Night of the Deadly Truth or Dare Massacre (System Horror) [EX] (1-2 SPOTS!)

[steelsmiter]

Biographical Details - here's Robert 0.1

Name	Robert K. Locke
Age	21
Description/Face Claim	Joe Kerry
Background	Robert had it easy because of his good looks and nice character. Maybe too easy, he realized when he failed college entrance exam, and turned down in a spiral of sele loathing and resentfulness against the world. On the outside, with his friends, there he was, Robert the cool, Robert the cheerful. But he wondered, did they see him as Robert the good for nothing, Robert the cringe?

Attributes

(S)trength	3
(C)harisma	4
(R)easoning	2
(E)ndurance	3
(A)gility	3
(M)orale	25

Abililties

A sucker for a pretty face (3)

Really mellowed out (2)

Throw a Pigskin a Quarter Mile (3)

Knacks

Drive, Sports, and Musical Instrument (guitar).

Drawbacks

Curiosity (-2)

La Petite Mort (-4)

Hydrophilic (-2)

Gear 16 points)

Points	Item
1	Cheap Walkie Talkie
1	1 ordinary outfit
1	Novelty pocket knife
1	Flashlight
3	Snacks (*3)
2	8$
2	Guitar
3	Cheap car
2	Cheap phone

Notes

The character checks out. It actually kind of amuses me that you have both a walkie and a cell phone, like what are you gonna do, talk to the janitors (never underestimate the utility of talking to janitors, hahaha).

[Federico]

The character checks out. It actually kind of amuses me that you have both a walkie and a cell phone, like what are you gonna do, talk to the janitors (never underestimate the utility of talking to janitors, hahaha).

.. gosh, that was a mistake. And what's the use of ONE walkie talkie? I hope that gives me at least two?? ^__^

[steelsmiter]

.. gosh, that was a mistake. And what's the use of ONE walkie talkie? I hope that gives me at least two?? ^__^

It eh... doesn't say that. Normally I would tell you the use of having one walkie talkie is the ability to key into the standard 40 channels commonly used by them, but the cheap variety is one you give a kid without the 40 channels. It just has what it has. And I have no reason to correct this issue ;D. Since we haven't started yet there is no reason you can't change the item out for something more useful. 

[Athem]

I'd like to bring in a version of Pandora (originally from Gopher Lake Massacre):

Biographical Details

Name	Pandora Blackwood
Age	19
Description/Face Claim	Pandora is a pale-skinned brunette, her hair shoulder-length and layered to give it the sort of casual look easily achieved by an expensive hair stylist. Her accent immediately identifies her as English 'county set' (the lower end of the upper class). She has a fondness for tight jeans and boots, including leather when riding her motorbike. She enjoys being looked at, but is discerning about her sexual partners. She thinks she's tougher than she really is. (Face claim: Eliza Dushku)
Background	Pandora is an upper-class English girl, majoring in Business Studies in the US; to her annoyance, her parents haven't given her an unlimited bank balance. She's tended to be something of a dabbler, with a broad range of interests thanks to her curiosity. Which just ensures she has lots of ways to get into trouble. Not least because she's prone to accepting dares...

Attributes

(S)trength	2
(C)harisma	4
(R)easoning	3
(E)ndurance	2
(A)gility	4
(M)orale	25

Abilities

Broadly experienced (2)

Extra-talented (Motorcycles) (1)

Lovely accent (2)

Sacrifice Clothes (2)

Knacks

Business, Carousing, Martial Arts, Motorcycles, Seduction

Drawbacks

Addiction (alcohol) -2

Bespectacled (-1) [Usually wears contacts]

Curiosity (-2)

Hydrophilic (-2)

Gear (5²=25 points)

Points	Item
4	A week of Flawless clothes that Look Good On Camera 1d10x100 in bank account Modest gold jewelry Brand new Honda Shadow Phantom motorbike
3	Name-brand smartphone (iPhone) Average stripperific leather armor (more 'thin and tight' than literally 'stripperiffic', but same effect)
1	Toiletries, Backpack, Flashlight

Notes

[steelsmiter]

I'd like to bring in a version of Pandora (originally from Gopher Lake Massacre):

Welcome aboard! I see you still more or less know the drill. As I mentioned when I reposted Melody, and in later discussions, you do have the option to age up Pandora as I aged up Melody (in my case, with the guidelines at the beginning of the book which I don't recall one way or the other whether they were in the book when you played. We were both 19, so if you're the same Pandora and I'm the same Melody you'd be 26). 

I would not say you have to. But if you do it's grounds for having your Pandora being older, and having a history with my older, somewhat traumatized Melody (My original Melody didn't have Broadly Experienced, or Seen Some Shit). If you do want that history, then there will occasionally be mention of the plots I had planned in as much or as little detail you want (perhaps as a matter of closure), and the background will go in this game's World Building thread. 

Also, since you're grandfathered in, you're the last female. Grandmothered I guess ;D. I'll amend the thread now.

[Athem]

Thanks! I'm happy to age-up Pandora to 26; involvement in other traumatic plots might explain why she's now addicted to alcohol...

She's no longer a student, but maybe she's a junior manager in some local business, having stayed in the US after getting her degree.

[steelsmiter]

Thanks! I'm happy to age-up Pandora to 26; involvement in other traumatic plots might explain why she's now addicted to alcohol...

It would just be the one I think. I hadn't actually had any ideas between then and now, and this one I stumbled upon via the player previously mentioned. I'm thinking Melody got enough reward money from the major Meth bust in Gopher Lake (the villain in that one was going to be radioactive meth zombies before the one player ruined the whole thing for me) that she paid for a full ride and doesn't have squat to show for it.

She's no longer a student, but maybe she's a junior manager in some local business, having stayed in the US after getting her degree.

Right. I imagine you're not talking about convenience stores or fast food, but perhaps a local accounting or law firm that handles accounts with catering or brewing companies that would have business on campus? I'm thinking Melody is a TA and does some racing on the side (both street, and legal drag racing). 

[Athem]

Right. I imagine you're not talking about convenience stores or fast food, but perhaps a local accounting or law firm that handles accounts with catering or brewing companies that would have business on campus? I'm thinking Melody is a TA and does some racing on the side (both street, and legal drag racing).

Sounds fine. She's not an accountant or lawyer herself, but handles administration: making sure the actual lawyers send in their paperwork on time, fill in their expenses correctly, etc. Pandora might also get involved in street racing on her motorbike.

[Opale]

Hi !

Greatly tempted. :)
DO you still have room for one more ?
If so, where should I look for rules to create a character ? 

[steelsmiter]

Hi !

Greatly tempted. :)

Hi.

DO you still have room for one more ?

Looking for male characters

If so, where should I look for rules to create a character ?

Do you have access to my sig?

[Swordsman18]

I heard that a dude was needed, so I will be working on one.

[steelsmiter]

I heard that a dude was needed, so I will be working on one.

Awesome!

[Swordsman18]

Biographical Details

Name	John  Monroe
Age	18
Description/Face Claim	Leo Howard
Background	John Monroe grew up in a middle-class family with modest means and aspirations for him. His father worked as an engineer while his mother was a nurse; they instilled values of hard work, dedication, and perseverance into their only son from an early age. With natural athletic abilities, John quickly excelled in sports at school. He became the star quarterback on the football team, captain of the lacrosse squad, and a popular figure among his peers. His life seemed perfect until one fateful night when he was driving home from a party under the influence of alcohol. The rain-slicked roads proved to be too much for him as he lost control of his car and collided head-on with another vehicle. In the aftermath, innocent lives were forever changed; some even ended prematurely due to John's recklessness. The weight of guilt settled heavily upon John's shoulders, compounded by the fear that he might face legal consequences for his actions as well. To cope with these emotions, he threw himself into studying and sports even harder than before; using them as an escape from reality rather than confronting his inner turmoil head-on. As a result, John maintained his outwardly successful facade while slowly spiraling deeper into despair inside. Now, at eighteen years old, John finds himself at a crossroads once more: Should he continue down this path of self-destruction or face the demons that haunt him and finally seek closure for both himself and those affected by his actions? The choice is difficult but necessary if he hopes to find peace moving forward.

Attributes

(S)trength	5
(C)harisma	3
(R)easoning	1
(E)ndurance	2
(A)gility	4
(M)orale	15

Abililties

Extra Talented

Sucker For A Pretty Face

Throw a Pigskin a Quarter Mile

Knacks

Sports, Fighting +2d10, Leadership

Drawbacks

Compelled to be Macho

Gear (3²=9 points)

Points	Item
5
4
3	Motorcycle Week of Good Looking Clothes
2	Functional Pocket Knife
1	Football?

Notes
This section is for player reference, anything they’d like to add or remember about the game.

[steelsmiter]

Are the assumptions I put in parentheses correct?

Abililties

Extra Talented (1)

Sucker For A Pretty Face (1?)

Throw a Pigskin a Quarter Mile (3)

Drawbacks

Compelled to be Macho (5)

If so, the points balance, and the character is complete and approved. I think we are capableof starting now, although it's quite possible we could get another male character. Should we try for Big Game status actually it looks like we already might be...

Currently approved characters
Melody Carver obviously
Emily Greene
Jane Marquez
Robert Locke
Pandora Blackwood
John Monroe

[Federico]

Great that we're almost there! If someone wants to suggest back stories and previous connections, please hit me (Robert) on Discord. Simple suggestions that I get from reading the other characters could be..
- with Emily (older student in high class as a beard)
- he could actually be working for Jane at the moment while he muses about college
- John is be the athlete he always wanted to be; Robert could have been John's sempai, soon realizing John was going to overtake him..

[Ssieth]

- with Emily (older student in high class as a beard)

Well... I understand the individual words in isolation, but not the sentence.

[steelsmiter]

Well... I understand the individual words in isolation, but not the sentence.

Looks like he wants to have a background using Emily to avoid admitting the character is gay or has some other sexual impropriety, and that relationship developed some time around secondary education. Emily as a girlfriend would be heavily air quoted. I'm kind of surprised he doesn't have Gay Bestie in that situation though.

[steelsmiter]

Worldbuilding
Approved characters go here
OOC

[Ssieth]

Looks like he wants to have a background using Emily to avoid admitting the character is gay or has some other sexual impropriety, and that relationship developed some time around secondary education. Emily as a girlfriend would be heavily air quoted. I'm kind of surprised he doesn't have Gay Bestie in that situation though.

Oh - I see :)

I was thinking of Emily really be very new to any notion of her sexuality which would make that backgound element more trick but I can give it some thought.

Do the characters really need much of a tie-in, if they are new to the place and dragged into a t/d game? 

[steelsmiter]

Oh - I see :)

I was thinking of Emily really be very new to any notion of her sexuality which would make that backgound element more trick but I can give it some thought.

If you think Emily 'd have a problem with it, it looks like something Melody would do just to give a younger guy bragging rights. She would have already been in college when he was in high school. And Melody broke the slut dial more years ago than she's willing to admit.

Do the characters really need much of a tie-in, if they are new to the place and dragged into a t/d game?

Not strictly speaking, with it being on a college campus, everyone could literally have the excuse of "goin' to a kegger in town". Melody and Pandora have a history because sheets were reused and added to from a previous game state.

Either way, now that we have the Characters and OOC threads up, any connections characters have with each other could be made note of in the Notes section (as I did with Melody).

[Federico]

Oh - I see :)

I was thinking of Emily really be very new to any notion of her sexuality which would make that backgound element more trick but I can give it some thought.

Do the characters really need much of a tie-in, if they are new to the place and dragged into a t/d game? 

Do they? I was just suggesting - it helps me to flesh out the character having something to base relationships on, and it makes me read other characters better. 

Having a past together also allows for tricks like flashback scenes, useful when you want to write more, and it might help making it all.. more "round". Not necessary tho, and definitely not along those lines, I was just throwing around ideas to see your reactions. Onwards!

[steelsmiter]

Anywho, I got a message from @snuff doll last night:

i'm right now sending this message to everyone i rp with, it's probably better we haven't even started!

having some family matters i have to deal with so i have to take some time off from writing, i have no idea how long, could just be a little while, but i don't want to leave anyone hanging so definitely can't write jane at the moment

love the book and the setup and hope to get to write in it in the near future!  thanks for letting me try out!

So despite being effectively ready to play last night I guess either I'll be needing to replace that character or let another applicant take it over. I had enough for a big group, so now I'm not going to start without it. The other players who are locked in can copy their sheets over to the sheet thread though. And you can discuss connections in the OOC thread.

[Maci]

THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED ON THE FORUMS, BUT THE SERVER IS REQUIRED DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A DICE ROLLER ON E

Biographical Details

Name	Maci Meriman
Age	26
Description/Face Claim	https://gyazo.com/23575d60dd5d14c4dee88bec4dcde133
Background	Maci looks like the girl next door only with a rich father and a boatload of secrets. She radiates innocence but for those that truly know her (and very few do) she is deceitful and mega manipulative.  She even has her respectful, intelligent and disciplined father conned.  In other words, don't be fooled by her sweet looks and demeanor, trouble brews underneath.

Attributes

(S)trength	2
(C)harisma	5
(R)easoning	4
(E)ndurance	3.75
(A)gility	3
(M)orale	25

Abililties

Broadly Experienced (Drive (Car), Social Studies, 2)

Sacrifice Clothes (3)

Seen Some Shit (4)

Knacks

Running, Carousing, and Seduction. Drive (Car), Social Studies

Drawbacks

DTF (Both Genders -2)

Exhibitionism (-3)

Klutz (-1)

La Petite Mort (-4)

Gear (5²=25 points)

Points	Item
5	OCD neatness
4	Back pack contains neatly rolled undies, socks, and running gear Books for two classes (Accounting, Marketing)
3	Platinum jewelry is discreet, less-is-more makeup, on trend wardrobe with an affinity for designer bags.
2	PotDots are her M&M's.
1	Fine leather backpack with fun security tools that she doesn't quite know how to use except for her fake or fake mascara one of which contains mace spray.

Notes
This section is for player reference, anything they'd like to add or remember about the game.

[steelsmiter]

So anyway the fact that you didn't remove the quote tags means I can't quote you, but...

• How do you have a fractional Attribute?
• I see your Abilities are 9 and Drawbacks 10, so that should only account for having 16 Attributes instead of 15, or uh... 17.75?
• You should change the knacks you got from Broadly Experienced off the ones Melody got.
• What is the "Item" OCD neatness?
• Er, what makes your athletic clothing 4 points? I mean they're not items listed in the book with modifiers from the book.
• Since gear value is a random range having 2 books is 'fine'.
• Actually what even are most of your inventory items?
• I'm beginning to wonder if you just copied Melody and "invented" some changes. Seen Some Shit doesn't even have a 4 point value.
• You're aware that discord is required because of my dicebot (and also that's where all my books are)? I'm not seeing your username or a recent welcome message indicating a new arrival.

[steelsmiter]

We're one short of Big Group, still looking!