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[BlackJaw]

These are not the simplest characters, I grant you that, but I'm curious to see if it's viable and I don't see one using my meager search-fu.

Is it possible to make a reasonably RAW Beast Handler 400bp type character? One that wouldn't be a whacked out crazy option in a basic shadowrun team?

As in: you can't walk the streets with your awakened grizzly bear, but you might not have an issue with snakes (in a bag), rats, dogs, cats, and the especially stealth critters.

I'm especially curious about:
1) Can you start play with a technocritter without outright bribing a GM? They don't seem to have prices or some other way to get one.
2) Is it better to go biodrone rigging or awakened animal manipulation? Is doing both viable if I don't get (much) implants but do pickup a few magical features?
3) Is doing this well still too expensive when done reasonably (such as lifestyle costs using advanced lifestyles, proper transport vehicle(s), and fake licenses)

Mostly I'm thinking about a combination of scouting critters and transportable combat critters, with maybe some nifty utility critters if you know of any. I'm not talking about riding monsters through the streets.

Is there some very obvious downsides I'm missing? Dual natured pets slamming into wards, etc.