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Grand Master of Run-Fu  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178  |
Okay, we all know that the sample characters in the book are carelessly done, poorly optimized, and tend to lack critical things. Like the mage without Assensing, or the Decker without Exploit, or any character lacking a Fake SIN or commlink. On RPG.net, people asked if we have any substitutes here. I got quite a few in the past, but I thought I'd post here again to see what Dumpshock as a whole can come up with.
So, here's the deal. I'm going to list off 16 archetypes. Anyone who wants to gets to call dibs on a character, then gets a few days to post it. You can only call dibs on one character at a time, so no one gets overloaded. Anyone up for the challenge? The archetypes are: Bounty Hunter Combat Mage Covert Ops Specialist (Ninja) Decker Drone Rigger Enforcer Face Gunslinger Adept Occult Investigator Otaku Radical Eco-Shaman Sixgun Samurai (Pistols expert) Smuggler Sprawl Ganger Street Samurai Street Shaman |
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Cain The Sample Characters Dec 14 2007, 12:01 AM
Kyoto Kid ...I'll take the Gunslinger Adept.
...wait.... Dec 14 2007, 12:09 AM Whipstitch I'll take the Covert Ops Specialist.
Any pref... Dec 14 2007, 12:21 AM Cain KK: Sorry, I'm am atavism. I use the old term... Dec 14 2007, 12:32 AM Spike Y'know, a few of the flaws you point out may o... Dec 14 2007, 12:47 AM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Cain)KK: Sorry, I'm am atavism. I... Dec 14 2007, 01:02 AM Whipstitch I know what you mean Spike, but I can't help b... Dec 14 2007, 01:05 AM Kyoto Kid ...I agree. Why would anyone in their right mind ... Dec 14 2007, 01:51 AM DTFarstar Well, I mean, really, Gecko Hands and attacking do... Dec 14 2007, 02:13 AM Whipstitch Bah! Sensitive system is perfectly valid for A... Dec 14 2007, 02:27 AM DTFarstar That isn't that cheesy, taking Incompetent Thr... Dec 14 2007, 02:35 AM jklst14 Should the metatype of the Sample Character stay t... Dec 14 2007, 02:50 AM Cain QUOTE (jklst14) Should the metatype of the Sample ... Dec 14 2007, 03:07 AM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Dec 13 2007, 08:05 PM) I ... Dec 14 2007, 03:09 AM Whipstitch ...I've found initiative passes in general to ... Dec 14 2007, 03:31 AM Cthulhudreams using jazz probably isn't a crash hot idea for... Dec 14 2007, 03:39 AM kzt QUOTE (DTFarstar) That isn't that cheesy, taki... Dec 14 2007, 05:16 AM imperialus I'll do a street sam. I tend to be good at th... Dec 14 2007, 06:35 AM ElFenrir Arg, i was going to grab street sam.
well, i... Dec 14 2007, 10:24 AM Ryu In Memory of: Hatchetman. Dibs on the Sprawl Gange... Dec 14 2007, 12:54 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Cain @ Dec 13 2007, 10:07 PM) QUOTE (j... Dec 14 2007, 03:53 PM FrankTrollman I call the Bounty Hunter.
-Frank Dec 14 2007, 05:31 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (imperialus @ Dec 14 2007, 01:35 AM) Si... Dec 14 2007, 08:03 PM Jaid QUOTE (kzt) QUOTE (DTFarstar @ Dec 13 2007, 0... Dec 15 2007, 01:31 AM kzt Not according to page 126. I don't write the ... Dec 15 2007, 06:01 AM Ryu I´m all against teaching newbies to do such thing... Dec 17 2007, 01:29 PM Whipstitch I'd say go for it, armor mods are great. The f... Dec 17 2007, 01:44 PM DTFarstar In fact, not being seen while wearing it is kind o... Dec 17 2007, 03:39 PM toturi QUOTE (Ryu) I´m all against teaching newbies to d... Dec 17 2007, 04:55 PM Kyoto Kid ..technical glitch. Left the converter brick to m... Dec 17 2007, 06:09 PM Raij I was wondering about some of those characters, I ... Dec 17 2007, 07:06 PM Mercer QUOTE (toturi) Isn't the point of the sample c... Dec 17 2007, 09:18 PM Ryu Thats the way I see it, Mercer. The archtypes shou... Dec 17 2007, 09:47 PM Siege The point of the archetypes, I believe, was to be ... Dec 18 2007, 01:22 AM toturi QUOTE (Mercer) QUOTE (toturi @ Dec 17 2007, 0... Dec 18 2007, 01:25 AM Fortune Personally, I don't think the sample PCs shoul... Dec 18 2007, 01:29 AM toturi QUOTE (Fortune) Personally, I don't think the ... Dec 18 2007, 01:37 AM Jame J I call the Weapons Specialist (I've had her a ... Dec 18 2007, 01:50 AM Fortune QUOTE (Jame J @ Dec 18 2007, 11:50 AM) ... Mi... Dec 18 2007, 02:07 AM Jame J QUOTE (Fortune) QUOTE (Jame J @ Dec 18 2007, ... Dec 18 2007, 03:03 AM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (Fortune) Personally, I don't think the ... Dec 18 2007, 03:04 AM Mercer I'll take a swing at an alternate Street Samur... Dec 18 2007, 03:06 AM Cain QUOTE (Fortune @ Dec 17 2007, 06:29 PM) Perso... Dec 18 2007, 04:14 AM Whipstitch Covert Ops Specialist
Metatype : Human 0 BP
Mund... Dec 18 2007, 04:21 AM Mercer In a throwback to SR2 (or maybe SR1, in the Sprawl... Dec 18 2007, 06:34 AM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Mercer) In a throwback to SR2 (or maybe SR1... Dec 18 2007, 03:55 PM klinktastic I'm working up an Occult Investigator. I... Dec 18 2007, 05:46 PM Kyoto Kid ...Likewise, Gunslinger Adept coming tonight after... Dec 18 2007, 05:49 PM FrankTrollman The basic Bounty Hunter archetype description impl... Dec 18 2007, 06:08 PM Sponge QUOTE (FrankTrollman)In combat he has a rifle and ... Dec 18 2007, 06:40 PM DireRadiant Am I correct in thinking there is no Mystic Adept ... Dec 18 2007, 06:46 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE (Sponge) QUOTE (FrankTrollman)In combat he h... Dec 18 2007, 06:47 PM Whipstitch It's also because the skill list is kind of du... Dec 18 2007, 06:50 PM X-Kalibur QUOTE (DireRadiant) Am I correct in thinking there... Dec 18 2007, 06:56 PM Cain QUOTE (DireRadiant) Am I correct in thinking there... Dec 18 2007, 07:30 PM Stahlseele magical invetigator or what's his face would p... Dec 18 2007, 08:06 PM Siege QUOTE (X-Kalibur) QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Dec 18... Dec 18 2007, 08:20 PM klinktastic Occult Investigator
"Peek-a-boo, I see you.... Dec 18 2007, 09:09 PM Carver Don't you have to buy astral perception (adept... Dec 18 2007, 09:41 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE (Carver @ Dec 18 2007, 04:41 PM) Don... Dec 18 2007, 09:45 PM Carver QUOTE (FrankTrollman) QUOTE (Carver @ Dec 18 ... Dec 18 2007, 09:52 PM Mr. Unpronounceable Well, there's always addiction:deepweed for th... Dec 18 2007, 11:03 PM klinktastic Done! Dec 18 2007, 11:40 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE (klinktastic) Done!
That was a joke.... Dec 18 2007, 11:43 PM Whipstitch Since everyone's hating on Mystic Adepts, I th... Dec 19 2007, 12:30 AM klinktastic I like that Eco Shaman Whipstitch. That's a p... Dec 19 2007, 12:38 AM WhiskeyMac Dibs on the Enforcer. Dec 19 2007, 12:45 AM Whipstitch Glad you liked it Klinktastic. And yeah, in my lim... Dec 19 2007, 12:52 AM Kyoto Kid ...OK here she is. I ended up staying with the or... Dec 19 2007, 07:02 AM JBlades Hey Kid, it looks good, but you got two skills in ... Dec 19 2007, 10:33 AM Ryu BP Distribution
Race 20
Attributes 220
Skill 142
Q... Dec 19 2007, 12:53 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (JBlades)Hey Kid, it looks good, but you got... Dec 19 2007, 04:09 PM Sponge Whipstitch, I don't see where you detail the 2... Dec 19 2007, 06:16 PM klinktastic I wanted to get a consensus on what you guys thing... Dec 19 2007, 06:39 PM Kyoto Kid ...you have my "yes" vote..
...oh, and... Dec 19 2007, 07:20 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (Sponge @ Dec 19 2007, 01:16 PM) Whipst... Dec 19 2007, 07:33 PM Sponge QUOTE (Whipstitch)One thing I'm a li'l fuz... Dec 19 2007, 07:45 PM Whipstitch Yeah, it says magic linked skills, so I dunno. Reg... Dec 19 2007, 07:51 PM Ryu Yes on the Community Project! Dec 19 2007, 09:16 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE (Sponge) QUOTE (Whipstitch)One thing I'm... Dec 19 2007, 11:48 PM Kyoto Kid ...now I know he's been busy on Missions artwo... Dec 19 2007, 11:56 PM klinktastic oh man, drawing of each of the sample characters w... Dec 20 2007, 12:45 AM ElFenrir Ok, so here was my take of the Combat Mage. He wen... Dec 21 2007, 01:27 AM Cain Ooh, I'd love to see a Bodyguard. There hasn... Dec 21 2007, 02:54 AM ElFenrir Well, heres a tweak up of my Bouncer/Bodyguard, st... Dec 21 2007, 05:05 AM klinktastic Here is a sample character of the guy I'm play... Dec 21 2007, 05:31 AM Redjack Gremlins will make for great fun for the GM when t... Dec 21 2007, 06:35 AM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (Redjack) Gremlins will make for great fun f... Dec 21 2007, 04:08 PM klinktastic I started a thread for the sample characters
Samp... Dec 21 2007, 07:42 PM ElFenrir You know, i just had an awesome brainfart. I was l... Dec 22 2007, 04:13 AM Cain Caome on, guys, we've only got a few left to g... Dec 27 2007, 03:26 AM Glyph I'll call dibs on the face. Just need to fini... Dec 27 2007, 07:58 AM Kronk2 QUOTE (ElFenrir) You know, i just had an awesome b... Dec 27 2007, 08:23 AM FrankTrollman The Smuggler archetype suffers from not being good... Dec 27 2007, 03:49 PM Kyoto Kid ...hoo boy a bit of critique here (and the most I ... Dec 27 2007, 08:16 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE Combat Paralysis is deadly (I don't even... Dec 27 2007, 08:47 PM Whipstitch I'm not a big fan of combat paralysis either, ... Dec 27 2007, 09:06 PM Kyoto Kid ...apologies. Just went back & read the descr... Dec 27 2007, 09:52 PM knasser The Smuggler is very well done. It's the sampl... Dec 27 2007, 10:19 PM
kzt It can also represent someone who always totally f... Dec 27 2007, 11:28 PM  |
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