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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Character Creation

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Wow, so many characters posted already! Didn't quite expect that, honestly. Then I'll get right back to work. :D

Though, before I do, I have to ask all of you to not reference the Women's GT World Championship or the Women's GT Junior Cup in your character stories at all. The reason for this is that I meant it literally when I said that the Women's GT Masters is supposed to replace both the Women's GT World Championship and the Junior Cup.

This is not a continuation of my older series, but a retcon! Though not a retcon in the sense that I want to erase the old projects from continuity altogether, but they're going to be incorporated into the story at a much later point (including some rather important changes). You'll see what I have in mind soon enough...

Thank you! :)
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Turbogirl wrote:Wow, so many characters posted already! Didn't quite expect that, honestly. Then I'll get right back to work. :D

Though, before I do, I have to ask all of you to not reference the Women's GT World Championship or the Women's GT Junior Cup in your character stories at all. The reason for this is that I meant it literally when I said that the Women's GT Masters is supposed to replace both the Women's GT World Championship and the Junior Cup.

This is not a continuation of my older series, but a retcon! Though not a retcon in the sense that I want to erase the old projects from continuity altogether, but they're going to be incorporated into the story at a much later point (including some rather important changes). You'll see what I have in mind soon enough...

Thank you! :)

Hmm, how do I do this for my character? I don't have an issue with changing things but her whole backstory was based on the old championship so I'm a little unsure how to work it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)
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AustralianStig wrote:Hmm, how do I do this for my character? I don't have an issue with changing things but her whole backstory was based on the old championship so I'm a little unsure how to work it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)
There's actually a rather easy solution to this: Pretty early on in the new continuity, a now-defunct racing series is going to play an important role; the WTCC - the Women's Touring Car Championship, just in case you might mistake it for the other WTCC. ;)

This WTCC was a touring car series similar to the DTM, with german manufacturers Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Opel battling for the national title. And as the name suggests, it was a women-only series, cancelled a few years ago because of exploding costs - just like the old ITC.

Steffi Schmidt could have managed a factory-backed team for Audi in the WTCC instead of the Women's GT World Championship. That wouldn't change too much of her current backstory, would it? And it would still have had the same effects on her after the WTCC shut down over night.

Let me know if that's helpful. :)
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Perfect, I'll edit my post with her backstory.
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Danny Bly is a prominent figure in American motorsport, or at least his family is. His brother was a CART champion back when that series was a thing, and Bly knows his family name has some weight to it. Danny was not cut out for racing, not even making a splash in karting, but he did fare better being an Assistant Team Manager at KV Racing Technology before it folded in 2016.

Although his brother retired from the motorsport scene with the death of KV Racing, Danny had an interest keeping the family name alive (not the least of which because of the money such fame brings). Danny wishes to expand the Bly name to GT Racing, something which has gained in popularity in the States in the New 10s. Danny also sees this new series as the chance to make his own name in racing, though his experience as only an assistant manager means that he lacks the depth of a more experienced ex-manager.

Fictional character name: Danny Bly
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Nationality: American
Former Profession: Former Team Manager
Skill(s): Team Reputation (D6)
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Fictional character name: Stefan Bakkerud
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Nationality: Norwegian
Former Profession: The Former Racing Driver
Skill(s): Personal Reputation (D20)
Bad Habit(s): D8

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RedEyes504 wrote:Fictional character name: Stefan Bakkerud
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Nationality: Norwegian
Former Profession: The Former Racing Driver
Skill(s): Personal Reputation (D20)
Bad Habit(s): D8

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(To be updated after Skills and habits revealed)

Interesting. The first player willing to take a risk with the bad habits. :D

After seeing so many of you choose "Restless Perfectionist", I'm already a bit worried there might be a loophole I just haven't noticed yet...

And just in case someone's wondering: I'll do all the necessary dice rolls once the deadline for the character creation is due. That way I can do them all in one go and collect the results in a single post, which should be a lot easier for all of you to follow.
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Sam Clark went to a boarding school in the south-east of England when growing up. Her year group was the first to pass through the school as a mixed-gender year group, where previously it has been
boy-only from entry at 13 up to GCSE level. (It had already accepted girls for sixth form for some years previously.) She had been one of 12 girls in a year group of over 100. She thus knew what it was like to fight her corner. She began her career post-university at a family-run team in the BTCC, which she then continued alongside co-managing teams in the short-lived A1GP and Super League formulae. In the past ten years, her BTCC team has expanded to run cars in other championships in the TOCA package, namely the Renault Clio Cup and Ginetta Juniors, giving promising youngsters a potential pathway to the top. A future entry in the Porsche Super Cup has not been ruled out, dependant on getting the right deal together.

Fictional character name: Sam Clark
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Age: 35
Nationality: British
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Deadline due!

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This Could Be You and Reject_Dom still missing!

We've reached our deadline, and two players haven't posted their characters yet. This once, I'll expand the deadline to Sunday the 17th (this month). If there are still no signs from This Could Be You and/or Reject_Dom until then, I'm afraid I'll have to go with the alternative.

It's absolutely okay if any of you should have trouble with one of my deadlines. I'm a reasonable person, after all. Just message me or - better yet - post in this very thread that you need a bit more time, and I'll expand any deadline for you. I'm also keeping an eye on the "nipping out" thread, so posting there will catch my attention sooner than later. Life has a tendency to interfere with our plans and hobbies - I know that oh so well...

Though, if you don't inform me at all, I have no choice but to assume that you have no interest in this series anymore or that you've left the forum altogether. Should that be the case, then our guys from the waiting list (novitopoli and Wizzie) will get a second chance at participating, if they still want to.
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Sounds reasonable to me.
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Since I'm not really bothered about the character stuff yet (cause I'm lazy af), please put me on the waiting list for this season.

That means novi or Wazzle can join instead.
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Reject_Dom wrote:Since I'm not really bothered about the character stuff yet (cause I'm lazy af), please put me on the waiting list for this season.

That means novi or Wazzle can join instead.

Fine by me. Since we've almost reached the new deadline anyway, I'll wait until Sunday to make final changes to the entry list.
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Looks like I'm able to spring in!

Fictional character name: Erica B. Mancino
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novitopoli wrote:Looks like I'm able to spring in!


Exactly that. Thanks a lot! :D

Alright. Reject_Dom asked to go on the waiting list, This Could Be You didn't even bother to post at all, so he joins Reject_Dom on the waiting list.

That means, novitopoli and Wizzie may take the vacant spots on the entry list. Novitopoli already did, so here's Wizzie's call: You have until Tuesday the 26th to either post your fictional character or a note stating that you don't wish to participate after all. (Not posting also means the latter.)
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Turbogirl wrote:This Could Be You didn't even bother to post at all

Apologies for that- I have been inundated with exams and couldn't come up with a convincing character in time (I always struggle with that in any D&D-style game), and didn't get round to quitting the series before now (in essence, you've done me a favour here :P ) .
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Character Creation - Finishing Touches

Okay, the last one-and-a-half week was rather disappointing, honestly. The only thing accomplished was Wizzie failing to post anything at all. And with this latest development, we're now officially one player down. No problem, I can work around that!

Luckily, we're finally finished with this tedious waiting process now. Let's add some finishing touches before moving on to the next chapter. Some dices needed to be rolled, and here's how that went:

No. 1: Silvio Bachot (Gertrand Bachot)
Personal Reputation (D20) = 13 / Nationwide Champion (DTM, NASCAR, etc.)
2 Reputation Points are going to be added to your team's reputation in the upcoming chapter.

No. 2: Dexter Black (Dexter249)
is ready to go!

No. 3: Erica B. Mancino (novitopoli)
is ready to go!

No. 4: Sam Clark (dr-baker)
Bad Habit(s) (D8) = 7
Ms. Clark has no bad habit(s).

No. 5: Steffi Schmidt (AustralianStig)
is ready to go!

No. 6: Kuba Niemczyk (V8fan12)
is ready to go!

No. 7: Thérese Roufosse (Bleu)
is ready to go!

No. 8: Danny Bly (CaptainGetz12)
Team Reputation (D6) = 3
3 Reputation Points are going to be added to your team's reputation in the upcoming chapter.

No. 9: Stefan Bakkerud (RedEyes504)
Personal Reputation (D20) = 9 / Lower Division Champion (F3, GT4, etc.)
1 Reputation Point is going to be added to your team's reputation in the upcoming chapter.
Bad Habit(s) (D8) = 4
Mr. Bakkerud has a Gambling Addiction.

Alright, the next chapter is about Teambuilding (pardon the pun...) and will be uploaded on either Saturday or Sunday (can't make it sooner). But that shouldn't be a big problem, since those players who still need or want to update their character background story can and should do so until then.
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Turbogirl wrote:No. 4: Sam Clark (dr-baker)
Bad Habit(s) (D8) = 7
Ms. Clark has no bad habit(s).

Yay! The gamble paid off! How that works out over the course of the season, however, remains to be seen...

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Good, I am not really free until then anyway, so this suits me.
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Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Teambuilding

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Chapter 5: Teambuilding

The next step on your way to your motorsports empire is the establishment of your team. Any decision you make here is just as important as the ones you made during character creation, albeit with a lot less dice involvement.


Step 1: Team Name
You can either manage a fictional or a non-fictional team. If you decide to try your hands on the latter, keep this in mind: All teams start at zero in this game. You won’t gain any advantages whatsoever by picking a real-life team that has been at the top of its class for decades. The same goes for established real-life partnerships between your real-life team and a certain manufacturer or supplier. All null and void – for now!

As for the naming in general: You can’t incorporate any manufacturer name into your team name, simply because you haven’t had the chance to build a partnership with the manufacturer in question yet. Adding the name of a certain sponsor is fine by me, but since this game does not have an elaborate sponsorship market, doing so won’t change anything in the long run.

I also can’t (and won’t) guarantee you that I’ll be able to find a photo of any GT3 car with your preferred sponsor on it (for the team presentation, of course! I’m planning to do a similiar presentation to the one I did for the Women’s GT Junior Cup! Why let all the photos I’ve collected over the years go to waste?)


Step 2: Home Base
Next, you need to set up camp in any country of the world. As I’ve stated before, it doesn’t have to be the same country your character originates from (or resides in, for that matter). If you want to locate your Home Base near a specific racetrack in order to test there on a regular basis, please make sure that I can find reliable laptimes for GT1/2/3/300/Am/Pro series on the track in question – preferrably from the last 8 years, if possible.


Step 3: Branch(es)
Right now, at the beginning of your journey, you don’t have any branch(es) – nor will you have enough resources to buy some.

Over time you’ll be able to establish tactical partnerships with manufacturers, suppliers, and maybe even other competitors in this series, which will allow you to purchase properties, such as testing facilities, racetracks, your own airport, and even assets from competitors and/or bankrupt manufacturers, if it suits you and you have enough money to do so.

Though while it is a bit „optimistic“ to hope for a company like BMW or Toyota to go under, smaller outfits like Venturi, Mosler, Marcos and others have already done so in real life and might also do so in this game, depending on the situation.


Step 4: Current Team Reputation
To have a good (or at least passable) reputation is the most important thing in this game. Everything else, beginning from the budget you have to the drivers you want to hire, depends mostly on your Team Reputation. Any new team starts out with a reputation of 6. (The maximum reputation your team can gain is 20.)

The Team Reputation increases or decreases based on your results in the championship – for the most part. If you manage to fulfil your season goal, your team gains +1 reputation. If you fail to fulfil the season goal, the best outcome is the status quo. Should you fail at least twice in a row to fulfil your season goal, you might start losing reputation. Should you fail miserably, you might even lose reputation right away.

Certain team members can increase your team’s reputation after you’ve hired them. That includes mainly Drivers and Team Managers. Other staff members or even suppliers might increase your reputation as well, but it’s not that common. In contrast, certain drivers might even decrease your team’s reputation, given their own reputation in the paddock.

You also need a certain amount of reputation points to elevate your team from customer status to factory status. Smaller manufacturers request a lower reputation than bigger manufacturers, and there might even be real gems under the smaller manufacturers with more powerful cars than the one(s) from a big brand.


Step 5: Current Team Budget
The Team Reputation affects your season budget directly. 1 Reputation Point = 500.000 Credits, which means that each team starting out at 6 Reputation Points has a budget of 3 Mio. Credits right now. At the beginning of each season, a new season budget based on your team’s then-current reputation is added to your already existing budget from previous season(s). Potential price money will be added to your budget after each race.


Step 6: Fill in the following form (and post it)

Team Name:
Home Base:
Branch(es): None
Current Team Reputation: 6 + what you’ve gained from the character creation process
Current Team Budget: 3.000.000 Credits + what you gain from additional reputation points


Information Chapter: Non-player teams (NPTs)
This is also the perfect time to introduce you to your new antagonists for this series, your Black Dragon and his horde of Orcs, if you will. Originally, I was going to set two NPTs anyway, no matter how many players would have signed up, but since we’re now officially one player down, I’ve decided to expand the number of NPTs to three.

Unlike other series on this forum, where NPTs are merely there to fill up the grid, here they are specifically designed to stiffen the competition. One NPT is supposed to sting, the second is supposed to hurt, and the third is supposed to gun for the title, if you get what I mean. You’ll get a glimpse of what I have in mind right away in the upcoming chapter, in which we’ll start the hiring process.


The New Deadline
You have until Tuesday the 10th of July to post your form. (I’ll cut this deadline short, if I receive all posts before that date.) Also, it would be nice if RedEyes504 and novitopoli could update their character bio until then, too, so I have something to actually work with – given this is a storytelling game after all.
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Team Name: JAS Motorsport
Home Base: Imola, Italy
Branch(es): None
Current Team Reputation: 8
Current Team Budget: 4.000.000 Credits

Real-life WTCC team, decided to enter the Women's GT Masters as a result of a worldwide push for larger involvement for women in motorsport.
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Team Name: DRS Motorsport
Home Base: an industrial estate in the English Midlands
Branch(es): None
Current Team Reputation: 6
Current Team Budget: 3,000,000 currency units

In the Midlands of England, in the heartland of the motorsport industry, is where this spin-off of a TOCA-package team originates. Close to where there is much expertise, and where Sam Clark's other team is located, the team derives its name from the three racetracks where it will carry out most of its testing - Donnington, Rockingham and Silverstone. It also happens to be conveniently located to the M1 and M6 motorways, and East Midlands Airport.
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Team Name: Motorsport Bleu
Home Base: Brignoles, France
Branch(es): None
Current Team Reputation: 6
Current Team Budget: 3.000.000 Credits

The team works near the Mediterranean coast. With a relatively short distance (less than 50 kms) to Circuit Paul Ricard, the team can easily test cars on several layouts. The team is also hoping that closeness of Marseille and Nice airports will be helpful for sponsorship negotiations in the future, so the place can be quickly reached if necessary.
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Team Name: Monster Schmidt Racing Team
Home base: Magny-Cours, France
Branch: None
Current Team Reputation: 6
Current Team Budget: 3.000.000 Credits

Monster, looking to build a presence on world sport similar to that other energy drink, have paired up with the team promising ongoing support in return for naming rights. MSRT will be based at Magny-Cours, and plan to regularly test at the track.
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Team Name: KV Racing Technology
Home Base: Indianapolis, USA
Branch(es): None
Current Team Reputation: 9 (6 + 3)
Current Team Budget: 4.500.000 Credits (3.000.000 + (500.000 x 3))

The old outfit of KV Racing Technology merged with Dale Coyne Racing in 2016, but with the blessing of the founder Kevin Kalkhoven the team has been reborn as a GT3-class team. With motorsport expanding for more GT-class series KV Racing hopes to reinvent itself beyond open-wheel racing. Although the team lacks a US facility at this time the close proximity to Indianapolis offers various places to test in Indiana and the surrounding states, with preference leaning toward Road America, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Mid-Ohio.
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Team Name: Red Bull Women's Team
Home Base: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Branch(es): None
Current Team Reputation: 6
Current Team Budget: 3,000,000 credits

Red Bull have decided to expand their motorsport empire, this time with a focus on promoting the talents of female drivers, an area that the company has previously overlooked. The new Red Bull Women's Team will be based in Spielberg, Austria and will utilise the energy drink manufacturer's Red Bull Ring circuit for its testing and development.
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dr-baker wrote:Team Name: DRS Motorsport
Home Base: an industrial estate in the English Midlands

I'm afraid you'll have to specify that a bit more to make it valid. Isn't there a town or at least a village close by? :)
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Turbogirl wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Team Name: DRS Motorsport
Home Base: an industrial estate in the English Midlands

I'm afraid you'll have to specify that a bit more to make it valid. Isn't there a town or at least a village close by? :)

OK, I couldn't decide which race track it should be nearer, but I'm going to say Corby, a stone's throw from Rockingham and just north of Brixworth, Towcester, Silverstone and Milton Keynes.
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dr-baker wrote:OK, I couldn't decide which race track it should be nearer, but I'm going to say Corby, a stone's throw from Rockingham and just north of Brixworth, Towcester, Silverstone and Milton Keynes.

Perfect, thank you. That would be "Corby, Northamptonshire, England", correct?
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Turbogirl wrote:
dr-baker wrote:OK, I couldn't decide which race track it should be nearer, but I'm going to say Corby, a stone's throw from Rockingham and just north of Brixworth, Towcester, Silverstone and Milton Keynes.

Perfect, thank you. That would be "Corby, Northamptonshire, England", correct?

Correct!
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Team Name: Genesis Engineering
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Teambuilding

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The deadline is closing in, and RedEyes504's and novitopoli's posts are still missing.

I could expand the deadline yet again, but why should I? No one asked me to, and I already know how it'll turn out anyway: We'll be losing two more players. The thought alone is really, really discouraging. Depressing, even.

I have the distinct feeling that this game is destined to crash and burn, because we've been bleeding players ever since we began the character creation process. I understand one or two leaving over the course of a season for various reasons, but this mass exodus right from the start is concerning.

So, how many more chapters until I run out of players? Like 3? We haven't even started the hiring process yet...

I'll be honest with you: My enthusiasm is already at a low point because of this, so I might as well scrap this heap altogether, maybe (just maybe) start anew with something a lot smaller and less player-centered...

I really don't know yet. :(
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Turbogirl wrote:The deadline is closing in, and RedEyes504's and novitopoli's posts are still missing.

I could expand the deadline yet again, but why should I? No one asked me to, and I already know how it'll turn out anyway: We'll be losing two more players. The thought alone is really, really discouraging. Depressing, even.

I have the distinct feeling that this game is destined to crash and burn, because we've been bleeding players ever since we began the character creation process. I understand one or two leaving over the course of a season for various reasons, but this mass exodus right from the start is concerning.

So, how many more chapters until I run out of players? Like 3? We haven't even started the hiring process yet...

I'll be honest with you: My enthusiasm is already at a low point because of this, so I might as well scrap this heap altogether, maybe (just maybe) start anew with something a lot smaller and less player-centered...

I really don't know yet. :(

I understand and I empathise. I am disappointed too, as I have wanted to see how this turns out.
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Teambuilding

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dr-baker wrote:I understand and I empathise. I am disappointed too, as I have wanted to see how this turns out.

Me too, believe me! But maybe we can still turn this around somehow...

While I see no hope for the Women's GT Masters anymore, because it wouldn't make any sense to fill up the grid with even more non-player teams to counteract the dwindling number of players, I'm currently thinking about turning the previously mentioned WTCC (Women's Touring Car Championship) into a playable series. If players were interested in a series with only 4 available manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Opel), that is. But since I've seen some rather successful DTM managers on this forum before, I think I might have a chance here.

And since all my game systems are intentionally using the same ruleset, interested players could even take their current characters with them, if they want to. Current Women's GT Masters players willing to make the switch would get preferential treatment. Of course, only 4 available manufacturers means that only 4 players can join in the end (RNG decides once again). That would be my main reason for the switch: 4 players are the ideal number for any RPG, and I doubt that we'd still have the same problem we currently have with an entry number that low.

To summarize my new idea: 4 manufacturers, each player taking control over the factory-backed operation, each manufacturer fielding 5 drivers/cars, brand-specific factory drivers with individual special skills available, sponsorship negotiations (for real this time), races around the globe (not sure how many yet...), a season budget to manage, a season goal to fulfil, and some more possible features I'm considering at the moment.

It's the only solution that comes to my mind right now. I know it might not sound as good as the Women's GT Masters, because it can't be an exact copy, but maybe some of you are up for it...

Please let me know what you think. :)
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Turbogirl wrote:
Please let me know what you think. :)

Given the circumstances, I like this idea. And I will be up for giving it a go...
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Teambuilding

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I think I speak for us all when I say no matter what you run it will be a brilliant series. I'd love to see this one get off the ground as I was starting to get rather invested in the team I was building, but I can understand that losing interest is demoralising.

Perhaps GPRejects isn't really suited to new heavily story-based, RPG style games? The series, teams, and drivers that I can think of that have detailed stories behind them often started off very simple and grew complex over the years.

Regardless, I'm hoping this goes ahead and I'll be involved even if it's just a small number of teams :)
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Don't know if this is still going on or if I'm a bit late, but it seems a well thought out cool idea so here's my team anyway.

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Manager Bio - Growing up in the rural north of Norway, Stefan had access to a large number of motor vehicles from a young age, with quad bike and go-karts in the summer and snowmobiles in winter. After winning some local karting championships he moved south with his family so he could race year-round. The Norwegian national and european karting championships soon followed and Stefan graduated to Euro F3. He adjusted quickly and became champion in his second season which earned him a frontrunning seat in F3000. However, now aged 18, he found many distractions. The worst of these were casinos, where he would spend much of his spare time, often pulling all nighters even on race weekends. After some high profile off track incidents and a string of bad results he was dropped mid-season and his career never recovered, spending the next few years racing in lower categories and working as a racing instructor to pay the gambling bills. After some time in rehab, Stefan is now hoping his team manager career is more successful than his driving career.
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - This goes on!

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RedEyes504 wrote:Don't know if this is still going on or if I'm a bit late, but it seems a well thought out cool idea so here's my team anyway.

No, you're not late, my friend! I was just paranoid... obviously. :oops:

With currently 8 players in the lot, this series most certainly carries on! The deadline isn't through yet, so maybe novitopoli will make it as well. Let's see and hope for the best!


AustralianStig wrote:I think I speak for us all when I say no matter what you run it will be a brilliant series. I'd love to see this one get off the ground as I was starting to get rather invested in the team I was building, but I can understand that losing interest is demoralising.

Perhaps GPRejects isn't really suited to new heavily story-based, RPG style games? The series, teams, and drivers that I can think of that have detailed stories behind them often started off very simple and grew complex over the years.

Regardless, I'm hoping this goes ahead and I'll be involved even if it's just a small number of teams :)

Thank you! Maybe you're right. Complex RPGs are a bit tricky for casual players, I understand that. But in this specific instance, I think it was more the fault of our dear host and her rather obvious struggle with post-cancer depression that caused all the fuzz. :oops:

Again, 8 players are more than enough to keep our boat afloat, and I'll be more than happy to continue with what we've started. It might also be a good idea to rope my BFF into this (behind the scenes, of course), because she helps me with almost all of my RPGs ever since my rendezvous with death and has become somewhat of a calming voice of reason for me during all my depressive episodes...
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Erica B. Mancino is rich, successful and loves motorsport. She's also the kind of person who tries to live by proxy through their children, so - after spending more than a decade in the background working as an engineer for touring car teams - she set up a team only to bankroll her daughter's motorsport career, which didn't lead to anything noteworthy. But Erica loved the feeling of being a team principal and having everything under control, so she expanded her activities and applied to join the new Women's GT Masters series.
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - This goes on!

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novitopoli wrote:Team Name: Scuderia Mediterranea
Home Base: Rimini, Italy
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Current Team Reputation: 6
Current Team Budget: 3,000,000 Credits

Erica B. Mancino is rich, successful and loves motorsport. She's also the kind of person who tries to live by proxy through their children, so - after spending more than a decade in the background working as an engineer for touring car teams - she set up a team only to bankroll her daughter's motorsport career, which didn't lead to anything noteworthy. But Erica loved the feeling of being a team principal and having everything under control, so she expanded her activities and applied to join the new Women's GT Masters series.

Awesome, thank you! :)

(Even though you just made me feel even more embarrassed for having had a pre-deadline episode like a crazy woman about nothing, basically... :oops: ) F**k Depression!!!

Okay, with this we're definitely back on track with this series, and we'll begin the hiring process later this week, probably on friday or saturday! :D
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Hiring a Team Manager

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Chapter 6: Hiring a Team Manager

Happy Friday the 13th, everybody! Yeah, being someone who was born on such a day, I never was the superstitious type. I’m simply happy to announce that I've found a little helper to get me and this project back on track!

So, let’s leave the teambuilding behind us and move on to the hiring process, shall we? First up is the Team Manager – your connection to the sponsorship money. Of course, not every team needs a Team Manager per se, since you (as the Team Principal) can fill out this role just as effective. Based on your specific skills, that is.

If you already have a high enough team reputation that you’re satisfied with the reputation itself and the money that comes with it this season, then you might not be in need of a Team Manager at all. And that is fine, because you don’t actually have to hire one! Yes, you’ve read me correctly there – hiring a Team Manager is optional!

So, what does the Team Manager exactly do in this game, you might ask?

1.) She increases your team’s reputation by a fix amount each season (from 1 to 6), as long as she stays on board. That comes from her connections to sponsors, which she brings on board (and keeps happy) to further help finance your operation.

2.) By increasing your team’s reputation, the Team Manager also succeeds in making your operation more interesting to manufacturers, drivers, and basically everyone else you want to hire. More on that later...

3.) Unlike any of the other staff members and drivers you’ll hire in the near future, the Team Manager has no special motivator other than doing the best job she can for your team. That means: The Team Manager can never lose motivation, no matter what!

The only downside to this is: The Team Manager wants to be paid – a lot, if she’s a capable one. Bids start at 300.000 Credits per anno. To some of you, that might not sound like a lot of cash, but let me put it into perspective: A race-ready customer Porsche 911 GT3 costs around 250.000 Credits!

In this game, all available Team Managers are female (surprise, surprise). You may only hire people from the list below. All these Team Managers are real people, just in case you might want to google them... Some are still active, some not, some not yet as Team Managers – that’s the good thing about not going by real-life seasons (which we aren’t)!

I’m not going to tell you how much increase in reputation any of these Team Managers will bring to your team, because that would enable powergaming, and we don’t want that! But here’s a small hint: The more capable a certain Team Manager is, the more she’s going to negotiate her salary with you.

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COMPLETE LIST OF AVAILABLE TEAM MANAGERS:

Sarah Ahmed               Ines Koschutnig
Julie Berthelot           Astrid Lang
Tiziana Borghi            Esther Lauber
Monica Bregoli-Sipsz      Deborah Lyall
Iris Dorr                 Claire Magnant
Caroline Grifnée          Nicole Melleg
Victoria Haynes           Barbara Mockenhaupt
Lucie Horová              Michaela Oujeszká
Nancy Kahnt               Grazia Troncon
Monisha Kaltenborn        Francesca Valdani
Milena Koerner            Carmen Ziegler

How to bid and The New Deadline
Each player can bid for 4 different Team Managers in this first round. Should you not want to hire a Team Manager at all, post a note stating that you wish to pass on this. As I’ve said, bidding starts at 300.000 Credits per anno. Of course, you may already try to gain an advantage by bidding more for a certain Team Manager, if you believe her to be worth that amount of money.

Former Team Managers with the skill „Contract Negotiations“ can’t use their skill when they’re the only one bidding for a certain Team Manager! You can use the skill as soon as I’ve collected all bids after the new deadline and the situation occurs in which you can put your skill to good use.

You have until Tuesday the 24th of July to post your bids. (I’ll cut this deadline short, if I receive all posts before that date.) Then I’ll evaluate your bids and get back to you.


Information Chapter: Women’s GT News

As one of your first actions as Team Principals in this series, you’ve all just subscribed to the Women’s GT News, the official newspaper gazette of this series. In it you will find articles about current on-goings, such as paddock talk, interviews, transfer rumors, presentations of new GT3 cars from competing and soon-to-enter manufacturers, and occasional gossip that might turn out to be true... or not.

It’s mainly meant to be my way of getting important in-game information out to you, but you may quote the Women’s GT News as well, if you like to. Of course, if you already have a trusted source for information you’d like to post as, feel free to do so!


As before, if you have any questions at all (about this or any of the previous chapters), feel free to ask! :)
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Re: Women's GT Masters - Season 01 - Hiring a Team Manager

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Because they cost way too much, I will not be bidding for any Team Managers.
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