The Sixth World (OOC \ Sign-Up)

[JeffBryant]

Those of you who have played the Shadowrun table-top RPG will know what the Sixth World is. However, for those who don't know, here is a little description. The Sixth World is a futuristic version of our own world, set in about 2060 and later. Technology is highly advanced and the corporations have all the power. But this is only half of the story, because around 2020, the world was awakened and magic returned to existence, so there is a nice blend of magic and technology in the Sixth World. More will be explained in my first post of the actual RP, so people can take a look at that to have a better idea of what things are like in the Sixth World.

I will not be using any of the Shadowrun game systems, so this will be completely free form role-playing. That being said, there are some rules.

1. Don't create power characters. A general rule that you see everywhere, but a good rule none-the-less.

2. If you want to join, post a character first so that people have an idea of who the character is and what they are capable of. (I will post mine at the end of this post.)

3. Be reasonable with magic. My character doesn't use magic, so I will leave magic up to any individuals who decide to use it, but be reasonable.

4. The highest grade cyberware (implanted technology and physical enhancements), are reserved for government or military purposes. Unless you have a reasonable explanation for how your character got his or her upgrades, be careful about what you choose.

5. If you are using magic, cyberware is not a good idea because the implanted technology will decrease your ability to use magic.

6. Don't kill anyone else's character unless you have arranged it with them prior to the action.

Well, now that the unpleasant bit is out of the way, let me just say that I am not a stickler for this game system, so beyond the general technology level and the existence of magic, I am not going to be too attached to everything being just like the RPG. So if you have a really good idea for a piece of cyberware, or have a great way for your character's magic to work, feel free to use it. Just keep in mind that cyberware implants usually have three levels of quality, 1 being low and 3 being high, and the highest grade is reserved for military use. Also remember that while having lots of implants might be cool, the human body can only handle so many before you become more machine than man.

Speaking of human beings reminds me that there are other races in Shadowrun, but I will not be strict of having to use those, use your own discretion, if there's a race you would like to introduce, just keep it reasonable.

Most characters in the game will be Shadowrunners, which is just a cool way of saying Mercenary. Shadowrunners do things for money, will do almost anything for money, including kill fellow human beings. But as with everything else, I'm not going to care if someone decides that they don't want to be a Shadowrunner.

Ok, now for my character.

Name: Unknown
Street Name: Spectre
Occupation: Shadowrunner
Age: 27
Height: 5'11"
Race: Human (Caucasian)
Hair: Black
Eyes: Grey
Skin: Pale

Specialities: Pistols, Sniper Rifles, Stealth, Infiltration, Hand-to-Hand

Weapons

2 Fichetti Security 500s (light pistol, detachable silencer, laser sight)
1 Ingram Smartgun (light sub-machine gun)
1 DSR-1 Tactical Rifle (light-weight, long-range, high-powered sniper rifle)

Equipment

Armored Jacket (long, black leather)
Electronic Security Toolkit
Cell Phone (Ecrypted Signal)
Low-Light / Infrared Goggles (stylish design, like cool black shades)

Cyberware

Level 2 Muscle Enhancements (increase speed and strength)
Level 3 Wired Refelexes (increase speed and reaction time)
Reflex Trigger (controls activation of wired reflexes)
Spec Ops Skillwire (increases Special Operations weapons and tactics skills)

History: Spectre was recruited to UCAS Special Forces directly out of high school at the age of 16. Unusually intelligent and skilled for his age, the military ingnored standard procedure and fitted him with military-grade cyberware. He was given Muscle Enhancements and Wired Reflexes that increased his strength, speed, and reflexes to many times those of normal people. They also fitted him with a Skillwire to increase his knowledge of military weapons and tactics. He serve with Special Forces for nine years, when at the age of 25 he decided he would rather put his skills to better use in an occupation that would get him more money. The military, outraged, tried to have Spectre killed on multiple occasions, but all of their attempts have failed. They still send someone out to get him whenever they hear rumors of his whereabouts, but they have since begun to devote their resources to more practical areas.

Spectre kept his Special Forces codename to help ensure his anonimity in his chosen occupation as a Shadowrunner, taking any job that meets his price, which can be rather steep.


Ok, that's my character. If anyone needs any ideas on where they can fit, I have a couple. In the first post, Spectre will be accepting a job. Some people could play other runners who get caught up and try to help him. Others could play runners hired by someone else to do the job before Spectre can. Others might also have been hired by the UCAS military to kill Spectre. But you can all use your own judgement and do what you want, this is all about having fun and roleplaying.

[JeffBryant]

Alright, the first post of the RP is up. People can feel free to join at their leisure, just post here first so that people have an idea of what your character can do. As for contact information, I have MSN messenger, the address is spectre_shadowrun@hotmail.com. I am on most nights so you can contact me if you need help with something or you would like to coordinate our characters' efforts.

[DeviusZwei]

Name: Devius Zwei
Street Name: Devil
Occupation: UCAS Assassin
Age: 24
Height: 6' 1"
Race: Human (Caucasian)
Hair: Bleached/Blonde
Eyes: Pale Blue
Skin: Slightly Pale

Specialities: Knifes, Grenades, large explosives, hand-to-hand combat, killing

Weapons

1 UCAS standard issue survival knife (large knife, trusty military standard issue, many uses)
2 Chrome Glock 51s (heavy pistol, large calibur, machine pistol attachment)
1 UCAS Flak Cannon (heavy weapons, penetrates body armor, short range, high damage)
Grenades (small explosive, time grenades, impact grenades)
C-4 High Explosive (detanator included, 2 piece explosive, 2 pieces must be combined to become active before use)

Equipment

All armor issued by UCAS military for special use by the Secret Intelligence Agency.

Target Identification Verifying sport sunglasses (sporty sunglasses with a special in lens feature that searches the viewable area for specified assassination job target, gives % match of persons in view compared to job target)
Flak Vest
Heavy armor black jacket, pants, gloves, boots.
Ammo Belt
Pistol holsters (for 2 glock heavy pistols)
Cell Phone (signal on secure UCAS network, can communicate instantly with any other UCAS personel via Spec-Link feature)
Heat sensor/ Nightvision Goggles

Cyberware

Level 3 Muscle Enhancements (increase speed and strength
Level 3 Longevity Upgrade (increases human body's ability to repair itself and ability to operate damaged)
Health Vision (monitors Longevity upgrade and user's current health status)
Spec Ops Energy-boost (decreases need to sleep, increases energy)


History: Devil was recruited to UCAS Secrect Intelligence Agency after leaving high school at the age of 15. Amazingly strong and intelligent for his age, the military threw him right into the thick of things, placing him in their school for future assassins. Upon graduating from the school, Devil was outfitted with the latest in military technology, level 3 cyberware. He was issued Muscle Enhancements, Longevity upgrades, Health Vision, and Spec Ops Energy-boost; increasing his strength, speed, health, and energy. He began officially working on jobs for the military as an assassin at the age of 18, after 3 years of intense training and schooling. He is the UCAS Secret Intelligence Agency's prize assassin. He has recorded over 50 confirmed kills on job targets. He has never failed a job/mission and has never let a target elude him for over a few months. Recently Devil has been given the job of killing Spectre, a former UCAS Special Forces soldier. Spectre has evaded the UCAS Special Intelligence Agency's death-squads for over 2 years, so they've called in the best to finally finish the job. It is rumored that Spectre is a shadowrunner, working for whoever will pay his fees. Devil must find and eliminate the target, quickly.

Ok so theres a quick look at my character i will be playing. Also, I am not familiar with this RPG, so I am probably going to mess it up for you, but I will try my absolute best. I will be posting in the RP thread soon, though I may not be able to do it tonight, as I am getting quite tired as I type this, but I will try to do it right now. Feel free to contact me by any of the means in my profile or by PM here in TB.

[Thenician]

Name: Thenician Dusk
Street Name: Thenician Dusk
Occupation: Ares Corporate Soldier (Rank: Captain, Sniper Team)
Age: 33
Height: 5'10"
Race: Human (Caucasian)
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Skin: Light Tan

Skills: Pistols, Rifles, Edged Weapons, Gunnery, Cars, Rotorcraft
Specializations: Ares Crusader MP, Barret Model 121, Katana

Weapons

1 Ares Crusader MP (Light Machinepistol - 40rnd Clip, Gas Vent lv 2, Burst- and Semi- Automatic Firing modes, Regular Ammunition)
1 Barret Model 121 (Sniper Rifle - 14rnd Clip, Gas Vent lv 2, Sound Supressor, Smartgun, Pattern Recognition Gun Lokk*, Underbarrel Weight, Ammunition varies on job)
[Rifle Scope: Low-Light, Thermographic, Magnification lv 3, Rangefinder]
1 Katana (Melee Weapon)

Equipment

Zoe Second Skin (Undetectable armor layer)
Form-Fitting Full Body Armor (My gay side)
Combat Boots (The book says they actually give defense)
Stylish looking clothing to cover everything
Tactical Comm System-PCU Rating 9 (The little earpiece walkie talkie)

Cyberware

Cybernetic Eye (Right)
Smartlink Lv 2
-Subsystems: Indution Pad (Smartgun and certain links connect via touch instead of wire), Eye Display (Smartlink displays directly in Cybernatic Eye, viewing gun scopes directly), Limited Simsense Rig, Smartlink 2 Processor (Self-explanatory), Personalized Safety (In case the Gun Lokk* is hacked)
Optical Scanning lv 4 (Also in cyber-eye, displays any available data of target. Not everything but anything that one could reasonably scan)
Muscle Enhancements lv 1

Nanotechnology

Bioregenerator (Repairs damage to body)
Guardian Angel* Biomonitor System (Controls Bioregenerator)

Vehicles

Porche 770 Turbo (For personal use)
Modifications include, Ahem!
Active Thermal Masking, Anti-Theft Systems - Rating 18, Concealed Armor - Rating 9, Autonavigation lv 3, Closed-Circuit Simsense, Contingency Maneuver Controls - Rating 9, Crash Cage, Electronic Military Grade Countermeasures, Engine Customization, Enviroseal - all, Nitrous Oxide Injectors lv 5, Radar-Absorbant Materials, Rolls Bars, Military Grade Sensor Package, Performance Runflat Tires, Turbocharging
Wow, that's a fucking CAR man!

Volkswagen Superkombi III Enclosed Van (For work)
Dual purpose runflat tires, Off-road suspension

History: That's a supped up car, man. The only reason Thenician can afford such a thing is because the Ares Corporation pays their soldiers well. After all, these big companies pretty much rule the world. On top of the fact he's been working for them since he was 22, that's eleven years. All the weapon mods and cyberware were given to him to help do a better job. And the car, anyone can afford if they've been single their whole life without a woman to waste money on. Except the occasional "Business meeting." Thenician Dusk doesn't really have much history before working for Ares, most of those years were wasted. His record with the company however, has left him with the list of stuff you see above. Plus the lifestyle that I'm not going to bother writing down OOC.

[-Dark Knight-]

Name: Karuthma Shey
Streetname: Nightcrawler
Occupation: Mercenary
Age:23
Height: 6'3"
Race:Night One(furry elf out of Year of the Comet source book)
Hair/Fur:Black
Eyes: Red

Skills: Pistols, Edged Weapons, Unarmed Combat, Stealth, Sorcery

Specializations: Katana, Kick Boxing

Weapons:

1 Ares Predator(Med. Pistol, 15 Round Clip, SA, Regular ammo)

1 Colt American(Heavy Pistol, Six Shooter, Regular ammo)

1 Survival Knife

1 Katana

Equipment:

Secure Long Coat
Secure Clothing
Secure Vest
Fine Clothing
Wrist Cell Phone

Spells:

Force 3 Mana and Power bolts

History:

Born into a poor elf family in the slums of Seattle he was the second child. A 3 older brother also a Night One with different color fur. His childhood and young life was wasted until he was 15. UCAS picked him up as a government spook at that time and trained him to use the magic he had been ignoring and turn it into destructive blasts. He spent 5 years in there. They discharged him and went out on the streets as a mercenary working for one of the "Mr. Johnson's" of the world. He is currently taking bids for any odd job out there. He suited to all of them.

[Craft]

The decker is in.

Name: Jarret King
Streetname: Craft
Occupation: Decker
Age: 21
Height: 5'6"
Race: Human (Caucasian)
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Molten Silver (Cybereye Implants, see cyberware section)
Skin: Fair

Skills: Computers, Shotguns, Pistols, Electronics, Bike
Specializations: Computers(Decking)

Weapons

1 Defiance T-250 Shotgun (Short-Barrel)
1 Colt American L36 Light Pistol

Equipment

Secure Clothing
Camo Jacket (Urban Patterns)
Dataline Tap
Home-Made Cyberdeck (MPCP Rating - 15)

Cyberware

Alphaware Datajack
1000 MegaPulse Memory Capacity
Alphaware Cybereyes (Camera, Display Link, Image Link, Cosmetic Modification)
Alphaware Cyberears (Hearing Amplification, Dampener, Select Sound Filter, Recorder)
3 Alphaware Chipjacks
Alphaware Knowsoft Link
Aphaware Commlink (Moniters Radio and Telephone Frequencies)
Alphaware Head Radio
Alphaware Head Telephone
Aphaware Subvocal Microphone
Alphaware Skillwires

History: Craft remembers nothing of his life that occurred before the age of fifteen, probably because of all the shit jammed into his head. If asked whether or not he regrets it Craft just shrugs and says, "well, I figure, if I can't remember it, it wasn't worth remembering." He accumulated his cyberware slowly starting from the age of fourteen, by the age of twenty he had everything he has today. Over the course of those six years, Craft did jobs as a decker to fund his modifications to his head, and he got so damned good at doing it that he decided to keep going with it. He enjoys it too. At the age of nineteen, Craft met a man named Spectre, a former Special Forces soldier-turned-shadowrunner. They teamed up on a couple of jobs with two other shadowrunners and made a pretty good team. The four of them got a place in New York City together a year later.


Phew, well, that's that. Lot of Cyberware huh? Total cost, just over 1 million nuyen, which is just over 5 million UCAS dollars. You will not believe how much Karma I spent on Essence in order to be able to handle all of that shit. I don't think I ever spent Karma on anything else. I guess only people who play the game will know what most of it all does, but that doesn't really matter, a lot of it is self explanatory.

Also, only people who play will know what the MPCP rating of his Cyberdeck is, but let me assure those of you that don't play, it is better than the best being produced by any Mega-Corps, the best being the Farsight Excalibur at an MPCP - 12. I don't want to list all of his programs, so I will just give you my assurances that he has a lot, and that they all have very high ratings, especially Sleaze, hehehe.

Now, let me just explain something to those of you who think he may be too powerful. Besides all the shit in his head and his skills at decking, he has nothing. Sure, he has some basic skill with a shotgun, but he still can't shoot worth shit. He's almost completely useless in a fight, and he is a huge coward.