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Storms in Seattle   A storm is brewing in Seattle. The ancient dragon stirs and her children scramble to secure their legacy. Spies from across the sea ferment chaos to prepare for the invasion to come. Revolution grows in the White King’s Court. The Sea-Tac pact is broken, and the Red Lady’s children push for the heart of the city. Demons scheme to break the ley lines and free the Chained Lord. The horrors of the Undercity rise again and brave knights, with blowtorch and shotgun, gather to put them down. This is your city. Where do you stand in the war to come?   Urban Shadows is a pbta game with a focus on intrigue and factional conflict in a thriving supernatural city. It draws heavily from the Dresden Files and World of Darkness for its broad strokes setting, and I’ll be doing the same. But its thematic inspiration comes from shows like the Wire and Game of Thrones. The city is full of factions with their own agendas, and those factions are full of people with agency of their own. There’s no pre-planned plot in mind and the characters are not a party, they might barely know each other. But they are interwoven in the intrigue of the city, and what they do matters for everyone. Apps: Give me a picture, a bit of background, maybe a quote, and a character sheet. Tell me an experience you (the person OOC) had or something you know about Seattle. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? How to get picked: I want a fast paced game, pbps die when they slow down. So be around, get on the Recruitment will end on the 21st. Mr. Prokosch fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Jun 17, 2016 |
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I'm definitely interested, thinking of a Vamp right now but it may change. Asked this in IRC, but probably better to get an answer for everyone: Are we just using the playbooks from the book? There are some old playtest versions of the extra playbooks that seem playable, but not sure if you have them and/or want to deal with them in their non-final form. Either way, it'll be good to know.
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I'm not familiar with anything outside of the core book, so you'll have to sell me on why it's cooler than core but I'm not against it.
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I'm down. Thinking of being a homeless man who became a tainted in exchange for fame and fortune.
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Decisions Decisions. Resurrect an old hunter, or make the complete opposite. Interested so long as the IRC can be used [and then probably pasted over to a post] for quick and dirty exchanges that don't call for putting on the 'low rent YA Fiction author' airs
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Thinking about playing a new hire at a big shadowy law firm who finds out after getting the job that he's expecting to learn magic as well as litigation. In over his head and just trying to make a life in the midst of the chaos. Martin Beck  Male, caucasian, disheveled Give me a picture, a bit of background, maybe a quote, and a character sheet. All I wanted was to be rich. I never wanted to hurt anybody, step on any one's toes, just wanted a little slice of heaven on earth. And I thought I had my meal ticket when I got into Yale law school. But since then things have just gotten more and more complicated. I was recruited by the Skull & Bones, which is an honor really, and I thought all the ritual and mystery was cute, but when they actually started sealing vows with blood and mysterious things happened when people broke those vows I started getting creeped out. But one of the vows I took meant I had to accept the placement they chose for me. So I accepted a placement in Seattle at a big law firm named "Giger, Giger & Smith." Sure I thought, I'll finish my contract responsibilities, earn some cash, then I can live the high life. But my first day on the job I was sworn to secrecy and had to start studying runes and rituals. Basically right to the bottom of the food chain. I wanted to be in court, not in some basement binding angelic forces for the sake of factional arbitration! Well, here I am. Ticking off days hoping I don' get swallowed by a portal or conned into another 5 year stint. "Would you believe casting a spell is easier than graduating magna cum laude?"" pre:» Who are you? I'm Martin Beck. Attorney at Law. drat, feels good to say that. Oh, and initiate sorcerer at Giger, Giger & Smith. » How long have you been in the city? It's been two years now. Seattle's a nice place! Wet but homey. At least on the surface. It's kinda hard not to feel a little oppressed when you know we mortal ants dance in meaningless patterns around the feet of immortal powers that could turn a magnifying glass on us whenever the whim takes them. » What keeps you up at night? Work! Paperwork! Spellwork! Actually working late doesn't bother me too much. I'm sure it's the same for every fresh hire at a law firm even if the work isn't supernatural. » What have you sacrificed for your power? I... I had a life once. My buddies, my girlfriend, my family. Now that I think about it I haven't seen my parents in three years. Scary what you forget when you're occupied every living minute with study and work. All I have now are colleagues and I don't know for sure they wouldn't throw me under a bus for a promotion... or if I wouldn't throw them. » What do you desperately need? I need that promotion. I need to stop getting stuck doing the research and the minor bloodletting and to start getting assigned real work. All this sacrifice can't have been for nothing! STATS: Blood -1 Heart 0 Mind 2 Spirit 1 FACTIONS: Mortality 2 Night -1 Power 1 Wild 0 GEAR: » A nice apartment, a crappy car, a decent cell phone » 1 practical weapon Sword (3-harm hand messy) FOCUS: A fine pen gifted by the firm. Gain 1 additional hold when using Channeling. SANCTUM: (one of the law firms sanctum rooms) an extremely knowledgeable assistant, a focus circle, magical wards, a library of old tomes it's tough for you to access, its location is known by many DEBTS: » Someone is helping you keep your demons at bay. You owe them a Debt. » Someone is your go-to when you get into trouble. You owe them 2 Debts. » You are helping someone keep a dangerous secret. They owe you a Debt. WIZARD MOVES: » Channelling: When you channel and collect your magics, roll with Spirit. On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7-9, hold 3 and choose 1 from the list below. On a miss, hold 1, but you cannot Channel again this scene. * Take -1 ongoing until you rest * Suffer 1-harm (ap) * Mark corruption Your hold lasts until you spend it. You can spend it to cast any spell you have as per the spell’s details. » Sanctum Sanctorum: When you go to your Sanctum for a spell ingre- dient, relic, or tome, roll with Spirit. On a 10+, you’ve got pretty much just the thing. On a 7-9, you’ve got something close, but it’s flawed or lacking in some significant way. On a miss, you don’t have what you’re looking for, but you know someone who probably has it in stock. SPELLS: Tracking: Spend 1 hold to learn the location of someone. You must have a personal object that belongs to the target or recent leavings of their body (a lock of hair, ngernail clippings, their blood, etc.). Shielding: Spend 1 hold to provide armor+1 to yourself or someone nearby, or spend 2 holds to provide armor+1 to everyone in a small area, possibly including yourself. This armor lasts until the end of the scene. You can stack multiple uses of Shielding at once Teleport: Spend 1 hold to teleport yourself a short distance within a scene you’re in. When I think Seattle I think Frasier, Space Needle, Rain, lots of rivers and lakes, and Microsoft. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. I know the best coffee is roasted by dragons, kidding! I know that there is a Naga court based in the Puget Sound and I know that only some very old and legally unsound pacts in our library are what keep the whole city being drawn into the sea as a sacrifice to their deep god. Apart from that ancient call to sacrifice us all they are actually quite friendly and the reason they don't challenge the pact is because it gives them a reasonable excuse not to destroy the city and instead visit it for "reconnaissance" purposes. Nobody goes up the space needle. I don't know why. People walk in the front doors and walk out thinking they've had a whale of a time but the truth is no one goes up that lift. I don't know what's at the top but it wants to be left alone. What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? I'm able to post multiple times a day and am based in (GMT+9). Apocron fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Jun 16, 2016 |
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Just want to say that I'm interested and probably going to make an Aware in the thread, instead of just on IRC.
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Jack Chase Most of the other hunters I know do what they do because they have convinced themselves that they are serving some higher purpose. I do it for the cold hard cash. quote:Intro Tell me an experience you had or something you know about Seattle. I know it has a big tech industry, but that's about it. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. I heard that in the late 1800s a steamship called the Portland sunk somewhere near the Elliot Bay.....along with its cargo of over a ton of gold. There have been many treasure hunters who have tried to find the location of the wreckage, but its location remains unknown. An usually high amount of divers have disappeared in the area where the ship was believed to have sunk. I can post multiple times after 6:00 PM EST on weekdays, and might occasionally be able to get a post in during lunch if I'm not too busy at work. I can post more on weekends. IShallRiseAgain fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Aug 12, 2016 |
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Maxine Wei, The Vamp Seattle didn't become what it is today by simply existing. It's a place of innovation, of the future. Sadly, among my kind, the future is always a tricky thing to look into. As one of the younger members of my kind in the city, I'm big on this change, as long as it isn't some two-bit lunatic with a barely-functional plan telling us how we're going to kill the old ones. Innovation, not madness. That's why I'm here. Like most places, my kind controls the vices of the city. Drugs, prostitution, whatever we need to keep our power structure in place. I'm willing to wait a little longer to see what the future brings, I've got..plenty of time. Character Sheet posted:»» Who are you? Tell me an experience you (the person OOC) had or something you know about Seattle. Seattle was where I got swine flu!  Seriously, though, it's a tech center for the Pacific Northwest along with being a big, fast-moving city. The few times I've been there, it's always been crazy how many people are there, and moving around all over. Also, strangely enough, the old Seattle alternative movement was big for us in all the PNW, even if that's now a long time ago. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. There's a reason the monorail is still around. It isn't just because it's a quaint little show for the tourists. It's actually something to control the flow of mystic energies in the area, keeping them relatively balanced and re-routing any magical incidents to safer locations. It doesn't reach throughout the whole city, just focused along a major mystical energy source. Most of the locals call it a ley line, but who knows what it actually is. What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? Posting once a day is something I can do barring crazy RL stuff. I'm in PST, so GMT-8, and usually get off work at 5-ish. Can maybe post during the day based on workload. The Lore Bear fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Sep 30, 2016 |
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   I used to be someone no one knew. You'd see me on the side of the street and ignore me. I was someone left for dead by capitalism. Not like I deserved pity, though. I didn't want your pity. You're self-serving bullshit was best left to yourself. You wanted to help me? Give me some money so I could eat. That is, until, I asked for coins from some mob boss. I knew he was rolling with bad gangs from his look, but who cares? He got money and he ain't going to shoot me over asking. Unlike most people, he didn't ignore me. He didn't give me coins either. He made me a deal. Fame and fortune in exchange for my immortal soul. gently caress, like I was even gonna get into Heaven, if it even exists. I made that deal in a heartbeat. Now, I'm Marky Marx, a big name musician flush with cash. I never get gigs outside Seattle, though. Not a surprise as Don Maconi needs me for jobs that I can't refuse. Don't own my own soul anymore, after all. It ain't that bad, though. Nice apartment, people love me, and I can get any woman I want. gently caress, I even regained my goddamn youth. Or something else...I don't remember looking this good when I was 20. So what if I can turn into a giant bat monster and have to kill some rear end in a top hat or get someone to sell their soul from time to time? Better than eating garbage. Character Sheet posted:»»Who are you? Tell me an experience you (the person OOC) had or something you know about Seattle. I know you have a space needle, just played Infamous: Second Sun, and that Seattle pretends the Native tribe in the area is extinct when they clearly are very much alive. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. There has been a concentrated effort by local law enforcement to fight against crime by installing surveillance technology everywhere. That's the story on paper. The reality is that mayor is a patron and they want to sow the seeds of paranoia and distrust to increase sin and unrest in the area while simultaneously getting dirt on his political enemies. What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? I can do one post a day. My time zone is EST and I'll probably post around 7 or 8pm as my mornings are reserved for the gym and my afternoons on studying for my certification. Covok fucked around with this message at 07:40 on Jul 11, 2016 |
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 Alexander Ramos Alex Ramos posted:»» Who are you? Tell me an experience you (the person OOC) had or something you know about Seattle. I lived there once, when I was two though, and in a suburb of it, so... not really. All I remember was the slugs. They were everywhere. They were nowhere. I had a dream about giant slugs in the forest behind our house and cried whenever we were out on the porch and saw a slug. Now I just hate slugs for mucking up the bottom of my shoes when it rains. Slug monsters somewhere in the game is what I'm getting at. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. Nothing exceptional, other than a higher crime rate replacing the latent gentrification. Seriously, with the gulf between the peaks of demon infested tech companies and crime ridden streets, I wouldn't be surprised if this place turns into the shadowrun Seattle we all know and adore in 30~40 years What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? Variable, but close enough to whenever that it won't be relevant. I'm top to bottom integrated by now with chrome/android stuff that I can check the forum, IRC, and post from anywhere that open wifi exists. SevenSocks fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Jun 17, 2016 |
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Questions! Alexander Ramos If you died in 2014, why didn't you take the Beast down with you? What's kept you from taking your own life now? Marky Marx What's your music like? Is it still the same after you sold your soul? Tell me about your band? Maxine Wei When you moved to Seattle, did you swear to the White King, the Red Lady, or someone else? Do you still have ties to vampires in LA? Jack Chase You hunt for money, but you don't seem to have a lot of it. Where did that cash go? Martin Beck Since they're all you have left, tell me about your colleagues. Who do you like the most? Who do you hate the most?
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 Versum always smiles when you see them, unless it's one of their beatnik or emo days - but those are few and far between. They're a jovial person - if you can call them that - and eager to chat with anyone who can. If you didn't know it - and most who meet them do - you would hardly know that it's a god you're talking to. Versum is the god (or spirit, depending on who you ask) of spoken word poetry. They haven't got any temples or rituals, no dogma, no hymns to their name, and their power is rather limited. Most times, they aren't even visible or audible even to the supernaturally aware. They're a minor, but well known element to seattle's magical community. Most of the time, they spend listening in and drinking in the atmosphere - quite literally - at poetry slams and open mic nights, but a a pure incarnation of poetry and art, and a product of the last 70 years or so, they know that poetry carries meaning, and often a call to action. And if the very god of Spoken Word Poetry didn't act on it - well, who would? quote:Who are you? Something i know OOC Well, i don't know that much, but one of my friends was from seattle, and in planning my charecter more and more stuff he said has been coming back to me. Specificly, that it's famous for it's spoken word poetry and poetry slams, apparently, which inspired this character. Something new about Seattle Well, the new thing about this Seattle is the cliques of poet-magicians - one of which serves as a minor cult for my character. Now these cliques are almost all poets or musicians first, magicians second, no great sorcerers or anything, just minor talents, but they're really good at what they do, which is mix spell and words and rhyme to a cohesive whole, even if that means sacrificing magic power for artistic cohesion. Posting schedule I can probably post about once a day, but sometimes a couple of times a week, sometimes a couple of times a day. Shouldn't be a problem. I'm in japan at the moment, but will return to gmt+1 in a month or so. Magnusth fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Jun 16, 2016 |
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Questions! My music is trendy now. Used to do old style Rock'n'Roll like Chuck Berry, but that's all gone now. Now, it's hip-hop, fo-rock, new metal, or whatever the chart says is trending. If it's popular, not only can I do it, but everyone acts like I always could and always did. Gotta take all that on faith, though. My music don't sound like music to me anymore. Used to be the only thing getting me through the day. Now? My music only sounds like the screams of the dammed in my ears. Best not to think about that poo poo. My band mates are a bunch of poo poo head kids. I used to roll with real crews back in the day. These kids spend all their time looking down on their phones, surfing facebook, and sending out tweets. I mean, I do the same, but that's the Don's will, not mine. Only thing me and these punkasses got in common is a love of booze, sex, and music. But, they aren't bad kids, just a bunch of gently caress heads.
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 »»Who are you? Call me Cassie. Just Cassie. I got a last name, but I'm not telling you. I keep in touch with Dad to make sure he knows I'm ok out in Seattle, but I don't want anyone looking him up. »»How long have you been in the city? Been here a while now. Gonna be coming up on a year, soon. After college, I just sort of... wandered around the US until I ended up here. The people around my turf like me well enough, and I found a nice niche here. So, I've just sort of settled in for a while. Might pack it in and hit the road again someday, but I don't think that's going to be for a while. » What is the best part of the change? It was a lot rougher when I was just a teenager. Not only did I have to deal with hormones and boys, but that's also when I got bit. But, after a lot of heartache and trouble, I've come to an understanding with the wolf. And that understanding is... that there is no wolf. There's just me. I don't run and hide from the change, anymore than I would pretend I wasn't hungry. So, the best part about the change? It just feels good to finally release all that tension that's been building up for a month, just like sitting down to meal when you're famished or going to the bathroom after you've been holding it in way too long. » Who is the most important person in your territory? I've started squatting in an abandoned building near Woodland park. I've crashed in worse places, but the neighborhood has seen better days. And I think Alderman Liam knows what those better days look like, too. He's leading a charge to fight the urban blight rotting the city from within. Of course, old buildings in big cities have plenty of stories to tell, and some of the time, those stories don't like being changed. But... I think the alderman knows that. In fact, I'm sure he's clued in to the supernatural. Don't know what he's doing riling up all those ghosts and spirits with those redevelopment plans, but I really do think he wants to make the city a better place. » What do you desperately need? Hm... I've been roughing it for too long. So I could do with some of the nicer things in life. You know, a nice place to lay down, good food, something with alcohol in it that doesn't make me think I've been poisoned. Still... I've made it long enough without those things that I could probably do without for a bit longer. So the thing I need most? I need a pack. Some other people who know what it's like to be part wolf. I had one back home, but... it didn't end well. The ones that are still alive probably never want to see me again, and I can't really blame them. But, I've learned a lot since then. I won't make the same mistakes. Anyway, nothing's better than running wild with your pack under the full moon. It's just like the change. It's a natural thing for a wolf, and I've been holding back on it for too long. Look: Female, Caucasian, Baggy Clothing Demeanor: Aggressive Stats: Blood 2, Heart -1, Mind 0, Spirit 1 Factions: Mortality 1, Night 1, Power -1, Wild 1 Moves: Comes with the Territory: If you are actively patrolling your territory at the start of the session, roll with Blood. On a 10+, your territory is secure and trouble is at a minimum; take +1 ongoing to Hitting the Streets in your territory. On a 7-9, one of your troubles surfaces (your choice), but things are mostly stable. On a miss, or if you aren’t attending to your territory, things go south and your troubles are fast and furious. Bloodhound: When you hunt someone, roll with Blood. On a hit, you know exactly where to find them and can follow their scent until you do. On a 10+, take +1 forward against them. On a miss, someone unpleasant finds you first. Alpha Dog: When you Persuade an NPC in your territory, roll with Blood instead of Heart. Regeneration When you let it out, add this option to the list: Your wounds close; heal 1 harm. Your Territory You’ve claimed an area of the city as your own. By default, your territory covers a city block or two and has the trouble: +crime. You are widely accepted as this place’s protector (add blessing: +supported) You’ve made a deal with someone, or something, to protect your territory when you’re not around (add blessing: +guardian) Your territory is plagued by a mystical or supernatural presence (add trouble: +haunted) Mortals in the area are actively trying to revitalize local businesses and infrastructure (add trouble: +upheaval) The Transformation You change into your wolf form when the full moon rises You gain natural weaponry (2-harm) and 2-armor. You can only change back at sunrise. When battling groups, you fight like a small group. You can’t resist the change when it comes. Silver weapons ignore your armor Gear: A duffel bag with your personal belongings, a lovely cell phone Butterfly knife (2-harm hand concealable) 9mm Beretta (2-harm close loud) Debts » Someone is hiding you from someone, or something, powerful. You owe them a Debt. » Someone hired you for a job and you hosed it up. You owe them 2 Debts. » Someone lives in your territory, benefiting from your protection. They owe you a Debt. Tell me an experience you (the person OOC) had or something you know about Seattle. Haven't been to Seattle since I was a baby, but I do know that a lot of cruises go out of Seattle. One of my friends works on a cruise line and always ends up staying there for a few months between ships. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. I heard that a rich as gently caress vampire is trying to bring some NBA team to Seattle. Turns out most major sports teams are owned by vampires, as they're magnets for drunken fans who won't miss a pint or two of blood after they go on a drinking binge of their own. Wild, huh? What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? I'm on the east coast, so anytime after 6 PM EST is good. Depending on how slammed work is, I can sometimes post at work. I can usually post every day, and always at least every other day. Capfalcon fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Jun 26, 2016 |
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Jack Chase Oh, and don't even get me started on how expensive it is to maintain a safe house in Seattle.
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Questions! I don't know, really. Not conclusively. I'd thought about it. Suicide. Finish what the world started. I've looked down the barrel of too many guns, and as I looked down the barrel of my own, I saw the same thing I always see. Gunmetal grey giving way to inky blackness. Nothingness. Emptyness. But behind it, I saw Seattle. I saw something depressing, but hopeful. I saw the end like I'd never seen it before. Once it was a warm barrel and a cold grave, now it was blood in the rain, a new beginning, a chance to spill my blood for the right reasons, if only in the wrong name. I met a woman, a doctor, Dr. Jean Hopper. She told me it didn't have to end like this. I thought she had no idea what she was talking about, but I believed her. Turns out the good doctor knows an awful lot about the underworld I'm forced to live in, even if she's still a bare human herself. I guess I'm just blind and dumb enough a dog to believe she's right, that we can help the helpless. That we can keep people warm by casting a shadow. Maybe I'm just hoping her blind faith will get me killed so I don't have to do it myself. Guess I'm kind of a coward at heart. Sorry, I'm on it again. As it stands I'm playing guard dog to the downtrodden and abused of all of Yessler. Maybe if I can make something out of this grimy new soul, it'll be worth something when I pass on. As they say, all dogs go to heaven. SevenSocks fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Jun 17, 2016 |
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Questions! The Red Lady, of course, she's not as big on tradition and it was definitely the right move at the time. Do I regret it? Not at all. But the White King has been recruiting much better for the last few years. Which means that if there's an outright war between the major vampire factions of the city, I'm going to be kind of hosed. Luckily, there's been rumblings of some of the vampires who aren't exactly affiliated starting to band together in the sewers. Nobody's sure what they're doing, but the Sewer Baron, as he likes to call himself, he's got something going on. LA is a clusterfuck, but I still know some people who decided to stay. Only two who still talk to me are Burke and Moonbeam. They run their own two-person operation down there, and are pretty small potatoes. Weird seeing a hippy vampire for the first time, but they're good at what they do. Keep clean, and sometimes do a transport loop to up north. I still think they're in LA, at least. Maybe they moved, though. Like I said, it's a clusterfuck.
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Martin Beck You're right, they're all I have but I'm also all they have. It's the kind of potentially unhealthy co-dependency born from being put through the meatgrinder together and coming out as some kind of nasty sausage meat. Sorry for that delightful imagery. But yeah, we spend all our time in research digging through books looking for legal precedents, cramming on spell casting so that no one gets left behind and crying together about the messed up junk that we all used to be blissfully ignorant about. Out of the crop that was hired fresh from the Ivy Leagues with me two years ago the two I'm closest to are Jeff Branson and Eric Schmeichel.  To be honest Jeff is kind of a doofus. Sharp as a tack legally speaking but just not on the ball sometimes. I worry any time he has anything arcane near him because he's liable to pick it up and summon some kind of unholy abomination that will enslave us all and be like, "Oops!" But once you give him a specific task to do he brings his focus to bear and even I can find it hard to keep up with him. I kind of think he got through law school just because someone told him to do it and now he's out the other side he has no idea what to do so he just keeps moving forward based on momentum. Still I respect his brains and he's not an rear end in a top hat so I can put up with him being occasionally dumb as a post.  Eric is a nihilist. I've never seen someone with such clearly articulated reasons as to why human consciousness is an evolutionary mistake and we should all go gently into that good night. He makes everything he does look effortless but because he's pessimistic he doesn't seem to get a lot of joy out of being successful. He's probably the one who has taken most naturally to magic, doesn't really feel it's a moral question grasping power by the reins and shaping reality to his will. He would be frightening but he has a wicked sense of black humor and even though reality is a joke to him he does enjoy shooting the breeze with me and Jeff with a couple of beers after we walk out of the office at 2am in the morning.  Then there's the new hire.Samantha Moss. Mysterious, remote, enchanting. All three of us have been interested in her since she started working here. While all of us took a while to get accustomed to life at Giger, Giger & Smith on her second day Samantha could have convinced any of us that she was on the partner track. I don't know, she just seems to fit around here. We haven't talked with her much since we're all in our third year but we talk about her plenty.
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WIP Ashley Winston, the First Horseman Oracle Playbook  "When I was six years old, my dad took me aside and told me I'd have a front row seat to watch the world burn. He wasn't wrong." quote:»»Who are you? Tell me an experience you (the person OOC) had or something you know about Seattle. It's where the music of my youth came from. Otherwise, not a lot. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. Seattle's weather is alive. Literally alive. If it's a nature spirit, and it has to do with elemental wind or water, then it calls Seattle its home for at least part of the year. I've seen arctic Russian Rime-bears. I've seen water nymphs leaping puddle to puddle. I saw a rampaging sewage golem once. The worst, for me, are the Thunder Horses. On stormy nights you get a herd of them coming off the sea and pounding down night-emptied streets, their hooves rolling and booming and crackling sparks off the asphalt. They call to me, and It's all I can do not to mount my bike and ride with them. What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? Once or twice a day, Eastern Standard time. I wake up early and go to bed early because of my job, but that may reverse itself soon, depending on shift. Old Kentucky Shark fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Jul 4, 2016 |
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Jun 17, 2016 03:39
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Five the Wraith Spectre Playbook  Trevor Asker during better days. quote:Who are you? Tell me about an experience in Seattle I've been up to Seattle for PAX once. Mostly we were down around the convention center, and didn't check out very much of the city. It was perpetually cloudy, but still seemed like a nice area. Tell me something different about In Game Seattle Urban Shadows Seattle is under the grips of a dark curse laid upon it by some sort of cabal. I haven't thought too much about what the curse does just yet, but I imagine it's very subtle and a means to a much darker purpose. What's your posting schedule? I'm usually good to post whenever. With an iPhone I can be as goony as I need at any given time.
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Jun 17, 2016 05:53
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Switching irc client to discord because my cool new irc client that works perfectly and doesn't drop out with the internet is demanding money. https://discord.gg/014zBnJzOb6c0LMYM - Get on discord that's the new chat place.
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Jun 17, 2016 19:13
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Questions! Five Where do you go to watch people? Why do you keep coming back to that same place, again and again? Ashley Winston Whose been trying to end the world these days? Cassie The people in your turf like and support you. Why is that? What did you do to earn their trust?
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Jun 17, 2016 20:46
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Who is your enemy? Enemy? i try not to have enemies. Why would I? i mean, there are a few related minor gods around that i have some friendly competition with, but neither of us would seriously hurt each other. Even Lyrica, who is a complete and total loving douchebag, would at worst poach my artists and champions and poets and make them *scoffs* musicians. But even that's just him being an rear end, and it won't hurt me for long, just hamper me for a while. The rear end. But we minor gods stick together, however much we squabble. And these days, that's more important than ever before, what with the Don moving in on our territory. He's focusing on the artists - me, the god of east-cost architecture, Lyrica, the god of underground rap, etc. Usually, we'd ask the other gods for help, perhaps get a heavyweight on our side... But no one else is willing right now. Everyone seems to have their own problems. Now, usually we'd be able to set that aside and come together, but right now... poo poo, man, I'm not so sure. I'm hoping some of the geographic gods might help us out - Pointy, the god of the space needle has given us some noncommittal help - but I'm thinking we might have to actually buckle up and actually act like gods for once, instead of just floating around as muses. Perhaps expand the various semi-magical spiritualist study groups into a proper network of cults to counter the drat Tainted and the satanist cults. Worst thing is, if we could pool our power, I'm pretty sure we could overpower any single being in the drat city, but it don't work like that, just like five horses don't pull a cart much faster than two. I'm personally one of the worst hit, with one of my favorite poets, one I silently tutored and inspired myself, turned and tainted! i'm trying to get him back, but the drat fool doesn't even know I helped him to begin with! Being the worst hit also means that I keep being the one to reach out to the others and try to get an organized defense standing and some outside help in, and i'm not too happy about that, but well, what are you gonna do?
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Jun 17, 2016 22:40
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Ashley Winston But in the more immediate sense, there's my cohorts; the other two riders. War is out there, somewhere. I've never spoken to him, but I saw him when I was in Iraq, riding around in the back of a technical on the other side of Meggido. That's the main reason I got the hell out of the red zone. Since then, he's been a busy boy; Libya, Syria, Crimea, the Americas. I have a vague sense of his presence, whenever he moves. Famine, I know more intimately; she's my half-sister, Jesse. Younger than me by 5 years, she was just old enough to absorb my father's teachings but not old enough to be shocked out of them during the raid. She was a true believer before her calling, and has since only gotten more dangerous, especially since she earned her law degree and learned to mix subtlety with fanaticism. More even than War, she's been quietly putting the pieces in place for something big, buying up West Coast real estate in odd places for unusual sums. I really wish i knew who was backing her.
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Jun 17, 2016 23:08
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Five I'm drawn to bars. The louder and busier the place the better, generally. Still, there's one named Roman's Pub that I like the most. The guy who runs it isn't even named Roman. He's some vampire who goes by Scottie, and he's a real piece of poo poo. He makes strange deals with stranger people all the time, all under the nose of his steady stream of clueless patrons who just want to drink and eat. I guess the cover that the business provides is key. Anyway, it's pretty interesting. I don't know if he's really cool with me or not. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot he can do about it, though.
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Cassie So, first off. It's the poorest people in the city who have the easiest time accepting the supernatural. Turns out they're so used to being kicked around by the rich and powerful that the idea that their landlord who's bleeding them dry is actually a vampire isn't too much of a leap. And the idea that someone on that side of the normal/weird divide is on their side? It's like a dream come true. So, when there were rumors of some young girl wandering around and beating the crap out of crooks, they didn't look a gift horse in the mouth. So, I didn't really have to do much to at least get some initial good will, outside of just let the rumors about my nighttime activities spread. As for why I've been going to all the trouble? I figure if I'm crashing here for a while, I might as well do a few good turns while also having a good outlet for that excess energy that builds up as the change approaches. But, what got the neighborhood treating me as one of their own? The day before the first full moon since I'd been in town, I got word out that anyone who wasn't looking for trouble should stay inside. That vampire landlord I mentioned before wasn't an example I plucked out of the air. His name's Druford, and I knew he was going to be out feeding that night. Wasn't too hard to track him down. The scent of blood cut through the night, leading me right to him. I don't know if anyone looked out their windows at the brawl, but if they had, we must have made for a pretty odd picture. A wolf the size of a brown bear and a professionally dressed man dueling with a sword-cane. It took most of the night, but I brought him low. He was pleading for his life, offering anything. I figured I'd made my point, so I just told him that he had to swear to sell off all his properties in the neighborhood and never set foot here again. He looked like he couldn't believe his good fortune, and swore right on the spot. People were dancing in the streets the next day. I watched it from the alley, 'cause I was still beat to poo poo. But it felt... good, ya know? That's also when I started to get a few more... interesting callers to my little hole in the wall. Which, considering what I've learned on the road, makes sense. Best way to make sure everyone takes you seriously? Punch the biggest guy in the room and make him stay down for the count. Capfalcon fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Jun 19, 2016 |
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Jun 19, 2016 22:46
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Devin Jackson People come to Seattle for plenty of reasons. Me? I came because my friend Greg offered me a job. You see, he was setting up his own startup and he needed someone to program the app, so I… Listen. I knew this wasn’t going to make me millions. No one trying to make the “Uber of food delivery” ever does. But it’d keep me paid for a few months and it’d get me out of Tennessee, and that was enough for me. The startup folded a week after I got there. That’s when things got weird. quote:The Aware Tell me an experience you (the person OOC) had or something you know about Seattle. It’s rainy? The Space Needle’s there? Everything everyone else already said? I don’t know, I’ve never been there and I could try to remember something interesting that hasn’t already been mentioned but I’d rather just get this app up. Make up something that’s different about this Seattle. I’m not going to say something dark and unknowable lives in the depths of Puget Sound. I’m not going to say it has a hunger that needs to be filled. All I’m saying is that every new moon a tour boat goes out, and every new moon that boat comes back with one less passenger. What’s your posting schedule look like? What times are best for you? How frequently do you feel like you can post? Basically any time between noon and some time past midnight EST, any day of the week. I… have a lot of free time. I should be able to post at least once a day.
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Jun 20, 2016 05:49
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Devin Jackson Who do you trust the most in the world?
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Jun 20, 2016 07:44
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Mr. Prokosch posted:Devin Jackson Jacob Aquino. Used to be my roommate in college, is my roommate again now that I've moved to Seattle, is Greg's significantly-more-reliable brother. He's one of my best friends in this city. Also one of my only friends, but... Whatever. The point is, we go way back. We got drunk for the first time together. Hell, he's the first person I came out to. We have a history. There's not a lot of people in this city I'd trust more than him. Still haven't told him about, y'know, any of this, though. I'm waiting until I have some more solid proof before I have that conversation.
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Jun 21, 2016 06:58
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Alright, picks are made! Some really great apps and enthusiasm here and I had to make some hard decisions. I ended up going with 7 but I think that's really my limit for what I can handle. People tend to drop from these things, so if you're disappointed you didn't get picked you can still probably jump in later. When selecting I looked for presence in irc/discord, enthusiasm, just-post attitude, how well the app caught me, and how it would fit together with other apps. I also tried to make sure I have at least one playbook in each faction. Also Five was never getting in because gently caress Anders I hate that guy (this is a joke, but not as big of a joke as Anders.) My picks: Martin Beck the Wizard Jack Chase the Hunter Maxine Wei the Vampire Marky Marx the Tainted Versum the Specter Cassie the Wolf Ashley Winston the Oracle Do debts and poo poo! Also role start of session moves. Remember you are encouraged to form debts with other PCs but you can also sign up with NPCs. I'll make the thread later today.
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Jun 21, 2016 17:56
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My character will basically work for anyone as long as it involves dealing with non-humans. Also, Apocron I think it would make a lot of sense if either of these two debts were with your character.
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Jun 21, 2016 18:49
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I agree. Anders wasn't the greatest of characters. Have fun, all.
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Jun 21, 2016 18:56
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Yessss, so excited for this game. I'll be on discord tonight, but here's my proposed debts: » Someone is hiding you from someone, or something, powerful. You owe them a Debt. Marky Marx, Martin or Maxine » Someone hired you for a job and you hosed it up. You owe them 2 Debts. Pretty much anyone! Cassie's got a lot of time on her hands, and she'd take any job that sounded interesting. » Someone lives in your territory, benefiting from your protection. They owe you a Debt. Ashley, Martin (maybe crashing in the poorer side of town to make ends meet while he's on the shoestring salary of a law firm's research monkey), or Versum (Specifically, one of their cultist poets)
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Jun 21, 2016 19:21
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Quick work post to repost the debts Maxine has: Maxine's Debts: quote:»» Someone makes sure you get fed regularly. You owe them 2 Debts. I have no idea here. Versum, maybe? Those who don't make the cut? Or, if we just mean blood, maybe Cassie who has a blood bank or something in her territory? quote:»» Someone relies on you for their fix. They owe you a Debt. Marky? Anyone else need any sort of fixes? quote:»» Someone bears responsibility for you becoming a vampire. They owe you a Debt. Jack, on one of his many trips down south, managed to get the drop on a coven of vampires who weren't watching out well enough. One of the survivors was my sire. Circle of death and all of that, now I'm here needing blood to survive. Not sure if thankful's the right word, but it's not all bad. Others' Debts: quote:» You are helping someone keep a dangerous secret. They owe you a Debt. Martin has been helping me keep a few choice properties out of the legal system. These places, if they're found by certain types of people, will lead to a lot of trouble in the city. I'm on the short list of people who knows about the Red Lady's safehouses, and Martin's making sure it stays that way. The Lore Bear fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Jun 22, 2016 |
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Jun 21, 2016 19:50
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quote:Debts Right, so.. as anyone whose read the Revelation of St John will tell you, biblical prophecy is a hit or miss sort of thing. The language and imagery of my dreams are as bizarre as they are poetic. Fortunately, I know just the person who can play with words all day long, and loves a challenge. Ashley owes Versum 2 debts. quote:»» You’ve had a dire prophecy about someone, but you don’t know how to help them...yet. You owe them a Debt. But there's something else wrong with her. Ashley owes Maxine 1 debt. quote:»» You are helping someone realize their true potential through your visions. They owe you a Debt. So there's this guy I met when he represented me when I divorced Rachel. He's a weird kind of lawyer, but it was a weird kind of divorce; that's what happens when your ex-wife is a witch. Fortunately, he managed to get that malochio off of me, in exchange for... well, more money than I really had. The thing is, after that, I had a dream about him; the weirdest prophecy yet. There is someone he must meet, and love, for at least one night; someone he would never, under ordinairy circumstances, come into contact with. And if he doesn't, they both die. This is going to be interesting. Martin owes Ashley 1 debt Capfalcon posted:» Someone lives in your territory, benefiting from your protection. They owe you a Debt. I'll bite on that one, if no one else wants it. Post-divorce, Ashley doesn't live in the best part of town. Old Kentucky Shark fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Jun 22, 2016 |
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Jun 21, 2016 20:28
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Ok so first my debts:quote:» Someone is helping you keep your demons at bay. Maybe Marky Marx. We're both slaves to the man (though his situation is much worse than mine) but I relish his concerts and parties as an escape from office work. quote:» Someone is your go-to when you get into trouble. Talked to IShallRiseAgain and it seemed to make sense that he's my go to troubleshooter. quote:» You are helping someone keep a dangerous secret. Maybe Maxine? Seems like the dangerous secret could be something political or legal that I try and keep tied up in paperwork. Other people's debts quote:Jacob - You consider someone a friend even though their friendship keeps bringing you trouble. I think this dovetails quite well with me hiring you for any of the rougher jobs I worry about. quote:Cassie- Someone is hiding you from someone or something powerful I could be keeping developers from buying her territory and turning it into condos. quote:Ashley - Someone helps you understand your dreams and visions Yeah I can see Martin hitting the books to help Ashley work through the mysterious symbolism of her visions. If Versum doesn't want it you can count on me.
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My Debtsquote:You consider someone a friend even though the friendship keeps quote:Someone has enlisted you to protect them from something very quote:Someone keeps you equipped and supplied. You owe them 2 Debts. IShallRiseAgain fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Jun 22, 2016 |
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