Joel

• Overview
• Introduction
• Bingo
• Hooks
• Stats
• Contacts
• Disclaimer
• Soundtrack
• Stereotypes
• Gallery

Overview

Full Name:	Joel David Sherman
Race:	Mage
Faction:	Traditions
Tradition:	Virtual Adepts
Date of Birth:	November 7th, 1991
Age:	28
Height:	5'9"
Weight:	135lbs
Hair Color:	Brown
Eye Color:	Brown
Demeanor:	Gallant
Essence:	Dynamic
Resonance:	Electric

Bingo

Tropes:

• Refuge in Audacity
• Techno Wizard
• The Snark Knight
• Good is Not Nice
• Screw the Rules; I'm Doing What's Right

Stats

Dexterity:
Stamina:
Manipulation:
Charisma:
Perception:
Intelligence:
Wits:
Fame:
Merits
Aptitude: Awareness/Enigmas -2 difficulty.
Confidence 2 dot merit. When someone tries to mislead or intimidate you, your social rolls are -2 difficulty and theirs are +2 difficulty.
Danger Sense Perc+Alertness for danger.
Daredevil +3 dice; ignore one 1 on rolls of 8+ difficulty that could otherwise inflict 2+ lethal damage.
Flaws
Airhead Lorem ipsum
Chronically Late Lorem ipsum
Dogged by Fringe Media Lorem ipsum
Eccentric Appearance Lorem ipsum
Ghoulish Sense of Humor Lorem ipsum

Disclaimer

Risk: 2.

Interested in PVP (I mean, he's a Virtual Adept with an attitude; it would be unfair not to consent to it) so long as it makes a good story, and isn't just Joel as a random target because he can be loud and abrasive. Drivebys aren't really my jam. I'm not much of a TSer, and if I do TS, the person I'm TSing with will have explicit consent for it and it will be part of a relationship. If you don't have that consent, please don't throw yourself at the PC. It won't get you anywhere but Joel telling your PC to take a hike, using harsher words than that, and that can get exhausting. Thanks!

Introduction

Basically this article from The Onion in human form (thanks to WhoopingCrane), Joel is a Virtual Adept. He's a cyberpunk, but you can probably tell the mundane part of that just from looking at him or from talking to him for two seconds. Brash to the point of self-parody, he sticks out in a crowd -- but at least he's aware of it.

He showed up in town a while ago, with a strong Bostonian accent to match his personality. His past is rather hazy, but his present is well-advertised: the guy is everywhere on social media if anyone plugs in his name, and the deeper layers of the digital world might well reveal more. So far, California doesn't quite suit him, but it's possible very few places in the offline world would.

Geek Code (IC): GCS/IT/MC/SS d--- s:- a- C++++$ K++++>++++++ PS+++>$ !PE Y++$>+++ PGP+++$ tv-- b+++ G+++>$ e+++ h r- y+

"I'm playing go; [non-Technomancers are] playing chess; [Sorcerers are] playing checkers; the Sleepers are still stuck figuring out the rules for Candyland."

Someone to Joel: You get a lot of mileage out of your personality, don't you?"
Joel: "You can't imagine the mileage. From here to LA in seconds flat."

"I just want to not... wait and be static. I didn't join the club to just sit around with my thumb up my ass. Give me a job and I'll do it. But I need to be doing something useful, not just sitting around and chitchatting over Guinness. My Tradition? Our side of the coin is always going to be on the side of getting shit done. There's no value in looking back nor in contemplating alternatives that may never happen. The trick is using the tools and info I've got to push for progress and Reality 2.0."

Hooks

 

• Computers/Tech: Self-explanatory. He's a Virtual Adept; that Trinary deck has gotta be somewhere, after all.
• Throwback: Joel's fashion sense and general demeanor might seem like they're from another time. He's not anachronistic so much as he is consciously picking up the vibe of earlier cyberpunks and living within that ethos (Eccentric Appearance and Airhead flaws -- people might well have trouble taking him seriously upon first appearance).
• Daredevil: Need someone to have an impromptu drinking contest with? Joel won't turn down a calculated risk.
• Dogged by Fringe Media: Do you read weird shit on the Dark Web? You might have heard his name. Make it further into the Digital Web? Let's talk.

Contacts

 

• Arumi -- Doc Brown.
• Arthur -- Free drinks 4 lyfe.
• Branton -- Tempered and forged.
• Brian -- Who knew Legolas was so long-winded? At least he took the hit for it.
• Creek -- Hard pass.
• Dawson -- Don't step over that line; hopefully it's still there.
• Emrick -- Who's more at fault, the guy who bricked up the walled garden, or the guy who has a ladder but won't climb out?
• Ethan Sienna -- Bona fides.
• Felicity -- Nail order bride.
• George -- Top shot.
• Gwydion -- The cavalry.
• Hardy -- Exactly what it says on the tin, but probably not just on the surface.
• Kaati -- A world traveler.
• Kaede -- Nice drawings, but Stick Figure Death Theater is cooler.
• Khol -- Inside out or outside in? Carthago non delenda est.
• Kristof -- I think my granddad likes Easy Rider.
• Kylie -- Insert stereotype about redheads here.
• Luke -- A whole year of this?! Not cool.
• Mikael -- Needs better taste in party flashers.
• Morgan de Rossi -- De Rossi of De Rossi Stuff.
• Octava -- Not DTF.
• Oksana -- слишком застенчив (according to Google Translate).
• Phil -- It would have been a nice party.
• Ransom -- A real nice guy.
• Rian -- A new Boston Bruins fan, whether he knows it or not.
• Ross -- First Technomancer around. That's gonna leave a mark.
• Royce -- The pro-cop thing isn't cool. #ACAB
• Sabrina -- Good eye for detail.
• Simone -- How's the Lindsay Lohan Memorial Rehabilitation Tour going?
• Steele -- Extra cheesy. Talking about the pizza here, probably.
• Valentina -- Neither a dick nor a sham. (Pun intended.)
• Vasily -- Vladimir? Something like that. Probably into furries.
• Wick -- Good taste, Ollie.
• Xiu -- Nice... braids; steel-trap mind that's being wasted in the wilderness.
• Zazu -- Sharp guy. Shame about his girlfriend.

Soundtrack

 

• Might Be Right -- White Reaper
• Total Entertainment Forever -- Father John Misty
• Modern Guilt -- Beck
• Fall on Me -- REM
• If I Could Talk I'd Tell You -- The Lemonheads
• Minority -- Green Day
• Extra-Ordinary -- Lost Leaders
• I'm Not Down -- The Clash
• What a Time to Be Alive -- Superchunk
• This Life -- Vampire Weekend
• Dear Madam Barnum -- XTC
• Watch Your Step -- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
• Calling Out -- Charlie Watts Riots
• Map Ref 41°N 93°W -- Wire
• Joel -- The Boo Radleys

Stereotypes

	"I read Anne Rice once; it was boring."
	"Shift is a key."
	"The internet never dies."
	"Fairytales, literally."
	"God doesn't exist; neither do these guys."
	"So close and yet so far."
	"Untapped potential."
	"I liked The Matrix too, but I liked the cooler parts."
	"If you really want to have one world belief, talk to the Technos; I hear they're big on that."
	"Good for a party. Maybe deeper than that. Appearances can be deceiving."
	"The real spirit of the modern world is in advancing, not regressing."
	"I can get behind their research about fate, and that's where it stops. Balance is a good idea, but I'm not a judge."
	"They could do so much more if they'd loosen up and maybe share some of that knowledge."
	"Brothers from another mother, but a bit too Flash Gordon. They've got the right side of the coin out of anybody, though."
	"Blood Sugar Sex Magik was a pretty great album, but I can't see making it a lifestyle choice."
	"Young. Inventive. Devil-may-care. What's not to like about how we approach life? It doesn't hurt that we get the coolest toys."
	"You know, Brandon Lee didn't make it through that movie."
	"Not buying what you're selling. Find a better mark."
	"Froot Loops isn't part of a balanced breakfast."
	"Swipe left; block user."
	"That band's not called 'Rage of the Machine.' For a reason. Keep your nightmare world out of my tech."
	"Goldstein doesn't exist, but that doesn't mean O'Brien's someone to emulate."
	"Mad scientists, but with none of the Etherites' sense of freedom about it. They'd improve the world at the cost of their ethics."
	"Who the hell are you trying to impress? I bet your junk is tiny."
	"Some of the right ideas, dressed up in conspiracy. Give it about fifty years, and they'll be doing the same thing we did."

Gallery