Dice Year of the Spy OOC

[Grey]

Shitpost, ask questions, chatter, plan.

Anyone have any major questions about setting, time period, or want to make adjustments to their character?

 

[Grey]

WlfSamurai Teh Frixz Epiphany Caffeine_Obsessed

 

[Epiphany]

I wouldn't mind a rundown on exactly what I do with:
Noetics 3
Quantum Entanglement 2
Metaphysics 3

I'm very familiar with White Wolf games but haven't actually played this particular kind of game before.

 

[Grey]

Yeah, that's custom stuff. This was originally written for a convention so I haven't detailed that as much as I could, but you should also see an Attunement stat.

Attunement measures your resonance with the Dreamland and capacity for magic. You roll it with those traits when you use them, like an Attribute.
Noetics is protective magic - wards, defence against mind control, anti-magic. You use it to fend off magical attacks or to place protective seals on a location.
Quantum Entanglement is sympathetic magic - using an effigy of something, or a piece of something, you can use that power to track and influence it.
Metaphysics is big flashy magic - telekinetic blasts, setting things on fire with your mind, unravelling matter. I think for Weaver, this power would express itself by shifting probabilities to help allies and hurt enemies.

We can play a bit fast and loose; magic in this universe can be unpredictable and usually carries some kind of backlash or unexpected side effect.

 

[Caffeine_Obsessed]

This may sound like a stupid question, but I haven’t done a dice type of rp before. What would happen if it rolls a low score?

 

[Grey]

This may sound like a stupid question, but I haven’t done a dice type of rp before. What would happen if it rolls a low score?

Depends on the situation, but usually it means you either:
1. Fail at the action you were attempting
2. Succeed, but slowly
3. Suffer some unintended consequence like an injury or lost item.

 

[Epiphany]

This may sound like a stupid question, but I haven’t done a dice type of rp before. What would happen if it rolls a low score?

My hunch is that this game is designed as an entry-level accessible RP, which will probably provide us opportunities to learn and apply the rules in one encounter or another. Don't sweat it too much, Grey's both a solid planner and a patient guy.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Sweet! Let’s do this!

 

[Grey]

In case anyone missed this Dice - Year of the Spy - Bureau Files

 

[Epiphany]

Are folks planning to post their characters? Anyone waiting on a question or something? Just wondering when we'll get this show on the road.

 

[Grey]

Teh Frixz how's that character rewrite going?
Caffeine_Obsessed you okay to play Junko or do you want to rewrite her at all?

 

[Caffeine_Obsessed]

Teh Frixz how's that character rewrite going?
Caffeine_Obsessed you okay to play Junko or do you want to rewrite her at all?

I’m totally fine with playing Junko, but is there any way I could make her a bit younger?

 

[Grey]

I’m totally fine with playing Junko, but is there any way I could make her a bit younger?

Yeah, you can age her down and rewrite her a bit to match. An agent in her role isn't likely to be younger than 23 or so.

 

[Caffeine_Obsessed]

Yeah, you can age her down and rewrite her a bit to match. An agent in her role isn't likely to be younger than 23 or so.

I don’t really want to change much, I like her character. Is 28 or 30 alright?

 

[Grey]

I don’t really want to change much, I like her character. Is 28 or 30 alright?

Yeah, that's fine, although you'd need to push the parts about the internment onto her parents.

 

[Caffeine_Obsessed]

Sorry I totally forgot to ask, but should I post my edited version here?

 

[Grey]

Sorry I totally forgot to ask, but should I post my edited version here?

Here, or at least PM it to me so I know about the changes.

Teh Frixz how's your rewrite comin'?

 

[Teh Frixz]

Grey

Poorly, got quite busy with some work, I’m a bit behind but I’ll see what I can do! Feel free to start without me if need be!

 

[Grey]

Grey

Poorly, got quite busy with some work, I’m a bit behind but I’ll see what I can do! Feel free to start without me if need be!

I know how that is. If you can get us the gist at some point that'll do, just so we can get an idea of how the others feel about your character and I can justify them being late - or busy with something having gone on ahead.

 

[Grey]

Teh Frixz Welcome back, hope the new place is nice.

 

[Teh Frixz]

Is quite good! Nearly there on the rewrite!

 

[Teh Frixz]

Question: Are we using merits and if so, how many?

 

[Grey]

Question: Are we using merits and if so, how many?

The standard number but Profession 2 is free and I've rolled that into the other sheets.

 

[Grey]

Wait, Frixz, sorry - no supernatural Merits without approval because magic stuff works different in this game.
You can take Noetics or Quantum Entanglement instead.

Also Epiphany WlfSamurai Caffeine_Obsessed now we have our Frixz back I'll get the first post up after work.

 

[Grey]

Year of the Spy

June 1985 Santa Monica You fly in plainclothes, split across the plane, and meet up at the office. An old building, barely maintained, sandwiched between a pawnshop and a tenement. Offices on the ground floor, modest apartments on the two floors above. You have two company vehicles, a Ford...

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