This is for general discussion out of character, hashing things, out, etc.

Okay, I made the character sheets user editable.  I forgot to that earlier.  Welcome Tailgate and Vamp!

Thank you! Most pleased to be here. :)

spectre bowed out so I put an ad for players, looking for about 3 more.

In the meantime, I'm not going to do the character generation as we play thing with military tests, etc.  I will use elements of that for the first scenario as you guys get evolved.

I'm trying to fill out the school and the neighborhood so the characters have anchors, know where they are supposed to fit.  You are welcome to suggest NPCs to help fill out the roll call, or connections among them and you, etc.  Right now I'm working on other juvies, though I have three adults ready:  Mr. Schmidt, Vice Principal; Mr. Mushingi, a guidance counselor; and Ms. Cavanagh, owner of The Celtic Knot, a book store behind the school.

Welcome Andy!  Right now, we have potentially two board punks (Tailgate and Andy) and I don't know what yogang Vamp identifies with.  I say potentially because I understand some concepts are in development.

Hello all!

Nah, I'm fine with going GoGanger instead. Actually I have a couple of yogangs that could be fun depending on what others settle on.

Welcome Valeriya!  Likely a Glitter Girl, right?

We have four, I'm looking to see if we can get a fifth. Also, we have a gender imbalance 3 to 1 girls to boys.  Very interesting.  Will have to work on some more NPCs.

Hello! Yes, GlitterGirl :) What do I do next?

Okay, I unlocked the character sheet.  I don't have a template, please just make sure all of the relevant information is there.  Follow the instructions in the notice about Making a Character.  Please put in the description of your character any information that is obvious from looking at you and anything that people at school or in the neighborhood would know about you.  (You can put false rumors in there also.)  Age, ATT and Body scores like I did for the NPCs, as those are fairly obvious.

I could really do Andy as a Beaverbrat, too, depending. She's a street artist and tagger. But I like her most as a Boardpunk and getting into that whole anarchist sort of style. So I appreciate the flexibility!

Looking forward to it, Cybergen is a favorite of mine.

I mean...you glitter? =)



I don't know if you know already (and if you do my apologies for butting in, lol) but there IS a yogang called Taggers that leaves artistic messages and things like that in the....I think MediaFront book?

That should work better than a dozen bodyguards - don't get close or you'll be infested with the sparkly stuff forever :P

I think I'm good for statistics and skill, do I choose equipment and stuff?

No problem! I do know about them, but I'm just not into the way their speciality works? Which is a pretty common issue I have with some of the Yogangs, haha.

For gear you have the things that you get as part of the yogang; not the mall run.  Generally its three or four things from a short list.

Vamp runs with the Goths.

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And welcome Jai!  A Mall Brat and our last player for now (if anyone drops out I'll recruit replacements.)  I'd prefer no drop outs (from the game, not the school) of course.

Okay, so recap:  follow the instructions in the Making a Character thread.  Gear is limited to what your yogang gives you.  In the description of your character put in an image if you have one, and anything that people know about you from looking at you, or that is known or rumored about you in school or around the neighborhood.

I'll put up a starter for the game thread in the next few hours or tomorrow the latest.

Good idea to work out connections as well.  Unlikely you all run in the same group, but circles can intersect like a venn diagram.

OK - items chosen, profile completed, picture added.

Taking a look at the NPCs, I'm thinking Val is probably in the same orbit as Theodor, perhaps a rival of Kat? Her parents probably think a normal high school is a waste of time and potential security risk, so fair chance she's made to stay at their new penthouse and have private tutors teach her instead. As often as she can, she sneaks out and goes to the Obelisk to take a break from the stress of such a controlled life.

Vamp would most likely despise Valeriya's music given she's into the Goth/Industrial/Darkwave scene so that could be a source of tension and fun RP.

In reply to Vamp (msg # 19):

Sure, let's fight! :D

Val as part of Theodor's scene works for me.  Iva, Dion and Camille are Lookers, not Glitter/Golden; of them, Iva built her image on a "girl next door" and as far as anyone can tell is genuinely a nice and wonderful person.  Dion is rans and Camille is just catty.  Jonathan, Stefan and Albert are Golden Boys; old families, old money.  Not attached to a specific corp as their parents are more board member of several rather than loyal to any one.

Andy is more like, Ska-revival and pop classics. Like BENEE and Phishing Rod or Vansire or Jungle Hunt or ... whatever, y'know?

Andy probably usually hangs around with the Cyclones, at least some. She has a crush on Hunter but, kinda like... Who doesn't? And kinda like, ok, who names their friends? Is this West Side Story? Whatever, it's a mess.

I'll take suggestions for tag/handles for the Cyclones, I just sort of made them up.  Though I like the girls' names better than the boys' myself.

Loving this team already :D

Generally speaking let me know if you have strong opinions on any of the NPCs I'm throwing in, if there is a specific type of person you want in there, if you have a suggestion for someone, etc.  I haven't decided which, if any, will be important in the campaign as that largely depends on who you guys interact with.

In reply to Vamp (msg # 19):

By the way, do we bump for the first time and instantly hate each other, or do we already know each other, maybe from school?

I'm thiking Val doesn't attend lessons there any more because parents, but maybe I still hang out there because it's cheap Self Esteem Points from the frothers. Or maybe from the Obelisk, if that's Vamp's scene too?

Hey, everyone, last player here.

Boy, the pickings are slim for South Asian folks in the portraits. Until (if?) the one I submitted gets uploaded, there's something more accurate in his description.

As far as who would know Jai, he's putting in a big effort to let people know he can get stuff for them, and likes being relied on. If he weren't about to end up a fullerine monster mutant he'd probably do okay as a fixer. So he might be in your periphery, socially. But unless you're at the mall all the time or have known him long, he doesn't make a lot of actual friends.

In reply to Jai (msg # 27):

Welcome to the game, Jai!

So, Val is rich and bored and frustrated. She'll totally buy anything exciting from you - drugs, cool Virtuality shit, anything entertaining.

We have two last-minute, quality requests to join.  One is a tinkertot or tribal, the other is a go ganger.  Both girls in concept, one at least flexible on that point.  Any objections?

Fine by me, girl gang! As long as they know who's the queen bee around here... ;P

It's usually better to over recruit.

In reply to Valeriya (msg # 26):

They may have known each other from school. Vamp's been into goth/punk/metal since she was a wee bairn so she probably wouldn't have taken a fancy to Val if she was the popular type even before putting out what Vamp would consider sugar-coated pablum. ;)

You may be queen bee but I'm the spiked and studded boot that steps on bees.

Okay, I added Vee as a Go Ganger but that is still an open question to be confirmed.

Welcome Vee!

Valeriya, Vamp and Vee? lol

Vee is short for Elvira, :) I think I am doing a Tinker-tot, although there are not very many of the yogangs that I wouldn't like to play, lol.

Official motion to call our gang The VVVitches

Changed the bio to reflect.

I won’t have access much of today, please continue working out connections, thinking about NPCs and the basic character creation.

Thank you

From what I've read in the book tinker-tots get along with everyone, :).  I could do a back story with anyone I believe.  Vee was meant to be a mechanic so the goganger would probably at least know her.

I’m the Queen V.

Too late, I called first dibs :P

On Queen Bee. I called Queen V first!

Fine. Empress W! Shotgun!

I'm cool with just Vee, lol.

In reply to Vee (msg # 44):

I have an electric scooter and not that many points in Gogo, Vee. Maybe you fixed my bike after that time last week, when I crashed it into a food stall while driving under the influence of those pills I got from Jai? Mum and dad couldn't find out about it.

Hey, ix-nay on the ills-pay... That bottle cost him six sets of freshly minifactured platform boots, not his fault those Goths didn't have anything else to pay him with.

Okay we have the full crew, welcome to Nikola.

Now we need to settle on yogang (if you haven't already), finalize the stats and skills, and any connections among you.

Alright, so, Andy is a Broadpunk and street artist. Trying to think of potential connections, here's what I've come up with so far.

Jai: Andy basically always needs new supplies. She's also a strong choice for a get-away driver inside the Mall. Just, like, hold on.

Nikola Net: TBD. Sometimes skateboards do break. And sometimes there are cameras and stuff that need to be borked up. Look, it's all basically perfectly totally mostly legal.

Tailgate: Fellow skater? Maybe a ride if Andy needs to pick up some speed if he's a GoGanger.

Valeriya: Ummm.... I thought the last album was... Fine. Like basically fine. But, like, is it weird that when you're at the Obelisk they play it? Or do you like... Ask them to?

Vamp: Maybe a classmate? Hard to say, I need to know more!

Vee: Same for Vee. Need to know more!!

Welcome, Nikola! So many girls! lol


So, yes, Tailgate is a GoGanger. =)
His parents work for a corp, bleh.

Vee: I'm more than fine with knowing a TinkerTot!

Andy: Maybe there could have been a 'tense' first meeting after Andy hitched a ride quickly when Tailgate was passing by (maybe she was in a bad situation and needed to vamoose, but he would have still been irked to have his bike shot with a towlink or whatever and used without permission).

If anyone else wants to try and have a connection, let me know.

Welcome to the VVVitches, Nikola :P

Cool, if we're doing this:

Vee: Always good to know someone who can repair that CityScooter.

Andy: You have good taste in music, yogirl. Of course you like the second albm, we don't talk about the first one. Pleated skirts and pigtails? Pleease. I'm still trying to forget that. No, I don't ask the Obelisk DJs. They just see me walking into the club, they can't help themselves.

Jai: Get me those sweet pills and I'll introduce you to some high rollers at the Obelisk. Cold hard cash from now on, no need to open your own shoestore every time you do a sale anymore.

Vamp: Bring it on, crowgirl :P

Tailgate: Maybe your parents work for the same corpo as mine? Commiserations. Hey, can I hitch a ride? Vee's still working on my 'Scooter.

All of these are suggestions, let me know if they don't work/you have another idea :)

Val is not attending classes at Pelori High any more. Parents insist on her staying at their new condo and getting private lessons (in actually useful things, like dancing and singing and PR, not stupid stuff like maths and history). She still goes to the high school anyway, if only to hang out and receive her daily dose of adoration from the crowds. Whenever she's not there, catch her at the Obelisk hanging out with Theodor's clique.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:13, Thu 21 Jan 2021.

Hi to all, sorry for showing late, i had a rough wednesday. I thank you for your kind welcome.
So i chose the name Nikola Net since its a name that can go for both genders in Romania (I made my PC of Romanina background also because net is a real last name there)I'll let you help me choose  if you want a girl or boy , depending if you want an almost complete female group or to add one more male to have a little more balance.
I have in mind a girl looking like somewhat like this:

https://static.wikia.nocookie....s/2/2a/Lashuntas.jpg

Or a Guy looking looking like this

https://cdna.artstation.com/p/...er-fornitevector.jpg

Also if you dont mind instead of thinkertot or tribal Im thinking i'd rather play a Ecoraider, not only their subculture allows mohawks, leather and greens but it might be useful to the narrative. What do you think?

If i wopuld make thinks complicated for the narrative you have already planned that's okay, ill keep it to a thinkertot

A female eco warrior would rock! Girls rule!

Val - It’s been brought’en!! You and your sugary sweet pop music don’t scare me!

In reply to Nikola Net (msg # 51):

Up to you, Nikola, but like Vamp said, given the current character spread, it would be cool to have basically a girl gang with a "and then SOME boys MAYBE allowed" policy.

Forgot to mention, the other 'part' of his handle is for 'tailgate party' as in he likes to party, so can have met (and not necessarily got along with if desired) someone at a party or parties.

Nikola, up to you. Go with what you like better is what I would say personally. Me and Jai are going to be allowing all these girls to hang out with us, so another boy or girl would be fine. =)

I don't know, according to the post above yours, it's the other way around =D. And we are outnumbered, might be best to go along to get along...

As far as other connections go, Jai's fine sort of being in the background before everything goes down. Drugs and BD aren't his usual thing, they can't be pilfered from his job site as easy as things like more mundane amenities (bootleg entertainment, non-kibble food) or useful consumer products (tools for the tech-inclined, clothes, etc).

Jai is a sensible businessman. Be like Jai.

Also when going for pictures etc, remember that these are teenagers (character must be 14-17) and that they don't have any cyberware with the possible exception of a light tattoo.

Carry on!  Good stuff all around.  I can change the bio tag to ecoraider.

Ah, we can get tattoos? And piercings? Can I get one of those ringphones as a piercing?

Cool,  after realizing there are two guys already in the cast i decided to stick to the ecoraider girl. (Only one guy  would have given a wrong impression) ,ll go ahead and try to make my sheet. If the GM is okay this ecoraider wont be so against technology  or gliiterheads since its convinced that almost everything can help the planet if directed properly

Regular tattoos and piercings are up to you and your parents.  The only cyberware you can get is the stuff classified as Fashionware.

In reply to Referee (msg # 60):

Does "fashionware" include the stuff in pages 98-99 of the manual? Some of them seem OK, some others... feel a bit like real cyberware?

Yeah, that's all fasionware, though i think the tech hair and chem skin may be too much.   Skin watch, light tattoos, contact lenses, even implanted v-trodes, okay.

In reply to Referee (msg # 62):

Gotcha, thanks. Do we "have" those, do we buy them with cash, do we wait to RP getting them...?
This message was last edited by the player at 23:24, Thu 21 Jan 2021.

What about fangs? A Goth named Vamp is practically crying out to have fangs.

Humanity loss on Fangs is 3d6, that's pretty brutal.  Not until you are 18.

Cosmetic dentistry vs. cyberware? Can I go that route?

Cosmetic dentistry = no game effects, yes.  Though I feel compelled to put a HL cost on it.  1 point, average for fashionware.  (HL isn't only about cyberware).

Nevermind, the evolutions don't cause HL.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:29, Fri 22 Jan 2021.

Cheers!

Hi, one more thing, if  i didnt misread the book , somewhere it states we buy equipment with some initial money. Do we get any of that or for starters we get just the ones assigned to our yogang?

The book puts all that in a sort of weird 90's mechanics-as-first-adventure context, which I assume we'll get our version of at some point.

Right, in the book Morgan Blackhand gives each of you €1,000 before the evolution kicks in to go to the mall and buy stuff.  You don't get that at the start, now.  Later.


Looks like Andy, Tailgate and Valeriya are ready to go.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:20, Fri 22 Jan 2021.

*hacker voice*

I'm in.

I assume the thing I'm lacking for permission to start is a proper, codified connections list? Lemme give it a shot.

Andy: Illicit supply sounds good, especially since spray paint without receipts attached is important in a surveillance state.

Nikola Net: I think this might be the closest Jai gets to an antagonistic relationship, depending on how much she prostelytizes for a lifestyle opposed to his treasured tech-assisted culture.

Tailgate: Jai's dad does low-level corporate labor work. Depending on where in the hierarchy your parents are, maybe they know each other?

Valeriya: We've already discussed... previous transactions. Just don't expect him to always have drugs on hand. They bring the heat, ya know?

Vamp: He knows the Goths. For a subculture dependent on particular and specialized fashion, I assume you've had some run ins.

Vee: I actually went pretty tech-heavy in Jai's starting equipment and skills, maybe they occasionally talk shop and swap choice scavenge (for her)/pilferage (for him)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:15, Fri 22 Jan 2021.

You character sheet doesn't have any background write-up.  That was the main thing.

Vee, Vamp and Nikola have blank character sheets as of now.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:44, Fri 22 Jan 2021.

Ah, okay, pasted from my app and mildly expanded some. I usually don't end up putting that sort of thing there, my bad.

Hi, i think i updated my sheet but i dont know who to add an image to it like the others did, feel free to point out what should i correct

Sorry I haven't posted much guys, today is my birthday so I have been doing stuff all day.  I need to get my character made but that should be finished tonight.

That could work, or they could have that passing familiarity from going to school, where you KNOW who that person is on sight but you haven't really hung out with them a lot. Or your parents could also work at Pharmacorp if you want. =)


Welllll....Happy YOU Day! =)

Happy birthday, Vee!

Let me know if you want me to sing Happy Birthday from the stage, always happy to get everyone's attention celebrate a friend!

So am I good to post? Not trying to hold anything up, but didn't want to jump the gun.

**mimes shooting herself**

Oh don't sulk, I'll dedicate one to you too :*
This message was last edited by the player at 16:29, Mon 25 Jan 2021.

Ok, I have my character up, except I didn't know how we are doing cyberevolution (or if we are).

We are not doing cyber evolutions yet and you do not get to choose.  If you have a strong distaste for any, the sort of thing that would kill your character, let me know.

Come on yogirls, it's getting lonely in this jazz!

Sorry all. The spike in COVID cases most of the UK being in the highest level of lockdown has me getting killed at work. I'm going to try and sneak out early tomorrow (which entails making my team do their bloody jobs) so I can work on my character.

All my solidarity, Vamp. Fingers crossed for your escape!

Yikes, Vamp.  Hang in there.  Also waiting on Nikola and Vee; I heard from Vee, things are moving along.

In reply to Referee (msg # 88):

I hope you all can handle the covid challenges the best you can,  back to the game, is my sheet not showing? or do you mean you are waiting nikola to show up in the Kids in america thread? one thing that i wanted to clarify before is if our characters know each other already
This message was last edited by the player at 17:09, Tue 26 Jan 2021.

Looks like I needed to refresh, you are free to post!

As for your question, it depends on you guys.  You all know of Val and Kat, and the latter used to attend school at Pelori.  If Nikola actually knows Val is between you guys.  Likewise, consider the circles people run in and see if you can work out what level of connection exists:  Know of, but don't know; know, but not well (perhaps friend of a friend); know directly but not close friends (share classes, other interests, etc.); or outright friends.  You can look at the NPCs (and suggest more) and consider similar.  Jai for example knows Peter and Trevor, but not well, they have overlapping circles and interests.

Allright, i understand , ok Nikola is in the house! Sorry i made my entrance post on the story a little long, i think its because her introduction needed to provide little more background, so hopefully my next interactions will be kept to he point.. mainly

Please confirm the connection to Valeriya with Val herself.

Happy to connect, Nikola! What's the story then? I can't seen anything on your character description.

In reply to Valeriya (msg # 93):

Ah, sorry, hadn't read your IC post, Nikola. If I have read correctly the scene setting, I'm hanging out with Theodor's clique in the booths of the restaurant (which I think are those sofa-like shapes to the left side of reference 14, in the map of the Obelisk), while Nikola is at the bar, if I'm reading you corrently, and that's reference 4.

Did I get that right?
This message was last edited by the player at 23:40, Tue 26 Jan 2021.

In reply to Valeriya (msg # 94):

Well for the part where i stated that i took a look at you while going straight to the bar, i can change it in case it doesnt make sense because of how things are located inside the Obelisk. Before of that i stated that our grandparents knew each other due to being in the same gulag back in soviet union..and because of that nikola met you when we where children, but i did not want to force a narrative on you, so valeriya might not even remember of nicola , is up to you. Just wanted to expand posibilities, in the book it states that ecoraiders despise glittergirls and i wanted to give a reason why nikola wouldnt feel that way about you

In reply to Nikola Net (msg # 95):

Sure, that works for me. I think in this setting the USSR is supposed to have survived until present day? Or at least a bit longer. So yeah, let's say both families fled together, pooling resources and political connections. Val's parents went on to climb the corporate ladder at Pharmacorp, what happened to Nikola's family?

Theo must be taking a very thorough look at my dress :P

@Valeriya
Thanks for allowing those suggestions, by the way Nicola's family did not do that well after moving, which led her to somewhat radical ideologies

In reply to Nikola Net (msg # 98):

That explains neatly why we haven't seen each other that much in the last years - mine were concerned with getting mid-management positions, while I guess yours were struggling to survive? And the difference only got bigger three years ago when Val became a celeb. Yeah, I'm not sure I'll be able to recognize you when we meet :)

Who wouldn't?

**mines putting a finger down her throat to induce vomiting**

So Get a Clue is INT based skill.  INT + Get a Clue level + 1d10.

All right; from the dice roller :
"Nikola Net rolled 11 using 1d10+9 with rolls of 2.  Get a clue".
My Int was 7 and get a get a clue skill a 2, so i added 9 to the d10

(Valeriya rolled 14 using 1d10+10, rerolling max with rolls of 4.  INT + Get a Clue.)

Do we post it only here, or also in the IC?

Hope you don't mind Val bumping into you, @Tailgate.

It's best I think to post it below a line IC.

OK, editing then.

Not at all. =)

I will try and post today. Work's been brutal and exhausting lately (you can tell I started to try the other day and rolled my Get a Clue then lol).

I have a creepy feeling that NOBODY is getting that clue...

Yep, I do not know if there is a DC for getting that clue, but at least mine looks low enough.. lets hope the ones with the highest roll can move the story forward.. my character is looking out for chances to do that

Talking about DCs, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the first natural 1, courtesy of Val being the least persuasive person ever :eyeroll:

Tailgate does have today's password, it certainly fits with his profile.  But let me update the game thread before posting again.

Sorry, I was just trying to catch up.

No you're good up to this point, just want to update before he gives anyone the pass code.  He'll get his chance.

Is Jai busy doing stuff while the events of the last update were going on?

Just curious as to the resolution of his stuff (not that I have a huge investment in the narrative implications of his petty theft, heh) and whether I should move on or wait for an update that addresses it.

Sorry, yes he can boost some food off the counter.  I'll edit the update.

Hah, smooth, T. Now I'm not sure Val should be more pissed off than grateful, or vice versa. Tempted to roll it.

Hi again, i wonder if should do a roll to notice the new guy that came in all sweatty and stuff. maybe do  a luck roll? or may i try "get a clue" one more time? I've been a little away but it also matches nikola personality, someone that tends to focus more in her own ideals and thoughts than in the people around her
This message was last edited by the player at 04:10, Sat 06 Feb 2021.

I used the earlier Get a Clue roll for general awareness during this opening scene, but you can roll again if Nikola is specifically people-watching, etc.

O mighty referee, on a scale of 0 to NOPE, how likely is Val to get that vodka lemon?

It's a pretty low chance, since the bartender knows she is under age by knowing who she is.  Tailgate may get a drink, and if he passes it to her its his felony, so the bartender is unlikely to complain.  Just so long as it is out of his immediate sight.  Some plausible deniability always helps people be cooperative.

Vee is dropping out of active participation.  If I can get an IC post from Nikola we can proceed.  Also Nikola, you need a description for your character in the Description field, the one other players can see, should have a photo if you have one and a physical description, plus whatever the other kids in the neighborhood or at school would know about you.

Vamp has been silent as well, despite logging in today.  I will send a note to see if she will join us.

I'm still alive! Just dealing with the COVID-related issues in Scotland, lockdown, and the NHS. All great, huge fun. Really.

All extra duties whilst still doing my normal duties and, because I'm topped out on our pay scheme, I do not receive any overtime for doing said extra duties.

Hi, sorry for not showing up, family stuff mainly, i think i did now fill my description, i hope its okay. sorry to hear that some can not continue playing , but wish them the best (not sure which pronoun to use ha), also glad to hear that you are doing good enough amidst these pandemic challlenges. hope you continue ok, keep taking care. Also i posted my IC and the roll, i wonder if it enables nikola to detect where the new guy went to.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:19, Mon 08 Feb 2021.

Question: shall we keep RPing there, or do we wait until the GM things resolve (meaning what happens to those drinks with Tailgate, the guy that's going to the toilet, etc)?

You are free to talk/interact always, unless you need a response from me.  I mentioned earlier the bartender will not provide drink driectly to someone he knows is underage, but Tailgate can get it for himself and give it to her after.

As for the guy heading to the restroom, is anyone following?

Val hasn't seen him, and in any case she's not the kind of girl who follows men into bathrooms :P

That's not what I heard.

Hah, this is the only way to lure you, ain't it? :P

Ha ha, Nikola might want to follow him in her search for oportunities to catalize rebellions , if her roll was good enough to see him go to the restroom, i mean not so much to go inside the actual bathrooms but at least to wait for him outside and see if she could find out what happened, despite her being socially ackward sometimes
This message was last edited by the player at 16:36, Tue 09 Feb 2021.

Shit Status: About To Go Down

Hehe. Even when getting my arse kicked by work I still have time to have a go at my dear Val.

<3

Giving Tailgate and (maybe?) Vamp a moment to react/respond.

Left work late so catching up and will post as soon as I can.

Sorry. Work was...brutal this week. I kept getting on and trying to post the last few days but came up dry. Let me see what I can do.

22:26, Today: Tailgate rolled 6 using 1d10, rerolling max with rolls of 6.  Initiative?

If we don't go before the police should we to post anything at this point?
This message was last edited by the player at 05:26, Wed 17 Feb 2021.

05:03, Today: Jai rolled 2 using 1d10, rerolling max with rolls of 2.  Jai initiative.

Can't seem to find it in the manual - Initiative is a plain 1d10 roll without any bonuses?

11:23, Today: Valeriya rolled 8 using 1d10, rerolling max with rolls of 8.  Initiative?

Also this - since we're rolling initiatives, I'll wait until we know who goes first before I post, if that makes sense?

You  can post what you want to do I’ll sort it out into initiative order later.  As evidenced by Andy needing to sneak, the cops are going to try and stop anyone from leaving.  Andy didn’t make it with a 12.

I’ll post late today, off to work.

I'm not sure how bad news are those cops for Val? She's not even remotely involved with anything vaguely counter-cultural, let alone criminal, so I don't think she'd be like "shit, the cops"? But then I don't know the lore all that well.

Assuming she's just like "oh, armed cops? Some shit is going down, better leave", grab both boys and leave like she's entitled to that, being a respectable citizen? Maybe even politely ask the cops what's going on? Is that OK or is it too crazy?

If it's not total madness, what would it be, EMP + Little Angel?

All right! Lets get the action started!

19:22, Today: Nikola Net rolled 12 using 1d10+5, rerolling max with rolls of 7.  Initiative? (1d10 + ref?).

I guess i didnt make either haha, also im not sure if initiative is reflexes , which is what i tried
This message was last edited by the player at 22:25, Wed 17 Feb 2021.

The 'lore' is that the system/man/cops are not to be trusted.  The golden and glitter kids' parents may own them, but that just means they are treated like an un-house broken pet tiger.  For other kids, the system and its enforcement arms are the enemy, though rarely does it break out into open conflict. The exceptions come down to individual and local levels:  individual cops, local beat-walkers, etc., would have street cred if they care about their community, especially with Guardians.  But certainly not Feds.

Gotcha - bad news, no two ways about it.

So EMP + Little Angel?

I tried getting a map using Roll20 and it's just not going to work for me.

On the game map of the Obelisk I had Andy and Jai start out near #25, the restaurant entrance where the first two cops were seen.Maria and Peter had their argument near the #3 and the second pair of cops entered through #2.  The men's room is #10 and Peter and Hunter are there along with the sick boy; Jai is en route.  I'm not sure where along the horseshoe bar Tailgate and Valeriya are standing.  It's a fair bet Nikola was on one of the five stools at the bend near the men's room.  Kat is just down from the #7 on the stage.  Vamp is by the pool table, as is Trevor.

Did I miss anybody?

Based on that, it depends on which way Val wants to go.  Little Angel + EMP is to "act natural" and casually move away.

I'd like an initial reaction before the next move, essentially a declaration of intent, from everyone.

I'm assuming Val, and I suppose by extension Tailgate and Stefan, are close to the #4 there? Since there's a bit of space free of stools, and Val is sort of propped on the bar.

Ok, just now i saw the obelisk's map. which by the way its of great help.

So based in the fact that my girl was in the bear near the mens room and also not that far away of the main entrance, she should have already figured that cops are storming in and that the swaty guy is most likely in the bathroom, my intention is that she gets close enough the mens room to let them know of the cops and to say something like "get the hell out of there and come to the left side of the stage" there (7) she will see if they can escape through one of the emergency exits next to it or even open the door with her thiefstuff skill  to get to the private rooms and use some of the exits there. now i guess there are some things i should also roll to see if that's possible
This message was last edited by the player at 13:28, Fri 19 Feb 2021.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does that mean Stefan and Val made it out of the Obelisk, or are being stopped at the door, still inside? I've read it a couple times and I'm not sure, my brain is fried today.

I wrote it as they stopped at the door, to let you decide if you want to confront the cops outside or try another way.

Ah, thanks, I'm going to try the former then.

Alright, I have rewritten my latest post because not only had I misunderstood Referee's instructions about where was Val, also bungled the timeline with Vamp's banter. Serves me well, for posting while dead tired. Apologies for that, it's amended now.

Hey Ref, how far could I get on my skateboard? Still only about 10m?

Well, on the first round, yeah.  But I'm cool if you Thrash well and add meters to your MA based on how well you roll, sort of like doing stunts, etc.

I'm starting to get a feeling that we are all going to finally meet as a group in a cell...

Sharing a cell with you is pure nightmare fuel.

I'll dedicate a song to you, that'll cheer you up.

Not all of us maybe but with my “nat 1” i suspect nikola will make you company

In reply to Nikola Net (msg # 159):

Ouch, rest in peace Nikola :D

I may be a wee slow this week or longer. I was in an accident Friday that totaled my car and left me with a head injury amongst other injuries. I'm recovering but in a lot of pain. I'll post as I can.

Wow, yeah, you take care of that, don't worry about us.  Thank you for letting us know, I wish you a speedy recovery.

Man!  I really wish you well, may the pain ease as soon as possible, good luck and take care

In reply to Vamp (msg # 161):

Ooof, that's heavy, don't worry and focus on recovering!

My computer is very slow :P

V-trodes are largely passive, essentially it is a computer monitor inside your head.

However, Andy can try to bolt when the cop is distracted in the next update by the press of kids trying to get out of the club.

Not sure exactly what to roll for my trick, Referee, ideas?

That is an evil underhanded trick.  And therefore uses Little Angel, the skill for deceiving people.  EMP based.

When I am good I am very very good but when I am bad,

22:11, Today: Valeriya rolled 28 using 1d10+15, rerolling max (((10+3)13)).


Boom, baby.

Okay, that is amazing.  There will be some more distractions in the next update, I want to give the others time to post.

Aw, I feel a little bad now. Could the emergency doors be opened from the outside (that seems like a poor design choice, but not sure why they are locked anyway)?

Niiiiice...that was a clever reference. :D

Wish I could take credit, its in the NC sourcebok.  Along with the Gibson expressway

Maybe I'm jumping to events, but I suppose I can carry one (1) person in my moped? Since we're all heading roughly in the same direction.

The Streetsmarts roll is to figure a way to escape, am I right?

12:12, Today: Valeriya rolled 12 using 1d10+9, rerolling max with rolls of 3.  Gogo+REF to to make a safe, fast stop with the moped.

Sigh.

Yes.  But not through geography, naturally.

More like through architecture - as in, Val crashing through a shop window :S

So how does health/hit points work in Cybergeneration, do I substract that 1 point directly from my BODY stat?

Basically, yeah.  HP = BODY.  You are free to describe the minor wounds: scratches, scrapes or a bump, a bruise, etc.  I'm fine avoiding the face and there should be no permanent damage from this sort of injury (sprain at worst, no broken bones.)  It is a lot for her as she only has BODY 4 but it is still only one point of damage.

Jai, there is a dataterm on the corner.  It's exposed, but a bit of stealth can get you there.

To sum up positions:  In the alley is all of the PCs except Vamp who is running in that direction; plus Kat and Hunter.  Peter is no where to be seen and Stefan (Vamp can report when she gets there) was arrested.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:04, Wed 24 Mar 2021.

Right from your face. I think you'd look better.

More like you, you mean.

You're just jealous I look this good au naturale. Mummmy started given you Botox when you were 10 as I recall.

Hey, I'm not really cool with characters roughing up each other. Vamp, can we go a bit easier on the physical violence, since


If you need me to go softer on the verbal barbs, that's fair enough (your started it, btw) and I'll do that, but let's not get started on this road (if anything, what would make sense for Val, given the aggression, would be to try and Celebrity some serious bruisers on Vamp, and that would turn nastier real quick). Thanks.

Sorry. Vamp would threaten but not follow up. I just thought her action would be appropriate given the current situation but isn’t something she’d normally do.

I enjoy the verbal sparring and would like to continue if you’re so inclined.

Glad you guys talked it out, I was going to say something.  Remember not only the PvP rule but also the agency rule: if Vamp is going for Val's hair, then Val would get a chance to avoid or block the grab.

Pause here so Vamp can edit her post.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:20, Tue 30 Mar 2021.

Apologies. I just got caught up in the scene a wee bit and acted (wrote) without thinking. In my (slight) defense it was 2:30am, I was medicated, and I'm still recovering from the head injury I sustained when my car was totaled. I'll be careful in my posting.

Cheers.

Edited to say I edited my IC post.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:32, Tue 30 Mar 2021.

No worries, that's what we're here for. Hope that injury gets better soon!

Upon reading, still not ideal in my opinion. To be sure, if Val is actually grabbed, am I allowed to retaliate using my own skills, or do I have to swallow it for the good of the game?

If the latter, then I do ask that the whole interaction is deleted. If the former, this is totally going to PvP, which is what I warned initially and nobody seems to be paying attention.

I’m going to remove the attempted grab so as to resolve the issue completely.

Thanks, V :)

And apologies if I made my point a bit too harshly. Very stupid day at work, eye roll.

No worries, luv. You were in the right. I broke one of the rules and got called on it. All is well.

<3

("some meaningful text")

In reply to Valeriya (msg # 194):

**Responds with some meaningful text**

Okay, leaving the scooter where it is?  Going as a group or breaking up?

Blend for moving stealthily.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:08, Wed 07 Apr 2021.

Yeah, I think I'll leave it there and we get a move on.

So, we move?

All right we can say now that something out of our universe has infected this one!
:p

Couldn't resist the temptation of having Val parrot some of her mum's plague-denial conspiracy bullshit, sorry :P

No worries, it works.  Symptoms include silver sheen in the sweat, the feeling of ants crawling all over you that suddenly stops, nausea, dizzy, buzzing in the ears (also suddenly stops), and headaches.  There are no respiratory symptoms (no coughing, sneezing, wheezing, or shortness of breath).  Fever comes and goes.  You guys are welcome to play it up.

Also chundering silver that has a tendency to crawl back into the body. That's a pleasant thought.

That comes later...

What do you think? wouldn't be fun to roll something for how the plague affects us?

Sorry, missed this the other day - yeah, I'm up for that.

FYI: Vamp made up all of the beds so they have sheets, blankets, and pillows.

Sounds good!

My apologies. Between work and sickness, I've been a bit off rpol. I'll try and catch up and post today.

Also...I guess....Welcome new person Shin-Ji?

Yes, welcome SHin-Jin!  He's been waiting in the wings for a mid-hideout introduction.

Welcome to the team! Let's mutate together :P

I'm probably dating myself here but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAkL2-vh2Sk
This message was last edited by the player at 16:17, Fri 07 May 2021.

Oddly (or not), that reminds me of a certain Barbarians of the Ruined Earth game I was very fond of that just vanished. I hope I'm not spreading the bad mojo around or anything.

Evolve or Die!

Mutate baby!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu3zmp5gdyU

Okay, I will advance to morning later today real-time if anyone wants to get another post in.

Val is KO for the rest of the night.

I think we're ready to go forward.

Hey people, just wanted to apologize my week has been rough and i couldnt post, i hope i can do it tonight, like late night, so like in 12 hours
This message was last edited by the player at 03:49, Sat 22 May 2021.

No worries.

Who will answer the call?  I don't need an IC post, just let me know as that will be the person the caller will see first.

Oh, Jai already has. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

Right.

As for speech color, if you want to use a color I don't mind, but I'm okay with just bold for spoken text.  If you do choose a color, choose one that is darker and easier to read.

For the alibi, i m planning that nikola  contacts her parents to make some excuse. I was looking on the book for it but got lost. In this future there is  something called v-trodes or similar that would act as a cellphone that is connected to our brains . Im i right?

Shin-Ji will say that he met a girl and is hanging out with her and her friends. This will make his mother angry, but more of a "ground you when you get home" style angry rather than anything else. He figures he should get further away from the safehouse before calling his yo-gang. Chances are, 80% of them got flatlined or rounded up.

Re: Vtroes

If I remember correctly, the trodes just let you see virtual ads and virtual consoles. But there's probably virtual consoles that let you make phone calls and send messages, as well as old style public dataterms that just cost a few bucks to use like a payphone.

Of course, maybe I've misread something or the GM wants to do things differently.

Do we recover any hitpoints from that night of rest? I lost 1 BODY after crashing the moped.

Valeriya, normal healing even without medical attention is 1 point per day.  If you get down to 1 point left, 0 or -4 very bad things start to happen.  At 1 point or less you need a hospital; at 0 you are unconscious and at -4 dead.

V-trodes are basically like a screen monitor, they let you see things in virtuality.  They don't provide any function beyond that ability.  you can interact with virtuality things without them, if they are interactive, but you be able to see what you are doing.

Thanks, Referee, updated my BODY accordingly.


And a v-term is the actual computer/phone, am I right? The v-term does the actual computing and produces the interface into virtuality, and the v-trodes allow you to see/perceive that interface/any other thing in virtuality. You need both.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:20, Thu 27 May 2021.

Ohhhhh. You dun goofed.

Hi, i was reading the latest ic posts, so if tailgate found his byke and is going back at the place that means that at least one of us outside will go back walking. Am i correct?

Probably Shin-Ji. He's got a go go of 1: never even owned a bike.

Jai is not currently out with team bikes. Just saw that he was referenced.

In reply to Jai (msg # 230):

Ah, ok. Sorry, for some reason I thought you were with us.

In reply to Shin-Ji Han (msg # 229):

Val has a GoGo of 3: knows just enough to crash it.

If someone needs a ride, he can give one. =)

Just as long as someone else agrees to take Val's bike, otherwise Shin-Ji will just have to risk it and take it slow.

In reply to Valeriya (msg # 232):
Nikola has 4 for Gogo, so since she was not able to find something to create an excuse she can bring the bike back to Val, that way everyone who ventured outside has a ride.. i think

Maybe Val should just admit defeat, sell the bike and hitch rides - safer for everyone...

That moped's song just became...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gLVqjIvokc

I'm a little confused?

Quick note about the scene between Vamp and Val: Vamp never actually raised her voice. There was no yelling involved.

That makes it even scarier.

I will post an update/montage and change the scene to the Mall later today.  I have to travel until Saturday and won't be able to post, though I can read.  Please continue until I return

So, two questions...

1) Do we get the usual recommendations in the book (I.E. Get camping gear, buy at least some kids stuff to throw off shopping trackers for a bit).

2) Does our contact tell us about Hot'Za's weapons? (I'm imagining our resident Mallbrat knows about them anyway).

3) Do we want to meet at Za to discuss our plans and maybe what to buy? Or just do our shopping now and write out a list?

Shin-Ji is willing to recommend combat gear (most of which involves buying concealable or camouflaged armour and small concealable weapons).

Some people would probably appreciate the advice, others not so much.

He would really like some assistance in picking out some kind of transport device, probably at least a smartboard.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:26, Mon 05 July 2021.

4) Remind me if we got some extra money please?

5) I see there's a swimwear store. Will there be an actual chance for that/onsen episode? How much is an actual bikini, e.g. half the top/pants prices? :P

No one has called Minerva yet, the answers to 1, 2 and 4 would come out in that call.  Minerva will not make specific recommendations, other than to be practical and camouflage a specific purchasing trail.   As for 4, yes, she will give you each an extra 1,000 euros.

For bikini, price is entirely dependent on the label: a designer bikini will cost way more than casual top and bottom combined.  Use 15 euros as the base cost, there are modifiers in the book I believe for style and fashion.

I believe this is called "creating a necessity" :D

For the moment the game has a specific course that it must run, but once you have your cyberevolved abilities (the scene after the mall) it becomes more sand-boxy.  In that respect you get a fair amount of say as to what you guys want to do.  These early scenes help to bring disparate yogangers together so you have a reason to stay together after.

So an onsen/spa trip is there if you guys want it!

Ironically, when you create a new necessary thing in a game, my friends refer to that as a "Water Breathing Mermaid" problem :)

I have a preliminay list made.

I was going to suggest we try and pool some cash for the all in one appliance at some point, but unsuprisingly I have like two bucks left to contribute, and forgeting basic shit is very IC for teens.

Current Plan

Memorial Tatoo 25
Techmax Skinwatch 20
Heavy Armorjack 400
Mondo Pizza with  (Vegetarian) 16
Hunting bow 150
6 Spare arrows 12
(24 arrows)
Sleeping Bag 20
Sleeppad 20
Striptape Binders 20
Outdoor Backpack* 25
Nylon Carryall 5
Spare Generic Loafing Gear (Shirt, pants, generic) 45
Smart Board 200
998 Euro Total.

*  I just made this up on the fly, it sounded reasonable.

I am open to suggestions as to changes from other players or the GM.

I didn't see non-perishable food/water anywhere.

Does anyone think I'm overdoing it with the heavy armorjack? -2EV is painful, but so is gettnig shot.

Won't anyone think about shoes? Not to mention underwear...

I just sort of assumed tharcwas included in the outfit?

Food is another issue. I didnt evenvsee that.

6) If I wanted to buy a real bike, can I trade in the CityScooter for some cash/a discount? It's, ahem, only a wee bit scratched. And totally not hot.

7) Are any weapons actually concealable, tanto aside? "Jacket" doesn't really sound all that stealthy to me...

Maybe you'll get a scanner or bolter and the point will be moot ;)

The concealability of the weapons in CP is fairly vague.  The way I look at it, if the weapon is (for example) "J" and you are not wearing a jacket, coat, or really baggy pants or voluminous skirts, or something, then you can't hide.  Having enough clothes to hide it you can roll an appropriate skill (Thief Stuff) and the result is the difficulty for someone to Notice (Awareness).

Yeah, you can sell the scooter.  You'll get a lot more for it if you sell as Valeriya Merch, of course.  But that is not something she can do herself without attracting attention.  Now if she autographs it with a sharpie and Jai works his connections...

Considering the usual resale value of vehicles in the US you'd be lucky to get 1/5 the purchase price on a standard trade in.

I assume like the book we're getting a grand from the dude who hasn't blown up the Net yet?

More importantly, while I certainly made the item choice with some funny business in mind, I understand completely that getting anything that comes out of an autofac for free 75% of the time is complete BS both in terms of game balance and logistics. So with that in the mind, some possible caveats or abstractions to smooth out the process-

A) There's some price threshold past which the item is actually kept in stock rather than fully printed with no worker input.

B) There's some kind of alarm if the 25% failure rate comes up that stops its use either in that store or even the mall itself.

C) Maybe due to time constraints everyone only gets one use of it

D) Maybe instead of actually going through the process, we just apply some kind of broad discount to non-Za purchases so there's not weird imbalances like one person getting a $800 item or someone not getting anything because of the failure rate.

As long as Jai gets narrative credit for coming in clutch, I don't really care how it's handled.

My read on the autofactory key is not that it pops out a free item 75% of the time.  That key activates the autofactory, giving you access to then program or manipulate it.  The Boost skills says operating the autofactory without tripping the production counter is a Difficult task.  That is getting something for free.  So you go an autofactory, your key has a 75% chance of giving you access.  Then you get it to produce what you want, and roll Boost.  If you meat or exceed TN20, the autofac doesn't record it and there is no charge.

Also, a good number of items will be kept in stock because some people don't like to wait.  To get the full variety of colors, styles, sizes however you have to wait for the autofac.

Generally, expect to pay the list price for everything unless Jai wants to RP a specific Boost.

Finally, this may sound heretical, but Forget about Rache. Doesn't exist in my game, one of the worst things about the R.Tal setting.  Blech.

Off topic, but doulkiller is my least favorite thing. It's a singularity level tech that breaks the setting if you think about it for 5 seconds.

Yeah, not using it either.

Stuff that would be cool to nick

So we can't get armorjacks but other items are an option?

Bikes are the obvious high value solution. I mean, if you can print even a basic city bike, that's a huge advantage for us. Of course, that's probably out of the realm of possibility: it's probably too large to be produced solely with an autofac. I'd bet that has to be assembled.

If you hack the sports place, smart boards for everyone might be cool along with the mag grapple for "skitching". The Aero boards are amazing but they sure feel like deathtraps to me. Roadrashers make decent armor: it's better than nothing.

If we could get one item, I think that appliance cube would be incredibly useful. Alternatively, making everyone a nylon carrybag, tent, sleeping bag and foam matress is good, as would be clothing, since we'll all need that stuff.

I just read the -2 EV penalty on a heavy armorjack. I'll probably change that on retrospec.. that's way too heavy!

In reply to Shin-Ji Han (msg # 247):

Where are the armored jackets?

I see the Roadrasher suit, the Hard Armor/Metal Gear, and then Armored Clothing (well, and the Wetsuit but that seems an unlikely buy).

I have an armored jacket and a helmet from the yogang, but...armored clothing would be less conspicuous probably.

Hot'Za's got them under the table.

This is what I have come up with so far, but might be too 'not kid-like enough':

Guns. Lots of guns.

Tailgate: You might want to pick up a spare set of clothes.
Also, is Medium Armor -1EV? My copy of cybergen will be out of reach for the next few days.

Yes, Medium Armor is EV 1, AR 5.

I think I'll go with medium armor then.

Nikola would also look for a:
€150 Tomkatt Hunting Cyberbow
€150 Monograp Cybernetic Claw Grapple
€180 Average generic dress
€50  Average generic Pant
€20  Low Generic Shirt
€330 Booster gogg smart goggles
€20 Brassnuckles
€30 Tonfa
€20 Northern Faced Sleeping Bag
Total: € 950

Leaving me with € 50 that should hopefully be enough for a wig (In order to disguise along the dress) a bagpack and arrows , Hopefully we can complement the items we buy to face different situations, like nikola could lend her dress for some of the girls to sneak in / out if needed or  the string she already has to climb with the help of  the claw grapple nikola would buy. Btw  would that grapple have a shooting mechanism to reach places like buildings or so?

The 150 euro price is for a grapple gun, fires the claw grapple which has an 80% chance of latching onto something.  50 m range, 100 m tow line, like the magnagripp.

I have a question about armored clothing: can we somehow combine it with the regular clothing, so that it's posh and branded AND armored too? Or does armored clothing always look sorta generic?

You can apply the style multipliers to armored clothing.  No problem.

I'm going to have $100 bucks left over after I swap to medium armor.

Anyone else want to pool for the $500 appliance cube?

The resulting figures are eye-watering.

Yes, it is definitely pricey.

Hmm. I have $75 if I go this route instead. Not sure what else to get or change.

OK, I might as well take some decisions and stop dithering:

Athelon™ Carrybag	€20	to carry everything else
BoosterGogg™ SmartGoggles	€220	Seems like a good way to be anonymous, plus the features are sick
Microtech™ Pinphone	€150	Can't live without a phone
NorthernFaced™ Sleepbag	€20
Cyberrest™ Sleeppad	€20	Everyone is buying these two, so Val is going to assume we're starting some sort of hippie shared house
SmartSurvival™ armored bodysuit (Average, Brand)	€800	because Val needs certain standards as much as she needs to be bulletproof
Alysse Latour™ vinyl leggins (Average, Designer)	€150	for whenever we're not on a mission
Alysse Latour™ corset (Average, Designer)	€120
Eiji of Tokyo™ bikini (Exceptional, Exclusive)	€180	for the onsen episode

Total expense €1,665
Remaining €335

Maybe I could dye my hair, to change my appearance a bit more? I assume I can't get cyber hair, right?
This message was last edited by the player at 14:50, Wed 14 July 2021.

In response to Nikola, yes you add Stat+Skill+1d10 to do almost anything.  So Get a Clue adds INT.

Isn't that just tech hair?

I think you can get tech hair.  Kids can’t get most cyber ware but can usually get stuff listed as Fashionware, like the light tattoos

We soon to be Cyber-evolved have a nasty habit of rejecting cyberware which, if we had any, could be a very painful process.

Average (x2) Suit 160
Nylon Carrybag 5
Heavy Armor Clothing (AR6) 400
10x Scramblers 100
Light Autopistol + 50 Reloads 120
Gas Mask ---
Appliance Mod ---
Tech Tool Kit 75
Sleeping Bag and Sleep Pad 40
Week's Worth of Prepak 100

Finally got this done, whew. I was looking at the paintball gun for a while, but I couldn't find prices for the poisons anywhere. I assume that's something we'd have to source on the street? Which is fine, I just figured they'd have prices for them like they do for the useless drugs.

How's everybody? Are we ready to finish our shopping trip?

For the shopping trip, I just wanted to find out if our booster had managed to make anything before finalizing.

Looks like 2 items (admittedly, that cube was something of an over-reach) already caused some static, I'd finalize based on Jai not being able to print anything else.

Ok, I did some juggling, removed some items, and took a medium armorjack instead of a heavy, and fit in the booster goggles.

Techmax Skinwatch 20
Medium Armorjack 300
Mondo Pizza with  (Vegetarian) 16
Hunting bow 150
(24 arrows)
Sleeping Bag 20
Sleeppad 20
Nylon Carryall 5
Spare Generic Loafing Gear (Shirt, pants, generic) 45
Smart Board 200
Booster Goggles 120

998 Euro Total.

That’s pretty efficient.

I’ll get a pos up in the next day or so, traveling and it’s hard to do this from the iPad,  when I can pull the laptop out I’ll take care of it.

Thanks,

Sorry, not much for Shin-Ji to add here.

There are two PC's who should be doing the talking in this situation.

Apologies for my lack of posting. The past few weeks have seen fit to take a giant crap on my head. I've been sick, been working on the COVID thing again for my hospital since the Delta variant has everyone scared witless and fell and hurt my back rather badly last Monday. Today is my first day back since I took the nasty spill and I have a tonne to catch up with. I'll likely be doing paperwork and COVID stuff another week before I'm able to stand on my feet and stay in theatre for hours at a time.

But I am here, alive, and shall be back forthwith!

Ooof, that sucks big time, Vamp. Look after yourself! And glad you're back!

Obviously, all of that is more important that this game, and please take care of your health and I hope you heal quickly.  I also know that playing games like this can be part of your resilience.  Take your time, post when you can, we're here for you.

Removed the image because it was too big and messing up my scrolling.  Thanks.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:20, Thu 23 Sept 2021.

Is that Val? Sorry, missed this earlier. It seems she's being taken to see the Uptown Girl (She's been living in her uptown world), so is there anything I should tell her on behalf of the whole wannabe anarchist commando yogang?

Well, Uptown Girl is Melinda, so the group is getting back together.

The gist is this: the local mallbrats figured out you guys are in some trouble based on the shopping patterns (and you guys were aware this was a possibility).  They are offering to help cover it up, but want "a piece of the action" whatever that is.  They don't know what you are up to, but they want something in exchange, a promise of future gain, and not necessarily or even primarily monetary.

In reply to Nikola Net (msg # 288):

I love that!! Thank you. :)

Yeah, Jai's trying to sort of beg it off, maybe have them steal one or two more things. Worse comes to worse, we pay them back. But I think we've got most other issues sorted out, either by ourselves or due to the network's help.

Hey they can be in my next video!

What is the transport plan to the address?  It is not that far, you can walk it, but it is about six blocks South and East, near the water.

Walking it makes the most sense to me. Or boarding if I ended up buying the board: might as well get some practice in, right?

I vote for walking as well

Given what a lousy rider Val is, yeah, walking sounds safer.

I mean, Tailgate is going to ride his bike.

Jammers and Scouts were in one of the supplements. I don’t recall which one right offhand.

Jammer is in Media Front, Scout is in Eco Front.

Scout, Tinman, Scanner, Jammer and Bolter powers are limited to a certain extent by Body stat.  Maximum charge, how many tendrils, how many scouts, how much damage in static attack, maximum range of sonic attack, etc. though their special skills are not Body related, except for the Jammer, which has Holler and it is Body based.

Wizard is purely INT.

Cool! I'll wait till we change before I spent the IP if that's ok.

same thing for myself

Me three.

Okay, confirmation:  does everyone have access to the CyberGen revised book?  The CyberGen wiki seems to be down and I wanted to link in the information on the evolved types so that a) you would have that handy and b) I don't have to retype it all in here.

2nd edition? Yep. I have it.

Yep, though keep in mind that I am helping my parents move and I will have limited time and access to a computer till I'm back at home.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:30, Thu 30 Sept 2021.

Mine says 2nd edition as well.. the supplements are the ones i do not have

I have them electronically, and I think...somewhere...physically, lol.

This is my own situation.  The physical copies I believe are now in storage.

I put the Scout pages in the Game Links; if anyone needs details on another evolved type let me know.

I have been up for 40 hours packing after a whole week of packing.

My books are in storage but I have a pdf.

Sorry, but which game? I just see the description of the mutation, i received a scout which is fine,, am i missing some solo game somewhere?

Up there on the menu there is, next to the Dice Roller, a button for "Game Links"

I put a link to the scout pages there.  No separate or private game.

Ohh, sorry, now i see it.. on the IC you mentioned a "sim", i though it was a simulation program that our PCs needed to go trough

In reply to Nikola Net (msg # 313):

Yes it is.  The first page, white background and black text, is the simulation that you will go through when you wake up.  The reversed pages (black background and white text) is the game information on your new abilities.

Now that i re read it i understand..i mean the whole "exercises" in which you learn to get familiarized with the probes and such.. okay i'm editing my IC post to reflect those exercised ... kinda
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 20:51, Wed 06 Oct 2021.

IRL got complicated, sorry for my absence, I'll be posting shortly.

Good. I was just about to send out a search party. =P
This message was last edited by the player at 04:25, Sun 10 Oct 2021.

So, does wearing an armorjacket help if I put on the Tinman plating?

Generally layering armor doesn't help, the best one works.  However, it takes a while for the tinman thing to fully armor up, so useful to wear the jacket in meantime if you plan to get into a fight.

Plus, it covers the arms, which is something Shin-Ji needs to consider.

Sorry about that :)

Will be back shortly, really. Just don't cancel on me please, seems all games I'm in choose my absence these days to can it - idk what's going on lately.

I'm not going to end this game anytime soon. I was serious in the expectations that a nice, even pace is better for the long term.

I am getting ready to take the training wheels off.  The game is going to shift to more character-driven.  Essentially, now that you have these new abilities, what are you going to do with them?

Minerva will make a suggestion, but it's up to you.

In reply to Referee (msg # 322):

The same thing we do every night: try and take over the world!!

Some ideas for Shin Ji, other than joining Eden Cabal AKA, the plot.

a) Learning stuff about the horrible stuff his father did and his family's megacorp connections

b) Finding any members of his old claat/dojo, either finding out what happened to them.

c) Facing personal challenges and becoming a badass solo.. or maybe growing up and growing out of that viewpoint.

d) General teenage shinanegans and doing kid stuff, because Shin-Ji's been a bit focused, so "loosening up" stuff with other PC's might be a good idea.

I knoooow, I'm being very sloooow. FInishing up some work shit, I should be free to post by the weekend. Apologies everyone, please don't kill me in my sleep Vamp.

It's all good, RL first.

In any case, discussion is good at this point.

I already told you what I'm going to do. If there's no post soon...wait for it...wait for it...

Impatient girls get zapped. I don't make the rules.

Sorry, but some pretty terrible stuff has just happened irl so I may be out for the time being.

I'm sorry. I hope everything gets sorted out and ends well for you. RL comes first. We'll be here when you return.

In reply to Tailgate (msg # 329):

Oh no, sorry to hear that, Vamp. Take as much time as you need and don't forget to look after yourself. Hugs.

Hello? Are we still alive out there?

Still here, US holiday slump.  No worries.

What do you guys want to do in terms of helping Minerva as she asked?  Will you stay in contact and be a "group?"

I mean, of course! Mot much of a game otherwise!

I'm back, finally! What Shinji said.

It seems we're going back to "normal" now though, like undercover? So it's going to be a bit Shin Megami Tensei Persona, right? The high school gang with a secret.

Night City Tensei Cyberpersona
All the characters are Wizards and fight the corpostate in VR at night.

Daily Activity: Drugs
Night Activity: Megaviolence
You gained 2 points of COOL, choomba.
Lost 2 humanity.

Waiting for Val's reaction to Vamp.  Nicely done.

Yes, it's lovely, been thinking about how to beat react to it. Soon!

I hope everyone had a good Xmas and has a happy new year!

Hope everyone is having a great 2022 so far, and apologies for the absence!

Bravo, this is great stuff.  Giving players the opportunity to react before the NPCs.

Yeah, this seems like something between Val and Vamp, though Shin-Ji can respect losing at least one of his parents to corporate violence and wanting to channel anger into something useful.

Good RP though!

**crickets**

:(

I'd love to continue this game, but I think we need to move this along?

Still keeping an eye on this one.

Waiting on Val who seems to have gotten busy with RL stuff of late.

Apologies, I keep meaning to post here and somehow keep forgetting. Particularly to you, Vamp, I've left you in the lurch.

Let's finish that scene maybe and move on? So we have some situation where we all can interact, not just us V&V having our slow-burning drama ;)

Sounds good to me. V&V (I like that) can work on stuff whilst we further the plot with GM stuff. :)

Yes, that is a good idea.  The other seem to have a good sense to stay out of this and let them have their moment.

Once that is completed we can montage back to "normal" life.  Getting home, or the nearest equivalent, some sense of how any parental figures react, and what small actions you do to keep in touch.  We will pick up the action again at the strangest of places, at least considering all that has happened: school on Monday morning.

Fine by me. Apologies again for the mega delay.

Predictably, Val will be grounded big time, and will still find a way to hang out.

RL happens, Val. Doesn’t mean I won’t pester you in PMs. :D

How many of Vamp's gang/band made it back to their "home"?

About half.  They are certain one died, they saw him take a bullet during the melee.  No word on the others.  I don't think we settled on how many there were, but let's call it somewhere in the 5-6 range.  That work?

That works. Thank you.

Folks, going to award 10 IP for Part 1 and another 10 for Part 2.  You can raise a skill by spending current level x 10 in IP.  For 10 IP you can pick up a new skill.  You may spend points to improve your evolved skill and you may also spend points on "adult" skills.  The Adult Skill Master List is on p. 216.  To learn an adult skill you need to find a teacher.