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The Pacific Wrestling Entertainment Federation (PWEF)  World Wide Wrestling is a role-playing game based on the Apocalypse world RPG system. Players create their own wrestlers based on one of ten archetypes called "gimmicks". Players who are not currently in the action are encouraged to take turns being announcers for that match. Also there's plenty of ways to jump in. I'm looking for 8 players to start, and depending on how things go I might expand it. Other creatives are welcome to create other rival promotions, and we can eventually duke it out. I'll list rival WWW RPG promotions here. The promotion Based out of Seattle Washington, PWEF is a promotion that is just begging to be big with tours around the pacific northwest from northern California, through Oregon and Idaho and also at Boise and Reno the East. They have monthly spots on national cable tv, and are looking to expand., poised to take a considerable stronghold on the greaer west coast area. Now with this new increase, the General Manager Maggie "Dragon Lady" Chow is looking for new talent. It might be you! Refrence Sheet is here (looks like I can't direct link it) Character Creation and Character sheet features Each player chooses a gimmick from this list Choose a name and look. If you wish, you may adapt one of the non-player wrestlers (NPW) as your own from the list below. Hailing From: each Gimmick has some options that thematically support that archetype, or you can pick your own Entrance: each Gimmick has some options that thematically support that archetype, or you can describe your own. You're encouraged though not required to link to a song. Stats: the four key descriptive qualities of your wrestler, ranging from -2 (the worst) to +3 (the best). The Stats are: Look, Power, Real and Work. The gimmick sheet gives instructions on how to set and what choies you have. Look: your charisma, "it" factor and ability to inhabit your character and "live the Gimmick." Look is most important for you if you want to cut exciting promos and create a memorable character for the fans to follow. Power: your raw strength, aggression, and impressiveness. Power is most important for you if you want to enjoy physical dominance over other wrestlers and stand out for your extraordinary physical presence and abilities. Real: your ability to "break the fourth wall," bring in real–world concerns, and deal with legit issues. Real is most important for you if you want to blend the line between character and performer and captivate the audience with your actual personality. Work: your ability to tell a story in the ring, execute moves correctly, and make others look good. Work is most important for you if you want to use your ring work to create your legacy. Your Gimmick will give you initial scores, and then instructions for making an adjustment by adding or subtracting from those scores Heat: a positive number representing the entertainment value to the audience of your characters relationship with another wrestler. Ranges from 0 to +4. Since this is dependent on relationships of each player's wrestler, this will be set once we have all the players decided. * Role: whether you’re a good guy or a bad guy (Starting Roles of Babyfaceand Heel) or have transcended that divide (to the Advanced Roles of Celebrity, Legend or Icon). Moves: specific archetypal actions for your wrestler with an array of possible consequences. You have some Moves automatically (already checked on your sheet), and then you pick some Moves as the sheet directs. Injury: When you get injured, certain options become available (or closed off) to you to represent how you’re handled by the company while you recover. Momentum: a positive number that represents a build-up of "intangibles" and entertaining energy. You spend Momentum to give you bonuses on die rolls. There is no limit on Momentum but you lose any you haven't spent at the end of each Episode. Audience: a positive number representing your wrestler’s popularity and how much the audience wants to see them. Audience goes both up and down and ranges from 0 to +4. Advances: certain thresholds you hit in the game give you Advances. You can spend Advances to raise your Stats or Audience, gain new Moves, gain a Manager, change Gimmick, and other things that reflect your increasing value to the company. Roster: (8) pre:Golgol The red Terror Monster Ghostly Gangsta Shinnosuke Nagai Technician Alouicious MJ Belle Manager Lord Hynpostache Georgie Burns (Flexmaster Zero G) Jobber Nabster Dorian Mandrake Provocateur thelazyblank Lacandon, Skeletal Death God High Flyer Babe Magnet Tommy Polaris Golden Boy Selachian Jester Clown neonchameleon Venturous Capital (Monster Heel) Hails from Reno, NV Entrance: Money - Pink Floyd A big guy who wears a suit and shades when not fighting. Throws money around like it's no big deal. Is somewhat known for openly bribing people. Has very little scruples. Treats poor people badly. Bird Luche (High Flyer Face) Hails from: Guadalajara, Mexico Entrance: El pajaro Loco Maybe a bit of a show-off, but generally holds to ideals of honor. Wants to win to show that he can amount to something (show the naysayers wrong). Is perhaps a mix of motivations between selfish and good. John "The Linebacker" Lennox (Len-noh) (Golden boy face) Entrance: "Game time" - Trox and K2 Former college football player turned wrestler. Is a sort of Jock/golden boy type (eg. Kurt Angle) though there is hinted maybe a reason for the sudden shift in carriers that Lennox won't talk about. Joey Crak (Anti-hero Heel)- CURRENT PWC CHAMPION Special: The Crakshooter (Sharpshooter) or Alternate: The Overdose (Rolling Cutter) Joey Crak is one of the most arrogant and underhanded wrestlers around. He will use every advantage possible on the mic or in the ring to cheat his way to victory. He talks the talk, and has the technical skills to back up some of his claims. One of the ways he gets under his opponents skin is to use their finisher, always claiming to have perfected it. After all, as he says ad nauseum: "No one can handle. One Hundred Percent. Pure. Crak." Has a strong rivalry with Lenox, doesn't like the "goody two-shoes", Also doesn't much like Officer Annie, denounces her as "the man". Officer Annie (Anti-hero? Face) Hails from: Venice Beach, CA Special: Busted (Double Closedfist Chop) Fresh from protecting the public of Venice Beach, the Lady Cop Officer Annie is here to lay down the law. All business both backstage and in the ring, she sports simple black attire, a POLICE baseball cap and a police whistle. The only time a smile crosses her lips is as she winds up to deliver the final blow to her stunned opponents. Robert "High Class" Jordan (Anti-hero? Face) Hails from: Reno, NV Special: Bow Tie Bomb (Senton Bomb) Raised in the rich suburbs of Philadelphia, Robert developed a fascination with street fighting at an early age. Kicked out of private school for beating up his classmates, he took his smarts and family money to hire the best trainers in the country. Now, he's an A+ technical wrestler who goes out of his way to embarrass his less–skilled opponents. He wears expensive three piece suits to the ring with his trademark bow–tie, often competing with the bow–tie on, just to “keep it sexy” (his trademark line). Unknown Gladiator (Hardcore Face) Hails from: Seattle, WA Special: Execution (Elbow drop) A masked woman, dressed in a sort of roman gladiator style. (That she is a woman is secret at first? A serious contender type, very tough. After stunning opponent, puts out thumb up then down to audience, indicated how they can vote on her opponents fate. El Toro (Hardcore Heel) Special: Rocky Mountain Oysters (Low Blow Uppercut) The mysterious El Toro doesn't say much, but he (or possibly she) displays no respect for honorable competition. A master of misdirection, El Toro is full of creative strategies to distract the referee in order to land the illegal finisher...and escape before the victim can extract revenge. Costume is a bull in matador's outfit. Is in a tag-team called "the monster squad" with Gyrla, and are current tag team champions. MEGAmerican (Goldenboy Face) Move: The American Bulldog (Running Bulldog) Entrance: Proud to be an American - Lee Greenwood (Starting from Chorus) MEGAmerican's star–spangled ring attire and hard–hitting aerial style make him a standout whenever he steps into the squared circle. Battling for America's most deeply held values,the Deacon of Democracy will permit only civil behavior in his presence. MEGAmerican puts up with Venturous Capital, who is currently investing money in him, though MEGAmerican is pretty open about their suspicion that Venturous Capital l is up to no good. Is part of the "American Duo" with Lennox as tag-team partners. Bash Hammer (Hardcore Heel) Special: Earth Mover (Frog Splash) Bash Hammer's look is Tinker from Roadhouse meets Larry the Cable Guy. He's shaped like a barrel in work boots, sports cargo pants, white undershirt and denim sleeveless jacket, and always wears his signature trucker hat that reads "Diesel Power." His approach to his matches is as straightforward as his name, and as brutal. Doctor Moreau (Technician Heel) Special: The Mutation (Snapmare) Doctor Moreau has a mysterious connection to the animal kingdom. Coming to the ring in a variety of animal costumes, his ring work morphs to match his totem creature for that match (often selected to take advantage of his opponents weaknesses). When he hits the Mutation, his opponent ends up wearing the mask of the Doctor's chosen prey animal—and some never recover. Taunt: "Back to the house of pain!" Maggie Chow (Manager Heel) - Cannot be claimed by players She is thought of by most as tough by fair. She is no weakling and has no problem with stepping in the ring and smacking around a person who gets out of line. Don't let he small physique fool you, she has both tenacity and surprising skill. Gyrla (Monster Heel) Shot Put (Toss Over the Top Rope) This 7'+ bearded monster from Iceland carries a giant boulder to the ring to intimidate (and sometimes crush) his opponents. When not able to use that, he likes to finish a match by flinging them out of the ring as far up the aisle as he can. He's only hit the stands once or twice. In a tag team "the monster squad" with El Toro and are current tag-team champions. --- Submit characters here. Of course feel free to ask questions as well here, or you can PM me or hit me up on Skype (I'm Foolster41). Foolster41 fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Mar 4, 2015 |
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Alright, I'm gonna app something here in the next day or two. Hopefully, we'll be able to find a good combo of people so this doesn't end up like my attempt. Also, if you want to use some of that work, it was Pacific Championship Wrestling, and the thread is probably somewhere, assuming it hasn't been too long. Steal NPWs from there if needed. Before I do too much work, what's your feelings on the Season 1 Gimmicks?
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Feb 19, 2015 07:52
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Oh, another pacific northwest promotion?  I'll check that out, thanks.You mean the cast list from the book? Some of them are pretty good (I used a few in the list above), a few I feel are maybe too silly* (though I'll admit, this is pro wrestling we're talking about, so maybe I'm being too picky). If one of them grabs you, I'd say go for it. I just listed the ones I thought were perticurally interesting and that shouldn't be taken as ones not included as being banned, I just didn't feel like writing them all out. * (Specifically the ones I kind of had a problem with were from being over the top are the one-armed guy, the breaking bad knock-off and the punning architect.)
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Feb 19, 2015 08:01
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Oh hey, another one of these. Awesome. I think I'll give this one a shot, I had fun in the last one. Maybe I'll use Skyhawk again.  And I think he means the extra gimmicks from the kickstarter, The Athlete, The Clown, The Gatekeeper, The Giant, and The Provocateur.
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Feb 19, 2015 08:10
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e: damnit, ninja'dFoolster41 posted:Oh, another pacific northwest promotion? Nah, there's 5 gimmicks/playbooks that came out as a digital release separate from the normal set of gimmicks. Athlete, Clown, Gatekeeper, Giant and Provocateur. Inspired by Angle/Lesnar, Santino/Face Doink, Arn Anderson, Every Giant Who Wasn't A Monster and Goldust/Raven. Also, to learn something from my mistakes, have people put their wrestling knowledge into the app somewhere. You'll want at least one person in each match who understands the general pace and feel of a wrestling match.
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Feb 19, 2015 08:16
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I tried to find the kickstarter gimmicks, but couldn't find them anywhere (I just bought the book the other week, I didn't kickstart it). I'd be willing to consider them, if the player has access to them. I probability should note that there is a one-gimmick limit, so for example there can only be one monster. (Though I wonder, as long as there aren't for example everyone's a monster) how necessary that is. Also. we're probably going to want to arrange for everyone to get together on IRC, Skype or something to hash out the heat questions, since that'd be better than doing it in PbP. Foolster41 fucked around with this message at 14:37 on Feb 19, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 08:37
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I definitely want to get in on this. First time playing something here on SA, but I know I sure as hell can't find any tabletop pals IRL that also enjoy pro wrestling and I've been eyeing WWW for a while now. Will probably try to app something later tonight or tomorrow.
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I've seen enough matches and know enough about wrestling to probably be able to call a match. Don't worry kid, grab a hold and we'll get through this. Shinnosuke Nagai, The Technician  quote:Name: Shinnosuke Nagai An undisupted master of the craft, having honed his skills in his 8 year career in Japan's puro promotions, Nagai is looking to bring his skills to overseas audiences. He's no stranger to the odd indie talent exchange to the US or Canada, but this will be his first time in a promotion that airs its programming nationwide. Will his in-ring skill be able to win him a dedicated fan following in the good ol' USA, or will he wither from the transition and fall flat on his back? Alaois fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Feb 21, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 14:37
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Edit: drat, beaten to the technician! Foolster, do you mind duplicated gimmicks or do you want me to tweak mine? Oliver "King" Styles Gimmick: The Technician Look: Union Jack shorts, plays up his English-ness in promos for cheap heat. A former professional wrestler in England, he has very strong technical abilities. Finisher: Hail to the king Alternate: Jewel in the Crown Hailing From: Manchester, England Entrance: Loud and Overblown Stats: Look -2, Power +1, Real -1, Work +2 Heat: Don't know yet Role: Heel Moves:FINISHING MOVE: When you’re booked to win a match, roll 2d6(+Work): On a 10+, you hit your Finisher clean. You gain +1 Audience. On a 7-9, they make you work for it. Choose: they counter and you have to slap a real submission hold on them, gain +2 Momentum; they no-sell your finish and you have to hit them with it again, gain +1 Heat with them. On a botch, pick one: it’s sloppy, lose -1 Audience and win the match; or you go overboard and really crank in a hold, you injure your opponent, and end the match in a no contest. TECHNICAL EXPERT: +1 Work (Max +3) EXCELLENCE OF EXECUTION: You roll +Work for your Finishing Move HEEL: When you do something underhanded to get what you want, spend 2 Momentum and pick 1 of the following: Gain +1 Heat with your opponent Win a match (this overrides Creative’s booking) Leave someone helplessly lying on the floor Get out of a match you’ve been booked in Injury: None Momentum: None Audience: +1 Advances: None
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Feb 19, 2015 14:47
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So many games already, but I am on a wrestling kick right now. I'll book down an interest plug. J-J-J, Jobbing. TheNabster fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Feb 19, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 16:46
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Gogol the Red Terror "Marty, you're so big, you're clumsy! Always breaking stuff... Marty, you're big enough to fight a bear with a switch... Marty, be more careful, you don't know your own strength..." All my life, I've been a big guy, so I put it to use the only way that seemed right, wrestling. I got a few decent gigs at the local casino. Did a charity event here and there, but when my cousin Stanger told me Maggie "Dragon Lady" Chow was looking for new talent. I knew I had to get out there. It would be my chance to be a big shot." quote:
Dorian Mandrake posted:Who thinks I’m all smoke and no fire? Georgie Burns posted:Who refuses to work with me? LACANDON, SKELETAL DEATH GOD posted:Who always has my back? MJ Belle posted:Who is trying to undermine me backstage? Anomalous Amalgam fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 16:51
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 Name: LACANDON, SKELETAL DEATH GOD An often silent and enigmatic figure, Lacandon has an uncomfortable and mysterious aura to him. No one knows where he came from, and no one can predict where he's going. Despite the macabre costuming and intimidating presence, he is often set up to be one of the good guys, and he prefers it as such. Outside of the ring, he holds true to the Lucha code, never removing his mask in public. Hailing From: Tikal, Guatemala Entrance: Loud & Ominous Stats: Look 0 Power -2 Real 0 Work +1 Heat: Who always has my back? Gogol: 'Skeletal Death God? Righteously Brutal. He knows how to work the crowd and he's pretty good in the ring. A bit mysterious in and out of it. Acrobatic man of death, talented comrade. The Red Terror will stand beside him.' Who mentored me when I first joined this roster? - Who’s ripping off my highflying style? Dorian is gladly ripping off this style, trying to bring a few more high spots into his ring work. For some reasons, fans really eat it up when you put your body on the line. Who wishes they could do what I do? Georgie does, Georgie wishes he could pull off even half of the things that Lacandon can do. When he started developing his top rope skills he snuck into the stands to watch him perform, took notes and then tried them out in his own time later. Role: Face Moves: Finishing Move: THE MACUAHUITL Passed down to priests of the ring, born from the ancients, the MACUAHUITL is a double-arial (720 sideways flip) to elbow-drop from the top rung. When you’re booked to win a match, roll 2d6: On a 10+, you hit your Finisher clean. You gain +1 Audience. On a 7-9, they make you work for it. Choose: they counter and you have to resort to a roll-up, gain +1 Heat with them; or you execute another high spot, and gain +2 Momentum. On a botch, you still get the win, but pick one: it looks terrible and you lose -1 Audience; injure your opponent; injure yourself. ENMÁSCARADO When your mask is at stake in a match, use this Move instead of your Finishing Move. Roll +Heat with your opponent. On a 10+, you keep your mask, and your legend grows. Gain +1 Audience. On a 7-9, you keep your mask, and pick how you lose the match: you are saved by someone else; you save yourself by fleeing the ring; you save yourself by using a weapon. On a botch, lose the match, and your mask. (This Move overrides Creative’s booking) HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REEL Whenever you attempt a high-flying maneuver, and you roll a 10+ before spending Momentum, gain +1 Audience. Injury: 0 Momentum: 0 Audience: +2 Advances: - E: Do we have a WWW irc? Or are we using #acolyte? Also, did you mean to post this in The Game Room? We're in the main Tradition Games subforum right now. Babe Magnet fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 17:50
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Tommy Polaris My dad wrestled in this promotion for years. He never won much but he worked hard and the fans loved him. God, he sucked. Forget him, I'm gonna be so much better. Gimmick: The Golden Boy Look: Blond, handsome, smooth. Black tights with white star patterns. Has a different girl on his arm every night. Never remembers her name. Hailing from: Elizabeth, NJ Entrance: Showy and Ostentatious. (Music: Sevendust, "Praise."). Finisher: Star Crash (Rydeen Bomb/Sky High) Role: Heel Heat: Who did I debut with (and leave behind)? MJ Belle Who's taken me under their wing? Who's jealous of my rapid rise? Shinnosuke Nagai Who's taken it on themselves to teach me a lesson in the ring? Lacandon Audience: +1 Stats: Look +2, Power +1, Real -2, Work -1 Special moves: Dynasty Scion (+1 Look), Special Snowflake Selachian fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Feb 23, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 18:20
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Well, with people calling gimmicks the two my guy in the last game fit as (jobber, high flyer) are taken, so no Skyhawk. Guess I'll think of something else. But since dibs are being called, I guess I'll grab veteran. I think I have an idea that'll fit that. Or maybe I'll just make a blatant Mike Haggar copy.
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Feb 19, 2015 18:24
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I'll call dibs on The Hardcore, working on sheet Name: Calvin Tucker Calvin had it all...until the injury. He'd been a dominant combination of power and speed for the first year of his career...before the injury. The past several years of attempting to work through it appears to have degraded his top-notch skills. Calvin began to resort to cheating, and then downright sickening displays of violence, to win matches. He says he's fully recovered, and deep down he's still the same talented guy, just with a new, harder edge. The detractors (and there are many) say he takes such great risks in the ring because no pain can overwhelm the agony and suffering his still-injured knee causes him. Still others say he's trying to recreate a new legacy; not one of superior genetics like before, where one look was all it took to raise expectations to almost-unattainable heights, but one of hard work, dedication and sacrifice, to show that there is no barrier to achieving one's goals that cannot be overcome. Look: Black T-shirt (with his face on it, naturally), blue jeans with black knee pads over them, cowboy boots. Heavily taped wrists & hands, along with black elbow pads. If his jeans ever get damaged or removed, there's a knee brace and several prominent surgical scars on his left knee. Gimmick: The Hardcore Hailing From: Philadelphia, PA Entrance: Ironic & Jokey Special: Brainbuster Role: Heel Stats: Look 0 Power -1 Real +1 Work -1 Heat: TBD Audience: +1 Momentum: +1 Moves: Tables & Ladders & Chairs, Oh My "That Is Insane": When you demonstrate reckless disregard for your own health and safety, substitute +Real for any other stat. Jack Crassian hates me. StupidSexyMothman fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Feb 19, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 18:32
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I'll work on an anti-hero submission later today. I'm new to this game but it looks like hilarious fun so I wouldn't mind giving it a shot.
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Feb 19, 2015 19:19
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 MJ Belle What a better way to capitalise on a communications degree than managing a wrestler? MJ Belle, a master of social media, has taken it upon herself make wrestlers shine in the ring and on the internet. While she is a newcomer to the scene, her charisma, constant selfies and tweets, and fashionable accessories reminding the viewer on todays hashtag, is starting to make a name for herself. Gimmick: The Manager Hailing from: New York City Entrance: DJ Fresh - Hot Right Now (or usually client's theme) Stats: Look+3, Power-1, Real 0, Work -2 Role: Face Moves: Mealticket, Mouthpiece, Loyal Injury: Momentum: Audience: +1 Heat: Dorian 1 Georgie 0 Gogol 2 Jester 2 Lacandon 0 Shinnosuke 1 Tommy 2 » Who do I manage/ accompany to the ring? » Shinnosuke Nagai. Still learning the language, Nagai isn't quite up to snuff at cutting promos in English himself. Until he improves, a manager like MJ is an ideal fit for him » Who is trying to undermine me backstage? » Gogol does not believe in the power of social media, and is quite vocal about it backstage. » Who turned on me when I was their Manager? » Tommy Polaris' career was helped by MJ early on, before she was unceremoniously ditched » Who knows I have their best interests at heart? » The Jester at least believes so. MJ doesn't really appreciate the attention. Lord Hypnostache fucked around with this message at 10:19 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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Making a Veteran who I wanna announce with more than anything. Never played this so here goes! Jack Crassian Jack's wrestled since before it was put on any of the major networks; starting in the mid-80's, he's always played the face, using impressive feats of strength and a calm, no bullshit attitude in the ring to show his opponents he meant business. When everything went pro, Jack went with them, and originally came out as a golden boy, hamming it up as an American Hero. But as time went by and his opponents got younger, he went back to his old school demeanor, taking his fights methodically and seriously. He's a name most everyone knows, but he doesn't think he's anyone's favorite. Now he just tries to keep it behind the announcer's table, and he staunchly believes in keeping things like they used to be; two dudes testing their skill and giving a great show. The hardcore poo poo? Not for him. He doesn't use fancy names for his technical moves; he just does them. Name: Jack Crassian Gimmick: The Veteran Look: Clean cut and ivy league, US Flag trunks, mustache, muscular but saggy Finisher: Piledriver Alternate: Chickenwing Crossface Hailing From: Charolette, North Carolina Entrance: Solemn and Dignified Stats: Look 0, Power -1, Real 0, Work +1 Heat: +1 with all Heels Role: Face Moves FINISHING MOVE: When you’re booked to win a match, roll 2d6: On a 10+, you hit your Finisher clean. Choose whether you or your opponent gains +1 Audience. On a 7-9, they make you work for it. Choose: you use your veteran skills to force a win, and gain +1 Heat with them; or you let them look strong in defeat, and they gain +1 Audience. On a botch, you win by countout, disqualification or interference (Creative’s choice), and you lose -1 Audience. VETERAN INSTINCTS: Gain +1 momentum when you start a match. RESPECT THE BUSINESS: When you act to preserve wrestling tradition, roll +Real. On a 10+ they back down and you gain +1 Heat with each other. On a 7-9, you gain +1 Heat with them and they choose one: they do it behind your back; they jump you; they start spreading lies about you in the locker room. On a botch, traditions change. Lose -1 Heat with them and all of your Momentum. Injury: None Momentum: +1 Audience: +2 Advances: None »Who am I keeping out of the spotlight? » » Who is my protege? » » Who is undercutting me? » » Who has no respect for all the work I’ve put into this company? » John Dyne fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Feb 20, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 19:40
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ForeverBWFC posted:Edit: drat, beaten to the technician! Foolster, do you mind duplicated gimmicks or do you want me to tweak mine?
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Feb 19, 2015 21:47
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Can we use our questions thing to tie in to other wrestlers already? Or should we wait?
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I think we should wait, since we don't know who's going to be in yet. Edit: Well, counting we have a bunch more than 8 anyway. So far we have two overlaps: Vetreren and Technician. It looks like all the gimmicks have been taken at least once, so never mind. I'll put up the list of subs at the OP. I'll probably close this down in a few days and then sort out who'll be in. Babe Magnet posted:
Did I put this in the wrong place? Oops. I'll ask a mod to move it. Foolster41 fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Feb 19, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 22:39
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Foolster41 posted:It looks like all the gimmicks have been taken at least once I'll say, as someone who has run waaaay too many PBPs, never count your chickens before they hatch. I've had people post interest in a certain archetype or whatever and then just vanish off the face of the earth, never to say another word. I think my last Rogue Trader had 4 people keen on Seneschal and only one actually ever made one, after two weeks.Also I mostly asked about connections cause Oldskool edited his duder to point out my guy hates him. Which is fair, cause my dude WOULD hate his.
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 Dorian Mandrake, the Provocateur Dorian grew up in the area around Burning Man, and it shaped his outlook on life. Beyond good and evil, he wants to teach people how to rely on themselves, how to do something bigger than just yourself. His unusual combination of tattoos, body paint and tattered clothes have made him stand out in the ring, and his personality seems just eccentric enough without being too obviously only a gimmick. He's been muttering recently about starting a movement of independent thinkers, trying to cash in on the shakeup to make some more interesting entertainment. Outside of the ring, however, he does seem to live the lifestyle of the eccentric Burning Man culture, being seen there at least once every year for the last few years. Whether he was always part of it or looking for gimmick inspiration, however, is something no one really wants to ask. Hailing From: Black Rock City, Nevada Entrance: Off-Kilter and Frenetic Stats: Look: +1 Power: -2 Real: +0 Work: +0 Heat: +1 with faces Role: Heel Moves: FINISHING MOVE: When you’re booked to win a match, roll 2d6: On a 10+, you hit your Finisher clean. Choose whether your or your opponent gains +1 Audience. On a 7-9, they make you work for it. Choose: you get the win through guile instead, gain +1 Heat with them; or they help you play up your unique approach, and you each gain 1 Momentum. On a botch, you still get the win, but pick one: it looks terrible, lose -1 Audience; or you mess up and injure your opponent. MIND GAMES: When you engage in bizarre, outlandish or mysterious behavior to psych someone out, roll +Look. On a 10+ pick 2, on a 7-9 pick 1: you gain control (of the situation, or of the match); gain +1 Heat with them; they gain +1 Heat with you; take +1 Momentum. On a botch, it reads as silly, lose all Momentum. PLAY TO THE CROWD: When you use your gimmick to highlight,address or confront a real issue real people have in their lives, roll +Real. On a 10+ you nail it, gain +1 Audience. On a 7-9, choose whether it’s a hit backstage (gain +1 Momentum) or whether it calls out someone to take you to task over it (pick an opponent for Creative to book you in a match with). On a botch, you completely mishandle it. Lose -1 Audience and you get booked in a punitive match Injury: O O O Momentum: +1 Audience: Starts at +2 Heat Questions: Heat Questions: »»Who helped me get to where I am now? »» Georgie Burns Former tag team partner and a hell of a teacher outside the ring. While Georgie's not big on the theatrics of sports entertainment yet, Dorian learned all his technical skills from Georgie. »»Who thinks I’m all smoke and no fire? »» Gogol From the man-mountain himself: "The cold wind of motherland will extinguish wild-man's puny embers. 'Seriously, the guy's got a couple flashy moves, but up against the Terror? Heh.'" »»Who is trying to steal my approach? »»Tommy Polaris »»Who’s my fan, even though we’re peers? »»The Jester Finishers: Man on Fire (Hangman's Cutter) Burnout (Swanton Bomb) Signature Moves: Running Leg Lariat Swinging Neckbreaker Punt Kick to the Groin Diving Back Elbow into the corner The Lore Bear fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Feb 26, 2015 |
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... Damnit. Taking one of the pregens. Jester the Clown Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. And Jester has been in love with wrestling most of their life. But knows that however good he is at aerial work, at 5'5" and just under 200lbs there's no way he'll ever make an honest pro wrestler. Which means he's jumped at the chance of playing a ridiculous gimmick just to get into the ring. And is scheduled for his first ever pro match next week - in which he's probably going to cheat crazily and largely ineffectually while being thrown round the ring by whoever he's been booked against - and bouncing round like a rubber ball. Unless it's one of the jobbers or local talent when he might just have to work out how to win the match cleanly. And after capering about, working the mic, and after getting involved in a few matches he's his first actual attempt at a match next week. Hailing from: Pineville, West Virginia Finisher: Outside interference Backup Finisher: Cheating like crazy unless against a non-serious wrestler, when a Boston Crab Entrance: Silly & Comical Look +2 Power -2 Real +2 Work -1 FINISHING MOVE: When you’re booked to win a match, roll 2d6: On a 10+, you hit your Finisher clean. Choose whether you or your opponent gains +1 Audience. On a 7-9, they obviously stall for you to hit it. Choose: they’re making you look bad, gain +1 Heat with them; ham it up along with them, you both gain +1 Momentum. On a botch, you still get the win, but pick one: it’s so nonsensical that you lose -1 Audience; or your opponent refuses to sell it, lose -1 Heat with each other (if you have any to lose). COMIC RELIEF: When you insert yourself into a tense situation, on or off-camera, roll +real. On a 10+ it’s perfectly timed, pick 2; on a 7-9, pick 1: take +2 Momentum, add or remove a stipulation to a match, gain a concession you’ve wanted, gain +1 Heat with someone. On a botch, it was the absolute worst thing you could have done in that moment. FUNNY IS MONEY: Take +1 look (max +3). You can still Work the Audience even if you’ve botched it earlier. STUDENT OF THE GAME: Whenever you lose a match to someone with a higher +work than you, you can choose to lose all your Heat with them. If you do, take +1 work. When you get injured, check an Injury box. While injured, if youoll on anything but +look when you’re in the ring, choose whether you tick another injury box, or the ref calls an audible andends the match in a no contest. Audience: +4 Heat: Faces +1 MJ Belle thinks he's a waste of a roster slot +3 Georgie/Flexmaster is always asking him for something new for his act +4 Lacandon, Skeletal Death Master used to be his tag team partner +2 Shinnosuke Nagai thinks my in ring talent is being wasted as Jester +3 (That makes +2 with all the faces, +0 with any of the Heels). For the record, The Jester is always masked - and if he can get taken seriously (ha!) he'll be a masked luchador. And I'm half considering the spin of in a ridiculous pro-wrestling storyline making The Jester female under the costume. Edit: Wrestling knowledge - I used to watch in the 90s, and try to figure out what the hell is going on in the Chikara Pro storylines, but am aware my knowledge is shallow. neonchameleon fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Mar 5, 2015 |
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 Anonymouse Gimmick: The Anti-Hero Anonymouse is fighting the man, man. He plans to bring this corrupt system of wrestling down, and he's not going to let some lame general manager tell him to get in line! Anonymouse is leading a protest movement against the establishment and they're going to occupy this ring until the 99% get the entertainment they deserve! Anonymouse wears a gray hoodie over a flannel shirt, skinny jeans, and when he takes off his Guy Fawkes mask, one can see that he sports quite the handlebar moustache as well. He carries a tablet with him that he uses to hack the wrestling database, putting malware on their servers and fixing the match schedules to give himself a stage upon which to vent his frustrations with the status quo in modern wrestling. He also uses the tablet to mess up the entrances for his opponents and to shut out the lights in the arena and other pranks and cheap tricks. The rules don't apply to him, and he's willing to do what it takes to prove his point and bring the system down kicking and screaming. Hailing From: New York City Entrance: Loud & Flashy Stats: Look +1, Power -2, Real +1, Work -1 Heat: TBD Role: Heel FINISHING MOVE: When you’re booked to win a match, roll 2d6. On a 10+, you hit your Finisher clean. Choose whether you gain +1 Audience, or whether your opponent does. On a 7-9, they make you work for it. Chose: you win clean, and you both gain +1 Momentum, or win via countout, disqualification or interference, and gain +1 Heat with your opponent. On a botch, choose: you lose -1 Audience (but get the win) or you’re screwed out of victory by an authority figure. RULES? WHAT RULES?: When you break the rules in a match, roll +look. On a 10+, you get away with it, book the finish of the match on the fly. On a 7-9, pick 1: you get away with it and gain +1 Momentum, or you don’t and gain +1 Heat with your opponent. On a botch you get DQed and lose the match (the results of this Move overrides Creative’s booking). MOUTH OF THE PEOPLE: When you speak truth to power, roll +Audience. On a 10+, gain +1 Momentum and pick 2; on a 7-9, pick 1: They shut the hell up right now; you get booked in a match with them; you gain +1 Heat with them. On a botch, you get beat down by their cronies. Injury: None Momentum: None Audience: +1 Advances: None » Who did I have to kick the poo poo out of to show how badass I am? » » With whom do I have a reluctant alliance? » » Who do I think is a slave to management? » » Who wishes they were as cool as me? » Lager fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Feb 20, 2015 |
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Ghostly Gangsta posted:Gogol the Red Terror Small nitpick here, you listed your role as an Icon. Unless Foolster41 has decided otherwise, that is an advanced role and none of us start as an Legend/Icon/Celebrity. We're all ordinary Faces and Heels. Anyways, since someone already did a Veteran, I'm gonna submit a Gatekeeper. quote:
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Feb 20, 2015 04:02
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I doubt there'll be room for two monsters, but since I think a little bit of everything's taken I'll go ahead and throw my idea in the hat. I've also got solid ideas for a Hardcore or a Golden Boy if that might be preferred (we might have too many heels right now?). I'm pretty flexible but I don't have the kickstarter classes.quote:Norville Stamer As for wrestling knowledge: the first sheets I remember sleeping on were Hulk Hogan sheets. Trained for maybe half a year with a few local indie feds to do the whole manager thing IRL, botched a flapjack and screwed my neck up. It wasn't a serious injury, but it scared me enough that I reevaluated my priorities. I still keep up with a lot of feds but I haven't actually stepped in the ring in a while. I know my stuff, basically.
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Feb 20, 2015 05:06
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Lunatic Sledge posted:we might have too many heels right now? Our faces: Shinnosuke Lacandon Jack MJ Heels? Oliver Gogol Tommy Calvin Dorian Jester Anonymouse Willard (kinda) Norville Then again I think the heels always outnumbered the faces 2:1 back when I watched Hogan.
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Feb 20, 2015 05:14
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John Dyne posted:Our faces: is this hulkamania hogan or nWo hogan, because if it's the latter that was because 80% of the damned roster seemed to be in the nWo at any given time
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Feb 20, 2015 05:19
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Hulkamania. I stopped watching when Hulk got old and turned Heel. 
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Feb 20, 2015 05:25
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Well, if we need more Faces, here is the Veteran I had. quote:PWEF to hire former PCW star?
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Feb 20, 2015 05:27
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Well, most of the late entries like mine could easily be faces depending on the needs of the show. I doubt there's too many hard faces or heels at this point. It also depends on whether Creative wants 8 players or all 12 of us.
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Thread's in the right subforum now, good work team. As for IRC, it's been so long since I've played games with goons, I don't know if #acolyte is the main IRC anymore. As long as we don't clog it up too much with rules and rolls and stuff, I don't think it'll matter if we use whatever the main one is.
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Feb 20, 2015 06:59
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#acolyte's an offshoot, and we don't have a dice bot in channel. We have a dice channel though!
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I really want in on this but I just now saw it. I'll make a dude tomorrow after work. Thinking of concepts now.
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Feb 20, 2015 09:53
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John Dyne posted:Heels? Jester can go either way. Really obnoxiously annoying heels is a thing.
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Feb 20, 2015 12:22
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Small nitpick here, you listed your role as an Icon. Unless Foolster41 has decided otherwise, that is an advanced role and none of us start as an Legend/Icon/Celebrity. We're all ordinary Faces and Heels. Thanks Galaga, I did have it originally listed as heel and swapped it when I saw so many, but I see that was a goof move.
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A work in progress, I think I am doing this right.quote:Name: Georgie Burns, AKA Flexmaster Zero G, The Masterclass TheNabster fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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So, i'll try to remember to check in, but I'm in the channel #wwwrpg right now. We can use that. Might be better than using the more general #Acolyte. Also, I'm going to give Edit: I'll make it noon, I really have too many hard choices as it is. Also, let me know if your name isn't on the list in the OP. I think I got everyone. Foolster41 fucked around with this message at 07:39 on Feb 21, 2015 |
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