Character Creation

Carter is rather new to the Alliance. At least full time. He has just discovered that he's an inheritor after walking away from an accident who'd kill anyone else. Though if anyone has had experiences with the underworld, they might have some history.

If it was a bigger mor emalicious cre, and with gifted/non-human members may have had some run ons with Rylani if someone managed to get a bounty. Which may have led to an interesting scen of him driving a getaway vehicle being chased by a pride of ghost lions.

If more small time/just non-gifted may not have clashes.

Sounds like we all may more know each other by reputation if at all?

Update: I will try to make the first post for the game either tonight or tomorrow.

As promised, here is a quick primer for the Unisystem. These rules are further detailed in the Rules Reference thread.


• In Armageddon, the Game Master is known as "The Chronicler".

• A ten-sided die (d10) is used for all rolls, with the exception of damage rolls.

• The Target Number for rolls is always 9.

• Some actions rely on simple success or failure. Other actions require a certain degree of success. "Success Levels" are determined by consulting the Outcome Table (Armageddon, p. 123). The higher a result, the more Success Levels that the character has achieved. Additional Success Levels beyond the necessary minimum impart added benefits. .
Tasks

• Tasks are Skill checks. Tasks involve one Skill and one relevant Attribute. Roll 1d10 + Attribute + Skill Level

For example, shooting a pistol relies on the Dexterity attribute and the Handgun skill. A character with Dexterity 2 and Handguns 3 would be rolling 1d10 + 5.


Tests

• Tests are Attribute checks. There are two types of Tests: Simple and Difficult.

• Simple Test: 1d10 + (Attribute x 2).

• Difficult Test: 1d10 + Attribute.

For example, a character with Strength 3 would roll 1d10 + 6 for a Simple Strength Test, and 1d10 + 3 for a Difficult Strength Test.


Resisted Tasks & Tests

• Resisted Tasks and Resisted Tests are resolved just like regular Tasks and Tests. Both results are compared against each other and against the Target Number (9). The higher result wins.

• If neither result equals or beats the Target Number (9), then both results fail.


The Rule of 10

• If a Natural 10 is rolled on 1d10, this incurs a special benefit. Roll a 1d10 again and then subtract 5 from that result. If the result is higher than zero, add it to the result of the first roll. If the result is zero or lower, ignore it.

For example, if a player rolls a Natural 10, followed by a 7, the total roll would be 12 (10 + (7 - 5) = 12).

• If another Natural 10 is rolled, continue rolling and adding the results until a 10 is not rolled.


The Rule of 1

• If a Natural 1 is rolled on 1d10, it incurs a special result. Roll 1d10 again and then subtract 5 from that result. If the result is a negative number, reduce the result of the first roll by that amount. If the result is a positive number, the roll is considered to be a 1.

For example, if a player rolls a Natural 1, followed by a 3, this leaves him with a -2 (1 - 3 = -2).

• If another Natural 1 is rolled, continue rolling and subtracting the results until a 1 is not rolled.

Great job to everyone for their first posts! I will be posting again tonight.

As far as posting frequency, you are only required to post three times a week, but feel free to post more often if you’d like. (Though if anyone starts posting too much, I’ll place some restrictions). I will probably be posting almost every day, but many of these will be reaction posts in response to PC activities.

And there was much rejoicing.

Apologies everyone, I’ve been a little busy this week. I’ll be making another post later today.

No problem. Thanks for checking in!

Can't listen to the audio file. Won't open on my phone, so don't have a chance to listen to it until I'm finished at work. But today is the day I'm finally going to see the Batman after work, so a good 12-13 hours until I get a chance.

@Furmyr Enjoy The Batman! I thought it was a really good, well paced film for a wild 3-hour ride!

The audio file is a really cool inclusion, Lactose. That was great! We can summarize it for Furmyr if need be.

Take your time. No rush. If you can't get it to work, let me know and I can try to get you a copy of it in another format. Or, as witchdoctor suggested, I could provide a summary or transcription of it for you to read.

I apologize for all the information dumping in the game. I usually don't like to hit players with walls of text to read, but it's all necessary info. Once the briefing has concluded, you can expect less dumpage. :)

The info dump isn't too bad. Pretty standard for briefings and such. Switching off between the three presenters really helps the flow.

Amen to that. Wall of text without breaking it apart is hard. This gives a specific perspective for each post and that helps immensely in maintaining model adherence.

Aside from any last minute activities or preparations, that concludes the first chapter of the game. Good job, everyone. I will post the next chapter in a few days. It will begin with your characters en route to Mexico.

All of you get 4 experience points. You can save these points or spend them before Chapter 2 commences. XP costs are listed in the Character Improvement Table on p. 147 of the Armageddon core book. Play-by-post progresses very slowly, so I am usually somewhat generous with experience points. Otherwise, your characters advance at a glacial pace. You can typically expect to earn 1 to 3 XP per week of out-of-game, real world time.

If I buy off a 4 point drawback... like say cloistered... will it remove the minuses to skills?

Yes it would

Then I will do this.

Hey been a little busy this weekend. I’ll be posting again later today in response to the rolls.

Hi guys, I am new. I have a bad head cold this weekend (negative Covid test though so yay) & am slowly getting caught up on the old thread.

Is there any particular niche you guys would like my character to fill in the party? I'm going to work on building my character sheet this week.

Hi Bananabread!

We are a very mixed and interesting bunch it seems form the first thread.

We have:
Dr Avel - A human Scientist
Vidar Tyrz - A true immortal archaeologist
Carter Bonham - An inheritor of Loki, and a former wheelman
Arashi Akari - An inheritor of Ryujin, and from the sense I've got talent warrior
Rylani Noah - A feral bounty hunter, who can both track and hold her own in a fight

Not sure if we have any noticeable gaps, as we haven't completely got to know each other yet, so sure whatever concept you have can fit in. I'm not sure how much combat ability there is is among Vidar, Cartar and Dr Avel, but Rylani can hold her own and Akari is built for it I believe.