You'll find him at the crossroads at midnight, A free spirit that will teach you to play like the Devil Options

[BRodda]

Going by many names the Free Spirit known as the “Devil of the Crossroads” (also known as “The Muse”, “The Spirit of Music” and “The Conductor” ) is on of the first Spirits of record to appear during the Sixth World. The first recorded appearances were during the early 19th century in the New Orleans area of what is now the CAS, appearing only at midnight at certain deserted crossroads to early Blues musicians. Tales of “selling their souls” to the Devil started to spread in the Blues community and several prominent musicians of the time had claimed to have interacted with him. Others claimed that they had been challenged to a music duel against him with the winner getting instruments made of gold, silver and other precious metals. After the Awakening some of the mystique of the Spirit has worn off (No longer considered to be THE Devil), but many desperate performers still seek him out in the hopes that he can teach them how to play.

Stats:
Force: 13

Body: 10
Agility: 4
Reaction: 5
Strength: 6
Char: 13 [The Spirit is considered to be a Char based tradition]
Intuition: 9
Logic: 9
Will: 11
EDG:10
ESS:13
Magic: 13
Init: 14
Astral Init: 18
IP: 2
Astral IP: 3

Powers:
Spirit Pact: "Selling your soul": In this pact the performer gets +3 Dice to all Artesian rolls, one free Artesian Specialization and the equivalent of the Adept power Voice Control(Note this is not a power and does not give the person a Magic Stat or count against their Power Points if already an Adapt) The PC trades 25 Karma in this Pact.

Tune: The Spirit can spend one complex action to tune a musical instrument. They must be touching the instrument to do this. Once tuned the instrument gives +1 to all tests made with it and never needs to be retuned. This effect is permanent.

Aura Masking: Per SM pg98
Materialization:
Banishing Resistance: SM 99
Mutable Form: Per SM 109
Wealth: Per SM pg110. This always takes the form of an musical instrument made of precious metals or materials. It is always considered to be Tuned per the power above.

Qualities:
Global Fame

Skills:
Etiquette:6, Instruction: 10,Language (all):5,Academic Knowledge(all):4, Artisan:(Violin, Guitar):13, Assensing:8, Arcana:10, Astral Combat:8, Enchanting: 6, Spellcasting:8, Ritual Spellcasting: 6, Counterspelling:4.

Spells:
All Illusion spells and Manipulation Spells. Flamethrower,Fireball and Mindlink.

[Daylen]

nice

[Ancient History]

I had a...different take on that character once. Thankfully, the story wasn't accepted.

[BRodda]

I had a...different take on that character once. Thankfully, the story wasn't accepted.

I take it that is was a bit more like the fiction of the girl without a SIN?

I'm interested in knowing what you had, we both tend to find the same things interesting, but our takes on them are usually WAAAAYYY different.

[Ancient History]

Heh. Well it wasn't a Shadowrun story, for one thing, but yeah it was similar to the Unpublished Neo-Tokyo Fragment in content.

[Wounded Ronin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg

[ravensmuse]

Quick question: is Ralph Maccio involved?

Other than that, great idea.

[BRodda]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg

Lets see. In modern SR he has a fiddle playing dice pool of 19 (4+13+1 for spec +1 for Tuned). Not to shabby for a non-combat pool. I figure when Johnny played him he would have only been a Force 4 materialized ( I assume a minor mana flux area) so it would have been (4+4+1+1), 10 dice pool is still nothing to shabby, but something that can be beat.

And that fiddle would have been worth between 10,000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) and 80,000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) (modern day bettween 10,000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) and 1.3 mil (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) )

EDIT: As a side note to certain parties Johnny's fiddle would be almost priceless as it would be one of the few magic items produced during the 5th age.

[BRodda]

Quick question: is Ralph Maccio involved?

Other than that, great idea.

I don't get the joke (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohplease.gif)

And thank you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

[Crusher Bob]

I don't get the joke

Ahem

[Mickle5125]

Shouldn't he have the negotiation skill as well?

[Godwyn]

Johnny could beat the full force 13 spirit, as an adept. Which he would need to be, as the best theres ever been. Although it will be all he does at chargen.
And Artisan is Int based. . .

Human 0

Bod 3
Agi 3
Rea 3
Str 3
Cha 3
Int 7 (10)
Log 2
Wil 2
Edge 6
Mag 6
310 pts Including Edge and Mag

Qualities 35
Aptitude
Exceptional Attribute
Adept

Skills 34 pts
Artisan 7 (9 guitars/fiddle)

Adept Powers
Improved Ability Artisan 3
Improved Attribute Intuition 3
.75 remain

Gear
Limbic Amplifier Nanites 3 for 15k
Fiddle 5k? Since it costs more than 1 but less than 1 full BP of gear
383 build points


25 dice pool on artisan skills checks with fiddle. 31 when he spends edge on it, which the spirit cannot, usually.

Because Johnny, as an adept is -the best- at what he does.

And was listening to the song on repeat entire time I worked on this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Edit: Was thinking of Free Spirits gaining karma not edge. So its a close battle though 31 to 33.

[ravensmuse]

Sorry. I knew it was relatively obscure, but worth a shot anyway.

Good movie. Comes recommended, especially if you're into blues players.

[BRodda]

Shouldn't he have the negotiation skill as well?

I thought about that, but then realized what would he negotiate? Its not like you can pick and choose what your selling for the Spirit Pact. And at worse he just defaults to his 13 Char.

[BRodda]

Johnny could beat the full force 13 spirit, as an adept. Which he would need to be, as the best theres ever been. Although it will be all he does at chargen.
And Artisan is Int based. . .

It depends on the GM and the test. To see how inspired it or original it is definitely Int, but for pure playing I would user reaction.

Also if he had the "Inspired" quality that's another +2 dice to all Artisian rolls.

He can definitely be beat. Its just not easy.( Whats the point of having someone that is unbeatable?)

[hobgoblin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg

interesting, as you find something similar here in norway, tho if its a import, or a christian variant of a older story i cant tell, as we have this in our folklore:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck_%28water...ck.2C_N.C3.B8kk

[Blade]

He can definitely be beat.

You just have to play the best song in the world.

[Tiny Deev]

Thanks. Now I have Tenacious D in my head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Nightfalke]

Thanks. Now I have Tenacious D in my head. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s113/Ni...=TenaciousD.gif

Edit: bwaa? Image code has failed me?
Re-edit: Pffft. Fine. Here's a link instead.

[Ancient History]

No images on Dumpshock, young shadowrunner.

[Draco18s]

No images on Dumpshock, young shadowrunner.

Bugs me constantly, as there have been a few things that worked better as a raw image than as a link.

[Da9iel]

Timely story I just read. It's short. Read it.

[etherial]

Timely story I just read. It's short. Read it.

Your story reminds me of Straight to Hell by Great Big Sea.

Lyrics behind the spoiler.

[ Spoiler ]

Love me now while we're alive,
It's the best thing we can do.
We'll have no time upon Cloud Nine,
So Heaven on Earth will have to do.
I can sing like a bird
And dance like a demon
And I do it all so well,
'Cause I made a deal with the Devil
And when I die,
I'm going Straight to Hell.

Standing at the Crossroads,
He offered wine women and song,
Riches, Fame and Fortune
In my hands from that day on.
I was granted there and then
A life of Rock and Roll.
It seemed like such a bargain
For just one eternal soul.
I know I'll curse this damned decision,
And I'll regret it the moment I fall,
But I'll be making the most
of a bad situation
Till my number's called.

Sometimes I swear I've come out on top
In this ill conceived contract.
There's nights I say
"It's a small price to pay"
For the life and times I've had.
I think "Here's to the Gents and Ladies,
And the foolish times we spent,
They cost me Afterlife in Paradise,
And they were worth every single cent"
So have a dance with the walking damned
Before my time is done.
A deal is a deal and I really doubt
Fire and Brimstone will be much fun.

I have every expectation
That my final prayers will go unheard,
And my veiled death bed confession
Will not move the Mighty Lord.
I'm sure that I'll be sorry
When he slams St. Peter's Gate,
But I'll dive right into damnation
With a smile across my face.

[Snow_Fox]

He was in a bind
'casue he was way behind
so he was willin' to make a deal
that one?