Contact Ideas, Non Canon and less Common Options

[hyzmarca]

The Prince

He's the golden boy that's done it all. He spent his early days on the streets with his poor mother but grew up in a life of luxury with his aunt and her wealthy husband. In spite of his cultured upbringing he never lost his street smarts. After graduating college he joined the Air Force and became a skilled fighter pilot. When his service ended he joined one of the few remaining city police departments. He served his department with distinction as a narcotics officier and saved countless lives by defeating several amok drones. He transfered to the UCAS Buearu of Magic Enforcement and stopped two interplanar wars from spilling over into the material plane. Currently, he serves the President as a menber of the Secret Service tasked with investigating and stopping unusual threats.

His skills make him a useful contact but his many political connections make him invaluable. In some metaplanes (located in lockers) he is worshiped as the Lightbringer. He is highly charismatic and always has something witty to say.

Connections: 4 or 5

Skills:
Influance Group 4
Automatics (light pistols) 7 (+2)
Gunnery 4
Pilot Aircraft (fixed Wing) 4(+2)
Pilot Ground Craft (Wheeled) 4 (+2)
Politics 3
Spirit politics 3
Witty quips (violent) 7 (+2)
Rap 5

CHA should be maxed out.

NYPD, that stands for kNock Your Punk-ass Down.

[BnF95]

The Gossip-monger:

If there is any rumour about anyone this guy (or gal) will know it. Lives for gossip, could be an elderly lady or a street bum.

[stevebugge]

[stevebugge]

Independent Matrix Cartoonist

In a day where the media arms of the Big Ten pretty much rule the animated entertainment world, there is still room on the matrix for the little guy. His trademark may be biting sarcasm, clever word play, a retro art style, or just the ability to bring a smile with wry observational humor. This is a contact you may never meet in person, but his message board and email box are constantly full of comments and suggestions from people all over the world, so he hears lots of things and may pass them on. Of course if you know something that just has to get out this may just be your outlet, but don't spam him with ridiculous inanity or you may be the next target in his ongoing virtual roast.

[hyzmarca]

[Kanada Ten]

Map Maker

A master of demographics and statistics, with a side helping of trend prediction and computer sciences, the map maker draws the lines of our political and social lives. He's the person who tells the Stuffer Shack what to stuff and where, not to mention partitioning the partisan polling to insure solid voting blocks. Direct marketers, retail outlets, medical services, and insurance agencies, just to name a few, usually have a map making staff, but independents do exist - mostly in the world of politics and academia.

"I have more control over Congressional elections than any champaign or constituent and more influence over public policy than a million nuyen bribe."

[SL James]

[Kanada Ten]

Roadie

One part mover, one part world traveller and all crusty grumpy lovable teddy bear, the roadie is still a staple of musicians on tour.

"Yeah, I was in Metrople with Deirdre when the carecas rushed the stage and tried to pummel past security. What a riot that was. The skinheads were tossing bottles at the changlings she had singing backup and generally screaming bloody murder. Gunshots rang out, causing a panic, and they managed to trample over the security guys. Me and a few of the boys had to run out and beat them back until reinforcements arrived. After the show, Deirdre came back to give me a smile and a kiss on the cheek. The kiss was great, don't get me wrong, but it's her smile that I really remember... Of course, that wasn't the first time a fight broke out in a concert. There was this one Jet Black show in Denver..."

[stevebugge]

[Voran]

[hyzmarca]

[emo samurai]

Mary Sue

She can do anything, knows everything, and is either an orphan who rose above her origins or the runaway child of nobility; she forgets which. She insists that she's the last remaining member of a race nobody has ever heard of but has apparently been hunted to extinction. Any man will instantly fall in love with her only to be scorned like the unworthy little worm he is.

Skills

7's. All of them.

[James McMurray]

[Kanada Ten]

Worm Farmer

When his grandfather evacuated the old farm, now in NAN lands, they decided to take the whole business with them, loading up their compost heaps into a couple confiscated dumptrucks. The family's formula to growing awakened worms (L. anthrotrogoninae) remains a secret, and the worms have high demand from fishermen seeking the big catches of the day. The worms make a dangerous harvest, as well. Constantly following the rain, the armada of trucks has grown to several dozen, all lumbering with biodiesel smoke piping from their rusted exhausts. The stench of rot seems to attract lean dogs and other creatures, but they stay well back, hoping to catch droppings when the trucks rattle on.

"Get that rope around his neck, goddamn it! Come on, come on. Pull, you gutless bunch of heathen gutterscum. Put your god damn backs into, you toothless trogs! That's it; we got 'em; we got 'em boys - for the love of Jeezus, pull!"

[SL James]

[hyzmarca]

The Fonzie

The Fonzie is the epitome of cool. He is suave, he is confident, he is strong, and he is capable. Everything he does he does well and he does whatever the heck he wants to do. His take-no-prisoners attitude quickly arns the adulation and adoration of all around him.
You could have sworn that he was just a secondary NPC but lately every plot revolves around him kicking ass and taking names and the PC are left the cheerleading roles.

[James McMurray]

Until he jumps a shark, at which point the campaign dies a slow death.

[hyzmarca]

Slow is right. There were one-hundred and sixty-one After-Shark episodes of Happy Days.

[James McMurray]

With what, about 6 good ones?

[Nidhogg]

Mnemonic Courrier

The mnemonic courrier facilitates the transfer of information via a headware storage device. You never know when his skills might come in handy (just don't ask about his parents).

Skills:
Hacking 4
Firearms Group 3
Knowlage, Gormet Cusine (Hotel Food) 2(+2)

Equipment:
Everything but a cumputer. He needs a computer.

Military Experiment

A dolphin in a tank. You don't know what makes him useful, but he sure can make some funny noises.

Skills:
Microwave Death-Ray 4

[Toptomcat]

[Kanada Ten]

The Dishwasher

The dishwasher spends his days hopping from rooftops and cleaning satellite dishes, a can of NERP It! his only weapon against the corrosion and tacky resin left behind by pollution and rain. The field of employers is narrow and fickle, mostly those comm services operating in a less than legal manner. Using street kids to make the rounds ends up cheaper than the cost of drones, but they don't all stay in business long enough to payout.

Dishwashers consider themselves free agents, in competition with one another. Every other dishwasher is a lost opportunity, so rookies don't usually last long. Of course, accidents are common and sometimes fatal. Hospital stays generally kill a career, as well. After even light rains, the dishwashers will be out in their blue parkas and sticky boots, wiping away the residue. Snow removal - and deicing at the higher elevations - make up their work in the winter.

"Me and a few of the crew play Miracle Shooter on the job. I'm not braggin' when I say I'm pretty good..."

"Sure, I know a shortcut to Glowcity, but you gotta be a light foot. Alright, twenty nuyen, up front. Yeah, let's do it!"

[Sean Bad]

You can always use the boring old vanilla contacts and just dress them up a bit.

Example: my rat shaman Algernon had his standard magical go-to guy (general knowledge, scuttlebutt, talismongery, etc). However, the contact was also the leader of the Shadowrun MMO guild Algernon belonged to. The membership was restricted to real-life mages; joining required the recruit to actually project and meet the leader on the astral. Voila! A little flavor made a standard contact memorable and (according to my GM) loads more fun to play.

[Toptomcat]

Air Traffic Controller
The Air Traffic Controller is a tremendously useful man to know for those times when you're flying your heavily-armored panzer in the vicinity of a major air lane (or major metropolitan area) and aren't especially fond of anti-aircraft fire and government interceptors.

[stevebugge]

Taxidermist

One part artist, one part surgeon, and one part embalmer the Taxidermist is one odd duck. Dealing in the long term preservation of dead animals is a vanishing art, but one still in moderate demand with Big Game Hunters, Critter Hunters, and Sport Fishermen. In short he knows plenty of people who have the time and money to pursue these hobbies. He also has the leftovers from there work, which he carefully preserves for sale to those needing certain unusual materials, magicians mostly. A few of the less scrupulous members of the trade have been known to do work on metahuman corpses, either disposal or preservation....