Coming Soon — October 2021 Black Company Game

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:42 pm

Campaign Power Level: Big Damn Heroes (+2 HJ… pick the table and the outcome, EDIT EDIT EDIT Let’s simplify this. Sorry. Roll your money and Rich Edges as normal. Then add 50k you are being paid to come to Newport.
x2 starting wealth OR 50,000 credits (whichever is greater), +1 additional advance [so with pbp +1 advance that is +2].

So if you play a character from one of my previous games, such as Humble, Sammy?!? or Stan, please adjust them to the Power Level that everyone will be starting at.

BLACK COMPANY II

The PLV! The PLV is brought to you by Pender Lumkiss and Lars (Jon & Dan). What is the PLV? The Pender-Lars-Verse. We have collectively intertwined our game worlds, set within Savage Rifts, since around 2017-18. Our games have deviated and splintered off from the Savage Rifts universe and also mixed into each other’s ideas and stories. Jon and I have taken what has been presented and molded it into our own story.

The cool things is, in my (Lars) humble opinion, is we have mixed multiple games into Cross Overs over the years. Every game we have run PbP has touched this PLV and continues its story arc.

Now, Jon/Pender has presented Mercy Six, a new exciting game set in our PLV. Dan/Lars is running a new Black Company game paralleling Mercy Six in the PLV. Both games will start Q4 in 2021 and as each game pans out, the events of each game have impact on each other. A Cross Over is likely to be a epic conclusion at some point.

Coming soon: The Black Company (II)

JOUER!

So. As Jon runs Mercy Six I’d like to run the Black Company II.

YOU have been invited because you have interacted with the story in some aspect and now it continues.

Please let me know me if you want to play. Thank you.

Once the invited is responded to, I will start presenting the Game Concept to you all. Note: the game starts October 2021. Q4. Well, it starts when Pender starts his game.

Thank you for your time.

Dan (Lars)

Exact Game Details to follow. Pender and I have discussed and planned. Now it’s time for us to lay the groundwork for epic madness. For now getting a feel of who might be interested.

Action Stan · Post by **Action Stan** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:54 pm

"So you want to know if I'll time travel to the future, join a bunch of misfit black ops guys in some Black Company, and make bitchin movies about it?"

Stan gives his friend and frequent employer the stink eye for a second then breaks into a grin. "Try and stop me!"

Post by **Imperator** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 3:06 pm

All I need to do to make Stan street legal for this game is drop the Speed Tribes piloting stuff and add two HJ rolls.

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 3:17 pm

Sounds grand!! Sir Redheart (a NPC) will be contacting you ASAP. He is charged with putting the Black Company together. More details ASAP.

Post by **Snake Eyes** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:13 pm

I lament that I believe I am at my maximum for played games now. I am forced to relinquish my spot to the new bloods.
Thank you for thinking of me. BC/13 was a glorious experience.

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:18 pm

Snake Eyes wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:13 pm I lament that I believe I am at my maximum for played games now. I am forced to relinquish my spot to the new bloods.
Thank you for thinking of me. BC/13 was a glorious experience.

Thank you for saying so.

I’ll offer your spot out to someone. Thank you.

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:50 pm

Ok. It’s Friday. Tomorrow on Saturday or Sunday I will drop more details on the game.

Humble · Post by **Humble** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:18 pm

Humble would love return and help tear up some baddies!

I will am already excited.

Afterall what game could be complete without a giant rampaging monster decapitating glitter boys?

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:31 pm

Humble wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:18 pm Humble would love return and help tear up some baddies!

I will am already excited.

Afterall what game could be complete without a giant rampaging monster decapitating glitter boys?

Lol. Ok. Added. Ahhh the memories.

Post by **Daniel** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:12 pm

A little game info.

You are sought out by Sir Redheart. He finds you and proposes hiring you. He will explain why and to do just what.

That will happen in an upcoming post/interlude.

Your character may be affiliated with the Legion but more than likely they are not, or used to be, or may want to be. But at the start you are not in Arkansas or at the Castle.

The events in the game transpire a few, in game, days after Mercy Six (Pender Lumkiss - Rifts Game - Mercy Six) start their game.

A more detailed introduction story will drop when we are closer to starting.

And as always as members of the Black Company you will take the jobs that the Legion can not or will not do. They Tomorrow Legion has a reputation as being good guys — the BC has a reputation for saving the Legion.

Ndreare · Post by **Ndreare** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:25 pm

@Lars Per advancement a character may spend 2 advancements to remove a Major Hindrance "with Game Masters Approval" for my character concept I am trying to build Humble using the Construct rules. I would like to do this and spend his two advancements to remove the Technical difficulties limitation representing that he is organic, not mechanical.

Would this be acceptable to you? I do not know if it has ever even been addressed if a racial limitation can be affected in this way. But I feel without a SWADE SPC, this would be the best way to get the Avatar of War effect I am going for.

As an alternative I though about taking a Hatchling dragon and re-trapping it as an Avatar of War and then dropping the size down to 3 from 6.

Post by **Daniel** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:36 pm

Ndreare wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:25 pm

Would this be acceptable to you?

@Ndreare

Yes. Either way. I think SPC needs to drop now. But. Since it isn’t, yes. Either option I will be good with. Look forward to seeing your character.

Post by **Tiny Tim** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:53 pm

Ndreare wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:25 pm As an alternative I though about taking a Hatchling dragon and re-trapping it as an Avatar of War and then dropping the size down to 3 from 6.

Or you build him starting from a Forest Runner with the Small Hindrance... that would make him Size +3

Ndreare · Post by **Ndreare** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:41 am

@Tiny Tim I am heavily inclined to construct, it seems to be working perfectly. I was thinking retrapping Synthetic Immortality so he is reborn in intense battles rather that sterile labs.

This better represents his tolpa nature, rather than a deliberate robotic construction.

Ndreare · Post by **Ndreare** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:03 am

Is Patreon Gear and Signature items allowed?

PS: Working location for draft character: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6440

The construct version ends up having more Strength than any previous version, which is super awesome. But does not have the Fast Regeneration of the previous two versions which means a little more offence, but lost some of that amazing defense.

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:19 am

Ndreare wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:03 am Is Patreon Gear and Signature items allowed?

Sure!

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:02 pm

The Black Company ||

Cassiopeia / Nelle (Lulu) ⟿ Yes
Action Stan / Jason / Imperator ⟿ Yes
Humble / Ndreare ⟿ Yes
Pender Lumkiss / Jon ⟿ Yes
Merlaggon / Steve / Hans ⟿ Yes
Koshnek ⟿ Yes

Post by **Koshnek** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:15 pm

If you get another no, I would be interested in seeing how things shake out considering I joined the Mercy Six group. I currently have a Techno-Wizard Skyboat Captain, a Nega-Psychic Assassin, and a ultra-good-guy Sea Titan Sea Inquisitor laying around ready for a game. I am not adverse to creating an entirely different character to fill the needs of the group.

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:25 pm

@Koshnek
Added you

Post by **Koshnek** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:53 pm

Most excellent. I'm unfamiliar with everyone's characters, other than Rob and his take on "maximum carnage" as far as I can tell. Any roles need filling? I'm not much for skill monkey types (unless they can be a skill monkey with a big honking gun like a merc soldier or vagabond). Other than that, my field is pretty wide open. And, of course, I have the three aforementioned characters available.

Raven is a human Nega-Psychic. He is very stealthy, whether in an urban or wilderness environment, and he has the skills needed to break into any location. He is also an assassin. Reasoning in next post.

Barnaby is a techno-wizard who has recently and unintentionally arrived to rifts earth. With his previous captain deceased along the way to safe harbor, he has become the captain of his very own Skyboat (TW). No need for two TWs.

And then there is Escanor. He is a Sea Titan Sea Inquisitor, and possibly the least fitting for this game unless there's a good reason for him not to be sea inquisitioning. He may not be a Mega Juicer, but the dude can take a hit, and although he isnt cyber-knight, his psi-blade can bring the pain. He's also exceptionally super man level "good guy." (For character inspiration reasons, Ill be replacing one of his hindrances with arrogant, but he'll definitely still be on the end of the good guy spectrum.) <-- After typing that last line, I see now that he is not a good fit for this campaign.

Post by **Tiny Tim** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:55 pm

Hans is a TW... not a Pilot, but very much into the Salvage Expert with an obscene Repair trait planned and into magical nanites for his Powers. With Hans in the group, expect a higher than normal amount of loot. He will also be creating Golems.

Hans is Greedy (minor) but Loyal. He works around this by trying to get the Company the largest amount of loot possible so that his slice of the pie will be as big as possible. It worked quite interestingly in the original SWD Black Company game and later in the combined games.

Post by **Koshnek** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:02 pm

Well, that takes Barnaby off the table, then. No real reason to have two TWs on the team, and even if I leaned more heavily into the captaineering, thats a lot of overlap. Honestly, I think Raven is a cool character, but he really just doesn't do it for me. I think it would be one of those things where I would eventually get bored (also, I am, as a player, a terrible lead stealth man and you should never-ever allow me to be the guy who is your rogue.) <--- As with Escanor, this last line has sold me on not playing Raven.

Post by **Koshnek** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:04 pm

TW Extraordinaire, Hulk Smash, ...plus Action Stan the headhunting cyber'd man.

Post by **Tiny Tim** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:18 pm

Koshnek wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:02 pm Well, that takes Barnaby off the table, then. No real reason to have two TWs on the team, and even if I leaned more heavily into the captaineering, thats a lot of overlap. Honestly, I think Raven is a cool character, but he really just doesn't do it for me. I think it would be one of those things where I would eventually get bored (also, I am, as a player, a terrible lead stealth man and you should never-ever allow me to be the guy who is your rogue.) <--- As with Escanor, this last line has sold me on not playing Raven.

We could always use a Face character...

Post by **Imperator** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:07 pm

Koshnek wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:04 pm TW Extraordinaire, Hulk Smash, ...plus Action Stan the headhunting cyber'd man.

Stan is a mixed bag. He has a lot of skills at low to mid levels with cyber bonuses. He's an ok melee guy and has good (pre Atlantis) base toughness, but his best combat roll is shooting. So he's not the best at anything but is a blast to write.

viewtopic.php?p=67908#p67908

Post by **Pender Lumkiss** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:40 am

Oh man. A a face…. Maybe I can play ex captian of the tomorrow legion, Pender Lumpkiss.

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:52 am

Pender Lumkiss wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:40 am Oh man. A a face…. Maybe I can play ex captian of the tomorrow legion, Pender Lumpkiss.

Awesome

Too cool

as long as you play

The Black Company ||

Cassiopeia / Nelle (Lulu) ⟿ Yes
Action Stan / Jason / Imperator ⟿ Yes
Humble / Ndreare ⟿ Yes
Pender Lumkiss / Jon ⟿ Yes
Merlaggon / Steve / Hans ⟿ Yes
Koshnek ⟿ Yes
Freemage ⟿ Yes
Icosa ⟿ Yes !

Ndreare · Post by **Ndreare** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:15 am

Pender Lumkiss wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:40 am Oh man. A a face…. Maybe I can play ex captian of the tomorrow legion, Pender Lumpkiss.

The inception is deep with this one

Post by **Imperator** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:10 am

Pender Lumkiss wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:40 am Oh man. A a face…. Maybe I can play ex captian of the tomorrow legion, Pender Lumpkiss.

Ah man, then we'll have to spend all our time saving him from assassins, and splurorth devices, and shadow demons, and CS patrols, and bounty hunters, and I'm probably missing some things.

Ndreare · Post by **Ndreare** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:38 am

For black company members please feel free to review my murder machine.
This will be until SPC comes out at which point I am sure his strength and vigor will drop 4 points each, but I will be able to snag the essential Fast Regeneration.

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=6440

Post by **Imperator** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:21 pm

Ndreare wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:38 am For black company members please feel free to review my murder machine.
This will be until SPC comes out at which point I am sure his strength and vigor will drop 4 points each, but I will be able to snag the essential Fast Regeneration.

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=6440

Looks bitchin!

While I am 100% ok with "faux tech" enchanted items many were not and consider the sidebar you included for your swords to be the epitome of optional/gm discretion. But you're also not adding mods so probably ok.

Ndreare · Post by **Ndreare** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:34 pm

Imperator wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:21 pm
Ndreare wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:38 am For black company members please feel free to review my murder machine.
This will be until SPC comes out at which point I am sure his strength and vigor will drop 4 points each, but I will be able to snag the essential Fast Regeneration.

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=6440
Looks bitchin!

While I am 100% ok with "faux tech" enchanted items many were not and consider the sidebar you included for your swords to be the epitome of optional/gm discretion. But you're also not adding mods so probably ok.

I did ask Dan before doing everything.

But I would disagree with all those gms who chose not to go with it because it is my character.

Post by **Imperator** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:54 pm

Good deal.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:08 pm

The Black Company ||

Cassiopeia / Nelle (Lulu) ⟿ Yes
Action Stan / Jason / Imperator ⟿ Yes
Humble / Ndreare ⟿ Yes
Pender Lumkiss / Jon / Ducky ⟿ Yes
Merlaggon / Steve / Hans ⟿ Yes
Koshnek ⟿ Yes
Freemage ⟿ Yes
Icosa ⟿ Yes !
VV ⟿ Yes
Stoic ⟿ Yes

Start Game Here

Post by **Daniel** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:55 am

UPDATE

Campaign Power Level: Big Damn Heroes (+2 HJ… pick the table and the outcome, EDIT EDIT EDIT Let’s simplify this. Sorry. Roll your money and Rich Edges as normal. Then add 50k you are being paid to come to Newport.
x2 starting wealth OR 50,000 credits (whichever is greater), +1 additional advance [so with pbp +1 advance that is +2]

So that’s …

pick 2 extra HJ
Add 50,000 starting wealth
2 advance (the PbP one and one more)

Post by **Tiny Tim** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:04 am

Hans Greuber - Dwarf Technowizard

Specialties

Repair
Occult
Science
Hacking
Electronics

Golem Summoming

Buff casting and versatility

Post by **Pender Lumkiss** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:06 am

Ducky
Primary- fighting
Secondary, kn battle, persuasion, stealth
Tertiary: driving

Wormy · Post by **Wormy** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:05 am

Wormy
He talks big talk, then he go boom.

Lower the Boom: Wormy has a d12+4 Spellcasting, Expert Blaster, plus the blast, bolt and burst Powers.
Talk the Big Talk: Wormy has a d8+1 Performance/Persuasion with Charismatic and I Know a Guy.
See the Unseen: Between his two Arcane Backgrounds, Wormy has divination, mind reading, and object reading. He also has an iconic ability enhancing his detect arcana.
Other Proficiencies: d8+2 Notice + Danger sense, d6 Academics, and d8 Occult.

Wormy is an Expert Blasting Mystic glass cannon.

Ndreare · Post by **Ndreare** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:08 am

Humble (think Karsa Orlong hybrid with Incredible hulk)
Primary - Taking Punches
Secondary - Empathy for the down trodden
Tertiary - Carrying whatever the party needs carried.

Action Stan · Post by **Action Stan** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:13 am

Action Stan.

Primary Skillset... ACTION!!
Shooting, fighting, athletics, notice, all good but best at shooting.

Secondary: Driving/piloting/stealth/electronics/survival all ok some with cyber bonuses

Post by **Icosa** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:54 pm

Aliyas One-Arrow
Primary skillset - Combat; emphasis on precision shooting/sniping, but capable in melee as well
Secondary skillset - durability, some socials

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:15 pm

Latest update.

Cassiopeia / Nelle (Lulu) ⟿ Yes
Action Stan / Jason / Imperator ⟿ Yes
Humble / Ndreare ⟿ Yes
Pender Lumkiss / Jon / Ducky ⟿ Yes
Merlaggon / Steve / Hans ⟿ Yes
Koshnek /Wormy ⟿ Yes
Freemage / Charon ⟿ Yes
Icosa ⟿ Yes. Coming Soon.

8 Players.