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Shadowrun Play => Play-by-Post => Topic started by: AffreuxLex on <05-12-13/0227:12>
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This is the topic to store all Out Of Character posts for the PbP campaign "Cannon Fodder"
Feel free to laugh, joke, metagame, toss in your two cents, or marvel at the wonder of life. Anything and anyone goes here!
Also, I've noticed a disturbing lack of coed emails flooding my inbox. I'm starting to suspect not everyone is adhering to the most important requirement of this campaign.
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Also, I've noticed a disturbing lack of coed emails flooding my inbox. I'm starting to suspect not everyone is adhering to the most important requirement of this campaign.
I'm afraid this went over my head. What's a coed email and what't he most important req (unless you're referring to daily posts?)
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i think it was the bit were we refer his availability to hot chicks over 25 ;-)
here is my character, kyoko AKA "flea"
== Info ==
Street Name: Flea
Name: Kyoko Hideko
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Human Female Age 24
Height 1.60m Weight 70kg
Composure: 5
Judge Intentions: 5
Lift/Carry: 7 (60 kg/40 kg)
Memory: 6
Nuyen: 150
== Attributes ==
BOD: 3
AGI: 5
REA: 5 (6)
STR: 4
CHA: 2
INT: 3
LOG: 3
WIL: 3
EDG: 2
MAG: 6
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 8 (9)
IP: 1 (2)
Astral Initiative: 6
Astral IP: 3
Matrix Initiative: 9
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 10
== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling : 0 Pool: 2
Animal Training : 0 Pool: 2
Archery : 0 Pool: 4
Armorer : 0 Pool: 2
Artisan : 0 Pool: 2
Automatics : 4 Pool: 9
Blades : 2 Pool: 7
Climbing : 4 Pool: 8
Clubs : 0 Pool: 4
Computer : 1 Pool: 4
Con : 0 Pool: 1
Cybercombat : 0 Pool: 2
Data Search : 1 Pool: 4
Demolitions : 0 Pool: 2
Disguise : 2 Pool: 5
Diving : 0 Pool: 2
Dodge : 0 Pool: 5
Electronic Warfare : 5 Pool: 8
Escape Artist : 0 Pool: 4
Etiquette : 0 Pool: 1
First Aid : 0 Pool: 2
Flight : 4 Pool: 8
Forgery : 0 Pool: 4
Gunnery : 0 Pool: 4
Gymnastics : 4 Pool: 10
Hacking : 0 Pool: 2
Hardware : 1 Pool: 4
Heavy Weapons : 0 Pool: 4
Infiltration : 2 Pool: 7
Instruction : 0 Pool: 1
Intimidation : 0 Pool: 1
Leadership : 0 Pool: 1
Locksmith : 0 Pool: 4
Longarms : 0 Pool: 4
Navigation : 2 [Urban] Pool: 5 (7)
Negotiation : 0 Pool: 1
Palming : 2 Pool: 7
Parachuting : 0 Pool: 2
Perception : 3 Pool: 6
Pilot Ground Craft : 2 Pool: 8
Pilot Watercraft : 0 Pool: 5
Pistols : 0 Pool: 4
Riding : 0 Pool: 5
Running : 4 Pool: 8
Shadowing : 2 Pool: 5
Software : 1 Pool: 4
Survival : 0 Pool: 2
Swimming : 4 Pool: 8
Throwing Weapons : 0 Pool: 4
Tracking : 0 Pool: 2
Unarmed Combat : 0 Pool: 4
== Knowledge Skills ==
Area Knowledge: Seattle 6
Engineering: Electrical 2
Japanese: N
English: 2 (Speak)
Music: 2 (Neo J-Pop)
Parkour: 3
== Contacts ==
"Joey"- Black market weapons dealer (3, 3)
== Qualities ==
Adept
Allergy (Common, Moderate) (Hayfever)
Lost Loved One (Father)
Mania/Phobia (Common, Moderate) (Dogs)
== Powers ==
Attribute Boost (STR) Rating: 1
Attribute Boost (AGI) Rating: 1
Attribute Boost (REA) Rating: 1
Combat Sense Rating: 2
Freefall Rating: 2
Great Leap Rating: 4
Improved Ability (Combat) (Automatics) Rating: 1
Improved Ability (Non-Combat) (Gymnastics) Rating: 1
Improved Reflexes 1
Traceless Walk
== Lifestyles ==
Low 1 months
== Armor ==
Clothing 0/0
+AR Enhanced
+Color Changing
Form-Fitting Full-Body Suit6/2
+Nonconductivity 3
+Ruthenium Polymer Coating
+Concealable Holster
+Micro-Transceiver Rating 3
Urban Explorer Helmet 0/2
+Flashlight
+GPS
+Image Link
+Radio Signal Scanner Rating 6
+Skinlink
+Laser Range Finder
Vashon Island: Aces High Jacket Line3/3
+Chemical Protection 1
+Insulation 1
+Concealable Holster
+Atmosphere Sensor 3
== Weapons ==
Ares Crusader
+Smartgun System, External
+Folding Stock, Powered
+Gas Vent 2
+Personalized Grip
+Skinlink
Pool: 12 DV: 4P AP: - RC: 4
FN P93 Praetor w/ Electronic Firing
+Foregrip
+Shock Pad
+Sling
+Stock
+Electronic Firing
+Flashlight, Standard
+Personalized Grip
+Skinlink
+Smartgun System
Pool: 12 DV: 5P AP: - RC: 5
Grenade: Flash
Pool: 4 DV: Special AP: - RC: 0
Grenade: Smoke
Pool: 4 DV: (10m Radius) AP: - RC: 0
Survival Knife
+Personalized Grip, Melee
Pool: 8 DV: 3P AP: -1 RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 4 DV: 2S AP: - RC: 0
== Commlink ==
Fairlight Caliban (4, 4, 4, 5)
+Novatech Navi [Firewall 4]
+Suite: Pro User [Analyze 4, Browse 4, Command 2, Edit 4]
+Pocket Hacker [Browse 3, Exploit 3, Pilot 3 (Hacking), Stealth 3, Spoof 3]
+Encrypt Rating 4 [Copy Protection 4, Ergonomic, Registration]
+Decrypt Rating 4 [Copy Protection 4, Ergonomic, Registration]
+Scan Rating 4 [Copy Protection 4, Registration]
+Sniffer Rating 4 [Copy Protection 4, Registration]
+Skinlink
+Sim Module (Hot)
+Nanopaste Trodes
+Optimization (Sniffer)
+Customized Interface
== Gear ==
Backpack
+Jammer, Area Rating 4
+Jammer, Directional Rating 6
+Tag Eraser
+Climbing Gear
+Gecko Tape Gloves
+Rappelling Gloves
+Survival Kit
+Grapple Gun
+Microwire (100 m)
+Meta Link [Vector Xim, Browse 1]
+Handheld Sensor [Directional Microphone; Laser Microphone 6; Skinlink]
+Autopicker Rating 6
+Maglock Sequencer Rating 4
+Wire Clippers
+Glasscutter
+Tool Kit (Hardware)
+Medkit Rating 2
+Medkit Supplies
Contact Lenses Rating 3
+Skinlink
+Vision Magnification
+Flare Compensation
+Image Link
Datachip x5
Fake License (Gun License) Rating 4
Fake SIN (Nazuki Hiyata) Rating 4
Certified Credstick, Ebony
Mapsoft (Seattle) Rating 6
Mapsoft (Vancouver) Rating 1
Mapsoft (Denver) Rating 6
Mapsoft (NAN (major roads)) Rating 6
Grenade: Flash
Grenade: Smoke
Glasses Rating 4
+Image Link
+Smartlink
+Low Light
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
Headphones Rating 3
+Audio Enhancement Rating 3
+Spatial Recognizer
+Microphone, Micro Rating 1
+Skinlink
Spare Clip (FN P93 Praetor w/ Electronic Firing)
+Ammo: 50 Regular Ammo (Submachine Guns)
Spare Clip (FN P93 Praetor w/ Electronic Firing)
+Ammo: 50 Regular Ammo (Submachine Guns)
Spare Clip (Ares Crusader)
+Ammo: 40 Regular Ammo (Machine Pistols)
Spare Clip (Ares Crusader)
+Ammo: 40 Regular Ammo (Machine Pistols)
== Vehicles ==
MCT Fly-Spy (Minidrone)
+Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 2
+ECCM Rating 1
+Copy Protection Rating 1
+Registration
+Maneuver (Self) Rating 2
+Copy Protection Rating 2
+Registration
+Minidrone Sensor
+Camera, Trideo Rating 3 [Low Light, Vision Enhancement 3, Vision Magnification]
+Microphone Rating 3
ThunderCloud Contrail (Racing Bike)
+Morphing License Plate
+Oil Slick Sprayer
+Run Flat Tires Rating 2
+Spoof Chip
+Vehicle Sensor
== Description ==
a 24 year old, japanese woman of average build and looks.
easily able to blend into the crowd, she prefers a course of action that doesnt involve a fight, but when pushed, will defend herself vigourously.
Her english speaking skills arent that great and her traditional japanese manners mean she is quite formal and staid in social situations. whilst not the most charismatic of people, she is warm and friendly to those who get to know her.
she has an interest in modern pop music, and frequently listens to elven pop acts.
== Background ==
human adept: 24 year old female. Japanese descent. Served national service in IJA at 18. expressed during service,
she found could tap into an inner reservoir of strength that allowed her to jump and run great distances when came under fire. She has been classified as an awakened adept, and her powers allow her to focus her magic into improving her physical output.
She moved to the UCAS with her father shortly after finishing her compulsory service, under a corporate transfer scheme. Kyoko Father worked at Renraku labs, but was laid off after his project was canceled just on the brink of a major breakthrough. He died under mysterious circumstances at work and no further information was forthcoming from Renraku. The same day, her temporary contract with the company was terminated without explanation, and she found herself mourning, skint and alone in a strange city.
Unable to find legitimate work with the Renraku black mark on her employment record, she had to turn to illicit means of paying her bills, including the use of her gymnastics talents and military signals training.
Her talents earned her respect in the shadows for getting things done, and she now works as a courier for a black market weapons dealer and free-lances on the side.
== Concept ==
free-runner, who served time as a signals officer in the IJA, picking up skills in jamming, communications and intercepting data.
please let me know if there are any glaring mistakes/omissions/tweaks i need to make.
warm regards, chris
Starting cash: 3D6 gave a total of 7, x50Y for low lifestyle = 350NY
[spoiler]http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4049073/ (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4049073/)[/spoiler]
EDITED: Adept powers, minor tweaks to gear. 13/05/13
EDITED: Minor tweaks to gear + fluff + starting cash rolled for. 14/05/13
EDITED: Minor tweaks to gear 15/05/13
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At first glance Kyoko "Flea" looks good.
And yes, I was referring to hot chicks ;P
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== Info ==
Street Name: Cuco (Coo-Koh, "coo" like cooing a baby, "koh" like crow minus the "r")
Name: Arco DeNormandia
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Human
Composure: 8
Judge Intentions: 7
Lift/Carry: 6 (45 kg/30 kg)
Memory: 7
Nuyen: 0
== Attributes ==
BOD: 3
AGI: 4
REA: 4
STR: 3
CHA: 5
INT: 2
LOG: 4
WIL: 3
EDG: 3
MAG: 2
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 6
IP: 1
Astral Initiative: 4
Astral IP: 3
Matrix Initiative: 5
Matrix IP: 2
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 10
== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling : 0 Pool: 1
Animal Training : 0 Pool: 1
Arcana : 2 [Spell Design] Pool: 6 (8)
Archery : 0 Pool: 3
Armorer : 0 Pool: 3
Artisan : 0 Pool: 1
Assensing : 2 Pool: 4
Automatics : 0 Pool: 3
Blades : 3 Pool: 7
Climbing : 2 Pool: 5
Clubs : 3 Pool: 7
Computer : 2 Pool: 6
Con : 1 Pool: 8
Counterspelling : 3 Pool: 5
Cybercombat : 0 Pool: 3
Data Search : 2 Pool: 6
Demolitions : 0 Pool: 3
Disguise : 0 Pool: 1
Diving : 0 Pool: 2
Dodge : 1 Pool: 5
Escape Artist : 0 Pool: 3
Etiquette : 0 Pool: 4
First Aid : 0 Pool: 3
Flight : 2 Pool: 5
Forgery : 0 Pool: 3
Gunnery : 0 Pool: 3
Gymnastics : 2 Pool: 6
Hacking : 0 Pool: 3
Hardware : 2 Pool: 6
Heavy Weapons : 0 Pool: 3
Infiltration : 0 Pool: 3
Instruction : 0 Pool: 4
Intimidation : 0 Pool: 4
Leadership : 0 Pool: 4
Locksmith : 0 Pool: 3
Longarms : 0 Pool: 3
Navigation : 0 Pool: 1
Negotiation : 0 Pool: 4
Palming : 0 Pool: 3
Parachuting : 0 Pool: 2
Perception : 3 Pool: 5
Pilot Ground Craft : 0 Pool: 3
Pilot Watercraft : 0 Pool: 3
Pistols : 4 Pool: 8
Riding : 0 Pool: 3
Ritual Spellcasting : 3 Pool: 5
Running : 2 Pool: 5
Shadowing : 0 Pool: 1
Software : 2 Pool: 6
Spellcasting : 3 Pool: 5
Survival : 0 Pool: 2
Swimming : 2 Pool: 5
Throwing Weapons : 0 Pool: 3
Tracking : 0 Pool: 1
Unarmed Combat : 3 Pool: 7
== Knowledge Skills ==
Area Knowledge: Seattle : 2 [Redmond] Pool: 5 (7)
English : N Pool: 0
Literature : 1 Pool: 5
Magic Traditions : 2 Pool: 6
Magical Theory : 3 Pool: 7
Magical Threats : 3 Pool: 7
Music : 2 [Elven Rap] Pool: 4 (6)
News : 2 [UCAS] Pool: 4 (6)
Spanish : N Pool: 0
== Contacts ==
Bobby [Fixer](4, 2)
Harris (2, 3)
== Qualities ==
Bilingual
Cursed (Rating 2)
Magician
Mentor Spirit (Trickster)
Poor Self Control (Thrill Seeker)
School of Hard Knocks
== Spells ==
(Tradition: Black Magic, Resist Drain with WIL + CHA (8))
Bugs DV: (F÷2)
Fireball DV: (F÷2)+5
Invisibility DV: (F÷2)
== Lifestyles ==
Outskirts of Redmond 1 months
Comforts: Low
Entertainment: Middle
Necessities: Middle
Neighborhood: Low
Security: Low
Qualities: Quiet Neighborhood [1LP]
Workplace [1LP]
Ambusher's Delight [-3LP]
No Forwarding Address [-1LP]
== Armor ==
Armor Vest 6/4
Lined Coat 6/4
== Weapons ==
Beretta 92SL
+Concealable Holster
+Spare Clips
+Spare Clips
+Vintage
Pool: 8 DV: 4P AP: - RC: 0
Extendable Baton
Pool: 7 DV: 3P AP: - RC: 0
Staff
Pool: 7 DV: 4P AP: - RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 7 DV: 2S AP: - RC: 0
== Commlink ==
Novatech Airware (3, 2, 2, 3)
+Renraku Ichi
+Trodes
+Sim Module (Cold)
== Gear ==
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Light Pistols) x100
Contact Lenses Rating 2
Earbuds Rating 1
Fake SIN (Antonio Cordoba) Rating 2
+Fake License (Beretta 92SL) Rating 2
Fake SIN (Panfilo Gomez) Rating 1
Description
Cuco is an average sized man, rounding out at 5' 9" with a slightly slimmer build than average. He's 22 years old, has green eyes, and a handlebar mustache that he curls up at the ends. His black hair is kept long enough to comb back, but when he goes out on a run it's usually tucked under his dark brown and archaically looking steeple hat with an exaggerated rim.
Background
Cuco was born in Seattle from Caribbean League immigrants. As such, he's fluent in both English and Spanish. Growing up, Cuco was always getting into trouble due to his mischievous nature. Having lived in the grey area that was still very much the outskirts of the Redmond Barrens and not quite the safer areas of the rest of Seattle, Cuco naturally had to learn to use a weapon for self defense from the occasional gangers along with the usual underground procedures for obtaining a fake SIN in order to move around the city.
The day after Cuco's 21st birthday, his life going no where fast, he woke up in an alleyway after a night of drinking and celebrating. He had a cut over one of his eyes and several bruises on his face and body. He had blacked out and must have been assaulted. After trying to get his thoughts together in the lonely alley for short time, he noticed that his clothes weren't ripped due to the attack but rather... burnt. Holes with seared edges were scattered across his shirt and pants but his body had not a single mark of being damaged by fire.
Holy shit...
A quick look at his genitals put a now hyperventilating Cuco at ease. He gathered himself and headed straight home...
I'll have to research what the hell could have caused... uggghhhh... ok one thing at time... aspirin... and coffee... maybe another beer too...
Concept
Cuco has recently learned that he is an awakened individual. A little more than a year has passed since he awoke in that alley. One thing might set Cuco apart, however, from pre conceived notions of what magicians are supposed to be... and that is that Cuco is a terrible magician. Not only does he lack formal training but he sucks at spell slinging in general. He usually tries to rely on his baton or his shooting skills to see him through a tight spot because his magic is usually limited to cheap parlor tricks and burning the eyelashes off of whatever girl he's trying to take back home on a given night.
My concept for Cuco is that of a comedic relief noob spellslinger who will probably get himself and the team in more trouble than its worth due to his spells. His mentor spirit is trickster so expect him to pull pranks on you guys and bring in humor at inappropriate times. I am most certainly NOT going for "bad ass" when it comes to Cuco. I have an idea of the way that I'd like him to evolve, but that'll depend largely on the situations that our GM puts him in. I expect Cuco's magical prowess to grow through this campaign as opposed to just starting out as a magical specialist. I've never played a mage before so any clarifications on mechanics that I might get wrong would be appreciated.
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Looking forward to playing in this game.
I will be running an elven female character Alexi Senatasia goes by Alex, Alex was classically trained in the art of influence by her family and had an inside track into the corporate world. Being an elf that was rasied in Tir tangiere definitely had some advantages. Her Family was solidily placed in the corporate world, both as top notch negotiators. She had learned at an early age how to manipulate and negotiate terms in her favor Hand had even received an internship for Bluehaven Corp. However, she quickly learned that in the corp. world their are others will equal or better skills and seeing the corporate career ladder and the certainty it provided quickly added up to being boring. she was at the Bar inferno talking to an old school aquaintance Devon Engleslde about the disillusion of it all. How it seems everything is prearrange with no room to free style anything anymore and it was here that the ideal and suggestion for her to just disappear was given to her. To completely vanish from the world, the ideal appealed to her and she was given an early century novel to read "Atlas shrugged" and so in the following weeks she put together a plan then on the 3rd day of June at her cubical she decided it was time to go off the grid and see what type of life she could make for herself and quickly scribed a note " Who is John Gault?" although she didn't really figure anyone would make the connection.
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Character is done, Sheet will be posted tommorrow. Again looking forward to playing.
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Gustovness, I like your character. When I hand out the bonuses for the background you get something extra special just for having a big ol' handlebar mustache because that is awesome.
JDA, look forward to seeing your sheet.
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I really admire you, Gustavness. I would never be able to put up a character like that, no matter how interesting the concept is. And don't doubt, that concept is interesting and entertaining. I may follow the game just to see what you do. Very cool, Sir.
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Thanks for the encouragement, guys! I'll try to put on a good show!
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Hey gustovness, looking forward to getting gaming with you guys! If you're happy, I'll drop the astral perception so as not to step on your characters toes. It'd free up a much needed powerpoint for flea which could go on wall running or similar :-)
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You should build your character independently of my own. Like I said, Cuco isn't very proficient in magic.
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Name: Alexi Senatasia
Alias: Alex
Race: Elf
Sex: Female
Nationality: Tir Tangerie
Lifestyle: Middle 2 months
Nuyen: 1700
Karma Spent: 0
Karma earned: 0
Physical Description: 5’11, blond hair blue eyes. Weighs 140.
Body: 3
Agility: 3/5
Reaction: 3
Strength: 3
Charisma: 8
Intuition: 3
Logic: 3
Willpower: 3
Edge: 3
Essence: 4.55
Initiative: 6 Init. Passes : 1
Composure: 11
Judging intentions: 11
Lifting and carrying: 6
Memory: 6
Armor:
Chameleon suit 6/4 Total dice: (9 ball./ 7 Impact)
Weapons:
Ares Predator iV
Silencer
(2) Spare clips
40 Rds. Regular Ammo
Positive Qualities: First Impression
Negative Qualities: SIN, mild addiction to gambling
Active Skills
Negotiation 6 Total Dice 17
Con 2 Total Dice 13
Leadership 2 Total Dice 13
Ettiquette 3 Total Dice 14
Infiltration: 4 Total Dice: 9
Pistols: 4 Total Dice: 9
Didn’t include all other skills because of the skillwire and active softs
Language Skills:
Sprerethiel: Native
English: 6
Russian: 4
Japanese: 4
Spanish: 4
Bioware:
Tailored Pheromones rating 3
Muscle Toner Rating 2
Cyberware:
Skill Wires Rating 3
Comlink (Erika Elite)
Smartgun Link
Gear:
Active softs Rating 3
Long arms
Disguises
First aide
Grenades
Locksmith
Survival
Tracking
Flash bang Grenade
Fake Sin Rating 3
Thermal Smoke Grenade
(2) Thermal Patches
(4) Trauma Patch
Stimulant Patch
Survival Kit
Med kit Rating 4
Auto picker 5
Conceal holster
Jammer rating 1
Nanopaste Conditioner- Faces and Mask
Vehicles: Dodge Scoot
Handling:
Accel: 10/15
Speed: 60
Pilot: 1
Body: 4
Armor: 2
Sensor: 1
Contacts:
"Billy" Blogger: 4/3
"Joe" Fixer: 3/3
"Johnny" Grassroots politician: 4/3
" Mark" Mafia Consign. : 4/3
" Cindy" Corporate Researcher: 3/3
"Kelly" Bookie 3/1
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JDA, is this your character with the gambling habit? If so, have you considered the addiction negative quality?
Hit us up with a bit of a character description and history and that will just leave Ren to work out his character before we're good to go.
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Holy shit, Ren is in this game? He was my star player in my last game where I GM'ed. He knows his stuff and he's a great role player. I'm lookin' forward to runnin' beside you as team mate, chum!
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It seems there are a lot of overlaps between JDA's character and the one i'm working on (almost complete, gear and background need a few more touches). I was considering a different build also, so i just wanted to ask our GM, what's his take on custom magical traditions. I'd possibly work with the following, and the magician is already done (just need to adjust a few things, as previous version used CHA*3 free contact points).
Basically i wanted to play a necromancer who views spirits as the souls of the departed who look after the world they left behind. They cannot act by themselves so they have to find physical mediums for that. The necromancer sometimes allows those spirits to follow their agenda and in exchange he gets their help other times.
The tradition has to be a possession-type and with human-like spirits to summon. The woodoo is very similar (except for the background) but i have issues with the water spirit not fitting in. Is it possibble to exchange it for beast? (Beast is at least a living being, and as a hunter he is fitting for the detection spell support.)
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It seems there are a lot of overlaps between JDA's character and the one i'm working on (almost complete, gear and background need a few more touches). I was considering a different build also, so i just wanted to ask our GM, what's his take on custom magical traditions. I'd possibly work with the following, and the magician is already done (just need to adjust a few things, as previous version used CHA*3 free contact points).
Basically i wanted to play a necromancer who views spirits as the souls of the departed who look after the world they left behind. They cannot act by themselves so they have to find physical mediums for that. The necromancer sometimes allows those spirits to follow their agenda and in exchange he gets their help other times.
The tradition has to be a possession-type and with human-like spirits to summon. The woodoo is very similar (except for the background) but i have issues with the water spirit not fitting in. Is it possibble to exchange it for beast? (Beast is at least a living being, and as a hunter he is fitting for the detection spell support.)
I like custom things, it makes people unique. Plus there is plenty of lore where people believe spirits are dead people. Nothing that I've seen to prove one way or another so it may even open up some philosophical debates in game. Go ahead with the water/beast switch.
Since you and Gustovness have some previous history together, would the two of you be interested in having your characters know each other previously to help smooth over the initial team introduction? It might be a little confusing to start with what I have planned out and it may just help things along. I don't mean as in good friends or anything, just that your paths have crossed a time or two in the past and you might even remember each other's alias if you stop to think about it for a minute.
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Cuco is in need of a group of magicians to join. This is not a pressing matter for him since his skills are so terrible he doesn't have much expectation that anyone will let him in. This can open up the door for a couple of different scenarios:
- Ren's character is part of a group that Cuco is considering joining in order to expand his abilities. Ren's group is contacted for the initial run and decides to send Cuco along with Ren to see if he'd be a good fit. I'd be okay with this if the group is more critical about personality fitting in rather than skills. Cuco is going to be instantly turned off if the grounds for his being initiated into the group have to do with his current skill level.
- Ren is not part of any group either and he met Cuco on a matrix node that's dedicated to self instruction for spell slingers. Other than meeting up a few times for soykaf in meatspace and practicing their craft, they've never actually gone on a run together. Their fixer reaches out to one of them and agrees to let them bring a friend along who might contribute to the team. Big surprise when the other finds out that they're also a shadowrunner...
- or... neither of the above. Maybe none of these work for the RP that Ren is hoping to fit into his character in which case, screw it! We can just meet up for the first time on our run like everyone else.
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The second option seems more feasible as my character will be trained in instruction. And he regularly teaches people the Mob assigns to learn (you'll see why from the background, which i'll post later today). Maybe it was a reward for a job or a service paid for, that Coco could participate on one of those.
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And the background for Puppeteer, the elven magician.
Michael was born in 2033 to elven father Daloren and human mother Jane. His father had a small gift and curio shop in Puyalup that has luckily seen enough customers to provide for the family. His father was a dreamer and a magic-nut, always pursuing some hazy goal. His mother was the restraint on these. The little Mike grew up between these two worlds, one full of stories and dreams, the other rational but caring.
Things got better and worse at the same time when in 2039 his mother died because of an untreated infection and it became clear that Mike had magical talents. His father decided that he has to give every opportunity to the boy so Mike went to a school for gifted young people, where he excelled when it came to the denizens of the metaplanes. After a few years he continued learning under an elven priest who gave him belief and purpuse beside knowledge.
In the crash of '64 his father was on a business trip, unfortunately in Boston. He lost his life during the riots. This was more than one shock for Mike because some "businessman" approached him after inheritance was taken care of and have shown him some contracts, according to which he owed them a lot of nuyen. His father accumulated this debt to be able to pay for his schools. These people were from the Ciarnello family and "persuaded" him to work off the debt by using some of his skills for them.
From then on, Mike had to accept a steady job of making fetishes for the Mob and teaching people they told to, as well as some "extra" work in the shadows. Still he wasnt able to completely pay off the debt as he pursued some dreams - not as far-fetched as those of his father but still costly.
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This should be a very fun game to watch. That is a very... what's the word? Captivating? A captivating background story.
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Alright, Ren, let's say we met on an uneventful street level run together once. Everything went smoothly, and we made contact. I just want to be careful with tying Cuco too close to the mob before the game even starts.
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AffreuxLex, thanks for the suggestion. I will add a mild gambling addiction Alex with the build points I'm going to add a bookie as a contact 3 connect. / 1 loyalty. I also need to know how you treat the gambling skill. Is it an active skill or knowledge skill. As I will purchase an active soft or know soft in gambling with the 1build point I have left over. I have seen that different GM's have their own opinion.
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Alex is an Elvin female 5’11 weighs 146 with blue eyes. She will always appear to be dress for the occasion. People always remark at how calm she always is, but her close associates can see the storm that rages in her eyes and have witnessed first hand her passive aggressiveness temper . Even in conversation you can note that she is has a warm, inviting sprit and will be quick to engage herself into the conversation. It is here that her element of being in control and calculating really comes to front. Alex is confident that she can take any conversation and guide it to a means that suit’s her interest, as well as very ambitious to succeed. Two traits that the corporate world has no doubt taken noticed of with the training in negotiations that they’ve provided her. Having had a taste of the corporate life and its rules and rigors she has developed a great distaste of, what she sees as a preordained life that goes from one routine to another.
Seeking liberation from the life that she was destine to live she began to developed “escapes” from predictability and soon found herself attracted to gambling. It didn’t matter the game (be it poker, horse’s or sporting events), she simply loved the unpredictability of the human spirit and began to seek this escape as much as she could. This habit has been rewarding at times and costly and embarrassing at other times, as there can be wagers that don’t just involve Nuyen. It is odd to but when it comes to gambling the feeling of not having control of an outcome is exciting.
However, this soon proved to not be enough of an escape from the routines of life. It was only while visiting a friend at a bar, (watching a game that she had a bet on) that the notion of running the shadows entered her mind and the liberation that that would bring. She thought about the freedom of choosing her own course and making the nuyen that she felt she was entitled to. These thoughts were furthered advanced in her reading of “Atlas Shrugged” and she wonder why is she wasting her talents to benefit a corporation that in reality just bores the shit out her.
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Found some info. Suggesting that gambling is a knowledge skill, if that's how you see it. I would like to make the following modifications to char. Sheet. I've already added the addiction and created the contact.
I'll buy two know sorts
Rating 3 sport teams and stats
Rating 2 horse racing
I would also like to change my language skill Spanish rating 4 to gambling card games rating 4. That would flesh out the character and make it make sense with the background. Let me know what you think
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Found some info. Suggesting that gambling is a knowledge skill, if that's how you see it.
well i cant find any gambling related skills in the main core books, so that looks like the most elegant solution to me :-)
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Things got better and worse at the same time when in 2039 his mother died because of an untreated infection and it became clear that Mike had magical talents.
Did it become clear that Mike had magical talents because of his mother's untreated infection? That isn't how I read it but I thought I should ask for clarity.
Found some info. Suggesting that gambling is a knowledge skill, if that's how you see it. I would like to make the following modifications to char. Sheet. I've already added the addiction and created the contact.
I'll buy two know sorts
Rating 3 sport teams and stats
Rating 2 horse racing
I would also like to change my language skill Spanish rating 4 to gambling card games rating 4. That would flesh out the character and make it make sense with the background. Let me know what you think
The way I see it, gambling as knowledge would apply to what you know (shocking revelation, I know) and how you would apply it to situations. Gambling as a skill would have to be something physical as in you know how to throw dice just the right way or shuffle cards in your hand. This way seems like it would overlap with the palming skill. So yeah, I'd treat it as knowledge. Your changes are fine with me.
- Ren is not part of any group either and he met Cuco on a matrix node that's dedicated to self instruction for spell slingers. Other than meeting up a few times for soykaf in meatspace and practicing their craft, they've never actually gone on a run together. Their fixer reaches out to one of them and agrees to let them bring a friend along who might contribute to the team. Big surprise when the other finds out that they're also a shadowrunner...
The second option seems more feasible as my character will be trained in instruction. And he regularly teaches people the Mob assigns to learn (you'll see why from the background, which i'll post later today). Maybe it was a reward for a job or a service paid for, that Coco could participate on one of those.
I'm not too thrilled about Gustovness having a link to the mob, I prefer if it was something more benign. Maybe he happened to be at the right place at the right time or maybe helped a mobster's mother cross the street or something so that the introduction was done without him knowing of any mob connections. Or you could just drop the whole thing all together. Up to you guys.
In other news, I've decided to drop the house rule of Skill X2 max hits for now. The more I think about solutions the more complex it gets so I'm just going to let it go for now. I still like the concept but I' going to have to come up with something more elegant to try out sometime.
I've got a few last minute thoughts to bring together, work out some problems, and I think we're ready to start. If you guys have any last minute changes you have until at least tomorrow evening, assuming I can figure out everything by then hopefully I'll be able to put up the first IC post. Also, I've got two of the background rewards figured out, I'll spend some time tonight to figure out the other two. You will all receive them in game. No, at no point will I ever explain what they are or why. *Evil GM cackle*
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You guys need to figure out what gear you would typically have on you at a random time of day while not on a run and let me know what they are. If it is not reasonable that your character would be walking around downtown in broad daylight with an Uzi and 500ft of stealth rope, please don't include such things. *Evil GM ca.... Friendly GM smile*[/list]
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Ok, so Ren's character is an instructor for the mob. Let's just say I met Ren on the matrix and whatever little bit of interaction we've had has been purely social, non professional, and with no ties to the Mafia.
Cuco would walk around town with his lined long coat and extendable baton on any given day. He has an amiable relationship with the local gangs, despite not being associated with them, so there really isn't any need for him to pack his pistol with him if he's running simple everyday errands inside his own neighborhood (groceries, soykaf shop, visiting friends, etc.)
His large and open yet modestly furnished studio apartment keeps his pistol in a small safe bolted into the floor under a small trap door with a rug thrown over it in the middle of the living area. He only goes out with this on him when he plans on going out and getting drunk, doing a job, or leaving the relative security of his neighborhood. He also keeps an armor vest in this safe...
For when it's too God damned hot for that jacket...
His steeple hat and staff are not enchanted, but he keeps them on display in his apartment when he's not on a run, staff up on the wall horizontally mounted and hat on a burnt mannequin.
If I gave a shit about people thinking I looked ridiculous with this hat on, I would have shaved off THE CAPTAIN a long time ago too...
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For everyday trips out of the house (nipping down to the shops, grabbing a soykaf etc) flea will be wearing her normal clothing, (AR enhance set to graphic equalizer mode + displaying track information of her current music choice), she will have her contacts in, her headphones on (streaming her music from her meta link (wireless on, broadcasting fake sin)) and will also have her bomber jacket on (chemical protection needed against the acid rain, and insulation needed because it can get bloody cold on that bike on a windy day!). she will be wearing a cap to cover the nanopaste trodes she uses to interface to her kit and give her some protection against unwanted prying eyes.
she doesnt live in the best part of town so tends to keep her crusader in the concealable holster in the bomber jacket just in case (wireless off).
if she has taken her bike out, she will also have her helmet, and tends to keep this in a satchel bag about her person when not wearing it. she always has her set of gecko tape gloves with her in case she fancies taking the scenic route home!
on high pollen count days she will also have anti-histamines (from medkit supplies) with her.
when out training she just wears light gym clothes and gecko tape gloves. she will have her survival knife strapped to her ankle, under trouser leg for concealment and her metalink piping music into her headphones + broadcasting fake sin. she will have contacts in as well for the AR overlays of the GPS feed and lap timing compared to her personal bests from her metalink.
she tools up fully for each job, but her day to day gear is fairly relaxed. Flea's running gear is hidden behind a loose panel in her wardrobes and under loose floorboards in the bedroom.
her flat is a fairly modest studio apartment on the 3rd floor of a fairly modest apartment block. the neighbours tend to keep themselves to themselves, but flea usually gets a "hello" from the old japanese lady down the hall if they cross paths on the way to/from the laundry room.
Her bike is parked in the underground car park in her reserved space and its security system is linked to her home node, which is a fairly basic model but has access to her music files and favourite trid feeds and comes with a basic MSP package. The building has a contract with lonestar, though geoff the night guard could do with putting in a few more hours at the gym! the security is average for the style of building, all apartments are fitted with basic maglocks of typical contsruction.
Her flat is decorated with AR paint, set to resemble swaying palm trees on the beach most days, occasionally being swapped out for a mountain top scene to change things up.
Kyoko's furniture is all the cheap stuff from the bargain line at kong wal-mart, but it all matches and is comfy enough for her needs.
she would love to get a bigger place some day, but for the time being, this suits her and is close enough to the barren's markets that she can free-run to/from "work" and she has an intimate knowledge of the local rooftops/alleys in case of any drama.
Day to day-
-clothing, AR enhance on
-aces high jacket, machine pistol in concealable holster
-metalink commlink
-headphones, contact lenses
-gecko gloves
-antihistamines
(if on bike, has helmet)
Exercise/training-
-clothing
-gecko gloves
-knife
-antihistamines
-metalink, headphones, contacts
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Well, ready with Puppeteer. Here's starting money roll: 4d6=21 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4050456/)
[spoiler=Puppeteer]== Info ==
Street Name: Puppeteer
Name: Michael Calleor Ellonvir
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 6
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Elf male Age 37
Height 187 Weight 70
Composure: 12
Judge Intentions: 12
Lift/Carry: 4 (15 kg/10 kg)
Memory: 8
Nuyen: 2100
== Attributes ==
BOD: 3
AGI: 2
REA: 2
STR: 1
CHA: 7
INT: 5
LOG: 3
WIL: 5
EDG: 2
MAG: 5
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 7
IP: 1
Astral Initiative: 10
Astral IP: 3
Matrix Initiative: 7
Matrix IP: 1
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 11
== Active Skills ==
Artisan : 2 [Carving] Pool: 7 (9)
Assensing : 3 [Aura Reading] Pool: 10 (12)
Astral Combat : 1 Pool: 6
Banishing : 4 Pool: 11
Binding : 4 Pool: 11
Con : 1 Pool: 11
Enchanting : 2 [Vessel Preparation] Pool: 9 (11)
Etiquette : 1 Pool: 11
Instruction : 1 Pool: 11
Intimidation : 1 Pool: 11
Leadership : 1 Pool: 11
Negotiation : 1 Pool: 11
Perception : 1 Pool: 8
Spellcasting : 4 Pool: 11
Summoning : 4 Pool: 11
== Knowledge Skills ==
Biology : 2 [Anatomy] Pool: 5 (7)
English : N Pool: 0
Literature : 3 [Death in Literature] Pool: 6 (8)
Mafia : 1 [Politics] Pool: 6 (8)
Magical Theory : 4 [Astral World] Pool: 7 (9)
Magical Threats : 3 Pool: 6
Religion : 3 Pool: 6
Sperethiel : 4 Pool: 9
== Contacts ==
Antonio Biondi - maffia consiglieri (3, 1)
Lucas Swiftfoot - talismonger (3, 4)
Mist - smuggler (2, 2)
== Qualities ==
Albinism
Day Job (10 hrs/week - the mafia jobs)
Geas (ritual - has to do one of two main rituals each day, at dawn or dusk)
In Debt (5,000¥) (to the mafia)
Low-Light Vision
Magician
Mentor Spirit (Dark King)
SINner (Standard) (Michael Calleor Ellonvir)
== Spells ==
(Tradition: Necromancy, Resist Drain with WIL + CHA (12))
Area Thought Recognition (Limited) DV: (F÷2)+2
Clairvoyance DV: (F÷2)-1
Compel Truth (Limited) DV: (F÷2)-1
Heal (Limited) DV: (Damage Value)-2
Influence (Limited) DV: (F÷2)+1
Stunbolt DV: (F÷2)-1
== Lifestyles ==
Puyalup flat and shop 1 months
Comforts: Low
Entertainment: Squatter
Necessities: Middle
Neighborhood: Middle
Security: Middle
Qualities: Workplace [1LP] (small shrine and curio shop on ground floor)
No Privacy, Matrix (Rating 1) [-1LP]
Rough Neighborhood [-1LP]
== Armor ==
on every time he leaves home
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Armor Vest 6/4
+Fire Resistance 6
+YNT SoftWeave
Bodyline urban fashion (Spinrad Industries)0/0
+Chemical Protection 3
Form-Fitting Half-Body Suit4/1
+Biomonitor
+Nonconductivity 4
+YNT SoftWeave
only when going someplace dangerous
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SecureTech PPP Armor (Ensemble)2/4
+YNT SoftWeave
== Weapons ==
Tomahawk (at prepared skeleton vessel 1)
Pool: 1 DV: 3P AP: - RC: 0
Tomahawk (at prepared skeleton vessel 2)
Pool: 1 DV: 3P AP: - RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 1 DV: 1S AP: - RC: 0
== Commlink ==
Novatech Airware (2, 3, 3, 3)
+Iris Orb
+Suite: Basic+ [Analyze 3, Browse 3, Command 1, Edit 3]
+Encrypt Rating 3 [Copy Protection 3, Registration]
+Empathy Software Rating 3
== Gear ==
ready at hand every time
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Detection Fetish
Earbuds Rating 3
+Audio Enhancement Rating 3
+Spatial Recognizer
Fake SIN (Johnatan Wickers) Rating 4
+Fake License (Power focus) Rating 4
+Fake License (Fetishes) Rating 4
Glasses Rating 4
+Flare Compensation
+Image Link
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
+Vision Magnification
Healing Fetish
Manipulation Fetish
Power Focus (Bonded Foci) Rating 2
Stimulant Patch Rating 6 x2
Talisman x4
Tranq Patch Rating 6 x2
at home:
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Assaying Kit
Magical Lodge Materials Rating 6 (used in building the shrine in the "workplace")
Vessel Materials (prepared skeleton vessel 1)
Vessel Materials (prepared skeleton vessel 2)
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Once JDA has posted I will put up the first IC post.
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4d6 + 5 dice for Y510 left over. (9d6=36) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4050799/)
Oh and I thought it'd be needless to say but I suppose I should play it safe and mention that Cuco would obviously have his commlink with him while out and about.
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4d6 + 5 dice for Y510 left over. (9d6=36) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4050799/)
Oh and I thought it'd be needless to say but I suppose I should play it safe and mention that Cuco would obviously have his commlink with him while out and about.
I think it's safe to assume that in this day and age everyone would have their commlink.
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Well, ready with Puppeteer. Here's starting money roll: 4d6=21 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4050456/)
[spoiler=Puppeteer]== Info ==
Street Name: Puppeteer
Name: Michael Calleor Ellonvir
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 6
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Elf male Age 37
Height 187 Weight 70
Composure: 12
Judge Intentions: 12
Lift/Carry: 4 (15 kg/10 kg)
Memory: 8
Nuyen: 2100
== Attributes ==
BOD: 3
AGI: 2
REA: 2
STR: 1
CHA: 7
INT: 5
LOG: 3
WIL: 5
EDG: 2
MAG: 5
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 7
IP: 1
Astral Initiative: 10
Astral IP: 3
Matrix Initiative: 7
Matrix IP: 1
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 11
== Active Skills ==
Artisan : 2 [Carving] Pool: 7 (9)
Assensing : 3 [Aura Reading] Pool: 10 (12)
Astral Combat : 1 Pool: 6
Banishing : 4 Pool: 11
Binding : 4 Pool: 11
Con : 1 Pool: 11
Enchanting : 2 [Vessel Preparation] Pool: 9 (11)
Etiquette : 1 Pool: 11
Instruction : 1 Pool: 11
Intimidation : 1 Pool: 11
Leadership : 1 Pool: 11
Negotiation : 1 Pool: 11
Perception : 1 Pool: 8
Spellcasting : 4 Pool: 11
Summoning : 4 Pool: 11
== Knowledge Skills ==
Biology : 2 [Anatomy] Pool: 5 (7)
English : N Pool: 0
Literature : 3 [Death in Literature] Pool: 6 (8)
Mafia : 1 [Politics] Pool: 6 (8)
Magical Theory : 4 [Astral World] Pool: 7 (9)
Magical Threats : 3 Pool: 6
Religion : 3 Pool: 6
Sperethiel : 4 Pool: 9
== Contacts ==
Antonio Biondi - maffia consiglieri (3, 1)
Lucas Swiftfoot - talismonger (3, 4)
Mist - smuggler (2, 2)
== Qualities ==
Albinism
Day Job (10 hrs/week - the mafia jobs)
Geas (ritual - has to do one of two main rituals each day, at dawn or dusk)
In Debt (5,000¥) (to the mafia)
Low-Light Vision
Magician
Mentor Spirit (Dark King)
SINner (Standard) (Michael Calleor Ellonvir)
== Spells ==
(Tradition: Necromancy, Resist Drain with WIL + CHA (12))
Area Thought Recognition (Limited) DV: (F÷2)+2
Clairvoyance DV: (F÷2)-1
Compel Truth (Limited) DV: (F÷2)-1
Heal (Limited) DV: (Damage Value)-2
Influence (Limited) DV: (F÷2)+1
Stunbolt DV: (F÷2)-1
== Lifestyles ==
Puyalup flat and shop 1 months
Comforts: Low
Entertainment: Squatter
Necessities: Middle
Neighborhood: Middle
Security: Middle
Qualities: Workplace [1LP] (small shrine and curio shop on ground floor)
No Privacy, Matrix (Rating 1) [-1LP]
Rough Neighborhood [-1LP]
== Armor ==
on every time he leaves home
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Armor Vest 6/4
+Fire Resistance 6
+YNT SoftWeave
Bodyline urban fashion (Spinrad Industries)0/0
+Chemical Protection 3
Form-Fitting Half-Body Suit4/1
+Biomonitor
+Nonconductivity 4
+YNT SoftWeave
only when going someplace dangerous
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SecureTech PPP Armor (Ensemble)2/4
+YNT SoftWeave
== Weapons ==
Tomahawk (at prepared skeleton vessel 1)
Pool: 1 DV: 3P AP: - RC: 0
Tomahawk (at prepared skeleton vessel 2)
Pool: 1 DV: 3P AP: - RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 1 DV: 1S AP: - RC: 0
== Commlink ==
Novatech Airware (2, 3, 3, 3)
+Iris Orb
+Suite: Basic+ [Analyze 3, Browse 3, Command 1, Edit 3]
+Encrypt Rating 3 [Copy Protection 3, Registration]
+Empathy Software Rating 3
== Gear ==
ready at hand every time
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Detection Fetish
Earbuds Rating 3
+Audio Enhancement Rating 3
+Spatial Recognizer
Fake SIN (Johnatan Wickers) Rating 4
+Fake License (Power focus) Rating 4
+Fake License (Fetishes) Rating 4
Glasses Rating 4
+Flare Compensation
+Image Link
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
+Vision Magnification
Healing Fetish
Manipulation Fetish
Power Focus (Bonded Foci) Rating 2
Stimulant Patch Rating 6 x2
Talisman x4
Tranq Patch Rating 6 x2
at home:
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Assaying Kit
Magical Lodge Materials Rating 6 (used in building the shrine in the "workplace")
Vessel Materials (prepared skeleton vessel 1)
Vessel Materials (prepared skeleton vessel 2)
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Hey mate, unless I've missed it, you haven't got a camera to be able to use your empathy software (sensor software requires an appropriate sensor to function). Micro-cameras are cheap and can be incorporated/hidden in items so might be worth a look
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If i remember well a cybereye or its equivalent (namely the glasses) with image link effectively duplicates the function of a camera.
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Glasses are vision enhancers, not sensors so that won't work unfortunately. You need a camera for emapthy/weapon watcher/lie detector/vehicle recognition etc, and you'd need a microphone for noise analysis software and the like. Easy fix is to add a microcam to your clothing/armour but johnson might get twitchy at the meet if he knows you've got a camera pointed at him :-)
Edit: image link would def be able to display results of software though
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Sorry, my mistake, the cybereyes also contain an eye recording unit.
@GM: i'd like to purchase a micro-sensor with a rating 6 camera in it from my starting money, if it is OK.
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Starting money can only be used in game. JDA still hasn't made his post so you have a little bit of time to try to make it fit in your character sheet.
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The rating of a camera just indicates its capacity, not its device rating. You can throw any ol' microcamera in your glasses or wherever else, then run the empathy software on your commlink. The empathy rating will cap at your commlink's system/response rating.
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OK i'll manage it somehow. Probably will remove lie detection software to be able to buy the sensor. In chummer however, i already marked my character created so it will require some creative modifications if i don't want to redo it from scratch.
@mtfeeny: sure, but my glasses are already full, so i have to buy a new device to fit the camera in. Though this might mean i can put in some enhancements in the camera itself.
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sorry, had to travel for business yesterday and was away from the computer. Alex being a new to running will almost always have her Chameleon suit on as well as her activesofts, knowsofts and a trama patch with her. The activesofts and knowsofts are kept in a concealable waterproof container. As a good luck piece.
At least thats what she calls it, she'll carry a deck of cards on her.She doesn't carry any weapons with her, unless she's going to a meet then she'll carry the predator in it's concealable holster. She will not have the grenades unless otherwise stated.
Again, sorry for the delay.
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Also, like i said its been a while since i played shadowrun, so if i overlook some things, please be patient and point it out. You won't hurt my feelings.
With that said, Is there an easy way to put up a legend where it will automatically be there when i post? And could someone remind me how i link rolls from invisible castle to the forum?
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On the invisible castle page, when you have rolled the dice, there are several formatted versions. You can copy paste the link into a post and use the url tags on each end
[url]link blah[\url]
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OK i'll manage it somehow. Probably will remove lie detection software to be able to buy the sensor. In chummer however, i already marked my character created so it will require some creative modifications if i don't want to redo it from scratch.
I don't use Chummer so unless you're just doing it for yourself an update to your posted character will be fine.
sorry, had to travel for business yesterday and was away from the computer.
No worries. If you're going to miss more than 3 days of posts though, make sure to let me know ahead of time so you don't lose your spot.
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Also, like i said its been a while since i played shadowrun, so if i overlook some things, please be patient and point it out. You won't hurt my feelings.
With that said, Is there an easy way to put up a legend where it will automatically be there when i post? And could someone remind me how i link rolls from invisible castle to the forum?
When you make a roll, you will end up with a screen like this:
Die roll for GM
Campaign: Cannon Fodder
Rolled on: May 16, 2013, 9:04 p.m.
4d6.hits(5) → [2,5,1,1] = (1)
Test roll for demonstration purposes.
[link to roll] [link to character]
Formatted Versions
Just copy and paste the BBCode link like so:
Test roll for demonstration purposes. (4d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4052791/)
By clicking on that link, you can see what an awesome roller I am.
If you are curious, you will be able to see all rolls for the campaign here:
http://invisiblecastle.com/campaign/rolls/32000/ (http://invisiblecastle.com/campaign/rolls/32000/)
Edit: Hey cool, we are campaign # 32,000 exactly. We deserve a prize. Preferably one that notifies us with a vibrating and multi-colored flashing pop up claiming we are the 32,000th visitor and we won an iPad 5.
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Am I correct in assuming that only those items are available to us that we have with us on any given day?
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yes
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The only thing I left out on Ren's assensing test was my health state since not even I know wtf is going on or what I had to go through :P
Are our damage tracks starting out with any kind of damage?
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The only thing I left out on Ren's assensing test was my health state since not even I know wtf is going on or what I had to go through :P
Are our damage tracks starting out with any kind of damage?
No damage, just the disorientation of not knowing what is going on.
"double frakku, that was metered parking, that is gonna cost me a fucking fortune when i get out of this place!..."
This made me actually lol.
By the way, I was looking at your rolls. You were dangerously close to some glitches :D Next time please include Cannon Fodder as the campaign name.
JDA, to roll you can use this format:
[#ofDice]d6.hits(5) for example 16d6.hits(5) which will produce something like 16d6.hits(5) → [4,5,3,3,6,6,1,6,6,2,5,1,1,3,6,4] = (7)
If you are using edge, then the rule of 6 will apply in which case you can write:
16d6.hitsopen(5,6) which in turn produces: 16d6.hitsopen(5,6) → [4,5,3,3,[6,3],[6,6,1],1,[6,5],[6,3],2,5,1,1,3,[6,4],4] = (9)
Oh, by the way, all your commlinks were running in hidden mode when you woke up whether you had it set there or not.
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Since I know as a player that the object belongs to Puppeteer, I felt it'd be unfair to specify which direction I'd roll over to to inspect the object. Maybe Ren sees my holding his object and he decides to bum rush me and I may or may not have my back turned towards him. I'll let you figure that out.
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Since I know as a player that the object belongs to Puppeteer, I felt it'd be unfair to specify which direction I'd roll over to to inspect the object. Maybe Ren sees my holding his object and he decides to bum rush me and I may or may not have my back turned towards him. I'll let you figure that out.
I never said it belonged to him, only that he felt like it belonged to him. I guess the two of you will have to resolve who it belongs to in game *Evil GM cackle*
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Since I know as a player that the object belongs to Puppeteer, I felt it'd be unfair to specify which direction I'd roll over to to inspect the object. Maybe Ren sees my holding his object and he decides to bum rush me and I may or may not have my back turned towards him. I'll let you figure that out.
I never said it belonged to him, only that he felt like it belonged to him. I guess the two of you will have to resolve who it belongs to in game *Evil GM cackle*
Fair enough! Just trying to keep things fair! By the way, I love how you're including my mustache into the story, holy shit... my handlebar mustache is obviously a big deal to me IRL so as long as Cuco doesn't get it burnt off or shaved off or w/e I won't flip the table over and rage quit :P
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Fair enough! Just trying to keep things fair! By the way, I love how you're including my mustache into the story, holy shit... my handlebar mustache is obviously a big deal to me IRL so as long as Cuco doesn't get it burnt off or shaved off or w/e I won't flip the table over and rage quit :P
uh oh...
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@ GM, lol I know, I think this dice roller knows I prefer real dice and is out to kill me :-)
Couldn't find any info on how atmosphere sensors work in game. Current ones use a digital barometer for pressure and measure humidty + temperature too. Let me know if you want to handwavium it or have me roll something
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@ GM, lol I know, I think this dice roller knows I prefer real dice and is out to kill me :-)
Couldn't find any info on how atmosphere sensors work in game. Current ones use a digital barometer for pressure and measure humidty + temperature too. Let me know if you want to handwavium it or have me roll something
Quick note: Your chest did not feel tight, you just had to work harder to breath. When you removed your helmet it got easier. You can edit your post to reflect this if you like.
While reading your descriptions and saying you used the helmet when riding the motorcycle, is this a full face helmet or open?
And 1 hit again? I'm trying to help you out man but you're making it difficult! Just glitch or get a decent roll already!
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Ah, that's interesting then! Its an open helmet with deployable/retractable clear visor. Visor has image link functionality for AR motorcycle controls, sat nav, commlink AR feeds etc and range finder.
it also doubles up as her running helmet as it has integrated kit like the GPS for navigation through dead spots in the barrens, flashlight for when it gets dark and range finder for calculating distances she needs to climb/jump/fall.
As for rolls, tell me about it! Hopefully just getting my crappy rolls out of the way now, be rolling like a ninja soon! :-)
edited my original post to make sense with new information.
EDITED: For grammar
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The roll i did was an attempt t role p[lay and set a impression, with the group that Alex is shaken by these events and to show that proper ettiquette is required even in these situations. As she doesn't know any of these chummers
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The roll i did was an attempt t role p[lay and set a impression, with the group that Alex is shaken by these events and to show that proper ettiquette is required even in these situations. As she doesn't know any of these chummers
Ahhh, okay. I understand now.
I'm liking this group, this should turn out quite nicely. Or at the very least, provide some entertaining deaths... assuming Gustovness doesn't rage quit. And on that note I'm done with the subtle hints *cough cough*
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what distances did my laser range finder return for the rough dimensions of the room?
thanks
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what distances did my laser range finder return for the rough dimensions of the room?
thanks
From the center of the room it is approximately 10 feet to the wall. The ceiling is about 15 to the top, the light hangs 2 feet below that.
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Brill, thanks. More crappy rolls for you to laugh btw..
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Brill, thanks. More crappy rolls for you to laugh btw..
That's okay. It was enough that now everyone has found their background history "rewards".
From the looks of things, you guys are slowly starting to find your way into kicking this thing into high gear. This is going to be bloody. fun.
Edit: Gustovness: That mustache made of human hair is pretty amazing isn't it? ISN'T IT YOU FRUSTRATING BASTARD YOU!?
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lol yeah nice touch!
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lol yeah nice touch!
Okay, you've got to be doing this on purpose now! I can't throw you any more subtle hints and keep my mind! Do I need to slap you with the obvious fish? Don't make me get it out...
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lol yeah nice touch!
Okay, you've got to be doing this on purpose now! I can't throw you any more subtle hints and keep my mind! Do I need to slap you with the obvious fish? Don't make me get it out...
Sorry dude! I can't figure it out... I know the doll is a reward... is it a plot device too? As soon as I get friendly with Puppeteer and let my guard down, I'll let him explain to me that I can use it.
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It's been bonded to him, you wouldn't be able to use it. Even though I only said it seemed like it belonged to him and didn't actually say it belonged to him, I didn't actually say it didn't belong to him either. Clear as mud now? You don't remember anything from the last 12 hours, how do you know you didn't steal it for its awesome resemblance to your own mustache?
As a side note, I meant to post IC again tonight but I got distracted by Family Guy and forgot. Now it's late and I'm too tired to think clearly so I will post in the morning.
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@GM, I'm gonna do a perception test on the light + fitting but there will obviously be some negative modifiers as I'm climbing an overhang. Does -4 sound fair?
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Guys right now I'm at a lost as to what we need to try and do. We need to obviously inspect the doll, but if its bonded to a pc. That could be tricky. I'll go back and re read the last couple of pages to see if I can figure something out.
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Yeah, this could be interesting! Dont think i'll get much from the ceiling/light so think its all eyes on this doll thing. What was your reward btw? I got upgraded kit, cuco/pupetteer got the doll but didnt see anything for alex?
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Guys right now I'm at a lost as to what we need to try and do. We need to obviously inspect the doll, but if its bonded to a pc.
Not sure obvious is the right word here...
Also, @GM, I think your hints have done more harm than good in reference to the doll. I'm just going to try to stay in character when it comes to decisions regarding the doll.
Let's just see what the lamp and Ren's astral projection yield before we start a riot in that room.
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As a magician, cuco can astrally perceive/project too if you wish him to
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woops, thought I needed the quality for that but that's only if you don't take the magician quality, correct? Woopsie!
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woops, thought I needed the quality for that but that's only if you don't take the magician quality, correct? Woopsie!
Magician and mystic adept can project/perceive as part of their base stats, adepts + mundanes have to buy the quality to perceive
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Mystic adepts cant project and have to buy the adept power to be able to percieve astrally.
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ah righto, never played a mystic adept. they seem pretty hard to build. are they fun to play?
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Ren, I accidentally double rolled your perception test so I used the first roll. Not that it matters because you got the same result anyway. I was personally hoping for a critical glitch to make life harder for everyone else.
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@JDA, you don't need to roll survival, that skill is for when you're out an about in the wilds or living rough on the streets. It primarily is about how your character finds food and shelter when out in open terrain
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Okay, I appreciate it. Was hoping meybe for a glimmer of what to look for in this situation. i know it's not in nature, but thinking some of the instincts and strategies for surveying your surroundings and prioritizing activities would be beneficial. I know its a reach, but with a GM i'm not familiar with. It's worth a try.
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As an elf you have low light vision (maybe thermo, can't remember). My helmet torch would cast enough light for you to see by, so doing some perception (observe in detail simple action) would be good, we need to know what is making that whirring noise. If you've got a weapon with you, could be an idea to get it ready too :-)
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No weapon on me. That was my mistake. Alex is primarily a negotiator and believes that she can talk her way out of most things.
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o worries, its gone very dark very suddenly and strange stuff is happening.people are going to be scared and need some leadership. You'll def get a chance to use your negotiating and charisma soon by the looks of this plot twist! :-)
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JDA, your last two posts in the IC thread probably belong in this one, and at most, in spoilers if you'd like to keep them in the IC thread.
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Alex will try to do a perception test to find out where the noise is coming from?
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4058231/
Zero hits
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Hey guys, I'll get to the IC post in a couple hours. I just wanted to clarify something.
-- JDA --
You do a quick inventory about yourself. All your equipment is exactly how you remember it when you went out. Your gear is intact, your software is in place and your pair of dice are still in your pocket. No wait, you didn't have a pair of dice in your pocket when you went out...
This was meant to imply that JDA found a pair of dice in his pocket that weren't there before.
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Initiative: 7 dice, 1 IP
REA(2) + INT(5) (7d6.hits(5)=0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4059272/)
Final initiative: 7
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6d6.hits(5) → [2,4,4,4,2,2] = (0)
Initiatiative roll react. 3 + int. 3 = 6
Initial. 6. Initial. Pass:1
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Initiative test (9d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4059554/)
puts flea at initiative 11, with 2 passes.
@gm, assisted climbing downwards is written up as rappeling and runs as a success test (threshold 2) do you wanna run it like that for gecko kit too, as there are no rules for assisted climbing down for non-rappeling as far as i can tell?
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@gm, assisted climbing downwards is written up as rappeling and runs as a success test (threshold 2) do you wanna run it like that for gecko kit too, as there are no rules for assisted climbing down for non-rappeling as far as i can tell?
Yeah, for simplicity sake it will be the same. Success test (2)
Tomorrow is going to be another late night for myself so expect the IC post around this time tomorrow. If Gustovness hasn't rolled by then, I will roll for him. And I will critically glitch and he will slip and fall in his own fear pee. >:D
edit: I have to remind myself, I'm the GM. No giving out ideas! Idea -> Removed.
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@gm, assisted climbing downwards is written up as rappeling and runs as a success test (threshold 2) do you wanna run it like that for gecko kit too, as there are no rules for assisted climbing down for non-rappeling as far as i can tell?
Yeah, for simplicity sake it will be the same. Success test (2)
Tomorrow is going to be another late night for myself so expect the IC post around this time tomorrow. If Gustovness hasn't rolled by then, I will roll for him. And I will critically glitch and he will slip and fall in his own fear pee. >:D
edit: I have to remind myself, I'm the GM. No giving out ideas! Idea -> Removed.
Err... I rolled this morning in the IC thread where you asked us for it :P
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Yep, just need the drone's initiative now and we can get fighting!
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@gm, assisted climbing downwards is written up as rappeling and runs as a success test (threshold 2) do you wanna run it like that for gecko kit too, as there are no rules for assisted climbing down for non-rappeling as far as i can tell?
Yeah, for simplicity sake it will be the same. Success test (2)
Tomorrow is going to be another late night for myself so expect the IC post around this time tomorrow. If Gustovness hasn't rolled by then, I will roll for him. And I will critically glitch and he will slip and fall in his own fear pee. >:D
edit: I have to remind myself, I'm the GM. No giving out ideas! Idea -> Removed.
Err... I rolled this morning in the IC thread where you asked us for it :P
You forget, good sir, that the GM is absolutely infallible. Therefore the only reason that happened is because I suspect you may have used your TARDIS for personal gain to go back in time and include that post in a weak attempt to make me look like I don't know what I am doing.
New house rule: No unapproved TARDIS use.
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Wow that was fast. I've actually never seen a burnt point of edge.
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Wow that was fast. I've actually never seen a burnt point of edge.
well i figured id rather survive the opening round of fire to live another day than be a bullet ridden corpse stuck upside down to a ceiling :-)
i've not got much armour on and i would imagine being adhered to the roof would particularly impact my reaction for defence rolls (at least a -2 for being prone equivalent i think). might not be the best call in the end but at least i get to shoot back at the blighted drone before i go down :-)
anyways, Cuco, you're up. blast that sucker to hell and back :-)
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Hey guys I had to cut my post in half sorry about that. I'll illustrate what happened after I chuck that fireball once our infallible GM rolls dv resistance :P
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Alex will make a mental note to always carry some type of weapon on her, if she gets out of this alive.
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Feel free to chuck something heavy into the rotors btw :-) anything that would crash it would be lovely :-)
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@Gustovness: drain code is given in the spell's description, it usually depends upon the force with which you cast the spell. Most of the spells have F/2 + x as drain, where F is the force you cast the spell and x is a constant. In case of a fireball, code is F/2+5, so cast at F2, drain is 6. If F is less than or equal to your Magic, drain is stun. If F is higher than your Magic (maximum 2*Magic), drain is physical damage. So in your case, final drain is 6S. (Meaning, you just took 4S damage from drain.)
A note on calculation: F/2 is rounded down.
Also, a few notes on casting fireball:
- it has a radius of Force meters. You can limit the radius, by not rolling 1 or more dice on your spellcasting test, each withheld die reduces radius by 1 meter.
- As with all spells, you can have a maximum number of hits equal to the Force.
- The targets can try and dodge indirect combat spells as normal ranged attack. (In the drone's case, with Response, -2 dice for the area effect.)
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Also, like i said its been a while since i played shadowrun, so if i overlook some things, please be patient and point it out. You won't hurt my feelings.
With that said, Is there an easy way to put up a legend where it will automatically be there when i post? And could someone remind me how i link rolls from invisible castle to the forum?
Sorry JDA, I was rereading the OOC posts and I realized that I completely missed your question about the legend to automatically pop up in posts.
In the top section of each page there is a series of links:
Home Help Search Profile My Messages Members Logout
Mouse over "Profile" then click "Forum Profile"
The second last section will have a box for your forum signature. This is where you will put anything you want to show up on every forum post you make. For example, you could write "AffreuxLex sure is sexy." Alternatively, you can put in a legend. This is what I have in my own:
[color=red]Speech[/color]
[color=navy]Thought[/color]
[color=green]Matrix[/color]
[color=orange]Astral[/color]
If you've already figured it out on your own, then sorry again. I am a terrible GM and I will try harder to shoot Csjarrat in the face next time to make up for it.
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@GM, have edited my IC post to reflect the capsule/gel rounds + no ricochet/sparks thing.
another TARDIS event has occurred, Flea is a girl :-)
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@Gustovness: drain code is given in the spell's description, it usually depends upon the force with which you cast the spell. Most of the spells have F/2 + x as drain, where F is the force you cast the spell and x is a constant. In case of a fireball, code is F/2+5, so cast at F2, drain is 6. If F is less than or equal to your Magic, drain is stun. If F is higher than your Magic (maximum 2*Magic), drain is physical damage. So in your case, final drain is 6S. (Meaning, you just took 4S damage from drain.)
A note on calculation: F/2 is rounded down.
Also, a few notes on casting fireball:
- it has a radius of Force meters. You can limit the radius, by not rolling 1 or more dice on your spellcasting test, each withheld die reduces radius by 1 meter.
- As with all spells, you can have a maximum number of hits equal to the Force.
- The targets can try and dodge indirect combat spells as normal ranged attack. (In the drone's case, with Response, -2 dice for the area effect.)
thanks for the explanation, Ren. You should work onthe 5e book!
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http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4062819/
14d6.hitsopen(5,6) → [3,2,2,1,[6, 6, 1],3,4,3,3,3,5,2,5,1] = (4)
this is for negotiations test with -3 distraction on dice, but i used edge.
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Hey guys, tomorrow I'm having a baby shower for my daughter who's on the way. I'm lettin' you guys know I'm likely not going to be able to post tomorrow, Sunday, as I'll be really busy from dawn til' way into the wee hours of the night (it's gonna be a big party!)
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Hey guys, tomorrow I'm having a baby shower for my daughter who's on the way. I'm lettin' you guys know I'm likely not going to be able to post tomorrow, Sunday, as I'll be really busy from dawn til' way into the wee hours of the night (it's gonna be a big party!)
Thanks for the heads up.
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Looks like combat turn is done mate, unless the spirit fights this turn also?
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I haven't requested the spirit to do anything yet so i don't think it will act. It is still in astral space.
BTW i wanted to ask, AffreuxLex, how do you want to handle spirits, can i state and roll the actions of spirits i summoned, staying within reasonable borders of course?
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I haven't requested the spirit to do anything yet so i don't think it will act. It is still in astral space.
BTW i wanted to ask, AffreuxLex, how do you want to handle spirits, can i state and roll the actions of spirits i summoned, staying within reasonable borders of course?
You can tell the spirit to do what you want and you can elaborate within spoiler tags what you actually expect to happen because you share a special bond with the spirit and therefore it is reasonable to assume that it would have a deeper understanding of your commands, however I will do the actual actions and rolling for the spirit.
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Cuco, I like the crazy bitch going psycho casino comment.
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Nice roll on that perception test. Should you choose to share all that information, things are going to get really interesting I think.
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Yep, finally got some ninja rolls :-)
What caliber bullets are the ones I picked up btw?
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.22
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Sorry, I meant is it pistol/smg/AR size?
Wondering whether they'll fit into my machine pistol or smg or whether I just sell them to my contact.
Pretty interesting so far, thanks :-)
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AffreuxLex, please elaborate on the drain focus. The only focus i found that adds to drain resistance tests is the centering focus, and to use that i need to know the centering metamagic.
And how strong is the focus?
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AffreuxLex, please elaborate on the drain focus. The only focus i found that adds to drain resistance tests is the centering focus, and to use that i need to know the centering metamagic.
And how strong is the focus?
I'll have to go find it, hopefully I didn't just make shit up. It is a force 2 focus, assuming that such a thing exists and I don't have to break my own rule and jump in the TARDIS and rewrite some history.
Gustovness, I think you and your mustache are plotting against me... seriously...
[spoiler]
Gustovness Perception Roll (5d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4071640/)
Not enough to do anything and not quite a glitch to make it fun. Damn your glorious mustache, damn it to hell!
[/spoiler]
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"The Captain" is my good luck charm! I hooked my wife with it IRL :-)
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been doing scuba diving check outs with the scuba shop, last minute deal. I will get caught up and post in the am. Sorry
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Going to give JDA a chance to catch up and post before I take care of the rest of your actions.
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@JDA, if you are inspecting something (like your dice) its always a good idea to roll a perception test to show that you are exmining them in detail.
It allows;GM to give you information about the item without just saying "they appear to be dice" :-)
You'd roll: intuition + perception + active search bonus (3) + visual enhancement rating (if any on your character)
More hits = more information about the item from the GM
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Thanks
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http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4074131/
6d6.hits(5) → [6,3,1,2,3,4] = (1)
This is for perception on the dice
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http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4074131/
6d6.hits(5) → [6,3,1,2,3,4] = (1)
This is for perception on the dice
Ouch, sorry. They appear to be dice.
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http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4074131/
6d6.hits(5) → [6,3,1,2,3,4] = (1)
This is for perception on the dice
might be worth grabbing an R3 skillsoft for perception as soon as you can afford it in-game.
def good place to start would be some glasses/contacts with R3 vision enhancement and whatever else floats your boat.
some earbuds/headphones with audio enhance R3 would be a great idea too
(both of those bits of kit are cheap too)
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17d6.hits(5) → [3,4,6,5,3,5,4,3,6,3,1,1,2,6,4,2,3] = (5)
This was my negotiations roll.
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@GM, where did my bike report its location? still in the car-park or elsewhere?
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@GM, where did my bike report its location? still in the car-park or elsewhere?
It's still in the car-park
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I really enjoy your guys' role playing. I hope one day we get a chance to play irl.
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13d6.hits(5) → [2,2,6,6,2,1,3,1,4,4,4,3,5] = (3)
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We'll now we know how they plan to kill us
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Lol, you mean "enslave us"? Anyone know a good street doc? Check for recent scars :-)
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The gear that I'll be taking on our business trip (bear with me I'm working and away from my character sheet so I'm trying to remember a general idea of my inventory for the GM)
- pistol
- staff
- armored long coat
- armored vest
- all that extra ammo and clips I bought at creation, bullets in a small bag
- holster and shit
I'm not exactly heavy in the items department so pretty much common sense stuff if I forgot to mention something.
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I be
I've that I have the plat. Cred stick and yes I was going to check it when I got to the limo.
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You guys were never given the cred stick and she didn't have it on her. She only said that she would provide it before you left.
Also a freebie: You do not have any cranial bombs or other new cyberware... or do you?! Bwah ha ha ha ha hah ahhahfasjfagahsbvasnlfn But really, you don't.
Edit: Anything you need from the Johnson, you're supposed to request it from your limo driver. They will pass the information along and anything that you've requested which has been approved by the corporation will be waiting for you at the aircraft whenever you get there.
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did i find anything on the dead elf?
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Gear ill be taking is:
pistol
2 clips w/ ammo
Fake sin and license
Camelion suit "armor"
All my sim chips
Dice and cards
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Will also bring all her medical patches and first aide supplies and concealable holster.
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Sorry guys, I know I'm falling behind. I will take care of everything in the morning, I promise!
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no worries, i'll hang on to find out if i found anything on the elf before i jump in the van and go shopping!
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I'd like to ask the driver if they can provide some sort of drain foci as well. As was made apparent earlier when Ren helped me out with the drain calculations, I can't quite get my head wrapped around how it works yet... So I don't really know how the drain foci would work for that matter either (I'm assuming they absorb drain so I don't have to? Right?) Also, I have no idea how much things like these cost nor how rare they are or if obtaining one is more complicated then walking into your local talismonger shop and picking one out.
I figure I'd learn this little bit on the fly and have it sink in just in time for 5th edition to come and change it up again in their attempt to "rebalance magic a bit." :P
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I also wanted to ask our GM for the exact workings of my new focus.
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More complete answer to come but for now:
I've been told it is possible that there is no such thing as a drain focus. I haven't had an opportunity to look yet but I will. If there isn't then there is now! When the focus is active, it adds dice to your drain roll based on it's rating.
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Let me know how you'd like to work out that drain foci business then! ;D
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@AffreuxLex: you set me here a pretty predicament and i'm currently pondering what the solution might be. You see, the job description requires multiple killings and this character is not one who would kill without reason. So i'm considering wheter i can find a reason to stay or Puppeteer decides to leave. I'd appreciate any help you could provide in finding a suitable reason. Just to be sure, it's nothing personal against any of the players or the GM, just me trying to stay in character.
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Yeah flea isn't exactly a murderer, can we talk about the "family history" I have and how you see it panning out?
@ gustovness, I've already bought us suits mate. Don't worry about it
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I've read your histories and stuff and there is no need to worry out of character, I have "other" plans for our runners. muah ha... Muah ha ha.. MUAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Edit: Should have read the IC thread first.
Csjarrat: 225 nuyen is fine per suit. It is a business suit but nothing fancy.
Gustovness: No roll is needed to find a corp mage suit. As you said, common knowledge or incredibly easy matrix search. Although... A roll on a search just to check for a glitch could be fun... no... don't do that actually. Things are about to get convoluted enough with out adding silly things like that.
I'm at work at the moment and was about to do an IC post but there are some secret GM-y rolls to do and I don't have my special notes with me. Check back tonight for an update which is going to be either very mundane or excitingly interesting depending on how those rolls go. Hopefully the other two will get a chance to post before then.
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@Ren. Perhaps Puppeteer is able to accept that whether he participates or not, these people will die. Just because he is participating in the run, doesn't mean he has to be the one doing the killings. He might be opposed to what is happening but by being there, perhaps he can at least be of some assistance to the departing souls and maybe help make their transition easier and less painful. If he doesn't go, with so many people dying, there are surely going to be at least a few not able to cope with it. Angry and recently dead spirits are no laughing matter.
This is just some food for thought. It's completely up to you how you want to play through it and I will adjust the story accordingly. I much prefer a story based around the characters over characters being dragged through a story. In my runs, players are always allowed to tell a Johnson "No." without being magically forced into the run anyway. This is why I love RPGs, anything is and should be possible. Hell, for all I care you four can hijack the plane and live out mundane lives in the Caribbean. If you give me posts like "Puppeteer walks down isle 4 and browses through the watermelons." I will give you posts like "You sort through the watermelons and rap on each one lightly. (4d6.hits(5) → [1,3,4,3] = (0)) You find that they are all over ripe and unacceptable."
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Will post in the morning.
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@Csjarrat your search for articles on Yama, I presume you are talking about the Japanese corp?
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Yep, there was a result for an A rated japanese corp, so I want it to pull up info on that one and the EVO related one please :-)
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As a proud wearer of a an amazing handlebar mustache IRL, I'd like to point out that should you be implying that my handlebar mustache was transplanted onto the doll and that I am now sporting a synthetic one, I WOULD KNOW... It's nothing that a perception roll of any size can miss.
Also, I'm gonna skip on that suit. Silk and leather do not mix well in a hot and humid climate.
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As a proud wearer of a an amazing handlebar mustache IRL, I'd like to point out that should you be implying that my handlebar mustache was transplanted onto the doll and that I am now sporting a synthetic one, I WOULD KNOW... It's nothing that a perception roll of any size can miss.
Also, I'm gonna skip on that suit. Silk and leather do not mix well in a hot and humid climate.
You would be amazed at what current(2070) technology can accomplish. Besides, who said there was a roll when you noticed? All you did was touch it and I pointed out how it felt. :D
Ahh, crap... I just reread a bunch of posts and I actually missed the first time you touched it. I thought this was it. Sorry.
On a side note, I've been meaning to ask for awhile now. Does Cuco have a cousin named Harry by any chance? The guy with the ad in the phone book?
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I'm not sure what "Harry" you're talking about. I know I put a Harris in my contacts and I think that was a Lonestar contact (don't remember as I'm out of town and away from my detailed Chummer notes).
If you'd like to bring a cousin of Cuco's into the mix, though, I'd love to draw up a back story for him as I AM out of town visiting my favorite cousin in the whole world, who I just so happened to complete my 2nd Tough Mudder with this past weekend! He graduates chiropractor school next Friday so if you'd like me to make him a healer of some sorts, even better. I know I've gone out on a tangent but I'm just letting you know I'm all for introducing new characters and what not to thicken the plot :D
www.toughmudder.com
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Harry Dresden. Professional Wizard. He's in the Chicago yellow pages.
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ok just googled him :P
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@GM: Sorry, man, really interested how this plays out, but after giving some thought to it, Puppeteer isn't really the type who would accept this kind of job without some really important reason.
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Wow, a lot just happened in the last few posts that is going to take some time for me to go through. Unexpected things are awesome though, makes me think harder! I'll try to have the big post up tomorrow night.
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is this game dead now then?
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is this game dead now then?
No, sorry. Just a bit of an unplanned break. Unless life jumps out and mugs me again, I will have the latest update up in a few hours.
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i'm flying all day today so won't get a chance to post til tomorrow.
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@GM: Nice save there, now I have some thinking to do how it would be best to get back to the others
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@GM: Nice save there, now I have some thinking to do how it would be best to get back to the others
That's why it took so long to post. A combination of real life getting the way and me having to come up with an alternate story line in case you branch off. Actually, I came up with something that I think will work whether you stick with them or not.
@Csjarrat
I don't think there is an official roll for a nagging feeling that you overlooked something so why don't you go ahead and do a WIS + INT(2)
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uh oh
[spoiler]int + wis (6d6.hits(5)=0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4103896/)[/spoiler]
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uh oh
[spoiler]int + wis (6d6.hits(5)=0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4103896/)[/spoiler]
@JDA, Ren, & Gustovness
When you all die slow and painful deaths, remember this moment. This is the moment that lead to your inevitable doom. :p
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uh oh
[spoiler]int + wis (6d6.hits(5)=0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4103896/)[/spoiler]
@JDA, Ren, & Gustovness
When you all die slow and painful deaths, remember this moment. This is the moment that lead to your inevitable doom. :p
oh fuck.
sorry guys! :-)
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i'm flying all day today so won't get a chance to post til tomorrow.
Lies! You, sir, have offended my delicate sensibilities. I shall now smite thee with mine glove. Have at you!
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Just checking in as there haven't been any developments with my character in a few days. No rush, just wanted to drop courtesy line to make sure you guys weren't waiting on me for anything.
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been extremely busy lately, hope im not slowing you guys down. Ill try to catch back up
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@GM, I dont mind if you wanna update my char while we wait for JDA, i'm on here a lot at the moment so can rattle out a reply
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Actually, i am also waiting for AffreuxLex to reply, i need to know how to go on after summoning the spirit. (I have my plans but i'm not sure if i will be able to leave the vicinity of the limo without incidents :D)
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come on guys, lets get the band back together. i was enjoying this :-)
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yeah same here. I'm willing to pick it up again.
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Ready to go on anytime.
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Me too
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anyone still here
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Everyone but the GM it would seem!!