CharGen Chatter

[OGRE MAGE]

I went off the examples posted so far, and listed the basics of "me" for you to look over. I guessed at a few things and wasn't sure about a few others, but this should suffice as a rough draft.

Looks like I might be the old degenerate biker of the group.

Work History: (former to current)
Concrete Construction, Roofing, Plumbing
Some Profitable Illegal Activity
Maintenance Mechanic
Potable Water Plant Operator
Electrical Inventory Management

Education:
None
5 Year Tradesmen Apprenticeship Course (Plumbing)
Including: Welding, Rigging, Mechanical Drafting, Hydraulic Theory, etc.
(Currently maintain a valid Journeyman Plumbers license)
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified (yearly)
"Street Smarts"

Hobbies/ Activities:
Former
Music (played in bands for several years)
Sports/Games
Hunting/Fishing
Target Practice
Cross Country Motorcycling
Medium Stakes Poker
Drinking/Carousing/Partying

Current
Running/Playing RPG's
Attending Gaming Conventions
Mountain/Trail Biking
Motorcycling
Music
Guns/Archery

Physical/Medical Traits/Quirks:
50 years old
6'-5" 280lbs
Heavily tattooed
Muscular Build (but not overly so)
Horrible Diet (ever-growing "spare tire")
Nearsighted (corrective eyewear)
Minor Panic Attacks and Anxiety Issues

Challenges:
Fairly useless with most modern technology
Past criminal record
Minor anger issues
Ran with criminal biker clubs (possible connections?)
Former drug and alcohol abuse
In control of past demons, but highly stressful situations could cause relapse.

Currently own:
20 year old HD Road King motorcycle
1 year old Chevy Pick-up truck
All manner of guns, knives, swords, and even a machete.
2200sq. ft. ranch style home in semi rural area (Pop. 15,000)


http://www.spewai.com/details/zaVXIcLR

Profession:
Contractor 4
Civilian 3

Basic First Aid Training 1W
Biker 1P
Caged Wisdom 1W
Jury Rig 1P
Mule 1S
Resourceful 1W/1S/1E
Training Long guns 1P
Training Pistols 1P
Training Melee weapon 1S
Wheedle 1E


Basic:
Composure 1W/1E
Lift/Pull 1S/1P
Swim 1S/1W

Trained:
Bow/Crossbow 2P/2S
Brawl 2S/2W
Diplomacy Intimidate 2E/2S

[Gerrin]

http://www.spewai.com/details/VuklloiB

Work History:
Help Desk Tech (computers)
TV cameraman
Office worker
Stone mason

Education:
BA in mass communication

Hobbies/ Activities:
Working out
RPG's
Writing

Physical/Medical Traits/Quirks:
47 years old
6'-5" 260lbs
3 tattoos
Muscular Build
Reasonable Diet
Nearsighted (corrective eyewear)
Takes anti depressant medication
Asthmatic, uses inhalers to prevent attacks

Challenges:
Clueless with firearms, fired maybe 6 pistols my entire life.
Pretty good with most modern technology
Minor anger issues
Recovering alcoholic, no issues with relapse (18 years and counting)


Currently own:
2016 Toyota Camry

2500sq. ft. home in suburbs of Kansas City (Pop. 54,000) (Metro KC. 2,159,159)

(Not sure what else I'm missing but it's probably something)

[Monsieur Rose]

Sorry about the delay.

Work History:
Profession: Chemist (graduate and post-doc work)
Profession: Electrical engineer (worked at the university engineering and robotics custom fabrication facility for 4 years)
Profession: Civilian (worked as Project manager for digital distribution of video games)
Profession: Contractor (working with my brother in restoration and resale of properties)

Education:
PhD Chemistry
Volunteer Firefighter/EMT (for 18 months at 18)

Hobbies/ Activities:
Former
Juvenille gang member (at least that's what the DA called us.)
Baseball/Basketball

Current
Tae Kwon Do (8 years now, 2nd-degree black belt with training in katana, bo, and kama.
Basketball (regular local and league games)
Bow Hunting (crossbow)
Running/Playing RPG's
Video Game Design (I'll eventually finish this. I think)

Physical/Medical Traits/Quirks:
42 years old
6'-8" 230lbs
Athletic Build
Blind in left eye (got shot by grandma when 9 months old)

Challenges:
Women, especially those who look like trouble.

Currently own:
Tesla
Sundancer boat
Unreasonably (my wife's word) large collection of knives, swords, and various exotic weaponry.
4500 sf home backing to a state park in the suburbs with solar panels, battery backup, and charging station.
According to the census, it is an urbanized census-designated place of 90k. (not a town, or a city, just an area. )


http://www.spewai.com/details/2koGjDwK

Profession
Chemist 2
Elect Engineer 1
Civilian 1
Contractor 1

Artistic (writing) 1
Firefighting 1
Sales 1
Martial arts (spec TKDO) 5
Agility 2
Combat reflexes 2
Damage threshold 1
Athletic Cond 3
Efficient 1
Crossbow training 1
Lockpicking 1
Languages: French, Spanish

[Antman9]

@Monsieur Rose
No worries. I'm a bit behind myself

@Scott308
I'll PM you here in a bit, when I get to the house, about your profession

@All
Thanks for everyone's input
Ok, CharSheet is mostly done. The important stuff anyway. I always forget how much effort it takes to spin up a campaign, especially with a new rule set. Anywho...I've attached the char sheet below for reference purposes. I uploaded it to Google Drive and shared the folder (see link below). Each of you have your own spreadsheet. I house ruled a few things to make things simpler. Very complicated rule set.
Here is the sucky part...The drop down options I programmed in certain cells to make calculating things easier, doesn't work in Google Sheets. So there's that. If everyone is ok with this option you can download and modify the docs and then upload them back to the drive. I'm open to other options...??? If anyone has issues with it working, I'm not apposed to filling it out for you. No worries there.

CharSheet Google Drive Link

Here are the basics you need to know for filling out your CharSheet:

Character Sheet Tab
General

• Only the spaces that are white (not grayed out) should be filled in
  Some cells have notes attached to them for additional info/clarification form the players guide

SPEW Attributes

• Enter your SPEW-AI generated attributes
  Survival Points: These will be awarded as we move along
  Gestalt Level: Enter the number of Gestalt Points you have remaining
  Competence Points: You will gain these at the start of every in-game day (after you’ve completely filled out your character sheet, enter the number listed under “Daily” in the “Competence Points” box

Psyche-Morale

• We will use this later. Leave it for now

Viral

• Viral Points: We will use this later
  Health Points: Everyone starts out with 5

Damage Threshold

• We will use this later. Leave it for now

Disadvantages

• You can choose up to three from each category, but I would advise maybe limiting it to no more than three total. Maybe spread them out. But you don’t have to choose any of you don’t want to. Totally up to you. The Disadvantages cells have drop down menus to select from.

Cargo Capacity

• I’m still working on the Equipment List and Carrying Capacity. Leave this for now.

Vitality

• Symptoms: We will use this later in the game. Leave it for now.
  Injuries: This is where you will document injuries and the hp associated with each injury.
  Challenges: List any RL challenges you want here, specifically related to physical health.
  Hobbies: List all of your RL hobbies here. It will come in handy later on for skill checks, etc.

Body Slots

• This is just for reference purposes. We’ll use this more later.

Skills Tab

• Your SPEW attributes here are automatically puled from the Character Sheet tab and are only used as reference for calculations. Ignore this section
  Supp.: Enter a “Y” in this column if the skill is Supported by an Ability (See the Abilities Tab for your supported Abilities)
  Adv. Lvl.: Enter the number of Gestalt Levels you wish to assign to your chosen Skills.
  (SS): Skill Support bonus – Enter the number from the “(SS)” column of the Abilities Tab for every associate Skill in the “Skill Support” column of the Abilities Tab.
  Training Value Mods: You will use the associated number in the “Bonus (+)” column for any Skill checks when you use the associated Kit/Gear/Etc. in the “Category” column. i.e. If you have Archery Gear, or are using a Pistol, you would use the bonus for any checks that might be required.

Abilities Tab

• Adv. Lvl.: Enter the number of Gestalt points you wish to assign to your selected Abilities. (Choose your Ability first using the drop down menu in the “Ability” column.
  Ability: Use the drop down list in each cell of this column to choose your desired Abilities. Please choose your Profession Abilities first, then whatever else you like.
  Asgn. Att.: Enter the Attribute that you wish to assign the Ability to (for those abilities that have multiple Attributes).
  Skill Support: This lists all of the supported skills, for which you get bonuses for, for each ability.

Gear Tab

• I’m still working on this one. I’ll explain it when I’m done.
  This is where you will list all of your Gear, carried, or otherwise, including Weapons.

CharSheet_Template.xlsx

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[wolfpack]

I can't access google drives, my work laptop blocks it

[Antman9]

I can't access google drives, my work laptop blocks it

No worries. you can download the CharSheet I attached. then just re-post when you've filled it out. Or I can fill it out for you and post it. Either way is fine with me.

[Antman9]

I added a few Abilities

• Dexterous
• Medical Doctor (Profession)
• Medical Assistant (Profession)
• Medical Technologist (Profession)
• Nurse (Profession)
• Surgical Technician (Profession)

And a Work History/Education section to the first tab.

CharSheet_Template.xlsx

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[wolfpack]

Alright here is my sheet. I have not entered any gear yet, and if any rolls are needed as discussed before you can roll them.

[Antman9]

Alright here is my sheet. I have not entered any gear yet, and if any rolls are needed as discussed before you can roll them.

Thanks. I'm looking at the info everyone provided so far. I'll let each of you know my thoughts as I work though your info.

Also. my apologies for not getting the starting thread up yesterday. I'm looking at that now. Please let me know if you have any questions.

FYI, my thought is that we focus on role-playing aspects rather than mechanics of the game. I think that will give us the best experience overall.
Thoughts/. Comments?

[Rex]

That works fine for me. I will try to work on my sheet this weekend, not enough time today.

[OGRE MAGE]

Never a problem on my end about any tardiness in posting. Its all good.

I tend to agree that RP should take precedence over game mechanics, in any RPG. Lets just see how this thing goes.

[wolfpack]

no problem

[Antman9]

@wolfpack

Ok, made one or two tweaks to your character profile based on the info you provided. If there's anything else you think of let me know and we'll adjust accordingly. If you dissagree with any of these changes let me know as well

• Added 1 (SS) point to “Calm Other” Skill (you have two instances of that in your Abilities (I feel like they should stack)
• Added 1 level to “Animal Friendship” Ability due to your Veterinary Tech experience, which added 1 (SS) to “Composure” Skill
• Added 1 level to “Autodidact” Ability for your Bushcrafting & Gunsmithing/Knifemaking/Forging experience. Which added (SS) pints to Survival and Craft/Construct Skills
• Added 3 levels to “Analyst (Business, IT) (Profession)," and 3 points to (SS) for “Analysis” Skill for your IT Analyst work experience and BA degree
• Added 3 levels to “Survival” Skill for Hunting/Fishing/Gunsmithing/Knifemaking/Bushcrafting/Hiking/Shooting/Gardening
• Added 1 level to “Military – Enlisted Army/Marine Corps (Profession)” and 1 point to (SS) for associated Skills: Intimidate, Persuade, Firearms (Long Gun), Firearms (Pistol), First Aid, Navigation
• Added “Penicillin Allergy” to Challenges section
• Added 1 level to “Artistic” Ability for your RPG experience

CharSheet_Todd.xlsx

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[Antman9]

I added the following to the CharSheet Template:

• Added IT (Programmer, Developer, System Analyst. Network Engineer) (Profession) Ability
• Added “Analyst (Business, IT) (Profession)” Ability
• Added “Analysis” Skill
• Added “Skilled Labor” Ability
• Added 6 Military Ability Professions

I'll be looking at Character Profiles for Rex then Scott308 next.

[wolfpack]

@wolfpack

Ok, made one or two tweaks to your character profile based on the info you provided. If there's anything else you think of let me know and we'll adjust accordingly. If you dissagree with any of these changes let me know as well

• Added 1 (SS) point to “Calm Other” Skill (you have two instances of that in your Abilities (I feel like they should stack)
• Added 1 level to “Animal Friendship” Ability due to your Veterinary Tech experience, which added 1 (SS) to “Composure” Skill
• Added 1 level to “Autodidact” Ability for your Bushcrafting & Gunsmithing/Knifemaking/Forging experience. Which added (SS) pints to Survival and Craft/Construct Skills
• Added 3 levels to “Analyst (Business, IT) (Profession)," and 3 points to (SS) for “Analysis” Skill for your IT Analyst work experience and BA degree
• Added 3 levels to “Survival” Skill for Hunting/Fishing/Gunsmithing/Knifemaking/Bushcrafting/Hiking/Shooting/Gardening
• Added 1 level to “Military – Enlisted Army/Marine Corps (Profession)” and 1 point to (SS) for associated Skills: Intimidate, Persuade, Firearms (Long Gun), Firearms (Pistol), First Aid, Navigation
• Added “Penicillin Allergy” to Challenges section
• Added 1 level to “Artistic” Ability for your RPG experience

CharSheet_Todd.xlsx

Sounds good

[Antman9]

@Rex

Made my way through your Character Profile (see attached)

Notes:

• Added “Chemist (Profession)” 5 levels
• Added 5 (SS) due to Chemist (Profession) to Skills: Analysis, Science
• Added “Efficient” 3 levels for “Trigger Discipline (Long Gun)”
• Added “Skilled Labor” 1 level for “Painter (house)” & “Butcher” experience
• Added 1 (SS) due to “Skilled Labor” to Skills: Endurance, Lift/Pull, Craft/Construct/Engineer
• Added “Small Business Owner” Ability 1 level
• Added 1 (SS) point due to “Small Business Owner” to Skills: Diplomacy, Barter/Bribe, and Command. Analysis was already at max 5.
• Added “Artistic” 1 level for RPG experience
• Added 1 (SS) point due to “Artistic” to Skill: Expression
• Added 1 level to “Ride” for Horseback Riding experience
• Added 1 level to “Navigation” Skill due to ROTC Orienteering experience
• Added 1 level to “Animal Friendship” based on traits.
• Added 1 (SS) due to “Animal Friendship” to Composure
• Added 1 level to “Resist Pain” due to Thalassemia based on traits
• Added Myers-Briggs section

Let me know if you find any mistakes or think of anything. Your info was very thorough. That helped a lot

CharSheet_Rex.xlsx

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[Antman9]

General CharSheet Updates:

• Added Myers-Briggs Section
• Added Abilities
  • Chemist (Profession)
  • Small Business Owner (Profession)

If anyone knows, or would like to find out, what their Myers-Briggs personality type is. Here is a link (free).
https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Not required, but it's fun to review, and read about other types. I'll add your type Strengths and Weaknesses to your Character Profile if you share your type.

[Rex]

Thanks, looks good to me.

[Antman9]

@wolfpack

How does this look for your St. Louis home?

https://goo.gl/maps/GRCERiWUrP1HzUGc9

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[Scott308]

My sheet looks pretty good. One thing that I forgot to mention is Swimming. I did not swim competitively, but we had a pool growing up and had friends that lived on lakes, so I spent a LOT of time in the water growing up. Even now, if we stay in a hotel, I will swim laps. I don't do this regularly, but I consider myself a strong swimmer. I typically am able to swim underwater from one end of the pool to the other and back without surfacing for a breath. This is obviously a hotel pool, not going to be able to do that in a full size pool, but gives you some idea. Also, for housing, I have a three bedroom, 1.5 bath with a decent yard. It is a twiniminium- a duplex where each half is owned by different people.