Shadowrun Quest
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Hello And welcome to the Shadowrun quest !
Shadowrun is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror and detective fiction.
The title is taken from the game's main premise – that corporate espionage runs rampant in a near-future setting. A shadowrun – a successful data theft or physical break-in at a rival corporation or organization – is one of the main tools employed by both corporate rivals and underworld figures.
I will use such a system to create your character, but thankfully for you, it does not require any knowledge of the system for players ! All character creating decisions will be made through backround choices so don't worry. I'll just write in the end a run down version of your dice pool and how the rolls system works.
cool
>>10535
So first thing first, choose your race. After the Awakening in 2012, multiple genomes have been expressed through the Return of magic. While HUmans are still the dominant species, all kinds of creatures pupulate the world.
First important choice is
>Metahuman. Includes "humanoid" species such as Elves, humans, dwarves and orks. They are most widely accepted, and you can mostly walk on the street of the spawls without catching too much attention
>Metasapient. Contains "inhuman" species that have nevertheless recognized as intelligent. Examples are Naga, centaurs, or even AI. WHile certainly more powerful in certain fields than metahumans, not only are highly exotic and rare, but also the target of bigotry, corporate research and the like.
>>10544
metasapient
>>10548
This board is pretty dead Ain't it ? Oh well!
There are many kinds of metasapients to choose from!
>Naga Naga are giant serpents, usually around 10 meters in length, that are found throughout the world and tend to resemble the dominant snake species of their homelands. Despite their intelligence, Naga were not recognized as sapient for many years following their discovery in 2013. Indeed, many security corporations caught Naga and trained them as security animals, not realizing that their captives were studying as much as being studied.
The Naga used this underestimation of their intelligence to their advantage - as Naga were retired from security service (or simply escaped on their own), they returned to their homelands and relayed everything they knew about metahuman society (including a near-complete understanding of many metahuman languages) to their fellows. They currently have founded a small state in Angor Wate, where they are worshipped as gods from the local metahuman population.
you can just ignore me and wait for more ppl if u like.
>>10571
The Centaur (Equus sagittarius) has been gene-typed to the Equus horse family, but debate continues as to both the origins of the Centaur and its sentience. Like the Centaurs of myth, the lower half resembles that of a large horse, but the upper half resembles a humanoid with humanoid arms ending in three-fingered hands with opposable thumbs. They are native to Greece, Macedonia and southern Albania. They are uniquely sensitive to magic, and can easily search for things within their native environment, suggesting an extrasensory perception of sorts. They display advanced social structure and behavior and even rudiments of language and tool-usage, proving that they are a sentient species.
> A Sasquatch (Pesvastus pilosis) is a large furry humanoid that was declared a sentient species by the United Nations in 2042, although many nations had officially declared it sentient before then. They stand almost 3 meters tall and weigh approximately 300 kilograms, with black to dark brown body hair growing to gray and silver tips as they age. They are widely-known to have the ability to mimic almost any sound with their versatile vocal cords. Despite this mimicry, the Sasquatch seems to be unable or unwilling to learn or use a spoken language. Instead, most urban-adjusted sasquatches use some form of sign language.
Shapeshifters are supernatural versions of several species of normal animal, born with the ability to assume a human form.
>Shapeshifters are intelligent (as in human-level intelligent), and can learn human languages and customs. How inclined they might be to follow those customs, however, is likely a matter of personal preference. They can also learn the ways of magic. Despite their ability to learn human customs, shapeshifters' animal upbringings endow them with all the instincts - and the resulting unpredictability - of an animal of their species. Contrary to the legends of such creatures as werewolves, shapeshifters' transformations are not governed by the lunar cycle. However, they are quite vulnerable to silver. In their human form, shapeshifters retain some vestige of their animal nature, making them easy to spot if you know what to look for.
>Digital intelligences. After the Second Crash, a large number of AIs came into being. They vary in complexity from nearly-feral guard programs which have developed only the most rudimentary self-awareness to complex alien intelligences with incomprehensibly far-reaching goals. These new entities - at least the ones who communicate with metahumanity - prefer the term "Digital Intelligences," because they do not view themselves as 'artificial.' Some metahumans attempt to compromise and call them "Synthetic Intelligences" instead.
vote now?
if so, Naga
>>10593
seconded
>>10593
I'll wait a few more eeps if you don't mind.
Also picking up a trip cause i forgot IDs are not IP bound
>>10579
>Shapeshifters are intelligent (as in human-level intelligent), and can learn human languages and customs. How inclined they might be to follow those customs, however, is likely a matter of personal preference. They can also learn the ways of magic. Despite their ability to learn human customs, shapeshifters' animal upbringings endow them with all the instincts - and the resulting unpredictability - of an animal of their species. Contrary to the legends of such creatures as werewolves, shapeshifters' transformations are not governed by the lunar cycle. However, they are quite vulnerable to silver. In their human form, shapeshifters retain some vestige of their animal nature, making them easy to spot if you know what to look for.
>>10579
>Digital intelligences
>Picking some nieche faggor race
dead on arrival
>>10616
I dont wanna be an asshole but this
Wow so many votes !
Naga are magically active so they can choose between:
>Magician. Run on the mill mage. Summon and banish spirits, cast spells, alchemy etc
>Adept: Use magic to enhance your physical, social or mental capabilities. You can't cast spells or the like, but you will be one of the best in the field you choose to specialize.
>Mystic Adept. A mix of the magican and the Adept. You'll never be able to be a very good mage or a very good adept, but you will have massive versatility
>>10627
>Adept
>>10616
>>10620
>Implying you won't become a handbag first run unless you play your cards right.
Playiong a metasapient means you have a giant target on your back either for corporate exctraction, groups like Humanis or worse. And i fully intend for character death and reroll to be a thing if players fuck up. So i you don't like the current character, don't lose heart.
>>10636
>I fully intend on character death and reroll to be a thing
Oh, not ded then
>>10627
>Magician
>>10627
adept
>>10627
Adept
Snake charms and choke holds here we go
You have chosen Adept !
Let us leave your powers for later, now char cration begins !
Choose your place of Birth !
>North America. Canada and USA were dissolved after an uprising of now magically adept native americans. Majority of the are belongs to the NAN (Native american Nations), a loose lliance of tribal nations. UCAS (United Canadian and Amercian States) on the east, and Tir Tairngire, a nation of elves to the west.
>Central and South America. Mexico and the northern part of the lower continent Belongs to the totalitarian state of Aztlan, home of the Mega-corporation Aztehnology. To the south dominates Amazonia, an awakened nation and and one of the few countries to have a dragon as head of state. Located in the northeast of South America, Amazonia territory spread over the Orinoco and Amazonian basin and the Brazilian plateau. Those two countries have a long history of conflict with each other
>Africa, The continent of Africa in the Sixth World is depicted as a volatile mess of changing borders, with a few havens of stability . Most small central Nations have dissolves to a NAN-like union named Congo Tribal Lands.
>Europe is much unchanged border wise, but France has become a a haven for stange metaspecies, Germany is under the firm grip of Saedder Krupp, a megacorp run by the mysterious dragon Lofwyr. To the North lies Ireland, a xenophobic nation of elves surrounded by a magical barries a,d the Black Forest Troll republic, a fledging state compromised mostly of trolls and orcs.
>Asia is a land of Turmoil, with the large country dissiolving to multiple minr nations after the Awakening, and the expansion of the trhiving japan to the far east. It's still thre world's largest market on food, primarily soy.
>Oceania has formed a Commonwealth agreement led by Australia, yet now the main capital lies in new Zealand after a zurge of mana storms is plaguing the large isle.
>>10697
Africa, dindu nuffin
>>10697
Central and south america
>>10697
>>Asia is a land of Turmoil, with the large country dissiolving to multiple minr nations after the Awakening, and the expansion of the trhiving japan to the far east. It's still thre world's largest market on food, primarily soy.
i wanna start a cult
>>10697
>Asia is a land of Turmoil, with the large country dissiolving to multiple minr nations after the Awakening, and the expansion of the trhiving japan to the far east. It's still thre world's largest market on food, primarily soy.
>>10697
>Oceania has formed a Commonwealth agreement led by Australia, yet now the main capital lies in new Zealand after a zurge of mana storms is plaguing the large isle.
Go with oceania.
>bemoan lack of arms
>get harvested for awakened organs
>reroll a dryad diplomancer
Tiebreaker.
Last post number 1-5 Oceania 6-0 Asia
>>10727
Asia it is. QM is taking a shower, be back at you in a while
>>10732
Back, lets get going.
>Imperial Realm of Japan. After the return of magic Japan turned inwards, transforming to a xenophobic monarchy, and exiled all non-humans to a large island south. The rise of the three great Japanese mecacorps, along with public reforms of the last two rulers has seen a reduction in traditionalism and public acceptance of metahumans. Currently world first on GDP (and suicides).
> The Indian union. After the dissolution of the People's republic of China, India extendend protection to the southern provinces from the bloody conflicts inland. This later extended to west states during the Eurowars, with a treaty being signed in 2053 to create the IU. Latest addition recently was the Naga kingdom of Angor Wat after a referendum.Largely dominated by japanacorps.
> Trade federation of Hong Kong. First province to jump ship from China, governed by a council of the major corporations in the province. Home of Wuxing Inc. Megacorp . Currently a full blown shadow war between Yakuza and the Triads is underway, with the corporate government funding both sides.
>>10763
> Trade federation of Hong Kong.
>>10763
>Trade federation of Hong Kong. First province to jump ship from China, governed by a council of the major corporations in the province. Home of Wuxing Inc. Megacorp . Currently a full blown shadow war between Yakuza and the Triads is underway, with the corporate government funding both sides.
>>10763
>Indian union
>>10763
>HongKong
It matters not, for we live on a boat!
Hong Kong it is ! Excuse my following setting rambling to follow, but its important.
In the SR world there is something called a System Indentification Number, or SIN for short. Its basicaly a string of numbers and letters that are created by a complex algorithm that contain every bit of information about you. From physical traits to what kind of coffee you prefer.
SIN is mainly granted by nations and corporations. You need to have two parents who also have a SIN to get a national SIN or work in a corp to get a corporate one. Without a SIN you are essentially off the grid. Can't vote, can't make large transactions, or work in any upstanding place. But it also means you are very difficult to track. Hong Kong does not issu SINs to Naga, So you have two options.
> Sinless
> Limited Corporate SIN ( guard, nagas are used by Corps as security personel)
>>10793
>Sinless
I aint no corpo
>>10793
>SINless
>>10793
>> Sinless
Or Ssssinlessssss, Fuck the Polisssss
I vote that we go underground to start that cult, yo.
>>10793
>Sinless
Ssssssin
Sorry I just want to see the GETs.
>>9999
>>10000
Very Well ! Background now begins !
You were born into a Yakuza compound that was basically a Naga equivalent of a puppy mill, to sell young specimens to corps or clients. You were sold to.
> Miss Shizu, an old Japanese landlord of an apartment building in the suburbs. How she afforded the price is a mystery
> Alina Knight, daughter of the multibillionaire CEO of Ares Macrotechnologies. You were fancier and more useful than a pony.
> Kane, a legendary pirate of the Atlantic. Bought you by accident while drunk.
> You were not bought. You were stolen ! During a hit by shadowrunners on the Yakuza facility, one of the team members had a soft hearted moment and pocketed your egg.
>>10825
>Alina Knight, daughter of the multibillionaire CEO of Ares Macrotechnologies. You were fancier and more useful than a pony.
Ooh, this one might get interesting.
>>10825
>Alina Knight, daughter of the multibillionaire CEO of Ares Macrotechnologies. You were fancier and more useful than a pony.
Gonna give her the lizard Ds
>>10825
>> Miss Shizu, an old Japanese landlord of an apartment building in the suburbs. How she afforded the price is a mystery
Rolled 2 (1d2)
>>10825
> Alina Knight, daughter of the multibillionaire CEO of Ares Macrotechnologies. You were fancier and more useful than a pony.
"I wan a pony!!"
"Sure sweaty here"
"It an egg? Do ponys come fwom eggs?"
crack
"hiss"
"THATS NOT A PONY!!!!!"
(So we're basically pic related)
>>10838
I was thinking more this.
>>10838
Actually no. Nagas are 8-10 meter long snakes. Actual sneks
>>10842
.....................how do we do anything when we don't have arms?
What we gonna roll up when shadowrunners kill us after being sent to kidnap our owner?
>>10846
I just did a quick google search about them (since i'm easily intrigued by things) and it seems they usually use magic for that. And since we chose to only let magic make us stronger...
>>10853
We'll squeeze someone until they do it for us
You were born and raised in the heart of an AAA corp, a corp not only allowed extraterritoriality, but with a place in the corporate court, the most powerful governing body on the planet. And you were raised with one mission :Protect the daughter of Damien Knight. You are one of the many layers of defense protecting this girl, just a seemingly exotic pet.
You are in fact sentient, but the pinkskins don't seem to know that. They considered you an animal to be reared and trained for a purpose. That was annoying, but you don't think they would take kind to your concerns about that.
You have managed over time to learn the language they spoke, and practiced it yourself while alone. Despite a slight lisp, you could be understood.
While the girl was scared of you at first, she is now far more accepting of your presence, even affectionate sometimes. Only one that isn't treating you like a beast.
Have you decided to reveal yourself to her ?
> Yes
> No
>>10861
> Yes
She better not tell anyone though
>>10861
reveal what? i am sentient ?
>>10861
> Yes
Because I really really need that conversation.
Alina comes home from school one day.
"fucking bitches at school never fucking listen to me. Oh lets wear this with that yeah we'll totally not look like trashy whores blah blah blah" SIGH "At least you listen to me Mr Flicky"
"It'ssss not like I have handssss to cover my earsssss with. It'ssss not like I have handssssss in the firssssst plasssse"
"..................wat"
>>10866
That you are something more than a big snek. You feel very, very lonely, having no-one to meaningfully communicate to.
>>10868
I don't think shes that old yet
>>10861
no talk
btw, is she a loli or teen or young independent adult
>>10861
>Yes
It was 2nd of December. Thankfully your massive terrarium was heated as always. You lazily look at the luxurious room on the 36th floor of the Ares owned skyscraper. Alina is currently looking through her commlink , projecting 3d images of dresses and swipes between them lazily. Gathering your courage, you peek out from the door and utter your first words to a human.
"We have it easy. We jussst sssshed excesss sskin instead of getting more". Humourous observation. Tantamount in the beginning of human communication.
" Heh, you tell me " She chuckles to herself, completely absorbed "I m sure that-". Oh, she realized it was you that spoke. Good, first step.
"You......what. You can talk ?!" She exclaims as she rolls on the opposite side of the bed. "Howwhatwhyionlytooksomenovacoke"she mutters as she moves her her head back and forth, in fetal position
Better than expected at least.
> How you salvage the situation ?
>>10873
You were her sweet 16 present
>>10887
Cuddle her the way we normally do, we better cuddle her normally, she better not keep us in shitty fucking tank 24/7 or I swear to god
Also obligatory emotional ploy of "Please don't get rid of me"
>>10887
Of courssse i can talk. That'sss what makess me better than a pony.
>>10887
>tfw owner is a vapid teenager drug user
We would slither off the balcony were it not so cold out
>>10887
"You are actually the desssssendent of Ssssssssalasssssssssar Ssssssssslytherin. And we are sssssssspeaking in parsssssssseltoungue. Quickly I ssssssshall tell you how to open the chamber of sssssssssssecretssssssss."
>>10898
>>10898
"Sssssseriorsssssly though you humansssss are fine with dragonssssssss but talking ssssssssnakesssssss Oh No what the hellssssss wrong with the world. "
"That'ssss what makes me better than a pony, dummy " You say as you slither towards her. Perhaps your second quip snaps her out.
"No. No no no . This isn't happening" She says with a worried laughter "You are an overuse hallucination, a manifestation of my teenage Bulldrek. Talking snake brain, really ? Couldn't I have the average acid stuff ?"
Strange words, you don't really understand what the mean, but her denial is obvious. "Would a hallucination do thissss ?" You asks as you lightly bump her head with your scaled snout. Suddenly, you get an idea from a classic novel you snatched once, it was a very old about an apprentice wizard or something. "Now, le uss be over with jokessss" you say with a grandiose tone "I have come for you ,chosen of Sssslytherin. You jussst fulfill your dessstiny"
Alina blinks at you as she starts laughing lightly."Alright, you got me . My brain is not THAT crazy. And I don't have heavy 'ware so its not cyberpsychosis. So, lets take easiest choice: Its real. How...how you do that ?"
You would shrug, if you had arms. "Same ansswer why your ssskin is pink. I wasss born that way"
"Oh right, sorry if I was rude" She says, slightly calmer as she pats your head "I bet you are another one of the secrets of my dad, my pet being a talking snake "
"It issss..... Slightly true " you say "I was trained for thisss...protecting you. They don't know I can do thiss...only you"
"Huh, what makes me so special ?" Ske asks, petting your underside now.
"Little things. Treatsss...rubs...general talking. I didn't felt bored with you"
"Well, thats one relationship I haven't fragged" she says with a chuckle. "So, what do you want ? I mean Like, in general. Considering I had a thinking being in a small room for most of its life, makes me feel pretty damn shitty. Then again, if anyone found out you can talk, you might get snatched for dissection or something. Any ideas ?"
> How do you respond ?
>>10944
I do want to protect you, but sssince i haven't been outssside much i don't know what elsse i could want.
>>10944
>Love me
>Dont get rid of me
>Cuddles
>Don't tell anyone else
>Stop taking drugs you little shit thats not good for you reeeeeeee
Also
>>10944
obviously the smartest idea is to go and work for a PMC with your snake-like reaction times
let's go and find a tiffani pistol for sale
that shit's only like 150 creds
"Itsss not as bad..." You reassure her " I shorta like thiss arrangement . Besidesss..I doubt you are asss awful as you think. But then again I don't know, I have not experienced anything outside"
"You think I have ? " She asks with a chuckle, smiling softly. "I probably couldn't walk outside the corporate island here without being abducted, murdered, or say, dating a really cute guy and then you learn he's from Horizon and just wanted to dig some dirt for his stupid trid show"
"For ssssome reason, I believe the lassst one happened"
"Well, why you think I was sobbing to sleep for days last month ?"
"Oh. human mating is ssssstrange"
" It fragging is" Alina says with a sigh, as she wraps her arms around your body "Dad was right, you are way better than a pony"
PROLOGUE END
SHHSHSHSHSHSHHSHSSSSHSHSHHSS
so? what next?
>>11033
Don't worry bb, we'll snake dick you so hard you wont remember him
>>11037
who says we're male?
Not that i particularly care in this form...
>>11039
My dick says we're male, because snake lesbian sex seems weird as fuck
>>11044
two dicks a superior to tail
YOU HAVE PROGRESSED TOWARDS THE SOCIAL ADEPT WAY.
YOU HAVE INCREASED YOUR CHARISMA.
Half year has passed after your talk with Alina Knight. She had recovered from her breakup, and it seems that the combination of having a secret from her father and someone t to talk to has improved her mood significantly.You are currently at a Resort in a lovely island on the pacific, while her father had a meeting with the court in Zurich orbital station. Space, what a scary place ! Thankfully Alina was hunting one of her newest mate, a haughty elf named Zack , an actor she picked up when her father left . He seems annoying, and you don't like pretending to be an animal on his presence. But he is nice to her and she seems to like him.
Currently you are lying on her bed on her little resort, a strange house on the seaside . There is no terrarium , you are just lying around, lazily on her bed. Alina and Zack are currently on the beach. Your stomach grumbles but you are a snake, you can handle it
> Find something to gobble.
> That Zack person has left his commlink here, perhaps you can figure out how it works !
> Sneak outside and explore.
>>11109
>>> Find something to gobble.
>> That Zack person has left his commlink here, perhaps you can figure out how it works !
Eat it when/if we cant figure it out
>>11109
>tfw don't know whether I want to find out zack is selling info about her
>or that the servants are planning to kill her
>>11109
> Find something to gobble.
> That Zack person has left his commlink here, perhaps you can figure out how it works !
I suppose we can take a quick check first.
You first decide to tend to your instincts. You slither into towards the sound of something tasty below the bed.
You are quite surprised when you only find a small thing moving about the floor. It looks like a small insect , buts its eyes are glowing and it seems mostly made of metal. It does not seem to register your presence.
> Ignore it, you have betty things to do
> Try to mess with it, see if it reacts
>>11212
>Try to mess with it, see if it reacts
Oh... Spy stuff?
>>11212
>> Try to mess with it, see if it reacts
If all else fails, eat it
>>11212
>>11212
RULES OF NATURE
>>11246
You gently approach the small spider drone, your head inches away from it's series of eyes. You could probably eat it in one gulp.
"Oh frag it's near me !" A mechanical voice comes from the drone "What if it tries to eat the drone ?"
"Jax i hear a feedback, i think you have left the mic of the drone open. Close it now !"
"Relax chief, it's not like the snake can hear us, closing mic now "
The voices stop while the drone tries to skitter away. So this "drone" is mechanical ? And is controlled by someone ? That sounds suspicious.
>What do you plan to do ?
>>11255
FUCKING SSSSSSTACY GET OUT SKREEEEEEEE
>>11265
try to mind control it
>>11265
Fucking smash it with our giant ass naga body, eat the remains
>>11285
You can't stop my memes
>>11265
Just observe it. Maybe you'll learn more about it.
>>11265
Sneak away and nudge Alina to talk with us.
You quickly dart towards the drone, with speed that the tiny thing could not muster. The first bite cuts it in half in a bright display sparks. You immediately spit it out in disgust. It tasted abhorentely.
>Explore outside
>Try to find Alina
>Check Zack's commlink.
>>11354
>>Check Zack's commlink.
>inb4 them telling him the snake broke the bug
>>11354
>explore to find something to eat
>>11360
>doesnt redraw his shitty snake each time
>>11354
>Check Zack's commlink.
You aporach red cased commlink on the drawer, poking with the end of your tail. Thankfully you managed to read the "SWIPE TO THE LEFT" command, and you manage to do so.
A text discussion pops in the screen between Zack and a user named Jax. The following messages are visible.
"Taking her to the beach today, will try to make a move"
"Damn, good luck man, ill have my eyes on if shit hits the fan"
"You know, I feel kinda bad about this"
"Its for her own good"
"Sometimes I don't believe that"
> Wat do ?
>>11443
If we can brung this commlink we do that, otherwise rush to her and help
>>11443
SAVE OUR LITTLE PINKY, WE CAN SATE OUR HUNGER WITH THE SHITTY LONG EARED PINKY
You have decided to rush at the aid of Alina, coiling your tail around the commlink and rushing out !
> Go through the lower grass, try to remain hidden
> Use the sewers below to approach the shore
> Fuck stealth, just go as fast as your snek body can muster !
>>11502
>Go through the lower grass, try to remain hidden
>>11502
Go through the grass
>>11502
>> Fuck stealth, just go as fast as your snek body can muster !
LITTLE PINK ONE CANT DIE
Alright, since your character sheet will be shaped by you decisions in this place, i'll just ask you to roll d100, best of 3 (if we can get 3 posts)
Rolled 81 (1d100)
>>11520
Rolled 68 (1d100)
>>11520
gotta snek fast
Rolled 36 (1d100)
>>11520
>>11520
Interesting quest, and I admit the naga choice didn't seem good at first but you managed to make it interesting.
Though I noticed we don't have a name yet.
>>11558
Sleepersss
>>11558
I'd think our owner would have named us pretty early.
You dart out of the windows, hurredly slithering towards the grass as you lay low and try not to make any noise. Thankfully you remain unnotice from the resort's security and tourists.
Soon the grass gives way to sand, but by cleverly staying below a tall dune you slowly approach the beach. At least the sand is warm
You see multiple people sunbathing or swimming. The first you can understand (you do it a lot), but not hte second. You also see in the deeper waters Alina smooching off with that annoying elf !
>CHAARGE !
>Time to see if you have water snek in your blood, attempt to dive and swim downwards
>Wait and see, do not betray your position
>>11558
>Tfw forgot about name and gender
You can figure it out
>>11590
>Time to see if you have water snek in your blood, attempt to dive and swim downwards
Will we get a chance to tell off a meta human at some point?
"My people have been declared sssapient for thirty yearsss, and you sstill don't get it?"
>>11590
Wait and see
>>11590
>Wait and see, do not betray your position
>>11590
Oh, wait, shit. Is Zack's commlink one of the expensive ones that's waterproof?
If it's not and we go into the water with it, we lose evidence of Zack's treachery.
>>11624
Strangely enough, it's very cheap, you heard Alina making fun of him about it once.
>>11632
Then can I change my vote to making sure to drop the commlink off at the beach before entering the water?
Zack did say that he was going to make his move here, and I think we should get Alina away from him, even if it breaks our cover.
You decide to lie in wait and see what you can make off something. After a long smooching session (WHy do they even do that ? It seems unhealthy to exchange bodily fLuids with other people), Zack seems to whisper something in her ear, and Alina nods. They both seem to swim away from the crowd , twoards the edge of the beach.
You also notice something else....
You could always perceive the astral plane ever since your birth, your birthright as a naga. You can see strane auras around all living things, though your training never made you aware what their difference meant. But you knew that sometimes, you will see something in the astral that is not in the physical. That is a spirit, an entinty from another plane, and it seems to closely follow Zack and Alina under the water.
>What do ?
>>11700
Rush Alina, bowl through people, the more trouble we cause now the more guards show up and help deal with this ugly bastard
Well, do we know any spells?
If not, follow a medium distance away while trying to get armed. I bet we could swipe a pistol of some shmuck
>>11719
We speced for being an adept, aka only buffs
>>11719
You are an Adept, you don't cast any spells. You don't evenknow adept powers yet cause the Yaks did not even know you were awakened and didn't train you for shit
>>11700
We have to put the commlink somewhere safe, since it's the proof we need to convince Alina.
Let's follow the pair from the shore, and when they stop, drop the commlink on the sand and rush into the water towards them.
>>11700
Follow them as close as you can and try to somehow get only her notice
>>11733
Though who knows ? If you are seriously stressed, you hidden potential may awaken...
Waiting for tiebreaker
>>11743
Anon, I think the raging spirit monster might be proof something was going on
>>11750
Spirits are most of the time invisible in the astral plane IE invisible unless you are dual natured like a naga, or a magician.
>>11750
He can explain that away, text proof is a lot harder.
>>11763
The very fact that on-site wagemages haven't seen a spirit this close to the resort means that security has been compromised.
You can't pull data from RAM if the circuits have been fried because the water shortcircuited the chips.
>>11771
>assuming shit works on our level of tech
Anon, the internet isnt even a thing anymore because an AI burn it to the ground in a hissy fit, or was it a dragon, I think it died several times before we got the matrix
So we have one vote for All out attempt to reach ALina
Another vote for Stalking the couple from the beach
And another for doing n2 while trying to make Alina notice us.
If anyone want to vote do so now or i'll roll in 5 min
>>11787
I could switch to n2 then since it's similar enough to mine i guess.
>>11778
It still runs on electronics so it can still be disrupted by seawater causing shortcircuits.
These aren't photonics chips being used, even after the Second Crash and the rise of Matrix 2.0.
>>11787
all out attempt
Rolled 1 (1d2)
Again a deadlock. Rolling to resolve it
You panic at the sight of the spirit, and you make a run for Alina !
Your Owner.
The one you must protect
Your friend.
Huh.
You didn't knew you can move on water if you are fast enough.
YOU HAVE GAINED THE TRACELESS WALK AND LIGHT BODY POWERS
YOU HAVE MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS TGE ATHLETE'S ADWPT WAY
The ones on the beach cream or record in their commlinks the site of a 8m long snek rushing over the water surface towards the couple.
Both Zack and Alina look extremely puzzled, surprised and confused, unable to even react yet to your presence. After you stop moving, you sink in slightly , though you manage to float and keep the commlink dry.
> What do you say or do ?
>>11899
Put commlink on owner head, swim down to kick that faggot cthulu's shit in
>>11899
Bite Zack in his cuck face, gib link to Alina.
>>11899
Wrap around Alina like a loyal pet that's relieved to be near its owner again.
Put the commlink on her head while doing this, with the IM log open. Keep an eye on the spirit.
>>11918
We're 8 meteres long and god knows how heavy, do you want her to die?
>>11943
We only need to wrap around her shoulders, and we're floating in the water right now so we're not going to weigh her down.
We're not going to completely wrap ourselves around her, we're not a boa constrictor.
>>11956
Pushing down on her shoulders is gonna weigh down on her a lot
Rolled 80 (1d100)
Unfortunately, it seems Zack has recognized the commlink, and springs to action ! With a flick if his wrist, a white hot manifestation of mana appears on his right hand, forming into a blade as he attempts to stab you !
Meanwhile, the spirit below manifests, appearing a a ripple underwater, but not doing anything yet.
Roll to dodge !
Rolled 93 (1d100)
>>11968
Rolled 44 (1d100)
>>11968
>>11982
Critical Success!
It was not a hunch, not really. You KNEW where he was aiming. All you had to do was to move your body before his.
YOU HAVE GAINED THE COMBAT SENSE ADEPT POWER .
Alina suddenly headlocks him from behind as his manablade hits nothing but water "That's my snake you jerk!" She yells. However, her attack is quickly interrupted by an otherworldly force pulling her downwards and slipping her grip!
> Attack Zack, you can't deal with the water spirit if you get flanked by him
> SHIT SHIT SHUT SAVE ALINA
>>11771
>>11778
>>11813
Alright, I double checked through the dumpshock and Catalyst forums, and Shadowrun does use optical computing.
But that brings into question if the programs that are currently running are loaded into a separate RAM or if everything is in the CPU's cache. Also if cutting the power (which will happen because everything still runs on electricity and batteries) will leave anything in memory or in the cache.
>>12031
>Save
>>12031
>> SHIT SHIT SHUT SAVE ALINA
>>12031
> SHIT SHIT SHUT SAVE ALINA
You dive into the water, not giving a damn about that elf as you see Alina being held down by the spirit, struggling to both conserve air and break its grip !
Roll and choose!
> All you see is red, that spirit is going down !
> Alina is a priority, stop the grapple before she drowns.
>.....?
Rolled 70 (1d100)
>>12096
>>.....?I'm having far too much fun doing these shitty drawings
>>12096
Alina is a priority, stop the grapple before she drowns.
>>12096
> Alina is a priority, stop the grapple before she drowns.
I promise I'm not regular snake changing vote so we can keep the show rolling
>>12096
>> All you see is red, that spirit is going down !
MURDER TIME
Rolled 88 (1d100)
QM was busy, writing now
You swim as fast as you can towards Alina, your mouth opening wide and biting into the arm of the spirit. While it was just a blob of wayer with malicious eyes, your dual nature helps and the spirit screams in pain as it lets the girl go, prioritizing you instead.
The situation is tricky. Alina panickedly swims out of your sight to the surface. While you can hold your ground down there for a few minutes, the water spirit is in its home ground and you have no idea what that knife ear is up to.
> Way do ?
>>12326
Bite the spirit in the face. Fangs out.
Welp, only one poster in 20 min. I think I'm gonna call it a day after 12 hours.
Next day same hours lads. And remember .
Shoot Straight
Conserve ammo
And never, ever, cut a deal with a dragon !
>>12431
Thanks for running!
>>12431
Thanks for running, Johnson.
>>12431
Or an AI, fucking APEX.
Really interested to see where this goes. Thanks for the run.
>>12431
Thanks for running, looking forward to more. Also are we venomous?
Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the continuation of Shadowrun quest !
Last time, our scaly hero engaged a water spirit underwater to save Alina, his charge. Alina is currently out of our sight, but shes probably on the surface getting her lungs some air. You don't know what Zack is currently doing, but the spirit under his control is in front of you, and really pissed off
>What do ?
>>16293
try to calm it down
>>16293
Kepp attacking the water spirit for now.
Rolled 78, 8 = 86 (2d100)
Welp, it's kinda slow so i will go with the reasonable choice.
>>16338
That ....thing tries to hurt your charge.
It had to go, it was simple as that.
You easily avoid one of it's watery tentacles as you stafe to the right, before slightly moving backwards to gain momentum, and delivering another attack with your fangs at the elelemental.
Again a scream of pain, but not something else. THe telltale green fluid of your race's natural venom was spreading across the spirit. It looks at you hatefully as it start to move- swim was not a relevant term to what it did-.
Perhaps it ran out of services ? Or broke through it's binding ? Or perhaps it's a ploy of it's master ?
>Pursue the spirit
>Swim back to the surface and look for Alina
>>16447
>Swim back to the surface and look for Alina
>>16447
>>Swim back to the surface and look for Alina
A bit out o context but until a few more peeps show up, what kind of snek do you want to be ? Naga always resemble some kind of actual snake. I was thinking of pic related.
>>16447
>Pursue the spirit
>>16471
>>16471
lemme look up some pictures
>>10838
"Sure sweaty"
>>16471
I fancy Albino Snakes
>>16543
Usually Naga look like snakes native to their homeland. Considering our backstory we could be anything.
>>16471
>Swim back to the surface and look for Alina
>>16447
>>16451
>>16452
You qucickly start to swim back to the surface to see what happened to Alina. Though your underwater sight is not better than that of a human, you can clearly see the girl's form in your vision. Along with Zack's
After she resurfaces it seems the girls is panickedly swimmin towards the shore, even underwater you can hear her screaming for help. The elf is closing the distance quickly, his manablade still manifested and making a light shizzle at the water.
>Ambush Zack
>Fuck this, grab Alina with your tail and get the fuck out of here
>>16667
>Ambush Zack
I don't really care what snake we look like, as long as we're venomous as hell.
>>16675
All nagas are venomous
Also hav scales that mechanichally speaking, are about as tough as an kevlar vest according to SR rules
>>16667
>Ambush Zack
nobody fucks with the snake's girl
>>16677
yes but are we Inland Taipan venomous or are we Garter Snake venomous?
>>16688
It's magical venom, meaning the more powerful you are the stroner it gets. THat's why it can affect spirits. Around now a dose from a bite is enough to severely damage a human, or even kill him. Combined with the fact your bite can easily break bones it's pretty gud
>>16698
Can our adept powers further empower our venom?
Rolled 14 (1d100)
>>16703
Unfortunately no, but you can manage in the future to do some tricks with it.
Anyway, seems all out attack wins ! Roll 1d100 lads
Rolled 63 (1d100)
>>16710
higher is better?
Rolled 16 (1d100)
>>16710
swaggin on em
This is amazing! Loving it!
How do you roll BTW?
This should be us as well.
Rolled 96 (1d100)
>>16710
>>16715
>>16719
Yes, higher is better
You decide to charge into the traitorous elf, before he gets a chance to hurt your charge more. As you approach, you realize why Alina's moves were so awkward.
There is blood in the water.
HE. HURT. HER.
Anger sweeps through you as you resurface behind the elf and deliver a massive bite to his sides. Zack was caught completely unaware and screams in pain as he tries to jam the manablade on your skull. Your thick scales protect from most of the damage, but you swtill have to disengage the grab, feeling a burning sensation to your head. His skin was also quite hard, some shoirt of spell or genetic modification perhaps. He clutches his side in pain as he looks at you hatefully. "Fucking critters ruining everything" he mutters as he prepares to engage you.
>RAAAAAAGE.
>Control your anger and play it smart. THis is not a simple opponent, and Alina needs help.
>>16753
>>Control your anger and play it smart. THis is not a simple opponent, and Alina needs help.
>>16753
>>Control your anger and play it smart. This is not a simple opponent, and Alina needs help.
Now their is blood i the water, and venom in his veins. He is dead already, he just doesn't know it yet.
>>16753
>RAAAAAAGE.
>>16730
To roll type "dice+1d100" on the options menu without the quotes
Can I play? Or is it too late to jump in? I am well versed in ShadowRun IRL. No significant need to hold my hand beyond teaching me to play in this format. I've never played any RPG via 4chan before.
>>16757
>>16759
You try to control your anger as you lock eyes with your enemy, trying to make circles around him. he seems capable in casting spells and using spirits, but then why did he o after Alina ? He could just use another spell to take her out. He also seems to be resistan to your venom, though it's obvious his wound is severe.
>Finish him off with another bite
>Wait for him to make a move and throw him off balance.
>Engaging boa mode, constrict him
>He's hurt, poisoned and he knows you have defeated his watery friend, and he's probably not the self sacrfising sort. Try to scare him off.
add 1d100 to your choice
Rolled 16 (1d100)
>>16791
>Engaging boa mode, constrict him
Rolled 30 (1d100)
>>16791
>>Engaging boa mode, constrict him
lets drown him.
Rolled 31 (1d100)
>>16791
>Engaging boa mode, constrict him
>>16791
Wouldn't it make more sense to roll after the choice is decided? If all the rolls for a certain choice are really low, everybody would just vote for something else to escape the consequences.
>>16790
Don't worry, we are not using RPG rules yet, we perhaps will after this thread ends and everyone is up for some heavier crunch. For now you are gaining adept powers and skill/attr increases through your actions
Rolled 79 (1d100)
>>16791
>Engaging boa mode, constrict him
Rolled 93 (1d100)
>>16806
The rolls are not died to a specific decision.
Well looks like your good luck has run out, lets see if he can fare better
>>16814
>93
Let's just hope this won't be too severe...
>>16814
..........FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK
>>16807
Excellent! I tell you what: instead of me actually taking part in this current story, how about I just remain on the bench and lurk so I can learn through observation? Maybe I'll jump in on the NEXT adventure, if I'm still awake. ( it's 430am herein my state. Cool?
Rolled 80 (1d100)
>>16822
If their is a next adventure. 93 fucking bullshit.
>>16832
Where the fuck was this role earlier?
ALL RISE FOR THE HONORABLE SIR HISSINGTON
>>16814
You quickly dash around the elf in an aim to constrict him, but he is far faster. He makes a jab with his manablade which oyu easily dodge, the water boiling around it. But that only seems to be a distraction for what he was doing with his other arm: A surge of magical energy surrounded it in the form of crackles. "Bye bye snake" he says as he stabs with his left hand. WHile it does not seems to do any obvious harm, you feel wracked in pain, every nerve in that area burning. You start to panckedly wrack while he only smiles and raises his manablade for a clear blow.
>You ain't going down this easily. RAAAAGE.
>Try to fight the mess that is your neural system and dodge
>It might be the nerve strike talking, but you DO feel some weird voice whispering in your head. ...
roll a d100 with your post
Rolled 56 (1d100)
>>16845
>It might be the nerve strike talking, but you DO feel some weird voice whispering in your head. ...
Mystery boxes!
Rolled 83 (1d100)
>>16845
>>It might be the nerve strike talking, but you DO feel some weird voice whispering in your head. ...
Rolled 8 (1d100)
>>16845
>>It might be the nerve strike talking, but you DO feel some weird voice whispering in your head. ...
>>16843
I laugh at your laws snek!!!
Rolled 94 (1d100)
>>16845
>>It might be the nerve strike talking, but you DO feel some weird voice whispering in your head. ...
Rolled 83 (1d100)
>>16845
>Try to fight the mess that is your neural system and dodge
So... each character is playing the exact same scenario(s) independently, by themselves? Or is it a 'ShadowRunning party' where everyone has the exact same character archetype etc...?
>>16888
Think of it as several voices inside the Main character's head where the most voted thing is the thing they do.
>>16888
Quests have a bunch of different anons usually playing the same character. What that character does is up to a democratic vote, rolling dice is sometimes involved for certain actions (combat, social, noticing shit etc).
>>16888
Have you ever played quests on /tg/ before? It's the same thing, a collective game. We're all the same character.
>>16909
No I have not, unfortunately. This is the first I've ever seen of this particular type of thread. (And I'm excited to play as soon as I'm comfortable with knowing how!) I've been stuck lurking the cesspool that is /b/ for far too long as of today.
>>16934
Usually the players control a single character, some QMs allow the players to direct the PC's allies in combat. Perspective switches can also happen if the QM feels like it (playing a different character for a while)
While hearing whispers inyour head when you are about to get hit by a manablade, you do just that. For a fraction of a moment, you try and focus to the whisper in your mind.
And then everything goes white for a second.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD7mt8F4Yiw
Your perception switch to a very different place, you seem to be at a staircase on the base of a small grassy hill, leading to a small building on the top.
In front of you stands an old, smiling woman of Asian origins judging her face, with a soft smile.
"I am sure you have many questions, young one. But now is not the time." She says with a stern tone " You have selflessly dived into battle to protect the only family you have, and you have displayed control of your rage for her sake. You show promise...potential. So i ask you, you who crawl in the ground, what do you do in situations like this, where you are faced with odds insurmantable, your are at severed disadvantage, and your chances of survival are near to none ?"
You are really, really confused .
>Issss that even a question ? I fight until the end. It's what i was made for
>There is no such thing as insurmountable odds . No matter what, there is always a way. If there is no path i tear one myself.
>Every enemy has weaknesses. You can always turn his advantages against him.
>I retreat, there is no use to die for nothing. There shall be a furute opportunity to defeat him
>I don't care for your mystical bulldrek ! Take me back to where i was so i can kill that knife ear before he kills my firend !
>>17020
>>There is no such thing as insurmountable odds . No matter what, there is always a way. If there is no path i tear one myself
>>16934
I haven't looked at the other Shadowrun quests. But the majority of quests use home brewed settings and rules. If a quest is based on a TTRPG like Shadowrun or DnD or a warhammer 40k thing they tend to use slightly modified rules.
>>17020
>There is no such thing as insurmountable odds . No matter what, there is always a way. If there is no path i tear one myself.
This is that old lady isn't it, miss shizu.
>>17020
>>Every enemy has weaknesses. You can always turn his advantages against him.
>>17020
>There is no such thing as insurmountable odds . No matter what, there is always a way. If there is no path i tear one myself.
I am Sir Hissington! Warrior-Serpent of the Asiatic! Mine are the fangs that will pierce the Heavens!
>>17020
>There is no such thing as insurmountable odds . No matter what, there is always a way. If there is no path i tear one myself.
>>17030
>>17031
>>17039
>>17039
You reply with utter calmness to the strange lady. "THere is no such thing as insurmountable odds to me. THere is always a way. If there is no obvious way, i shall make one myself."
The old lady laughs softly. "You sound like a man i used to know. No matter, it seems your path has been made clear. You have been chosen, Scion."
A swirl of green lights surround you as your eardrums pop, and darkness falls again to your sight...
YOU HAVE GAINED A MENTOR SPIRIT (DRAGONSLAYER)
YOUR REACTION AND WILLPOWER HAVE INCREASED
YOU HAVE GAINED THE CRITICAL STRIKE AND IMROVED ACCURACY ADEPT POWERS
You return to the material realm, the manablade f the elf descendin. Yet, something has changed...you no longer feel pain. In fact, you feel bursting with energy from every pore of your being ! You move backwards and easy avoid the blow, with Zack's eye growing wide. "....THe fuck ?"
>Time to finish this. Another bite will do
>Tail slap him and knock him out, you have better things to do
>Try to talk him off, he must be pretty damn scared by now
1d100 as usual
Rolled 29 (1d100)
>>17156
>Time to finish this. Another bite will do
Death is your judgement!
Rolled 52 (1d100)
>>17156
>Time to finish this. Another bite will do
c'mon dice.
Rolled 60 (1d100)
>>17156
>Tail slap him and knock him out, you have better things to do
