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[GreatWyrmGold]

Give the steampunk man a stovepipe hat and monocle and I'll be happy.

And an axe. And a chance to become president.

And vampires to slay.

[RadtheCad]

Compromise:  Steampunk mechanoid clockwork automata vampires.

Make it so, OP.

[Armok]

I like the steampunk Rodger one, but change the gender to ' tumblr/"it's complicated" ' and gardening to blogging.

[RadtheCad]

So he's she's xe's(?) a steampunk social justice warrior?

Armok help us all.

[Evil Lincoln]

You are Roger Stanford
You are a Mechanist
Building and repairing machines is your trade, you construct contraptions and gizmos of springs and steam for clients in order to make a living, and do a bit of gardening on the side of course.

You own a workshop in the city of New Dawson. A pretty average city by all accounts, it has it's rich nobles, trade princes, tradesmen, lower class working men and those characters of ill repute. It's built on a cliff-side, providing a natural defense from the east and has a bustling port district bringing in trade goods from the entire region. The markets are filled with Swelterstone which makes getting raw materials for your trade easier, but also means there is plenty of competition for work.

Your workshop and bedroom make up the top two floors of the 3 story building. The ground floor and basement belong to Donnell the surgeon, you don't see Donnell to often but you count him as somewhat of a friend.

The building your workshop is in is located on West Street, it's the street that goes west from the market square, hence the name. You aren't really that close to the square but you are closer to it then you are to The Wall so it's a pretty safe area. Much safer then the areas near the wall, and much much safer then those on the other side.


It is early morning.
You have just gotten dressed ready for a full day of work!

...

Oh that's right you don't have any left to do. You finished off your last job yesterday and made yourself a nice amount of 213 Yollars. Which gives you a grand total of 310 Yollars left to your name.

You are pretty thirsty and a bit hungry. You also have all of your blood. Which is nice.

Inventory:

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

Xp 0/100
Blood 100/100 <- Higher is better

Hunger 30/100 <- Lower is better
Thirst 70/100  <- Lower is better

Skills:
Tinker - 5
Metal Smithing - 3
Gardening - 3

Spoiler:  Author Notes (click to show/hide)

I wanted to give you guys a  big map of the city and a big info dump on the world but I had a bit of a headache today so it was difficult to concentrate.

On a similar note would you guys like to have pre-existing social connections? Friends, rivals, family. Or would you rather make them. It's easier for me if you don't have any since I don't have to make them up. But it's weird for a guy to own a workshop downtown, and has apparently been running his business for years to know absolutely no one (Apart from Donnell).

[GreatWyrmGold]

How about a compromise: We have some, and the players draw up the basics?

Invent a device that can help with headaches in other dimensions.

[RadtheCad]

Recall specifics of last job.

(Edit: If this tale's Macguffin doesn't turn out to be a top hat of doom, I shall be severely disappointed.)

[Tomcost]

1) Wear tophat. Because we need a top hat in a speampunk universe.
2) Make a list of those materials that we usually need to use.
3) Go to the market.

[Evil Lincoln]

You put on your magnificent hat and contemplate your last job.

You were hired by a man named... John? John Hindsen? John Hicklson? John Henderson! That was his name. He had you repair the ventilation in this warehouse in the north/west quarter. A pretty easy job, albeit a tedious one.

What materials you need vary from job to job. The bigger jobs like the before mentioned warehouse you usually sort out what parts you will need with the client and then have them pay the cost of the materials and then sort it out. Smaller jobs though, ones where you have to make some gadget or whatnot you use what you have in the shop. You think you have plenty of iron, copper, dials and pipes but you think you need some more Swelterstone and Cogs. You can smith your own brackets and frames and such but when it comes to cogs you need the machined parts.

You'll have to go downstairs to take a look at what you have but you are pretty sure you need around 5 Swelterstone and 10 Cogs.

Spoiler: Author Notes: (click to show/hide)

How about a compromise: We have some, and the players draw up the basics?

That could work.

I'll let you guys suggest 4 people you know and from where.

Just like: Susan the florist - She nearly beat us to death for stealing some flowers once. She hates us with a passion.

[Tomcost]

I support the murderous florist.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I support the murderous florist.

But why did we steal flowers?

I vote it was for our beau, who was mysteriously murdered a bit after we stole the flowers. (Something we don't know: She has feelings of a certain type for us...)


Another person: Annabelle Stanford, a maid in the mayor's house. We know her because she is our older sister, with whom we have a mutually parental relationship. Our parents are dead.

[Gamerlord]

May I suggest an extremely tall soldier as our fourth acquaintance?

[The Froggy Ninja]

To the market! If we are to experiment with science and !!SCIENCE!! we need materials.
also

May I suggest an extremely tall soldier as our fourth acquaintance?

+1

[GreatWyrmGold]

May I suggest an extremely tall soldier as our fourth acquaintance?

Then who would be the third?

Susan, Annabelle, ___, [Soldier]

(He also needs a name. How about Garrick Browning?)

[Harry Baldman]

How much is 310 Yollars? What can you buy for such a sum?

May I suggest an extremely tall soldier as our fourth acquaintance?

His name is George and he loves to drink, gamble and embezzle in his free time. He is known for his eloquent poetry and his skill at dancing. At least, that's how I would prefer it to be. But an extremely tall soldier, yes.