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Neon Lights
"Night City never use to be like this, now look at it. It's like a supernova, only a matter of time before it blows."Interest and The Vibe
Disclaimer
The roleplay is set in the world of Cyberpunk 2020. There is a wealth of information on the setting that you can find and read up on, but all the necessary information will come to you as you play. Find a copy of "Cyberpunk 2020 2nd Edition" by R. Talsorian Games. We will be using source material from Cyberpunk 2020, all credit is to R. Talsorian Games.
The Four-One-One
"Same drek, different day. I told some Jake to have some 2020 hindsight, cus I ain't messin' with those freaks again.""Good morning Night City, to the year Twenty-Twenty. I'm your host. . ."
Six AM, the bodies had been cleared up out of the streets of Studio City. It was rare, not a lot of corpses drop in Studio City. Only in deserted parking lots or hotel rooms, but something definitely went down last night. Network News 54 spits on about a gang battle between The Slammers and some small time thugs. That must be their corpses that were cleaned up, another gang shut down by former actors. The presence of booster gangs have been growing in Studio City, small time corps have beefed up security and the studios themselves now have more "rent-a-cops" then they did before.
Outside of the local buzz, NorCal's state legislatures are still talking about secession while Fed Spooks run around the state doing spec ops missions. That's what the net is buzzing about right now, except it's stuff like that is in the back of your mind. You're in a hide out in Studio City, an abandoned movie theatre. It's your hide out, and now that you've been brought together by force, face or fortune the gang is about to meet the two de facto leaders of the group.
How will you react?The Gangs, The Corps, The Law.
Night City Police Department
"You ain't going nowhere - perp. That polymer one ain't fuck all, we're NCPD! We'll reduce you to slag, so drop it or we're gonna drop you."The pigs.
Local ones at least, the corporate police stay in their corporate zones while the big boys do the rest of the work. NCPD is funded by Night City's city council which seems to have an endless fund for the police department. The corps pitch in, probably to keep the NCPD off them and off their corporate police. That isn't the problem though, they are too spread thin as it is. So many districts, most rookie officers are sent off to the combat zones where they fight the booster gangs, the crazies and the occasional corporate security team. For the most part, they are well trained, brutal and don't take any shit. Some can be nice, but can you really trust anyone these days? They use to be on the corner of every street, but look what the city is doin' to them? They've turned into savages.
Cyber Swat
"Citizen, drop the weapon or we will use LETHAL FORCE!"Brains in a jar in a suit of armor.
They go by many names, Psycho Squad, MAX-TAC, C-SWAT, The ERT and everyone's favourite. The Death Squad.
They come and go frequently in the combat zone, occasionally they will deploy in civil sectors where a unlucky SOB uses too much cybernetics.
Loses their mind, starts killing people. Then they get razed by the AV-4's 20mm or gun down by the squad, no one knows much and it's better off that way. Everyone knows, if you go up against C-SWAT then you better have your will on hand. Dot the i's and dot the t's.
The Feds
President Rodriguez, 2020.
"Listen Governor, Washington isn't going to be holding back anymore. We get paid or you will paid, understand that?"Even after the collapse of 96' Washington still thrives, like a cock roach after a nuclear blast. Leeching onto the remaining states with it's political power, they are the feds after all. Pay the tax or you'll get waxxed, a professional army of Cybergrunt exists still. The U.S.
still conducts raids, occasionally. The last time cybergrunts hit the ground domestically was in the 96' crash, while NorCal (Northern California) and The Feds are at each others necks - it's only a matter of time before both sides clash.
NorCal
Governor Tyler Porter, 2019
"Forget the Fed! We can sustain ourselves, this is not America anymore - this is tyranny at the hand of President Rodriguez!"The State of Northern California - or NorCal for short is the legislative, administrative and judicial body of the state.
Ran under the benevolent Governor Porter, crime is rather spread out - especially in the tech haven known as Night City. Most of the State's enforcers be it State Troopers or Highway patrol spend day by day policing the barren wastes outside of the city limits. Fighting the Nomads that try to raid cities, villages or travellers. On the side of Governor Porter he and his staff try to fight off the ever enroaching Feds who are trying to muscle in on profits made off of Night City. A rumor of FBI agents have been circulating around, so the National Guard is on standby.
Trauma Team International
"Yello? Yea we just got drive banged right past East and Finch street! Send Trauma Team or you'll be tagging and baggin' alot of bodies!The largest medical corp in Night City, remember the whole public model? Waiting for doctors and ambulances. Yea, that doesn't happen anymore. An AV-4 will fly to you in five minutes and get you to a hospital, accompanied on the AV-4 is an avenger minigun, security team and trained paramedics. What else could you ask for, free health care? Don't kid yourself.
Network News 54
"Listen, there is a story out there. I want you to bring me the truth back, every day, got it?"Network 54, was broken off a mayor Broadcasting company when that corporation faced monopoly charges in the early 2000’s, and instantly diversified into several news providers, on-line services, and video-on-demand brokers. Being one of the biggest media mega-corps has it's advantages, covering seventy percent of American news feeds every day the giant has incredible influence when it comes to sensitive topics. A power few say they shouldn't have, besides the cries from the jealous rats who hate success - whats to hate?
Microtech
"Technology at your finger tips."MICROTECH formed when Moon Macrosystems was acquired by EBM. Microtech floudered until Craig’s disastrous T-80 chip malfunction of 2003, wherein all of the EuroSpace Agency’s computers where switched over to the newer Microtech mainframe systems. Although Craig has recovered, Microtech maintains a firm grasp of the mainframe market share, having introduced the Quicksilver Net Server in January this year.
The Slammers
"Hey fucker! Slam it before we reduce your fucking face!"The Slammers are an up and coming gang in Studio City, reject actors led by C-list movie star "Biff Hellcat". The actors, after being rejected from the big studios turned to crime, sneaking onto the movie lot they stole prop guns and held up the NC Stock Exchange & Trade Ctr. Where they stole all the movie companies stocks, after escaping the gang got into a fight with private security on the highway. The Slammers are laying low, but the booster gang has just started it's crime spree.
The Meta
Rules
"Know your place drekhead, or we'll bag and tag you!"
- Myself and @tfd are GMs when we make decisions please respect them as they are final
- Obey guild rules, or the god-emperor was known as Hank may appear. Mercy is unheard of.
- Any OOC Drama should be dealt with off thread, in PMs or whatever medium that isn't the IC/OOC/CHAR
- CS are to be posted in OOC, or PMed to me and TFD. If you have any requests or questions about your character and want to speak so in private.
- Post at least once per week, or you'll be dropped.
- If you are away or unable to post, please let us know.
- One char per player
- Don't god mod/power game or we'll eat you.
- Realistic and semi-realistic (concept art, drawn etc) are allowed. No anime, or it's the bricks for you.
Backgrounds
"So you got a story?"
* = one slot avaliable
Rockerboy/girls - are punk musicians in the One and Twenty, a rebel rocker who uses music to rebel against authority. Usually on the stage jamming out, playing to crowds big and small. On tour, across town, state or country. Remember the three A's. Axe. Attitude. Audience.
Solos - are ex-military, killers, hitmen, assassins. All for hire, they live and die by the sword and the gun. You point and they shoot. Doesn't matter who if the money is right, they pull the trigger and don't look back. Allegiance is from wire transfer to wire transfer, they usually work for the corps some on contract while others as security forces.
Netrunners* - are geeks, the nerds who hit the net hard. They live for the thrill of cyber space, bustin' into dataforces and taking everything they can. It's not about gaining all the corporate secrets, government intelligence or blackmail. Getting better, getting faster. In net space, you never age, you're never slow. Unless your frontal lobe is fried by another runner, then what does it matter - if you're dead.
Techies - like to play Frankenstein, a lot. Need a grenade launcher in that cybernetic leg of yours? Done, need your augs tuned up. Done. Suffering from cyber-psychosis and don't want C-SWAT turning you into scrap? Call the Techies. Techies love technology and are absolute tech-o-files about it, don't touch that combat chip their working on, you could break it. If they could, they'd go full cyborg. If only we could live fully metal, no flesh. Some do surgery, ex-doctors, vets it's all the same. You get shot, you get fixed if they are good enough at least.
Media - searches for the truth, no matter what. The story is what matters, through thick and thin. Reporters hit the ground, security detail or not they will traverse a combat zone to interview survivors or record that fire fight that's raging by old city hall. Maybe you're a news caster, you cover the big story's on the big screen while your entourage of interns works on making you perfect. Down and dirty or high and mighty? How will you crack the story? Does it matter, the danger is the thrill anyway?
Cops - Local, State or Federal. Cops are the arm of the law, the enforcers of justice. You play it safe, write tickets and do traffic duty. Or you do your job for real, break arms, shoot first and ask questions when it's convenient. You're a loose cannon, you hate your sergeant and just want to get back to when society was simple - back in the old twentieth. Things aren't that simple anymore, maybe you're off the force or still on. Criminals who know you, want you in the floor or don't want to see you ever again.
Corporate - just seem to never have any problems in their life. The cars, girls, wealth it's all there for them. Either they inherited daddy's money or made it on their own in a mega corporation. They'll never know wage slave work, or the insecurities of one of those degenerates on the streets. If they want something they'll get it, somehow. For most, it's about the power, not the cash, if you cross a corporate, you can kiss your life goodbye as they send a security team to send you and your family's life. Watch your mouth, you dirty shit.
Fixers* - have everything, everywhere. Need that new rifle that Militech just dropped, a Fixer has it. Need to know where your boss lives? Not a problem, he has that information on his network. Need a fix of Hardfire, it's a call away. A Fixer has connections everywhere, big time Fixer's have connections to Washington and the military. Alone, a Fixer is just a common thug but with resources - a Fixer could take over a city.
Nomad - are homeless, no his home is on the move. He rolls in packs of dozens, maybe hundreds of others like him. Men, Women, Children all on the move in vehicles. Armed to the teeth, living off the land outside the cities. You see, if a pack comes into the city The Law will drive them out unless the cops or gangs haven't already. They are the cowboy of the One and Twenty, the law has never been in their vocabulary and never will be.
The One and Twenty
██ RELIGION IN AMERICA 2020 ██
The popularity of religion has fluxed greatly in recent years. A number of scandals in various religious organizations led many to question their faith, and abandon organized churches wholesale in the 90's. But as the years of martial law and ecological disaster literally ripped through communities, religion on the parish scale once again became popular; while Bishops and Cardinals sat on high, local priests mostly ignores their rulings and helped their own communities in any way they could, even feeding and sheltering them if possible. People regained their faith. Slowly this "grass roots" movement gained popularity, and in time modernized the religious structure of America.
♰ THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ♰
After the 2014 reforms, the Catholic church has seen a strong surge of popularity. With a more modern view of birth control a married priesthood, coupled with a revived image as a safe haven in times of need, the Church has enjoyed a following larger than it's had in the last fifty years.
More and more, Catholic churches have become a sign of stability in a hectic world. The church is still a world power, and the Swiss troops which the Vatican maintains and a standing army have been used, on more than one occasion, to counter Corporation-backed threats against church-owned lands. The Church, now more than ever, "looks after its own," and will go to great lengths to protect even a single member. There have been several cases of unlucky Catholics hunted by one Corporation or another, who have fled to the Church for sanctuary. The usually vanish into the structure of the church, never to be threatened again.
✡ JUDAISM ✡
Judaism in America has not fared well in the post-Collapse period. With the problems in the Middle east, and the cessation of Israeli relations in the wake of the meltdown (Isreal has never forgiven America for the lack of warning in that Crisis), the Jews in America feel cut off and alone. While Israel has its own problems dealing with the fallout of the melt-down, it still offers a homeland for any Jew who can make the trip. While there aren't many synagogues sitll in existence, the ones that are left have a firce and loyal following.
☪ ISLAM ☪
There has been a renaissance in the Islamic faith, the likes of which have not been seen since before the Crusades. In America this has been due to the purging of anti-ethnic terminology and doctrine. There is a mosque in almost every American city. People of all colors and backgrounds are flocking to this religion. During the collapse period, the dietary laws saved many Muslims from the septic conditions prevalent at the time. Both sects of the faith, Shiite and Suni, are here to stay. Islam is especially prevalent among the urban poor; the majority of Americans.
☸ BUDDHISM ☸
Buddhism has grown significantly in America. The change in form and doctrine are the slightest of any major religions. As people emigrated from India wholesale the sect of Jainism has also grown as well.
██ ADDITIONAL NOTES ON RELIGION ██
Many other religons are evident in America as well. Among Christian churches, three particular sects stand out. Since Mormons are, as a tenet of their faith, required to keep a year's supply of food for their family, this allowed a greater proportion of Mormons to survive the Collapse. Although the Mormons have been accused of being both fascist and racist by some critics, they are, adn will probably remain, one of the most properful blocs in the West.
The Scientologists have also fared better than most, probably due to their skill in using the media and an immense amount of stored wealth. During the Collapse, large numbers of believers were lost in both Florida and California, but the sect has been rebuilt through skillful advertising.
In the areas of Dixie that can actually support religion, there has been a resurgence of Fundamentalist Christianity. There are already six major Evangelical Televideo channels funded by opportunists.
██ FRINGE RELIGIONS ██
BEATIFIED CIRCLE OF THE CELTS
A small sect living in isolated communities far from any city. Mainly composed of people who ran away from the fear and aggression of modern life, the Circle tries to guide its flock back to the old celtic ways of communion with nature. led by a group of elders called Druids, they are a peace-loving group who just want to be left alone. They can usually be found either working on their farms or in forests (what's left of them), carrying out tree worship, it is only a matter of time before a corporation tries to get rid of them.
☥ THE IMMORTAL PYRAMID ☥
A strange group, the members of the Pyramid believe human beings to be nothing more than particularly intelligent animals. Therefore, humans don't have souls and thus do not surivve death. This religion draws heavily upon the belifs and ideas of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, incorporating aspects of Rosicrucian and Masonic ritual, with some signicance attached to the various Greek titles for academic exxcellence (Phil Beta Kappa, etc.). Although the ancient Egyptian considered life after death a fact, the cult has disregarded this and proclaimed the gods were actually a mix of animal and man, proving beyond a doubt that man IS an animal and nothing more.
This has led to an obsession with avoiding death. Cult members are very cautious, always carrying/wearing various forms of protective equipment, and fleeing from any mildly dangerous situation. They are currently trying to find enough money to build and enormous data-center shaped like a pyramid. If they succeed, they will try to download their minds into the memory banks and wait in safety until someone finds a way to make them truly immortal.
⚛ WORSHIPPERS OF THE NIGHT ⚛
The Worshippers are closer to a vilante group. Garbed in all white armored clothing, they roam the streets at night to "protect the night's holiness against the evil that surrounds us."
Considering the night a time of rest and of spirtitual purification which should be available to everyone, the Worshippers have decided to make the ultimate sacrifice and sleep in the day, thus keeping the night safe for the rest of us.
Despite their reliance on donations, the Worshippers are often funded by corporations for short periods of time. Several companies like the have the sect patrol their areas because they are less costly than mercenaries, don't require hazard pay, and will fight to the bitter end. On the other hand, they don't "work" during the day.
▩ CASFG (Coalition Against the Satanic Fellowship of the Gods) ▩
This is perhaps one of the most paranoid groups on the planet with an entire system of belief based on the assumption that a group of evil entities (gods) control the destiny of the entine human race. Fortunately, good gods exist, but in order to enable them to win, the CASFG must weaken the grip of evil on the world.
Coalition members have begun to kill various prominent persons they believe are used as puppets by the Evil Ones. Their suicidal tactics are hard to counter by security forces; some corporations are becoming alarmed/annoyed and may start their own "counter-cleansing" procedure soon.
The popularity of religion has fluxed greatly in recent years. A number of scandals in various religious organizations led many to question their faith, and abandon organized churches wholesale in the 90's. But as the years of martial law and ecological disaster literally ripped through communities, religion on the parish scale once again became popular; while Bishops and Cardinals sat on high, local priests mostly ignores their rulings and helped their own communities in any way they could, even feeding and sheltering them if possible. People regained their faith. Slowly this "grass roots" movement gained popularity, and in time modernized the religious structure of America.
♰ THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ♰
After the 2014 reforms, the Catholic church has seen a strong surge of popularity. With a more modern view of birth control a married priesthood, coupled with a revived image as a safe haven in times of need, the Church has enjoyed a following larger than it's had in the last fifty years.
More and more, Catholic churches have become a sign of stability in a hectic world. The church is still a world power, and the Swiss troops which the Vatican maintains and a standing army have been used, on more than one occasion, to counter Corporation-backed threats against church-owned lands. The Church, now more than ever, "looks after its own," and will go to great lengths to protect even a single member. There have been several cases of unlucky Catholics hunted by one Corporation or another, who have fled to the Church for sanctuary. The usually vanish into the structure of the church, never to be threatened again.
✡ JUDAISM ✡
Judaism in America has not fared well in the post-Collapse period. With the problems in the Middle east, and the cessation of Israeli relations in the wake of the meltdown (Isreal has never forgiven America for the lack of warning in that Crisis), the Jews in America feel cut off and alone. While Israel has its own problems dealing with the fallout of the melt-down, it still offers a homeland for any Jew who can make the trip. While there aren't many synagogues sitll in existence, the ones that are left have a firce and loyal following.
☪ ISLAM ☪
There has been a renaissance in the Islamic faith, the likes of which have not been seen since before the Crusades. In America this has been due to the purging of anti-ethnic terminology and doctrine. There is a mosque in almost every American city. People of all colors and backgrounds are flocking to this religion. During the collapse period, the dietary laws saved many Muslims from the septic conditions prevalent at the time. Both sects of the faith, Shiite and Suni, are here to stay. Islam is especially prevalent among the urban poor; the majority of Americans.
☸ BUDDHISM ☸
Buddhism has grown significantly in America. The change in form and doctrine are the slightest of any major religions. As people emigrated from India wholesale the sect of Jainism has also grown as well.
██ ADDITIONAL NOTES ON RELIGION ██
Many other religons are evident in America as well. Among Christian churches, three particular sects stand out. Since Mormons are, as a tenet of their faith, required to keep a year's supply of food for their family, this allowed a greater proportion of Mormons to survive the Collapse. Although the Mormons have been accused of being both fascist and racist by some critics, they are, adn will probably remain, one of the most properful blocs in the West.
The Scientologists have also fared better than most, probably due to their skill in using the media and an immense amount of stored wealth. During the Collapse, large numbers of believers were lost in both Florida and California, but the sect has been rebuilt through skillful advertising.
In the areas of Dixie that can actually support religion, there has been a resurgence of Fundamentalist Christianity. There are already six major Evangelical Televideo channels funded by opportunists.
██ FRINGE RELIGIONS ██
BEATIFIED CIRCLE OF THE CELTS
A small sect living in isolated communities far from any city. Mainly composed of people who ran away from the fear and aggression of modern life, the Circle tries to guide its flock back to the old celtic ways of communion with nature. led by a group of elders called Druids, they are a peace-loving group who just want to be left alone. They can usually be found either working on their farms or in forests (what's left of them), carrying out tree worship, it is only a matter of time before a corporation tries to get rid of them.
☥ THE IMMORTAL PYRAMID ☥
A strange group, the members of the Pyramid believe human beings to be nothing more than particularly intelligent animals. Therefore, humans don't have souls and thus do not surivve death. This religion draws heavily upon the belifs and ideas of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, incorporating aspects of Rosicrucian and Masonic ritual, with some signicance attached to the various Greek titles for academic exxcellence (Phil Beta Kappa, etc.). Although the ancient Egyptian considered life after death a fact, the cult has disregarded this and proclaimed the gods were actually a mix of animal and man, proving beyond a doubt that man IS an animal and nothing more.
This has led to an obsession with avoiding death. Cult members are very cautious, always carrying/wearing various forms of protective equipment, and fleeing from any mildly dangerous situation. They are currently trying to find enough money to build and enormous data-center shaped like a pyramid. If they succeed, they will try to download their minds into the memory banks and wait in safety until someone finds a way to make them truly immortal.
⚛ WORSHIPPERS OF THE NIGHT ⚛
The Worshippers are closer to a vilante group. Garbed in all white armored clothing, they roam the streets at night to "protect the night's holiness against the evil that surrounds us."
Considering the night a time of rest and of spirtitual purification which should be available to everyone, the Worshippers have decided to make the ultimate sacrifice and sleep in the day, thus keeping the night safe for the rest of us.
Despite their reliance on donations, the Worshippers are often funded by corporations for short periods of time. Several companies like the have the sect patrol their areas because they are less costly than mercenaries, don't require hazard pay, and will fight to the bitter end. On the other hand, they don't "work" during the day.
▩ CASFG (Coalition Against the Satanic Fellowship of the Gods) ▩
This is perhaps one of the most paranoid groups on the planet with an entire system of belief based on the assumption that a group of evil entities (gods) control the destiny of the entine human race. Fortunately, good gods exist, but in order to enable them to win, the CASFG must weaken the grip of evil on the world.
Coalition members have begun to kill various prominent persons they believe are used as puppets by the Evil Ones. Their suicidal tactics are hard to counter by security forces; some corporations are becoming alarmed/annoyed and may start their own "counter-cleansing" procedure soon.
GM
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@Lonewolf685
@Wernher
@Sundrop
@Komager
@Thecrash20
To those who showed interest, welcome!
The 411, info on what's going on right now will be done today.
Fluff for the factions will be done today or tomorrow.
Post your CS here or pm me and @tfd.
Thanks!
We're happy to answer any questions.
@Wernher
@Sundrop
@Komager
@Thecrash20
To those who showed interest, welcome!
The 411, info on what's going on right now will be done today.
Fluff for the factions will be done today or tomorrow.
Post your CS here or pm me and @tfd.
Thanks!
We're happy to answer any questions.
Lonewolf685 Inquisitive and Immortal
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Sweetness in life. I'll see about getting a CS out sooner rather then later.
Should mention this coming week is going to be a bit hectic in some regards; Birthdays, leaving job, etc, but I'll do what I can to be active and I'll have plenty of time after Friday.
Should mention this coming week is going to be a bit hectic in some regards; Birthdays, leaving job, etc, but I'll do what I can to be active and I'll have plenty of time after Friday.
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Lonewolf685 Inquisitive and Immortal
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@DeadDrop
By they way, you mentioned this in the interest check;
And I thought you may want to add a line to the OOC to reflect that there are other background options. I presume not everyone would notice it buried in the interest check's posts, after all.
By they way, you mentioned this in the interest check;
The lore and resources will be provided in OOC.
I forgot to mention, the roles listed aren't the only roles you can play.
If you can think it you can play it, probably. (prostitute, unemployed, news stand owner etc)
The ones listed are what most fall into, and they break into their own jobs (e.g. drug dealer would fall under fixer, merc would be solo).
TFD will be responding to most messages, I'll do the clean up when I get to work.
And I thought you may want to add a line to the OOC to reflect that there are other background options. I presume not everyone would notice it buried in the interest check's posts, after all.
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Komager Back from the Dead
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Looking good. I'll start work on my CS but will probably wait for all the information to be up before I complete and post it.
Lonewolf685 Inquisitive and Immortal
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Sorry If I'm posting too much but I wanted to ask about the armor and clothing section. I'm a bit inexperienced in this style so I was curious for some clarification on that. For example,
If I'm looking at the Kevlar Clothing set at 45 Eurobucks, and I wanted the style to be Edgerunner with Super Chiq quality and Acid / Alkali resistance, then would I be multiplying the cost by the accumulated 1250% to get 562.5 for the total cost?
Might be a stupidly obvious thing to ask, but you know what they say about assumptions.
If I'm looking at the Kevlar Clothing set at 45 Eurobucks, and I wanted the style to be Edgerunner with Super Chiq quality and Acid / Alkali resistance, then would I be multiplying the cost by the accumulated 1250% to get 562.5 for the total cost?
Might be a stupidly obvious thing to ask, but you know what they say about assumptions.
TheWendil The Wendil-Sama™ / ಠ_ಠ
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I'm possibly interested. My answer of verification is if you see a CS from me or not.
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KoL Knight of Lorelei
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Pretty much the same as the @TheWindel.
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Lonewolf685 Inquisitive and Immortal
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>Goes for the genius netrunner character.
>Cannot even into math.
Oh yeah, look at that. Damn those things are pricey. Well, I'll await for further clarification for the clothing price and edit a little.
>Cannot even into math.
Oh yeah, look at that. Damn those things are pricey. Well, I'll await for further clarification for the clothing price and edit a little.
GM
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I'm possibly interested. My answer of verification is if you see a CS from me or not.
Pretty much the same as the @TheWindel.
Thanks for the interest guys, hope to hear from you two soon!
>Goes for the genius netrunner character.
>Cannot even into math.
Oh yeah, look at that. Damn those things are pricey. Well, I'll await for further clarification for the clothing price and edit a little.
We haven't decided a pricing for the tiers of clothing (shit =/= designer).
That will be up for @tfd who'll clarify soon.
Sorry If I'm posting too much but I wanted to ask about the armor and clothing section. I'm a bit inexperienced in this style so I was curious for some clarification on that. For example,
If I'm looking at the Kevlar Clothing set at 45 Eurobucks, and I wanted the style to be Edgerunner with Super Chiq quality and Acid / Alkali resistance, then would I be multiplying the cost by the accumulated 1250% to get 562.5 for the total cost?
Might be a stupidly obvious thing to ask, but you know what they say about assumptions.
epicwords.com/attachments/16996
Clothing can be found here.
I don't think it's by the % as shown, that's to be ignored for now while we work on fixes for that pricing.
@tfd
Looking good. I'll start work on my CS but will probably wait for all the information to be up before I complete and post it.
I'll start on the factions when I get to work, if TFD is too busy I'll do the story aswell tonight :)
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Lonewolf685 Inquisitive and Immortal
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<Snipped quote by Lonewolf685>
epicwords.com/attachments/16996
Clothing can be found here.
I don't think it's by the % as shown, that's to be ignored for now while we work on fixes for that pricing.
@tfd
Oh. Well then that certainly gives me a lot more money to work with if my kevlar clothes aren't 1000% more expensive, though the uncertainty leaves me curious how to proceed. Umm, hmm, guess I'll just find something else to put the money towards and not account for clothing for the time being. Chalk them up to gifts/stolen/ debt or something for later reconciling.
CS will be up later tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest.
GM
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<Snipped quote>
Oh. Well then that certainly gives me a lot more money to work with if my kevlar clothes aren't 1000% more expensive, though the uncertainty leaves me curious how to proceed. Umm, hmm, guess I'll just find something else to put the money towards and not account for clothing for the time being. Chalk them up to gifts/stolen/ debt or something for later reconciling.
CS will be up later tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest.
You're better off buying a flakk jacket or something.
Also I updated the CS, very minor stuff. Sorry @Wernher
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@DeadDrop, @tfd
Just a question, but how much of this RP will be played using tabletop mechanics?
None.
We're using the setting from the book, the items, gear etc and other lore stuffys.
You just need the book to be a helping hand, the only like RPG elements would be managing that sweet sweet Eurobuck and how much you spend on gear, armor etc...
@DeadDrop And edited.
Me and TFD will czech it out later.
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@DeadDrop
That's....certainly an interesting thing to hear. Kind of makes stats and the like go out the window and I have to wonder now how much of what's available has any practical use now.
I'll need to consider somethings with my CS, so will be a bit delayed. Shouldn't be an issue since the RP seems like it needs some more time to cook.
That's....certainly an interesting thing to hear. Kind of makes stats and the like go out the window and I have to wonder now how much of what's available has any practical use now.
I'll need to consider somethings with my CS, so will be a bit delayed. Shouldn't be an issue since the RP seems like it needs some more time to cook.
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@DeadDrop
That's....certainly an interesting thing to hear. Kind of makes stats and the like go out the window and I have to wonder now how much of what's available has any practical use now.
I don't want to put people through skills checks, and all that.
The skills still exist, their silent I guess. You're good at what you're good at, your character isn't perfect. A cop isn't going to be able to do the same a media could. Not without some charisma chips, y'know?
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So this is what I have so far. I haven't gone through the reading in great depth so I can almost guarantee there's a whole tonne of inconsistencies with the lore and errors that will need correcting. I wasn't sure how to tie his story together and bring him into the gang so any advice on that would be very welcome. Of course criticism is welcome, I can change whatever needs to be changed. Once I've nailed down the character I'll work out all his augmentations and armaments etc.
LOOKS
Nate is not a physically imposing man, standing at a rather average six feet tall, with a long legs and a slim, wiry build. He always stands slightly slouched or leant on something, creating a casual and relaxed air about him. His hair is jet black, as is the thick stubble that covers his squared jaw. His nose is large and comes to a sharp point. His eyes glow orange from his implants, and he always has an earpiece in his right ear. He often wears a long brown coat lined with red, with black boots and gloves. His outfit is deliberately chosen to make him look larger than he is, partly out of an acute self awareness of his skinny frame making him look an easy target and partly because he finds it more comfortable than tight fitting garb.
PSYCHE
Nate is an easy going, confident man, sure of himself almost to the point of irritating arrogance. Cool under pressure, Nate prioritises efficiency, and almost everything he does is fast and purposeful. When he speaks, he does so for a reason, preferring to avoid idle small talk when possible. Intelligent in his field, Nate is stubborn and struggles to be told he's wrong. When he has ideas and others reject them, he finds himself sulking almost like a child. Despite being talented at his job, many doubt Nate because of his immaturity and childish tendencies.
HEAT.
Nate is known to the police due to his current occupation of performing illegal black market surgeries and installations to people too poor to get treatment in federal hospitals, but is considered a small time criminal and they don't waste their time hunting for him. While his methods aren't always clean, they get the job done, although a few unsatisfied customers have sent thugs after him to collect refunds, leaving a few bumps and bruises in the process. While he'd like to be able to say he does it to help others, it's really because it's easy money, and the demand is high.
STREET CRED
Basically no-one. Those he's helped know his name and tell their friends in need, but he's a far cry from a legend of the streets of Night City.
THE STORY
In hindsight, compared to most others, Nate Dawson had lived a very mundane and sheltered life so far. Nate was born in Old Downtown region of Night City, as the eldest of three children. Nate's father, Jay, was a dockworker, living a life of manual labour, while his mother, Maria, worked as an administrative assistant at the Night City Medical Center. His two younger siblings are his sister Jessica, 4 years his junior, and brother Theo, 6 years younger than him. With both of their parents working shifts often more than 5 days a week, it was usually Nate's job to take care of his younger siblings, even from a very young age.
Nate worked hard in school, with his favourite subjects being biology, chemistry and technical engineering. He dreamed of being an engineer, hoping to set up his own company and develop his own augmentations to sell to the general public, hoping one day he would be able to earn enough money to set his family up comfortably somewhere away from the dark and dangerous Night City. However, this dream never materialised, and when an opening arose for an internship at the Night City Medical Center through his mother, he gratefully jumped at the chance. Seeing it as just a chance to gain some experience and earn a bit of cash, Nate instead got an experience that changed his ambitions entirely. He was adamant he wanted to become a surgeon.
Nate worked hard over the next year and eventually, with a little inside help from his mother, scraped his way into the Night City Medical School. At the NCMS he was in an environment in which he thrived; faced with new and exciting tasks every day, fed more knowledge than one man could ever want. It was here that Nate really grew into the man he is today, learning all the skills he needed to become a surgeon and becoming a confident, calm and collected young man. Nate passed his finals with flying colours and graduated from the NCMS, walking straight into a graduate position as a surgery assistant at the Medical Center, where he would observe and assist a senior surgeon and learn all the procedures and tricks for the job he hoped to inherit.
After two years at the centre, Nate still hadn't progressed to the position of a full surgeon. His boss claimed it was because he wasn't ready, but Nate had meticulously memorised every procedure he had witnessed. Brimming with enthusiasm and charisma, there had never been a man more ready, and Nate felt they were deliberately holding him back. When Nate's father was let go from his job at the docks times were tough, and Nate did all he could to help support his family off his meagre junior surgeon's salary. However, with job searches proving fruitless, his family upped stakes and moved out of the city, moving first to Monterey and then further north to San Francisco when that proved just as unsuccessful. Nate remained in Night City alone, adamant to fulfil his hopes of becoming a surgeon.
Yet Nate made no progress. He had seen new graduates come, ascend and leave in the years he worked there. Eventually he quit, and went freelance. He never informed his family, who still believe he works as a junior surgeon at the NCMC. However, Nate now works as a freelance surgeon, performing black market surgeries and installations of illegally acquired custom augmentations. This is where he earned the nickname 'Stitch', which he often uses as a street name to hide his true identity. The money is much, much better than it was at the center, although it does carry a much greater risk of being shot in the back down a dark alleyway.
ARMED IN THE ONE AND TWENTY
Clothing and Armour (48EB)
Weapons (150EB)
Augments (650EB)
Gear (1140EB)
TOTAL: 1988EB
...AND THE REST
Nate 'Stitch' Dawson
"Please try not to scream. This is probably gonna hurt. A lot."
LOOKS
Nate is not a physically imposing man, standing at a rather average six feet tall, with a long legs and a slim, wiry build. He always stands slightly slouched or leant on something, creating a casual and relaxed air about him. His hair is jet black, as is the thick stubble that covers his squared jaw. His nose is large and comes to a sharp point. His eyes glow orange from his implants, and he always has an earpiece in his right ear. He often wears a long brown coat lined with red, with black boots and gloves. His outfit is deliberately chosen to make him look larger than he is, partly out of an acute self awareness of his skinny frame making him look an easy target and partly because he finds it more comfortable than tight fitting garb.
PSYCHE
Nate is an easy going, confident man, sure of himself almost to the point of irritating arrogance. Cool under pressure, Nate prioritises efficiency, and almost everything he does is fast and purposeful. When he speaks, he does so for a reason, preferring to avoid idle small talk when possible. Intelligent in his field, Nate is stubborn and struggles to be told he's wrong. When he has ideas and others reject them, he finds himself sulking almost like a child. Despite being talented at his job, many doubt Nate because of his immaturity and childish tendencies.
HEAT.
Nate is known to the police due to his current occupation of performing illegal black market surgeries and installations to people too poor to get treatment in federal hospitals, but is considered a small time criminal and they don't waste their time hunting for him. While his methods aren't always clean, they get the job done, although a few unsatisfied customers have sent thugs after him to collect refunds, leaving a few bumps and bruises in the process. While he'd like to be able to say he does it to help others, it's really because it's easy money, and the demand is high.
STREET CRED
Basically no-one. Those he's helped know his name and tell their friends in need, but he's a far cry from a legend of the streets of Night City.
THE STORY
In hindsight, compared to most others, Nate Dawson had lived a very mundane and sheltered life so far. Nate was born in Old Downtown region of Night City, as the eldest of three children. Nate's father, Jay, was a dockworker, living a life of manual labour, while his mother, Maria, worked as an administrative assistant at the Night City Medical Center. His two younger siblings are his sister Jessica, 4 years his junior, and brother Theo, 6 years younger than him. With both of their parents working shifts often more than 5 days a week, it was usually Nate's job to take care of his younger siblings, even from a very young age.
Nate worked hard in school, with his favourite subjects being biology, chemistry and technical engineering. He dreamed of being an engineer, hoping to set up his own company and develop his own augmentations to sell to the general public, hoping one day he would be able to earn enough money to set his family up comfortably somewhere away from the dark and dangerous Night City. However, this dream never materialised, and when an opening arose for an internship at the Night City Medical Center through his mother, he gratefully jumped at the chance. Seeing it as just a chance to gain some experience and earn a bit of cash, Nate instead got an experience that changed his ambitions entirely. He was adamant he wanted to become a surgeon.
Nate worked hard over the next year and eventually, with a little inside help from his mother, scraped his way into the Night City Medical School. At the NCMS he was in an environment in which he thrived; faced with new and exciting tasks every day, fed more knowledge than one man could ever want. It was here that Nate really grew into the man he is today, learning all the skills he needed to become a surgeon and becoming a confident, calm and collected young man. Nate passed his finals with flying colours and graduated from the NCMS, walking straight into a graduate position as a surgery assistant at the Medical Center, where he would observe and assist a senior surgeon and learn all the procedures and tricks for the job he hoped to inherit.
After two years at the centre, Nate still hadn't progressed to the position of a full surgeon. His boss claimed it was because he wasn't ready, but Nate had meticulously memorised every procedure he had witnessed. Brimming with enthusiasm and charisma, there had never been a man more ready, and Nate felt they were deliberately holding him back. When Nate's father was let go from his job at the docks times were tough, and Nate did all he could to help support his family off his meagre junior surgeon's salary. However, with job searches proving fruitless, his family upped stakes and moved out of the city, moving first to Monterey and then further north to San Francisco when that proved just as unsuccessful. Nate remained in Night City alone, adamant to fulfil his hopes of becoming a surgeon.
Yet Nate made no progress. He had seen new graduates come, ascend and leave in the years he worked there. Eventually he quit, and went freelance. He never informed his family, who still believe he works as a junior surgeon at the NCMC. However, Nate now works as a freelance surgeon, performing black market surgeries and installations of illegally acquired custom augmentations. This is where he earned the nickname 'Stitch', which he often uses as a street name to hide his true identity. The money is much, much better than it was at the center, although it does carry a much greater risk of being shot in the back down a dark alleyway.
ARMED IN THE ONE AND TWENTY
Clothing and Armour (48EB)
- Kevlar Clothing (Torso) - 45EB
- Athelon Nylon Carrybag - 3EB
Weapons (150EB)
- Federated Arms X-22 - 150EB
Augments (650EB)
- Cyberoptic - 650EB
- Basic Eye Module - 500EB
- Micro-optics - 150EB
Gear (1140EB)
- Surgery Kit - 400EB
- Techscanner - 600EB
- Basic Medical Kit - 120EB
- Protective Goggles - 20EB
TOTAL: 1988EB
...AND THE REST
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