I made this guy awhile back, not sure if he is kosher for your game. If so, I'd like to submit him. If not, then I will see about a different character but I can't promise I'll have time (character creation takes me forever).
"Yea. Then I roll up here and see some of the team from that run in a dust-up with some cockroaches. Dunno what's up with that, but I think scum ought to stay scum. If anyone's movin' up in this world, it ain't gonna be past me."
repeat of last turn. I'd like to move closer and hit the nearest non-ally-controlled enemy with my whip, provided i can do so from a spot that won't leave me out in the open (i'd like some cover behind a car or something). In the interest of speed, I will roll as follows and let you decide. the most important thing is that i stay in cover, i'd choose to shoot from cover and do less damage than move out of safety for a more damaging melee attack.
number of dice are the same either way. attack:14d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 1, 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1) = 44= 4 hits
he has -1 defense against my whip due to range. he has -3 defense against my colt due to receiving a ranged attack while in melee
how far is the enemy that is on Gunner from me? I'd like to move closer and hit the guy with my whip, provided i can do so from a spot that won't leave me out in the open (i'd like some cover behind a car or something). In the interest of speed, I will roll as follows and let you decide. the most important thing is that i stay in cover, i'd choose to shoot from cover and do less damage than move out of safety for a more damaging melee attack.
number of dice are the same either way. attack:14d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 4, 6, 3, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5) = 51 = 4 hits
he has -1 defense against my whip due to range. he has -3 defense against my colt due to receiving a ranged attack while in melee
doesn't bother me, my initiative bar is full but on the campaign tab i think, he has all the scores listed to copy/paste. We could just notify him of discrepancies from that.
ah no i got rid of the meta link after that was explained to me, haha
i think i will be happy with my initiative once i get a rank 2 Synaptic Booster, so i'd have 10+3d6 initiative. So I'd be guaranteed two actions but have 3 on average.
i have wired reflexes rating 1 and reaction enhancers rating 2, as well as Reaction 6
Reaction Enhancers say they are incompatible with Wired Reflexes.
Also I just realized i have Tracheal Filters that are somewhat redundant with the respirator in my helmet. I guess they stack, which makes sense in a way, but it seems like a lot of defense dice against a somewhat uncommon thing.
once i actually save the money I will probably sell my tracheal filters to make room in my essence for synaptic boosters. and by that time i might actually have enough karma available to raise an attribute.
Hmmm, well with more nuyen i can upgrade or swap out some of my chrome for chrome that uses less essence to make room (i know the essence doesn't come back but the void is still there to be filled).
I will look at Synaptic Booster and see what I can come up with. But Lightning Reflexes won't stack with it, you say?
hmm, how does one increase their initiative? I missed where it can be done, i see Gunner has much more than my measly 8+1d6 and as you can see by the other stats I have, i intended Max to be not only strong but fast and agile. I imagine I have to spend Karma somehow to get more initiative?
Max will move to a position of cover and prepare his monowhip.
dont really have a map but i am picturing some cars between the party and the enemy. I want to be in a position of relative cover from enemy fire but able to attack anyone that should charge at the party. prepping the whip takes my "standard action" though.
Max, having been tailing the others, kills the lights on his bike and pulls up to park it on the side of one of the taxis. He changes his clothing to match that of a pizza company and maintains a low profile, appearing to have a quiet conversation on his cell phone.
are we all together or more or less in a taxi motorcade? Or is this just happening to a few of us? Or are each of us going past our own instance of this happening? Johnson didnt even answer my question but it can be assumed im on the way for sake of expedience.
working on advancing Max, never done an advancement before so trying to figure it out.
as for Edge, do we refill our Edge now?
EDIT:
I increased Driving, and gained Hardware as an active skill. I figured these were the skills Max used the most that were outside of his comfort zone (a.k.a. least trained in) that he would have learned the most during the missions. I didn't spent any nuyen, turns out cyberware is REALLY expensive and even having had 6k plus the 12k wasn't enough to get me anything.
Mardi Gras was fun, but didn't live up to expectations, which was good and bad. The wife and i bought VIP tickets so we watched the parade from an area separate from the worst of the crowds. People were relatively tame, so there wasn't and flashing going on that i saw, but there also wasn't a bunch of puke everywhere, which was nice. The parade wasn't as crazy as i thought it was gonna be, instead of your typical floats it was basically a car show form local car clubs, but they were just throwing beads out to everyone. There were a few pseudo-floats put on by local gentleman's clubs and radio stations.
GM: regarding the first couple lines of your rewards post, is that 2000 nuyen/1 karma added to the above, or is it separate for some people? Not sure what "working for the man/people" is to designate.
to the others 3yeZ>> going dark for a bit. head towards our destination, but stay outside. message me when you arrive, I'll message you when I'm back online.
Max drives the motorcycle, clone on the back. He gives her a helmet as well.
"Here, take this helmet. Good to wear anyway, but it'll also hide your face. Good punch back there, didn't know you had it in you."
Max will turn off all wifi, using offline mapsoft to reach their destination (first priority is to turn the girl over to close out that job, don't wanna risk Liam showing his face at the turn-in so definitely want him outside until it is payment time. then we can all head to turn in our other jobs.) Once Max arrives to turn her in, he will open up comms and notify the others. Liam will need to stay in the car or wear a face-covering. Although, it shouldn't spoil it too bad once she gets turned in since we did it for her own good so she didnt have to get shot.
Max nods back, runs up and tags Liam with the shock glove. (hoping the stun won't compound his other problems with those 9 dice she laid on him) (gonna basically look like a stiff-arm, pushing him away from her and getting some distance so she won't be inclined to hit him again) as for the hit, i think i can buy 3 hits especially considering the plan was to let me tap him. if i can do half-damage, i would, i just don't know if that is an option, i know you can take a penalty to do the opposite of the weapon's normal lethal/nonlethal setting, but i dont want to do lethal damage to him, just a shock to put on a show for clone-girl.
"Great, let's get the f+@! outta here before more of them come. I assume you don't have a vehicle, sadly all i have is a bike. Just hold on and try not to freeze. Follow me!"
With that Max takes a few steps, waiting for her to follow along.
"Hoi! nice hit. Still against my help? Someone paid a lot of money to put you back in the tank and someone else paid a lot of money to get you out of the CZ. Which'll it be? My help or the tank? I bet this guy isn't the only one around trying to snatch you."
decided to change the play ever-so-slightly since she things she can take Liam on her own. Trying to be pragmatic, not lying to her, trying to appeal to her common sense. Standing nonthreateningly once more.
3yeZ>> I was thinking of just tapping you with my shock glove and you playing it up like it knocked you mostly down and out long enough for us to getaway on my bike.
yeah well i figure she might be desperate to get out, and Max also isn't a social dynamo, so it is probably fitting. though i imagined simply too gruff rather than rapey. i dont picture him as creepy, just a guy who literally doesnt care about feelings (low essence/humanity).
Max follows the girl, giving the others in his group a feed of their respective locations and loading alternate routes for them when possible so they can stay spread out.
Max will alter his clothing's electrochromatics to more closely match the clothing of those he sees around. He will then walk up to the clone lady and strike up a conversation.
Maintaining a nonthreatening body posture, Max asks, "Hoi, chummer. Looking to escape the CZ? I've got your ticket out."
sorry, i know this has all the social grace of a rhino but i am not built for this sort of thing
