Alright, here is your discussion thread! Woohoo, overdue and over budget already!
If you haven't already specified where your character's primary residence/lifestyle is located, please make sure to update that. You don't have to give me a street address (though you can, there are some neat Google Maps of Shadowrun's Seattle), just a general location.
Characters may know one another before beginning, whether by reputation or from having worked a minor job or two in the past. Totally up to you guys.
I think I pulled in a balanced group out of what was available.
From time to time I might have a post that is very much meta knowledge. I had been using some fiction to provide the player's with some stuff to give them more depth on NPCs and foreshadow things when I first started this as a live game forever ago. I really like the idea still as a way of teasing and tantalizing players and anyone that might read the gameplay stuff. Just remember it is not something the characters would know.
In fact, I am going to make the first post of the gameplay the prologue fiction...that will be coming soon.
Ok, I think I have Val all ready to go. Will add her home address and such...anyone wanting to get to know Val, just let me know...she is mostly friendly...mostly :-)
Checking in!
Let's do this thing, yo!
Interbay area closer to Queen Anne's Hill.
Home base is along 4th Ave S, just south of the ACHE and well within Halloweener terriroty.
I was expecting a linked discussion thread. Got here from Bullet Catcher's recent posts instead.
I think I'm ready, fyi. I've rejiggered a few things to make sure I can actually do the things I'm supposed to be able to do, but I'm sure I've forgotten something(s) important.
forgot the roll for Starting ¥.
so 1700
Yeah, folks may not want to forget that. It may only be pocket change, but every nuyen counts.
I will hold just a little longer to see if the mage finally shows. Sent him a message with a link to the gameplay, but I will move the meet on later today whether they check in or not.
I sent him a message as well. Haven't heard anything.
These boards are killing me.
Ouch. 1100¥.
1000
Well better than nothing!!
Val, the roll is dependent on your lifestyle level. From your IC post I'm guessing you're not middle like Catcher and I.
EDIT: I don't fully understand custom lifestyles though, so if you're working off of that then by all means, ignore me.
x50¥ (¥750 to start)
Hello! Reporting in, honestly I have alot of money and am trying to find non-cyber/augmentation things so spend it on, that are also within the availability area, so my official starting money might be a little delayed.
Lifestyle:high- ×500=11,000?
Alright... I only loose 130,000 in the process...
Cars, drugs, reagents, foci, big ass guns, fancy clothes?
Well, grenades, Smartgun... Ill get a motorcycle.
I feel like if we don't retcon your first post we're going to need to have some crazy RP. You know, as you're hauled away by Lone Star.
If he doesn't have a chance to edit, we can assume you are actually seeing the empty holsters.
Sounds good. Still pretty bold, walking around like being a lizard-man ain't no thing.
You should see the dog-boy working the pretzel stand...
Oh, and by the way, Lone Star lost the Seattle contract, Knight Errant has it now.
Oh, didn't realize. I was never very good with timelines.
As far as I'm aware, the United States declared independence around the same time Columbus sailed and the Spanish flu wiped out Europe.
Also, I thought I had payed for a few consealed holdster, of all his weapons the only one he always has on him is the katana.
Hey, I'm changing about 100,000 of my money left back Into karma(which will give me an extra 40) and use the karma to get some more Qualities, being more generous than I was before... I just need to get rid of this money before I waste it.
Just a heads-up, I have not been happy with the maps I am finding and I'm horrible at making my own, but I will have something I can post on Roll20 for visual sometime today.
Just an FYI: I'll be heading for vacation from the 12th-20th.
I'll have my phone and will try to post but if necessary, please bot me.
Thanks!
Forgot to post the link to the Roll20 page to see the map, RL has me distracted, my apologies. I will add it to the game page for easy access.
https://app.roll20.net/join/2460272/QxUb2Q
Still here, just waiting for the legwork to be done and the milk run to begin.
Yeah, sorry about special snowflake-ing. I just couldn't think of a way to bring along a Halloweener or a Megatroll without being really conspicuous.
I'm still trying to figure out how to get you guys on-site.
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No worries, the character really is an in case of problem pull tab kind of character.
Being conspicuous is fun.
Being sneaky and stealthy is also fun.
Is Lyst's bar a known/documented location, or just a random basement dive bar?
I was going for random. The short-lived kind that changes hands every time the owner runs out of money.
Looks like the meeting is mostly wrapping up and I have a clue where I'm going to need to get some prep in, but details about how you'd like to execute the "borrowing" of the van and such can help save me a little effort :P
I expected more conversation personally. I just didn't want to be the only one talking.
Take as much time as you all would like. I mostly just want to make sure I'm working on the right stuff and ensure everyone knows I'm here.
Did we lose some people or did conversation just die?
Conversation probably died. Though chiming in to discussion would be a nice gesture.
Maybe some of us are a little new to Shadowrun and not really sure how to plan a run?
to be truthful, I am still trying to get my head around the technomancer's abilities..so I try to read up on what she can do before I try and post anything. Sorry for slowing stuff down.
It's cool. I forgot that passive characters don't work so well in PbP. Funny thing is I don't see this guy going down to be replaced any time soon.
Well, there is also the recent release of Starfinder :P which has many people shifting priorities.
Yeah, I like some of the changes to the system, if I can call them that.
I know it's a "new" system, but... still Xfinder.
Real life tossed some monkey wrenches at me the last few days, but will be getting some substantial stuff up in the next few days when I am finally off work, just an FYI.
Don't worry too much about rolling that hack, Val can easily slow-hack a custom uniform joint. Not a high risk thing right at the moment.
I will push the scene ahead soon to the truck hijacking, so if there are any other preparations you'd like to make before hand speak up.
I will not be able to post again till Sunday... and probably won't get a good post in today as I have to sleep now. I meant to warn everyone earlier, but the lead up to Rosh Hashanah got away from me. Bot as needed.
No worries, hope you get everything squared away in time, have a good holiday!
Ok, I'm back. Give me a bit to get caught up and I will post tonight.
Sorry, haven't been feeling 100% will update soon.
Do we still have Val?
I'm guessing "no" at this point. I'll mention in some of the other games I'm in that I might be looking for a new hacker-type for this game, but give Val a day or so before recruiting a replacement seriously.
Not sure if you guys (or me) would like to move on under the assumption Val flakes on the day of action or just stayed paused in the meantime...