@Farangu Still taking signups? And if so, would you allow RunFaster Qualities if I post the text? If it's no-book-no-use, cool too. But Adrenaline Surge so stronk.
There's definitely some nice QoL stuff in there, though. I'd kill sometimes for that quality that gives bonus dice to resist fading.
A lot more granulated Negatives too. I wish they'd split RunFaster into 2 cheaper books. All those new metatypes and changeling stuff in 1 book; Qualities, Contacts, Lifestyles and Gear Packs into another book.
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@Kaneski I'm taking signups at least until the Holiday Hangout leaves, if not through the new year, so feel free.
As for the book, I'm newer to Shadowrun, so for right now I'm going to say no-book, no-use. I'll take stock of the next splatbook people are interested in and probably start acquisition of the PDF's over a period of time, as they're not as hard on the wallet, but until I do, it's probably better for all if we stick with what's available, which as of right now is Core + Run & Gun.
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Nvm, just needed to push more buttons.
Edit: Now for an actual question, thinking about also submitting a face, but it doesnt all fit on one screen... is there somewhere I can upload the HTML?
@Farangu, here's my dilemma:
I'm gonna be heading out trucking again around Dec 28th to Jan 1st. I'll have internet thanks to my smartphones, but what's the frequency you want responses?
As for a character, I'm thinking rigger/faceman (just enough to do in a pinch, but not as good as a devoted faceman since someone else wanted to make one).
I know you only got 5E and Run'n'Gun, so I'll stick to those... but I also got Street Grimoire, Data Trails, Chrome Flesh, Run Faster, etc. I.. I got them all...
I may have a problem...
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@NotoriusBEN For response time, I'd like something every couple of days. More if you're in the middle of something important to the run, ideally. If you drop out of contact for a bit in the middle of a run, I'll be willing to cardboard cutout you until you're able to get back. Extended absence will likely mean that your character has personal stuff going on and is too busy for the run.
are we allowed to link that kind of stuff on PA?
back in 4th, the chummer saved a metric ton of headache with heavy lifting character generations and it seems prudent to keep doing so with 5th.
So here's what I was thinking with my Rigger. (Still putting him together with the fucking shopping list, god damn is it hard to spend 450k... I might just go 270k and take a bunch more skills...)
wanted to make a veteran of the Am-Az War that just happened.
oh hey, Demolitions (defuser), oh cool back story! He was EOD and it ties nicely with the whole Rigger thing using bots to detonate IEDs...
Hmm... need more skills from karma... Bad Rep... something went south... oh... Unsteady Hands... on a Rigger EOD... pfff hahahahaha sold. Taking it.
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Since I know that the Holiday Hangout is going to be popping up soon, if you haven't submitted a sheet before the hangout goes up, feel free to PM it to me and we can still go over it.
I'd like to have a group selected by the 4th of January. If we get a lot more submissions I'll have to decide who gets in.
I got my hands on the book... it has a lot of pages.
I'll have something for you soon!
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I guess there's a sale on Shadowrun at DrivethruRPG right now, because the core book is $10 and all splatbooks aside from the just-released rigger book are $12.50 currently.
There may be some expanded creation options, as I just got my holiday bonus.
That's good to know, after I bought all of them >.>
One thing that I'd definitely want for 6th edition is a pared down starting runner's shopping list, or take the gear and role in a lot of their modifications.
I get that a lot of the appeal is shopping for this stuff, but god damn is 450k a lot of money to spend. (maybe just break it down that X amount is for cybermods, Y is for weapons/armor, Z is for lifestyle, gear, and IDs.) Or go the DnD route and say, "Here are standard kits. Its got everything a Runner would need for B&E" Like Thieves' Tools...
As it is, I've got two complete identities set up along with my UCAS citizen identity, because I don't know where to burn the rest of the money...
@Farangu here's my character finally done. As much as I'd ''love'' to go back and check out things in Rigger 5.0, I'll let you parse them out when we all have shopping trips...
Michael Khross aka Frost.
Backstory
Michael Khross grew up in Seattle. His parents UCAS citizens, some of the few able to find gainful legitimate employment that wasn't with a MegaCorp. More than likely, it was a MegaCorp subsidiary that just didn't offer corporate citizenship. A bit of a tinker, Michael had the beginnings and ambition for engineering degree with MIT&T, but without scholarships or Corporate Executive money to pay for it, he'd only get through about half of a semester. He turned to the UCAS military for grant money in exchange for service. His technical aptitude translated well with drone mechanics and operations and later, IED removal and disposal.
Fast forward a couple years and Crash 2.0, and Michael was still with the UCAS military, but the prospect of grant money was out of the question with all the nightmare bureaucracy of a national government trying to reinstate people into its citizenship, let alone giving out free money. After his service requirement was up, it took little convincing from some fellow army buddies to jump ship and join with Combat, Inc., a private military company that offered benefits and paid vacations.
He was stationed with a company in Bogota. The low intensity conflict between Amazonia and Aztlan providing plenty of pay. His former training quickly put Michael in charge of EOD operations for Combat Inc. as they removed IEDs from main roads and travel routes placed by Aztlan troops. When the bush war erupted into a full blown conflict with the Ghost Cartels included, it was all Michael and other members of Combat, Inc could do to keep from being thrown into the meat grinder of lead, magic, IC, and everything in between.
The following months have seen Michael and a couple others deserting Combat Inc and making their way back to their home countries by any means necessary. Luckier than some, Michael was able to snag a few drones from the motor pool as a severance package. He didn't escape the jungle unscathed however, he's taken a few pieces of shrapnel and multiple explosions from bombs have started to cause tremors in his hands every so often. Undergoing cyber-surgery for muscle and nerve replacements have allowed him to keep all but the worst episodes from hitting him.
Legitimate work needs a legitimate SIN, but if he used that, it'd only be a matter of time before someone took up Aztlan's offer of a bounty. The bills are piling up. He's done with the literal demons he left behind in that jungle. Time for a new identity and working in a hopefully more civilized concrete jungle.
I guess the running theme of this group is that they got their own personal baggage. Hey, if ever there was a group that had to do crime to pay the bills...
A Troll Street Samurai that is very rough around the edges and an insomniac
A Troll Shaman whose a severe alcoholic
A Human Rigger that's former EOD with hand tremors
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So I just finished reviewing all of the splatbooks. If you were planning to make extensive use of extra rules added in those books, please let me know as some of them may end up house-ruled. Otherwise, knock yourself out.
I was planning on going Stealth/Assault which yeah probably isn't all that helpful. Trying to come up with a decent backstory. Read the 20th Anniversary addition which has a much better history recount compared the fifth edition.
Yea, I liked when FastJack was in charge of JackPoint.
Wanna know something hilarious? in 5e, Slammo!, Kane, and Bull are the admins for JackPoint now in 5e.
You run into Bull when you do the Ares Drone/Laser heist in the ShadowRun Hong Kong missions and Bull is a scrublord.
Certainly came a long way in his career...
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Also @NotoriusBEN for your character, can you give a bit more detail for your contacts? The war buddy I can figure out pretty well, and I'm assuming you know the junk dealer through bartering for parts for your drones. But how do you know the smuggler? Is he another one of your war buddies?
Also also I'll be probably asking for more contact detail from all players at some point soon, as a heads up.
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To the people that expressed interest but haven't sent in a character sheet yet (@Egos@Kaneski@Steelhawk@cj iwakura@astrobstrd@JohnnyCache@OtakuD00D ) I'm planning to start finalizing everything soon, and would like a sheet in thread here by the evening of January 4th.
@NotoriusBEN - I don't think you ever expressed which setting you have a preference for.
@Brody - Same point as Ben, which setting would you like? Also, please PM me any concrete details you have/want about the Orca Experience Project.
@Maclay - Are you prepared to be an uncouth troll? I'm expecting some interesting social behavior, since you have no ratings in any social skills at all. Aside from that, I think you're all set to go for now, until we get a group finalized or unless there's anything else you come up with.
Are you prepared to be an uncouth troll? I'm expecting some interesting social behavior, since you have no ratings in any social skills at all. Aside from that, I think you're all set to go for now, until we get a group finalized or unless there's anything else you come up with.
My biggest concern here is how far I can push things before I become more of a hindrance than a help and I start becoming too frustrating for everyone to deal with. I have some idea of how to keep things mildly under control, such as ensuring that my associates have a chance to 'convince' me to show some restraint in cases that could have major repercussions (probably via a test). I would also want anyone involved to feel comfortable telling me if I'm not going far enough or am going too far.
Perhaps a little regarding personality here will give some idea of where I'm at right now:
When I started developing my character, she felt very Chewbacca-like. I ended up dropping most of the technical expertise though, so she may have ended up more in line with other hulking monstrosity types. Bits of horror classics like Frankenstein's monster and Mr Hyde, the various creations that were derived from them, such as the unstoppable 80s horrors like Jason.
Socially, I've read a fair amount of Marvel's Hulk, Hercules and Deadpool, so you'll probably see some of that shine through. I don't expect there to be much in the way of fart-based humor and the like, but more 'Oh my god you are so boring shut up before I put one of our heads through a wall!' 'Fuck this Imma just shoot him.' troll-spreading, recalling a pretty funny joke during a really serious moment, that sort of thing.
Obviously, I'm open to suggestions on how to better play the role.
Side-note: 1 day and 11 hours left on DriveThruRPG's Shadowrun sale.
I'm working up a Human Sammy with a surprising capacity for being the Face of the group!
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Oh! One important question that I completely forgot to ask you guys!
Do you all want this campaign to be pink mohawk, black trenchcoat, or a solid mix?
Pink mohawk = very stylistic, saints row over the top - at least two of your run plans involve high explosives & machine guns
Black trench coat = very detailed, Leverage methodical - you have contingency plans for most situations. Stealth is preferred because combat is usually dangerous, sometimes lethal
Oh! One important question that I completely forgot to ask you guys!
Do you all want this campaign to be pink mohawk, black trenchcoat, or a solid mix?
Pink mohawk = very stylistic, saints row over the top - at least two of your run plans involve high explosives & machine guns
Black trench coat = very detailed, Leverage methodical - you have contingency plans for most situations. Stealth is preferred because combat is usually dangerous, sometimes lethal
A Troll Street Samurai that is very rough around the edges and an insomniac
A Troll Shaman whose a severe alcoholic
A Human Rigger that's former EOD with hand tremors
Happy to roll with whatever, but if we have to resort to stealth things could get pretty interesting.
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A lot more granulated Negatives too. I wish they'd split RunFaster into 2 cheaper books. All those new metatypes and changeling stuff in 1 book; Qualities, Contacts, Lifestyles and Gear Packs into another book.
As for the book, I'm newer to Shadowrun, so for right now I'm going to say no-book, no-use. I'll take stock of the next splatbook people are interested in and probably start acquisition of the PDF's over a period of time, as they're not as hard on the wallet, but until I do, it's probably better for all if we stick with what's available, which as of right now is Core + Run & Gun.
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I used to be very familiar with 2nd edition Shadowrun....lets see how a new edition stacks up. The fluff and feel of the world I know.
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@Farangu, here's my dilemma:
I'm gonna be heading out trucking again around Dec 28th to Jan 1st. I'll have internet thanks to my smartphones, but what's the frequency you want responses?
As for a character, I'm thinking rigger/faceman (just enough to do in a pinch, but not as good as a devoted faceman since someone else wanted to make one).
I know you only got 5E and Run'n'Gun, so I'll stick to those... but I also got Street Grimoire, Data Trails, Chrome Flesh, Run Faster, etc. I.. I got them all...
I may have a problem...
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are we allowed to link that kind of stuff on PA?
back in 4th, the chummer saved a metric ton of headache with heavy lifting character generations and it seems prudent to keep doing so with 5th.
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wanted to make a veteran of the Am-Az War that just happened.
oh hey, Demolitions (defuser), oh cool back story! He was EOD and it ties nicely with the whole Rigger thing using bots to detonate IEDs...
Hmm... need more skills from karma... Bad Rep... something went south... oh... Unsteady Hands... on a Rigger EOD... pfff hahahahaha sold. Taking it.
Steam - NotoriusBEN | Uplay - notoriusben | Xbox,Windows Live - ThatBEN
I'd like to have a group selected by the 4th of January. If we get a lot more submissions I'll have to decide who gets in.
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I'll have something for you soon!
There may be some expanded creation options, as I just got my holiday bonus.
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One thing that I'd definitely want for 6th edition is a pared down starting runner's shopping list, or take the gear and role in a lot of their modifications.
I get that a lot of the appeal is shopping for this stuff, but god damn is 450k a lot of money to spend. (maybe just break it down that X amount is for cybermods, Y is for weapons/armor, Z is for lifestyle, gear, and IDs.) Or go the DnD route and say, "Here are standard kits. Its got everything a Runner would need for B&E" Like Thieves' Tools...
As it is, I've got two complete identities set up along with my UCAS citizen identity, because I don't know where to burn the rest of the money...
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The following can now be used for creation if desired:
Run Faster
Rigger 5.0
Run & Gun
Bullets & Bandages
Shadow Spells
And once I go over Data Trails, Street Grimoire, Hard Targets & Chrome Flesh, I'll approve those too.
This was a good sale.
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Michael Khross aka Frost.
Michael Khross grew up in Seattle. His parents UCAS citizens, some of the few able to find gainful legitimate employment that wasn't with a MegaCorp. More than likely, it was a MegaCorp subsidiary that just didn't offer corporate citizenship. A bit of a tinker, Michael had the beginnings and ambition for engineering degree with MIT&T, but without scholarships or Corporate Executive money to pay for it, he'd only get through about half of a semester. He turned to the UCAS military for grant money in exchange for service. His technical aptitude translated well with drone mechanics and operations and later, IED removal and disposal.
Fast forward a couple years and Crash 2.0, and Michael was still with the UCAS military, but the prospect of grant money was out of the question with all the nightmare bureaucracy of a national government trying to reinstate people into its citizenship, let alone giving out free money. After his service requirement was up, it took little convincing from some fellow army buddies to jump ship and join with Combat, Inc., a private military company that offered benefits and paid vacations.
He was stationed with a company in Bogota. The low intensity conflict between Amazonia and Aztlan providing plenty of pay. His former training quickly put Michael in charge of EOD operations for Combat Inc. as they removed IEDs from main roads and travel routes placed by Aztlan troops. When the bush war erupted into a full blown conflict with the Ghost Cartels included, it was all Michael and other members of Combat, Inc could do to keep from being thrown into the meat grinder of lead, magic, IC, and everything in between.
The following months have seen Michael and a couple others deserting Combat Inc and making their way back to their home countries by any means necessary. Luckier than some, Michael was able to snag a few drones from the motor pool as a severance package. He didn't escape the jungle unscathed however, he's taken a few pieces of shrapnel and multiple explosions from bombs have started to cause tremors in his hands every so often. Undergoing cyber-surgery for muscle and nerve replacements have allowed him to keep all but the worst episodes from hitting him.
Legitimate work needs a legitimate SIN, but if he used that, it'd only be a matter of time before someone took up Aztlan's offer of a bounty. The bills are piling up. He's done with the literal demons he left behind in that jungle. Time for a new identity and working in a hopefully more civilized concrete jungle.
I guess the running theme of this group is that they got their own personal baggage. Hey, if ever there was a group that had to do crime to pay the bills...
A Troll Street Samurai that is very rough around the edges and an insomniac
A Troll Shaman whose a severe alcoholic
A Human Rigger that's former EOD with hand tremors
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im back out getting a new truck for driving, though, so i dont have my books for a couple of weeks.
looking forward to the game!
we could use a dedicated face and decker still!
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Wanna know something hilarious? in 5e, Slammo!, Kane, and Bull are the admins for JackPoint now in 5e.
You run into Bull when you do the Ares Drone/Laser heist in the ShadowRun Hong Kong missions and Bull is a scrublord.
Certainly came a long way in his career...
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Also also I'll be probably asking for more contact detail from all players at some point soon, as a heads up.
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@NotoriusBEN - I don't think you ever expressed which setting you have a preference for.
@Brody - Same point as Ben, which setting would you like? Also, please PM me any concrete details you have/want about the Orca Experience Project.
@Maclay - Are you prepared to be an uncouth troll? I'm expecting some interesting social behavior, since you have no ratings in any social skills at all. Aside from that, I think you're all set to go for now, until we get a group finalized or unless there's anything else you come up with.
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My biggest concern here is how far I can push things before I become more of a hindrance than a help and I start becoming too frustrating for everyone to deal with. I have some idea of how to keep things mildly under control, such as ensuring that my associates have a chance to 'convince' me to show some restraint in cases that could have major repercussions (probably via a test). I would also want anyone involved to feel comfortable telling me if I'm not going far enough or am going too far.
Perhaps a little regarding personality here will give some idea of where I'm at right now:
Socially, I've read a fair amount of Marvel's Hulk, Hercules and Deadpool, so you'll probably see some of that shine through. I don't expect there to be much in the way of fart-based humor and the like, but more 'Oh my god you are so boring shut up before I put one of our heads through a wall!' 'Fuck this Imma just shoot him.' troll-spreading, recalling a pretty funny joke during a really serious moment, that sort of thing.
Side-note: 1 day and 11 hours left on DriveThruRPG's Shadowrun sale.
I'm working up a Human Sammy with a surprising capacity for being the Face of the group!
Do you all want this campaign to be pink mohawk, black trenchcoat, or a solid mix?
Pink mohawk = very stylistic, saints row over the top - at least two of your run plans involve high explosives & machine guns
Black trench coat = very detailed, Leverage methodical - you have contingency plans for most situations. Stealth is preferred because combat is usually dangerous, sometimes lethal
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Happy to roll with whatever, but if we have to resort to stealth things could get pretty interesting.
that sounds more correct, actually. Kane has just been around for so long that he's a staple of the genre.
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Hmm. 420 it is then.
Edit: Crunch is done, done enough anyway. I'll have background and fluff worked up and will post tomorrow.