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Alright, my craving for Shadowrun has taken control of me, so I am resurrecting a storyline I had developed years ago and adapting it for PbP format.
I have pretty much everything for 4th edition, so that is going to be the ruleset I will go with. I know it has issues, but except for first edition (what? I liked staging...and program carriers…), it is my preferred rules. The year will be 2073, but more to align with 4th edition source material than any other reason. Characters will be based out of Seattle.
Mapping will be done via Roll20.
So, if you need a job, chummer, here is how you apply:
Standard 750 karma point build. Anything from any fourth edition book is fair game, and custom lifestyles are preferred but not required. The common “free contacts” house rule will be used as well, so remember you receive CHAx2 free points for contacts.
Give me the brief biography, though feel free to keep dark secrets hidden for now, we will work them out if you’re selected.
Also, provide a detailed answer to one of the following questions in-character:
What are your short-term goals?
What are your long-term goals?
What is your greatest flaw?
And one from this list:
If you could kill anyone in the world and get away with it, who would it be and why?
How did you get your street name?
Who would mourn you if you died on the job?
And finally...because initiative and PbP format can be a tough mix, every player must include a “simple AFK script” just as a contingency in case real life unexpectedly distracts someone.
That’s pretty much it. I will leave recruitment up for about a week, and set a specific cut-off for applications in a few days, so watch this space if you’re interested and ask questions as needed.
Yup. SURGE and the racial variants are just fine. If it were a 2050 game it would be a different answer, but 2073 means the comet has come and gone.
Very cool. I'll apply with my face character within a couple of days.
Cool, might actually have time to put a character together for this one...
Since we're using karma for character creation, any chance we could Initiate before the game starts? I have an idea for a mystic adept that would be fun to submit.
It says 750 karma.
Alright then, I'm using this Alias for the submission, Doing all the Building math on paper before I go and try to use Paizo to remember it.
Oh, are we using karma and not BP?
Correct, karma build. I find it makes it far easier to build enemies and villains, and replace any characters who are killed or players who need to drop out.
Since we're using karma for character creation, any chance we could Initiate before the game starts? I have an idea for a mystic adept that would be fun to submit.
I will not allow initiation at creation as I am looking for up-and-comers and because I feel like that's too big of a character development piece.
HOWEVER, I will allow any character to withhold up to 20 karma at the end of the character creation process, as opposed to the normal 5. That would be more than enough to allow for the first grade very early.
Give me a sec, I have to do a rebuild for karma. Going to rebuild as street sam instead of brawler adept.
Here is the submission (crunch only at the moment) for Daniel Stewart.
Hope it meets your approval.
Thanks
Alright I have everything all done with this character. Just let me know if you have any feedback.
Interested, though it's been a long time since I've built something for 4th. Do you have a date in mind for when applications will close?
I've got two concepts in mind; either an ex-go-ganger rigger or a former corper face, both able to serve as a backup sammie if necessary.
Greatest flaw?: Has trouble backing down from a fight.
Who would mourn you?: No one. Mother is dead, never knew me dad. Ell, me old woman only bullin fer me cause her box only slot troll knowwhatamean. She have her a cry for bout a day before she would be shifting some other poor spanner that slag.(Actually, his girlfriend is quite fond of him and would be heartbroken.)
Cliffs notes story: Boxer, boxer gets augments. Boxer self defenses a drunk who tried to shoot him over his girl, newly dead drunk turns out to be a high ups nephew. Boxer blackballed. Boxer needs a job to keep his home and his girl. Boxers ex-manager has connections to find side work.
Script: In reach? Yes=Punch No=Shoot
Here's my submission. I'm going to break down my introduction into chapters by identity.
She walked into the meet on three-inch heels. A tall slim elf in stylish business wear. Blonde and with a smile that says she expected to get everything she wanted. The Johnson was very good. Most people would not have noticed the resigned sigh when he saw who he was dealing with. Runner groups have certain essential skills. Few of them include a high-powered negotiator. Victoria Price only worked with a couple of runner groups at a time, but she was a shrewd negotiator. She was flexible and willing to explore creative avenues, but she insisted on getting high value.
His security team noted the results - no cyberware, no weapons. The mage took a second to respond that her aura seemed to have a little residual haze. That matched their files. Nobody knew where she had grown up, nothing this side of hell left that kind of magical residue.
"Good afternoon. Shall we play a game?" she said as she sat down to the negotiations.
The club was packed, but Felicia was petite. A little over a meter and a half. Plus a couple of centimeters for the cat ears she wore. Still, few people minded having a grey-furred night one elf rub against them. She was zoned out on something and thoroughly enjoying herself. Coming to a table she sat down and sipped her drink. She scrunched up her face and turned to the guy who had already been sitting in the chair she chose. She seemed more confused than upset. "What did you do to my drink? And how did you get under me?" His buddies chuckled as he sputtered out excuses and tried to explain. She nodded at his explanations like her head was mounted on a spring. "I think it's time to go. Will you carry me?" She wrapped herself around him and nuzzled her face into his neck. With the guys there, how could he refuse?
In the alley, he felt the patch hit the back of his neck and that was all.
He came to in restraints. It was the cheap kind of motel room where they specifically didn't want to know what happened in the rooms. In front of his was a tall blonde elf looking down at him. He felt others in the room, but they were behind him. She smiled at him, and he noticed that the face was a hologram. "Mr. Samuels. I am going to be perfectly honest with you. There is a part to tonight's proceedings that you can change and a part that you cannot. The choice you make will be an informed choice and you will deal with the consequences of it."
"The fixed part of the evening is that we need information from you. We will get this directly from your brain. Afterwards, all of your memories of this night will be removed and replaced with artificial memories. What we do with this information will not be traceable to you, no matter what you choose. You will have a documented alibi for tonight's activities." her voice was clear and controlled and there was no doubt that she was in charge.
"If you choose to resist these procedures, then we'll have to soften you up. You've been conditioned by your employer not to reveal their secrets, but such conditioning can be broken. We will employ a three-point strategy. We begin with a mixture of drugs, cheap street stuff. I literally asked the dealer for the stuff that they give to the burnouts too desperate to know any better. We then detox you... just a little bit. Enough to shorten the good parts and get you to the hangover right away. After a couple of cycles of this, then we hit you with pain. Your cover story will require some injuries so we will inflict those. This will be augmented with fear projected directly into your brain. To date, nobody has resisted the full system."
"Once we have extracted this information, we'll give you a false memory of being gang-raped by an ork gang. Toward the end, you'll find you like that a little. After a few days, you'll go through withdrawal from the chemicals we gave you. Not knowing what you're addicted to will make it hard to satisfy the cravings on top of the PTSD from the assault. About 28% of victims end up committing suicide within six months."
"On the other hand, if you choose to cooperate, you'll wake up with a memory of an amazing night with the cute little thing you left the club with. Your buddies won't believe your stories, but you'll know that they are true. Previous subjects show an incredible boost to their self-confidence."
"What is your choice?"
Finally, once Samuels had cooperated and been dealt with, they were ready for the actual run. In the van, she let the magic go and quickly returned to her normal size. At a half-meter tall, she was perfectly sized. She slipped on her helmet and her smaller armor. Still no weapons - her voice and her magic were better protection than a pistol reworked into a pixie sized rifle.
As they pulled up, she cast to speed up her reactions and turn her invisible. Between her innate magic, invisibility, and the chameleon suit, nobody could see her easily.
"Let's roll."
Wisp/Victoria/Felicia is a character who is a master of social-fu outside of combat. In combat, she causes problems to the enemies and provides magical support.
When she is Victoria or Felicia, she uses Shapechange (Elf Form) and Manascape to disguise her aura. She keeps them on sustaining focuses, hidden in the disguise.
What are your short-term goals?
Survival and gathering money. She is very much aware of the fact that she has no legal right to exist, and that discomforts her. She goes on runs to get the money she needs to feel secure.
What are your long-term goals?
She would like to get to a place where she could feel safe. Sadly most of them are out in the woods. Getting in tight with EVO would be her dream job. She does take this into account and would prefer not to piss them off.
What is your greatest flaw?
She is very good at what she does. Sadly this means that she often gets in over her head.
If you could kill anyone in the world and get away with it, who would it be and why?
She's not a killing type of girl. She will if she needs to defend herself, but she really doesn't want to go there. So far, she hasn't had to kill anybody and it's going to hit her hard if she does have to.
How did you get your street name?
Wisp comes from the fact that that's the most anybody sees of her.
Who would mourn you if you died on the job?
She lives in Nirvana. It's a group of people who run an exclusive sex club catering to exotic tastes. They are about the only people that see Wisp with her hair down. The clients usually see Felicia.
Wisp (Pixie Mystic Adept)
B 2/7, A 3, R 6, S 1, C 7, I 5, L 3, W 7, E 2, Ess 6, M 6, M 3, M 3, Init 11, IP 1
Condition Monitor boxes (Physical/Stun): 12/12
Novatech Airwave Commlink Condition Monitor: 10
Sony Emperor Commlink Condition Monitor: 9
Armor (Ballistic/Impact): 6/5
Skills: Assensing 1, Banishing 1, Counterspelling 1, Infiltration 2 (Urban +2), Influence Group 1, Intimidation 1, Perception 1, Shadowing 1, Spellcasting 6
Knowledge Skills: Chinese 1, Dance Music 2, English N, Gaelic 1, Japanese 1, Local Gangs 4, Or'Zet 1, Security Companies 2, Sex Clubs 3, Spanish 1, Sperethiel 1, Street Gossip 2
Critter Powers: Concealment (-6dicepool) (Self Only), Enhanced Senses: Astral Perception, Sapience, Vanish
Qualities: Addiction (Mild): Betel, Changeling (Class II SURGE), Day Job (1000 nuyen/month, 10 hrs/week) (1), Exravagant Eyes, Glamour, Impaired Attribute: Agility, Magnetosense, Mania/Phobia, Uncommon (Mild): Forests, Mystic Adept, Sensitive Neural Structure, Sensitive System, The Speaker's Way: Mind Over Matter (Wil -> Bod)
Spells: Alter Memory, Control Emotions, Fashion, Heal, Improved Invisibility, Increase Reflexes, Magic Fingers, Manabolt, Manascape, Mind Probe, Orgy, Shapechange
Adept Powers: Commanding Voice (13dicepool vs. Willpower + Leadership), Kinesics (2), Mind Over Matter (Wil -> Bod): Willpower, Voice Control
Gear:
. . Antidote Patch (1) x5
. . Betel (CorpCandy, Jaw) x25
. . C-Squared (6) x3
. . Certified Credstick x2
. . Contact Lenses (3) with Image Link, Skinlink, Vision Enhancement (2)
. . Earbuds (3) with Audio Enhancement (2), Skinlink, Spatial Recognizer
. . Earbuds (Elf) with Select Sound Filter (3), Skinlink
. . Endoscope with Skinlink
. . Executive Suite (Elf sized) with Glowand Option, Holo Hood, Short Jacket, Skirt/Trousers, YNT Softweave Armor
. . Felicia
. . Form fitting half suit (elf dance outfit) with Color Changing, YNT Softweave Armor
. . Holo Projector with Skinlink
. . Inhaler x5
. . Jazz x2
. . Kamikaze x2
. . Laés Cigarette x10
. . Magecuffs
. . Magemask
. . Modez (Elf) with Skinlink
. . Neuro-Stun x3
. . Novacoke x3
. . Novatech Airwave Commlink with Analyze (2), Analyze (Viral Resistance) (3), Basic User Suite, Browse (2), Command (1), Edit (2), Firewall (3), Iris Antivirus, Iris Orb Operating System, Purge (Viral Resistance) (3), Skinlink, Virtual Pet: Draco Adorablis, Virtual Surround Music: Club mix
. . Pixie Helmet with Flare Compensation, Low Light Vision, Skinlink, Thermographic Vision, Ultrawideband Radar (4), Vision Magnification, Optical, YNT Softweave Armor
. . Pixie Jumpsuit with Chemical Protection, Fire Resistance, Ruthenium Polymer Coating, Thermal Dampening (4), YNT Softweave Armor
. . Pixie Vital Protector with Nonconductivity (1), YNT Softweave Armor
. . Plastic Restraints x10
. . Polarization Lenses (Elf) with Camera (2), Cyberware Scanner (3), Image Link
. . Power Focus (2)
. . Safe house with Low Lifestyle
. . Slap Patch x10
. . Smart Purse (Elf)
. . Sony Emperor Commlink with Analyze (Viral Resistance) (2), Firewall (2), Iris Antivirus, Purge (Viral Resistance) (2), Renraku Ichi Operating System, Skinlink
. . Stimulant Patch (6) x3
. . Subvocal Microphone with Skinlink
. . Sustaining Focus: Health Spells (2)
. . Sustaining Focus: Illusion Spells (2)
. . Sustaining Focus: Manipulation Spells (2)
. . Victoria with Day Job, Fake SIN (2)
. . Wisp with Nirvana
Weapons:
. . Attack of Will (vs. Spirits) [DV 7P vs. I]
. . Unarmed Strike [Unarmed, DV 1S vs. I]
Contacts:
. . Nirvana Sex Club Utility 2, Loyalty 5
. . FACADE, AI Utility 4, Loyalty 3
I will set the official cutoff at 11:59 PM Eastern time. Hoping later to post a short list of current submissions so folks know what sort of roles seem to be absent and what might have a glut.
Er, whopps, I forgot a whole word. "Sunday" 11:59 on Sunday night, lol.
Whew! thanks for the clarification :)
Currently swaying back and forth between a technomancer and a build based on the weapons master sample character in the rule book.
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Went Ork sammy instead.
Street Name: Cinder Block
Name: John O'Cleary
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 3
Public Awareness: 1
Ork Male Age 16
Height 1.8m (6' 2") Weight 127kg (280bs)
Composure: 5
Judge Intentions: 7
Lift/Carry: 15 (120 kg/80 kg)
Memory: 5
Nuyen: 0
== Attributes ==
BOD: 7
AGI: 6 (8)
REA: 3 (7)
STR: 6 (8)
CHA: 2
INT: 5
LOG: 2
WIL: 3
EDG: 1
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 0.40
Initiative: 8 (12)
IP: 1 (3)
Matrix Initiative: 8
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 12
Stun Damage Track: 10
== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling : 0 Pool: 4
Animal Training : 0 Pool: 4
Archery : 0 Pool: 7
Armorer : 0 Pool: 1
Artisan : 0 Pool: 4
Automatics : 6 [Assault Rifles] Pool: 14 (16)
Blades : 1 Pool: 9
Climbing : 1 Pool: 9
Clubs : 1 Pool: 9
Computer : 1 Pool: 3
Con : 1 Pool: 3
Cybercombat : 0 Pool: 1
Data Search : 0 Pool: 1
Demolitions : 0 Pool: 1
Disguise : 0 Pool: 4
Diving : 0 Pool: 6
Dodge : 4 [Ranged Combat] Pool: 11 (13)
Escape Artist : 0 Pool: 7
Etiquette : 1 Pool: 3
First Aid : 0 Pool: 1
Flight : 0 Pool: 7
Forgery : 0 Pool: 7
Gunnery : 0 Pool: 7
Gymnastics : 1 Pool: 9
Hacking : 0 Pool: 1
Hardware : 1 Pool: 3
Heavy Weapons : 0 Pool: 7
Infiltration : 1 Pool: 9
Instruction : 0 Pool: 1
Intimidation : 2 [Interrogation] Pool: 4 (6)
Leadership : 0 Pool: 1
Locksmith : 2 Pool: 10
Longarms : 0 Pool: 7
Navigation : 0 Pool: 4
Negotiation : 0 Pool: 1
Palming : 3 Pool: 11
Parachuting : 0 Pool: 6
Perception : 4 [Visual] Pool: 9 (11)
Pilot Ground Craft : 2 [Bike] Pool: 9 (11)
Pilot Watercraft : 0 Pool: 6
Pistols : 3 Pool: 11
Riding : 0 Pool: 6
Running : 4 [Sprinting] Pool: 12 (14)
Shadowing : 1 Pool: 6
Survival : 1 Pool: 4
Swimming : 1 Pool: 9
Throwing Weapons : 3 Pool: 11
Tracking : 1 Pool: 6
Unarmed Combat : 1 Pool: 9
== Knowledge Skills ==
English : N Pool: 0
Gangs : 1 Pool: 6
Motorcycles : 1 Pool: 6
Street Drugs : 1 Pool: 6
Urban Brawl : 1 Pool: 6
== Contacts ==
Fast Joey (Fixer) (4, 3)
Twitch (Street Dealer) (3, 2)
== Qualities ==
Addiction (Mild) (Cram)
Bad Luck
Biocompatability (Cyberware)
Catlike
Low-Light Vision
SINner (Criminal) (John O'Cleary)
== Lifestyles ==
Low 1 months
== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Bone Lacing (Ceramic)
Datajack
Dermal Sheath Rating 2
Muscle Replacement Rating 2
Reaction Enhancers Rating 2
Smartlink
Wired Reflexes Rating 2
== Armor ==
Armor Jacket 8/6
Helmet 1/2
+Flashlight
+Micro-Transceiver Rating 1
SecureTech PPP Armor (Ensemble)2/4
== Weapons ==
AK-97
+Foregrip
+Gas-Vent 3 System
+Shock Pad
+Sling
+Smartgun System, Internal
+Spare Clips
+Spare Clips
Pool: 16 (18) DV: 6P AP: -1 RC: 6
Cavalier Arms Dragoon
+Concealable Holster
+Smartgun System, Internal
+Spare Clips
+Metahuman Customization
Pool: 13 DV: 4P AP: - RC: 0
Cavalier Arms Sheriff
+Quick-Draw Holster
+Speed Loader
+High-Power Chambering
+Melee Hardening
+Smartgun System
+Trigger Removal
Pool: 13 DV: 8P AP: -4 RC: 0
Ceramic Bone Lacing
Pool: 9 DV: 6P AP: - RC: 0
Chain
Pool: 0 DV: 5P AP: - RC: 0
Steel Pipe
Pool: 9 DV: 5P AP: - RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 9 DV: 4S AP: - RC: 0
Vibro Knife
Pool: 9 DV: 6P AP: -2 RC: 0
== Commlink ==
Meta Link (1, 2, 1, 2)
+Disposable Commlink OS
Sony Emperor (2, 3, 3, 3)
+Iris Orb
+Sim Module (Hot)
== Gear ==
Ammo: APDS (Assault Rifles) x76
Ammo: APDS (Light Pistols) x28
Ammo: EX-Explosive Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x20
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Assault Rifles) x76
Ammo: Stick-n-Shock (Assault Rifles) x76
Ammo: Stick-n-Shock (Light Pistols) x28
Autopicker Rating 4
Bliss x4
Camera, Micro Rating 1
Certified Credstick, Silver
Certified Credstick, Standard x5
Contact Lenses Rating 3
+Flare Compensation
+Image Link
+Vision Magnification
Cram x10
Earbuds Rating 3
+Spatial Recognizer
+Select Sound Filter Rating 1
+Audio Enhancement Rating 3
Fake SIN (Jimmy Smith) Rating 4
Gas Mask
Glasses Rating 4
+Thermographic
+UV
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
Goggles Rating 6
+Ultrasound
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
+HyperSpectrum
+Cryptochromic
+Thermographic
+Vision Magnification
Lockpick Set
Long Haul x2
Metal Restraints x2
Micro-Transceiver Rating 1
Novacoke x10
Plasteel Restraints x2
Plastic Restraints x20
Respirator Rating 6
Security Tags x20
Sensor Tags x20
Standard RFID Tags x20
Stealth Tags x20
Wire Clippers
== Vehicles ==
Indian Pathfinder (Racing Bike)
+GridLink
+GridLink Override
+Metahuman Adjustment
+Morphing License Plate
+Run Flat Tires Rating 1
+Vehicle Sensor
== Description ==
Cinder Block, or CB, is your typical Redmond ganger ork. He sports a well muscled physique with crude tattoos inked across his arms and shoulders. Under a heavy leather jacket, he still wears the orange jumpsuit from Seattle Pen, with its sleeves torn off. Heavy combat boots cover his feet, with a knife sticking out the top.
== Background ==
John grew up hard and fast, as did so many Redmond orks. He learned early on to fight, steal, lie, and hide. Unfortunately for him, he got scooped up in a KE sweep, despite being only 11 at the time. He spent the next 3.5 years honing his skills and contacts inside the pen, hooking up with several Halloweeners and jumping into the gang. Since being cut loose, he's worked the angles of gang life, contributing his rather fearsome combat prowess to furthering the 'Weeners' plans in between shadow work. Now very heavily cybered and quite competent in a scrap, he's very unlikely to be taken down by law enforcement or security forces again.
== Concept ==
Tough as nails ork ganger/samurai.
Questions:
What are your short-term goals?
Score money for fancy suit armor and maybe some new guns. Also upgrade/replace bike with a fancier model
What are your long-term goals?
Take up a leadership role with the Halloweeners, get them to rule Redmond like they once (kinda) did.
What is your greatest flaw?
Tendency to go hyper-violent when it may not really be called for. Especially if his past or race is called into question in a negative light.
If you could kill anyone in the world and get away with it, who would it be and why?
Damien Knight, just to frag with Ares and Knight Errant. Also, for bragging rights.
How did you get your street name?
Given in prison when he would stack cinder blocks on weight bars to increase resistance for lifting.
Who would mourn you if you died on the job?
Maybe the 'Weeners? Even if so, it wouldn't be for too long, and probably involve burning a building or two down.
Here are the answers to the questions for Illya.
What are your short-term goals?
Mostly just to stay ahead of the St. Petersburg Vory. Need money, so taking a few low-key jobs would certainly help, but the Russian Mob’s reach is long…
What are your long-term goals?
I need to disappear..maybe appear dead. The Vory will not stop hunting me, even if it is not a priority right now. If there was a way to repay the debt, I would, but Yegor will not listen to reason.
What is your greatest flaw?
The worse flaw a thug like me can have…feelings! Now don’t get me wrong, I’ll bust a guy up who is not paying his debts, or rub out the competition, but as they say, dead men don’t pay their debts. I would give them a chance to make amends before I would rough them up. Ultimately that is why I am on the run…
If you could kill anyone in the world and get away with it, who would it be and why?
Well if I wanted someone dead, they probably would be…but I do not have anyone specific I would want dead. Maybe Yegor, if it would stop him hunting me…but no, he is only doing what any grieving parent would do,..
How did you get your street name?
Heh..well I made my living with these.. holds up fists.. so is it any wonder they call me The Fists (Kulak).
Who would mourn you if you died on the job?
Seriously….well I don’t know. I used to have a lady back in St. Petersburg, but she has probably moved on. My parents, bless them, are no longer with us and I had not brothers or sisters. Most of my friends are now my enemy and anyone else I have dealings with are strictly business acquaintances so, I guess maybe no one. Gee, thanks for that depressing question!
Appearance
Illya is of average height and slender build, but don’t let that fool you. Training has honed his muscles into a powerhouse of speed and strength…and his magic has only intensified this. He has dark hair cut short a clean-shaven face and dark blue eyes. A small scar can be seen under his right eye and he is missing the tip of his little finger on his left hand. Like the man himself, his clothes are non-descript and he can usually blend into any crowd effortlessly. When speaking English he has a strong accent..Eastern European, maybe Polish or German or Russian..it is hard to tell.
Coming down to the wire. Really interesting group coming together here.
Dangit! I just saw this! And I've already missed the cut-off. Poop. =(
So much muscle, so little technical expertise, lol. I may leave it open just a bit longer, meaning I will continue to accept su missions until I say, "Okay, that's good."
Human Mage
Rejigging for Karma build and finding and doing up the background for the character.
I was messing around with creating a physical adept but with so many other muscley characters I'm sort of toying with a hacker/rigger.
Yeah, "decking" in 4e was not my cuppa tea. Not by a long shot.
Seriously, I haven't touched 4E in a long time and forgot most of it and holy hell are those rules a poorly written mess. Not super sure I'll be able to get something together / wrap my head around wtf I'm doing in time to submit.
Yorick, if you want to physad, i can rebuild in to a techno real quick if that is what is holding us up.
Yorick, if you want to physad, i can rebuild in to a techno real quick if that is what is holding us up.
I hope I'm not what's holding up the game! I'll try to get everything finished tonight (it's mostly a matter of equipment because there's so so so much to go through). But also, I'll be away this weekend for a wedding, so certainly don't hold up getting started on my account. If I do get into the game, we can always play out my character getting "hired" after a bit.
Here's a draft of my infiltrator. Since I can't find my other books right now and it's been a while since I did 4e, I'd appreciate any constructive feedback.
"Goals? Well, everybody needs goals I guess." He said resignedly.
A small sigh slipped out as he raised the glass to his lips. The cheap liquor tasted like gutter runoff, but he knew it would get the job done.
"I'm just trying to get ahead, you know? Make some money, buy some better booze." He swirled the contents of his glass with a humored smile. "Everybody has to make a living, right? Might as well make a good one." He winked and tipped back his glass again, setting it down and settling in to his chair. He glanced around his mid-level apartment,
surveying his life of modest luxury. It wasn't bad, certainly more than a lot of people had, but it could be better. He was... functionally happy, but restless and eager to explore his potential.
He tapped his fingers on his glass idly. His gaze drifted towards the ceiling. "Maybe I'll pull a few strings and get some licensing, open my own consultancy. Sounds dull as drek, but I'd get to call the shots and I'd be rolling in nuyen. Wine, women..." He fidgeted in his chair and it squeaked in plastic protest. "Real leather, maybe." He shrugged. "Look, I know some people are looking for love, or religion, and all that's fine for them, but I'm young, handsome, smart, and lucky. The world is my playground. I just want to have a good time." He threw back the last of his drink and slid the glass a few centimeters across the end table with his fingertip.
He half-smirked and waved dismissively at the trid. "I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." A button on his commlink flicked off the recording and for a moment his apartment was silent, and just a bit dim. His finger hovered over the 'link display and he mused for a moment, his smirk slowly fading. "Just wiz." He paused before tapping an icon in the corner of the display. The trid jumped to life with the dramatic intro to Darker Shadows, the sequel to the famous hit series about Shadowrunners and corporations entangled in overly-elaborate plots. The light and sound filled the small apartment and carried Lyst mindlessly into the night.
you see. Never really a fan of corps, and no strong feelings about abiding the law, but you know, I went to school, my parents worked in corps, I just never had a reason to break out of my world. But then the place I was working was about to lose a major project and everything was scheduled for transfer elsewhere... except the people. We were all getting dumped on the street. But the transfer hadn't happened yet when the Shadowrunners hit." He raised an eyebrow to indicate the danger and intrigue entering the story but the girl seemed unaffected.
"Right, she's a Shadowrunner." Lyst mentally reprimanded himself and continued, "I did physical matrix security, making sure the access points were working and untampered, doing checkups on our hardlinks and optical network, things like that." He glanced up to see if this was impressing her; it wasn't. He lost a bit of steam for a moment, but quickly picked back up. "It's more dangerous than being a spider or a decker because you're not hiding behind a datajack.
But it's worse than standard security because you work in a lot of places where nobody can hear you if you get snatched. And, well,
I got snatched." A sly grin crept across his face as he paused for effect. Now she was starting to lean forward a little.
"So I'm in a fiber closet running diagnostics and in come these two fraggers, all hush-hush and waving pistols around. I go for my taser but the guy with the cyber was quicker than a Jazz-head, and I had 9 millimeters of round steel pointed at my braincage." He made a gesture with his fingers of a gun pointed at his head while he continued. "I figured I was as good as nightly news when the other guy starts having a fit. I guess they'd come in with the wrong tools and were about to royally fumble their job. Which I found slightly amusing." Lyst added with a proud smirk. "But then this fragger waves a credstick in front of my face and makes me an offer. All I had to do was take down the surveillance node for 'maintenance' for a few minutes, and I get a thousand nuyen in my pocket." He leaded back with a look of self-satisfaction. The girl rolled her eyes, caught between charmed and incredulous.
"That didn't come back to haunt you?" she asked with mild suspicion. "No, of course not. We didn't have enough budget to operate that place properly, so things like that happened all the time.
The 'runners replaced the stolen goods with dummies so they never even figured out when the theft happened." Lyst pulled the cup of soykaf up to his lips and smiled. "Easiest money I ever made."
The girl smiled back at him, which was most of what he was going for.
But then she looked a bit impatient, checking her commlink. Perhaps she had somewhere else to be. "Okay, but that still doesn't answer the question: how'd you get your street name?" Lyst's eyes went wide as he suddenly realized he'd glossed over that part. He held up a finger for her to wait while he swallowed the imitation coffee.
He looked over her shoulder passively as he recalled it.
"Yes, that. Well, I asked them if they had any more work I could help with since I was about to be out of a job, and they asked for my comm code. I had to give them an alias obviously, so I had to come up with something on the fly. And I figured my job was to keep people out,
so..." He trailed off, smiling at the 'runner. She finished for him. "So, Blacklyst." She mused on the name for a bit,
then put her hands on the table to stand up. "Sounds kinda cheesy." She slid out her chair and stood. Lyst shot her a playful glare.
"So, can I call you later?" He asked with all the suave he could summon. She checked her comm and then looked back at him. "No,
but you'll hear from me." She started to walk away, then remarked over her shoulder without slowing down, "...maybe." Lyst watched her leave, thought for a moment, and decided the whole thing was worth it anyway. He got up to leave with just one more thought: "Elf girls. Wow."
The hold-up is that Ryna* needed at least one competent technical expert's file to cross her desk, lol.
So...
Last call!
Final, final cut-off will be 24 hours from now.
*Ryna is going to be a group contact who initiates the story. ;)
So I'll have picks up as soon as I can, partly depends on how busy work is whether it is late tomorrow night or early Monday morning.
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Ok..here is a technomancer...I can play her if needed, but will need some help as it is the first matrix character I have played since 3rd edition and my first technomancer...
Eliza "Valkyrie" Winters (Human Technomancer)
B 2, A 3, R 4, S 2, C 3, I 5, L 5, W 3, E 2, Ess 6, R 5, Init 9, IP 1
Condition Monitor boxes (Physical/Stun): 9/10
Living Persona Condition Monitor: 11
Meta Link Commlink Condition Monitor: 9
Armor (Ballistic/Impact): 6/4
Skills: Compiling 4, Cracking Group 3, Decompiling 1, Dodge 2, Electronics Group 3, Negotiation 2, Perception 3, Pistols 2 (Revolvers +2), Registering 4
Knowledge Skills: Cantonese 3, Comic Books 3, Corporate Matrix Security Procedures 4, Data Havens 3, English N, IC Identification 3, Japanese 3, Matrix Theory 3, Operating Systems 5, Spanish 3
Qualities: Allergy, Common (Mild): Pet Dander, Enemy, Mania/Phobia, Common (Mild): Heights, Natural Hardening, Technomancer
Complex Forms: Analyze 2, Armor 3, Attack 4, Biofeedback Filter 3, Browse 3, Decrypt 3, Edit 3, Exploit 5, Scan 3, Stealth 5, Track 4
Gear:
. . Certified Credstick with Custom Data
. . Debra Vale with Debra Vale, Low Lifestyle
. . Dodge Scoot
. . Hidden Gun Arm Slide
. . Lined Coat
. . Meta Link Commlink with Analyze (1), Basic User Suite, Browse (1), Command (1), Edit (1), Vector Xim Operating System
Weapons:
. . Ruger Super Warhawk [Pistols, DV 6P vs. B-2, SS, 6 (cy)]
. . Attack of Will (vs. Spirits) [DV 3P vs. I]
. . Unarmed Strike [Unarmed, DV 1S vs. I]
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Crack Sprite (Crack Sprite)
Rat 5, Fir 5, Pil 5, Rsp 6, E 5, R 5, Init 15, IP 3
Matrix Condition Monitor: 11
Armor (Matrix): 0
Skills: Computer 5, Electronic Warfare 5, Hacking 5
Knowledge Skills: English N
Sprite Powers: Suppression (3 combat turn delay)
Complex Forms: Analyze 5, Exploit 5, Stealth 5
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Dodge Scoot (Dodge Scoot)
Body 4, Sensor 1, Handling +1, Firewall 3, Pilot 1, Response 3, Signal 3, Initiative 4, Initiative Passes 3
Physical Condition Monitor: 10
Armor (Vehicle): 2 [2]
Gear:
. . Improved Economy
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Machine Sprite (Machine Sprite)
Rat 5, Fir 7, Pil 5, Rsp 5, E 5, R 5, Init 10, IP 3
Matrix Condition Monitor: 11
Armor (Matrix): 0
Skills: Computer 5, Electronic Warfare 5, Hardware 5
Knowledge Skills: English N
Sprite Powers: Diagnostics (10dicepool), Gremlins (10dicepool vs. System + Firewall), Stability
Complex Forms: Analyze 5, Command 5
Waiting patiently...
So, we are going to see how the following work out:
Venom Smit
Bullet Catcher
Cinder Block
Black Lyst
Val Kyrie (though I still need Val's questions/answers, I know you're good for it.)
Check in at the Discussion thread I will be creating shortly for any final tweaks and such.