I was just watching a few episodes of Burn Notice and thought that it might make good RPG. So why not?
First things first; you're a spy. Or at least, you were. Once. You know, before you got "burned". That basically means you're on the governmental watch list and you can't do anything. Your bank accounts have been audited, you have no job history, you're on every No Fly list in existence, and basically, you've got nowhere to go. So, what are you to do? Well, you have a few ways to go. You can go "goody two shoes" and help people with your covert ops skills. You can try to figure out why you were burned. Or finally, you can turn to the criminal underworld for a little extra income. Your choice. You can get a few teammates to help you out every now and again, and of course, people will come asking you for favors as well. They will not always repay you, so it's your job to make sure that the people you help out will be reciprocating your act of kindness. Cash, equipment, labor, whatever. That would be your payment. As you go along, of course you're going to attract some attention. The feds, the criminals, the other spies...all of them are going to hear about you when you start making a name for yourself. But of course, it's not all bad. The more people know about you, the more stuff you'll have access to, and the more people who will want to join your crew. Hey, you might not have cash. You might not have a job. You might not have a place to live. You might not have anyone who's willing to talk to you. But you do have your skills. Deal with it.
Strength Based Skills Martial Arts Training: Martial Arts. Simple enough, innit? Hand to hand combat training. Breaking/Entering: This is the ability to break in and out of secure areas with pure force. Melee Weapons Training: This is the melee weapons skill for you. Hand to hand, like martial arts, except with weapons. Lift/Carry: Picking people up and hauling them around is harder than you think, especially when they're a dead weight. Maybe you should learn how to do it?
Charisma Based Skills Charm: This means you're more charming, and basically means people will like you more and trust you more. Bluffing/Lying: Self explanatory, yeah? Means you're more adept at lying. Intimidation: Means you're better at scaring people out of their skins in more ways than one. Could come in very handy. Convince/Diplomacy: Means you're better at convincing people to, say, not shoot you. Or something like that. Negotiations: Means you're better at negotiating deals.
Agility Based Skills Stealth Training: Quieter, stealthier. They'll never know what hit them. Sprinting: This means you're a better runner, faster and laster longer. Climbing/Jumping: Means you can climb or jump farther, higher, faster. Pickpocketing/Theft: Ah, not exactly legal, but sometimes you've got to nick stuff away, and this means you'll be better at it. Lockpicking: Got to sneak into someone's place? This is your skill.
Endurance Based Skills Resiliency: Means you're more resistant to diseases and other types of physical damage. Willpower: Means you're better at resisting people trying to scare you or control you. Toughness: Means you get right back up after getting beaten. Perseverance: Means that you are tougher mate. Means that you can sustain more damage before you go out cold or something like that.
Intelligence Based Skills Firearms Training: Means you're better with all kinds of guns. Armors Training: Means you're better at handling the body armors, means you're better at taking bullets. Perception: Means you can spot things more easily. Medical Training: Means you can patch folks up, including yourself. Vehicle Training: Means you can drive, repair, and handle all kinds of vehicles, from civilian to...other kinds.
Equipment Hey, well, you gotta start with something, and that something isn't going to be nothing. You're a spy, even you have to get some good stuff. Take your pick.
Guns A) USAS-12 Shotgun. B) PSG1 Sniper Rifle. C) AK-47 Assault Rifle. D) Pick your own, but nothing too fancy.
If I missed anything, let me know. Good luck, and get cracking.
Name: Sheamus O'Brien Age:27 Gender: M Location: Tokyo Japan Biography: all my life I was a bit of a trouble maker I thought I could get away with anything I was wrong one day I got in way over my head thats when I met them a private agency that supplies countrys with soldiers they helped me out but gave me 2 options I they train me and I work for them or 2 they through me back to what I started I chose the latter after they trained they put in agency after agency along the way I made friends and enemies until recently things have been going pretty good except now I woke up in a loft my accounts frozen and I message on a phone I dont remember having telling me Ive been black listed now I have to find a way to survive. Description: light blue hair slicked back yet slightly pointing back black open vest red short sleeve shirt tan skin star tattoo slightly paler than my skin on my right bicep and shoulder blue eyes dark white jeans white running shoes runners build -------------------------------------------------------------------- You have 50 points for these. Strength:12 Agility:12 Intelligence:10 Charisma:6 Endurance:10 Skills:Martial Arts Training, Pick pocketing/Theft, Firearms Training -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: Dragunov Sniper Rifle(no special mods yet) Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allies: None Enemies: None Jobs: currently none Contacts: Daiki Yoshizawa
The police guards admit you in, but Sasaki is way too high up to handle this sort of low-brow work. You're referred to a brand-new desk jockey working for Narcotics. "Yeah, what do you want?" he asks.
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
"If I knew that, we'd know who killed him," Konan says, laughing. "They're not stupid enough to broadcast their identities, friend. I don't even have an idea of an idea."
Name:Ivan Reznov Age:27 Gender:m Location: Russia Biography:i from the motherland and i was working as a double agent for american's but got burned Description:6ftin -------------------------------------------------------------------- You have 50 points for these. Strength:12 Agility:10 Intelligence:10 Charisma:12 Endurance:6 Skills: breaking&entering,firearms,diplomacy -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: Spas-12 Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allies: Enemies: Jobs: Contacts:Antony Putyatkin.
You are burned. That means you're on the no fly list, no one will hire you, etc.
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
"**** it. is it possible to track a stolen computer then?"
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
"Not that I know of. Look man, you're taking this job way too seriously. You should go to a bar or something, loosen up."
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
"alright" i'll take his advice and head to a bar and have a few drinks.
Flag Name: Sheamus O'Brien Age:27 Gender: M Location: Tokyo Japan Biography: all my life I was a bit of a trouble maker I thought I could get away with anything I was wrong one day I got in way over my head thats when I met them a private agency that supplies countrys with soldiers they helped me out but gave me 2 options I they train me and I work for them or 2 they through me back to what I started I chose the latter after they trained they put in agency after agency along the way I made friends and enemies until recently things have been going pretty good except now I woke up in a loft my accounts frozen and I message on a phone I dont remember having telling me Ive been black listed now I have to find a way to survive. Description: light blue hair slicked back yet slightly pointing back black open vest red short sleeve shirt tan skin star tattoo slightly paler than my skin on my right bicep and shoulder blue eyes dark white jeans white running shoes runners build -------------------------------------------------------------------- You have 50 points for these. Strength:12 Agility:12 Intelligence:10 Charisma:6 Endurance:10 Skills:Martial Arts Training, Pick pocketing/Theft, Firearms Training -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: Dragunov Sniper Rifle(no special mods yet) Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allies: None Enemies: None Jobs: currently none Contacts: Daiki Yoshizawa
i don't know i'll say something along the lines of i have dome info that could be useful on the case regarding whatever was the nme of the gut i'm suppose to bust out and that i need to know the date of the trial and location so i can get the info in on time oh and i mention with this info it can help bring down a few other big wigs
*sigh* Why don't you try looking for a job? Like, not a job, but like, a mission. Whatever you want to call it. People can hire you to do stuff. Just go somewhere. Seriously, it's not that difficult.
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $95 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
You go to a bar and order a drink. You're sipping at your drink when you hear the sound of shouting and punching coming from just outside the bar....
Name: Sheamus O'Brien Age:27 Gender: M Location: Tokyo Japan Biography: all my life I was a bit of a trouble maker I thought I could get away with anything I was wrong one day I got in way over my head thats when I met them a private agency that supplies countrys with soldiers they helped me out but gave me 2 options I they train me and I work for them or 2 they through me back to what I started I chose the latter after they trained they put in agency after agency along the way I made friends and enemies until recently things have been going pretty good except now I woke up in a loft my accounts frozen and I message on a phone I dont remember having telling me Ive been black listed now I have to find a way to survive. Description: light blue hair slicked back yet slightly pointing back black open vest red short sleeve shirt tan skin star tattoo slightly paler than my skin on my right bicep and shoulder blue eyes dark white jeans white running shoes runners build -------------------------------------------------------------------- You have 50 points for these. Strength:12 Agility:12 Intelligence:10 Charisma:6 Endurance:10 Skills:Martial Arts Training, Pick pocketing/Theft, Firearms Training -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: Dragunov Sniper Rifle(no special mods yet) Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allies: None Enemies: None Jobs: currently none Contacts: Daiki Yoshizawa
The desk jockey looks at you doubtfully. "Yeah, yeah, sure you do. Look, just say whatever you have to say to me, and I'll run it through. If it's good, then I'll take it to Sasake and he'll deal with it."
Name:Ivan Reznov Age:27 Gender:m Location: Russia Biography:i from the motherland and i was working as a double agent for american's but got burned Description:6ftin -------------------------------------------------------------------- You have 50 points for these. Strength:12 Agility:10 Intelligence:10 Charisma:12 Endurance:6 Skills: breaking&entering,firearms,diplomacy -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: Spas-12 Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $100 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allies: Enemies: Jobs: Contacts:Antony Putyatkin.
You go to a bar and sit down. Then, someone sits down on the stool next to you. He's crying a lot and it looks like he's got a pretty good black eye.
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $95 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
You go outside to see if you can break it up. Unfortunately, you are only able to catch the tail end of the fight; you see some guy wearing a ski mask kick a guy that's on the ground, then start to run away. However, he turns and issues one final remark: "You got two days to pay up, you piece of ****, before we come back for you!" Then he runs off. Now you're left with only the beat-up guy lying there in the alley.
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $95 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $95 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
You help the poor guy up. He's bleeding pretty badly and he's bruised up, but still alive. "What was that all about?" you ask him. His voice sounds funny, because he's got a broken nose, but he tells you. "Agh...it's better if you didn't get into it, but I got some cash from this loan shark, Bobby, to start up a business. I'm a little behind paying him back, and, well..." He gestures to his beaten-up state.
Name: Talow McLean Age: 15 Gender: M Location: New York City, New York. Biography: Someone who goes by the motto "Why do you need a reason to help people". Tends to be a loner and someone lost in thought Description: White skinned, 5'8, black hair, green eyes, and commonly wearing a red baseball cap. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strength:7 Agility:12 Intelligence:11 Charisma:6 Endurance:14 Skills: Willpower,Perception,Perseverance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon: USAS-12 Shotgun. Vehicle: None Armor: Clothes. Money: $95 Miscellaneous: None. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reputation: 5 Allies: Contacts: Jack Konan, Vangief. Enemies: Jobs: Vehicle Dealer
"Bobby...Bobby King, I think. He never told me, but I overheard him and some of his cronies talking. And help would be nice, but I don't think you will be able to help me here."