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[EuchreJack]

Pull out a lighter and attempt to light Strik3r (or Egan, if they end up eating Strik3r) on fire.

The moment this post was made, i knew what my next course of action would be.

Using my newly acquired and presumably very ashen/charred form, i slide, as a pile of ashes, under THE DOOR or through the keyhole or whatever.

So, is your clump of ashes in THE ROOM or THE HALLWAY?

I roll up a new character.

Being from the COMmunications and RAdar DEtachment, I wear a red jumpsuit with the letters shown capitalized all together in one word on the back.

I acquire and bring back Chinese takeout and knock on the door.  “Does anyone want Chinese?”

THE DOOR opens!
"Hey thanks, join our party!"

Meth should of course roll up their character by first using one rpg system to create a character, then convert that character to a 2nd rpg system, then adapt that character to a modern setting.

((
You sure about that? Here's the math I'm planning to use to convert stats from RPG System 1 to System 2:

Spoiler: Spoilered to protect innocent eyes (click to show/hide)

Constants not yet decided.

))

Totally do that.  But you have to identify the RPG systems...

roll up, you say?

1d6: 3
Species: Shieldbug

Spoiler: shieldbug (click to show/hide)

A bipedal, clear-blooded beetle which stands slightly shorter than a human, with an extremely thick shell, but a stunted sense of self-preservation. It's six arms each end in two-fingered claws.

1d4: 1
Profession: Baker

1d6 x 5: 1, 2, 1, 4, 1
Strength: 1
Mobility: 1
Stability: 2
Awareness: 1
Rationality: 4
Bloodtinge: NA

2d4: 7
Baking
Driving
Ping-pong
Barter
Screwdrivers
Finger-Counting
Charm

1d2: 1
Sex: Male


This look good?

Absolutely, but what were the other 3 professions? 

[methylatedspirit]

Meth should of course roll up their character by first using one rpg system to create a character, then convert that character to a 2nd rpg system, then adapt that character to a modern setting.

So, uh... I don't exactly know many tabletop RPG systems (or any, for that matter), so instead I went Oblivion -> The Outer Worlds -> (simplified) Fallout + "modifications". There's a nearly-lethal dose of "I don't know what I'm doing" throughout. You didn't specify which RPGs, so I guess this counts? Here:

Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills (chosen arbitrarily):
Speech
Unarmed
Barter

(This is gonna be interesting)

Spoiler: Calculations (click to show/hide)

The basic conversion equation looks like this:



Oblivion stats, rolled at game start (Range: [0, 100])
Strength: 40
Intelligence: 40
Willpower: 30
Agility: 30
Speed: 65
Endurance: 40
Personality: 55
Luck: 50
 
Raw rescaled coefficients to Outer Worlds (μ = 4095, x₁ = 50, s = 50, y_s = 3, o = 0) (Range: [-3, 3])
Strength: -2.420
Intelligence: -2.420
Willpower: -2.670
Agility: -2.670
Speed: 2.566
Endurance: -2.420
Personality: 2.170
Luck: ±0

The Outer Worlds
Strength: (Strength + Endurance) / 2
Dexterity: (Agility + Speed) / 2
Intelligence: Intelligence
Perception: (Intelligence + Personality) / 2
Charm: (Personality + Luck) / 2
Temperament: (Personality + Willpower) / 2

Coeffs.
Strength: -2.420
Dexterity: -0.052
Intelligence: -2.420
Perception: -0.125
Charm: 1.085
Temperament: -0.25

Raw coeffs rescaled to SPECIAL: (μ = 63, x₁ = 0, s = 3, y_s = 4.5, o = 5.5) (Range: [1, 10])
Strength: 1.228
Dexterity: 4.701
Intelligence: 1.228
Perception: 4.107
Charm: 8.929
Temperament: 3.517

Outer Worlds -> SPECIAL
Strength: Strength
Perception: Perception
Endurance: (Strength + Temperament) / 2
Charisma: Charm
Intelligence: Intelligence
Agility: Dexterity
Luck: (Charm + Perception) / 2

Converted SPECIAL
Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

[Egan_BW]

Absolutely, but what were the other 3 professions? 

Of course, the Standard four professions are Baker, Assassin, Pilot, and Actuary.

The other possible races were Spindlie, Grub, Human, Bear, and Pustule. There are also Flies but they'd be harder to play as, being a temporary hivemind, so I left them out to fit the options on a d6.

[EuchreJack]

Meth should of course roll up their character by first using one rpg system to create a character, then convert that character to a 2nd rpg system, then adapt that character to a modern setting.

So, uh... I don't exactly know many tabletop RPG systems (or any, for that matter), so instead I went Oblivion -> The Outer Worlds -> (simplified) Fallout + "modifications". There's a nearly-lethal dose of "I don't know what I'm doing" throughout. You didn't specify which RPGs, so I guess this counts? Here:

Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills (chosen arbitrarily):
Speech
Unarmed
Barter

(This is gonna be interesting)

Spoiler: Calculations (click to show/hide)

The basic conversion equation looks like this:



Oblivion stats, rolled at game start (Range: [0, 100])
Strength: 40
Intelligence: 40
Willpower: 30
Agility: 30
Speed: 65
Endurance: 40
Personality: 55
Luck: 50
 
Raw rescaled coefficients to Outer Worlds (μ = 4095, x₁ = 50, s = 50, y_s = 3, o = 0) (Range: [-3, 3])
Strength: -2.420
Intelligence: -2.420
Willpower: -2.670
Agility: -2.670
Speed: 2.566
Endurance: -2.420
Personality: 2.170
Luck: ±0

The Outer Worlds
Strength: (Strength + Endurance) / 2
Dexterity: (Agility + Speed) / 2
Intelligence: Intelligence
Perception: (Intelligence + Personality) / 2
Charm: (Personality + Luck) / 2
Temperament: (Personality + Willpower) / 2

Coeffs.
Strength: -2.420
Dexterity: -0.052
Intelligence: -2.420
Perception: -0.125
Charm: 1.085
Temperament: -0.25

Raw coeffs rescaled to SPECIAL: (μ = 63, x₁ = 0, s = 3, y_s = 4.5, o = 5.5) (Range: [1, 10])
Strength: 1.228
Dexterity: 4.701
Intelligence: 1.228
Perception: 4.107
Charm: 8.929
Temperament: 3.517

Outer Worlds -> SPECIAL
Strength: Strength
Perception: Perception
Endurance: (Strength + Temperament) / 2
Charisma: Charm
Intelligence: Intelligence
Agility: Dexterity
Luck: (Charm + Perception) / 2

Converted SPECIAL
Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

That will work!

...the old joke answer whenever a job application asked "sex?" was "yes please"

Absolutely, but what were the other 3 professions? 

Of course, the Standard four professions are Baker, Assassin, Pilot, and Actuary.

The other possible races were Spindlie, Grub, Human, Bear, and Pustule. There are also Flies but they'd be harder to play as, being a temporary hivemind, so I left them out to fit the options on a d6.

Thanks.  Too bad you didn't roll Actuary, oh well.

[Egan_BW]

Ascertain the present situation.

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Name: |̴̬̘̟͓͖̄͝|̶̰̔͆̈́|̶̮͙̄̽̄|̴̱͉̙̣̀̋͊̊|̵͎̏͒͠|̴͉̼̺͋̈̔|̶̩̗͚̤̟̂̽̋|̶̼̼̱͐̏̄̾̄

Description: A bit shorter than average for a Shieldbug. Matte green shell and slightly yellow milky eyes.

Strength: 1
Mobility: 1
Stability: 2
Awareness: 1
Rationality: 4
Bloodtinge: NA

Skills:
Baking
Driving
Ping-pong
Barter
Screwdrivers
Finger-Counting
Charm

[methylatedspirit]

Find someone so that I can literally charm the pants off them.

Spoiler: ↕C░²▓∞I╫☺↕δ@ (click to show/hide)

Name: (uninitialized char array variable of random length)
Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills:
Speech
Unarmed
Barter

[EuchreJack]

Out in THE HALLWAY, Meth's character literally charms the pants off of Egan's character with the following extremely witty phrase:
"Hello, I would like to literally charm the pants off of you"

It would have been more impressive if Egan's character was wearing their pants over their legs, rather than slung over their shoulder, but enjoy the pants!

[methylatedspirit]

Wear the stolen "borrowed" pants. Dart off through THE HALLWAY just in case they notice (and look out for anything interesting).

Spoiler: ♥`τ@ (click to show/hide)

Name: (uninitialized char array variable of random length)
Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills:
Speech
Unarmed
Barter

[Egan_BW]

"kktkrcticyict kcticrick kr ckriticricr?"

Wait no, I need those. Take back the pants through charm!

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Name: |̴̬̘̟͓͖̄͝|̶̰̔͆̈́|̶̮͙̄̽̄|̴̱͉̙̣̀̋͊̊|̵͎̏͒͠|̴͉̼̺͋̈̔|̶̩̗͚̤̟̂̽̋|̶̼̼̱͐̏̄̾̄

Description: A bit shorter than average for a Shieldbug. Matte green shell and slightly yellow milky eyes.

Strength: 1
Mobility: 1
Stability: 2
Awareness: 1
Rationality: 4
Bloodtinge: NA

Skills:
Baking
Driving
Ping-pong
Barter
Screwdrivers
Finger-Counting
Charm

[A_Curious_Cat]

Pass through The Door and joking the party, sharing the Chinese takeout.

When I get a chance, offer one of the party goers a pamphlet and ask them if they have time to hear a message about our Lord and Master Cthulhu and His Plan for the souls of mankind.

[EuchreJack]

Wear the stolen "borrowed" pants. Dart off through THE HALLWAY just in case they notice (and look out for anything interesting).

Spoiler: ♥`τ@ (click to show/hide)

Name: (uninitialized char array variable of random length)
Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills:
Speech
Unarmed
Barter

"kktkrcticyict kcticrick kr ckriticricr?"

Wait no, I need those. Take back the pants through charm!

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Name: |̴̬̘̟͓͖̄͝|̶̰̔͆̈́|̶̮͙̄̽̄|̴̱͉̙̣̀̋͊̊|̵͎̏͒͠|̴͉̼̺͋̈̔|̶̩̗͚̤̟̂̽̋|̶̼̼̱͐̏̄̾̄

Description: A bit shorter than average for a Shieldbug. Matte green shell and slightly yellow milky eyes.

Strength: 1
Mobility: 1
Stability: 2
Awareness: 1
Rationality: 4
Bloodtinge: NA

Skills:
Baking
Driving
Ping-pong
Barter
Screwdrivers
Finger-Counting
Charm

Hm, Egan's character's mobility AND awareness are 1, whereas meth's character's Agility is 5 and IS evading, so Egan will have to find meth before they can get their pants back.

Pass through The Door and joking the party, sharing the Chinese takeout.

When I get a chance, offer one of the party goers a pamphlet and ask them if they have time to hear a message about our Lord and Master Cthulhu and His Plan for the souls of mankind.

"Yay, Chinese food!"

The partygoer is happy to hear about Cthulhu.  They're relieved you're not trying to bore them with Communism.  They give you a burnt offering in Cthulhu's name.

[Egan_BW]

Well, find the thief then!

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Name: |̴̬̘̟͓͖̄͝|̶̰̔͆̈́|̶̮͙̄̽̄|̴̱͉̙̣̀̋͊̊|̵͎̏͒͠|̴͉̼̺͋̈̔|̶̩̗͚̤̟̂̽̋|̶̼̼̱͐̏̄̾̄

Description: A bit shorter than average for a Shieldbug. Matte green shell and slightly yellow milky eyes.

Strength: 1
Mobility: 1
Stability: 2
Awareness: 1
Rationality: 4
Bloodtinge: NA

Skills:
Baking
Driving
Ping-pong
Barter
Screwdrivers
Finger-Counting
Charm

[methylatedspirit]

Get out of THE HALLWAY into the outside world, hopefully through a door that isn't THE DOOR.

(By the way, where is THE HALLWAY in relation to THE DOOR? Are they connected, or are we (Strik3r, Egan and I) just in a separate dimension that has nothing to do with THE DOOR?)

Spoiler: RUXX[[e3`τ@ (click to show/hide)

Name: (uninitialized char array variable of random length)
Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills:
Speech
Unarmed
Barter

[EuchreJack]

Get out of THE HALLWAY into the outside world, hopefully through a door that isn't THE DOOR.

(By the way, where is THE HALLWAY in relation to THE DOOR? Are they connected, or are we (Strik3r, Egan and I) just in a separate dimension that has nothing to do with THE DOOR?)

Spoiler: RUXX[[e3`τ@ (click to show/hide)

Name: (uninitialized char array variable of random length)
Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills:
Speech
Unarmed
Barter

I guess your perception is high enough that I can answer that:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

THE HALLWAY is outside THE DOOR.  THE DOOR leads to THE ROOM in which your past selves died. Strik3r hasn't responded where they are located (they're a combination of ashes sliding around, so I'm really not sure where they are, plus I totally had your past self burning the parts of Strik3r outside THE DOOR for some reason.

You dart OUTSIDE into the darkness!

Well, find the thief then!

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Name: |̴̬̘̟͓͖̄͝|̶̰̔͆̈́|̶̮͙̄̽̄|̴̱͉̙̣̀̋͊̊|̵͎̏͒͠|̴͉̼̺͋̈̔|̶̩̗͚̤̟̂̽̋|̶̼̼̱͐̏̄̾̄

Description: A bit shorter than average for a Shieldbug. Matte green shell and slightly yellow milky eyes.

Strength: 1
Mobility: 1
Stability: 2
Awareness: 1
Rationality: 4
Bloodtinge: NA

Skills:
Baking
Driving
Ping-pong
Barter
Screwdrivers
Finger-Counting
Charm

You are in pursuit of the Pants Thief, but you can't keep up! The Pants Thief is breathing loudly!

[methylatedspirit]

Great, am I dead yet?

Look around the darkness. Brace for impact, if apparently falling.

Spoiler: P‼º (click to show/hide)

Name: (uninitialized char array variable of random length)
Species: Human???
Gender: "NO, GOD! PLEASE, NO! NOOOO!" (they/them)
Sex: No comment.

Strength: 1
Perception: 4
Endurance: 2
Charisma: 9
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Tag skills:
Speech
Unarmed
Barter