Hello ladies and gents, this will be the first RP i have hosted, I am currently Co-Hosting The Warren with JonasVault101 i don't have to do much though as he is doing a brilliant job of hosting.

I have wanted to host my own RP for a while but hadn't really had the RP'ing experience, i have a bit now though so would like to give it a go but please be aware this will probably be rough around the edges.

Now this isn't an RP for allot of people there is room for four more people plus me that makes five RP'ers in total. This is not and action orientated RP, however there most likely will be some action, this is more of a thinking RP on what your doing, at least i think thats what i mean either way you will get the gist when you read the description.

This is an RP about a grifting crew (conning people )

There is five roles to be filled, one by each RP'er in this crew they are: The inside Man/Woman, The Roper, The Fixer, The Convincer and The Learner . Now The inside Man/Woman has already been taken by me so that leaves the other four to be filled i will now give a detailed description of each one

The Roper: The Roper is the member of the crew who draws in the marks/score's he/she spins the a story which draws the attention of the mark, The Roper knows everybody who's anybody and has contacts everywhere, all the card games all the swindlers all the fence's and all the noteworthy grifters, The Roper on occasion plays the inside with The inside Man/Woman. This particular Roper is an old time friend of the crew leader (The inside Man/Woman) and The Fixer.
(Side note on Roper, would help if the roper was in their 40's-50's but is not necessary having a younger Roper application will not make me deny you)

The Fixer: The Fixer is a very intelligent man/woman, is always up to date with new security systems who the richest people are and what they are like (personalities,ect) and where they are, The Fixer handle's behind the scene's things like forging documents getting the crew and office if need be (perhaps by blagging something to the receptionist in an office building) The Fixer on occasion plays the inside with The inside Man/Woman. This particular fixer is an old time friend of the crew leader (The inside Man/Woman) and The Roper.
(Side note on The Fixer, would help if fixer was in their 30's again like the Roper i will not deny a Fixer application for a different age)

The Convincer: The Convincer gives the mark confidence to the mark that what they are doing with there money will work even though they know it will not and the mark will loose their money. The Convincer almost always joins The inside Man/Woman at some point to work the inside (to spin their convincer story E.G the Convincer pretends to be an associate of The inside Man/Woman and says that they invested their money and it worked in hence giving the Mark confidence to use their money). This particular Convincer will be a new member to the crew but will have heard of The inside Man/Woman, The Roper and The Fixer and knows The Learner (in a friendly way by whichever mearns you chose)
(Side note on The Convincer, would help if The Convincer was in their 20's again like The Roper and The Fixer i will not deny application for a different age)


The Learner: The Learner is a novice in the world of grifting/conning and is a new ember to the crew, The Learner is eager to learn from the more experienced members of the crew and is taught all aspects by the other members how to play the inside (The inside Man/Woman), how to work behind the scene's (The Fixer), How to Rope (The Roper) and how to convince (The Convincer). The Learner is always asking questions and helps wherever he/she can. The Learner knows The Convincer (In a friendly way) which is how he/she gets introduced to the crew.
(Side note on The Learner, would help if The Learner was in early 20's again will not deny application for different age, also i can sense people not wanting to play the learner so if there is no interest in The Learner we will just go with The inside Man/Woman, The Roper, The Fixer and The Convincer)


The Setting: The year is 2276, Viva Las Vegas, or should i say New Vegas. Zoey "The Fox" Warner is back in town after being away for three years. New Vegas is controlled an policed by the New California Republic (NCR) New Vegas is still somewhat of a reflection of what it was before the war, after all the bombs practically didn't touch Nevada. The Casino's are run by money hungry [censored]s who only care about themselves and small businesses are doing equally as well. New Vegas is arguably the best place to be in the wasteland, after all crime is low thanks to the NCR's policing and business is good, the NCR even provide purified food, water and alcohol from a heavily protected building on the outside of the city. Who would want to be anywhere else? booze, girls and gambling at night and a regular life during the day. Zoey is back in town and looking to put a crew back together, the fat cats of this city where fat enough, Zoey had a rough idea of where to find one of her old crew member's, her old Roper hopefully she'd be able to find her Fixer friend as well. she is looking for a couple of smaller score's first, then they'd hit the big one.


Character Sheet: Pretty usual stuff however i would like S.P.E.C.I.A.L to play a part in this

Name: (Straight Forward)

Position applying for: (Roper, Fixer, Conincer and learner)

Nickname:
Grifting Alias: (E.G mine is The Fox, the only other people who get these are The Roper and The Fixer due to the being known in the New Vegas grifting world the others may get these in time)
Age:
Height:
six: (Male, Female)
Race: (Humans only please, Caucasian, African American ect)
Appearance: (Hair, eyes, body ect)

Skills: (lockipicking ect don't have to be in the fallout games)

Special: You get 40 points

S:
P:
E:
C:
I:
A
L:

Personality: (Straight forward, what is your character like)

Clothes: (No Armour as this is an un-combat orientated RP, regular clothes, suits and dresses ect)

Weapons: (Limited to knifes/small blades and pistols)

Bio: (where'd you come from, you history, what previous grifting work has you character done, how do you know other characters)

Rule's: The obvious ones are in place

1. what I say goes

2. No Character controlling

3. No killing of other characters

and one which is very important to me

4. READ EVERY POST when somone contradicts what someone has said i cant stand it e.g someone is speaking to someone in a certain place when someone who posted before them has stated that this person is actually somewhere else


Whoever plays the roper will be bringing us the marks so you will have to make them up even as the leader of the crew as the inside person thats not my job you will also need to create their personality and job ect so the roper will need some imagination.

OK here is my CS

Position: Crew Leader Inside woman

Name: Zoey Warner
Nickname: -----
Grifting Alias: The Fox
Age: 27
Height: Five foot eight
six: Female
Race: Caucasian
Appearance: Zoey is a slender woman with recognizable feminine features, she has brunette hair which is about two inch's longer than her shoulder's and is worn down. she has brown eyes.

Personality: Zoey is head strong and able to think on her feet she is a very charismatic person with a disliking for power hungry morons and will not accept defeat. has to spend time thinking things through given the chance. takes care into her physical appearance. Zoey is calm and collectie under pressure, never looses controll


Skills: Gambling, cards, sleight of hand, silver tongue, stealth and melle weapons

SPECIAL: you get 40 points no 10's please

S:2
P:7
E:2
C:9
I:9
A:3
L:8


Clothes: Varies depending on what she is doing, usually a red dress with matching red shoes, when outside of the city she wears some denim jeans with a red top with black trainers ad always has a pair of sunglasses.

Weapons: Combat knife with a winged dagger on it and a Silenced 10mm pistol (both concealed)

Bio: Zoey was born when New Vegas was a rough place, her parents died not long after she turned 14, stealing to get by one day she tried to pickpocket money from someone that someone was a grifter, that person is now The Roper for her crew he/she took her in and taught her how to grift, it was an art form glorious and skillful. She grew up with a level head and down to earth attitude she was good at it, able to talk her way into and out of almost anything she is a great asset, not afraid to use her feminine charms, vocal and physical to get what she wants hasn't failed her yet. God help you if you try and play cards with her because chances are you won't win. Her first con was when she was 18 on a small business man who cheated people out of money for protection getting her the sum of one thousand caps. Skip to the age of 24 and she'd earned herself quite a reputation in the grifting world now known as The Fox she left New Vegas in search of other long cons eventually landing her to try and sell the a refurbished black hall manor in point lookout, but that went wrong when the potential buyer died in pliks safari and now she's back in town to make some money and get the fattest and baddest cat of them all. But first she needs a crew.


if there is anything you'd like to know just ask.

EDITED FOR CHARACTER SHEET

((AUTHOR'S NOTE: KORYNTHIAS IS MORE PHYSICALLY ORIENTED, HOWEVER, HE IS A LEARNER))

Name: Korynthias Richtor

Position applying for: Learner
Nickname: 'Shawks'
Grifting Alias: N/A
Age: Estimated to be 26
Height: 6'1"
six: Male
Race: German
Appearance: Weighing in at just over 200 lbs, and an impressive amount of muscle, most would agree Korynthias is a very intimidating man. His skin is tanned and healthy, although there are noticeable scars if one looked close enough. His hair is jet black and short, with the front seemingly locked in an upright stance which tends to lean towards the middle of his head. Korynthias is clean-shaven, and rarely has a time where there is any noticable amount of facial growth. His eyes are deep brown, almost equivalant to black. Most of the time he wears a bright smile filled with straight white teeth. Without his Tesla Arm, you would notice multiple deep scars that runs across the skin. To sum it all up, he is developing into a very handsome and charming man.

Skills: Machinery, medecine, charm


Special:
S: 9
P: 4
E: 5
C: 9
I: 7
A: 3
L: 1

Personality: Korynthias is a very friendly young man, and is very social. Most people would think a man of his size would be inimidating and ruthless, however, Richtor is quite the opposite. One would compare him to a giant teddy bear if they took the time to know him. However, do not let his friendly appearance misguide you, Korynthias is no stranger to being tough, and when he wants to be, he can be very convincing.

Clothes: A tight-fitting white tee-shirt with black smudges from oil, a shoulder plate made of darkened metal that rests over his maimed arm. Usually wears blue jeans that are dusty and torn, along with a leather belt. Korynthias also is seen clomping around in heavy boots, that seem to be impervious to any abuse Korynthias can throw at them. He also usually wears dark sunglasses, which are usually hung from the collar of his shirt or on top of his head.

Weapons: Tesla Arm, a mechanized arm that increases strength and speed. Also has the ability to transmit electrical energy through contact. The arm is like a full-arm brace, with electrical wires and Tesla coils running the length of the device. Between the fingers you can usually see random archs of blue-white electricity zipping from one finger to the next. The arm is not intended to be a weapon, and it's main use is to provide Korynthias' maimed arm mobility once more, however, one does not want to meet the dark side of the Tesla Arm.

Bio: Korynthias was born into an average post-apocolyptic family, with a dad working as a guard and a mother left to care for her children. He could never complain about his childhood, but he could never find anything nice to say about it either. Special occasions were non-existant, not even his own birthday was celebrated, and due to this he has lost track of his own age. In his early teens he eventually left home like most do, and went in search of a more favorable lifestyle. Due to his interest in technology and machinery, he was quickly hired by an elderly man to run a powergenerator at a casino. In the few years he spent with the man, Korynthias learned much about machinery, and soon his skill surpassed many wasteland mechanics at a very young age.

However, the casino was quickly taken over by a rival businessman, and both Korynthias and the elderly man were laid off. No matter how hard he searched, no one seemed interested in an upstart mechanic, and soon Korynthias became a young mercenary with a nomadic group. For the better part of his late teens and early twenties, Korynthias was hired as a bodyguard, bouncer, forced persuasion, debt collector, etc. However, all of that changed when he was sent on a job to collect some debt from a casino owned bar outside of town. Things were going smoothly as usual, until the debtor became angry and threatened to kill Korynthias. This was not too uncommon, until the debtor pulled the pin on a grenade and threw it at Korynthias, who barely had enough time to drop to the ground. Luckily, most of the shrapnel was deflected by armor he wore at the time, but his right arm suffered severe lacerations.

Korynthias healed over time, but his arm became lame and weak, and doctors told him it would never function properly again. Frustrated at the loss of his livelihood, Richtor constructed a mechanical arm, that functioned as a replacement for his maimed one. Now that his mercenary days were over, Korynthias had to find a new livelihood. His mechanical skills were still uneeded, and his arm prevented him from doing physical labor like mercenary work or any form of law enforcement job. After a time of searching, Korynthias finally met 'The Fox' and his career as a conman began.

Thats fine, how does everything sound? Also edited the CS for a section of which position you'd like to apply for

Name: Big Georgie

Position applying for: Problem Solver

Nickname: Little Georgie
Grifting Alias: None
Age: 34
Height: 6'2
six: Male
Race: Caucasian
Appearance: Shaved Head, Bulky

Skills: Hurting People, Yelling at People, Standing in Doorways, Taking Abuse

Special: You get 40 points

S: 8
P: 4
E: 7
C: 5
I: 4
A 5
L: 7

Personality: Sometimes people dey get to askin questins dey shoodnt. Sometimes dem people dey need to learn dey manners. Das me. I teach dem. Dey learn real good.

Clothes: Dress Pants and a White short sleeve shirt

Weapons: Unarmed (on the casino floor) Oh wouldn't you like to know (in the casino underground)

Bio: Whose askin? I'm bigger den you. Jus go spend some caps and don't piss me off. Tip your waitress ya mook.

Don't really get all of it, but I'll just go with the flow

Name: Jack Hunt

Position applying for: The Fixer

Nickname: Jackie

Grifting Alias: "The Snake"(Got a little confused on this part, I hope I did it correctly.)

Age: 36

Height: 6'1

six: Male

Race Native American

Appearance: Dark hair pulled back into a ponytail, tanned skin, looks slightly more muscular than average., green eyes.

Skills: Talking, Observation, Charm, Repair

Special:

S: 5
P: 5
E: 5
C:9
I:9
A: 5
L: 2

Personality: Charming and calm, Jack has to be smooth talker and very observant for his line of work

Clothes: Polished, black dress shoes, black slacks, a long sleeved white dress shirt, a long sleeved black jacket.

Weapons: Concealed, silence pistol underneath jacket

Bio: Growing up in New Vegas, Jack quickly learned that only way to succeed was to use his observation and intelligence to make it to the top. Along the way he made few friends, but the most noteworthy was "The Fox".

Common! Put some effort into those profiles!

Hey man, just cause I didn't write my frieking life story, does not mean thought did not go in.

Short and Sweet, that's my motto

Edited and re-posted.

I'm not going to force you to write a novel, but I believe the character sheet is the most important thing you will ever write in an RP. Therefor, you should make it as accurate and with a buttload of detail.

Be that as it may, I find that putting so much detail into a Bio really makes it quite boring. People just don't like reading through all of that. Granted mine was pretty short, I probably could add some more, but I believe this will do for now.

This sounds WAY to cool. If I could, I'd like to reserve a spot as The Roper.

I'd love to join although I'm at work with terribly slow internet so I couldn't come up with a decent character sheet for about 4 hours. So if I could I would like to reserve the spot of 'the Convincer'.

Yttrium, the idea is Zoey is back in town after a long leave from new Vegas and is looking to put a crew back together (a group of grifters, or connmen if you don't know what that is) eventually we will con a big one, the one responsible for Zoey's leaving of new Vegas in the first place. hope that helps and there is only one spot for each role The Learner has been taken, so that leaves The Fixer, Convincer and Roper i see you applied for the Fixer, i would like your CS to be fleshed out a bit more please make sure to read the Fixer description in the OP for idea's on what sort of things to put in your Bio, i am not asking for an essay or anything just some more, also the grifting alias is just what you have been come to be known by in the grifting world of New Vegas Like me I'm the fox, if Someone asked say a fence in new Vegas who the fox was the fence would know its Zoey.

BulletForSurvival, i haven't actually seen leverage Ive seen adverts for it though however that seems more action packed, this idea is based of UK drama The Hustle (hence the name I'm so original i know lol) which is more of a slick and stylish show. I am really only looking for application's for the above positions, if you'd like to please feel free to edit you CS as with your current CS I'm not really sure which position your applying for. sorry to be a pain.

And everyone else please feel free to make a CS if there is more than one application for one position then i will have to choose between the two, please don't take it personally if i dint choose you. Thanks guys

Here's my sheet, if there's any problems just inform me and I will make the necessary changes.


Name: Michael O’Connell

Position applying for: The Convincer

Nickname: ‘Mickey’
Grifting Alias: N/A
Age: 25
Height: 5’9’
six: Male
Race: Caucasian with Irish background
Appearance: Mickey has medium length ash blonde hair. His eyes are a medium to light blue towards the centre with a dark blue ring around the outside. Mickey’s face appears boyish and gentle without a scratch or blemish to be seen. He is a slender but fit man.

Skills: Speech, thinking on ones feet, knives, charm and luck o’the Irish

Special: You get 40 points

S: 2
P:5
E:2
C:9
I:7
A:6
L:9

Personality: Appearance is everything in Mickey’s world. He always dresses to impress and always looks picture perfect. His face appears gentle and with a boyish like charm and an Irish accent who could resist giving into what Mickey wants? Trouble is his appearance on the outside does not match what’s on the inside. Mickey knows of his charm and charisma, using it to his advantage at every opportunity, deep down he’s cold, calculating and cunning, like a fox.

Clothes: An old Pre war Italian/mafia suit, a present from his former friends.

Weapons: Mickey has a http://www.filipvanbouwel.be/images/Butterfly%20Knife/butterfly_knife.jpg concealed some where in his suit. There’s even rumour that he has a retractable blade concealed in one of his shoes.

Bio: Mickey was born in a small settlement that was situated just outside of New Reno. He grew up in a poor family always looking on and watching as the mob grew rich by svcking the life out of every individual in the area around New Reno. Although the lifestyle of a man in the mob was incredibly appealing, with it came wealth, power, respect and of course women.

At the age of 15 Mickey left the settlement to try and make it in the big city. For the next couple of years he did some small time jobs and hits, not making much money but the money didn’t matter, all that mattered was the name you were making yourself. After five years Mickey got involved in a robbery of a store, nothing major, the score would have been 1000 caps at the most but the store was under protection by one of the mobs.

During the robbery one of the families’ enforcers was killed and Mickey was held responsible. Miraculously he wasn’t killed for his actions against the family, in fact, it was quite the opposite. Due to the charm and charisma of the young man the Capo saw use for his talents. Mickey was used as a low level enforcer to help ‘persuade’ shop keepers to pay for their protection.

The life of a mobster was glamorous but at the same time dangerous because of this Mickey learned the skill of using knives to take down an opponent. He became very skilled at defending himself using his tongue and his knife. Finally at the age of 23 he was ‘made’ and became the negotiator for the family, his duties included keeping peace between the other families and the dividing of the funds.

One year after Mickey was made he learned of a plot to take him out. With the top negotiator for one of the families dead a war would ensue, consuming the crumbling empire of the mob Mickey was involved with. Like any level headed person he ran, to the nearest city that he could lie, steal and cheat his way to the top. The city of New Vegas.

There Mickey came by the name of “The Fox” who had similar ideas on how to reach the top of the food chain and was looking for a crew. Mickey knew the rules of the town and he knew he wasn’t going to get anywhere without some muscle by his side. Luckily he had heard of an out of the job mercenary who was just perfect. The man knew nothing of the con world and had only scratched the surface of crime; it was a mind perfect for sculpting and molding. After making contact with the man, Mickey befriended him and introduced the man and himself to the infamous ‘Fox’ and her crew.

its fine, i really like it plenty of thought if somone else wants to be the convincer they are going to have a hard time to beat you the only thing i would ask is you cut down (no pun intended) the amount of knifes apart fro that its great

hey..i have a question..you are conning people..so you will sooner or later need some hired guns/guards to watch your back in any gun fights that may..and probably will occur..thats what id like to apply for
can i?

Got to hurrym but I just wanted to say Venix that I'm going to have to drop out of this. Normally it ends being hard for to be in more in one Rp, so I have no clue why I signed up in the first place. Is it ok if I drop out?

of course its ok i cant stop you fro dropping out no worries also fallout_fan_boy i afraid not if a situation like that occurs (which is highly unlikley) it will be sorted by NPC's sorry. you can still apply for one of the possitions if you like though

darn...oh well..ill look at the other positions and see what i want
*sadly puts minigun away*

lol prehaps there might be cause for a minigun at some point but its a big might. i have to go to work now, great, so i'll check back when i get home

OOC: Trying for the Convincer but if not I'll go for the Fixer.

Name: Lucien Gray

Position applying for: Convincer

Nickname: Incognito/The Chameleon

Age: 25

Height: 6’0
six: Male
Race: Caucasian

Appearance: 172lbs, Jet black trimmed hair, hazel colored eyes, lightly tanned skin, on his left collar bone Lucien has been branded with a Bishop signifying his affiliation with the New Reno crime family of the same name.

Skills: Charming, Way with words, uses disguises, pistols, sleight of hand.
S:3
P:7
E:3
C:8
I:9
A:5
L:5

Personality: Lucien is a con man so he wears many faces and disguises in public. In his line of work he consistently maintains at least four different aliases at a time. He is a chameleon who is able to blend in virtually anywhere with anyone. When working with a crew he likes to look out for them like family. Before working a job he likes to do research on his mark, their craft, security, and other important details. He views con men as sharks among a sea of stupid sheep. Lucien goes through money like it is water never having much for long.

Clothes: Dirty White Suit, Fedora, Black dress shoes, tattered rags, shoes with holes, dingy winter cap, torn black leather jacket, faded blue jeans, well worn black and red sneakers, and a pair of blue and black motorcycle gloves.

Weapons: a pair of 9mm pistol’s concealed, 2 throwing knives

Misc: loaded dice, Lucien’s lucky shades, marked playing cards, dice, playing cards, lighter, bag, cigarettes, set of wigs and hair pieces, false beards and mustaches.

Bio: Lucien was born and raised in the sleepy mountain community of Modoc. Lucien’s parents ran a rather successful bed & breakfast for the many travelers coming and going. At a very young age Lucien began to ply his craft on travelers by cheating at games of chance. There were accusations that he had cheated but they could never be proven as Lucien kept two sets of dice and cards.
This continued until Lucien turned sixteen when he abandoned his parents and forged out for bigger fish. Lucien traveled with a caravan bound for New Reno where he figured he could make his fortune. For months his fast tongue and sleight of hand put food in his mouth until one day he conned the wrong man.

Lucien made the mistake of trying to cheat Lorenzo Leone a close associate of the Bishops one of the most dangerous gangs in New Reno. Instead of being killed, Lorenzo got Lucien to work for him grifting from visitors. In exchange for a large portion of the profits Lorenzo taught Lucien how to use a gun and knives for protection. Lucien remained in servitude to Lorenzo for three years until he was stabbed in an alley by a crazed jet addict.

Lucien upon hearing the news got out of town and never returned to Reno. He then began to grift in areas for a short period of time then disappear into the night. At this time Lucien began to adopt aliases when he visited different towns and cities so his true identity couldn’t be determined. The aliases also allowed him extend the longevity of his visits to various townships.

Over the next 5? years Lucien became a well known grifter and took up the nicknames “Incognito” and “Chameleon”. He is wanted by the NCR, Caesar’s Legion, and many townships across the wasteland. Lucien after almost six years had stockpiled enough loot to retire in New Vegas but with his spending habits the money was gone in six months.

Lucien was about to leave New Vegas to start grifting again when he heard a rumor that “The Fox” was back in town and looking for new associates. During his search for “The Fox”, Lucien met a fresh face into the world of conning who he could sculpt in his image. The pair became friends and Lucien began to impart his knowledge to the young apprentice. After weeks of searching Lucien found “The Fox”, and with his new friend sought to join her crew.

Name: Jonas McMannis

Position applying for: The Roper

Nickname: Jonas
Grifting Alias: Swift
Age: 36
Height: 6'4"
six: Male
Race: Human, Caucasian, Irish
Appearance: Long brown hair, smoothed back in a suave style reminiscent of playboys of the Western World, he also sports a full suave goatee. Jonas has big brown eyes, complimented by naturally long and dark eyelashes that make women jealous. His face is somewhat gaunt, with defined cheek and jawbones. His skin isn't particularly tanned, only somewhat, but Jonas is mostly pale only with a light olive color to it. His body is somewhat athletic as he likes to keep in shape, it isn't "muscular" only "toned".

Skills: Knives, Fist-Fighting, Small Pistols, Smooth-Talking (Speechcraft), Lockpicking, Gambling, Style (Yes. Style IS a skill to Jonas).

Special:

S:5
P:7
E:5
C:8
I: 7
A:3
L:5

Personality: Jonas is a very resilient and stoic man. He can take serious and hair-raising situation in common stride, as well as doing his best to keep the people in said situations as calm as possible. He is friendly, and is often described as a romantic. He also has the great ability to be able to go up to anyone and learn their life-story. He's a people person. However, to those he knows best, he's like family, and would do anything for them at the drop of a hat.

Clothes: A lovely, silk suit, black in color. A lavender tie with a checkered gold pattern. Underneath is worn a white shirt, black vest, and a belt and buckle with Celtic knot-work designs. He wears simple black dress shoes, spit-shined to a fine sheen. Jonas wears 3 gold rings, all of which have Masonic emblems on them. On his face, a pair of http://www.fallenstein.com/pictures/aviators.jpg.

Weapons: A http://nicnac.net/media/9_inch_Italian_switchblade_stiletto_knife_imt_briar_scale_black_blade_hdw..jpg, and a http://www.rirwin.com/images/no11.JPG

Bio: Jonas was a native of New Vegas. Growing up, he was always surrounded by the seediest of characters in the evermore sinful "Sin City". During his younger years, Jonas ran around with a group of the other kids, one of which was the son of a mob boss. They routinely would pickpocket some of the people on the Strip, if they got brave enough they'd even try their hand at a small robbery. It was only after a chance encounter with mob Enforcer that Jonas knew he needed to step his game up, as well as the game of his friends.

At the age of 19, Jonas started his first grifting crew. Their first job was to go after a newcomer in town, a big-time Slaver by the name of "Two-Times Sammy". He was a big black man, always clothed in some-kind of odd furs and he was never without his entourage of scantily clad women and his prized ivory cane. Jonas and his crew knew that this man had some serious green on him, and they were waiting for payday.

The plan went off without a hitch, the job of two of Jonas' boys was to distract several of Sammy's bodyguards, buying them drinks and dosing them with epicac. Meanwhile, Jonas himself wine and dined Sammy. By the end of the night, the Slaver king and Jonas were almost best of friends. It was time for the new buddies to have a friendly wager, a game of chance. Sparing serious details, Sammy was sent packing from Sin City, missing 40,000 chips. That was the night that the new grifter crew became addicted to this new game of deception and riches.

He also met a young girl, Zoey, who was a grifter just like himself. After the job that Jonas' crew had pulled, Jonas thought it'd be a good idea to test this girl's mettle in a game of cards. After losing 500 chips from her, he knew there was a beautiful friendship in store. However, Zoey left the city after a while, Jonas staying behind and doing what he did best.

Jonas was a master of all games, his closest friends new better than to play with him. But the high-rollers and playboys who rolled into town didn't know better. Soon though, one of the local mob bosses learned of Jonas, and sent a crew after him, with the logic that since Jonas was stealing from the casino players, he was stealing from the casinos themselves. Jonas was never found by the crew. This earned him the name, "Swift" which he goes by today.

Years later, "The Fox" rolls back into town, and Jonas is looking for some fun.

Edited.

Name: Jansen Elcin

Position applying for: Roper

Nickname: Jansen, though friends(of which he has few) will commonly give him joking nicknames. Those who try this who are NOT his friends leave with a few new scars, if they ever walk away.

Grifting Alias: "Salem" Comes from his scar, salem being an old word for "Moon". This is also the name he gives when in cover.

Age:26

Height:5' 7"
six: Male
Race: Caucasian/Native American
Appearance: Jansen is short for his age, but with a tanned, lean, but highly muscular physique. He has sharp, angular features and his eyes are Pale, Icy Blue. The left corner of his forehead has a deep scar shaped almost like a crescent moon from when Zoey sliced him. His hair is a shade lighter than black and he wears it tied back in a foot-and-a-half long hunters braid.

Skills: Various martial arts, Tracking, Infiltration, and good at making decisions that should have never been his to make.

Special: You get 40 points

S:8
P:7
E:6
C:3
I:6
A:7
L:3

Personality: Jansen is a quiet yet perceptive individual with a strong moral code despite the amoral business he works in. There are very few people Jasen is willing to confide in, and even less he would consider "friends".

Clothes: A grey leather jacket that hangs down slightly past his waist over a light grey T-shirt and a pair of faded black denim jeans. Over his eyes, Jansen wears a pair of chrome mirrored shades with cracks through the left lens that were also left over from his altrication with Zoey years ago.

Weapons: He carries an Integrally-Silenced http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/9/92/Pistol_Russian_PSS_in_7.62x41mm_SP-4_special_purpose_noiseless_cartridge.jpg/450px-Pistol_Russian_PSS_in_7.62x41mm_SP-4_special_purpose_noiseless_cartridge.jpg concealed in his left combat boot, and two pairs of 5" long http://www.noze-nuz.com/ka-bar/kb1464.jpg in hidden sheathes in his clothing. Despite these weapons, Jansen prefers hand-to-hand combat whenever possible.

Bio: Jansen was born in new Vegas to a father who was currently fighting against the NCR's control of the city. At age nine, Jansen's father was executed publicly, and at thirteen his mother drank herself to death. Jansen found work running security for smugglers. Guns, alcohol, people. You name it, Jansen's guarded it. During his early twenties Jansen was caught in the middle of one of Zoey's old crews Grifts trying to take down a six-slavery ring. The whole thing went south and Zoey stabbed Jansen during her attempt to escape. She was captured anyway, and Jansen was thrown in the cell alongside her for refusing to shoot her during the escape. Thanks to a combination of luck, cooperation and outside assistance from Zoey's old crew, they made it out of there alive.

After hearing that Zoey had returned to the city after so many years, Jansen immediately went looking for her. Despite his knowledge of the city and hiss undeniably useful "skills" Jansen is broke, and he needs out of a debt. Luckily, Jansen knows where everyone and everything is, thanks to running security with the largest names in the city. Jansen will need a good convincer to get Zoey in, but once shes been bought in, he can get her where she needs to be.

He also has some skill at making the guards in buildings suddenly "Forget" what they saw, or for one of them to "Drop" a key during their rounds. They consider him one of their own, and most of the richest men in the city would never expect their own trusted bodyguard to be working with a bunch of grifters.

Alright, I've edited some of the knives although I wanted to keep the blade in the shoe as a sort of unique weapon.

I like where things are going.