SR Missions - Gencon - Mage, Breaking this topic into two parts. Options

[Abdul Alhazred]

The original thread is here

Breaking it into two parts to make is slightly easier between the two different characters we are making.


Bushw4cker posted up the below as a character to run for a newbie to SR4As magic system in the MISSIONS format at Gencon. HERE is the .pdf to the rules for missions.
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Here's A serious attempt at an Aspected Magician, that would be good and Fun for a starting Player

Attributes (240BP)
Body 2
Agility 3
Reaction 4
Strength 2
Charisma 5
Intuition 4
Logic 3
Willpower 5
Edge 2
Essence 6
Magic 5
Initiative 8
Initiative Passes 1

Positive Qualities (20BP)
Magician (Shaman)
Mentor Spirit (Trickster)
+2 dice for Illusion Spells
+2 dice for Con Tests

Negative Qualities (35BP)
Aspected Magician (Sorcerer)
Thrillseeker
Sensitive System
Gremlins-2

Skills (108BP)
Dodge 4
Perception 4
Spellcasting 6
Counterspelling 4
Unarmed Combat 2
Infiltration 2
*Con 2(4)
*Etiquette 2
*Leadership 2
*Negotiation 2

Knowledge Skills (21Free)
Magical Theory 5
Trid Shows 4
Local Area Knowledge 4
Local Street Gangs 3

Language Skills
English N
Japanese 3
German 2

Armor (500¥)
Armor Clothing Ballistic-4 Impact-0

Gear (5395¥)
Magical Lodge (Rating 6)
Contacts (Low Light Vision, Image Link)
Fake SIN (Rating 2)
*Illusion Spell Fetish (Trid Phantasm)
Smoke Grenade
Flashbang Grenade
1 dose eX

Foci (5BP) (80000¥)
Sustaining Focus (Rating 3)
Power Focus (Rating 2)

Spells (33BP)
Orgasm
Alter Memory
Increase Reflexes
Area Thought Recognition
Influence
Improved Invisibility
Heal
Fashion
Stunbolt
Trid Phantasm*
Levitate
*Fetish Required

Contacts (11BP)
Talismonger Connect-3 Loyalty-3
Fixer Connect-3 Loyalty-2

Commlink (3100¥)
Novatech Airware w/ Iris Orb OS
Response-3 System-3
Signal-3 Firewall-3
Resident Program (Analyze-3)
Resident Program (Encrypt-3)
ARC-Terminate Connection

Common Use Programs
Analyze-3 Command-2 Encrypt-3
Browse-3 Edit-3 Scan-3

Low Lifestyle (1 Month Paid) (1000¥)

Resources (18BP)
spent (89995/90000¥)

Casting Increased Reflexes and using Sustaining Focus, can make this character quite formidable.

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I've read on this forum that taking the Positive Quality to get Restricted Gear and a Focus 4 is the way to start out. With the cap of 20 dice for SR MISSIONs is that still viable ? What else can we do to tweak this build till it makes with the hurting ?

Any tricks / hints on how to use the spell list for a new to SR4A ? I've been since the end of SR3 since I've played so very rusty and very DnD4e'd mindset at the moment.