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[6E] PbP Recruitment & OoC
Aria:
Hi folks
In the spirit of exploration I am going to try an SR6 pbp here on SG (as nobody else seems to be doing so). I don’t know how the edge system will play out in pbp but I’m hopeful that it will work ok. I’m still getting used to the rules but at least pbp there’s plenty of time to refer to the CRB! A couple of my ‘usual suspects’ will be joining us but there’s room for 2-4 more PCs at least.
This will loosely be connected to the ongoing campaign world we have going on rpgplayroom.net but there’s no requirement for players to be involved in that (unless they subsequently want to!?). We have an Obsidian Portal page and putting your characters there nets you a few bonus karma. Stormy Waters Let me know your OP username and I can add you to the campaign page.
The run will probably be fairly ‘hooder’ based so please bear that in mind when thinking about characters. In the spirit of the way SR6 seems to be written I’m not expecting huge D pools (although I’m not going to protest too hard if you have a main skill that’s 14-16 D). Dice rolls via Orokos please (although I don’t expect you to hyperlink every roll it might help to do so…).
With a view to helping everyone learn rules I’m going to suggest we put rolls in spoilers in the IC rather than track them in a separate OoC thread, along with rule page refs etc where appropriate.
Working Title… Dome Sweet Home… TBC
Team…so far
Jack Spade (Keith "Omen" Jones, Adept)
Gwilym (shaman)
ZeroSum (0Day, Decker)
Beta (Tipperman, Former Company Man)
House rules (subject to change & I will keep this list updated with any new additions)
[*]‘2075’ PbP rewards – see below
[*]You get an additional 40 points of ‘free’ contacts at char gen but GM may abuse them a bit more than normal contacts and they may demand more from the PC. You get my troll fixer ‘Feather’ as a freebie contact (connection level 6 rather than 4 as SR6 seems to have increased connection ratings)
[*]Contacts’ connection rating is capped by Charisma+2 rather than Charisma (although I don’t expect many corp CEOs on this run…)
[*]Adepts lose power points from essence/magic loss
[*]Adepts can use adjustment points to buy up magic at char gen and get the resulting power points
[*]Foci can be bound at character gen
[*]Abilities that grant edge for a single roll don’t count towards the max 2 gained / turn
[*]Grenades do half the listed damage in the CRB (still more than a Panther at point blank but no longer tac nukes!)
[*]You get a minor action for every initiative D (so 6 max rather than 5)
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Please feel free to point out house rules that you want considered, I get that SR6 may need a few more in its current state!
2075 Rewards
[*]Obsidian Portal Input +1 karma
[*]Character Sketch +1 karma
[*]Character Description +1 karma
[*]Character Background +2 karma
[*]Runs pay out nuyen as ‘normal’ (ie very slowly in a pbp setting) and subject to the negotiating skills of the PCs
[*]1 karma and 1 Mark is given per 2 IC posts (or contacts and locations write-ups on OP). Track these yourself, I won’t!
Every Mark is worth approx. 2K nuyen…these are intended for big ticket items ie decks, cyber, vehicles, foci… GM approval required and it is likely that these will pay out between active runs so may not feature much in this trial but we’ll see.
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Any questions please shout!
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ZeroSum:
Fantastic!
I have never participated in a Play by Post before, but as I'm sure you've noticed I am keen to get into SR6. This seems like a great medium to get used to the rules, as there will be plenty of time to look things up and consult the book.
My personal favourite has always been the decker, but as it seems we already have a Technomancer I think a Face might be more appropriate. I've already got a concept for one posted in the Character Creation section, and would just need to polish up some details and knowledge skills, as well as a background.
Speaking of which; may I ask where in the world this story is taking place?
EDIT: Looks like Seattle from the Obsidian page, is that correct?
As for rolls, I take it this would be something like this:
[spoiler]Test roll: Cast Control Thoughts, and resist Drain Value 4: 14d6t5 1 14d6t5 4[/spoiler]
Hmm, am I doing spoiler tags wrong?
FastJack:
--- Quote from: ZeroSum on ---Fantastic!
I have never participated in a Play by Post before, but as I'm sure you've noticed I am keen to get into SR6. This seems like a great medium to get used to the rules, as there will be plenty of time to look things up and consult the book.
My personal favourite has always been the decker, but as it seems we already have a Technomancer I think a Face might be more appropriate. I've already got a concept for one posted in the Character Creation section, and would just need to polish up some details and knowledge skills, as well as a background.
Speaking of which; may I ask where in the world this story is taking place?
EDIT: Looks like Seattle from the Obsidian page, is that correct?
As for rolls, I take it this would be something like this:
[spoiler]Test roll: Cast Control Thoughts, and resist Drain Value 4: 14d6t5 1 14d6t5 4[/spoiler]
Hmm, am I doing spoiler tags wrong?
--- End quote ---
Unfortunately, the coding for spoiler tags was disabled a couple forum versions ago due to issues with other code items.
Aria:
Not to worry, we can put the OoC at the bottom of each post non the less!
To quickly answer your other main question, yes, this will be set in Seattle (although the main campaign has taken us all over the world, and beyond!)
I’ve had a word with EM, not sure he’s wedded to playing a techno if a decker is your preferred choice! Not sure there will be much host hacking in this unless you go out of your way to make some :)
Welcome on board!
ZeroSum:
Sounds good!
As far as archetype is concerned, I'll finalize both the Decker and the Face with the new information in hand.
I'm honestly happy to play either one; there's always going to be something that needs hacking or a good talking to!
EDIT:
Since we're getting extra points to spend on contacts, I'll just list the extra contacts here instead of on the sheet; if we end up posting sheets in this thread, I'll edit it down for ease of reference.
I'll provide a description and backstory for both in the sheets on the forum, and then figure out how to add them to the site. To keep things simple, I'll just use the 3 Karma to buy another Language at rank 1 (probably Corp or City Speak).
The Face goes by "Jackal" in the shadows; his Fake SIN is registered to a Chogan Soaring Eagle, while his real name is Matwau Nattawe. For his 40 points of contacts, I'll go with a bunch of mid-level corporate managers, one each from Ares, Aztechnology, Renraku, Shiawase, and Wuxing, and each with C5/L3 for a neat total of 40 points.
The Decker goes by "VoidDragon" in the shadows; his Fake SIN is registered to Nakazawa Hirotaka, while his real name is Iwasaki Terumoto. For his contacts, he'll be affiliated with a bunch of different people:
City Official (C3/L3), Corporate Hacker (C4/L4), Gang Leader (C3/L4), Street Doc (C4/L4), Taxi Driver (C2/L2), Trid Pirate (C3/L4)
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