User:Purkinje

GM Style Sheet

Hello, my name is Gwendolyn and my pronouns are she/her. This is my GM style sheet. Please go over it before you apply to one of my runs.

Applicant Expectations

Please do not apply to any of my runs if your character is likely to decline them at the meet. If a contract specifies wetwork for example and your character would object, don't apply to the run. It makes it difficult for me to select a balanced party and takes time when we have to find a replacement mid-game.

Similarly, please do not apply to any run your character would intend to derail or thwart. The team may change their minds about an objective or disagree about what they're supposed to do in a given situation, but I personally don't like it when anyone goes in with this intention.

If you apply with multiple characters, please only select the ones who meet these criteria.

Realism and Tone

Addressing the subject of "realism" is difficult in a magical fantasy cyberpunk RPG. From my perspective, tabletop RPGs are fundamentally about a group getting together to enjoy the game. That said, friends can consume media of a broad range of tones, from cheesy action flicks to emotionally-draining documentaries; there's no reason this can't extend to the table. What's important is everyone agrees on what they want to do before they start. To make this clear, please read the run post to get an idea for what my run will contain. I'll also assign a rating based on the MPAA rating system (it'll usually be PG-13 or R) with content warnings for things that will come up.

In general I prefer my Shadowrun narratives to have a darker tone, but not one wholly devoid of levity or inspiration. "Punk" refers to a subculture that is anti-authoritarian and anti-corporate, and it encourages individuality, direct action and resistance. Cyberpunk, therefore, should center narratives with these themes in a high-tech world where economic and social inequality continue to exist. You are free to run games or make characters that disagree with my perspective, but please don't belittle people who want to play this way.

If there is a miscommunication about the content in one of my runs or you otherwise find yourself growing uncomfortable, don't worry. I use a digital version of the x-card rule. Traditionally, the x-card refers to an index card marked with an "x" that anyone at the table can touch to stop a scene immediately. In my games, simply say "X" or "x-card" in a chat or a Discord DM, and I'll stop the scene with no questions asked to call a break. If you are comfortable, please use the break to inform me what made you uncomfortable with the scene so I can steer clear of it after the session reconvenes. I'll try my best to read the room either way.

Failure and Consequences

I like when my players win. I like to see their characters grow as they experience the world I help create. However, I consider it my job as a GM to challenge the characters, and that means going in with the expectation that if things go the wrong way, they might die. Shadowrun gets into the nitty-gritty of what characters do and how it impacts their survival with a broad range of situational modifiers, gear and actions. Even so, every player character has an attribute dedicated to that je ne sais quoi that keeps them in the nuyen and out of the morgue: Edge. If you roleplay well, make interesting decisions or play to my punk sensibilities, I absolutely will grant you Edge points. Don't depend on this too much though; everyone's luck runs out eventually.

GMP Balance Sheet

• Current GMP Balance: 0

Earnings Expand

GMP	Type	Link	Date
2	Player AAR	Eliminating the competition	9/5/19
8	Full AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Poison by Stick and Poke	9/7/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Poison by Stick and Poke	9/7/19
5	GMing Improvised Milk Run	The Firebug Leap	9/9/19
8	Full AAR	The Firebug Leap	9/9/19
2	News Article	Training Drill Causes Disturbance at Ares Tower	9/15/19
2	News Article	Technocrat Polling Scandal Rocks Seattle	9/17/19
8	Full AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Bullshit by Rise Against	9/18/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Bullshit by Rise Against	9/18/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Multiple Songs from the Album Now You Are One of Us by The Paper Chase	9/19/19
9	GMing Scheduled Milk Run	The Phantom of the Brothel	9/21/19
8	Full AAR	The Phantom of the Brothel	9/21/19
2	News Article	Sex Work and Shadowrunning	9/21/19
5	GMing Improvised Milk Run	Things That Go Bump in the Night	9/22/19
8	Full AAR	Things That Go Bump in the Night	9/22/19
2	News Article	Inglewood Neighborhood Watch Meeting Notes, 23 Sept '80	9/22/19
2	Player AAR	Guns, I want them, you need them	9/29/19
2	News Article	The Uses of Paranoia	9/29/19
2	Metaplot Page	Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger	10/1/19
2	News Article	The Weebs Are At It Again	10/2/19
2	Player AAR	Heart Clutch	10/3/19
2	News Article	Still Not Safe	10/3/19
14	GMing Scheduled Medium Run	Mirage Island	10/3/19
8	Full AAR	Mirage Island	10/4/19
2	News Article	The Secret of Mirage Island	10/4/19
16	GMing Two-Day Notice Scheduled Low Run	Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod?	10/6/19
8	Full AAR	Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod?	10/6/19
2	News Article	Arson in MCT Subsidiary Basement	10/6/19
10	Coaching	Submersion Intermission	10/8/19
8	Full AAR	Location, Location, Location	10/10/19
2	Player AAR	Location, Location, Location	10/10/19
2	Player AAR	Crimes against Fashion	10/10/19
11	GMing Two-Day Notice Scheduled Milk Run	In the Court of the Crimson King	10/10/19
8	Full AAR	In the Court of the Crimson King	10/11/19
5	Host Architecture and Slaved Devices	See DrBurst for more information.	10/11/19
8	Gift from Maly		10/11/19
2	Player AAR	Get That Glitch A Cannon	10/11/19
10	GMing Impromptu Low Run	24K Magic (Hell's Kitchen)	10/12/19
8	Full AAR	24K Magic (Hell's Kitchen)	10/12/19
2	News Article	Catastrophic Heating Failure in Tacoma Warehouse	10/13/19
2	Player AAR	Lets talk about Fight Club	10/16/19
8	Full AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Bullshit by Rise Against, Part 2	10/21/19
2	News Article	Interview With Derelict Hardware	10/23/19
8	Full AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Anime Crimes Division Season 1 Episode 2	10/29/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Anime Crimes Division Season 1 Episode 2	10/29/19
8	Full AAR	Some (Wo)Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn	10/29/19
2	Player AAR	Some (Wo)Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn	10/29/19
8	Full AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Charge Into the Sun by The Briggs	10/29/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Charge Into the Sun by The Briggs	10/29/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Bullshit by Rise Against, Part 2	10/29/19
15	GMing Scheduled Recorded Low Run	On the Rocks	10/30/19
8	Full AAR	On the Rocks	10/31/19
5	Extralife GM Bonus		10/31/19
8	Full AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Home by AlicebanD	10/31/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Home by AlicebanD	10/31/19
8	Full AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Hot Night Crash by Sahara Hotnights	10/31/19
2	Player AAR	A Shadowrun Based on Hot Night Crash by Sahara Hotnights	10/31/19
12	Council Monthly Salary		11/1/19
2	Player AAR	Stuffer Shack Shootout	11/1/19
2	Player AAR	Blood Vapor	11/2/19
10	Gift from DrBurst	For the postponing of the semiprime	11/2/19
3	Metaplot-Linked Run Bonus	Blood Vapor	11/3/19
5	Chargen Staff Monthly GMP		11/3/19
12	Mech Team Salary (Back Pay)		11/5/19
5	Chargen Heavy New Player Review	PiXeL8	11/8/19
4	Chargen Heavy Review	Daemon	11/8/19
3	Metaplot-Linked Run Bonus	Some (Wo)Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn	11/11/19
16	GMing Two-Day Notice Scheduled High Run	Matte Kudasai	11/11/19
8	Full AAR	Matte Kudasai	11/11/19
10	GMing Private High Run	In The Face Of Evil	11/12/19
8	Full AAR	In The Face Of Evil	11/12/19
3	Metaplot-Linked Run	Byter	11/15/19
16	GMing Two-Day Notice Scheduled High Run	Cabinet Man (Run)	11/15/19
8	Full AAR	Cabinet Man (Run)	11/16/19
2	Player AAR	Purkinje Submersion Run	11/16/19
2	Player AAR	Missing in the Mist	11/17/19
2	Player AAR	A prequel to multiple Shadowruns based on Flags and Concrete by Larry and His Flask	11/17/19
2	News Article	Living Arcade Machine Discovered in Redmond	11/17/19
2	Player AAR	A Real Shadowrunner	11/19/19
2	Light Review	Reverie	11/24/19
6	Mech Team Salary (Back Pay)	I really need to stop forgetting to collect my GMP. This covers to the end of November.	11/24/19
2	Light Review	Good Boy	11/25/19
2	Light Review	Kitsune	11/29/19
10	GM Coaching	The Start of an Adventure	11/30/19
5	Chargen Monthly Salary	December	12/1/19
12	Council Monthly Salary	December	12/1/19
2	Player AAR	Prognosticator Procurement	12/4/19
2	Player AAR	🎪 Circus of Crime 🤡	12/4/19
2	Player AAR	Tools of War	12/4/19
2	Player AAR	I've Lost My Keys	12/4/19
4	Metaplot-Linked Run Bonus	Prognosticator Procurement	12/5/19
2	Metaplot Page	Nanomachines, Son	12/5/19
8	Full AAR	The Hard Way	12/9/19
2	Player AAR	The Hard Way	12/9/19
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	December 1-7	12/9/19
14	GMing Medium Scheduled Run	The Crawling Chaos	12/10/19
8	Full AAR	The Crawling Chaos	12/10/19
2	Light Review	Reverie (Resubmit)	12/10/19
2	Light Review	Glamor (Resubmit)	12/10/19
5	Improvised Milk Run	The Problem Clown	12/10/19
8	Full AAR	The Problem Clown	12/11/19
2	News Article	Fire Team Tango	12/11/19
25	Gift from Maly	Toward the purchase of a prime slot, to be repaid at my leisure.	12/12/19
16	Gift from Jag	Same as above.	12/12/19
8	Full AAR	Gremlins	12/14/19
2	Player AAR	Gremlins	12/14/19
2	Player AAR	Beer Run	12/14/19
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	December 8-14	12/14/19
2	Light Review	Setback	12/17/19
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	December 15-21	12/21/19
10	Contact Overhaul Project Bonus	Awarded by DrBurst	12/21/19
8	Full AAR	The Steps Are Paved With Good Intentions	12/21/19
2	Player AAR	The Steps Are Paved With Good Intentions	12/21/19
2	Player AAR	Coffee Run	12/21/19
2	Metaplot Page	Blood and Soil	12/21/19
10	Improvised Low Run	How Many Walls	12/22/19
2	News Article	Sowing the Fruits of Discord - Available Now!	12/22/19
8	Full AAR	How Many Walls	12/22/19
6	Complicated Heavy Review	Energizer	12/22/19
2	Player AAR	Overflow - Running Wild	12/25/19
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	December 22-28	12/28/19
12	Council Monthly Salary	January	1/1/20
5	Chargen Monthly Salary	January	1/1/20
5	Light Review	Kitsune (Resubmit)	1/1/20
2	Player AAR	The Chrome Dolls	1/3/20
2	Player AAR	Jewels and Bullets	1/3/20
8	Full AAR	All Those Conquered Eyes and Christmases Alone	1/3/20
2	Player AAR	All Those Conquered Eyes and Christmases Alone	1/3/20
8	Full AAR	Tragedy to Triumph... That's Fire	1/3/20
2	Player AAR	Tragedy to Triumph... That's Fire	1/3/20
5	Light Review	Hybrid (Resubmit)	1/3/20
2	Light Review	Mission Control	1/3/20
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	December 29 - January 4	1/4/20
16	Coaching (RVP Multiplier)	That Old ACHE	1/4/20
2	Player AAR	A Scatterbrained Renaissance Faire	1/4/20
2	Player AAR	That Old ACHE	1/4/20
10	New Player Heavy Review, Special Bonus	Syntax (Bonus was doubled by Chargen head.)	1/5/20
4	Light Review, Complicated Build Bonus	Twitch	1/6/20
3	Maly's Repayment	See expenditure on 1/5/20.	1/7/20
10	GMing Private Medium Run	You Can Never Go Home	1/7/20
8	Full AAR	You Can Never Go Home	1/7/20
2	Player AAR	The High Cs	1/7/20
2	Player AAR	🎪 On The High Seas	1/7/20
2	Light Review	Aeon	1/14/20
5	Light Review	Shark (Resubmit)	1/14/20
2	Light Review	Itztli	1/15/20
2	Player AAR	3 Shadowrunners in a Boat Spirit (To Say Nothing of the Dog)	1/15/20
2	Player AAR	Howling Night of Rage	1/15/20
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	January 5-11 (One day I will stop forgetting to claim these)	1/15/20
2	Light Review	Kitumu	1/15/20
2	Light Review	Tech Wizard	1/15/20
2	Light Review	Maek (맥)	1/17/20
2	Mechanics Weekly Saturday	January 12-18	1/18/20
2	Light Review	SLUGGA	1/18/20
4	Heavy Review	TROGZOR	1/19/20
6	Heavy Review, Complicated Build Bonus	MK	1/19/20
9	Heavy Complicated Priority Review	Hot Mess (A fire, contained.)	1/19/20
2	Light Review	Witch Of Bones	1/20/20
2	Player AAR	A Templar's Plea	1/20/20
2	GMP Repayment	DeGurkin (Principal loaned on 1/18/20, see Expenses)	1/20/20
2	Player AAR	Growing Demense	1/20/20
7	Heavy Review	Captain Boomerang (Triggered Resubmit)	1/20/20
5	Light Review	Itztli [Resubmit]	1/23/20
8	Full AAR	Tea Time	1/25/20
2	Player AAR	Tea Time	1/25/20
2	Mechanics Team Weekly Salary	January 19-25	1/25/20
2	Player AAR	Aggressive Research	1/25/20
5	Light Review	Maek (맥) [Resubmit]	1/25/20
17	Defiance Manifest Bonus	Awarded by DrBurst to members of Team Defiance Manifest for their brainstorming thus far.	1/26/20
6	Gift from Maly	To buy a certain thing on Wolfheart that's going to be very fun, I hope.	1/27/20
8	Full AAR	The Nut Job	1/28/20
2	Player AAR	The Nut Job	1/28/20
2	Light Review	Fenris	1/28/20
5	Light Review	Rapture [Resubmit]	1/28/20
5	GMing Milk Run	Shadowhaven Combat Tournament (Stormcrow vs Eisenjägerin)	1/29/20
2	Light Review	Blue	1/31/20
12	Council Monthly Salary	February 2020	2/1/20
5	Chargen Monthly Salary	February 2020	2/1/20
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	January 26 - February 1	2/1/20
10	Chargen Staff Bonus	As awarded by Mudge for cutting average player wait time in half.	2/1/20
26	Moderator Monthly Salary (Backpay)	5 per month from two months during Nico's tenure, 8 per month during Mishima's tenure	2/2/20
8	Full AAR	One Second to Midnight	2/6/20
2	Player AAR	One Second to Midnight	2/6/20
5	GMing Improvised Milk Run	MK vs. Rapture @ Solace	2/7/20
2	Player AAR	Children for Men	2/7/20
2	Light Review	Shamrock	2/16/20
7	Heavy Complicated New Player Review	Hanabi Sakai	2/16/20
2	Metaplot Page	Never Again	2/16/20
2	Light Review	Lucky	2/17/20
2	Light Review	RedRabbit	2/18/20
14	GMing Scheduled Low Run	Gone Cold	2/18/20
8	Full AAR	Gone Cold	2/19/20
3	Gift from Maly		2/19/20
20	Gift from Dark		2/19/20
8	Full AAR	Reformation Hunt 23	2/23/20
2	Player AAR	Reformation Hunt 23	2/23/20
8	Full AAR	Reformation Hunt 20	2/23/20
2	Player AAR	Reformation Hunt 20	2/23/20
5	Heavy New Player Review	ZeroZero	2/25/20
2	Light Review	Angrboda	2/25/20
2	Light Review	Mars	2/28/20
5	Heavy New Player Review	Sparrow	2/28/20
4	Mechanics Weekly Salary	February 22 & 29	2/29/20
5	Chargen Monthly Salary	March	3/1/20
1	Wiki Bounty	DrBurst	3/4/20
2	Player AAR	Calling All Heroes! Hellraiser	3/5/20
16	GMing Weekend Replacement Run	Where's the Beef?	3/6/20
10	GM Bounty	Doc MacGuffin	3/6/20
8	Full AAR	Where's the Beef?	3/6/20
5	Priority Light Review	Tunguska (Resubmit)	3/6/20
8	Full AAR	Unlink TombofHorrors.Host	3/6/20
2	Player AAR	Unlink TombofHorrors.Host	3/6/20
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	March 1-7	3/7/20
2	Ombud Weekly Salary	March 7	3/7/20
6	GMP Gift	Darklordiablo	3/7/20
2	Light Review	Roadkill	3/8/20
10	Ombud Head Monthly Salary	March	3/9/20
2	Light Review	Silver	3/11/20
4	Complicated Light Review	Jericho	3/12/20
2	Mechanics Weekly Salary	March 8-14	3/14/20
2	Ombud Weekly Salary	March 14	3/14/20
10	Coaching	Fired-Wall	3/15/20
2	Player AAR	The Rowland Case	3/15/20

Expenses Expand

GMP	Type	Beneficiary	Date
6	Karma	Purkinje	9/7/19
18	Karma	Purkinje	9/9/19
1	Nuyen	Purkinje	9/13/19
2	Karma	Purkinje	9/15/19
8	Nuyen	Purkinje	9/18/19
3	Karma	Purkinje	9/18/19
1	Nuyen	Purkinje	9/18/19
36	Karma	Purkinje	9/22/19
4	Karma	Purkinje	9/29/19
2	Karma	Purkinje	10/2/19
4	Karma	Purkinje	10/3/19
26	Karma	Purkinje	10/4/19
26	Karma	Purkinje	10/6/19
10	Karma	Purkinje	10/8/19
10	Karma	Purkinje	10/10/19
26	Karma	Purkinje	10/11/19
19	Karma	Purkinje	10/12/19
21	Karma	Purkinje	10/12/19
2	Karma	Purkinje	10/15/19
2	Karma	Purkinje	10/16/19
10	Karma	Purkinje	10/24/19
32	Nuyen	Purkinje	10/29/19
47	Nuyen	Purkinje	10/31/19
15	Karma	Wolfheart	11/1/19
12	Karma	Wolfheart	11/2/19
50	Karma	Purkinje	11/12/19
4	Karma	Purkinje	11/14/19
37	Karma	Purkinje	11/17/19
4	Karma	Wolfheart	11/17/19
2	Nuyen	Wolfheart	11/17/19
1	Nuyen	Purkinje	11/23/19
1	Karma	Purkinje	11/23/19
10	Nuyen	Purkinje	11/25/19
2	Nuyen	Wolfheart	11/29/19
2	Nuyen	Wolfheart	11/30/19
7	Karma	Wolfheart	11/30/19
6	Karma	Wolfheart	12/1/19
13	Karma	Purkinje	12/4/19
1	Nuyen	Purkinje	12/4/19
6	Nuyen	Jezebel	12/4/19
100	Prime Slot	Myself	12/12/19
14	GMP	Maly	12/14/19
2	Nuyen	Purkinje	12/18/19
11	GMP	Maly	12/21/19
16	GMP	Jag	12/22/19
8	Karma	Purkinje	12/22/19
16	Karma	Purkinje	12/22/19
1	Nuyen	Wolfheart	12/24/19
1	Nuyen	LazorGrrl	12/25/19
1	Nuyen	LazorGrrl	12/25/19
11	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/1/20
10	Karma	Wolfheart	1/1/20
16	Karma	Wolfheart	1/3/20
4	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/3/20
4	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/4/20
3	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/4/20
1	Karma	Wolfheart	1/4/20
2	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/4/20
6	Karma	Wolfheart	1/4/20
9	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/4/20
4	Karma	Purkinje	1/4/20
1	Nuyen	Purkinje	1/4/20
3	GMP	Maly	1/5/20
32	Karma	Wolfheart	1/7/20
4	Karma	Wolfheart	1/7/20
5	Karma	Wolfheart	1/12/20
2	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/12/20
6	Nuyen	Esper	1/15/20
8	Karma	Esper	1/15/20
6	Karma	Esper	1/18/20
1	Nuyen	Esper	1/18/20
2	GMP	DeGurkin	1/18/20
21	Karma	Esper	1/20/20
9	Karma	Esper	1/21/20
1	Nuyen	Esper	1/21/20
2	Nuyen	Esper	1/23/20
15	Karma	Esper	1/25/20
1	Nuyen	Esper	1/25/20
13	Nuyen	Esper	1/26/20
3	Karma	Esper	1/26/20
1	Nuyen	Purkinje	1/26/20
5	Karma	Wolfheart	1/27/20
1	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/27/20
6	GMP	Maly	1/28/20
4	CDP	Wolfheart	1/28/20
2	Nuyen	Wolfheart	1/29/20
5	Karma	Wolfheart	1/29/20
27	Karma	Esper	2/1/20
1	Nuyen	Wolfheart	2/2/20
5	Karma	Wolfheart	2/2/20
26	Karma	Esper	2/2/20
4	Nuyen	Esper	2/6/20
6	Karma	Esper	2/6/20
3	Nuyen	Esper	2/7/20
4	Karma	Esper	2/7/20
30	Karma	Purkinje	2/17/20
35	Karma	Purkinje	2/19/20
10	Karma	Purkinje	2/22/20
26	Karma	Purkinje	2/23/20
7	Karma	Purkinje	2/28/20
10	Karma	Esper	2/29/20
1	CDP	Esper	2/29/20
1	GMP	Brenda	3/3/20
4	Nuyen	Purkinje	3/4/20
36	Nuyen	Purkinje	3/6/20
1	CDP	Purkinje	3/6/20
6	Karma	Esper	3/6/20
19	Karma	Wolfheart	3/8/20
2	Nuyen	Purkinje	3/8/20
6	GMP	Darklordiablo	3/10/20
10	GMP	New Slot	3/12/20
12	Karma	Esper	3/15/20
2	Nuyen	Esper	3/15/20
2	Nuyen	Doctor Marvel	3/17/20