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This is an unusual check, as I don’t have a story or game in mind. Rather, I have a few characters that I’d like to re-use. These are all characters that either I really liked and want to play again, or didn’t even get to play at all.

Obviously, these characters were all written for specific settings and specific stories, but I’m interested in more of the general vibe of these characters, so a lot can be changed. There’s a lot of little details, but the big picture is more important.
I’ll leave a little note above each hider about the kind of RP they were in, and the kind of things I’d like to do with them. These notes are not the only options I’m willing to listen to just about any idea. The worst that can happen is I’ll say I’m not interested.

What I’m looking for: Either a 1x1 or a small group, no more than five players. A small group is my preference, I’ve had a lot of fun on this site with small, dedicated groups of three or four. I’m looking for partners rather than just players, though. I’d like to build the story and setting together.

Honestly, bonus points if you bring your own recycled character to the table. It might be fun to try to beat the concepts together until something new comes out of them.

I’m looking for a heavy focus on the characters and their relationships with each other. That can mean friendship, romance, familial kinship, as long as the characters are actually connected to each other in a way(whether that be from their histories, or due to the circumstances of the story).

I’m loose about post length expectations, but I’d like to see one round of posts in a week at least. I have no upper end to posting speed expectations; if we post multiple times a day that would be great! But it usually won’t work out that way.

As far as quality standards go: My measure of quality is based on whether what you said made sense or not. As long as we’re writing the same story, and you’re not ignoring lore in every post, I won’t get on you about grammar or spelling(unless you ask me to). Posts should move the story forward, or introduce new information.

NOTE: These character sheets have been copied and pasted almost exactly as they were in their original threads, and so contain story and setting elements that I did not write. I didn’t want to change these things until I knew what I was changing them to, so I left them intact for now. If you recognize a setting or concept that you made in here, rest assured that I won’t be using it.

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Billy was written for a game where a loose social group all reunite for a high school reunion, and accidentally get super powers. While I think he has a really cool power, this character isn’t locked into being involved in a super power based roleplay(but it totally can be!). He was originally written to be a mundane character getting sucked into an extraordinary adventure, so things of that nature are on the table.
He obviously seems like he’s primed for a band roleplay. I’ve never done one, but it might be interesting. Maybe band gets super powers? Maybe “retro 70’s cartoon revamped for the modern age” style story where a band frequently and inexplicably deals with supernatural threats and mysteries?
I did like the reunion story, so I’d be willing to retread that ground a little, though definitely not the same setup. Combining with the previous idea, there could be something in reforming an old band or something like that.



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Cyberpunk can be a grim genre, but I’d like to keep things a little more light-hearted. That doesn’t mean clean and peaceful. I’d love some good old fashioned hyper-violence, but I don’t want to get angsty about it, you know? I’d prefer the tone of Borderlands to Cyberpunk 2077.
This character can fit in a lot of places, and other than that tonal preference, I don’t have any real limitations, though the character is meant to be days old at the start of the story.



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Princess Fazra is a particular favorite. She was written for a roleplay centered around a school for badly behaved royals, the gag being that she was a perfect heir who was sent there by accident. She’s a fun character, easily misunderstood by casual acquaintances. I’m going to be pretty strict on what orcs are like if I use this character, so be prepared for that. She can fit in a lot of medieval roleplays, and there’s a lot of fun tropes that she can fit into pretty easily.

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I'm trying to get back into RP. Your orcs sound awesome. I am also bad at plotting heavy duty story, but people have said my characters are fun. So that's something.
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Interested, as you know from Discord.
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I would be interested in writing some cyberpunk. I use to play shadowrun when it first came out.

Here is a rough character idea I have..





Name: Andria “Andy” Greenwell
Alias: Fix
Gender: Female

High Concept: Former Corporate medical researcher
Occupation: MedTech
Problem: Socialite (I was someone..)

Attribute 1: Expert doc
Attribute 2: I have friends that can help…
Attribute 3: Everything costs something…
Attribute 4:

Age: 22

Family: Andy was raised and educated in the corporate world till the bottom fell out. Her parents were mid level managers and a brother that died at a young age. When Edgerunners hit their compound Andy’s world changed. Her family disappeared and Andy found herself on the run and living on the streets.

Vehicle:

Equipment:
Basic medical equipment (think poorly stocked clinic)
Dual induction jacks (one decking, one rigging)

Skills:

Medicine
Cybertech (or Electronics) contacts
Rapport/etiquette Investigate Rigging
Resources Decking fight Stealth

Personality: Andy is highly educated and careful about what she does. She takes her oath as a doctor seriously. She is not the most street-smart person (though learning). There are runners who watch out for her in exchange for medical services. Andy would rather run than be in a fight. Andy liked living a good life and hopes to open a clinic with a better living area. Andy wants to trust people but has learned to get payment before working on people.

Likes/Dislikes:
Andy likes a good challenge, new equipment, good books (yes, she is old fashion) and being treated well.
Andy dislikes wetwork with no real reason and synthfood, and soycaf.

Backstory:
Sitting on in the parking lot of an old, abandoned warehouse, Andy cursed. Her dodge bulldog was having troubles again. The internal sensors reported there was an electrical problem in a module. It would be more money than she could scrounge at this time. She needed some work or some luck to go her way.
Leaning against the vehicle she thought about her life growing up. The vehicles did not break down and when they did there was a fleet of mechanics standing by. She sighed.
Her parent’s would be alarmed at how she was living. Sword wounds from street sams, bullet wounds, riggers getting caught in their rigs, and deckers hitting ice. She had seen a lot that they had not prepared her for in medical school.
Her van was a gift from some runners who had used it and gave it to her as payment. It had cost her two months wages to get a decker to clear the title. She had changed the transponders so she did not worry to much about getting pulled over.
She so wanted a break to come her way. She was tired of harvesting cyberware from bodies and selling on the black market or installing them.
Andy had been heading to a nice home in a corporate enclave, working her way up. She cursed her ex-fiancé who had sold out to runners which put her on the run after he was killed.
Contacts:
A mechanic – Everyone needs a mechanic to help them out.
A fence – Someone who moves Blackmarket goods and can sometimes get medical supplies for her.
A decker –
Mr. Johnson -
Someone in politics/higher social standing.
Various runners – can get some things from them, always has a cost.
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Quick thanksgiving day response, there's a good chance I won't reply again today.

I'm trying to get back into RP. Your orcs sound awesome. I am also bad at plotting heavy duty story, but people have said my characters are fun. So that's something.


Tell me what kind of character you would play in a game with Fazra! Don't worry about what story they might have, we can think of that later.

If you happen to have a sheet to post, even if it's from a completely unrelated roleplay, feel free. That's all I did in the opening post lol.

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I can see a plot where a desperate, down on her luck ripper-doc finds E13, who is certainly valuable, but also sentient, bringing weird ethical dilemmas.

A quick note, I'm not familiar with Shadowrun, so some of your terminology is different from what I know from Cyberpunk 2077.
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Cyberpunk came after. Was just reading through the glossary of terms. They could not use the Shadowrun terms due to copyright!

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Hate to "well actually," but the Cyberpunk ttrpg franchise actually predates Shadowrun by one year. Shadowrun first published in 89, Cyberpunk was in 88.

But the genre is older than both, and it's just a difference in slang. I just happen to be familiar with one and not the other.
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You are right.. I came out the year before I graduated college and I remember reading some of the influencing books!!

I spent 20 minutes making a table mapping terms between the two systems. So, I would still be interested. Going to read a bit more to see what I can learn.
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I realized that Billy would actually work really well as a cyberpunk character. In the Cyberpunk TTRPG there's actually a class called the "Rockerboy" that's basically a sci-fi bard.

So here's the setup I have in mind, it kind of combines a handful of ideas. Andy and Billy knew each other in high school(we'll need to discuss what that entailed), but haven't kept in touch. Maybe it was a fancy private school.

Fast-forward some years, they've both lived their lives in a way, Billy ends up with some kind of crazy cybernetics tech in him(I'll need to think of how) and the company that owns it is after him. Andy is the only person he even remotely knows who has a medical background, and he seeks her out for help removing it(or else somehow disguising it so he can't be tracked). She can't help immediately for some reason or another, but Billy is wealthy, and once the Corp is off his tail, he can pay handsomely. Now they're stuck together until either the job is done, or they get killed.

How do you feel about a small group, though? I don't know how they'd fit in, necessarily, but if you(or anyone else reading this!) Has an idea, feel free to chime in.

EDIT: Actually, little pivot here. Artist sells out for fame and fortune, only to later regret it after finding out how much of his life has record label has control over.

It turns out some piece of cyberware that his label so kindly had installed is allowing them to track him. He doesn't know what it is or how it works. He does something desperate to blind the Corp, allowing him to get away, but it's only a matter of time before they're back on his tail. As with the previous idea, he goes to Andy, the only person he can think of.
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Also, here's a cyberpunk concept I came up with that never saw use. Basically an anti-capitalist gang. I don't know how they fit in, but maybe they will.

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Sounds good to me. I do not mind a group either.

I can make her a bit more of a bad girl. That was part of my idea to have her be a bit techie so she could drive or run drones….
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Hello, sorry for the delay. Life inhaled by holiday. Character 1 would be Kijani - in fantasy-type universes, she's always some sort of noble. One who would know the ins and outs of the court. A flawless bearing, but far more hidden behind a practiced smile than anyone realizes. Sheet is from a superhero game, but the personality doesn't change.


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@Mistress Dizzy She could be really fun as a fantasy character. Maybe a princess or noble's daughter with a keen interest in scholarship.

I'm actually having a conversation with someone about a story with Fazra, if you're interested in a small group we can see if we can fit all three characters into something.

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I'm sorry, but I'm more interested in a story with this character, so I'll have to call a rain check, as it were. If you're open to it in the future, maybe we can pick the idea back up.
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@GiskThat's just up my alley!
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What if they're related through marriage? In Fazra's backstory(as it currently stands, I can and will change it if necessary for our own story) her father married into a noble/royal family to make an alliance with a human kingdom. Maybe Kijani is a cousin, or even a step sibling(Fazra currently has a human step brother in her background already).

You certainly don't have to go with that, just something in throwing at the wall.
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@Gisk The idea has merit! Never played her with a sibling before, so it's new ground to explore.
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