Smell)

 == Tradition ==
Shamanic, Resist Drain with  WIL + CHA (12)

 == Spells ==
[Element] Grenade (Acid) DV: F-1
Acid Stream              DV: F-3
Agony                    DV: F-4
Armor                    DV: F-2
Convert Blood to Ichor   DV: F
Death Touch              DV: F-6
Decrease Inherent Limits DV: F-1
Dehydrate                DV: F-4
Detect Enemies           DV: F-2
Dream                    DV: F-3
Foreboding               DV: F-3
Heal                     DV: F-4
Inflict Disease          DV: F-3
Invisibility             DV: F-2
Mindlink                 DV: F-1
Mindnet                  DV: F
Nauseate                 DV: F-2
Physical Barrier         DV: F-1
Pollutant Stream         DV: F-3
Pollutant Wave           DV: F-1
Rot                      DV: F
Shapechange              DV: F-3
Toxic Wave               DV: F-1

 == Lifestyle ==
Squatter (Ye Olde Faire Grounds)1 Month
   + Grid Subscription (Public Grid)

 == Armor ==
Cloak                              0
Clothing                           0

 == Weapons ==
Grenade: Gas
   Pool: 2      Accuracy: 4     DV: 0        AP: -     RC: 2
Knife
   + Custom Look
   Pool: 5 (7)  Accuracy: 5     DV: 3P       AP: -1    RC: 2
Staff
   + Custom Look
   Pool: 5 (7)  Accuracy: 6     DV: 5P       AP: -     RC: 2
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 5      Accuracy: 4     DV: 2S       AP: -     RC: 2

 == Gear ==
Aconite x4
Backpack (Good)
Cyanide x6
DMSO x10
Fashion Gasmask
Grenade: Gas x4
Holster
Magical Lodge Materials Rating 6
Reagents, per dram x20
Reagents, per dram x29
Roll of Duct Tape
Spellcasting Focus, Health (Bonded Foci) Rating 2 "Staff"
Survival Kit
Theatrical Cosmetics Kit
Weapon Focus (Bonded Foci) (Knife) Rating 2

[Bushw4cker]

So are the LARPers now part of his group?  Is the kidnapped daughter a LARPer as well?  And what's a LARPer anyways? .. jk. 

My 2 nuyen.. maybe have daughter be part of LARP group and be unrecognizable from pics Mr. Johnson might have.

"I am Octavia, mighty Sorceress!" (You asensing roll tells you she is mundane..)

[RowanTheFox]

So are the LARPers now part of his group?  Is the kidnapped daughter a LARPer as well?  And what's a LARPer anyways? .. jk. 

My 2 nuyen.. maybe have daughter be part of LARP group and be unrecognizable from pics Mr. Johnson might have.

"I am Octavia, mighty Sorceress!" (You asensing roll tells you she is mundane..)

1) Most of them, but not all. There are a few who are resisting his influence and can help the runners (mostly by giving a map of the old faire grounds).

2) Yes, and she is unrecognizable, but not because she's dressed up in LARP garb. 

[SwampFox]

2) Yes, and she is unrecognizable, but not because she's dressed up in LARP garb.

I'm guessing that means she's already been infected and changed?  Or are you trying to imply something else?

[RowanTheFox]

2) Yes, and she is unrecognizable, but not because she's dressed up in LARP garb.

I'm guessing that means she's already been infected and changed?  Or are you trying to imply something else?

The former.

[SwampFox]

Quite frankly at that point it'd probably be more merciful to just kill the poor kid rather than subject her to whatever her father will do when he finds out she's now Infected.  Tell the politico that she was dead when the team got there.

[RowanTheFox]

Quite frankly at that point it'd probably be more merciful to just kill the poor kid rather than subject her to whatever her father will do when he finds out she's now Infected.  Tell the politico that she was dead when the team got there.

Basically. Unfortunately Strain II is highly infectious. She's surrounded by a carrier and a bunch of other infected. For her to walk away from it without getting infected herself is...unlikely at best.

[Novocrane]

Strain 3 is highly infectious on any contact.

Strain 2 requires you to take infected bodily fluids internally. For normal situations, that means being bitten / scratched hard enough to break skin, or for the Infected to bleed into an open wound.

Also, you have a subscription to the free public grid.

The public grid is the Matrix’s Barrens. It provides the world with just enough access to let the corporations claim that the Matrix is still free.

Without a grid subscription, you might as well have a throwback commlink with an antique external storage device, as the public grid only has trid shows from like two seasons ago.

Subscriptions are for local or global grids.

[RowanTheFox]

Strain 3 is highly infectious on any contact.

Strain 2 requires you to take infected bodily fluids internally. For normal situations, that means being bitten / scratched hard enough to break skin, or for the Infected to bleed into an open wound.

She's surrounded by Loup Garou, and is a corp kid with virtually no combat skills outside of bashing people over the head with her boffer staff. Which, admittedly, can hurt, but rarely does any real damage.

How long do you think it'll take for her to get attacked by a feral one? Or for the carrier to pin her down, cut her arm, then cut himself and bleed into her wound?

Answer: Not long. So you'd best fraggin hurry!

[Raphael diSanto]

What to do with the girl once they find her will make for a nice moral quandary. What might make a nice interesting twist is that she's been infected, worships Marvin and doesn't even -want- to go home....