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toranoraneko Reply #20 in Doom's Night — Posted August 25, 2007, 06:57:01 PM
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A lonely chord, without a song.

This is because as much as I'd love to take everyone interested, a game's not much fun when the GM has gone loco.
Has gone? I thought you were already there.  Tongue
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K Reply #21 in Doom's Night — Posted August 25, 2007, 11:25:14 PM

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Biographical File - Singapore Incident

Name: Charlie Ng Koh Lau, Third Assistant Personnel Coordinator, Engineering Division, Department of Electronics Engineering/Public Advertising, Aon Corporation

Age: 30

Sex: Male

Description: Typical Chinese-ethnic salaryman. Cropped black hair and brown eyes. Fit physique. Usually wears grey or earthtone suits. Carries himself with a fairly depressed air, but always polite.

Current Residence: Apartment in Singapore

History: Former Aon EEPA engineer. Promoted to middle management 3 years ago, has since taken on a significantly more meek and yielding demeanor. Non-assertive, extremely slow to take a stand. NSman, appears most relaxed immediately following yearly training. Author of popular unsigned blog concerning work frustrations, appears to be primary emotional outlet.

Notable Skills: In good physical condition, due to National Service training and regular jogging. Skilled electrical engineer and computer programmer. Very observant and aware of surroundings. Consistently skilled pistol and rifleman in NS, but has no civilian access to firearms.

Possessions:
Attaché case containing work papers and supplies
Blank-faced analog wristwatch
Utilitarian mobile phone
Wallet
Keys to apartment, gunmetal Toyota Prius
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misanthropicmonk Reply #22 in Doom's Night — Posted August 26, 2007, 06:13:25 PM
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Name: Cid Tallhope
Age: 28
Sex: Male
General Appearance/Physical Description:

(Ambiguously) tall, but slouches to such severity as to make exact measurement estimations difficult.  Thin but poorly muscled, with radiation-starved skin and a vitamin-starved complexion.  Used to spike his black hair when he first started at the company, but has taken to just letting it matt greasily on top of his head.  Wears primarily black, and is constantly listening to his stereo.  A scar on his left cheek in the shape of a cross (or an X) goes unexplained, and his general demeanor is so introverted, standoffish and unpleasant that those few around the office who've noticed him don't ask.  The only conversations he starts regard the posters he is constantly papering his cubicle and the public notice boards with; Weekly World News-esque conspiracy theories regarding alien cover-ups, government super-soldier programs, time-traveling totalitarian enforcers shaping the past to conform to their visions of the future... the usual.

Current Residence: Apartment in the city

Bio/History:

Australian by descent, Cid is a ghost around the office, having no apparent social life.  A decent enough programmer, he transfered to Singapore to work for the company 6 years ago, and has lead a reclusive existence ever since.  If one were to check his computer's History (before he deleted it, which he does systematically and obsessively), they would find a vast subscription to conspiratorial, Anarchist's Cookbook, hallucinogenic drug use, and horror film forums.

Notable Skills (in summary): What is your character good at? I will then tell you what points are assigned to each skill.

Programming
B Horror Film knowledge
Home-Brew Explosives, Deadly Gasses, and Weapons
Conspiracy Theory
Butterfly knife tricks

Possessions at hand:

1 Black canvas bag, containing prescription drugs, adrenaline pen, laptop, butterfly knife
1 flask Yeger
1 Plastic Bag, Marijuana
1 Water bottle, contents: Orange Juice
1 Block styrofoam, casing computer
200 sheets of conspiracy theory posters
Printout: George Orwells' "Politics of the English Language"
Book: Social Engineering: A Mind-Hacker's Tutorial
1 Zippo Lighter
1 Book Matches
1 Book Cigarettes
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DarkNaginata Reply #23 in Doom's Night — Posted August 27, 2007, 09:02:48 PM
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Singapore Incident
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Name: Calvin Smith, Product Design Assistant

Age: 27

Sex: Male

General Appearance/Physical Description:
Black short hair, brown eyes, average height. Masculine. Athletic. Wears office casual, not uptight like some business men here. After all it is hot and humid outside.
Rather non-descript. Is Mr. Smith Arabic? Is Mr. Smith Hispanic? No, he's not Hispanic either. Indian?

GM: Very talkative fellow, when given the opportunity. Likes talking about the weather and or sports and or music, or his life in America in San Francisco (or was it the Bronx?) but nothing in particular, hasn’t really established much of a relationship with anybody (in this office full of introverts). He does seem very focused and intent upon his work most of the time, likes making stuff, drawing stuff that has nothing to do with the projects at hand. He seems to switch from being very sociable to being very work-oriented and serious with great ease.

Current Residence:
Yet another non-descript Apartment in Singapore

Bio/History: [can be filled in later. but do you really know everything about all your coworkers?]
GM: Calvin filled in for the last product design assistant, Cheng Hui Ho, who threw himself out a window about three weeks ago. The office was pretty shaken up about it, but nobody really liked the guy very much; really anti-social and mean character. Smith is a good replacement, and nobody has felt any reason to tell him his replacement died in this awful fashion and perhaps dim his often cheery personality.

Notable Skills:

American College education: Majored in having fun, talking to friends. Minored in studying stuff. (art, linguistics). Can speak or understand most major east asian languages, plus english and spanish.

Driving. Karaoke for songs up till 2003. (doesn’t have a car now, given how hard it is to get a license in Singapore)

Possessions at hand:
Backpack with art tools for modeling and drafting, including a 6-inch utility exacto knife, high powered glue, string, wire cutters, metal ruler, soldering iron. Spare utility blades. Long, pointy scissors.
Cellphone
Small digital camera
Small electronic listening device
Keys, with swiss army knife
Cash, ID, Credit Card, building access pass.
2 USB flash drives
(yet another) Lighter (GM: does everyone smoke?)
Laser pointer
Gloves

This character is "State of the Badass-R" as Hudson from 'Aliens' might say,
even if he doesn't 'seem' like it
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DarkNaginata Reply #24 in Doom's Night — Posted August 28, 2007, 01:41:29 PM
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SINGAPORE INCIDENT!

I have all 6 employees of EEPA of Aon Corp.
I wanted to start this Saturday... one player can't make it...
Who's free Monday or Wednesday next week of those enrolled for the Singapore Incident? Any souls? if not that player can miss the first game on Saturday... maybe...

so pick any combination of these which are best for ye, putting them in order of preference...
a) Saturday Sept 1st (already one player missing)
b) Sunday Sept 1st (another different player missing)
c) Monday Sept 3rd
d) Wednesday Sept 4th
e) Thursday Sept 6th
f) Friday Sept 7th
g) all of the above!
h) none. Nada. Zip. Zilch. You're useless!

I'm guessin 3 to 4 hours for a game, for health.

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JimboEl Reply #25 in Doom's Night — Posted August 28, 2007, 06:37:24 PM
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Hmm...I guess I'll have to go for:

f,e,d,c,h,b,a,g

and if you have option "d" relabeled as "t" then I'll have a "fetch bag", which was done rather unintentionally... Sour
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K Reply #26 in Doom's Night — Posted August 28, 2007, 10:19:57 PM

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G.

I am good for all CST evenings and afternoons.

Preference is for Soon.
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S*S Reply #27 in Doom's Night — Posted August 29, 2007, 12:08:55 AM
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All those times, really. I am working from 9-5 every single day now, and my usual times at weekends, so E and F are preferably if Im going to have to forgo sleep, which I probably will, as Friday and Saturday I don't have work till later in the afternoon.
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Gimpy Reply #28 in Doom's Night — Posted September 01, 2007, 11:35:33 AM
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*rushes in* I'm here!

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Name: Genady Innokentovich Zhadenov
Age: 59
Sex: Male

General Appearance/Physical Description:

Stocky and stout, his physical build is often difficult to make out underneath the assorted junk he adorns himself with. His long grey hair hangs down both from his scalp and in the form of his unkempt beard and mustache - though they‘re usually covered by an old computer monitor.

Current Residence: Vladivostok, Russia

Bio/History:

He’s made somewhat of a reputation for himself around Vladivostok: mostly for his unique form of self decoration but also, on the streets, as a scrappy guy who’s turned the tables on more than a few belligerent hooligans.

Some have heard rumors that he used to live in other major cities to the west before Vladivostok, but they usually heard them from their friend who was always talking about UFOs and how ‘mail order bride’ is a viable career option.

No one is really sure about his distant past, not even him, though that doesn’t prevent him from complaining about it.

Notable Skills:

Scrounging.
Improvising things out of trash.
Brawling (no formal training)

Possessions at hand:

An empty, old computer monitor.
3 rusted hub caps.
A plunger.
~5 yards of thick chain.
A headless Grover doll.
2 pornographic video tapes with rental stickers (not rewound)
1 meat hook.
1 mid-sized spool of fishing wire.
2 uninflated water wings
A box of 12 hair dryers.
A large metal bin with attached leather straps.

Dice: 2d12.
Mode of Play: Forum

Bonuses:
+3 non-combat improvisation with trash
+2 brawling (becomes +3 if improvised trash tools are involved)
+4 scrounging

GENADY ZHADENOV IS APPROVED FOR PLAY AND IS PART OF THE DOOMS NIGHT WORLD BY DECREE OF YOURS TRULY
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DarkNaginata Reply #29 in Doom's Night — Posted September 03, 2007, 09:20:25 PM
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SINGAPORE INCIDENT!
6/6!

FIRST GAME ON THURSDAY, September 6th, starting promptly at
8 PM EST
(that's 7 PM CST, 5 PM PST, 1 AM Greenwich)
If you're not there on time, your player has "fallen asleep at his desk!"
looking forward to it


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machiavelli33 Reply #30 in Doom's Night — Posted September 04, 2007, 01:56:27 PM
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Not your typical chinaman.

Doom's Night will be beginning soon.

Stay tuned.  Last chance to get characters in before the cap comes crashin' down down down down
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toranoraneko Reply #31 in Doom's Night — Posted September 05, 2007, 01:48:41 AM
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A lonely chord, without a song.

Slot open in the intro now.
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Hasuko Reply #32 in Doom's Night — Posted September 05, 2007, 02:11:02 AM

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Evil Goth Loli.

Thanks Mach. Now I want to skip sleeping and my interview tomorrow. Tongue
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Antero Reply #33 in Doom's Night — Posted September 06, 2007, 04:05:13 AM
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Not your monkey.

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Name: Akio Katano
Age: 22
Sex: Male

General Appearance/Physical Description:

A broad-shouldered young man of medium height and weight, with brown hair, green-gold eyes (behind glasses or contacts), and racially ambiguous features (default expression is a confident half-smile) that make everyone assume he's a different ethnicity than their own, which he probably is.  His hands are rough and bony, peasant hands with calloused fingers and knuckles, feet turn out like a dancer.  He tends to talk a lot, this peculiar mixture of sophisticated academic language and biting wit spiked hip-hop slang, passing between each as though there was no difference between them, eyebrows quirking up and down for emphasis.  He laughs loudly (an actual roar) and often, taps rhythmically on available surfaces, and nods his head to music only he hears.

Current Residence: Wicker Park, Chicago IL.

Bio/History:

The mixed-race child of artists.  Nerd schools.  Nerd college.  Degree from nerd university (U of Chicago) with honors in a nerdy subject (Philosophy of Technology).  Political.  Music obsessed. 

Notable Skills:

Hand-to-hand combat: Akio has been trained in a particularly violent form of karate since kindergarten, and dabbled in a number of other martial arts.  He hits far harder than his size would suggest.  He fights dirty.  He does not hesitate.  He's got that one hitta quitta.

Unshakable confidence: His faith in himself and his ability to succeed and prevail cannot be disrupted.  More daunting tasks drive him to greater levels of effort.

Poor shot: He's nearsighted.  He's never practiced with guns.  Why are you handing him that fucking thing?

General Academic/Cultural Skills: Philosophy, essay-writing, singing, guitar, research, obsessive knowledge of popular musical forms, driving

Possessions at hand:

Wallet (credit cards, ID, CTA pass, about $80 cash)
Cell phone
Timberland hiking shoes
Really warm winter coat

At home: Laptop, idiotic quantities of books and records, electric guitar rig.

Dice: 2d12.
Mode of Play: Chat

Bonuses:
+2 combination brawling/martial arts
+3 towards keeping your head in extremely unusual circumstances
extra +1 to +2 circumstantial bonus on certain difficult-to-overcome-but-attainable tasks
+2 general high-falutin' academia and musical knowledge
-4 to anything involving guns and gun-like devices
-6 marksmanship
-8 marksmanship without glasses
oh my god I'm more likely to shoot myself

AKIO KATANO IS APPROVED FOR PLAY AND IS PART OF THE DOOMS NIGHT WORLD BY DECREE OF YOURS TRULY
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Antero Reply #34 in Doom's Night — Posted September 06, 2007, 04:05:43 AM
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Not your monkey.

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Name:Prof. Travis Mills, Department of History, University of Edinburgh
Age: 43
Sex: Male

General Appearance/Physical Description:

Prof. Mills is a slender, athletic forty-something with coffee-dark skin, strikingly well-dressed to the point of looking like he stepped out of a catalog.  Long face, long fingers, long arms and legs, sharp chin (shaved clean like his head) and high cheekbones.  He tends to smile frequently, displaying large, eggshell-white teeth.

Current Residence: Edinburgh, Scotland.  He lives alone with a Welsh Corgi named Chester, having broken up with his boyfriend earlier in the year.

Bio/History:

Prof. Mills ("Please, call me Travis.") was born in the seedier slums of London, but his parents made sure he never became mixed up in the wrong crowd.  Blessed with a near-photographic memory, he went to college on a scholarship, studied adequately hard, and spent a few years partying in the London gay scene before returning to academia and actually getting down to business.  He earned Ph.Ds in History and Anthropology and became part of the faculty at the University of Edinburgh.  He's pretty sure he's the only gay, black professor in Scotland.  He teaches in both the History and Anthropology departments; specialties include ancient civilizations, the history of London, and the anthropology of religion.  He has published a number of academic books; one on tribal religions is a considered something of a reference.

Notable Skills:

Academic: He is a vast source of historical knowledge, mythology, obscure local practices, forgotten architecture, and so forth.  Though not truly photographic, his memory is like a steel trap.  He remembers tiny details and once-heard stories, and knows far too much about the occult for his own good...

Rational: His grip on sanity is powerful, and even in stressful, even deranged, situations he can maintain his composure.  Think Lovecraftian Hero, but dark-skinned and homosexual.

Linguist: He speaks many languages passably, being fluent in English, French, and Italian, conversational in German and Spanish, and able to get by in Portuguese, Arabic, and a number of African languages.

He's in good shape, being naturally athletic and a fan of jogging, swimming, and mountain climbing.

Possessions at hand:

Wallet (cash, cards, etc.)
Small car
Ridiculous quantity of books
Access to the archives of basically any university in Britain
Nice clothes
Chester (Welsh Corgi)

Dice: Diceless
Mode of Play: Chat

Bonuses:
Automatic recall of legends, stories, mythologies, rumors, and whispers equal or better known than on the local level.
Finer recall allowed on GM fiat.
+6 to keeping your head in unusual circumstances
officially octo-lingual.  Vast knowledge of languages allows +4 to correctly managing a western langauge he is unfamiliar with (Gaelic, Quebecoi, Swedish, Greek, etc) and +2 to eastern european languages (Russian, Romany, Armenian).  Far eastern languages (Chinese, Japanese, Philipino, etc) are beyond his realm of expertise completely.

TRAVIS MILLS IS APPROVED FOR PLAY AND IS PART OF THE DOOMS NIGHT WORLD BY DECREE OF YOURS TRULY
I also hope he's Jewish.
-Machiavelli33
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Mister Reply #35 in Doom's Night — Posted September 06, 2007, 05:51:39 PM
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Calvin Smith does indeed have a lighter in his pocket. Funny, there are no smokable materials among his inventory. Is he a smoker? No. So he's a pyromaniac or arsonist then, right? No, don't be silly. Since you asked, he sheepishly tells you, a little surprised you happen to know he has a lighter on him, that he carries it around in case one of the superiors is in need of a light. It might help to get him noticed so that the bosses will remember his work when promotions come around. Oh, ok. Later that week Calvin Smith stands oblivious to his boss's need as Cid Tallhope gives him a light.


Calvin Smith keeps it (office) casual with his attire. But he never rolls up his sleeves, despite the heat and humidity. Not when outdoors, not while eating over lunch break, not when washing his hands. He has to keep it at least somewhat professional, doesn't he?

Speaking of lunch break, he's a bit erratic there. Often he sociably spends the entire time chatting with anyone and everyone. Climbing social ladders for promotion? Nah, he's even talked with janitors and others below his station -- at that rate, the poor kid will be a while before he can get the corporate politics to work in his favor. Other times he hunches over his food, arm almost protectively around his plate, as he wolfs it down faster than anyone else, then disappears elsewhere. Hard at work on a new project? Surely at only three weeks in, he can't have that much pressure upon him.
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DarkNaginata Reply #36 in Doom's Night — Posted September 08, 2007, 07:53:54 AM
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Singapore Incident

Hope everyone enjoyed/survived the first game!
When are good times this next week, after Monday, that you poor wage slaves can play?
I'm flexible - this is honestly my first priority for the evenings...

GM DarkNaginata

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DarkNaginata Reply #37 in Doom's Night — Posted September 08, 2007, 08:11:12 PM
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CHANGE HAS COME
game time for
Singapore Incident
is ACTUALLY
Wednesday Sept 12th, at 7 PM EST!

A graphic model of the present situation (end of 1st session)  is available
http://zetachannel.com/index.php?topic=3696.80
for an overhead map and key, go to the first page of the thread


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S*S Reply #38 in Doom's Night — Posted September 10, 2007, 09:15:49 PM