[D20 Modern]Department 7 (OOC)

[VanorDM]

Is there room for one more at the Inn?

Sure, there's room for 1 more, with you that will make 6 which is about what I was hoping for.

No characters aren't expected to be human, elf, dwarf, ect... those are allowed.

 

[Felix1459]

No characters aren't expected to be human, elf, dwarf, ect... those are allowed.

Funny. I didn't know that. Guess I should've asked. LOL.

 

[Herobizkit]

I asked because it seems like everyone else is Human, specifically asian, half-asian, or raised by asians. I'm guessing that Dresden doesn't often deal with D&D-type races...

That said, I'm interested in making a Celtic half-elf from Irish Boston. I have a great character in mind... I also notice that everyone on the team is fairly martial; I'll do my best to see that I'm not a wuss. *lol*

 

[Herobizkit]

Name: Rory Shanahan
Gaelic Name: Ruaidhri O Seanachain

Player: Herobizkit
Speaks in: 
Thinks in: 
Rolls As/At: Rory Shanahan @ invisiblecastle.com

Class: Charismatic
Race: Half-Elf
Size: Medium
Gender: Male
Occupation: Hedge Wizard
Occ. Skills: Craft (Chemical), Decipher Script, Research

Str: 11 +0 ( 3p.)     Level: 1        XP:     0
Dex: 12 +1 ( 4p.)     BAB: +0         HP:   6 (1d6+0)
Con: 10 +0 ( 2p.)     Grapple: +0     Dmg Red:  0/---
Int: 14 +2 ( 6p.)     Speed: 30'      Spell Res: 0
Wis: 10 +0 ( 2p.)     Init: +1        Spell Save: +0
Cha: 15 +2 ( 8p.)     ActPts: -6      Spell Fail:  0%
             25 Total Pts.

                   Base  Armor Shld   Dex  Size   Nat  Misc  Total
Armor:              10    +0    +0    +1    +0    +0    +0    11
Touch: 11              Flatfooted: 10

                         Base   Mod  Misc  Total
Fort:                     +1    +0          +1
Ref:                      +1    +2          +3
Will:                     +0    +0   (+2)   +0 (+2 Enchantment FX)

Weapon                  Attack   Damage     Critical

Languages: Common (read/write), Elven (read/write)

Abilities:
Charm: +(lvl) bonus to all Cha-based skills when attempting to influence females.

Feats:
 1 Simple Weapon Proficiency [free]
 1 Archaic Weapon Proficiency [bonus half-elf]
 1 Magical Heritage (haywire, magic ID, prestidigitation) [bonus occ.]
 1 Personal Firearms Proficiency

Skill Points: (6+2)*4=32       Max Ranks: 4/2
Skills                   Ranks  Mod  Misc  Total
Craft (Chemical)    Int  p 4    +2    +0     +6
Decipher Script     Int  p 4    +2    +0     +6   
Diplomacy           Cha  p 4    +2    +2     +8
Gather Information  Cha  p 4    +2    +2     +8
Know.(Arcane)       Int  p 4    +2    +0     +6      
Know.(Theo.&Phil.)  Int  p 4    +2    +0     +6    
Listen              Wis u  0    +0    +1     +1
Perform (Sing)      Cha  p 4    +2    +0     +6  
Research            Int  p 4    +2    +0     +6
Search              Int u  0    +2    +1     +3  
Spot                Wis u  0    +0    +1     +1

u = Can be used untrained
p = Permanent class skill.

Wealth: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2448467/]2d4+2 = 8[/url]


Equipment:               Cost  Weight

Total Weight:
                           Lgt   Med   Hvy  Lift  Push
Max Weight:                 38    76   115   230   575
Age: 24
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 155 lb
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
Skin: Pale

[sblock=Half-Elf racial summary]Size: Medium. Half-elves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Ability Modifiers: None.
Base Speed: 30 feet.
Elven Blood: For all effects related to species, a half-elf is considered an elf. Half-elves, for example, are just as susceptible to special effects that affect elves as their elven ancestors are, and they can use magic items that are only usable by elves.
Spell Immunities: Half-elves are immune to sleep spells and effects, and they gain a +2 species bonus on saves against Enchantment spells or effects.
Low-Light Vision: Half-elves can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
Skill Bonuses: Half-elves gain a +1 species bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. They gain a +2 species bonus on Diplomacy and Gather Information checks.
Bonus Feat: Half-elves gain the bonus feat Archaic Weapons Proficiency.[/sblock][sblock=Background info]Rory Shanahan was born to Deirdre and Finn Shanahan in South Boston, Massachusetts. Rory’s official birth name is Ruaidhri O Seanachain; his mother wanted to keep ties with her Gaelic roots.

Rory grew up well-to-do in a decent Irish neighborhood. Deirdre was an attentive and lovingly strict stay-at-home mom, and Finn worked at a public relations firm. His mother had high hopes that Rory might become a Catholic priest. As soon as he was of age, his mother enrolled him in the South Boston Catholic Academy, then to Boston College High School and Boston College itself.

At first, Rory wanted to please his mother and embraced the Catholic lifestyle. He became a member of the school choir and dedicated his time and energy to his studies. As he progressed into his teens, he began to question the universe and his place in it. By the time he reached university, he grew tired of the Catholic “programming” and wanted to experience life outside of school walls. He began to spend more time in the local pubs than in school. During his nightly forays, he encountered a local Celtic Rock band who called themselves “Primal”. Celtic bands were a dime a dozen around Boston, but this band had a rainbow-haired bassist named Twilight who looked like a Gypsy on-stage. Rory was immediately smitten, and like a school boy with a crush, followed the band around the city. Each night, he would try to strike up a drunken conversation with Twilight, but the lead singer Donovan would always intervene and turn him away.

One night, Rory noticed some tension between Donovan and Twilight, tension that carried over into the band’s performance. Midway through their set, Donovan surprised everyone by angrily throwing his microphone on the stage floor and storming out of the pub, uttering a string of expletives as he left. The band looked confused. With a rush of adrenaline, Rory hopped up from his bar stool, jumped on stage, and picked up the mic. Before anyone could stop him, he began to sing one of the band’s songs a capella. The band looked at each other, shrugged, and one by one began to accompany Rory’s singing. By the end of the show, the bar was cheering and chanting for an encore. Later that evening, the band thanked Rory and asked if he wanted to come on full-time.
Twilight warmed up to Rory, and in short order they became an item. Twilight soon revealed to Rory that she was a Wiccan, which provided Rory some insight into a new (yet very old) religion that refreshed his mind and rekindled his interest in learning.

Donovan appeared one afternoon during a rehearsal with a chip on his shoulder. He “thanked” Rory for holding his place and shoved a fistful of bills in his chest. He then took his usual place on stage and commanded the band to start playing. Twilight confronted Donovan and told him that he was no longer welcome in the band. Donovan threw a fit, then cautioned Rory to “watch out for dark alleys” before leaving in a huff.

As the band toured the city’s drinking establishments, Rory began to start noticing odd things happening around him. He would often see a flicker of movement, or a twinkle of light, or hear soft, unintelligible voices out of nowhere. He asked Twilight about it, hoping that he wasn’t going crazy. Twilight suggested that it was possible that faeries may be trying to communicate with him. Although he himself did not believe in faeries, Rory knew that Twilight took her craft seriously. Together, they delved into the college library and the Internet for whatever they could find regarding faeries.

During her research, Twilight discovered that the Shanahan family had a legacy of wealth passed down from generation to generation, presumably from Irish royalty. The wealth was recorded as being a gift of the Fey folk, but there were no factual references to the source, or in what form the wealth existed. Rory knew nothing of this legacy. He approached his parents with the story and received the shock of his life. His father's form appeared to ripple and waver. Rory blinked his eyes, and when next he looked upon his father, he did not see the man that raised him, but a tall, slender creature with pointed ears!

The creature talked with Finn’s voice, but it was clearly not human. Finn explained that he was, in fact, an Elf. He did not originally come from this world. There existed, somewhere, a whole other realm full of fantastic creatures and races and magic. Finn used to live there, or at least, he believed he did. He explained that Elves had an unusually long lifespan and the event recorded in the library’s journals happened some four hundred years ago. He originally appeared in Ireland with a large chest of gold coins that he “liberated” from a faerie wood. His voice became grim as he noted that the gold was cursed somehow; he had no way of returning the chest to the original wood, and the Fey had long memories. Rory shared his odd experiences with Finn, who confirmed that Rory’s Elven blood made him sensitive to Fey Folk, among other possible gifts. Finn did not know for certain how said gifts would manifest in a largely non-magical world, but hinted at feats of magic. Deirdre added that she hoped, by becoming a priest, Rory might find a way to break the curse once he became wise and educated enough to understand it.

Rory renewed his studies with a fervor unseen since his younger years. With the guidance of his father, Rory found that he could in fact manifest a few simple tricks in short quantity. Rory shared all of this new information with Twilight.

Twilight confirmed that she already knew of his Half-Elven heritage because she could see the same world to which he had previously been blind. She added that she knew of a group of people who dedicated their lives to ensure that which is hidden remains hidden. Perhaps there, she advised, he could further his magical arts, or learn more about the cursed gold. She gave him directions to a contact with the group. With sad farewells (and apologies to his mother), Rory jumped on the first bus out of town and made his way towards his destiny.[/sblock]

 

[Herobizkit]

Also, in what city is the game set? I may have missed it in my skimming.

 

[Edyrofl]

I would like to join in if possible, this seems pretty interesting..

 

[Herobizkit]

Added Rory's background info and it's as long and maybe longer than Diego's... but I'm a stickler for adding DM fodder.

 

[VanorDM]

Edyrofl,

Sure, that will make 7 which is the most I'd really want. But doing play by post has proved to be a bit more easy then I expected, so I think I can handle that many characters.

So post up your sheet and I'll get you added in as soon as the original group finishes up what they're doing now.

@Herobizkit,

I don't think I ever decided what city it was... I was just going to use a 'generic' city, and make up the stuff as I went along.

But for the record it would be one in the the north-centeral part of the US, like around Chicago, St. Paul, Detroit, ect...

 

[perrinmiller]

VanorDM;

Not really sure you have 7 characters, they haven't posted for 10 days now. The game looks like it has stalled just before a combat was going to commence. I read somewhere that Voda Vosa was really busy, although I have seen his posting elsewhere since then.

I am still interested in playing, since I enjoyed Shadowrun back in the day. Also I can usually post at least once per day, often more frequently. I would even be interested in starting over with the newer participants if that's the situation.

 

[Voda Vosa]

Well I'm back, but as no IC updates were done, I didn't post anything. But I'm here.