Sho Minazuki

High Table Stories [30 Red Days]

I think it's nice people really get what kinds of missions Vellum Society members go on.

@FourtyTwo Those two look fine to me, but if I had to say anything, some more specifics for Han's backstory would be good. If I had to say, it would be in relation to the Xuanlong move into South Korea, but there's lack of information, so I'll give you a quick rundown.

The Xuanlong recently made a move on South Korea which was previously held by another high ranking Triad member. In a swift move using locals and exploiting authorities, they managed to uproot their leading structure and then violently cleaned them up afterwards. The RP will basically kick off at the end of their purges, so this move is incredibly recent. I imagine it would've taken a few months total to find every bit of resistance, as well as hunt down non-Triad gangs to remove their influence too, violently or otherwise. The Xuanlong leader is meant to be quite ruthless, and probably the most bloody of the factions.

Hopefully, that will help you be more specific. Elise is good to go though.

Anyway, I may not allow more than two playing characters per player though. At the moment it's fine since there's not an awful lot of players.

@Izurich@Thayr You two are now good to go too.

If I may suggest for everyone though, please provide pictures of your preferred gear. While not absolutely critical I find myself looking them up anyhow, so I figure it may be cool to have them on easy display in your profiles.

High Table Stories [30 Red Days]

@Izurich I don't see anything that needs changing, but I'd like to make some suggestions for skills. Things like gadget usage, reconnaissance, and handling of explosives would be something a secret agent would have skills in.

@Thayr I plan to have a discord eventually. Just getting things out one by one.

High Table Stories [30 Red Days]

@Sho Minazuki This may be obvious, but can't hurt to make sure.

Is it correct to assume that we're operating on "Action Movie Logic" in the RP? As in, otherwise debilitating wounds IRL become superficial enough to continue fighting, the conservation of ninjutsu trope being in effect (tl;dr: One vs Many (Mooks) is viable), and conveniently never running out of ammo. All three applies... until the plot deems otherwise, just like in the movies.

@Izurich

To some degree. For injuries you can power through them or survive some for awhile, but it will be noted. I just wanna say if you sustain a lot of injuries, I may start warning you further injury will be dangerous. I don't want to make too many repercussions for this, so that people can have as dramatic a mission or as clean a mission as they want, but don't push it too far.

There's a reason I have an equipment/loadout section too. You can reasonably assume your preferred firearms won't run out of ammunition as quickly as weapons that you've chosen for your loadout for that mission. My expectation is the weapons you've chosen are just a means for a particular situation you expect to be dealing with.

Also you can just make use of weapons within the facility or dropped by enemies too, so realistically you're not running out of ammunition unless you run up against an extended horde of melee fighters.

High Table Stories [30 Red Days]

Reserved of course

30 Red Days - John Wick Universe

Ok planning's done, or enough of it is done to accommodate play for long enough.

Here is the OOC

@FourtyTwo@Izurich@BigPapaBelial

High Table Stories [30 Red Days]

High Table Stories

Following the death of a member of the High Table, the seat had been left open with no one set to fill it. Arriani Geverran was a fine man who valued the traditions his position championed, perhaps with more cold zeal than any other, such that many believe this characteristic may have ultimately been his undoing. The many families under him and even those unaffiliated have begun a scramble for power, killing their rivals while the High Table's remaining members began a process for deciding Arriani's successor.

As each day passes, possible candidates die one by one, assassins of this dark cabal begin making a name for themselves pulling off the highest risk jobs they may ever take in their life short of defying the High Table directly. A new wave of assassins have begun. Killing for their respective factions, or a free gun to the highest bidder. The clock ticks down to deciding the successor, and not one of these factions will wait for that countdown until they are decidedly the victor. Little do they know this isn't a typical power struggle, not even on the standards of one for a seat at the High Table.

So begins a month they will remember as the 30 Red Days.

The Frontrunner Factions

Vellum Society

Originating from schools of philosophy and scholars of ancient Europe, the Vellum Society is known for their mastery of intelligence networks. Made up of former spy group members throughout the world, from well known ones such as the MI6 and CIA, to the lesser known or outright unknown. The Vellum Society started in the 1900s, and gained traction following WWII, having origins with resistance groups in France and Nazi Germany occupied territories. They had at first started as an esoteric group that shared valuable books and scripts, but their methods of secrecy became useful for clandestine operations too. They only became an assassin group as of the early 2000s, making them just as new as the Gunners despite having a century of history behind them. They hope to gain a seat at the High Table to deepen their influence and control over Europe.

• Type: Information Brokers and Spy Faction
• Size: Unknown

Xuanlong

A Triad branch group that has recently quickly risen in power. It is said that the head of the Xuanlong is the son of the current Triads representative at the High Table. This more shadowy leader operates very differently to their father, and seeks to create a new group with the power the High Table holds. Currently, the Xuanlong have an iron grip on South Korea, and so that is where they seek to separate themselves from the Triads. As of the untimely death Arriani, the Xuanlong have begun a bloody campaign of “cleaning South Korea”, which more accurately translates to removing any form of competition and consolidating their power, in hopes they may be picked.

• Type: Asian Mafia (Korean)
• Size: 3,000 as of 2021, numbers have risen greatly since then

Gensai Clan

The Gensais are one of the major Yakuza groups in Japan. Second only to the Yamagawa Clan, whose head has a seat on the High Table already. Ordinarily, the High Table frowns upon having multiple representatives from one crime faction at the table, however the Gensais and the Yamagawas are at odds with one another, and so an exception had been made due to the unusual circumstances. The Yamagawas control the Kansai region and all to the south, while the Gensais control primarily the Kanto region and some areas of the north. With a seat at the High Table they seek to solidify control of the north.

• Type: Yakuza
• Size: Estimated 11,000 strong with great concentration in Kanto and the northern parts of Chubu

Gunners 606

A faction whose members are always 60, with each one representing a number from 606 - 666. They're a quick and dirty, highly skilled special ops style mercenary group. A lot of their operations take place in the Middle East and other war zones all over the world, employed as mercenaries, arms dealers, hitmen, and so on. Despite being such a small number of members compared to other crime factions, they possess massive tactical knowledge, and given the backgrounds of some of their members, are capable of toppling regimes all over the world, and have even been involved in many of them. They seek a seat at the High Table to expand their operations, and even the resources to make themselves more permanent headquarters.

• Type: PMC and Arms Dealers
• Size: 60 members at all times

Character Sheet

Name:
Alias: (anything else you are called)
Faction: (What group do you belong to)
Gender:
Age:
Appearance:

Personality:

Backstory:

COMBAT STYLE

Overview: (describe how you approach hostile situations in and out of combat, and the way you execute on a job)
Skills: (include the things you are broadly skilled at.)
Special Trait: (What makes you special? Marksmanship? Improvisation? Swordsmanship style? Or a form of martial arts you’re skilled at)

COMBAT SLOTS

Preferred Equipment: (This is for any personal/preferred armaments that you will bring on all or almost every mission. Additional armaments can be obtained as preparation for missions.)
Special Slot: (misc such as pets. Anything that is not traditional equipment. This is optional)

MISC
Theme Song:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Other Information: (anything fun you wanna add)

Preparation Sheet

Preparation Sheet (Before a mission begins you must submit one of these to indicate the equipment you require, and things you need arranged. Sometimes there will be restrictions on what you can access so pay attention to that too.)

Loadout: (list the equipment you will be carrying with you. Do note I will take into account how much you’re carrying.)
General Plan: (Break down your attack plan to me. Do note, things are not guaranteed to go exactly the way you indicate here, it is just helpful to know what you want to do, and for me to know what should end up happening)
Arrangement: (list any special preparations you require. This can include distractions, planting weapons on site, or paying off/using connections to bypass areas)
Escape Arrangement: (how will you get away? Very simple. You can also leave this empty and improvise)

30 Red Days - John Wick Universe

Just doing a little planning before I make the OOC.

Give it a few days.

30 Red Days - John Wick Universe

I made a banner, forgive me for all the red.

30 Red Days - John Wick Universe

Reeves 2077 even if you want to add that.

30 Red Days - John Wick Universe

Oh, there's not really a requirement. I know it's a cinematic universe, but likely I'll wind up using a mix myself for some characters within the story.