[Cypher] Killjoys: The Warrant Is All

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Game Name Killjoys: The Warrant Is All

Game System Cypher

Theme Investigation and Exploration, Teamwork, Collaborative story-telling

Flavour Science Fiction, Killjoys tv series

Plot Summary Hook Tap your heart. As of now you are nobody's citizen, nobody's soldier. You renounce all loyalties except to our code, your team, and your warrant. You will take no sides. You will take no bribes. The Warrant Is All. Despite their different backgrounds, training, motives, and personal demons, the words of the Reclamation Coalition oath roll through each team member's mind as they make their way along the rambling rows of colorful booths, stalls, and shops of the Leith Bazaar to their warrant broker's place of business. The team hopped a Company cargo ship to Leith from Westerley, where they served their last warrant. Not the most pleasant way to travel, but the team has a long way to go before it saves enough joy to buy their own ship. The only other passengers were a group of Harvesters - migrant farm workers with temporary work visas – who were herded off the ship and onto a land-transport immediately after landing. A wide variety of products and services are on offer at the enormous marketplace patrolled by Company enforcers. Individually or together, the team members might pass a shop selling high-tech weaponry, a stall with strange fruit from the other end of The J, or a booth comprised of a clear display case holding Personal Digital Devices (PDDs) – made of clear polymer and available palm-sized to tablet. Observant team members might even witness the sale of black market goods including illegal tech and Jakk. Such transactions don't concern Killjoys unless a warrant is involved. The team arrives beneath Bellus Haardy's placard and goes inside together. Sitting in her comfortable chair behind the desk, Bellus gestures a welcome. The team is surprised to see none other than Joseph 'Big Joe' Cyano, a veteran Level Five Killjoy, occupying both chairs by sitting on one, and propping his whole right leg – encased in a bulky cast – on the other. Big Joe is gruff and often irritating, but he takes the time to mentor promising young Killjoys, and has on occasion shared valuable advice with this Killjoy team. "I have a lucrative Level One Warrant that may interest you," says Bellus. Each team member's PDD vibrates with the incoming warrant offer: Recover a stolen ship. The fee is huge. One problem, the team doesn't own their own ship. "Luckily for you rookies," says Big Joe with a smirk on his face, "I'm indisposed at the moment and can't take this warrant myself. But for sixty percent of the Joy, I'll let you borrow my ship, and you'd better return it in the same condition." Bellus fixes each member of the team with her usual, all-knowing stare. "Any questions?" Setting The Killjoys TV series aired on the SyFy network in the US from 2015 to 2019. For anyone unfamiliar with this awesome show, watching the first few episodes would give a good sense of the setting. (All ten episodes of season one are available on the SyFy website for free - with adverts.) There's also a fan wiki.   The tv series tells the story of how the three main characters, Dutch, D'avin, and Johnny, overcome their personal demons whilst unraveling the mystery of an alien invasion by a species called the Hullen, and together with the help of friends and allies made along the way eventually triumph. The year is 1051, ten years before the Killjoys TV series timeline begins. Player Characters will comprise a team of Reclamation Apprehension Coalition (RAC) agents, aka Killjoys operating in 'The Quad,' a planetary system comprised of the dwarf planet Qresh and its three moons - Arkyn, Westerley, and Leith. RAC agents (Killjoys) can be thought of as licensed and regulated bounty hunters. Killjoys are not law enforcement, and the RAC is not a military organization. The RAC is narrowly focused on one thing only: executing warrants. Across the J Star Cluster, the RAC is the only entity whose authority is recognized by nearly all local planetary system governments and most criminal organizations. Killjoys can cross jurisdictions when others can't, as long as they are operating to fulfill a warrant. There are five levels of warrant that correspond to the agent level authorized to execute them, from Level 1 (lost or stolen goods) to Level 5 (assassination). The PC's goal will be to work together as a team to execute a Level 1 Reclamation Warrant: track down stolen property and return it to the client. This will involve investigation to find the warrant's target, infiltrating the location, then extracting the stolen property. My plan/hope is for this to be the first 'episode' to be followed by more warrants/episodes. I will stick fairly close to established canon in this setting. Note that (unlike other SciFi and Space Opera settings) there is no widespread unifying government or military force in the J Star Cluster. Some minor canon characters, like Bellus and Big Joe, are likely to appear as NPCs in episode one, but most canon characters from the tv series will not appear in this story.   Canon characters likely to appear as an NPC Bellus Haardy - at this point in the timeline Bellus has been a warrant broker for the RAC on Leith for ten years. Big Joe - At 42 years of age, Joseph “Big Joe” Cyano is a veteran RAC agent and mentor to select new Killjoys. Hills Oonan - a Company Security Force Officer on Westerley, possibly newly installed in the senior position he holds ten years later. Canon characters that might possibly appear as an NPC in a subsequent episode Pree - in this timeline, Pree is the warlord commander of the Ferran, going by the name Varrick. Alfred Olyevich Turin is likely to be a dedicated RAC agent, angling for a senior officer position in the RAC Fancy is likely to be a newly fledged Killjoy, and possible rival or ally. Alvis might be a miner who recently joined the Scarback Monks. Canon characters that definitely will NOT appear John and D’avin Jacobis are still on Telen, their home planet, and D'avin has not joined the Royal Skyborn Syndicate. Dutch is still living in the harem on a ‘planet at the edge of The J,’ Khlyen is busy training young Dutch Pawter is on Qresh, about to start university. Delle Seyah Kendry is on Qresh, probably plotting something evil. Zeph is on Leith, and has not yet escaped her agrarian community, the Madeleines. Pippin is on Qresh, at the start of his career as a black market broker. Aneela is on a Hullen ship doing experiments elsewhere in The J. The Cypher Game System Cypher Game System Previous knowledge about the Cypher system is not required. New players to this system are welcomed! I am relatively new to it as well, we will learn together. The Cypher System is under open license, so you don't need to buy the rulebook. Resources explaining how the Cypher System works are available right here on-site. Including ItsaVerb's Cypher System Mechanics in a Nutshell and a guide Retry is developing here. I made a guide for creating a Cypher character statement for this game:   Character Creation Legal - Cypher System Open License This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC. By virtue of this open license, the Cypher System Reference Document, CSRD, can be legally downloaded (.docx format) for free here: https://csol.montecookgames.com/license/ (Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "DOWNLOAD THE CSRD.") An online fan-created site that presents the content of the CSRD in an organized way with links may be found here: https://callmepartario.github.io/og-csrd/ Killjoys: The Warrant Is All Character Creation To create your character's Cypher stat pools, skills, and abilities for this rpg, choose a type/noun, a descriptor/adjective, a focus/verb, and optionally a flavor/type-modification to build your character statement: I am a [descriptor] [type] (with [flavor]) who [focus]es. Example character statements: I am a Resilient Warrior who Leads. I am a Mysterious Explorer with Stealth who Helps Their Friends. I am an Inquisitive Speaker with Skills and Knowledge who Works the System. TYPE Warrior: You're a good ally to have in a fight. You know how to use weapons and defend yourself. Warriors are physical, action-oriented people. They're more likely to overcome a challenge using force than by other means, and they often take the most straightforward path toward their goals. In a Killjoy team, Warriors usually take and deal the most punishment in a dangerous situation. Often it falls on them to protect the other group members from threats. This sometimes means that warriors take on leadership roles as well, at least in combat and other times of danger. Warrior starting Stat Pools: Might: 10, Speed: 10, Intellect: 8, plus 6 additional points to distribute as you wish. Weapon Ability: light, medium, and heavy First-Tier Warriors have either a Might Edge or Speed Edge of 1 Explorer: You are a person of action and physical ability, fearlessly facing the unknown. You're physical and knowledgeable. In a Killjoy team, Explorers sometimes work individually to infiltrate without alerting the enemy or warrant target. Or an Explorer might lead the way for their team. They're also likely to stop and investigate anything intriguing they stumble upon. Explorer starting Stat Pools: Might: 10, Speed: 9, Intellect: 9, plus 6 additional points to distribute as you wish. Weapon Ability: light and medium Weapon Inability: heavy First-Tier Explorers have Edge of 1 in either Might, Speed, or Intellect (this is a special rule for this rpg, different from the CSRD) Speaker: You're good with words and good with people. You talk your way past challenges and out of jams, and you get people to do what you want. Speakers are smart and charismatic. They like people and, more important, they understand them. As a Killjoy, a Speaker might negotiate on behalf of their team. Combat and action don't come naturally to a Speaker, who probably had difficulty qualifying to be a Killjoy. Other characters sometimes have to defend the Speaker in times of danger. A player-character with Speaker type might have Technology or Skills and Knowledge Flavor. Speaker starting Stat Pools: Might: 8, Speed: 9, Intellect: 11, plus 6 additional points to distribute as you wish. Weapon Ability: light Weapon Inability: medium and heavy First-Tier Speakers have Edge of 1 in Intellect Adept: We are not including the Adept type, because there is no magic or psionics in this setting. However, we can consider Adept-type skills that are modified to be based on science or technology. All First-Tier Types get: 1 Effort, and are limited to carrying a maximum of 2 Cyphers at one time. The Descriptor imbues the character with a range of abilities, inabilities, skills, and stat pool modifications. Details in CSRD pages 15 to 62 Descriptors Appealing Brash Charming Clever Empathic Exiled Fast Graceful Guarded Hardy Honorable Inquisitive Intelligent Intuitive Jovial Learned Lucky Mechanical Mysterious Naive Perceptive Resilient Risk-Taking Rugged Sharp-Eyed Skeptical Stealthy Strong Strong-Willed Swift Tough Custom? Focus further defines the character. Details in CSRD pages 69 to 92. Focus Battles Robots You excel in battling robots, automatons, and machine entities. Brandishes an Exotic Shield You deploy an amazing shield of pure force that provides protection and some offensive options. Builds Robots Your robotic creations do as they are commanded. Calculates the Incalculable Awesome mathematical ability allows you to model the world in real time, giving you an edge over everyone. Channels Divine Blessings A devout follower of a divine being, you channel some of your deity's power to achieve wonders. Conducts Weird Science Your preternatural insight and ability make you a scientist capable of amazing feats. Controls Beasts Your ability to communicate and lead beasts is uncanny. Crafts Unique Objects You're an inventor of strange and useful objects. Defends the Gate Everyone wants you on their side when it comes to a fight because nothing gets by you. Defends the Weak You stand up for the helpless, the weak, and the unprotected. Descends From Nobility A descendent of wealth and power, you carry a noble title and the abilities granted by a privileged upbringing. Explores Dark Places You're the archetypal treasure hunter, scavenger, and finder of lost things. Fights Dirty You'll do anything to win a fight: bite, scratch, kick, trick, and worse. Fights With Panache You're a swashbuckling daredevil who fights with flamboyant style that's entertaining to watch. Helps Their Friends You love your friends and help them out of any difficulty, no matter what. Hunts You are a stalking hunter who excels at bringing down your selected quarry. Infiltrates Subtlety, guile, and stealth allow you to get in where others can't. Is Licensed to Carry You carry a gun and you know how to use it in a fight. Leads Your natural leadership capability allows you to command others, including a loyal band of followers. Learns Quickly You deal with bad situations as they arise, learning new lessons each time. Looks for Trouble You're a scrapper and love a good fight. Masters Defense You use protective equipment and practiced techniques to avoid becoming hurt in a fight. Masters Weaponry You are a master user of a particular type of weapon, be it a sword, whip, dagger, gun, or something else. Moves Like a Cat Lithe, flexible, and graceful, you move quickly and smoothly, and never seem to be where danger is. Moves Like the Wind You can move so fast that you become a blur. Murders You're an assassin, whether by trade, by inclination, or because it was that or be killed yourself. Needs No Weapon Powerful punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and full body movements are all the weapons you need. Never Says Die You never quit, can shrug off a beating, and always come back for more. Operates Undercover Under the guise of someone else, you seek to find answers the powerful do not want divulged. Performs Feats of Strength A muscled prodigy, you can haul incredible weight, hurl your body through the air, and punch through doors. Pilots Starcraft You're a crack starship pilot. Solves Mysteries You're a master of deduction, using evidence to find the answer. Stands Like a Bastion Your armor, along with your size, strength, incredible training, or machine enhancement, makes you difficult to move or hurt. Talks to Machines You use your organic brain like a computer, interfacing "wirelessly" with any electronic device. You can control and influence them in ways that others can't. Throws With Deadly Accuracy Everything that leaves your hand goes exactly where you'd like it to go and at the range and speed to make the perfect impact. Wears Power Armor Wields Two Weapons at Once You bear steel with both hands, ready to take on any foe. Works for a Living You take great satisfaction in a job well done, whether it's coding, building houses, or mining asteroids. Works the Back Alleys You make your way unseen, stealing from the wealthy to achieve your ends. Works the System You can exploit flaws in artificial systems, including but not limited to computer code. Would Rather Be Reading Books are your friends. What's more important than knowledge? Nothing. Custom Focus Make something up, with GM approval Flavor Flavor makes additional abilities available during character creation (and later for advancement). It's a trade – to add a flavor ability to your character, you give up another ability. Stealth Flavor: Characters with the stealth flavor are good at sneaking around, infiltrating places they don't belong, and deceiving others. They use these abilities in a variety of ways, including combat. An Explorer with stealth flavor might be a thief, while a Warrior with stealth flavor might be an assassin. Combat Flavor: Combat flavor makes a character more martial. An Explorer with combat flavor could have skill in armor or medium weapons. Technology Flavor: Characters with a flavor of technology excel at using, dealing with, and building machines, hacking into computer systems, etc. Skills and Knowledge Flavor: This flavor is for characters with advanced knowledge and skill who use their talent in practical applications. Killjoys often find that expertise or know-how is the real solution to a problem. Custom Flavor: Depending on the mix of player-character types and skills, we might create a custom Flavor. For example, we might create a 'Sway' Flavor for this game, to make certain Speaker persuasion/intimidation Skills available to an Explorer or Warrior Type. We might also consider combining the Technology flavor with the Skills and Knowledge flavor into a 'Science' flavor. If a skill isn't part of your PC's type, but you think it makes sense for your Killjoy character to possess that skill, let's talk. Details General Details Posting Rate: I expect to run the game at a comfortable posting rate of about one post per week, or possibly two per week depending on group activity. Players will be expected to keep the group informed if something is holding them up from posting. Balance: This game will lean heavily toward roleplay, exploration/investigation, and storytelling, with some combat. PoV: This game will be written in third person point of view. Past or present tense is okay. Tone: The dramatic situations presented to the Player Characters will usually be serious, but the NPCs and Player-Characters may be quirky, irreverent, sarcastic, etc. People deal with stressful/dangerous situations in different ways. Advancement: Player-Characters will start at First Tier. I expect that by the end of completing the initial Warrant, PCs will amass enough experience points to advance to second Tier. Killjoy Level does not correspond to PC Tier. Application Deadline: March 28 March 23 - Applications Closed What I'm Looking For I'm looking for 3 to 4 players. I like creative players who add to the story. I'm looking for players interested in writing characters that can work well with others. Character interaction doesn't have to be all sunshine and roses - friendly bickering and teasing is possible and maybe even likely, depending on PC connections. I'm looking for Players who react to and play off other player's posts as well as the GM's post. New rpgX members are welcome to apply I'm looking for unique characters made for this setting. I'm okay with repurposing a PC from another game/advert, but please be sure to adapt the PC to this setting and game system. All Player Characters will be unmodified humans - no Hullen and no Hackmods. I don't want characters who are lone wolves, evil, or murder hobos. I'm looking for original characters.   Please don't clone a canon character from the tv series. It's okay to take general ideas from the background and training of canon characters. For example, a PC might be a warrior with a soldier background (like D'avin) or an Explorer with a thief background (like Johnny), but a royal princess from a harem trained to be an assassin is too specifically Dutch. We will also avoid PC backgrounds that state or imply the PC is personally acquainted with or related to canon characters Dutch, D'avin, Johnny, Zeph, Pippin, Pawter, Delle Seyah Kendry, Khlyen, or Aneela. Application APPLICATION Character Section Name: Gender Identity and Pronouns: Appearance: Describe your character physically (age, height, hair color, etc.) A representative image is welcome but not required. Personality: Describe your character's personality. Cypher Character Statement OR Concept: Use the spoiler-ed Character Statement creation guide above, OR instead please give me a paragraph or two about what sort of character you have in mind. Background: Please include your PC's planet of origin, how they acquired their skills and abilities, what brought them to the Quad if not from there, and why or how your PC became a Killjoy. (This may require some back-and-forth discussion. If you're unsure, please provide some general ideas.) Note that once we have our 3 or 4 players, some adjustment to character statements might be needed to make sure the team of characters has a variety of skills and abilities covered. We will also establish the interpersonal connections between the PCs that make them a team. The Killjoy level relates to the level of Warrant an individual Killjoy can accept and is not connected to the Player-Character's Tier. Player Section: Roleplaying Sample: Provide a couple links to posts you've made in games on the site, OR if you are new to rpgX please provide a writing sample. Why: If you've seen some episodes of the Killjoys tv series, what did you like about the show? If you haven't watched the tv series at all, what about this game interests you? Cypher: Have you used this system (or any system based on Cypher) before? Lines and Veils: The game will comply with the site's PG-13 rating, but there may be topics that make you uncomfortable. Feel free to secret this to me, and you don't need to give me reasons   Sprite Hello! I'm Sprite (she/her). I've been doing text-based roleplay for twelve years. Since 2020 I've GM'd an independent, narrative only play-by-post rpg in The Dragon Age Setting. I'm currently a player on two active games on rpgX. I've recently started GMing an in-person Numenera ttrpg that meets monthly. I especially enjoy collaborative writing, and as a GM I welcome player ideas and feedback. On a more personal side, I'm retired with three (mostly) grown children and one grandchild. I'm happy to answer questions and I don't mind getting PMs. Thank you for considering this game. Player Character Character Statement or Concept Status ihinka Lola A chaotic rapscallion who charges right in. Complete A7ice Ava I am a Resilient SpecForce Operator (Warrior) who Moves Like a Cat Complete cybersavant Teyleyr mechanical explorer with technology who conducts weird science Complete?? galenbd Jamie/April Peng Clever Adept with Technology Flavor who Talks-To-Machines Withdrawn Dylan Scott Trick Graceful Explorer with Stealth Flavor who Throws with Deadly Accuracy Complete Hal Hammerhand Harry Charming assassin turned Face-man who learns quickly Withdrawn Hound Marcus Honorable Explorer who Hunts Complete bobbfrommn Thon A studious healer with a nack for understanding how the body, mind and nature works Complete

[ihinka]

"...and you'd better return it in the same condition."

Horrible foreshadowing

plants her flag

I'll be considering options over the following weeks. Since I have a working knowledge of Cypher I hope it would be okay to veer away from the guide posted in the ad

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Originally Posted by ihinka

Horrible foreshadowing

plants her flag

I'll be considering options over the following weeks. Since I have a working knowledge of Cypher I hope it would be okay to veer away from the guide posted in the ad

Welcome, ihinka!

Yes, veering away from the guide posted in the ad is okay.

I went through the Cypher book and chose the 'descriptors' and 'focus'es that I thought fit the setting, but I welcome creative customization there. I'd rather adapt the 'Character Statement' to a player's character concept than the other way around.

[Sprite]

Originally Posted by 47Ronin

Consider me very interested. I know pretty much nothing about the Cypher system, and am notoriously thick-headed when it comes to new systems, but I absolutely cannot pass up a chance to play a Killjoy.

Yay!

Don't worry about not being familiar with the Cypher system. There will be lots of help, and if I can pick it up then anyone can

[A7ice]

Application: Ava Calisto - "I don't need luck, I have ammo" APPLICATION Character Section Name: Ava Calisto Sex: Female Appearance: Age: 27 Height: 177 cm (5’9.5’’) Hair color: Red Eye color: Blue Ava is tall and wiry, though not particularly strong. Her moves are nimble and quick. Her red hair is straight, medium long, and usually set free or put in a ponytail. Her blue eyes have a confident, no-nonsense, steely glare. Personality: Ava is straightforward and tough, if not aggressive, and she doesn’t like things too complicated. She is organized, and after long service in the military, she prefers company and is a team player. She will call on any bs. She enjoys a good fight and keeps her gun within hand's reach. She tends to be ironic or sarcastic most of the time. Cypher Character Statement OR Concept: I am a Resilient SpecForce Operator (Warrior) who Moves Like a Cat Background: Ava was born in the Korel system. She was an orphan, and she never knew her parents. She escaped from the orphanage and lived on the street for several years. Eventually she ran into problems with the law and was sent to the juvenile detention center, and from there she was sent to boot camp at the age of 14. The boot camp was tough for her, but under a strict program, she eventually adjusted and was allowed to join the Imperial Marines of the United Republic a year later. She went through basic training, and with her instructors impressed with her resilience, she was directed to combat training. She served for four years in the 5th Marine Regiment (the Fist), 1st Marine Division, the most decorated regiment in the Marines. Next, over the next seven years, earning the rank of Sergeant, she served in the elite SpecOps unit, the Marine Raiders, seeing a lot of combat. She visited the Quad often as part of IMUR's Black Ops operations. Captured by the Ferran during an unsanctioned top-secret operation, she was abandoned by the United Republic. When she was with the Ferran, she was considering joining them but eventually escaped after a few months of imprisonment, and her fate opened the possibility for her to become an RAC agent. Still learning the ropes, Ava is enjoying being a Killjoy. Player Section: Roleplaying Sample: There is a defunct game I was running, Star Wars Reconquest - it should have enough samples, but if more are needed, I can provide more. Why: I've watched and enjoyed Killjoys, but that was ages ago. I liked it mainly due to the setting and the similarities to a much better Dark Matter. Cypher: Never heard of it before, doing quick catch-up right now. Lines and Veils: None

[cybersavant]

APPLICATION

Character Section

Name: Teyleyr

Gender Identity and Pronouns: he

Appearance: Teyleyr is average. He stands six feet tall, has dirty blond hair and beard, pale grey eyes and fair skin.

Personality: Describe your character's personality.

Cypher Character Statement OR Concept: Teyleyr is a mechanical explorer with technology who conducts weird science.

Background: Teyleyr grew up on Laryon Station. He roamed the corridors and public areas where he gathered information, hoarded salvage, and took odd jobs. He secreted away anything lost or discarded. He amassed a large treasure hoard of bits and pieces that he used to fashion all manner of frankensteined creations.

Teyleyr was raised, as it were, by a village, or rather by a station. Almost all the residents and regular passersthrough knew him, if not necessarily by name. He earned bits of joy here and there - toting bags, carrying messages, doing odd jobs, selling artwork and inventions - anything, really.

If you needed a contact and they were on the station, Teyleyr could find them for you.

As he entered into adulthood he found a spot as ship's crew; though he rarely stayed long on any one ship. He travelled and learned as he went. Recently he entered the Quad and joined a crew that signed on with the RAC.


Note that once we have our 3 or 4 players, some adjustment to character statements might be needed to make sure the team of characters has a variety of skills and abilities covered. We will also establish the interpersonal connections between the PCs that make them a team. The Killjoy level relates to the level of Warrant an individual Killjoy can accept and is not connected to the Player-Character's Tier.

Player Section:

Roleplaying Sample: Provide a couple links to posts you've made in games on the site, OR if you are new to rpgX please provide a writing sample.
WIP

Why: If you've seen some episodes of the Killjoys tv series, what did you like about the show? If you haven't watched the tv series at all, what about this game interests you? bounty hunting, gritty worlds, not so much the Hullen

Cypher: Have you used this system (or any system based on Cypher) before? No

Lines and Veils: The game will comply with the site's PG-13 rating, but there may be topics that make you uncomfortable. Feel free to secret this to me, and you don't need to give me reasons

mechanical explorer with technology who conducts weird science

M10 S12 I12
edge 1 in intellect

[A7ice]

A question... the links with some information about the Cypher system talk about CSRD where there are Special Abilities for each archetype... where can I find it?

[Sprite]

Originally Posted by A7ice

A question... the links with some information about the Cypher system talk about CSRD where there are Special Abilities for each archetype... where can I find it?

@A7ice - it's good to see you

The Cypher System Reference Document, CSRD (in .docx format - page numbers in the ad refer to this) can be legally downloaded for free here: https://csol.montecookgames.com/license/
(Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "DOWNLOAD THE CSRD.")

A super useful version of the CSRD can be found here:
https://callmepartario.github.io/og-csrd/

Let me know if you have any difficulty, I know you're not located in the US

[Sprite]

Originally Posted by cybersavant

considering a


mechanical explorer with technology who conducts weird science

M10 S12 I12
edge 1 in intellect

Nice to see you, cybersavant!

"mechanical explorer with technology who conducts weird science" would fit the Killjoy mold for sure.

[ihinka]

So far I'm thinking a former debutant, turned space pirate/robin hood, turned RAC Which translates into explorer with speaker flavor, descriptor - chaotic and an appropriate focus to tie up the character's current skillset.

I already have a pic for her, though. I always start with that.

[galenbd]

APPLICATION - Withdrawn as life has picked up too much

Character Section

Name: Jamie aka April Peng

Gender Identity and Pronouns: Female - she/her

Appearance: Jamie is a slim woman of obvious Chinese descent with brown eyes and short black hair kept very short to keep it from being used against her in a fight. She has two thin scars on her jaw back near her right ear and another one up near her hairline on the same side.

She has decorative implant points back near each ear that she frequently loads with teal or purple LEDs. She keeps a series of cyber fetishes. She acquired a pair of catgirl ears which she pins to her jacket like a trophy. She has an exploded metal bullet casing crimped into fabric on her forearm.

She dresses for the environment. She prefers athletic wear, but if she needs to slum it, she'll don a trenchcoat. Unless she needs to dress up, athletic shoes are included.


Personality: Jamie like machines better than people. Their betrayals are easier to understand. She takes time to trust other people, but once trusting remains steadfast in her loyalty. She is more cautious these days who she helps and bails rapidly if the deal changes. That's why the Warrants serve her well. If she sticks to the Warrant , she's less likely to be mislead...by people.

Cypher Character Statement OR Concept: Clever Adept with Technology Flavor who Talks-To-Machines

Background: WIP

Player Section:

Roleplaying Sample:
https://www.rpgcrossing.com/showthre...50#post7424850
https://www.rpgcrossing.com/showthre...35#post9585935

Why: I have not watched the Killjoys. It sounds awesome.

Cypher: I've played and GMed this system as Numenera. I wasn't planning to apply, but this hacker grabbed me and wouldn't let go.

Lines and Veils: I do not appreciate descriptions of gore. I'd like gore to be veiled.

[Dylan Scott]

Application Character Section Name: Trick / Trimayne Cade Keller Sex: Male Age: 20 Appearance: A Tall, Lithe Man who looks to be in his only just turned 20, growing up on Westerley is hard on the skinmid to late twenties, Trick is around 5ft 11 and has a head of perpetually messy brown hair which seems to always be in need of a comb or a cut. His sharp chiselled face also always looks like he needs to shave a couple of days of stubble off his chin but it doesn't distract from his wry cheeky smile or the glint of mischief in his pale green eyes. Despite his scruffy street rat appearance anyone who pays attention will notice that Trick is clean and hygenic and he moves with an unnatural grace and balance, light on his feet and with dexterous movements, almost dancing as he moves. Watch him long enough when he is relaxing and you will catch a glimse of something dancing around his fingers and disappearing like magic, a coin, a marble, a playing card. Trick is always in motion of some kind, like he has energy to burn, if he isn't moving his body then his hands are almost subconsciously in motion running through a repertoire of sleight of hand and Magicians tricks Personality: Like his name suggests, Trick can be very mercurial and unpredictable, constantly doing the unexpected and constantly in motion, like the magic tricks he performs you are never sure if what you see with trick is what is real. Which of course it isn't, growing up in the streets of Westerley, Trick has gotten used to relying on himself and not showing his true nature to all but the most trusted friends, which are few and far between. But under the playful, flirtatious facade he projects Trick is fiercely loyal to his friends and longs for a true family, both the one he will make and the part of his true family he was missing growing up. He has a strong suspicion who his father truly is and knows that he will never accept a street kid with his larcenous past, But a Level 5 Killjoy in good standing with the RAC? that is someone his father would be proud to acknowledge. Right? Cypher Character Statement OR Concept: Graceful Explorer with Stealth Flavor who Throws with Deadly Accuracy Background: In the Quad, if you want someone or something found and you have money, you contact the RAC. If you dont have the money you get yourself a Runner instead. They aren't as well trained and regulated as a Killjoy but they are alot cheaper. This of course leads to the profession being a pot luck of talent and morals. If you are on Westerley and you have any sense, the runner you hire is Trick. His methods are questionable but his morals are sound and he takes pride in his work. He will get the job done, just dont ask for details how. The less you know the less trouble you will be in should the company come calling. Trick always dreamed of being a Killjoy, but for a street rat from Westerley the best he could do was make a name for himself as a Runner, they did the same job pretty much, just without the legal authority the RAC had when pursuiting a Warrant. this lead to Trick having to turn to less than legal methods to get the job done, something he proved to be very adept at. On the streets of Westerley there was no one faster and more elusive than Trick. If you needed something found, he could get his hands on it, if you needed someone located, he had the contacts to track them down. for a price. The price wasn't always fair but it was usually reasonable considering the other runners out there looking to make money. Trick spent years building up a name for himself as a skilled runner, learning the trade and practising his skills until he was old enough to apply to the RAC to be a killjoy. an application which was rejected time and again but the boy was nothing if not persistent and no one knows quite how he pulled it off but he somehow managed to convince the higher ups at the RAC to take his application seriously and the unheard of happened, a Runner became a Killjoy. Trick was born and raised on Westerley, and despite his claims he had never been off world yet, one of the other reasons being a part of the RAC is so appealing to the young man. The bastard son of some high ranking Company Man stationed on Westerley, his mother Elyssa Keller was a tailor before her fall from grace, but after her Dalliance with the unnamed officer she found herself pregnant and ostracised and forced to leave her home town of Avlen in disgrace due to pressure put on her by the family of the officer. Elyssa settled in Old Town and gave birth to a boy, Trimayne Cade Keller. With little money and few skills to make a living for herself and her son, Elyssa did what needed to be done and resorted to less than moral and legal means of making a living, Back in Avlen her actions would be judged even more but in Old Town, she was just another face in the crowd and no one batted an eye at the things she, and in time Trick did to get by, it was just the way things were on most of Westerley Elyssa passed away when Trick was 14, pegged out in the Black Rain by a street gang she allegedly owed money too. The leader of the gang gave Trick 2 days to find the missing money, an impossible task for the teenager, and with not enough money to hire a professional (Killjoy) to help him he was forced to rely on a local Runner. His first introduction to the world of the bargain basement killjoys, and a bad experience when the man took what little money Trick could scrape together and disappeared, making no attempt to fulfil his contract. Elyssa died and Trick vowed he would not be in that helpless position again, he would become a Runner, one who could be trusted and in time he would become a Killjoy. His upbringing might have not been the most honest and his skills were much more suited to criminal behaviour but he vowed he would not be like the man he hired. He might not have the authority and training that the RAC provided but their motto still held true even for a lowly Runner. The Warrant is All You take the Job you do the Job. Player Section: Roleplaying Sample: He isn't Mad, he is just having his perceived reality manipulated by Mind Controling Leeches Flirting Skills by Geralt of Rivia Why: Where to even begin to say whats to like about the show? If you haven't seen it yet what have you been doing? So i will just keep my answer short and sweet and id you've seen it you will know. Khlyen! Cypher: No Experience with the Cypher System before, doing my best to pick it up as we speak Lines and Veils: No Lines that i've come across yet on the site, Most games i've experienced have done a good job of keeping to the Rating. If something comes up in game that makes me uncomfortable i'll either message you directly about it or just suck it up.

[A7ice]

@Spite - thanks for the links, helped me greatly.
The Ava's app is completed, unless I missed something. In that case let me know.

I am looking forward to see if I make it

[Hal Hammerhand]

I'm interested.

[ihinka]

Application APPLICATION Character Section Name: Lola Gender Identity and Pronouns: Female Appearance: At 5'8'' Lola is slim and nimble looking. She sports a scruffy, I-don't-give-a-damn look. Her platinum blond hair is styled in a messy, asymmetrical pixie cut. Her left eyebrow is bisected in two places. Unclear if by scars or shaven as a fashion statement. There's always a cut or two adorning her alabaster skin. A bruise here and there. Or... are those hickeys?! A beauty spot rides high on her left cheekbone. While stormy, grey eyes survey everyone and everything with practiced disinterest. Her dress style screams of rebellion against aristocratic dress code and norms. Ripped skinny jeans are held by a heavy leather belt, supporting a sidearm. Topped by a tight tank-top. A striped scarf hides the evidence of last night's dalliances. And her hands are gloved, with jewelry and accessories over them, much in the fashion of nobility. Every clothing article sports some gaudy or kitsch adornment and/or decoration. Personality: Lola is in your face, no nonsense kind of person. She does not pull punches. Verbal or flesh and bone ones. She was born and bread on false niceties and social pretense. It was disgusting to her then, it is disgusting to her now. Much better to rip the band-aid off, rather than let the wound beneath fester without fresh air. Lola doesn't like to hold anything back. To some she might seem like chaos incarnate. But what is a system without chaos to balance it out? Where would the patient planner be without the impulsive implementer? Where would the hidden sniper be without the lunatic decoy to draw its prey out in the open? Lola's pink goggles might be off and she may be gazing at the world in shades of grey. But she is still wild and boisterous with it, much like in her youth. Work hard, party harder, live life to the fullest! Cypher Character Statement OR Concept: A descriptorchaotic Explorer with Speaker Flavorrapscallion who Focus approval pendingcharges right in... Background: Lola doesn't talk much about her early life. But it's not like she goes out of her way to hide it either. For those who care enough to find out, Lola was once the daughter of a minor Qreshi nobility. And as with anything on Qresh, possession is nine tenths of the law. And in order to maintain their possession on Qresh, they decided to bargain with their most lucrative commodity. Their own daughter! On the other hand, Lola was your typical, young debutante enjoying all the pleasures and benefits that came with her station. In fact, she enjoyed them so much, she just couldn't help herself but share them with the less fortunate. The wild and industrious young lady had developed quite the contact network with all the rebels with a cause she could muster. Supplying them with times and locations of shipment convoys. Providing inside intel on warehouse security. Anything and everything to bleed Qreshi nobility dry. Unfortunately for her, she was too successful and at some point her family fell on hard times. In a desperate attempt to cling to their position on Qresh they decided to marry off their daughter to a minor member of one of the Nine families. Naturally Lola would have none of this! A well placed comm here and there and the young Qreshi debutante vanished into the void. Soon after Lola, the space pirate with a Robin Hood complex, was born. Still young and idealistic, Lola surrounded herself with people who shared her cause. To bleed dry those damned, rich Qreshi bastards! It was a wild and exciting part of Lola's life. She played fast and loose, partied hard and lived life to the fullest! Lola grew into her new self as she worked to liberate stinky rich a**holes from their joy. But as it is with all things in life... All good things must come to an end! As the years went on and people around her came and went, Lola came to realize that idealism was hard to sustain. And while she remained steadfast in her conviction, those without often tended to become corrupted by the desire for possession. Lola grew more and more jaded as she watched good people around her turn greedy and vicious. By the time she hit thirty-six, there was little of the idealistic, young debutante left. Lola's eyes were fully open to the detritus of the world and all she wanted to do now was put all the skills she'd acquired during her wild, younger years, to good use. And if it earned her nice bag of joy to boot, all the better! Player Section: Roleplaying Sample: A.C. being a bored bada** My raunchy Mer Z loves to ruffle her Cap'n's feathers... eh... fur! Val is a recent addition to my vault of PCs, but I already lover her to bits! Why: Aside from Dutch, obviously... Lucy's constant put-downs of Johnny Oh, and that one line of how D'av effed the Hullen out of that one chick. Also, Pree and Gared were the most adorable couple ever. Cypher: Yes, I've played a couple of games using Cypher. Its in my top favorite systems, together with FATE. Lines and Veils: Anything non-consensual is a hard line for me. Everything else we can be adults about and discuss OOC before enacting IC.