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Round 0 - Applications (Shadowrun 5e)
Settled in a major hub between two cities, live the people of Bauerburg, "The Town of a Thousand Shows". The traveling acts and troupes that pass through are the delight of many, and with spring now here, true to form, a freakshow has arrived! Whether you came for the show or are just passing through, flashy neon signs line the streets and colorful holograms and commercials pop into view from all angles, spamming your feed and urging you to come see the marvels that await in the pavilion of paradise! It doesn't take long to note, however, that behind those bright lights the walls have been plastered over with graffiti and simpler flyers, most just the word MISSING with some basic facts, a few with a photo or holo-vid of the missing person, many of whom are children. A healthy reward has been posted for information leading to their safe return by the mayor herself, Nicola Sherwood. The most recent addition is one of those with a vid-pic, and those who pause to view find that the local shaman and mystic shop owner, Errol Myst, has offered a ton of creds if someone can find his daughter, Sylvia. Sooner or later more information follows the simply stated rewards, whether by query or from a grieving citizen begging for someone to take down the evil circus "Le Grand Cirque de la Lumière et de L'émerveillement". Apparently all the missing persons attended the same circus before they disappeared, but the local police were unable to find any evidence of wrongdoing, or bribed to look the other way. Further inquiries with the police only come up with the admission that the place was rather odd. Nila Myst, the older sister of the most recently missing girl, is making no secret of the fact that she is suspicious of the circus that her sister vanished at. She says that something is not as it seems, the circus is peculiar and there seems to be a lot of night-time activity there. She was nearly seen the night before and fled, and she doesn't plan to try that again. But to anyone curious about the disappearances (for monetary gain or kind heart, she doesn't seem to care), she points out that infiltrating the circus would provide a good location from which to find out more.
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Hello! I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm going to be the GM for the Shadowrun portion of the Outplay competition, and 1 of 3 judges. Round 0 will last for 3 weeks during which time you'll work on your character. The basic concept of your character is as important as the characters sheet. Well-written backgrounds or other 'character moments' will go a long way to telling us what kind of person your character is. The due date for characters is May 31st. From June 1 to June 7, the judges will deliberate and choose those characters / players that are headed on to Round 1.
If you have any questions, then please let me know. Last edited by girlplay; May 19th, 2015 at 10:46 AM. |
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Assume I am a bear that woke up from a five-year-long nap. Three minutes ago. That is how I feel. Last edited by GeoAvanti; May 27th, 2015 at 06:31 PM. |
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WIP
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Outplay 2011 Second Place Last edited by Elfman6; May 28th, 2015 at 12:32 AM. |
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Thank you for listing the priorities, Elfman6. Anything that players can do to make it easier for the judges to figure out how you built your character will be greatly appreciated - like how you spent your karma and nuyen, what your priorities selections were, which skills were groups and which ones bought as individual rankings, etc.
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Runner Alias: Prestige
Birthname: Moses Riley SIN Identity: Aleister Crow Ethnicity, Nationality, & Metatype: Sinti-Romani Human Gender: Male Build: Conman, Trickster, Wielder of the Wire Sheet
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"If a temple is to be erected, a temple must be destroyed." Last edited by Rahzeil; May 30th, 2015 at 03:30 AM. |
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Just popping in to say that I am interested in SR and am working on an app. I haven't actually looked at SR5 much yet, so the priorities thing threw me for a loop. I'll be trying to figure out what I'm working out here in a bit. With a magic man already, and a Russian, that's two of my previous concepts that I'll probably say "eh" to.
Concept possibilities: Elven mambo adept, shaman, aspected magician, or technomancer. One-eyed Human face. Hippie Dwarven rigger. Elitist, racist Elven gunslinger. Teenage Human Technomancer with a penchant for draconic obsessions.
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Ilthryn Dahl Tinkerings Last edited by LoveBug; May 26th, 2015 at 12:56 AM. |
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Last edited by Frostburn; May 31st, 2015 at 10:01 AM. |
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Excellent questions. Yes, Bauerburg is in the northwestern region of the AGS (Allied German States) - a town formed in 2034 on a previously uninteresting crossroads between Bremen and Hannover.
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Currently playing: Burke "The Bull" Mattens, Darkest Night (WoD) Jaheem ibn-Haawiyah, Outlander: The Pathfinder's Saga (WoD) Last edited by Morakai; May 31st, 2015 at 06:10 PM. Reason: Adding stuff. |
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Tossing in a character here and putting everything together.
Complete! Conditional Priority - Primary if needed for the Shadowrun bracket to make it's minimum, Secondary otherwise.
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Quod Confutat Veritas, Ut Destruatur Poetice Vivere, Aut Mori Stultitiam - Nullius In Verba =11/19 -> Actually managed to catch up a couple days ago and keep that. Nice! Last edited by GleefulNihilism; May 31st, 2015 at 02:06 PM. |
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The Story
Ali was sat in his local automated street cafe drinking soy-caf and chewing through a stale croissant he had found in his long coat pocket, he couldn't remember when he's bought it. It was Sunday afternoon, Natarina had been very prompt in picking up Liliana as she always was. Nothing ever delayed her or went wrong for her, how can I say that, she met me! He thought to himself as he mindlessly turned the soy-caf round in his hands. An AR bulletin burst out from the side of the cup as he reached the back; 'Have you seen this girl'. It took Alistair a few moments to convince himself that the girl depicted in the bulletin was not Liliana. Nila Myst, the girls sister, was describing her suspicion of a circus which had been parked up in the local area for the last few weeks. It was the very same place Ali had taken Liliana. A shiver ran down his spine as he thought of how his life would have ended if Liliana went 'missing'. He knew what that may mean and he couldn't drag his memories of darker parlours, bloated fat pigs with nuyen to burn, gorping at the 'entertainment'. There were no morels when money could be burned. A voice cut into his daze; "Hey chummer, you gonna clean that mess up, some of us just wanna sit an 'ave our caf in peace!" He focused his eyes to realise he had crushed the cup, spilling it's contents across the table and chair opposite. He got up hurriedly, mumbled an apology and left. He drove his plain jackrabbit the six blocks back to his apartment without even paying attention, pulling the jack when he parked it just outside his bedroom window. The only good thing about it was it was on ground floor and the block warden didn't bother about him keeping his bike inside. He'd always helped out when he could by fixing this or that. Reckon it was the only apartment block this side of town with a working lift. The place was tiny and always reminded him how far he'd fallen, you had to squeeze past his Mirage in the hallway come diner kitchen. But it did have two rooms, one he kept clean for Liliana, the other was strewn with tools and bits of engine. His hand caressed the Mirage as he slipped past, leaving his coat on the saddle. Still no reply from Mischa, but it had only been five minutes. He's sent her a message to see if she knew anything about this missing girl, was anyone else working on it and to let the word out that he was willing. He stood looking out of his window across the street at the grafitti emblazened walls of the block opposite. Who would know more about the circus? he thought to himself, while bringing up the public files on it, adverts, ownership, license. Anything on record and readily available. This wasn't fun, he glanced back at his coat and the pocket he kept the chips in. No, now wasn't time for weakness you idiot. Last edited by Batty; May 31st, 2015 at 11:41 PM. Reason: Forgot to reduce Essence, name contacts, added to narration. Corrected a karma mispend. |
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This thread is now closed and will be reviewed by the Judges, Good Luck to all the Contestants!
There is a table (for reference only) of all the applications submitted appended to the first post of the thread.
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My apologies to all I game with, going through some challenging times with RL at the moment but I am still here and will persavere. TY for your Patience.
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