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<blockquote data-quote="Arnold Schwarzwald" data-source="post: 89444" data-attributes="member: 544"><p>FIREHOUSE NO. 4</p><p>[ATTACH]20105[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is the game.</p><p></p><p>You are not saving the world. You run supernatural pest control out of a dead firehouse in a slum Burb stacked against Chi-Town. People come to the sign when something is in the walls, in the oven, in the cistern, or in the neighbor.</p><p></p><p>How you got the building is ugly and we can pick it at the table.</p><p></p><p>Inherited from somebody who did not come back.</p><p></p><p>Stolen because the last crew skipped town.</p><p></p><p>Dumped on you because a City Rat said the sign still works and somebody had to sleep there.</p><p></p><p>Does not matter yet. You have keys or you have a crowbar. Same result.</p><p>The building</p><p></p><p>Two story brick. One bay door that sticks. A pole nobody trusts. Lockers that smell like old gear. A cork board with tickets. A cistern out back that gurgles when it rains. Upstairs is bunks and a kitchen that works if you hit the pipe. The sign out front still buzzes.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">FIREHOUSE NO. 4</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">RIFT, PEST AND PROBLEM REMOVAL</span></p><p></p><p>We do demons, D-Bees, hauntings, leaking nexuses, and my neighbor is a vampire. Sliding scale. No Coalition questions asked.</p><p></p><p>Sliding scale means a baker pays in bread and a warning. A Black Market guy pays in credits. A mom pays in a name you did not want. You need money. You also live here. If you squeeze every client you get ISS attention or you get a brick through the window.</p><p>The neighborhood</p><p></p><p>Shanty side of the Burbs. Laundry lines. Mud. Scrap neon. People who do not ask your real name. Chi-Town sits on the horizon like a boot. Dead Boys roll through when they feel like it. ISS kicks a door when they want a mage, an unregistered psychic, a D-Bee, or a body for the report. Dog Boys sniff the block. City Rats know the roofs.</p><p></p><p>Your neighbors are the job board.</p><p>The bakery two streets over.</p><p></p><p>The apartments where kids lose teeth and something answers.</p><p></p><p>The cistern.</p><p></p><p>The guy who swears his roommate is not human.</p><p></p><p>The stool pigeon who will sell you out for a meal.</p><p></p><p>How a job works</p><p></p><p>Somebody pins a ticket or bangs on the bay door.</p><p></p><p>You ask questions in the neighborhood.</p><p></p><p>You go look.</p><p></p><p>You try not to light up in the street.</p><p>You either fix it, fake that you fixed it, or make it worse and get paid anyway.</p><p></p><p>Then you come home and wipe the table.</p><p></p><p>That is the loop. Bakery oven one night. Faeries the next. Deserter in the water after that. If ISS is circling, the job is not the monster. The job is not getting the house burned down.</p><p></p><p>What this is not</p><p></p><p>Not the Coalition war.</p><p></p><p>Not Tolkeen homework.</p><p></p><p>Not a dragon in the first week.</p><p></p><p>Not you opening a Rift because it would be cool.</p><p></p><p>Not one guy’s secret god eating the campaign.</p><p></p><p>If your character has a big ugly past, cool. Keep it in your coat until the table finds it. The firehouse meets the person who sleeps in the bunk.</p><p></p><p>Who you can be</p><p></p><p>City Rat</p><p></p><p>Merc or Headhunter</p><p></p><p>Scout who got stuck in town</p><p></p><p>Rogue Scholar or Scientist</p><p></p><p>Body Fixer</p><p></p><p>Vagabond</p><p></p><p>Cyber-Knight if you can stand being the decent one</p><p></p><p>Juicer</p><p></p><p>Psi-Stalker or Dog Boy, deserter included</p><p></p><p>Low level Ley Line Walker or Mystic</p><p></p><p>Operator if you want the brick to stay standing</p><p></p><p>Quiet psychic if you can live with Dog Boys smelling you</p><p></p><p>Street to veteran. </p><p></p><p>You can be dangerous. </p><p></p><p>You are not a walking turret.</p><p></p><p>If you want something loud and overpowered, say so and we work it out. </p><p>I need to know before you show up in chrome. </p><p></p><p>A Glitter Boy makes the bakery job a joke unless we talk first.</p><p></p><p>Night one</p><p></p><p>You are in the building or you arrive with a bag.</p><p></p><p>The sign is on.</p><p></p><p>There is already at least one body in a bunk.</p><p></p><p>Ticket on the board:</p><p>Bakery oven on Binder Street will not go cold. Blue light under the door after midnight. Bread comes out veined. Owner pays in credits and free meals if you make it stop before ISS follows the glow.</p><p></p><p>That is the first movie. Questions in the street. Look at the oven. Do not start a war in the alley.</p><p></p><p>Forum rules</p><p>Play by post. I call the rolls. Use the built in dice.</p><p></p><p>Write what your person does and says. Do not solo the scene.</p><p></p><p>Combat is one action unless I say you get more.</p><p></p><p>If you vanish a week with no word you are on cistern duty.</p><p></p><p>How to sign up</p><p></p><p>Concept from the list or a pitch.</p><p>Two sentences of personality.</p><p></p><p>Have you actually played Rifts or Palladium.</p><p></p><p>Do not send me a novel in the thread. If you have a long backstory throw it at me in a message.</p><p></p><p>Firehouse is open. </p><p></p><p>Bring a gun, a tool, or a bad idea. The oven is already humming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arnold Schwarzwald, post: 89444, member: 544"] FIREHOUSE NO. 4 [ATTACH]20105[/ATTACH] This is the game. You are not saving the world. You run supernatural pest control out of a dead firehouse in a slum Burb stacked against Chi-Town. People come to the sign when something is in the walls, in the oven, in the cistern, or in the neighbor. How you got the building is ugly and we can pick it at the table. Inherited from somebody who did not come back. Stolen because the last crew skipped town. Dumped on you because a City Rat said the sign still works and somebody had to sleep there. Does not matter yet. You have keys or you have a crowbar. Same result. The building Two story brick. One bay door that sticks. A pole nobody trusts. Lockers that smell like old gear. A cork board with tickets. A cistern out back that gurgles when it rains. Upstairs is bunks and a kitchen that works if you hit the pipe. The sign out front still buzzes. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]FIREHOUSE NO. 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]RIFT, PEST AND PROBLEM REMOVAL[/COLOR] We do demons, D-Bees, hauntings, leaking nexuses, and my neighbor is a vampire. Sliding scale. No Coalition questions asked. Sliding scale means a baker pays in bread and a warning. A Black Market guy pays in credits. A mom pays in a name you did not want. You need money. You also live here. If you squeeze every client you get ISS attention or you get a brick through the window. The neighborhood Shanty side of the Burbs. Laundry lines. Mud. Scrap neon. People who do not ask your real name. Chi-Town sits on the horizon like a boot. Dead Boys roll through when they feel like it. ISS kicks a door when they want a mage, an unregistered psychic, a D-Bee, or a body for the report. Dog Boys sniff the block. City Rats know the roofs. Your neighbors are the job board. The bakery two streets over. The apartments where kids lose teeth and something answers. The cistern. The guy who swears his roommate is not human. The stool pigeon who will sell you out for a meal. How a job works Somebody pins a ticket or bangs on the bay door. You ask questions in the neighborhood. You go look. You try not to light up in the street. You either fix it, fake that you fixed it, or make it worse and get paid anyway. Then you come home and wipe the table. That is the loop. Bakery oven one night. Faeries the next. Deserter in the water after that. If ISS is circling, the job is not the monster. The job is not getting the house burned down. What this is not Not the Coalition war. Not Tolkeen homework. Not a dragon in the first week. Not you opening a Rift because it would be cool. Not one guy’s secret god eating the campaign. If your character has a big ugly past, cool. Keep it in your coat until the table finds it. The firehouse meets the person who sleeps in the bunk. Who you can be City Rat Merc or Headhunter Scout who got stuck in town Rogue Scholar or Scientist Body Fixer Vagabond Cyber-Knight if you can stand being the decent one Juicer Psi-Stalker or Dog Boy, deserter included Low level Ley Line Walker or Mystic Operator if you want the brick to stay standing Quiet psychic if you can live with Dog Boys smelling you Street to veteran. You can be dangerous. You are not a walking turret. If you want something loud and overpowered, say so and we work it out. I need to know before you show up in chrome. A Glitter Boy makes the bakery job a joke unless we talk first. Night one You are in the building or you arrive with a bag. The sign is on. There is already at least one body in a bunk. Ticket on the board: Bakery oven on Binder Street will not go cold. Blue light under the door after midnight. Bread comes out veined. Owner pays in credits and free meals if you make it stop before ISS follows the glow. That is the first movie. Questions in the street. Look at the oven. Do not start a war in the alley. Forum rules Play by post. I call the rolls. Use the built in dice. Write what your person does and says. Do not solo the scene. Combat is one action unless I say you get more. If you vanish a week with no word you are on cistern duty. How to sign up Concept from the list or a pitch. Two sentences of personality. Have you actually played Rifts or Palladium. Do not send me a novel in the thread. If you have a long backstory throw it at me in a message. Firehouse is open. Bring a gun, a tool, or a bad idea. The oven is already humming. [/QUOTE]
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