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I'm working on an adventure that requires the team to intercept a data courier traveling by train. As you might expect the central NPC is a high-value data courier, who in this case goes by the moniker Kinetic. I was hoping to get some ideas from people here on Dumpshock to flesh out the scenario and this NPC.

First the build: what Qualities/Gear/'Ware/Skills/etc do you think would suit a professional data courier? How do you make such an NPC challenging for the players? I don't expect him to hold his own in a toe-to-toe fight with a team of PCs, but he should be fast, smart, wily, and deadly enough to give them a good run for their money*. Obviously he will have a Data Lock and probably a Cranial Bomb with the Mysterious Implant [Cyberware Backdoor] Quality**. Any other thoughts?

Second: how would a highly-skilled professional data courier operate? What kinds of data would they transport? Do you think this is a viable occupation in the Wireless World of 207x or do you think they would be obsolete?

Discuss.


*He won't be the only opposition- there will be other parties on the train that also hope to intercept him.

**Kinetic has a colorful past, and isn't always the most willing courier. His handlers hire him out to clients, who can purchase the option of arming the Cranial Bomb to ensure his loyalty. They are issued a personalized passkey that is valid from the time their data is uploaded to the time its delivered, and they can detonate the bomb at any time via the Backdoor. Insurance is a bitch...