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[Marwynn]

I found it particularly... alluring. Something about this just made me want it, and I kept tweaking and playing around with the concept till it coagulated into this. I do have a more detailed backstory written up, but that's fairly rough and I want to hold on to it for now.

Please mechanically critique this fella, keeping in mind that he's not going to go up against even Corpsec quality foes for a while. Maybe 300 BP characters are "Heroes of the Gutter" where everyone else is 250 BP. Or maybe they're just the same as everyone.

General gist is that he's a refugee from the Philippines, they escaped during the occupation to Vancouver before being moved to Seattle. They were awarded SINs, publicity move, but simply didn't make it. He was estranged from the family (whose father died before arriving) and joined up with a gang. Mom goes missing, he has to look after his younger bro n sis. They're all human, he's the only ork in the family.

He's more than that, he's also an adept. Not one of those ninja types, rather the ones that kick your butt through your face. Affinity for Blades. His rudimentary Arnis De Mano training became heavily specialized because of it, he's even discovered that he can throw slim knives real good. Real, real good. But before that developed he had already made a name for himself as "Shotgun Sam" due to his much modified Remington.

People mistake the "Sam" part of his moniker as a shortening of "Samurai". Bad idea. He carries a grudge against the Japanese and would take such a comparison as an insult.



Self-Imposed Rules: (Feel free to make your own)
300 BP (170 max on attributes), only one attribute "soft-maxed"
No more than 1 Skill Group or 2 Active Skills at 3. Only one Active Skill at 3 may be specialized. All other skills are at 1 or 2 and can be specialized as normal. Limit 5 Specializations total for Active Skills.
5 BP max on Gear
May have one 12R item (not a weapon or piece of armour). All other items must be below 4R.
Contacts may not sum up to more than 3 points.
If taking a SINner quality, must take Criminal SINner. May not take In Debt higher than 1.



Samson Bahaghari
Shotgun Sam
"Don't call me samurai."

Body: 4
Agility: 5
Reaction: 4 (5)
Strength: 5
Charisma: 2
Intuition: 4
Logic: 2
Willpower: 3
Edge: 1
Magic: 4

Initiative: 8 (9)
IP: 1 (2)

Qualities:
Adept
Martial Arts (Arnis De Mano)
Home Ground

SINner (Criminal)
Prejudiced ("Hapon", Japanese)
Enemy I (Rival Gang)
Lost Loved One (Mother)
Dependent (Medium - Younger brother and sister)

Adept Powers
Improved Reflexes I
Counterstrike I
Quick Draw
Combat Sense II
Power Throw II

Martial Arts
Arnis De Mano
+1 DV Blades
Maneuvers: Two Weapon Fighting, Off-Hand Training (Blades)

Skills
Influence Group 1
Stealth Group 1
Blades (Martial Arts) 3 (+2)
Throwing Weapons (Knives) 1 (+2)
Unarmed Combat 1
Clubs 1

Running 1
Intimidation 1

Longarms 3
Pistols 1

Dodge 2
Perception 2
Survival (Urban) 1 (+2)

Knowledge Skills
Languages:
English (N)
Tagalog (Speak) 1 (+2)
Or'zet (Speak) 1 (+2)

Seattle Gangs 2
Charity Shelters 2
Seattle ('Hood) 1 (+2)
Gang Politics 2
Lonestar Procedure (Street) 1 (+2)
Philippine History (Japanese Occupation) 1 (+2)
Romance Trids (Dramas) 1 (+2)
Literature (Scifi/Fantasy) 1 (+2)
Agriculture (Garden Farms) 1 (+2)

Contacts
Jimmy the Fence (1/1)
Barry (Corrupt Beat Cop) (1/1)


Gear
Knife
Survival Knife
Bayonet (Attached to Remington 990)
2 Rattan Sticks
2 Swords (Personalized Grips)
10 Throwing Knives

Remington 990 (Laser Sighting, Vision Magnification for Imaging Scope, Bayonet Mount, Melee Hardening) 1110
Remington 950 (Laser Sighting, Vision Magnification for Imaging Scope, Firing Selection Change SA, Shock Pad) 1225
Colt Manhunter (Personalized Grip, Quick Draw Holster) 500

Armored Jacket
Assorted Clothing 300

Plus a host of other things that aren't particularly relevant. There's sufficient ammo for the guns, even items designated for the kids' use.

Please pick it apart.

And if you have other 300 BP ghetto characters please feel free to post them here for us to see and ogle!

EDIT: Updated thanks to the comments below.