Sanity43217

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢

Steven prefers having at least two doctors on the team because his Trauma Team coverage and health insurance are both expired.

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢

Did we have a Discord to discuss things?
I was just wondering what everyone had planned for shared background as part of the crew.
With Steven Bates being one of the older members, I was flirting with the idea that he helped found the crew for a job a while back. I’m not committed to the idea of anyone had an alternative.

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢

Steven Bates

_{S T E V E N B A T E S
◄ 64 ▎ MALE ▎ 6’1 ►}

_{P R O F I L E}

Steven has stared CyberPsychos down without flinching. A cool, calm and collected individual. Despite medical technology and body sculpting keeping him physically around the early 40s, his age is starting to catch up to him. He has a dislike for Cyberware and those that rely on it to bolster their combat effectiveness. He has returned most of his advanced cyberware when he retired from MaxTac. He has seen what CyberPsychosis can do to the best of people and made a promise never to go down that road.
Steven Bates, who goes by the code name ‘Clock,’ is a 6’2 athletic man. Coming from a wealthy family of Corporate Workers, Steven is conventionally attractive due to BodySculpting, at least he would have been in his younger days. Now the lines are starting to come through, and he has more scars from adding and removing Cyberware.

_{D A Y S - G O N E}
“Where does one start? The beginning is a good a place as any, I suppose. ”

Born to a pair of Corpo Workers in Night City, Steven Bartholomew Bates was pretty well off. His parents cared for him, and their jobs payed well enough to keep him out of too much trouble. Steven went some Ivy League Corpo School, but never really got good grades. Where Steven failed academically, he excelled physically. During his teenage years, he won a fight against one of his chipped classmates before he himself had any Augs. This raw talent was recognised by Arasaka, and they attempted to recruit him to be a Corpo Solo, but he declined because he wanted to really help people. So he signed up to the NCPD once he graduated high school. Once he started getting equipped with high end combat augs, it became apparent Steven was quite good at his job.
About a year after joining the NCPD he met a girl at a bar in his down time. Catlyn Davis. She was a lab technician working for Arasaka. Nothing too major, but it paid the bills. Steven and Catlyn hit it off. They started dating and got married two years later.
About eighteen months after the wedding, Steven got offered a transfer to MaxTac. He was hesitant to take the transfer as it meant he would be in more danger and would have to get some experimental military grade augs. Catlyn convinced Steven to accept the transfer, saying that the extra money would be helpful in helping them start a family. The next ten years were good. Steven proved very good at his job. The only downside was Catlyn proved to be infertile. A genetic condition that cost to much to fix to be feasible, even with them both working full time. So they bought a high end apartment and we’re living the high life.
With Steven making a name for himself within the ranks of MaxTac, his hours were increasing. During one particularly long shift, he got a call to say his wife had been in a car crash. Caught in the crossfire of a gang hit gone wrong. Luckily they had Trauma Team coverage so she was saved. Steven knocked off early that shift, and spent the night with his wife in hospital. After the required surgery, she was physically fine, but her mental health had taken a hit. Once Steven went back to work, Catlyn began to have panic attacks, and had developed a slight addiction to the pain medication she was given after the crash. She began to feel unsafe, and found she could get the pain meds from a ripper doc if she got augmented. This started Catlyn down the road of getting addicted to Cyberware. She hid this from Steven who was getting called into work more and more.
Five years after the car crash, Catlyn went Psycho. Steven was at work and got the call to put a CyberPsycho down. There was nothing abnormal about the call, until he got there and realised the CyberPsycho was his wife. He tried to calm her down, but she had already gone too far. He was forced to put his wife down. This rattled Steven, who the following week had most of his CyberWare removed, and put in his resignation.
He got a hefty pension for his service and for relinquishing most of the Cyberware. So he got to keep his apartment.
He lasted about five years on his savings and pension before he needed to pick up a new job. Given his service record, it was relatively easy to find a fixer willing to bring him on as a Merc. He once again began to make a name for himself. Once again getting Auged, but not to the extreme he had when he was working for MaxTac. He earned a reputation for not relying on Cyberware.

_{M E M O R I E S}

Catlyn Bates

“My wife. At least she used to be. I’m a damn fool for ignoring the signs, a d refuse to let it happen again.”
“I know it’s unhealthy, but I can’t help but run the BD of our wedding. Lucky those mil spec augs had the recorders built in.”
“I’ve finally invested in a good CyberShrink BD. I keep seeing her face when I close my eyes. I haven’t slept in days and the crew are getting worried. Hopefully this helps.”

the Crew

Vatican Boy

“Probably the only member of the crew I don’t respect.”
“Choom’s a CyberPsycho, don’t care what he has to say about. Taking ‘walks’ to kill people, it’s fucked up. You should only ever kill people out of self defence or because you are being paid to. This self righteous crusade is nothing more then the ramblings of a Psycho.”
“Best to keep him at arms reach lest he turn on us. I’ve got MaxTac on speed dial for when that day comes.”

Alistair 'Set’ Liu

“A net runner is a dime a dozen in Night City, but a good one damn hard to find. Set is one of the good ones.”
“Some members of the crew used to give him grief about being born a Corpo, but he’s one of us now, and I’ll fight anyone that threatens him.”
“I used to try and defend the kid, but he seems to be able to look after himself.”

Zhenya "Zen" Makarova

“I wish she would lay off the CyberWare. It’s be a shame to have to dial MaxTac on her.”
“At least she has enough common sense to keep her carnage limited to the job we get paid to do.”
“Not going to lie, I’m not sure if I found incredibly sexy, or incredibly scary.”

Dr Jorick Godricksson

“The Doc. I appreciate his work. Shame he couldn’t save Boots, but that’s what you get for running ahead without a plan. I don’t blame the Doc for not being able to save him.”
“He’s good at his job. If he doesn’t have the Ware you are looking for, chances are he knows where you can find it.”

_{G E A R & C Y B E R N E T I C S}

Cyberware and bioware

• MiliTech Berserk MK.5 - His operating system. Allows him to go Beserk for a short period, giving him an array of buffs.
• Blitzkrieg Arc-Thrower - Replacing his left arm, it operates by firing a low-energy laser down an ionized air path which creates a high voltage 10m lightning bolt that fires from the end of his arm, giving him the power of the Gods.
• Muscle & Bone Lace - Muscle and bone lace use nanites to thread microscopic artificial fibers through muscle and bone tissue. The result is that the tissue is both stronger (physical strength is enhanced) and more resistant to damage. Muscle and bone lace will enhance overall strength and durability, but not to the degree of an actual artificial cyberlimb.
• Kiroshi Dodgeball - This cyberoptic option from Kiroshi Optics consists of a logic processor keyed to predict movements of the human body according to established patterns of body language. The device will enhance the user's close-combat capabilities, allowing him/her to predict an opponent's offensive or defensive actions.

weapons

• Constitution Arms Hurricane Assault Weapon
• Federated Arms 454 DA "Super Chief"
• Militech Crusher
• A thermal Katana
• Midnight Arms SOR-22
• a pair of combat knives. One deals extra electromagnetic damage and the other deals extra chemical damage.

other

• Agent
• Spare Ammo
• An armoured jacket.

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢

In my opinion, sandevistans are over hyped. Like a decent cyberdeck could blind a sandevistan and it won’t matter how fast they are if they can’t see. I personally don’t think the increased cyberpsychosis risk is worth it.

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢

Steven Bates

_{S T E V E N B A T E S
◄ 64 ▎ MALE ▎ 6’1 ►}

_{P R O F I L E}

Steven has stared CyberPsychos down without flinching. A cool, calm and collected individual. Despite medical technology and body sculpting keeping him physically around the early 40s, his age is starting to catch up to him. He has a dislike for Cyberware and those that rely on it to bolster their combat effectiveness. He has returned most of his advanced cyberware when he retired from MaxTac. He has seen what CyberPsychosis can do to the best of people and made a promise never to go down that road.
Steven Bates, who goes by the code name ‘Clock,’ is a 6’2 athletic man. Coming from a wealthy family of Corporate Workers, Steven is conventionally attractive due to BodySculpting, at least he would have been in his younger days. Now the lines are starting to come through, and he has more scars from adding and removing Cyberware.

_{D A Y S - G O N E}
“Where does one start? The beginning is a good a place as any, I suppose. ”

Born to a pair of Corpo Workers in Night City, Steven Bartholomew Bates was pretty well off. His parents cared for him, and their jobs payed well enough to keep him out of too much trouble. Steven went some Ivy League Corpo School, but never really got good grades. Where Steven failed academically, he excelled physically. During his teenage years, he won a fight against one of his chipped classmates before he himself had any Augs. This raw talent was recognised by Arasaka, and they attempted to recruit him to be a Corpo Solo, but he declined because he wanted to really help people. So he signed up to the NCPD once he graduated high school. Once he started getting equipped with high end combat augs, it became apparent Steven was quite good at his job.
About a year after joining the NCPD he met a girl at a bar in his down time. Catlyn Davis. She was a lab technician working for Arasaka. Nothing too major, but it paid the bills. Steven and Catlyn hit it off. They started dating and got married two years later.
About eighteen months after the wedding, Steven got offered a transfer to MaxTac. He was hesitant to take the transfer as it meant he would be in more danger and would have to get some experimental military grade augs. Catlyn convinced Steven to accept the transfer, saying that the extra money would be helpful in helping them start a family. The next ten years were good. Steven proved very good at his job. The only downside was Catlyn proved to be infertile. A genetic condition that cost to much to fix to be feasible, even with them both working full time. So they bought a high end apartment and we’re living the high life.
With Steven making a name for himself within the ranks of MaxTac, his hours were increasing. During one particularly long shift, he got a call to say his wife had been in a car crash. Caught in the crossfire of a gang hit gone wrong. Luckily they had Trauma Team coverage so she was saved. Steven knocked off early that shift, and spent the night with his wife in hospital. After the required surgery, she was physically fine, but her mental health had taken a hit. Once Steven went back to work, Catlyn began to have panic attacks, and had developed a slight addiction to the pain medication she was given after the crash. She began to feel unsafe, and found she could get the pain meds from a ripper doc if she got augmented. This started Catlyn down the road of getting addicted to Cyberware. She hid this from Steven who was getting called into work more and more.
Five years after the car crash, Catlyn went Psycho. Steven was at work and got the call to put a CyberPsycho down. There was nothing abnormal about the call, until he got there and realised the CyberPsycho was his wife. He tried to calm her down, but she had already gone too far. He was forced to put his wife down. This rattled Steven, who the following week had most of his CyberWare removed, and put in his resignation.
He got a hefty pension for his service and for relinquishing most of the Cyberware. So he got to keep his apartment.
He lasted about five years on his savings and pension before he needed to pick up a new job. Given his service record, it was relatively easy to find a fixer willing to bring him on as a Merc. He once again began to make a name for himself. Once again getting Auged, but not to the extreme he had when he was working for MaxTac. He earned a reputation for not relying on Cyberware.

_{M E M O R I E S}

Catlyn Bates

“My wife. At least she used to be. I’m a damn fool for ignoring the signs, a d refuse to let it happen again.”
“I know it’s unhealthy, but I can’t help but run the BD of our wedding. Lucky those mil spec augs had the recorders built in.”
“I’ve finally invested in a good CyberShrink BD. I keep seeing her face when I close my eyes. I haven’t slept in days and the crew are getting worried. Hopefully this helps.”

the Crew

Vatican Boy

“Probably the only member of the crew I don’t respect.”
“Choom’s a CyberPsycho, don’t care what he has to say about. Taking ‘walks’ to kill people, it’s fucked up. You should only ever kill people out of self defence or because you are being paid to. This self righteous crusade is nothing more then the ramblings of a Psycho.”
“Best to keep him at arms reach lest he turn on us. I’ve got MaxTac on speed dial for when that day comes.”

Alistair 'Set’ Liu

“A net runner is a dime a dozen in Night City, but a good one damn hard to find. Set is one of the good ones.”
“Some members of the crew used to give him grief about being born a Corpo, but he’s one of us now, and I’ll fight anyone that threatens him.”
“I used to try and defend the kid, but he seems to be able to look after himself.”

Zhenya "Zen" Makarova

“I wish she would lay off the CyberWare. It’s be a shame to have to dial MaxTac on her.”
“At least she has enough common sense to keep her carnage limited to the job we get paid to do.”
“Not going to lie, I’m not sure if I found incredibly sexy, or incredibly scary.”

Dr Jorick Godricksson

“The Doc. I appreciate his work. Shame he couldn’t save Boots, but that’s what you get for running ahead without a plan. I don’t blame the Doc for not being able to save him.”
“He’s good at his job. If he doesn’t have the Ware you are looking for, chances are he knows where you can find it.”

_{G E A R & C Y B E R N E T I C S}

Cyberware and bioware

• MiliTech Berserk MK.5 - His operating system. Allows him to go Beserk for a short period, giving him an array of buffs.
• Blitzkrieg Arc-Thrower - Replacing his left arm, it operates by firing a low-energy laser down an ionized air path which creates a high voltage 10m lightning bolt that fires from the end of his arm, giving him the power of the Gods.
• Muscle & Bone Lace - Muscle and bone lace use nanites to thread microscopic artificial fibers through muscle and bone tissue. The result is that the tissue is both stronger (physical strength is enhanced) and more resistant to damage. Muscle and bone lace will enhance overall strength and durability, but not to the degree of an actual artificial cyberlimb.
• Kiroshi Dodgeball - This cyberoptic option from Kiroshi Optics consists of a logic processor keyed to predict movements of the human body according to established patterns of body language. The device will enhance the user's close-combat capabilities, allowing him/her to predict an opponent's offensive or defensive actions.

weapons

• Constitution Arms Hurricane Assault Weapon
• Federated Arms 454 DA "Super Chief"
• Militech Crusher
• A thermal Katana
• Midnight Arms SOR-22
• a pair of combat knives. One deals extra electromagnetic damage and the other deals extra chemical damage.

other

• Agent
• Spare Ammo
• An armoured jacket.

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢 - 𝙰 𝙲𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚔 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚕𝚎

Seems like a Solo heavy group thus far

@Smike

That makes sense though, considering an average Mercenary group really only needs one net runner and a fixer and the rest is muscle to work in meatspace.
I mean we probably need a Nomad/Getaway Driver and a Techie.

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢 - 𝙰 𝙲𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚔 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚕𝚎

Going full Borg is expensive and corporations/governments aren’t just going to let that investment walk off and become independent.

𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚢 - 𝙰 𝙲𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚔 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚕𝚎

Might start brewing up a former Max-Tac Officer turned Merc. Time to go down the rabbit whole of the Cyberpunk wiki.

𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙺𝙴𝙳 - 𝙰 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝙾𝚏 𝙳𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚁𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢

@Prosaic@Duoya@Divine Darkness

Thanks for your interest, if you aren't familiar with the setting that just works in our favor :)

@Sanity43217

Unfortunately the story is for mortals only, obviously some are gifted with powers such as True Faith.

Playing a vampire or werewolf that also is a hunter is unheard of, it would go against most hunters creeds. I might host a vampire or mage rp on the future, but unfortunately this isn't the place to indulge it.

@DeadDrop

That’s completely fine. One last question. Are we planning on using Creeds and their associated edges or Endowments?

𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙺𝙴𝙳 - 𝙰 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝙾𝚏 𝙳𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚁𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢

Are we limited to human characters, or could we play more friendly supernaturals?