[OOC] The Pub

Jul 6, 2020 7:02 am
OOC discussions and announcements go here.
If you plan to do a run related to your character's backstory, we can also discuss it here.
If you plan to go on an in character pub crawl. Well, sure, we can discuss those stuff also here.


Re: Time, the Chronolords, Dying and Sidestories

The game's setting: January 2, 2076
That's the main timeline we'll use.
Time runs fluid so stuff you do in the past will affect the future. We'll let the chronolords handle the time conflicts.
This means: You can have a side story set on the future or past(flash back) but know that whatever happens in the past will have consequences on the future.

If you die in the past and you are in a future narrative, the chronolords will 'fix' it so that you die in the future too.
(You can't post anymore if you're dead hehe but I'll fix the plot the best way possible. Let's discuss that when that shit does happen hehehe)
Jul 6, 2020 7:57 am
Boom, here's cheat sheet for SR5e Combat.
https://www.deviantart.com/adragon202/art/Shadowrun-Combat-Cheat-Sheet-426253037

No, you don not have to memorize this haha. But you can check for quick reference.
Jul 7, 2020 2:48 am
Updates:
Kore and Katzenjammer are approved and are on Jasper's syndicate
PsionicHamster is not replying but I guess we can start on the Jasper run soon, don't wanna make you wait too long
I'll use a character to aid Jasper group for a while, and if PsionicHamster's back on I'll just make my character leave hehe.

Oh, feel free to make rolls anytime just don't roll a lot at the same time haha. Like make 7 skill checks on a single post, woah dude chill haha.
Jul 7, 2020 12:07 pm
Updates:
Kore and Katzenjammer are approved. You can post on Jasper I already.
I don't know if PsionicHamster will still join.
If you want to do a sidestory thing, feel free to post on Sidestories sub forum (Don't forget to add the time stamp of when this sidestory happened or will happen).
Rapture is a real place and I hate that place lol.

As for Max group, I'll wait for Diwa's post before we proceed :)
Jul 8, 2020 12:19 pm
Map of Metro Manila

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Jul 8, 2020 9:02 pm
I'll get a post in later tonight (its like 2pm here for reference as I post this). I just got off work and people were setting off fireworks all night so I didn't get much sleep.

In short, I need a nap.
Jul 10, 2020 4:20 am
For Maya's group, I'll wait for another character before we start your run.
For the others, sorry for some delays. I'll get to it as soon as I can. (Got some stuff to do today plus I have to deal with this migraine I'm having)
Jul 10, 2020 4:28 pm
Newb question! What does being Intimidated do, mechanically? I can't find it in the book. Is it just a narrative thing?
Jul 10, 2020 4:42 pm
Okay my post I think covered it -- and you are not being Intimidated (unless I got that wrong) but Magic Manipulation (Compelled) so that is a (Logic + Willpower) test to resist doing what you were just told to do.

Still here are the details about Intimidation since that was your question its kind of similar except the Compel is a bit more ridged in its results -- you still get to interpret the meaning of the command ;) but you are not frightened either
[ +- ] Intimidation (Charisma)
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Jul 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Ah, to clarify, I have a separate effect in a note. Diwa is intimidated, but I have no idea what that means. I'm going to assume it means that I either have to pass two checks to resist answering him, or it's just a narrative effect. Either way she'll go ahead and tell him. Not like he wouldn't be able to tell himself anyway, just like she could tell he's a magic user before he used magic.
Jul 10, 2020 4:58 pm
Btw to save me from having to ask the GM -- was that a special ability of Diwa's or just the fact that she uses magic that she noticed that?

Oh and yeah if you were Intimidated then you have to resist using (Charisma + Willpower) while the spell would be (Logic + Willpower) so not only 2 tests but 2 different tests ;) or just forgo the tests and just spill the beans --- personally I would make the tests so you have an idea of just how affected your character is as that helps outline ones post to some degree (or at least it does for me)
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Jul 10, 2020 5:15 pm
Well I only barely avoided a critical glitch on the compulsion so I'm spilling it either way xD
I think it's just cus she's a Shaman. Might have to do with Tradition? Diwa's a Bear Shaman. Murri is a magic-user as well, right? What tradition?
Jul 10, 2020 5:35 pm
Eclectic Tradition ;) -- also known as Chaos Magic Tradition -- so he is actually sort of made up of several Traditions as this traditions borrows what works from other Traditions -- but no Shamanism close but not quite ;)

Okay was just checking as I was assuming it might be just the magic thingy as such I was assuming Murri noticed that as well just wanted to be sure was all.
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Jul 10, 2020 5:52 pm
I'd check with ken before assuming that, cus there might just be something I'm not actually aware of. There's a lot about shadowrun I don't know yet, after all.
Jul 10, 2020 8:13 pm
Well I am hoping kenesperanza is following our discussion here ;) and will say -- nope that is not the case -- if my assumption on that is incorrect

That being said I am guessing it is not an incorrect assumption as there are not many things that I am not at least familiar with in Shadowrun and I figured it was just a minor oversight -- lots of pieces the GM has to be all over and its hard to keep all of them in the forefront of ones mind -- as for me as I have been the GM of Shadowrun before and you kind of get immersed fast when players start throwing the guidelines at you from all different angles. ;) Now granted I will concede that not every GM runs the game the same way so there is that caveat as well.
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Jul 11, 2020 3:44 am
@TheEzzran I'll explain the answer IC later (Assuming I'm still alive after driving lessons XD )
Armitage left the game :(
I'll start the Maya Group run later for ed... and LightOfMidnight
Jul 11, 2020 9:06 pm
DeJoker says:
took me a moment to understand "Broke" -- made me smile cudos to you
Heheheh, yeah. Neither Murri nor Carter have given their names so for now they're "Broke" and "slight problem" respectively. Those names might stick, but Carter's new name is too long so he might just get abbreviated to "Problem." She's a bit of a smartass like that.
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Jul 11, 2020 9:47 pm
I guess discretion isn't a good thing for Carter. He is too busy trying to figure out this guy.
Jul 12, 2020 8:28 am
Just don't get us killed in the process -- for while you never, ever, want to cut a deal with a dragon -- you definitely never ever ever ever and most assuredly do not want to piss one off
Jul 13, 2020 6:09 pm
Replies will be late cause of irl stuff. Need to help my boyfriend with something. Might get some posts done by Thursday.
Jul 13, 2020 6:48 pm
Well kenesperanza I think you are doing great balancing being a GM with RL as that can sometimes be a bit tricky and sometimes I wonder if players understand how much effort GMs put in if they are interested in running a quality game
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Jul 13, 2020 6:58 pm
No worries. I fully understand RL causing conflict sometimes. RL takes importance.
Jul 14, 2020 3:39 pm
Quote:
sometimes I wonder if players understand how much effort GMs put in if they are interested in running a quality game
Some of us GM as well ;) though admittedly I often overload myself and burn out.
Jul 16, 2020 5:46 am
Thanks for the patience and understanding. Replies are done.
Maybe I should open the vacant slots on the Tavern.
For OOC questions, you can ask me here :)
Jul 20, 2020 12:46 pm
*Peeks in*

Hey. I'm the new guy. Thanks for having me. I'll get on making a character. I am rather green to Shadowrun 5E, but I am somewhat familiar with the setting. I also know how to use Chummer, so I can at least do the basic chargen by myself. I'll just ask one of you fine people for the obvious mistakes I made afterwards. Before I get all into that, could someone give a breakdown of the team(s) we have so I don't make the 5th street sam ninja? :)
Jul 20, 2020 2:22 pm
Khulod says:
*Peeks in*

Hey. I'm the new guy. Thanks for having me. I'll get on making a character. I am rather green to Shadowrun 5E, but I am somewhat familiar with the setting. I also know how to use Chummer, so I can at least do the basic chargen by myself. I'll just ask one of you fine people for the obvious mistakes I made afterwards. Before I get all into that, could someone give a breakdown of the team(s) we have so I don't make the 5th street sam ninja? :)
Welcome Khulod! ^^

You'll be in TEAM A: Jasper's team and you'll team up with Katzenjammer
For information about the other runners: https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/17920/

You can use the character creation thread for queries regarding character creation and we can run a walkthrough character creation if you wish. I think someone encountered a problem in creating a shadowrun 5e character using chummer.

Other information about the setting: https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/17857/
Information about the factions are found here: https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/17860/
Jul 20, 2020 4:50 pm
Paired with a Street Sam. Alright!

One thing I forgot to mention is that while I only played a weeeeee bit of Shadowrun 5E, I played a drek-load of Earthdawn, Shadowrun's fantasy brother from the FASA days. So a lot of the Fourth World stuff that re-emerged is familiar to me (metahuman types, dragons, drakes, spirits, etc).

So, thinking character concepts. With the Street Sam being a heavy invested combat character, I was thinking on a more utility character to pair with it. Now, I'll probably need help with this, but the Rigger seems really cool, both from a hacking and drone-wielding perspective. Would also bring utility as a mechanic or something to fix up said street sam's chrome parts after a scrap.

Personality-wise, I'm thinking down your luck street expert, female. Perhaps addicted to something like BTL's. Also considering a funky race like a centaur. Currently opening books and getting overwhelmed with options.
Jul 20, 2020 6:51 pm
Hey Khulod check out the thread "Character Creation Walk Through" I helped another player walk through building a Rigger you might find that step by step process to be useful -- and heck you could just take that character with perhaps just some tweaks to use as your own as that player had to bow out

Note when building a Rigger, Hacker, or just about any other base class type, you pretty much have to focus on the base class type as you will not generally have enough to diverge into more than one path and still be any good at anything -- however perhaps like my character you can put the Hacker thing on standby and slowly build into that roll if you planning to initially be a Rigger
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Jul 22, 2020 2:25 am
For Jasper and Maya Group:
Is it ok if we wait for the new players to join you before I move the scene forward?
Baby and Lorelei can continue their conversation.
Khulod's character will be in Jasper group and dominion's character will be in Maya group.

For Max's Group:

You can continue your planning, make knowledge rolls for clues, make skill rolls for other stuff you may want to do.
Jul 22, 2020 12:22 pm
Fine by me.
Jul 22, 2020 1:00 pm
Sounds reasonable
Jul 23, 2020 3:14 am
Hi guys, thanks for having me! I'm working on a sort of combat decker, Filipino boy who grew up in the slums with a hardcore long haul addiction. Building him as a second story man... climbing, jumping, b&e. He takes jobs as a data courier during which his unassuming junkie facade helps keep him off the radar. I really envisioned him as a ladyboy at first, but decided that might be too polarizing for public forums. Anyway, glad to be back in the sprawl ;)
Jul 23, 2020 5:27 am
dominion451 says:
Hi guys, thanks for having me! I'm working on a sort of combat decker, Filipino boy who grew up in the slums with a hardcore long haul addiction. Building him as a second story man... climbing, jumping, b&e. He takes jobs as a data courier during which his unassuming junkie facade helps keep him off the radar. I really envisioned him as a ladyboy at first, but decided that might be too polarizing for public forums. Anyway, glad to be back in the sprawl ;)
Welcome to the game! If you have questions on character creation please use the character creation thread.
Your character starts with the second faction with Baby and Lorelei.
Jul 23, 2020 2:27 pm
dominion451 just some shared thoughts and nothing more -- your character is going to be working for the upper-corrupt-crust of society I am not sure a junkie would fit in well with that kind of clientele -- but it is your character -- now however (not sure how polarizing it would be either) but I think your ladyboy idea might fit in very nicely with that scene --- now of course if he were a "clean" junkie (aka just addicted without outward signs that he is addicted that could work I would think) I think though the "junkie" carries with it a more low-life aspect to it which would break the facade that the upper-corrupt-crust tries to maintain. I mean its okay to have vices and addictions but its not okay to show the ugly at any time as the veneer must be maintained no matter how thin it is.
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Jul 23, 2020 3:08 pm
Welcome Dominion. A decker could be useful on the Maya team. My char is likely somewhere on the LGBT spectrum though I have not narrowed it down yet, and the other is non-binary, though I do understand there's a but more to the 'ladyboy' term, I admit I'm not too familiar.
Jul 23, 2020 5:51 pm
Those are great suggestions Joker, I was having some trouble sniffing out the finer details of the crews and the scene and I think you just dialed in the focus of my character. I was aiming for a sort of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo theme with this one but as you suggested I'll scale her up a bit and bring back the TG aspect while dialing back the junkie part. She will still have an addiction to long haul, I just see her as believing sleep to be the enemy, but I'll make her much more of a high functioning addict.
Jul 23, 2020 5:52 pm
I am mostly done with my character (very familiar with SR) but I'll work on some tweaks today to make her fit the scene a lil better.
Jul 25, 2020 5:34 pm
Ok I submitted my character in order to get that first post in as I see the Maya thread is about at the end of the character introduction phase, I have a couple more items I want to buy that I will add today (electronics kit, ammo, etc) and I will add the background as well.
Jul 26, 2020 3:24 am
dominion451 says:
Ok I submitted my character in order to get that first post in as I see the Maya thread is about at the end of the character introduction phase, I have a couple more items I want to buy that I will add today (electronics kit, ammo, etc) and I will add the background as well.
Answer the questions on this thread: https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/17920/
I'll reply on your post at Maya thread later.
Jul 26, 2020 11:50 pm
Ok GM, questions answered and final purchases recorded, as long as you're ok with it then I'm good to go.
Jul 27, 2020 5:07 am
Waiting for Khulod’s character.
Nero is approved.
I’ll post on Jasper, Maya, and Max thread later today/tomorrow.
Jul 27, 2020 10:49 pm
Would love a hand with it! It's over at [OOC] Character Creation.
Jul 28, 2020 8:10 pm
So kenesperanza do you know if we lost TheEzzran or if they are just M.I.A. ??
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Jul 28, 2020 9:39 pm
I been a wondering too!
Jul 29, 2020 12:26 am
Ezzran’s last post was last July 24. I’ll wait till tomorrow.
Jul 30, 2020 6:10 pm
I'm throwing in the towel guys, this system is just too much for me to grasp. Terribly sorry for keeping you up.
Jul 30, 2020 7:09 pm
Khulod if you want to learn the game at a simpler level and willing to take it in smaller bites I can probably help you create a character that is fairly easy to understand.
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Jul 31, 2020 11:18 pm
Sorry, I've been house hunting and stressing about money. Don't wanna drop out cus... well, I like the game so far. I might just be a bit slower to post as things get lost in the chaos.
Jul 31, 2020 11:29 pm
In other news.... how far away is the place where the fire started? Like, is it a walkable distance or should Diwa be looking to hit up public transit again?
Aug 1, 2020 1:20 am
TheEzzran says:
In other news.... how far away is the place where the fire started? Like, is it a walkable distance or should Diwa be looking to hit up public transit again?
Around a kilometer, it is walkable. 10~20 minutes. Direct path too narrow for motorcycles and other transpo but will reach the destination around the same time as walking.
Aug 1, 2020 4:04 am
Seems that Carter has taken a round about way, but with his drone there, he doesn't have any trouble keeping in the loop of what she is doing.
Aug 3, 2020 1:39 pm
Sorry for the late replies.
Next post: around Thursday~Friday.
Can reply on some checks sooner though.
Aug 7, 2020 6:36 pm
I'll be on a hiking trip today through the 12th so feel free to NPC me if needed DM, I will post as soon as I'm back on Tuesday
Aug 24, 2020 2:11 am
Been busy with new job/project. Sorry. Will reply to threads asap(today or tomorrow morning).
Aug 30, 2020 1:22 pm
Bump?
Sep 4, 2020 11:30 am
Sorry for the late replies on the threads.
Personal stuff happened.
Sep 5, 2020 9:03 am
Sorry to hear that, hope everything's ok now.
Sep 20, 2020 9:49 am
Dropping.
Oct 3, 2020 7:32 pm
So this game is done, right?
Oct 3, 2020 8:25 pm
I spy zzz so likely
Oct 3, 2020 10:12 pm
Ok guys, consider me if anyone else is starting something. Happy trails!

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