You are free to make any character you like as long as they are indeed at least vaguely heroic, but that's just for "party cohesion". Pulp can be quite dark.
I'm seeing three characters. We need at least two more before we can start this thing. Spirit of the Century runs on character aspects, so the more the merrier.
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Yay! I'm glad you all like Ace. SOTC is extremely fun to come up with ideas for characters. I think i hashed out like 3 before him and 5 since. Anywhere from the EXTREME SCI-FI
Johnny Comet the man of the future. His space craft crashed in the past and now he has to adjust to this era. With raygun in one hand and a pinup girl in the other.
to the classic Pulp
Jack Irons the rough and tumble, 2 fisted detective
or even
Duke Wellington TRUE Adventurer. Rich, adventure seeker, with a heart of gold (well maybe fool's gold)... Aspect include "Immune to your Supernatural ways", "Aw, we meet again...", "Its a trap!", "Innocent blood on these hands"
and yes even
Drake Rockhand "The Midnighter" pulp Superhero....
Velma Valentine
Sassy, cigar smoking pilot adventurer/explorer for hire, newfound curiosity in the Occult, alleged ex-Mob Moll.
Aspects: 1) “If it has wings and an engine, I can fly it.”
2) BombshellBarrage!
3) Epic Poker Face
4) "What’s this thing do?”
5) Vampy Vixen
6) Globetrotter Extrordinaire
7) "Some call it arrogance, I call it self-awareness."
8) “If I ever see that Xander Drake bastard again, I’ll….”
9) Aspect Nine
10) Aspect Ten
Skills:
Superb - Pilot
Great - Guns, Rapport
Good - Engineering, Contacting, Empathy
Fair - Athletics, Drive, Alertness, Resources
Average - Mysteries, Deceit, Fists, Gambling, Resolve
Stunts:
Acrobat [Athletics]
You are able to perform any number of impressive acrobatic feats. Difficulties assigned for complex maneuvers while acting (e .g walking on a tightrope, doing brain surgery while hanging from a trapeze) are reduced by two. Falling rolls gain a +2 bonus. When used acrobatically, your Athletics skill can never be used to restrict another skill, only complement it.
Walk the Walk [Contacting]
The character’s travels have taken her to every corner of the globe. Her familiarity with the streets and peoples of the world allow her to function easily, at home and abroad. The character never suffers any additional difficulty from unfamiliar circumstances when Contacting.
Two Gun Jill [Guns]
Normally, shooting with two guns just looks cool without providing a bonus. With this stunt, a character firing two weapons has a decisive advantage.
Any time this character uses two guns and hits a target for at least one stress, the stress of the hit is increased by one (meaning, essentially, that he never hits a target for less than two stress, when she hits).
Furthermore, any defense against maneuvers to deprive the character of either of her guns is improved by one. The two belong together, after all, in the hands of a Two Gun Jill.
Barnstormer [Pilot]
This pilot can squeeze her plane through places where it has no business fitting. Normally, a pilot can spend a fate point for a coincidence or declaration to assure that the plane has enough clearance space to fly through. Characters with this stunt never need to spend a fate point: if it could fit, it can. What’s more, if your character does spend a fate point, she can fit the plane in places it absolutely should not be able to. This stunt is also useful for landing planes in improbably tight quarters.
Personal Aircraft [Pilot]
You have a personal aircraft that you own or have the exclusive right to fly. In all respects, this stunt functions like the Custom Ride stunt (page XX). Please refer to that stunt for details.
And the latest recruit is up! Hopefully I was on the right track and didn't do anything overtly wrong/ridiculous.
I also went for Dan's open ended approach for Aspects, since I like the idea that they can be double-edged swords. That said, let me know if I should provide some clarification for any or all of them.
Good stuff, four solid characters. Don't worry about inspecific Aspects, they'll evolve over time as they get invoked and compelled. Same goes with backstory, you can just declare that as you go along and see if anybody believes you.
I'll put up the official thread with a "The Five Rules of Pulp" post (some very important stuff!) and an "Intro" post with some squishy stuff for your characters to chew on before Saturday when I've caught up on some writing and while we wait on a fifth character. It will come as very little surprise that abruptly introducing a new character is really quite easy in this game, though. I'll do one of those RPGnetwiki things if I remember.
In the meantime, instead of my doing what I was originally going to do and interview each of you about your enemy via PM, I'd like you to come with two aspects and a suggested Primary Skill for that villain. Your character has encountered this jerk before and knows at least this much about the fellow. If you come up with more than two aspects, throw them all in the stew, but I can only guarantee two of them will attach themselves to the character. The rest would probably be good starts toward probing for the rest, though. (Remember that you WANT to find all 10, because that's more crap for you to tag when punching these guys.)
This is going to be a highly Player-shaped game, so throw your Creativity to MAX and don't worry too much about quality. Pulp Quality (PQ) happens when we're having large quantities of fun.
Edit: Actually, I totally forgot I'd already written the whole Intro and so forth so here's the Thread! Fun. Do your thing all over it.
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Can I invite someone to join the game? my friend Steffan would be happy to join in.. he's a veteran of rpgs but hasn't played this one yet, hence his interest... can he be our 5th?
Heh. I like "Pride is my favorite sin..." That's an example of a double-edged aspect, cats and kittens.
Welcome, Steffan, to the madness. All pulp means is that you'll not be graded for spelling errors, and you are actively encouraged to type in whatever pops into your head at the time. No worries, not much editing. Just put together a character, post it here, then wander over to The Thread to figure out what book that character will be in first.
ANYWAYS
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5 eras... Lets make it one SUPER ERA! One with Nazis in the trenches and the exploration of the world still had that new feel (archeology always welcome)... and on the USA front Gangsters are running the black market for all our goods that are in short supply due to The War.
Eh, seems more like a pipe dream kind of world. With little sense. other then THE ERA.... i'm fine with any era. I like alot of aspects from each era.
Oh... and Hello new guy, Steffan! :: yes i did just wave at my laptop:: :P O_o
Aspects:
"I am advanced for my age" - Only the spry young age of 15.
"Steamy Punk" - Tends to be irrational and hot-headed against members of authority.
"Drink Tank" *
"Dammit, Janet!" **
"Lead (or some other type of metal) Foot" - Signature Metal Boots
"Magna cum La-De-Da" - Genius who hates other geniuses
"Push the Red Button" - Usually installs red buttons onto objects that cause both dangerous and exciting effects
"School of Hard Knocks" - He learns from mistakes, and he makes a lot of them.
"Dropkick Murphy!" - The boots are made for stomping, and thats just what they do.
Aspect 10
Skills:
Superb - Engineering
Great - Science, Empathy
Good - Resolve, Might, Resources
Fair - Science, Sleight of Hand, Endurance, Gambling
Average - Rapport, Academics, Guns, Alertness, Athletics
1. No matter where you go, there you are!
2. I'm not asking
3. Give yourself to the dark side (ptshhhhh - hoooooooo - ptshhhh) *thats my attempt at heavy breathing sound effects.*
best skills?
Contacting and or interrogation. Brainwashing... if that was an option.
Brainwashing is apparently the "sixth stunt" of Mysteries. Heroes need not apply...
A mad scientist! Just what we need.
As for the eras....oh c'mon. Just choose one, it's just a theme! All that stuff will be in there because I'll be pulp-writing the whole thing and there's a limited set of things I think will be SWEET. ...sweet. Make it happen.
Remember: No research (but broad reading)
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The Bitch, Miranda Wattsworth Former wife and partner of Beasel, a constant thorn in his side, a reminder of better times, also suspected lesbian and confirmed gold-digger
1) "Soul Sucking Harpy"
2) "In bed with the Devil"
3) "For old time's sake"
4) "I own you!"
Finally got my submissions in. Loving all these characters so far.
As for the Era, oooh...so hard to choose! But, as I understand it, we're more than a little likely to go bouncing around between eras at David's discretion?
Anyways, to start off how about....The Aughts or The Depression? Steampunk Skypirates and Exploration or Gangsters Hunting Down Mysterious Archeological Artifacts! *Has no idea what she's talking about.*
Throw all that Era business to The Thread via your meta-character. But yes, it doesn't really matter which one we start with. There's always another book, and pulp heroes are timeless and only remember backstory that's important to their current story. (Unless you want to get fancy).
I'll update the player list when I feel like it, but I think we've got our five. If a sixth person really wants to join, the group can vote them in, but 50 Aspects and 5 Villains is probably a solid number.
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I put "The Legion of Mystery" as the place-holder team name, but "The Iron Devils" would be fine too. Fight it out amongst your meta-characters. This is the "series" name that would go on all the books, so it doesn't have to be specific to steampunk.
I'm content with 5 players (and I know they're not flakes...except for Dan). It's up to the current players whether we're actually recruiting or not, so prospective players will have to woo them with characters and wit into unanimous consent.
Woooooooooo.
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Yes. But don't edit the villains. That's my thing now. You can assume that any aspects you can see are the ones your character has been able to deduce from past run-ins. Some villains are more inscrutable than others.
For those wondering, the difference between a Villain and a Rival is that the Villain is one "level" above you guys. In game terms that means Villains have two more aspects (which actually technically makes them more vulnerable, once you figure out their aspects) and one more stunt (which makes up for that...).
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question: can I edit my stunts or are they set now that you made villains?
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Ahahaha. I was wondering why the main thread was diving right into things without any of the usual preamble.. It's because all of that was hidden in a dark sun campaign OOC thread
Curses, foiled again!
I'm probably in enough games now that adding this one would have been a horrible idea. So I'm not actually angry or anything!
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I'm seeing three characters. We need at least two more before we can start this thing. Spirit of the Century runs on character aspects, so the more the merrier.
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
Ace ended up a "mash" of other characters.
Sassy, cigar smoking pilot adventurer/explorer for hire, newfound curiosity in the Occult, alleged ex-Mob Moll.
Aspects:
1) “If it has wings and an engine, I can fly it.”
2) Bombshell Barrage!
3) Epic Poker Face
4) "What’s this thing do?”
5) Vampy Vixen
6) Globetrotter Extrordinaire
7) "Some call it arrogance, I call it self-awareness."
8) “If I ever see that Xander Drake bastard again, I’ll….”
9) Aspect Nine
10) Aspect Ten
Skills:
Superb - Pilot
Great - Guns, Rapport
Good - Engineering, Contacting, Empathy
Fair - Athletics, Drive, Alertness, Resources
Average - Mysteries, Deceit, Fists, Gambling, Resolve
Stunts:
Acrobat [Athletics]
Any time this character uses two guns and hits a target for at least one stress, the stress of the hit is increased by one (meaning, essentially, that he never hits a target for less than two stress, when she hits).
Furthermore, any defense against maneuvers to deprive the character of either of her guns is improved by one. The two belong together, after all, in the hands of a Two Gun Jill.
I also went for Dan's open ended approach for Aspects, since I like the idea that they can be double-edged swords. That said, let me know if I should provide some clarification for any or all of them.
Also....Velma will be convinced Mila is a guy until unequivocally proven otherwise.
I'll put up the official thread with a "The Five Rules of Pulp" post (some very important stuff!) and an "Intro" post with some squishy stuff for your characters to chew on before Saturday when I've caught up on some writing and while we wait on a fifth character. It will come as very little surprise that abruptly introducing a new character is really quite easy in this game, though. I'll do one of those RPGnetwiki things if I remember.
In the meantime, instead of my doing what I was originally going to do and interview each of you about your enemy via PM, I'd like you to come with two aspects and a suggested Primary Skill for that villain. Your character has encountered this jerk before and knows at least this much about the fellow. If you come up with more than two aspects, throw them all in the stew, but I can only guarantee two of them will attach themselves to the character. The rest would probably be good starts toward probing for the rest, though. (Remember that you WANT to find all 10, because that's more crap for you to tag when punching these guys.)
This is going to be a highly Player-shaped game, so throw your Creativity to MAX and don't worry too much about quality. Pulp Quality (PQ) happens when we're having large quantities of fun.
Edit: Actually, I totally forgot I'd already written the whole Intro and so forth so here's the Thread! Fun. Do your thing all over it.
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
Enemy to Ace Steel, Sky-pirate, adventure seeker, all around douche bag
Aspects:
1) "Pride is my favorite sin..."
2) Atomic Zeppelin
3) Pirate Code of honor
4) Beyond Fear.
Suspected primary skills: Resolve, Alertness
Welcome, Steffan, to the madness. All pulp means is that you'll not be graded for spelling errors, and you are actively encouraged to type in whatever pops into your head at the time. No worries, not much editing. Just put together a character, post it here, then wander over to The Thread to figure out what book that character will be in first.
ANYWAYS
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
Eh, seems more like a pipe dream kind of world. With little sense. other then THE ERA.... i'm fine with any era. I like alot of aspects from each era.
Oh... and Hello new guy, Steffan! :: yes i did just wave at my laptop:: :P O_o
Aspects:
"I am advanced for my age" - Only the spry young age of 15.
"Steamy Punk" - Tends to be irrational and hot-headed against members of authority.
"Drink Tank" *
"Dammit, Janet!" **
"Lead (or some other type of metal) Foot" - Signature Metal Boots
"Magna cum La-De-Da" - Genius who hates other geniuses
"Push the Red Button" - Usually installs red buttons onto objects that cause both dangerous and exciting effects
"School of Hard Knocks" - He learns from mistakes, and he makes a lot of them.
"Dropkick Murphy!" - The boots are made for stomping, and thats just what they do.
Aspect 10
Skills:
Superb - Engineering
Great - Science, Empathy
Good - Resolve, Might, Resources
Fair - Science, Sleight of Hand, Endurance, Gambling
Average - Rapport, Academics, Guns, Alertness, Athletics
Stunts:
Weird Science
Mad Science
Mister Fix-It
Headquarters
Grease Monkey
*Gets Smarter when drinking... to a point!
** Annoying little parrot, ruining all my fun...
Aspects:
1. No matter where you go, there you are!
2. I'm not asking
3. Give yourself to the dark side (ptshhhhh - hoooooooo - ptshhhh) *thats my attempt at heavy breathing sound effects.*
best skills?
Contacting and or interrogation. Brainwashing... if that was an option.
A mad scientist! Just what we need.
As for the eras....oh c'mon. Just choose one, it's just a theme! All that stuff will be in there because I'll be pulp-writing the whole thing and there's a limited set of things I think will be SWEET. ...sweet. Make it happen.
Remember: No research (but broad reading)
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
Former wife and partner of Beasel, a constant thorn in his side, a reminder of better times, also suspected lesbian and confirmed gold-digger
1) "Soul Sucking Harpy"
2) "In bed with the Devil"
3) "For old time's sake"
4) "I own you!"
Gun (or knife, or garott wire, or...) for hire and adventurer, has had several run-ins with Velma that didn't end well...for her
Aspects:
"...and I get paid for this too?"
Cheerful executioner
Timing is everything.
"Anything you can do, I've already done it better."
Possible Skills:
Weapons, Rapport
Finally got my submissions in. Loving all these characters so far.
As for the Era, oooh...so hard to choose! But, as I understand it, we're more than a little likely to go bouncing around between eras at David's discretion?
Anyways, to start off how about....The Aughts or The Depression? Steampunk Skypirates and Exploration or Gangsters Hunting Down Mysterious Archeological Artifacts! *Has no idea what she's talking about.*
Oh and as for my archvillian
Janet the Parrot
1) A Bitch of a Witch
2) Anything you can say, I can say better
3) Uncanny Evasion
I imagine the parrot is actually some evil shapeshifting witch that has come to make my life a living hell just for the heck of it.
Throw all that Era business to The Thread via your meta-character. But yes, it doesn't really matter which one we start with. There's always another book, and pulp heroes are timeless and only remember backstory that's important to their current story. (Unless you want to get fancy).
I'll update the player list when I feel like it, but I think we've got our five. If a sixth person really wants to join, the group can vote them in, but 50 Aspects and 5 Villains is probably a solid number.
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
Who is it, though? Not familiar with the tag. *peers at Matev* Matalihutl, is that you?
I didn't realize anyone could post on the wiki.. I thought we had to be 'approved' by dan or something... eeeeerie.. *twilight zone music*
to think the whole world was privy to my bad grammar...
I'm thinking mysterious gunslinger....
I'm content with 5 players (and I know they're not flakes...except for Dan). It's up to the current players whether we're actually recruiting or not, so prospective players will have to woo them with characters and wit into unanimous consent.
Woooooooooo.
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
(Oh, and don't forget to write The Thread in 3rd-Person, Past Tense. It'll be confusing if the Present Tense gets mixed in.)
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
For those wondering, the difference between a Villain and a Rival is that the Villain is one "level" above you guys. In game terms that means Villains have two more aspects (which actually technically makes them more vulnerable, once you figure out their aspects) and one more stunt (which makes up for that...).
Character Sheet
Other:
Spider Frost
Curses, foiled again!