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With that OP out of the way, welcome to Shadows in the Shell (SitS) Quest. Yes it’s fucking horrible but it’s stuck in my head now.

You’ve probably guessed this is some sort of Shadowrun, Ghost in the Shell, MGR hybrid homebrew type deal. And you’d be right. The technology will largely pull from GiTS, while themes will come from all three. This should give us a wide variety of topics and characters to explore without the constant worry of “is that canon?”

For SitS I plan on using a simplified, rules-light Traveller system. So while there will be stats behind the scenes they won’t be the massive clusterfuck that was Black Crusade in KQ. Mostly because 99% of all checks boil down to the following:

> Roll 2d6 and add modifiers. If you get above 8, you pass.

That’s it. Pretty simple. For you math die-hards out there I’ve even attached a chart or two that should make you gush. Either way I’m learning and adapting the system on the fly to suit our needs. Keep me honest and all that jazz and we should have a good time.

But before we get too much into all that, let’s start to gen up our protagonist. Traveller’s generation system is pretty neat in my opinion and should give us plenty characterization to start off with. After that we can cover some worldbuilding stuff and I’ll answer whatever questions you have as we go. Note that we won’t actually start playing today. Watch Twitter (@ELHmk1) for that date/time.

If it turns out to be a massive clutserfuck, though, I’ll generate it up myself on the side. But I have faith in /tg/ (Famous last words)

I’ll need seven (7) people to roll 2d6 for me. We’ll then take the highest six results and allocate them to the six characteristics. Yes this means I’m giving you one free reroll off the bat since the Dice Gods are fickle.

Rolled 3, 2 = 5 (2d6)

>>39513793

Lets get this party started

>>39513793
>Shadows in the Shell
>not Shellborn Shadows
Probably just as bad, but I like alliteration

Rolled 2, 3 = 5 (2d6)

>>39513793

Rolled 1, 2 = 3 (2d6)

>>39513793

>>39513867

I'm all for better names. We could do that too. Had to put SOMETHING in the OP for now though.

Rolled 1, 1 = 2 (2d6)

>>39513793

>>39513854
>>39513873
>>39513876
going strong from the get go it seems...

Rolled 1, 2 = 3 (2d6)

>>39513793
Here goes.

Rolled 4, 6 = 10 (2d6)

>>39513793

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>>39513892

Rolled 1, 4 = 5 (2d6)

>>39513793

>>39513892

Welp, I'm never rolling here again...

Seems like our Protag is going to be one hell of a chump...

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>>39513854
>>39513873
>>39513876
>>39513892
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>>39513922


Dropping that 2 you have an array of:
5, 5, 3, 3, 10, and 5

Hm. Well then.

So you have six characteristics:
Strength - Fitness, etc. Pretty obvious.
Dexterity - Agility, Reflexes, Accuracy, etc. Also pretty obvious.
Endurance - HP, Stamina, Resilience, etc. A low score here would make you very vulnerable.
Intelligence - Generally how smart and quick on your feet you are. A test to solve a cipher, for example
Education - How well-read and experienced you are. Trivia, Knowledge checks, that sort of thing.
Social Standing - Where you are in society. Think of it like a simplified Charisma score but more material in nature.

Depending on the score you’ll get a modifier as well. That chart’s to the left.

So, how would you like to allocate them?

>>39513945
10 to social standing

>>39513945
put 10 in dex 3 in ss and the rest get 5s holy shit we suck ass.

>>39513945
Strength - 3
Dexterity - 3
Endurance - 5
Intelligence - 5
Education - 5
Social Standing - 10

>>39513945
>Strength - Fitness, etc. Pretty obvious.
3
>Dexterity - Agility, Reflexes, Accuracy, etc. Also pretty obvious.
10
>Endurance - HP, Stamina, Resilience, etc. A low score here would make you very vulnerable.
3
>Intelligence - Generally how smart and quick on your feet you are. A test to solve a cipher, for example
5
>Education - How well-read and experienced you are. Trivia, Knowledge checks, that sort of thing.
5
>Social Standing - Where you are in society. Think of it like a simplified Charisma score but more material in nature.
5

>>39513945
so, plus one to one stat, and minus one to all others.

Ten in Education, Threes in Strength and Social and Fives in the others. We are a NEET.

Rolled 2, 1 = 3 (2d6)

Since I feel bad, I'm going to roll a 2d6 myself to replace one of those 3's. I'm all for starting as a weakling but two threes is REALLY going to hurt you right out of the bat.

Basically though I'm seeing people wanting to put that 10 into either SS or Dex. This new roll may change that, we'll see.

>>39513993
>>39513970
So two for street rat.

>>39513958
>>39513976
Another and myself for Higher MIddle Class Normie

>>39514000
And the third for an overeducated loser.

>>39514040
This quest is CUUUUUUUUUURSED.

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>>39514040

Fuck me.

Rolled 4, 3 = 7 (2d6)

>>39514040
Kek We're gonna die. I'll roll for my amusement.

>>39514040
At this point, give us a an "Unlucky" trait with some bonus down the line, heh.

>>39514040
I have yet to roll anything. Let's see if I can get something better than a 3.

Rolled 1, 2 = 3 (2d6)

>>39514076
>>39514040
I'm dumb

>>39514040

Is it too late to do a point buy char gen?


The frag captcha? why all the road signs?

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>>39514102
Fuck me.

>>39514075
Yeah. I think we've earned that if nothing else. -1 to everyone else!

>>39514058
And this is why I prefer point buy systems when building stats.

Okay you know what, one of those 3's is now a 9. Take that Dice Gods.

Pouting Tzeentch intensifies

So your array is now:
3, 5, 5, 5, 9, 10

That may change your allocations.

>>39514143
3 in end
10 in dex
9 in education for tzeentch!

>>39514143
>Strength - Fitness, etc. Pretty obvious.
3
>Dexterity - Agility, Reflexes, Accuracy, etc. Also pretty obvious.
10
>Endurance - HP, Stamina, Resilience, etc. A low score here would make you very vulnerable.
5
>Intelligence - Generally how smart and quick on your feet you are. A test to solve a cipher, for example
5
>Education - How well-read and experienced you are. Trivia, Knowledge checks, that sort of thing.
5
>Social Standing - Where you are in society. Think of it like a simplified Charisma score but more material in nature.
9

>>39514143
10 in Dex 9 in social

Is IgCorp a thing?

>>39514143
>Str
3
>Dex
5
>End
5
>Int
10
>Edu
9
>Social
5

>>39514248
>>39514272
Really?

Generally I think the idea is to put the 3 in Str and the 10 into Dex. Right now we're between Education and SS for that 9 though, assuming I can count posts properly today.

So actual vote time so we can move onto more generation:
> [1] Education
> [2] SS

>>39514288

I should really be sleeping now... I cannot read for shit... I will catch up on the char gen tomorrow to see how the Dice Gods have fucked us further...

>>39514313
> [1] Education

>>39514313
>[2] SS

>>39514313
> [2] SS

>>39514313
> [2] SS

>>39514313
> [1] Education
We need to be smart as we can be.

>>39514313
>[1] Education
Crafty street punk is a go

>>39514313
> [2] SS

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>When /tg/ tries to make an int/charm based character

>>39514313
> [2] SS

>>39514371
But we aren't.....

>>39514371
We have a very good dex anon.

>>39514407
Focus is charisma and speed.

That is an almost universally a charm or run away build.

I'm just salty no one ever thinks to put points in being able to take a hit because of how fickle /tg/ dice are and anon poor decision making skills.

SS has it I think.

With that out of the way, here’s the sheet thus far:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rzrQLrCE99M_fOu_RDG9zz5pemWhc_DPqXNOIv9kOuc/edit?usp=sharing

Now we get into what I’d like to call the “Intern” phase of generation. Basically, what did the Protagonist do for the 5-8 years before his present dead-end job?

Each “internship” has its own requirements and set of benefits it can bestow. For ease-of-choice’s sake, I’m narrowing it down to these:
-Agent: Geared towards Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Shadow Running
>[1] Requires Int 6+ (aka roll your Int and get above a 6)
-Military: Self-explanatory. Can be Support, Vehicle, or Infantry based
>[2] Requires End 5+
-Entertainer: Either be the news or report on it
>[3] Int 5+
-Nobility: Literally do nothing, but like a good bureaucrat would
>[4] Requires Soc 10+
-Rogue: Hang out with the seedier side of society
>[5] Requires Dex 6+
-Scholar: Researchers, Scientists, and Physicians
>[6] Requires Int 6+

Once we pick one we’ll roll and see if you get in. If you do we’ll go onto benefits proper. If you fail you’ll go into the drifter track which is essentially NEET life. Vote away!

This is also why generation is separate from the actual quest start. Lots of choices, lots of rolling. But once it's done we're good to go.

>>39514371
Yeah, it's frustrating because a character controlled by an anonymous swarm of mostly-drunks will inevitably do stupid and unflattering things. If the QM lets them do it, then it's ooc and their "build" is nothing but words without substance. If they QM stops them, then people get mad about railroading.

Oh well, I'm sure it'll be fun.

Rolled 3, 4 = 7 (2d6)

>>39514478
>[4] Requires Soc 10+

>>39514478
-Rogue: Hang out with the seedier side of society
>[5] Requires Dex 6+

Rolled 5, 3 = 8 (2d6)

>>39514478
-Rogue: Hang out with the seedier side of society
>[5] Requires Dex 6+

Rolled 5, 3 = 8 (2d6)

>>39514478
>-Agent: Geared towards Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Shadow Running
>>[1] Requires Int 6+ (aka roll your Int and get above a 6)

>>39514478
-Entertainer: Either be the news or report on it
>[3] Int 5+
The intrepid reporter sounds like a proper change for once.

Rolled 5, 1 = 6 (2d6)

>>39514567
Oops, forgot my roll.

Rolled 3, 6 = 9 (2d6)

>>39514478
>Entertainer: Either be the news or report on it

>>39514597

No rolls quite yet. Not until it's figured out which one we're going for.

>>39514478
>-Rogue: Hang out with the seedier side of society
>>[5] Requires Dex 6+

I believe Rogue has it by a vote.

Now again, the Dice Gods are assholes. So I'll need three people to roll 1d6. We'll then drop the lowest and add one from your Dex mod.

Your target score is 6.

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>39514691

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>39514691

Rolled 5, 2 = 7 (2d6)

>>39514691
>So I'll need three people to roll 1d6.
>Target is six

>It's down to the wire now guys!

I'll hope you meant 2d6

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>39514691

>>39514691
>1d6
>one of the options required a roll of 10
err...

>>39514712
>>39514720
>>39514737

Yeahhhh even with that first roll you'd pass if the rest were 1's. Good job. Just give me a moment here to update the sheet...

>>39514725
>>39514749

Nah 1d6 was right. In this case it'dve been 4+5+1 = 10. It's the best way I can think of to have the most people involved in the dice rolling process possible.

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>39514691

>>39514712
>>39514720
>>39514737

discounting one 4, looks like 10, plus the bonus gets us a total of 11.

Things might be looking up... but is this merely just a taste of what could be?
Find out Next roll.

>>39514765
Oh, I get what you are doing now. Clever girl.

>>39514765
I see now. interesting.

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Okay so this next roll isn't as involved. Only the first anon's will count. I just need a single d6 (1d6) to see what specialization you all get.

>>39514792
Pic related

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>39514813

>>39514847
>>39514813
Is this 5 the "Be fucking awesome at everything" specialization?

Six is obviously the trick one that makes you super shitty. I know your game!

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>39514813

>>39514847
Alright so overall your first 4 years go pretty well!

You end up picking up the tools of your trade and thusly get Deception (1), Recon, Gun Combat, Stealth, Streetwise, and Athletics!

Now comes the tricky part - your final couple years before that dead end desk job.

For this I'll need three 2d6 rolls.

Since we're still learning the notation together I'll explain. The first 1d6 in the sequence will be added up against an Int 6+ (in your case, 2 anon's d6 -1 has to be >= 6). The second 1d6 will be against Dec 6+ (2 anon's d6 +1 > 6)

Failing the first means bad juju, but the second one not so much. Roll away!

Rolled 1, 3 = 4 (2d6)

>>39514943

Rolled 5, 2 = 7 (2d6)

>>39514943

Rolled 2, 3 = 5 (2d6)

>>39514943

Rolled 5, 3 = 8 (2d6)

>>39514943

>>39514970
>>39514973
>>39514975

So for the first roll, we drop that 1 and are given 5+2-1 = 6. You barely live. Hooray!

For the second, 3+3+1 = 7 and thus you advance! Also Hooray!

While I deal with that let's handle what actually happens during that time frame. You end up involved in a feud between several rivaling gangs. For this I'll need you (3 anons) to roll another 1d6 (+1 from your dex) against a total of 8.

If you pass, you emerge on the other side wiser and possibly more connected. If you fail you'll get an injury which might explain why you now have a desk job.

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>39515045

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>39515045

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>39515045

>>39515058
>>39515069
Jesus

>>39515058
>>39515069
God damit

>>39515045
>>39515069
>>39515058
So I guess it is safe to say.

The dice fucking hate us. as usual

And we're fucked as usual

>>39515069
I have no excuse. I will commit sudoku now.

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>39515057
>>39515058
>>39515069

Yes I do believe that's an Injury. Lemme find that table...

Oh of course, 1d6 again. Let me roll it this time.

But hey! Character development!

I'm honestly a bit shocked /tg/ didnt go army route for chances at meeting musclegirls.

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>39515119
>1

Tzeentch pls.

Sooo let's say for the sake of argument you came out way worse for wear on the other side of this little spat between the two sides. Enough to the point where you really could use cyberization or cyborgization but you definitely can't afford it. So instead you end up landing a desk job that "just" pays for your housing and med bills.

There. It all works out now!

Last couple rolls (I think) and then I can worldbuild/etc. Maybe get into a little RP but nothing too major. We'll see.

I need another 2d6 from 3 anons. This is for the benefits you get from your advancement and "surviving" until your desk job.

Rolled 3, 5 = 8 (2d6)

>>39515190

Rolled 6, 4 = 10 (2d6)

>>39515190

Rolled 5, 3 = 8 (2d6)

>>39515190

Rolled 6, 5 = 11 (2d6)

>>39515190

>roll for stats

>Absolutely disgusting

>roll for being good at "internship"

>decent, but still disgusting

>roll for being a deadbeat

>FUCKING ACES!

Oh go home /tg/ dice! You asshole!

>>39515210
>>39515219
>>39515227
11 and 9 at base not bad guys.

>>39515210
>>39515219
>>39515227

Taking the highest of those so...

The first roll of a 6 means you get Gun Combat (1). Clearly the dice gods are laughing at your poor aim earlier.

The second roll of a 5 means you get a piece of armor to keep from your days in the streets. It's just cloth and isn't anywhere close to milspec but it's something at least!

With that we're done with the dice rolls for now. If you have any outstanding questions while I tidy up the sheet just shoot em out. After that's done I'll get to worldbuilding a little.

>>39515391
Can we buy stat improvements/penalty removal from xp we gain or other means?

>>39515423

There will be two ways to increase your stats:

Advancing in a career (You'll end up in one) or by becoming more metal (literally, not in the rock and roll sense). The former will happen naturally as part of the quest. The latter may also but doing it on your own is also possible if you have the creds for it.

>>39515473
Any Bio-tech options?

>>39515511

Oh yeah. Tons. I'll speak to that in a large thing here in a tic.

>>39515529
One last thing. How soft or hard with injury/recovery/Hit Points/save from dieing are you in this system? drop to 0 and game over?

So lets get a run-down of the way this quest will go.

Anons will start decently enough, playing to their strengths

Then they'll start to lose their minds

Next they will start playing the character like a randumb moron

Finally they will get killed by their own poor choices.

Or the dice will be nice, but I doubt that.

I challenge you /tg/! Don't fuck everything up completely!

First let's go over the tech level of things. If you're familiar at all with Ghost in the Shell you've got a strong foundation. If you're not - basically there's several options when it comes to human advancement.

The first is actual cyborgization. Limbs, muscles, organs, etc can all be replaced with mechanical or synthetic ones. These are all very costly operations and thus are usually covered by a Corp, Gov't, or Military. But once you have something replaced it typically looks and functions like normal, if not better.

Of course there are multiple stages to this. Nanomachines to regulate your blood pressure, eyes capable of seeing infrared, limbs that can become weapons, you get the idea. The ultimate stage is a full body replacement. Your brain, new body. That typically goes hand in hand with cyberization which I'll speak to next.

Cyberization is the process by which your brain becomes mechanical. Stage 1 is like today's EEGs (or is it ECG?) - small layer of metal around the skull that lets you easily access the net and other such networks. Stage 2 is a full brain case - your grey matter into an actual metal shell. Stage 3 is all machine, with little to no organics left. Typically Stage 3 is a result of Stage 2 failing and not something people actively look for.

Basically this all means if you see someone who looks too perfect or is hopping around in a manner they shouldn't, they've got money and power behind them.

Now there is a caveat to all this. "Magic" DOES exist, but only to the elite of the elite. Yes chummer, there are Dragons even here. But only a handful of people even know they exist.

> small break for typing/questions

>>39515602
I'm gunna handwave actual HP for now, but that Endurance score will be used at some point.

>>39515776
Is this stuck on only one planet, or is there Space colonies/moon base/any other space travel/warp gate tech?

>>39515776
>there are Dragons even here.


>obligatory "Can you fuck it?"

>>39515776
How does cyberization interact with magic? Negatively, like shadowrun? Are cyberzombies a thing?

>>39515815

That's actually my next talking point! That in a bit.

>>39515833
Hey if you find one, survive, and seduce it? Sure. But I don't plan on writing smut.

>>39515852
I'm going to say it generally enhances what's there, even if it's metal. So a cyborg dragon (a real one, not someone in a dragon metal shell) is basically the equivalent of a nuke in your face.

As for Cyberzombies, sorta. Like GitS, there's this whole philosophical debate on what makes someone a person. Is it their soul? Their body? Can you copy a cyberized brain and end up with the same person on the other side? What happens if they submerge too far into the Net? Basically, people who have become servitors (to borrow a 40k term) would fall in this category of being a cyberzombie.

>>39515927
>Hey if you find one, survive, and seduce it? Sure. But I plan on writing smut.

So generous!

kidding, not slaying dragons to prove you are the baddest motherfucker around is for plebs.

As with all goals and landmarks in a Quest things change. So take this next bit with a grain of salt.

The super long term goal is to get off the planet. Right now you're stuck on Meridian. Only the upper echelons have access to the heavens and the riches that lay beyond. There's quite literally glittering palaces in the skies above where the rich are beginning their foray into the stars. If you manage to even get into orbit you know you've made it in the world. But to journey beyond into the unknown? You're one of the chosen few.

Tech-wise there's limited jump technology. To borrow from Star Trek for a moment you have basic superluminal speeds on the top-of-the-line ships. "Commercial" ones aren't nearly as fast but will easily get you around a system within a reasonable timeframe. Exploration outside of the Origin system is also limited. Who knows what's out there?

Since someone asked - there are indeed other colonies and bases out there. But they're so far out and again segmented from life on Meridian that normal average joe (see: You) only hears about the "Success of the Pioneers" on the news now and again.

I'd love for us to get to the point where you're zipping around with a waifu in your spaceship. But for now? I'd say focus on getting YOU better and getting the connections/etc you'll need to actually make it that far.

Of course you could just get the waifu and settle down too. Entirely up to you all really. But you gotta do *something* to get out of the rut you're in at the moment.

>Questions?

>>39516075
Are there other fantasy/shadowrun like races in this world setting? orcs, trolls, elves? are they playable options?

>>39516121

As actual races? No. Are there people about with bio-engineered pointy ears? Yes. Hell there's even a few bio-centaurs running around if you know where to look. But all that is beyond a wage slave's means. It's all supposed to be a very dystopian "If you have money the world's yours and you can do and be whatever. But if you don't.... well sucks to be you! FILE MY TAXES!"

>>39516075
Can we learn a little more about the PC?
How old is he and all that jazz

>>39513888
Quiet, birdbrain, you don't get a vote. We're calling it Apparitions in the Aparatus and that's that.

>>39516188

Sure!

Mr. Weldon's about 26 years old. He started out life as most do on Meridian - you go through the educational system until you're 18 (High School level in the US) and then you're on your own. In his case that meant taking to the streets and surviving the best way he could without relying on his parents. Of course, given all the above in the thread, that backfired and landed him in a job that's essentially all the tedious sort of paperwork that can't be done by a machine.

To put it another way - this is the sort of job people with disabilities in today's world might get to keep them as "productive members of society." James there is in definite pain (leg, abdomen) every day and is just barely getting by with his payments for those medications. He more or less lives in a glorified closet. There's enough room for a bed, a single person shower with no elbow room, a tiny kitchen (see: one burner), and not much else. If you've ever see that one scifi image of a tube that connects to a larger spire, it's kinda like that.

As for Mr. Weldon's parents, I'd say they're around but not anyone he cares to interact with. Not out of bitterness or anything, he just doesn't. If I had to nail it down, though, it's because of pride. He wants to make his own way best he can without relying too heavily on handouts.

Anything else you'd like to know?

>>39516348
Your nest size.

>>39516348
How are you planning on doing combat?

>>39516348
Well, If he contacts them from time to time to let them know he's still alive and all, that's fine. Does he have any brothers or sisters?

>>39516423
As streamlined and as simple as I can really. An extended sort of chase scene will probably happen now and again when shit hits the fan. But extended stuff? Not so much. I learned my mistake from KQ (I think). Combat's not my strong suit, even when guns are involved. The more abstract and less stats/rolls are involved the better in my opinion.

>>39516424
Nope. Only child.

So two more big ticket items and then I'm done-ish for the night.

The first is your choice of "careers" on "tutorial island." Without giving too much away there are three potential (four if you include death) paths for you to take. Two should be obvious (Shadowrunning vs Selling out to "THE MAN") but the third I'll leave as a mystery for you to maybe find on your own. Once you're situated in one of them it'll be rather hard to switch, but I'll give you a chance to do so before leaving the island. To be clear - I'm not going to railroad you but you will have to pick a path at some point.

The second item is waifus. Let's be real /tg/ - you'll waifu anything. All I'm asking is that you don't let it get out of hand to the point where it slows down the quest. And yes, each of the three majors paths has at least one potential female love interest. Can you romance them all? No. Will I let you build a harem? No. Will I write smut? No.

Aside from that I'm content to call it a day and prepare for the actual session sometime either this weekend or next week. As I said above you'll want to watch twitter (@ELHmk1) or just the Twitter list in general for that time/day.

I'll also be around to answer more questions if you have them while the thread's still up. Thanks for sticking with me for this little pre-session, even though the dice gods are a shit. But hey! Characterization I can use now, so there's that.

>>39516676
>the third I'll leave as a mystery for you to maybe find on your own.
Some kind of Indiana Jones shit?

>>39516676
Interesting enough. lets do this.

With those openning die rolls, I'm gonna feel right at home in this quest.

Someone save this thread. Just in case.

>>39517327

I've got an archive.moe link in the Gdoc I'm preparing already, but you're more than welcome to sup/tg/ it. Though I fear there's not really enough content here yet to warrant that. Up to you!

>>39517376
do it for completion sakes. Some may join later in the quest and, if they're like me, catch up from the beginning.