[OOC thread] Midnight at Milwood Morgue [D20 Modern: Dark*Matter]

[Cowpie Zombie]

I've never played d20 Modern before, but I do have prior d20 + PBP experience. I guess I'll throw in this concept a try:

Joyce Minton is currently on sabbatical from her position at John Hopkins in Baltimore. It was almost a ago that she was still happily married and working at a prestigious institution as a heart specialist...that is, before the "weird" things started to happen. For some reason, it seemed like people could read her mind. It wasn't noticeable at first, but slowly it took a toll on those around her. Her friends didn't seem to call as much as time went on and her co-workers occasionally seemed a little colder around her. It was finally her divorce a few months ago that led Joyce to take a break and seek out guidance/help from an old professor/friend of hers currently living in England.

She's 30 years old, and is dressed rather conservatively, keeping an air of professionalism around her. She keeps her reddish brown hair shoulder length, her eyes with a look of weariness from behind a small pair of glasses.

[Joyce Minton, Dedicated Hero w/ Wild Talent (Missive), Doctor Occupation]

I love Joyce already. Feel free to work up stats!

 

[Cowpie Zombie]

I'm in too, as long as there's still room! Rough character sketch...

Tom Matthiessen, Dedicated Hero 1, maybe aiming towards the Field Guide advanced class in the minigame. A cryptozoologist who was investigating reports of some BBCs (British big cats) near Milwood. The reports panned out as red herrings, but Matthiessen decided to stay around the English countryside for a few days before returning to the States.

I'll work more on stats and further background.

Wheee! Welcome to the mix. Awaiting stats et.al.

 

[Cowpie Zombie]

Gentlemen, here's what we have thus far...

Zenld, Greydt, and Andrew Gable have all posted character ideas. (Zenld, you seemed a wee bit uncertain about committing...come on, big guy, take the plunge! )

Remus Lupin posted character ideas AND his stats.

So thus far we have four players (character names in parentheses):

Zenld (Adam Carsen, Fast1, photojournalist)
Remus Lupin (James Hollenbach, Smart1, student)
Greydt (Joyce Minton, Dedicated1, doctor)
Andrew D. Gable (Tom Matthiessen, Dedicated1, cryptozoologist)

I need stats from everyone except Remus Lupin. And I need to know if Zenld is going to sign up for certain.

Remus, I'll go over your stats later today and give you some feedback by this afternoon. Everyone else, I await...

I'm pumped!

Rick/Cowpie Zombie

 

[Cowpie Zombie]

Game looks full, but I think this is one I'd like to keep tabs on, seems interesting.

Festy, if you want to linger a bit, I'll let you know. If something opens up, you've got it, dude.

 

[JimAde]

Wow. You gotta be quick if you want into a game around here

This looks cool. Think I'll lurk

 

[Cowpie Zombie]

Wow. You gotta be quick if you want into a game around here

This looks cool. Think I'll lurk

Wait/lurk list:

Festy
Jarval
JimAde

...by Monday we'll know for sure if there's a spot for any of you dudes. Don't give up just yet!

 

[Cowpie Zombie]

Remus:

Some comments on James' stats...
1. Why are AP (Action Points) 0? James should have 5 as a starting PC.
2. You didn't list your Talent, which I'm assuming is Savant. If Savant, which skill is James going to receive his Savant bonus (+Smart level to skill checks) in?
3. Knowledge (Arcane Lore) seems a bit high to me (+11 modifier). I'm assuming you maxed out your skill ranks (class skill: 3+class level=4), added INT modifier (+3), and added your Educated feat bonus (+2). This still only adds up to a modifier of +9. How did you get +11?
4. Ditto Knowledge (Theology and Philosophy). How did you get +10 instead of +9? (I'm guessing this might be where you put the Savant bonus of +1?)
5. Ditto Research. With the Studious feat factored in, shouldn't your Research modifier be +9 instead of +10?

Everything else looks excellent. Your equipment list is stamped APPROVED!

Glad to have you on board, Remus. Let me know if I've got anything wrong above (I'm doing this at work, trying to do several things at once, heh heh )

Rick/Cowpie Zombie

 

[Cowpie Zombie]

Here's two nifty pictures to inspire y'all. One is self-evident And the other is the tavern in Milwood where you meet.

 

[Remus Lupin]

Remus:

Some comments on James' stats...
1. Why are AP (Action Points) 0? James should have 5 as a starting PC.
2. You didn't list your Talent, which I'm assuming is Savant. If Savant, which skill is James going to receive his Savant bonus (+Smart level to skill checks) in?
3. Knowledge (Arcane Lore) seems a bit high to me (+11 modifier). I'm assuming you maxed out your skill ranks (class skill: 3+class level=4), added INT modifier (+3), and added your Educated feat bonus (+2). This still only adds up to a modifier of +9. How did you get +11?
4. Ditto Knowledge (Theology and Philosophy). How did you get +10 instead of +9? (I'm guessing this might be where you put the Savant bonus of +1?)
5. Ditto Research. With the Studious feat factored in, shouldn't your Research modifier be +9 instead of +10?

Everything else looks excellent. Your equipment list is stamped APPROVED!

Glad to have you on board, Remus. Let me know if I've got anything wrong above (I'm doing this at work, trying to do several things at once, heh heh )

Rick/Cowpie Zombie

I double check when I get home. I was trying to do up the skill points quickly at the end before the baby got bored in her saucer. I'll recalculate this evening and edit the stat block.

 

[Remus Lupin]

Oh, just a quick possibility. I don't have d20 Modern here, but don't I get an extra +1 or +2 competance bonus for taking skills from my occupation that are already class skills as a Smart Hero? That may be where those extra number come from. As I say, I'll check when I get home.