Cairo Posted September 10, 2023 Clone Share Posted September 10, 2023 "Harry" LVL 1 XP 0 Elf Low-light vision English Cityspeak Background (Corper): Raids, chases, cringy drama - P.I. Pinehurst had it all. The reality series was loved across demographics, from the lower class getting to see fools punked to the upper class getting to lambast lazy peons. The corpers, of course, loved the production cost / revenue ratio. "Tuf" handled physical security better than his liquor. "Vicki" kept the team geared up when she wasn't gambling. "Scratch" was in charge of transportation, often obtained through friends in low places. "Harry" was the face and brains of the bunch and a fan favorite. The show lasted for two and a half seasons, until a cut-n-paste job of an episode where Harry suddenly seemed to turn on the crew. It was revealed to be an attempted PR hitjob when Harry and Vicki made public bodycam footage showing an all-out brawl between Harry and the show's producer, Ricky Riff, over cast abuse and lousy working conditions. Riff got crucified on Matrix bulleting boards, Harry was hailed a 'hood hero, and the corpers pulled the plug on the show. Two months later and the show's most hardcore fans still follow Harry's vlogs documenting his gig work around Seattle, with occasional guest appearances by former P.I.P. crew. Goals Find out what's happened to Tuf. After P.I. Pinehurst was shut down the orc enforcer vanished. While not a particularly close friend, Tuf's still crew. Attributes STR +0 (8) DEX +0 (10) CON +0 (11) INTRolled 12, replaced with 14 +1 (14) WISRolled 16, +1 to attribute from background Growth roll +1 (17) CHA+1 to modifier from Elf and Pop Idol foci, each +2 (10) KAR +0 (8) Skills Administer Connect Drive Exert Fix Heal Know Lead Notice-0Free bonus skill Perform-0From Pop Idol focus Program Punch Shoot-0From On Target edge Sneak-0From Safe Haven focus Stab-0From background Learning roll Survive Talk-1Talk-0 from background Growth roll, Talk-1 from Elf focus Trade Work-0 (private investigator)Free from background Other HP AB PhS EvS MeS LuS DS AC R/M TT SS K 6/6 +1 15+ 14+ 13+ 15+ 2 13/10 6 0/11 3 Edges On Target Gain a combat skill as a bonus skill (Shoot-0). Your basic attack bonus is equal to your character level, instead of the usual half level, rounded down. Voice of the People You are a rocker, graffiti artist, poet, demagogue, or other rabble-rouser with a considerable reputation. You gain both levels of the Pop Idol Focus and an additional Friend Contact related to your art. Foci Elf Gain a +1 to either your Dex or Cha modifier to a maximum of +2. Gain either Notice or Talk. Gain low-light vision. Pop Idol Whether a street musician, graffiti artist, underground journalist, cam girl, folk singer, Robin Hood-esque thief, or a former reality trideo star you have a devoted following of enthusiasts who are willing to help you when you need them. Level 1 Gain Perform as a bonus skill. Once per game week, with an hour or so of messaging, you can mobilize about a hundred of your fans to perform some act of your choice, provided it’s no more than mildly criminal or slightly dangerous. Flash mobs, getaway drivers, scouting reports, tailing people, or instant parties might all qualify as services. Your fans don’t have any special skills, but they’ll do anything ordinary workers or civilians could do. If you mobilize them for donations or merch purchases, you get $1,000 per character level, doubled at fifth level and quadrupled at tenth. You can’t mobilize them to buy your content more than once per month. Level 2 You can mobilize up to a hundred fans per character level, though major mobs are likely to draw a law enforcement response. You’ve cultivated fan leaders who can pass along your wishes deniably, concealing your involvement in the crowd. Your donation and merch earning amounts double. Your Charisma modifier increases by +1, to a maximum of +2. Safe Haven You have the contacts and expertise to find safehouses and bolt holes that no one else would think to find. You know how to persuade landlords into helping you for nebulous future advantages. Level 1 Gain Sneak as a bonus skill. If you spend a week in a particular neighborhood, you can find or arrange a secure safe house and the on-call assistance of a local cyberdoc or medic willing to perform emergency care for no more than you can afford to pay. This safe house will always go unnoticed unless you are at Heat 8+ or specifically compromise it; even in that case, it will remain undiscovered for at least 24 hours if you can get to it without being followed. If a safe house is burnt, you can find a new one with another week’s work. A PC can’t have more safe houses active at once than their character level. Gear Enc Rdy Item 1 Y Light Pistol (+1 att, 1d6 dmg, 10/80 rng, 15 mag, Trauma 1d8/x2) 1~ Y ╰ 1 magazine with 15 cartridges 2 Y 2 magazines with 30 cartridges combined 1 Y Knife (+1 att, 1d4 dmg, 10/20 rng, Shock 1/AC 15, Trauma 1d6/x3) 0 Y Reinforced Clothing (AC 13/10, Damage Soak 2) 0 Y Radio, ultralight tab * Y Smartphone, basic 1~ Y Clothing, fashionable 1~ Omnipack (backpack/crossbody hybrid) 1 ╰ Portable video camera ~ No Encumbrance while worn / loaded (see here) * No Encumbrance for a reasonable amount Expenses Cost Intrv Expense ¥ 1k 1M Lifestyle, middle-class ¥ 10 1M Smartphone service plan Cash: ¥ 290 Contacts "Scratch" Acquaintance Human Driver English Cityspeak A motor vehicle enthusiast and former co-star from P.I. Pinehurst, but knows Harry from long before the series. Is tight with badland smugglers and sometimes leans on Harry's people skills when dealing with them. Last time he was on Harry's vlog they had a spicy but friendly argument about what's best in life. Tong Min-Woo Acquaintance Human Bureaucrat Korean English A childhood friend, Harry's age but looks older on account of history with drugs so prevalent in his social circles of entertainers and artists. Several months back Harry helped him clean his act, though not entirely selflessly; Min-woo can provide him with permits and city gov info through his dayjob. Last significant interaction since then was a minor job gone wrong for both. "Vicki" Friend Elf Tech English Cityspeak Acquainted when they were young, Vicki and Harry hit it off and were romantically involved before being cast in P.I. Pinehurst. The show (and the producer) was especially hard on her, to the point that she put the relationship on hold after the show crashed and burned. They're still friendly and she still maintains and fixes Harry's gear, not the least because he covered up a major mistake she made during the series' shooting. She has mercenary contacts through her brother. Last significant interaction was a minor ideals argument about how work stuff should be handled if they were to get back together some day. Ties Phantom The decker who cracked the security on bodycams Harry and Vicki used to nail Ricky Riff. Harry's looking into Project Daedalus for her trying to give Phantom answers about her past. PC #2 Chargen log Rolled attributes: Str 8, Dex 10, Con 11, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 10, Kar 8 (rolled as "Luck stat") Replaced attribute: Int 12 -> 14 Modified attributes (including later changes): Str 8 (+0), Dex 10 (+0), Con 11 (+0), Int 14 (+1), Wis 17 (+1), Cha 10 (+2), Kar 8 (+0) Background roll 6: Corper Free skill: Work-0 Growth roll 5: Any Skill (rolled 17: Talk-0) Learning roll 8: Any Skill (rolled 15: Stab-0) Growth roll 2: +1 Any Stat (picked Wis) Contact 1 roll: 17, 5, 1, 6, 5, 3 (Scratch) Contact 2 roll: 19, 3, 9, 3, 4, 4 (Min-woo) Origin roll (%): 12 (elf, level 2 focus used) +1 Cha modifier, Talk-1, low-light vision, base Karma points 3 Focus roll 18: Safe Haven Sneak-0 Edge roll 13: Voice of the People Pop Idol focus (level 1 + 2) + Friend Focus: Pop Idol Perform-0, +1 to Cha modifier Contact 3 roll: 16, 7, 4, 6, 3, 4 (Vicki) Edge roll 9: On Target Picked Shoot-0 HP roll: 6 Picked gear package: Face (¥ 125 cash) Purchased backpack (-¥ 25), smartphone service plan (-¥ 10) Picked free bonus skill: Notice-0 Picked starting languages: English, Cityspeak Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Stats 8,10,11,12,16,10 repeat(3d6,6) 1,1,6,2,4,4,2,4,5,5,3,4,4,6,6,5,2,3 Background 6 1d20 6 Growth 5 1d6 5 Learning 8 1d8 8 Growth 2 1d6 2 Luck Stat 8 3d6 1,5,2 Any Skill (20 = Quick Skill) 17 1d20 17 Any Skill (20 = Quick Skill) 15 1d20 15 One-Roll Contact 17; 5; 1; 6; 5; 3 1d20;1d12;1d10;1d8;1d6;1d4 [17]; [17,5]; [17,5,1]; [17,5,1,6]; [17,5,1,6,5]; [17,5,1,6,5,3] Contact Type (Odd = Acquaintance) 3 1d4 3 One-Roll Contact 19; 3; 9; 3; 4; 4 1d20;1d12;1d10;1d8;1d6;1d4 [19]; [19,3]; [19,3,9]; [19,3,9,3]; [19,3,9,3,4]; [19,3,9,3,4,4] Origin (<3% T, <5% D, <18% E, <34% O, else H) 12 1d100 12 Focus 18 1d30 18 Edge 13 1d14 13 One-Roll Contact 16; 7; 4; 6; 3; 4 1d20;1d12;1d10;1d8;1d6;1d4 [16]; [16,7]; [16,7,4]; [16,7,4,6]; [16,7,4,6,3]; [16,7,4,6,3,4] Edge 9 1d14 9 Hit Points 6 1d6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted September 17, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted September 17, 2023 As confirmed here PCs have 4 weeks of pre-game time to benefit from their edges and foci. Here's what that means for Harry: Focus: Pop Idol (lvl 2) Harry posts vlogs about his post-reality series life and gigs, and I imagine he has some kind of Patreon thing going on. If he's managed to do a gig that nets merch he might sell that, too. 4 weeks ago: ¥ 2000 earned through donations & merch Focus: Safe Haven (lvl 1) Knowing the PCs' fixer is looking for a more substantial job for them, Harry's located a secure safe house in whichever district will make the most sense, in case the team needs to hide away. He's made sure not to vlog from there or otherwise draw attention to it. He's also made arrangements with a local cyberdoc / medic, just in case. Expenditures: Pop Idol Earnings ¥ 300 to purchase a portable video camera ¥ 500 to purchase ultralight tab radio ¥ 1000 to stock the safe house for five people for a week (no perishables) ¥ 200 added to Harry's credstick Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted September 18, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted September 18, 2023 Pop Idol Elf Tall & Skinny Outgoing Face Low-Light Vision Harry does something. "Harry says something." Harry thinks something. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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