I'll be coming to KC for this, haven't finalized my schedule yet, but I imagine I'll fly in Saturday or Sunday.  Pretty sure Kellee will be coming with me.

*is jealous*

Have fun!!

Heya folks!

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to back out of the RPG.  I've been debating it for a while, trying to figure out how I'd be able to find time to learn and play given how things are going for me at work and personally.  I've come to the conclusion that this is something that I'll have to save for another time.

Have fun in San Fran! I hope to get updates now and again!!

Here is what I've got on the Transamerica Pyramid and Park. I couldn't think of a face to go with it... was considering a linkage to Pereira, Emperor Norton, or Bummer and Lazarus (for info, check out wiki); but also thought maybe it should be something that links into the magical energies of the location.  Any and all suggestions on a face or any other aspect of the location is very welcome!!


Name: Transamerica Pyramid and Park
Description: The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline and has an attached one-half acre redwood park.

Background (with embellishment):   The Pyramid was designed by architect William Pereira known for his love of science fiction (ahem), expensive cars, and a futuristic style of architecture.  Pereira had a minor magical talent, and significant knowledge of the supernatural world.  Therefore, although the Pyramid is generally seen as an example of cold-hearted corporate America, there are those who know the true power of the Pyramid.  [editorial note: I snicker, because that is actually one of the taglines for Transamerica commercials ]

The façade of the Pyramid is covered in crushed quartz, ostensibly to give the building its pure white color.  Pereira, however, was well aware of the many mystical properties of the gemstone, in addition to those of the quadrilateral pyramid.  Based on these properties, the building is in actuality a beacon for purification of spirit, mind, and body.  It enhances health and energy, and brings balance and clarity of thought.  The aluminum panels at the top of the building are quite literally a conduit for supernatural entities to tap into these features.

The adjoining park, by nature of the redwood trees, furthers invigorates mind and body, enhancing feelings of calm, balance, and purity while providing a connection to nature that improves discipline and increases abilities for revelation.  (Both of these factors influenced the activities of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I – increased discipline led to his inspections of public properties, cable cars, and police appearance; increased abilities for revelation led to his prediction of the creation of a bridge and a tunnel connecting Oakland and San Francisco).

If you know the right places to stand, you can harness the energies from the Pyramid and the Park and enhance your own skills and abilities.

Theme:
     Idea: The power to be gained here is not what you would expect
     Aspect: A Quiet Place to Rest and Recover
Face:  
     Name:
     Concept:

Updating my character info.  Changed stuff is in blue  It's not much, but it's progress.  I think.  

Character: Erin Stephens
Template: Focused Practitioner
High Concept: Helping those less fortunate  ** this is supposed to include what my focus area is - I'm not sure how to express it succintly, though - I want to be good at potions, salves, etc.... mixtures, I guess... I use them primarily to aid in healing...
Trouble:
Other Aspects:

Skills  *** I'm over here, need to make some decisions
+4 Discipline  (high discipline = concentration and emotional control)
+4 Lore (knowledge of potion ingredients, herbs, chemicals, etc)
+4 Empathy
+3 Conviction (gives 2 additional mental stress boxes)
+3 Alertness
+3 Athletics
+2 Survival
+2 Driving
+2 Resources
+2 Scholarship
+1 Weapons
+1 Investigation
+1 Rapport
+1 Presence
+1 Driving


I get extra mental stress boxes from conviction, and extra social stress boxes from presence
for conviction, at Good, it says 4... is that 4 in addition to the 2 that are there automatically, or 4 total?


Powers
-2 Ritual

Stunts
-1 Scholarship - Capable researcher
-1 Scholarship - Medical training (not quite doctor; maybe medic-level?)
-1 Stealth - Swift and silent
-1 Survival - this may need to be -2 ?*** I think I'd like to make a new trapping - or maybe it's extending the existing trappings - based on a background of spending time each summer camping, hiking, boating, and recreational shooting and archery....the survival trapping of camoflauge + the athleticism trappings like dodging which indicate quickness + trappings from alertness that would indicate me being aware of the environment... to generate some kind of stealth, like this:

it seems to me that the simple and straight forward solution is to create a stunt (that I don't have a good name for yet) that adds a trapping to survival that reflects experience stalking and hunting and allows you to roll survival instead of stealth in certain circumstances.  That seems well within the spirit and letter of the rules and solves the problem nicely.

Focus Items/Enchanted Items
TBD

Phase 1 - Background
Only child, raised in Manhattan, played lots of sports, very competitive in nature.  Large portions of the summer spent at a family cabin somewhere relatively remote - camping, hiking, boating, fishing, learning to shoot, learning archery, etc.   [more to come?]

Phase 2 - Rising Conflict
Had to learn a lot of first aid because of sports injuries and so much time doing crazy stuff outdoors.  Decided on education related to sports and medicine - goal to be a sports therapist.  [more to come...]

Phase 3 - Story
I'm thinking either something happened when friends and I were stranded somewhere in the wilderness, or when I was out of town with a sports team.... raised my awareness of the supernatural and a skill I had in mixing ingredients that helped with healing.  


That's really all I have for now.... as I said, still needs a LOT of work... I'm hoping some of you folks can give me some ideas to bring the ideas together and polish it up!

I'm in, as long as the play times are something I can manage schedule-wise.

I guess that means I need to finish my character... 

Is there going to be a time limit in this section of the site?  I would hate to loose this thread...

That said, I have been getting "notify" emails, so it may be on a case by case basis -- mail provider not believing that the address the message says it's coming from is actually that address, that sort of thing.

I was getting them up until late last week.  When I get home I'll check my SPAM folder to see if they're being routed there now.