ok here’s my taz steeplechase character notes
for ur reference and mine:
carmine denton: the founder of dentonics, the “first name in entertainment” and the company behind the theme park steeplechase, aka the setting of this campaign
he began founding travelling carnivals and state fairs in the 2030s and 40s, which ended up becoming regional theme parks similar to busch gardens
later, he bought up some land in georgia and founded the first layer of what would become steeplechase; he began moving elements of the other parks he’d built here, and then built upwards, creating the different “layers” of parks that exist in steeplechase today
the campaign takes place a few hundred years in our future
we’re starting in the “ustaben” layer of steeplechase, which is built around nostalgia… taking experiences that you thought you’d never have again brought back to you for a very “reasonable” fee. the pcs work at an arcade called “poppy’s place”
travis is playing lyndon julius, but he goes by the alias BEEF PUNCHLEY. call him beef. he’s a cutter, which is like a fighter
a very large and beefy man
either a former heavyweight boxer or an arm wrestler, not sure which
had to leave this profession after some “issues” and is not allowed to box anymore
was pretty famous, people knew of him, so now he’s like, almost a mascot-like figure? sounds like he does promoter work within the park. tries to get people to play BEEF PUNCHLEY’S PUNCH OUT arcade game. it’s an arm wrestling game.
i am personally picturing him as like a guy who would probably sign autographs at a local comic con, but that’s just me
special move: not to be trifled with
clint is playing EMERICK DREADWAY. he’s a whisper, which is the blades in the dark equivalent of a magic user.
this world doesn’t have magic in the dnd sense; hard light technology is its “supernatural” equivalent. it’s basically solid holograms with shape, form, and physicality. is the secret to dentonic’s success
emerick was a “creationeer,” one of the fathers of hard light technology/ one of the first innovators, but he’s not a very forceful guy so other people took credit for his “genius” and he’s been kinda ousted and demoted over time, which “wrecked his life”
basically a maintenance guy now, works on hard light constructs
older man, slim and “waspish”
griffin is playing MONTROS PRETTY (he/him). montros is a slide, which is a “subtle manipulator and spy.” a salesman kinda character. described as a charismatic opportunist
was a “cast” member and, on the criminal side of things, used to be a low-tier member of another crew; he left that crew on bad terms and now works at this arcade
special move: cloak and dagger
griffin says he’s always wearing a hard light, hexadecimal mask whose face changes to display emotion. justin asks griffin to clarify and make it less creepy. griffin says it is very uncanny valley, making it more creepy
only takes the mask off to eat spaghetti
the crew’s main gig is peddling luxury experiences (normally only available to parkgoers) to other employees, done via hard light projection
like when you’re working in the best buy warehouse and you wanna lay down behind the fridge boxes where the cameras can’t see you so you can’t get in trouble with your bosses
a sneaky break room to relax on the boss’s dime kinda thing
tentatively called mirages
currently based out of the back room of the arcade
minor npcs so far include: poppy mervin, their boss at the arcade, nice guy
“the more kindly poppy is the more likely u will have to kill him" - justin
someone they like: eustace chevon, an ai hard light construct grandpa
someone they hate: viktrola gold, the nosy guy who works at anachronknicknacks
the woman who falls from the sky: black trenchcoat, three knives strapped to her, balaclava, says “fuck”
