Shadowrun 5e: Chinese Front

[Muse]

:)   Sum to 12 prime runner?  *Grins*  I could play Guildenstern! 

Cause who doesn't want to run the shadows with a nine foot tall Shakespearean actor skilled in magic and the supernatural martial arts? 

Seriously, though, if there is a space for me, I'll build whatever the party is missing.  People not in another game already get the first priority. 

[Captain Whitebread]

Dibs on the human Chinese Hermetic Mage (not to be confused with a normal Hermetic Mage)

Trying to find an electronic version of the article.

[Keelan]

I have an urge to play someone focused on Athletics (Namely Gymnastics) and Sneaking...

[TheLaughingOne]

Well, think ill go with muscular orky gun-bun!

[TFcommando]

Looks like it's full up, but just in case, I could do a martial arts-themed adept, probably a sword user, a current or former river bandit... smuggler template or street samurai could fit there, or, going back to 1e, a Former Company (Wo)man, a more low-key, corporate-themed street sam, pistols and unarmed combat instead of assault rifles and katana.  Human all around.

EDIT:  There's a concept that I could only play here on E, a tantric sex mage.  Essentially a hermetic tradition with Charisma instead of Logic as the drain stat, the Seducer mentor spirit, social-themed magic and the Orgasm spell as favorites. 

[Phaia]

Oh darn! I love shadowrun...[just not all the die rolling pools] and this is a very different area and theme.

I have a rocker chic physical adept idea!

Phaia

[Captain Whitebread]

Might take me a bit to get up to speed on the system but it can’t be THAT different.

[Captain Whitebread]

Took me a while, only to find out the Chinese Hermetic system already exist in 5th under the name Wuxing.

5 Elements.  It was originally the only one that had an element attached to healing spells.

Bái Hǔ aka White Tiger (Real Name: Kai Ling)
Human follower of Wuxing.

[Conundrum]

So it seems like people are generally aiming for the higher end here.  Sum to 12 I will generally only do for High Life games or if I need to do so to help certain metatypes.  It also sounds like Tianjin will be a good starting spot.

lusciousonly, Captain Whitebread, Keelan, TheLaughingOne, and RSGAlex were the first five people in the thread besides Muse.  Muse, since you are already in a campaign I want to make sure other people have a chance as well.

MrBubbles, TFCommando, and Phaia you three will be on the short list for if anyone drops out.


Given the amount of interest Shadowrun seem to garner after this semester's finals it seems I could easily fill up another campaign, maybe somewhere like the Ivory Coast, Texas, or Oceania.

[Captain Whitebread]

I just want to thank you for setting thinks outside the standard Seattle playpen

[Conundrum]

I just want to thank you for setting thinks outside the standard Seattle playpen

You are welcome, I very rarely tread within Seattle.  It is up there is the top three most boring locations to set a Shadowrun campaign for me.  It is just too established and restrictive.

[TFcommando]

So it seems like people are generally aiming for the higher end here.  Sum to 12 I will generally only do for High Life games or if I need to do so to help certain metatypes.  It also sounds like Tianjin will be a good starting spot.

lusciousonly, Captain Whitebread, Keelan, TheLaughingOne, and RSGAlex were the first five people in the thread besides Muse.  Muse, since you are already in a campaign I want to make sure other people have a chance as well.

MrBubbles, TFCommando, and Phaia you three will be on the short list for if anyone drops out.


Given the amount of interest Shadowrun seem to garner after this semester's finals it seems I could easily fill up another campaign, maybe somewhere like the Ivory Coast, Texas, or Oceania.

Thanks for running, and having me on standby.  I'll work up a couple of characters. :)

I have to say that Texas could be fun, allowing for wide-open spaces for a Rigger to drive fast in. 

[Laughing Ocelots]

While there are some nitty gritty details questions I have, most of them can wait. Starting in Tianjin sounds pretty awesome though - not only is it a cool 'hub city', its massive arcologies are great settings for adventure themselves.

Before getting too caught up in character creation, the details thereof should likely be ironed out? I am fine with the higher powered, more active High Life style of games that might use Sum to 12 or Prime Runner creation. Those seem to lend themselves to the setting of mainland China in particular, since there's a lot of smaller scale geopolitical stuff the PCs could dabble in.

Captain Whitebread was looking at a Wuxing mage potentially, and RSGAlex was looking at something matrix. If it'd be allowed, I'd be interested in running a Technomancer that could work in support of another matrix-based character? That may result in a team that's better at the Matrix side of things than Conundrum is looking for though, so GM veto is of course allowed.

[Conundrum]

I am fine with lopsided groups, I will build the campaign around the players.

[MrBubbles]

MrBubbles, TFCommando, and Phaia you three will be on the short list for if anyone drops out.

Groovular, thanks for having me on call!

I could easily fill up another campaign, maybe somewhere like the Ivory Coast, Texas, or Oceania.

Ivory Coast and Texas might be fun, the former because it's a Runner's paradise with all sorts of dubious dealings and nefarious negotiations, while Texas... I mean, c'mon, it's Texas. Everything's bigger there - the Runs, the guns, the funds! It's a flashpoint with the NAN, Aztlan and the CAS with Denver just a hop and skip away too, so there's oodles of possibilities for why your (likely outrageously proportioned) Runner's decided to set up shop in the Lone Star State.

Other juicy locations include Madagascar and Constantinople - Madagascar's something of a pirate's haven in the Sixth World (which would present players with something they aren't used to in their Seattles and Hong Kongs; aquatic Runs) and Constantinople's sitting smack-dab in the middle of a whole lotta drek; it's the City of the World's Desire, and you'll be able to find anything (and anyone) there!

[Keelan]

For reference: I've been considering a Gymnastics/Sneaking oriented character, if I haven't mentioned already.  My existing character - Lapine Leblanc - I usually portray as being fluent in Mandarin, which could be useful...

Also, how do you feel about custom Qualities? The aforementioned character of mine is Mute, and I have a fun negative Quality for people who like exhibitionism/surprise sex/'wardrobe malfunctions'/ENF/etc :3

[Conundrum]

Groovular, thanks for having me on call!
Ivory Coast and Texas might be fun, the former because it's a Runner's paradise with all sorts of dubious dealings and nefarious negotiations, while Texas... I mean, c'mon, it's Texas. Everything's bigger there - the Runs, the guns, the funds! It's a flashpoint with the NAN, Aztlan and the CAS with Denver just a hop and skip away too, so there's oodles of possibilities for why your (likely outrageously proportioned) Runner's decided to set up shop in the Lone Star State.

Other juicy locations include Madagascar and Constantinople - Madagascar's something of a pirate's haven in the Sixth World (which would present players with something they aren't used to in their Seattles and Hong Kongs; aquatic Runs) and Constantinople's sitting smack-dab in the middle of a whole lotta drek; it's the City of the World's Desire, and you'll be able to find anything (and anyone) there!

I often set campaigns in places where water can play a big impact, like my current game in the Carib League.  I feel it is a fun and underused aspect.  I have never done a Constantinople game though, Europe game yes, but I think the closest I have had runners go in down to Egypt, through thee Balkans, and some Ukraine/Russia action.  I would need to read up on it.

For reference: I've been considering a Gymnastics/Sneaking oriented character, if I haven't mentioned already.  My existing character - Lapine Leblanc - I usually portray as being fluent in Mandarin, which could be useful...

Also, how do you feel about custom Qualities? The aforementioned character of mine is Mute, and I have a fun negative Quality for people who like exhibitionism/surprise sex/'wardrobe malfunctions'/ENF/etc :3

I am willing to allow homebrew.

[Ciosa]

I generally don't like starting games when other people are advertising for something in the same genre, but your general level of response kinda makes me want to run a shadowrun game too.  Any objection, MrBubbles?  If so, I'm happy to wait a month until your game is up and running.

[Keelan]

Homebrew suggestions!!!

Muteness
Karma: 2 or 5
While it's entirely possible in the 6th world to go entire days without actually talking to someone with your own voice, it's still rare to be incapable of speaking altogether. Whether by injury, birth defect, or psychological trauma, this runner finds themselves incapable of utilizing spoken language. At the 2 Karma level, the runner still has functional vocal chords, but is incapable of utilizing spoken language, limiting their utterances to grunts, growls, screams, and other animalistic sounds. At the 5 Karma level, the runner is unable to do even that as their vocal chords are torn, missing, or paralyzed; they are as silent as a ghost, even when tortured.

Ecchi no Kaze
Karma: 9
KYAAA!!! HENTAI!!! Anime girls have it rough; wind flipping up their skirts, attacks that tear through their clothing around their erotic parts, and having to engage in the most lewd activities in order to go about their mundane, daily lives. Unfortunately for you, chummer, this isn't an anime, but the same rules seem to apply. Whenever the GM sees fit, she can roll a number of dice equal to the Edge of the runner in question, and whenever a 1 is rolled, the runner ends up with something 'perverted' happening to them (such as getting groped on a subway train, or perhaps a button on their blouse pops open right in front of an onlooking crowd). The GM may choose to rule that the more 1s on the test, the more perverted the events are that happen to them. Additionally, when the runner uses their Edge, they roll a 1d6. Whenever a 1 is rolled, the outcome of the test is not altered, but the outcome involves something lewd happening to the runner (they managed to leap over that gap, but in the process it seems they've torn open their pants, exposing their cute new underwear to the world!). The GM should make sure to speak to the character's player about what their limits are for the purposes of this definitively mature quality.

[Conundrum]

I generally don't like starting games when other people are advertising for something in the same genre, but your general level of response kinda makes me want to run a shadowrun game too.  Any objection, MrBubbles?  If so, I'm happy to wait a month until your game is up and running.

Did you mean to ask me?  I do not think I saw MrBubbles starting a game.

Homebrew suggestions!!!

Muteness
Karma: 2 or 5
While it's entirely possible in the 6th world to go entire days without actually talking to someone with your own voice, it's still rare to be incapable of speaking altogether. Whether by injury, birth defect, or psychological trauma, this runner finds themselves incapable of utilizing spoken language. At the 2 Karma level, the runner still has functional vocal chords, but is incapable of utilizing spoken language, limiting their utterances to grunts, growls, screams, and other animalistic sounds. At the 5 Karma level, the runner is unable to do even that as their vocal chords are torn, missing, or paralyzed; they are as silent as a ghost, even when tortured.

Ecchi no Kaze
Karma: 9
KYAAA!!! HENTAI!!! Anime girls have it rough; wind flipping up their skirts, attacks that tear through their clothing around their erotic parts, and having to engage in the most lewd activities in order to go about their mundane, daily lives. Unfortunately for you, chummer, this isn't an anime, but the same rules seem to apply. Whenever the GM sees fit, she can roll a number of dice equal to the Edge of the runner in question, and whenever a 1 is rolled, the runner ends up with something 'perverted' happening to them (such as getting groped on a subway train, or perhaps a button on their blouse pops open right in front of an onlooking crowd). The GM may choose to rule that the more 1s on the test, the more perverted the events are that happen to them. Additionally, when the runner uses their Edge, they roll a 1d6. Whenever a 1 is rolled, the outcome of the test is not altered, but the outcome involves something lewd happening to the runner (they managed to leap over that gap, but in the process it seems they've torn open their pants, exposing their cute new underwear to the world!). The GM should make sure to speak to the character's player about what their limits are for the purposes of this definitively mature quality.

Muteness is good, Ecchi no Kaze I feel needs a bit more practical downside.  I see it is playing off bad luck a bit but also gives less karma.  I would think that when you use edge I roll a 1d6 and if you succeed something lewd happens that detracts from the success partially.

[Ciosa]

Did you mean to ask me?  I do not think I saw MrBubbles starting a game.

Yes, sorry, I was reading off quotes.  Sorry, Conundrum, that question was directed at you.

[Conundrum]

Yes, sorry, I was reading off quotes.  Sorry, Conundrum, that question was directed at you.

No problem and I have 0 problems with you starting your own Shadowrun campaign.  This is my second campaign I am starting and the wait list is still 3 plus Muse who is in my current game, and I would not mind playing in one either.  Even if not everyone is interested in the style you propose I doubt you will have much problem finding enough players to fill a game.

[Ciosa]

No problem and I have 0 problems with you starting your own Shadowrun campaign.  This is my second campaign I am starting and the wait list is still 3 plus Muse who is in my current game, and I would not mind playing in one either.  Even if not everyone is interested in the style you propose I doubt you will have much problem finding enough players to fill a game.

Awesome, and thank you for the quick reply.  I'll cobble something together over the next few days.

[Keelan]

Did you mean to ask me?  I do not think I saw MrBubbles starting a game.

Muteness is good, Ecchi no Kaze I feel needs a bit more practical downside.  I see it is playing off bad luck a bit but also gives less karma.  I would think that when you use edge I roll a 1d6 and if you succeed something lewd happens that detracts from the success partially.

Yeah, I definitely considered Bad Luck as the model, with less OOC deterrents and more IC deterrents (or motivators, if you play perverts like I do XD) to pushing one's luck. Clearly from it you can tell I have seen a lot of ecchi anime lol...

And... it does have that?

Ecchi no Kaze
Karma: 9
KYAAA!!! HENTAI!!! Anime girls have it rough; wind flipping up their skirts, attacks that tear through their clothing around their erotic parts, and having to engage in the most lewd activities in order to go about their mundane, daily lives. Unfortunately for you, chummer, this isn't an anime, but the same rules seem to apply. Whenever the GM sees fit, she can roll a number of dice equal to the Edge of the runner in question, and whenever a 1 is rolled, the runner ends up with something 'perverted' happening to them (such as getting groped on a subway train, or perhaps a button on their blouse pops open right in front of an onlooking crowd). The GM may choose to rule that the more 1s on the test, the more perverted the events are that happen to them. Additionally, when the runner uses their Edge, they roll a 1d6. Whenever a 1 is rolled, the outcome of the test is not altered, but the outcome involves something lewd happening to the runner (they managed to leap over that gap, but in the process it seems they've torn open their pants, exposing their cute new underwear to the world!). The GM should make sure to speak to the character's player about what their limits are for the purposes of this definitively mature quality.

I realize the wording needs work, so to clarify: the GM is the one who rolls the 1d6, and the intention was that it did not convert a success into a failure, or a dice-add to a dice-subtraction, or etc, and that everything mechanically still played out normally. HOWEVER on a 1, it's certainly not a clean success, even if you had an overwhelming success. It gets difficult to do with combat - what kind of sexy mishaps happen when you're firing a Glock 51 full-auto to mow down a couple of guys? - but with many other tasks success comes at the cost of some sort of sexy mishap 1/6th of the time. This is on top of being cursed with sexy mishaps as a result of your good luck...

What would you suggest to modify this if it's still not enough tho?

[Captain Whitebread]

what kind of sexy mishaps happen when you're firing a Glock 51 full-auto to mow down a couple of guys? -

Automatic weapon fire has been known to vibrate boobs out of their support system.