[OOC] Infinity: Intervention

[Whoami]

@wadesauce, I like the character a lot, though there are a few inconsistencies between the character, and the app generated sheet. Mainly, the assets are throwing me off.

Your character sheet shows that you have 14 assets available, but it looks as though 17 assets have been invested across the suppliers. Also, the character's alliances to the factions seem strange considering that, despite living among the Nomads, he has no real allegiance to them. I would allow either Black Market or Haqqislam to be Sa'id's Native faction, with all of the oppositions and allies that come with those native factions.

Haqqislam
Friendly (+1): Black Market, O-12, Mercenaries
Opposed (-3): Ariadna, Corporations, PanOceania

Black Market
Friendly (+1): Haqqislam, Nomads, Tohaa, Mercenaries
Opposed (-3): O-12, ALEPH, Corporations, Yu Jing, PanOceania

Also, if you invest an asset into a faction, it reduces your total assets by one. Ex. Investing a single asset into the Nomads would drop you from 14 to 13 assets, and so forth. Since assets are essentially your currency, it might be a good idea to save some for any future items that become available during or after missions. But that's more of a suggestion than anything.

A few quick tweaks to your assets and you will be accepted. :)

[Wadesauce]

@whoami thanks! Yea, I used your nomad character sheet as a copy paste template and forgot to change his assets. That's why they were wonky.

I'm really looking forward to this!

By the way, I'm fairly new to play by post, and I haven't used the dice mechanics yet, so I might need some help at times, but glad to be a part of this.

[snake153]

@whoami, I edited together an app output.

App Output

Character Sheet

Name:
Aishen Yang

Gender:
Female

Age:
33

Faction:
Yu Jing

Host Body:
Human

Birthplace:
Shentang

Role:
Combat Engineer

Personality:
Aishen is forceful and arrogant, confident in her abilities as one of the best. Though she isn't entirely unjustified in her opinion, she does tend to underestimate others, which lands her into trouble often. To those she considers worthy, she is respectful, but this does not extend to those she considers equals. Due to years of military training, she obeys orders without a question, a trait valued by her superiors. Despite her rough behavior, Aishen is more intelligent than most give her credit for. She has aptitude for engineering and technology, but because she was neveer classically trained, her creations tend to be ad hoc.

Background:
Few names were as notorious in the Yu Ying underworld 40 years ago as those of the Kairen Yang and Feiye Oshiro. They achieved infamy abruptly after claiming responsibility for a series of high profile thefts from several hypercorps. The two were daredevils, willing to take any request, as long as the pay was right. As such, it wasn't long before they had enough money to pass as one of the hyper-elites of Shentang. Soon after, Aishen Yang was born.

Even with a child, Kairen and Feiye did not slow down their operations. The two would usually be away on "business trips", leaving Aishen in the care of a nanny. Despite their frequent abscence, Aishen's parents were strict, hiring private tutors to prepare her to take over the "business" someday. From a young age, she was trained in a variety of conventional subjects. As she grew older, other subjects such as gunmanship, bombmaking, and lockpicking were included into her curriculum. When she was 13, Aishen was brought on one of the business trips. She had already suspected that her parents business was not what it seemed, and her suspicions were confirmed when they gave her a data chip containing classified information and warned her to not lose it at any cost. The operation ended without a hitch, and afterwards, her parents explained what they did for a living. Aishen joined her parents in their business, not having much of a choice, as they heavily implied that they would not be responsible for her safety if she refused.

At the age of 16, Aishen was recommended by a family friend to the top military academy of Yu Jing. Passing the entry exam was a breeze for her given her earlier training as well as her first-hand experiences. Her parents recognized the prestige of the academy and let her attend, as long as she promised to return when she graduated. In the academy, she further trained her body and mind, graduating at the top of her class. As promised, she returned to her parents' business, only to find that they had been caught by the Imperial Secret Service. After 20 years, Kairen and Feiye had made too many enemies, and were sold out. The sImperial Secret Service gave Aishen a choice. She could join them, and they would let her parents go and overlook their previous confrontations with the law enforcement, or they would eliminate the three of them immediately. Aishen's involvement with her parents had not escaped the Secret Service's notice, but they could not pass up her skill, nor risk her returning to the criminal underworld.

Aishen joined the Secret Service and worked with them for three years. Though working in the Secret Service was a highly coveted position, Aishen felt trapped, knowing that her superiors would not hesitate to order her execution if they ever felt she was a threat. Rumors of her parents' return began to circulate, and she knew that she had to hurry and escape Shentang, as it was merely a matter of time before the Secret Service began to investigate. Whether or not the rumors were true, she did not want to be part of the investigations. With the help of a PanOceania agent, she was able to escape from Shentang and shake off the pursuit. Though the government of Yu Jing did not post a bounty for her, which would be tantamount to admitting their own incompetence, all agents in the Imperial Secret Service were given orders to capture or kill her on sight. The PanOceania agent used this incident as blackmail, threatening to reveal her location to the Imperial Secret Service if he was not paid.

To earn money to pay off her debt, Aishen worked as a bounty hunter. Even though she was skilled, the competition between bounty hunters was fierce, and she never made much money. Over the years, she discovered that she had an unexpected talent for psychology, sometimes predicting her target's movements. In her ten years as a bounty hunter, she also acquired a variety of battle scars, and a recent bullet wound in her side forced her to spend several months recovering. During this time, she received an invitation to join O-12. Though still somewhat suspicious of law enforcement, working with O-12 offered a steady source of income.

Statistics:
Infinity Points: 2

Agility: 11
Acrobatics: E:1 || F:0
Close Combat: E:2 || F:1
Stealth: E:2 || F:1

Awareness: 12
Analysis: E:1 || F:0
Extraplanetary: E:0 || F:0
Observation: E:3 || F:1
Survival: E:1 || F:0
Thievery: E:0 || F:0

Brawn: 13
Athletics: E:3 || F:1
Resistance: E:1 || F:0

Coordination: 11
Ballistics: E:6 || F:2
Pilot: E:0 || F:0
Spacecraft: E:0 || F:0

Intelligence: 11
Education: E:1 || F:0
Hacking: E:0 || F:0
Medicine: E:0 || F:0
Psychology: E:1 || F:0
Science: E:0 || F:0
Tech: E:4 || F:4

Personality: 10
Animal Handling: E:0 || F:0
Command: E:1 || F:0
Lifestyle: E:1 || F:0
Persuade: E:0 || F:0

Willpower: 11
Discipline: E:2 || F:0

Equipment:
One set of military dress uniform
Pistol
Knife
Armoured Paramilitary Uniform with supplemental Armour Plating
Standard model CombiRifle with two reloads of regular ammo
Chameleonic Clothing
Restraints
Standard model Heavy Pistol with 4 reloads of standard ammo
Police issue Paramilitary Body Armour

Known Languages:
Yujingyu
Cantonese
English

Assets: 10
PanOceania: [opposed][debt] 0 -3
Yu Jing: [opposed] 0 -3
Ariadna: 0
Haqqislam: 0
Nomads: 0
ALEPH: 0
O-12: 0
Corporations: [opposed] 0 -3
Mercenaries: [friendly] 0 +1
Black Market: [friendly] 0 +1
Tohaa: 0

[Whoami]

@whoami, I edited together an app output.

App Output

Character Sheet

Name:
Aishen Yang

Gender:
Female

Age:
33

Faction:
Yu Jing

Host Body:
Human

Birthplace:
Shentang

Role:
Combat Engineer

Personality:
Aishen is forceful and arrogant, confident in her abilities as one of the best. Though she isn't entirely unjustified in her opinion, she does tend to underestimate others, which lands her into trouble often. To those she considers worthy, she is respectful, but this does not extend to those she considers equals. Due to years of military training, she obeys orders without a question, a trait valued by her superiors. Despite her rough behavior, Aishen is more intelligent than most give her credit for. She has aptitude for engineering and technology, but because she was neveer classically trained, her creations tend to be ad hoc.

Background:
Few names were as notorious in the Yu Ying underworld 40 years ago as those of the Kairen Yang and Feiye Oshiro. They achieved infamy abruptly after claiming responsibility for a series of high profile thefts from several hypercorps. The two were daredevils, willing to take any request, as long as the pay was right. As such, it wasn't long before they had enough money to pass as one of the hyper-elites of Shentang. Soon after, Aishen Yang was born.

Even with a child, Kairen and Feiye did not slow down their operations. The two would usually be away on "business trips", leaving Aishen in the care of a nanny. Despite their frequent abscence, Aishen's parents were strict, hiring private tutors to prepare her to take over the "business" someday. From a young age, she was trained in a variety of conventional subjects. As she grew older, other subjects such as gunmanship, bombmaking, and lockpicking were included into her curriculum. When she was 13, Aishen was brought on one of the business trips. She had already suspected that her parents business was not what it seemed, and her suspicions were confirmed when they gave her a data chip containing classified information and warned her to not lose it at any cost. The operation ended without a hitch, and afterwards, her parents explained what they did for a living. Aishen joined her parents in their business, not having much of a choice, as they heavily implied that they would not be responsible for her safety if she refused.

At the age of 16, Aishen was recommended by a family friend to the top military academy of Yu Jing. Passing the entry exam was a breeze for her given her earlier training as well as her first-hand experiences. Her parents recognized the prestige of the academy and let her attend, as long as she promised to return when she graduated. In the academy, she further trained her body and mind, graduating at the top of her class. As promised, she returned to her parents' business, only to find that they had been caught by the Imperial Secret Service. After 20 years, Kairen and Feiye had made too many enemies, and were sold out. The sImperial Secret Service gave Aishen a choice. She could join them, and they would let her parents go and overlook their previous confrontations with the law enforcement, or they would eliminate the three of them immediately. Aishen's involvement with her parents had not escaped the Secret Service's notice, but they could not pass up her skill, nor risk her returning to the criminal underworld.

Aishen joined the Secret Service and worked with them for three years. Though working in the Secret Service was a highly coveted position, Aishen felt trapped, knowing that her superiors would not hesitate to order her execution if they ever felt she was a threat. Rumors of her parents' return began to circulate, and she knew that she had to hurry and escape Shentang, as it was merely a matter of time before the Secret Service began to investigate. Whether or not the rumors were true, she did not want to be part of the investigations. With the help of a PanOceania agent, she was able to escape from Shentang and shake off the pursuit. Though the government of Yu Jing did not post a bounty for her, which would be tantamount to admitting their own incompetence, all agents in the Imperial Secret Service were given orders to capture or kill her on sight. The PanOceania agent used this incident as blackmail, threatening to reveal her location to the Imperial Secret Service if he was not paid.

To earn money to pay off her debt, Aishen worked as a bounty hunter. Even though she was skilled, the competition between bounty hunters was fierce, and she never made much money. Over the years, she discovered that she had an unexpected talent for psychology, sometimes predicting her target's movements. In her ten years as a bounty hunter, she also acquired a variety of battle scars, and a recent bullet wound in her side forced her to spend several months recovering. During this time, she received an invitation to join O-12. Though still somewhat suspicious of law enforcement, working with O-12 offered a steady source of income.

Statistics:
Infinity Points: 2

Agility: 11
Acrobatics: E:1 || F:0
Close Combat: E:2 || F:1
Stealth: E:2 || F:1

Awareness: 12
Analysis: E:1 || F:0
Extraplanetary: E:0 || F:0
Observation: E:3 || F:1
Survival: E:1 || F:0
Thievery: E:0 || F:0

Brawn: 13
Athletics: E:3 || F:1
Resistance: E:1 || F:0

Coordination: 11
Ballistics: E:6 || F:2
Pilot: E:0 || F:0
Spacecraft: E:0 || F:0

Intelligence: 11
Education: E:1 || F:0
Hacking: E:0 || F:0
Medicine: E:0 || F:0
Psychology: E:1 || F:0
Science: E:0 || F:0
Tech: E:4 || F:4

Personality: 10
Animal Handling: E:0 || F:0
Command: E:1 || F:0
Lifestyle: E:1 || F:0
Persuade: E:0 || F:0

Willpower: 11
Discipline: E:2 || F:0

Equipment:
One set of military dress uniform
Pistol
Knife
Armoured Paramilitary Uniform with supplemental Armour Plating
Standard model CombiRifle with two reloads of regular ammo
Chameleonic Clothing
Restraints
Standard model Heavy Pistol with 4 reloads of standard ammo
Police issue Paramilitary Body Armour

Known Languages:
Yujingyu
Cantonese
English

Assets: 10
PanOceania: [opposed][debt] 0 -3
Yu Jing: [opposed] 0 -3
Ariadna: 0
Haqqislam: 0
Nomads: 0
ALEPH: 0
O-12: 0
Corporations: [opposed] 0 -3
Mercenaries: [friendly] 0 +1
Black Market: [friendly] 0 +1
Tohaa: 0

@snake153

Yay! A Yu Jing girl! I just realized that three of the four characters are female >.> Well that's Infinity for you. Hehehe.

Alright! So onto your character review. I'm excited about the prospect of having a hunted agent on the team; it could really work for me to shake things up at some very 'convenient' moments. Now, considering her unique state for being hunted by Yu Jing, I am willing to allow your faction relations to be opposed to Yu Jing, while being Native to the Mercenaries. If you could switch your faction to Mercenaries (Heritage: Yu Jing), that'd work just fine.

The rest of Yu Jing's relations are...

Friendly (+1): Corporations, O-12
Opposed (-3): PanOceania, Ariadna, Black Market

So please reflect that in your assets as well. It should look something like this...

PanOceania: [Opposed] 0 -3 [20 Debt]
Yu Jing: [Opposed] 0 -3
Ariadna: [Opposed] 0 -3
Haqqislam: 0
Nomads: 0
ALEPH: 0
O-12: [Friendly] 0 +1
Corporations: [Friendly] 0 +1
Mercenaries: [Native] 0 +3
Black Market: [Opposed] 0 -3
Tohaa: 0

Otherwise, I have no gripes with your character. After those minor alterations, you will be accepted! :D

[snake153]

What does putting assets into factions do anyways?

[Whoami]

What does putting assets into factions do anyways?

@snake153

Investing assets into a faction reduces the cost of all items provided by that faction. If a character was native to PanOceania, and had two assets invested, an item worth 15 assets would instead cost only 10 (3 from native, 2 from investing).

[Whoami]

The IC will be underway within the next day or two. Stay tuned~

[Wadesauce]

'Sa'id waited patiently for a mission, cleaning his weapons..' lol

[Whoami]

Heh, wasn't anticipating this weekend to be as busy as it is. I mean... There was my mother's birthday on Friday, and my own birthday tomorrow, but other than that, things have been creeping up on me and capturing me at the last minute.

An IC will happen, I promise! Tuesday by the latest.

[Wadesauce]

It's no problem, lol. I was teasing more than anything

[Whoami]

IC is up, it's far from perfect, but I want to get the ball rolling so we can be off on our first mission quicker.

[DracoLunaris]

@Whoami cool, though I am slightly confused as to how you expect us to start. Is to coming to the briefing room those 2 hours later, more of an arriving at headquarters kind of deal or some general char intro stuff of what we would be up before arriving.

Also I forgot to ask earlier but are there rules to go with the dog face Host Body. As in stat changes due to the transformation, what kind of action it counts as etc. obvious not relevant yet but better to find out now than when we are in the middle of a firefight.

[Wadesauce]

@whoamiI'd also like to give my +1. I loved the intro. I'm going to drop a pre meeting scene in before we get underway as a group. I want to act out my "friend acting strangely" event if that's cool.

[Whoami]

@Whoami cool, though I am slightly confused as to how you expect us to start. Is to coming to the briefing room those 2 hours later, more of an arriving at headquarters kind of deal or some general char intro stuff of what we would be up before arriving.

Also I forgot to ask earlier but are there rules to go with the dog face Host Body. As in stat changes due to the transformation, what kind of action it counts as etc. obvious not relevant yet but better to find out now than when we are in the middle of a firefight.

@DracoLunaris

You have some freedom to work within those two hours. You could have some sort of intro, then time skip to show up near the end of the two hours. Or simply start wherever in that span of time. I allowed two hours so you guys can do a little bit of character building. I don't want to go too long on character introductions past three or four post turns, since the characters will have spoken and gotten to know one another whilst being deployed, and interaction can/will happen during the mission.

As for transforming into a Dog Face, it would count as a Standard Action. I intend to start working on the next section (Items, Skills, Hacking Programs, Qualities, and the Codex) soon. More information about transforming will be given then. As one of the player characters is a dogface, it will be one of the first things I cover.

[Wadesauce]

I'm really looking forward to playing this game.
@snake153 @out of touch were you guys waiting to post till after our characters were introduced by the GM at the o-12 hq?

@whoami if we don't hear from the other players soon, do we have a plan to move forward? I know you put a lot of work into this game, and I love my character.

[snake153]

I'll be posting my intro soon.

[Whoami]

I'm really looking forward to playing this game.
@snake153 @out of touch were you guys waiting to post till after our characters were introduced by the GM at the o-12 hq?

@whoami if we don't hear from the other players soon, do we have a plan to move forward? I know you put a lot of work into this game, and I love my character.

@Wadesauce

If nothing else happens by the end of the week, I'll push on onward. I tend to be quite patient with posts since I totally understand how it feels to not be able to write due to outside influences.

[DracoLunaris]

@Whoami seeing as @Out of Touch hasn't been on in 12 days should we just move on without them?

[Whoami]

I am inclined to agree with this. I'm busy tonight, but something will be up soon.