Recruitment 2050 game, starting over Options

[Mystweaver]

Well im sort of coming up with a couple of concepts so that I can make an informed decision of an appropriate character to play with other concepts of other players.

Plus I sometimes just sit here watching a movie and come up with some random concept. I think if anything I will be going with Ellaine if not too many people apply for this campaign.

[Toptomcat]

You said Raygun's stuff was available at your discretion. Can you approve the Smith & Wesson X-Frame, the Kahr MK Series, the FN Five-seveN, the Brügger & Thomet MP9, and the Accuracy International AW50 for me?

Also, I'd very much appreciate a one-time exception to the Avail 6 rule- I'd really like a riot shield. Could I buy one, at double price perhaps?

[Lindt]

Looks like we are gonna have a nice slection of .50 cal wepons. I was going to ask for a Magnum Reaserch M DE50. Not that he has a pistols skill. Its big an scary, right?

[Toptomcat]

Oh, yeah. Not quite as big and scary as the S&W Model 500 I'm getting, but plenty big.

[Jared_Connerly]

While we are on the subject of guns...

http://matrix.dumpshock.com/raygun/firearm...l/sw_627pc.html

Its small, and wont hit me in the face when I pull the trigger, sounds like a winner?

[Glyph]

I would be interested in this game. I have a low-powered character from another game that fizzled before it could go anywhere, named Viper, and it would be great to be able to play her again. Here is the concept:

Viper

Viper is a shamanic Snake sorceress, streetwise and with a good eclectic selection of spells. Not quite face-level in social skills, but could be an emergency spare.

Viper is an elven female of medium height, with a slender build.

Her hair is dyed a dark green, worn short and spikey but with a long braided ponytail. She has bright green eyes and pale skin. She usually wears a flourescent light green lipstick. She has extensive tattooing. A design of snakes coiled around vines, both green but with vivid red flowers, encircle her navel, and seem to be part of a bigger design. Her forearms are encircled with vivid metallic holofoil tattoos of shiny barbed wire, with ruby bursts that look like blood.

Viper is usually an incongruous combination of perky goth and grungy goth. Black, studded synthleather, black workboots and jeans, then something like a pink "death kitty" T-shirt. She also usually wears armbands and loop earrings (and a few other piercings) of plastic in rainbow hues. However, she can (and does) dramatically change her look quite often.

Viper is bouncy, almost hyperactive, and often says or does things to shock people or to push their buttons, usually with an impish grin. She is cute and clever, but also seems a bit fickle and shallow at times. She is a relative neophyte to the shadows, but has a minor run or so under her belt. Her main motivation seems to be picking up some quick cash to party with.

[Chance359]

Toptomcat: the only ones I'm going to say no to are the FN Five-seveN and the Accuracy International AW50. Also I'm going to have to say no on the Riot shield, but as soon as game play starts you can try and acquire one :D .

Glyph, looks good.

Also mystweaver reminded me of something, you get 3D6 x 500 nuyen.

[Ninja Please]

Brandon Spears

Combat Medic

Since childhood, Brandon wanted to be a doctor like his parents. He grew up comfortably, well supported by the family income, and concentrated on making his grades. He graduated 4th in his high school class, and went on to college, expecting to go on to med school when he finished.

His plan fell apart while he was away at school. His parents were tragically killed in a drunk driver accident, and without the family practice, he didn't have the money to continue. He was three years through med school when he moved to Seattle to try to find work.

Although he wasn't a licensed doctor, he was unwilling to give up his dream. He soon found a job with Alliance Health, a startup company trying to compete with DocWagon. Bradon was assigned to a HTR helicoptor unit, and became one of the best medics in the firm. During his stint as a fast-roper, Brandon discovered his apt with firearms. He grew to love his job, thriving on the thrill of combat and the stuggle between life and death.

Brandon's flight responded to a high-threat request one night. A client was involved in a running gunfight between his bodyguards and an aggressive bike gang. The helicopter was hit hard and went down, killing the client. Brandon, despite being the least wounded, lost his left arm.

The resulting litigation spelled the end for Alliance Health. Brandon stole some of his equipment before the company's assets were seized. With that, and what was left of his family's inherentance, Brandon dissapeared into the Seattle shadows.

[Toptomcat]

All right, then. How about a Glock 20 and Remington Model 700?

[Chance359]

Due to a death in the family, I will be suspending the start of this game by atleast a week. Please feel free to sumbit characters to the listed email address Chance359@gmail.com.

[Toptomcat]

My condolences.

[Glyph]

My deepest sympathies.

[Lindt]

Oh frowns. I give you my sympathies.

Would it be ok to post them here insted?

[Mystweaver]

Damn, sorry to hear it :(

[Chance359]

Thankyou all for you thoughts.

If you want, characters can be posted in this thread.

Toptomcat: Yes on the Glock 20, and no on the Remmington 700 (try for something under a power 12 and or less than Deadly damage).

Other things, each of you will have a level 1 contact in common for free who I'll post later.

Now for a hard question, what kind of game do you want? Everyone please list atleast 2 movies that show what their looking for.

[Musashi Forever]

The Replacement Killers and Hellboy (LoL, that ought to mess things up proper! :P )

[Toptomcat]

My movie and gaming preferences are all over the place. Throw me a curveball.

[Musashi Forever]

Add Gandhi to my list.


J/K! ;)

[Lindt]

Boondock Saints & A night at McCools.

On that note.

[Lindt]

Berklee the Conjurer

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Cliff Hunting Wolf
Dog Shamenic Conjurer (Golden Retriever)

Bod 3
Wil 4
Cha 4
Int 3
Qui 3
Str 2


Rea 3
Init 1d6+3

Ess. 6.00
Magic 6

Combat Pool 5
Spell Pool 4

Karma Pool 1


Edge/Flaws:
Spirit Affinity (Hearth Spirits)
Computer Illiterate
Astral impressions
Friendly Face
Good Reputation 1

Skills (active):
Conjuring (Summoning) 4/6
Negotiation 4
Etiquette 5
SMG 2
Unarmed Combat 2
Stealth 2
Athletics 3
Bike 1
Biotech 2

Skills (Knowledge):
Seattle Errata 2
Scrounging 2
NERPS gadgets 3
Criminal Organizations 2
Gardening 3
Pirate Broadcasters 3

Languages:
English 4

Contacts:
L1 Max (Subway-Jockey)
L1 Petra (Rat Shaman)
L1 PebKaG (or Dave) (Combat Decker) ¥5000
L1 Emanual Goldstien (Pirate trid broadcaster) ¥5000
L2 Zoomanta (Fixer) ¥10,000


Lifestyles:
Basement Apartment: ¥3000 a month (6 month paid up)
B-Security Zone
Moderate Comforts
Moderate Entertainment
Low Furnishings
Low Security
Low Space
+Annoying neighbors (-.1)
+One step away from everything (.1)

The Dog house: ¥700 a month (6 months paid up)
D Zone
Squatter Comforts
Street Entertainment
Squatter Furnishings
High Security
Moderate Space
+Manaline (.3)
+Victory Garden (-.2)
+This Isn’t Sam’s Pizza (-.05)
+Patchwork Engineering (-.05)


Gear: <Name (Firing Code) {Conc.} [Damage] Clip size (type) ¥cost>
AK-97 Carbine (SA/BF/FA) {2/3/4/5} [6m] 30© RC: 2 ¥800
+ Folding stock (integral)
+ Shock pad ¥200
+ Silencer ¥750
+Laser Sight ¥500
+ (10) 30 Rnd Slug ¥70
+ (2) 30 Rnd Gel ¥190
+ (2) 30 Rnd Ex-Ex ¥610
+ Shoulder Sling

Streetline Special (SA) {8} [4L] 6© ¥100
+Concealable Holster ¥100
+ (2) 6 Rnd Flechette ¥130
+ (10) 6 Rnd Slug ¥55

Desert Eagle XXVI System ¥4,150 {5} SMG ranges
(.357) (SA) {5} [9M] 9©
(.41) (SA) {5} [9M] 8©
(.44) (SA) {5} [10M] 8©
(.440 CBM) (SA) {5} [9S] 7© (Dbl recoil)
(.50 AE) (SA) {5} [9S] 7© (Dbl recoil)
+Titanium Finish ¥1,610
+ Walnut Grip ¥80
+Engraving “Bark” ¥100
+Laser Sight ¥500
+ (5) Clips Slug, each caliber. ¥200
+ 7 Rnd Ex-Ex ¥75 (.50 AE)
+Concealable Holster ¥100

Secure Vest {15} 2/1 ¥175
Armor Jacket {6} 5/3 ¥900
Micro Transceiver (5) {10} ¥5,000
+Subvocal Mic ¥500

Handset Cell Phone ¥100
Katana {3} [5M] ¥1,000
+Engraving “Bite” ¥100

Medkit ¥200
(6) Smoke Grenade ¥180
Flash Pack ¥500
Doc Wagon Basic Contract ¥5,000
Force 2 Hearth Spirit Foci 120k
+Large Iron Church Key (8” long, 2” wide) {8}

Yamaha Rapier ¥14,200


Cash on hand:
¥4600

Background:



Sketch:
Berklee is literally your friendly neighborhood shadowrunner. Helps the landlady with her trash and all. He makes friends easily, but his “best’est” friends are for life. But that is what happens when you combine a mild case of ADD and a stubborn old goat. Its not so much ADD as it is an inability to sit still for any serious length of time. Frankly, Berklee wouldn’t do well on a stake out. Things that are ‘neat’, or anything that comes apart and goes back tougher, or makes noise, or frankly is just ‘cool’, will attract Berklee like a moth to a lantern.

History and what not are forthcomming.

[Mystweaver]

Just for the general fun-ness The Fifth Element, but strangely mixed with something like Sin City....

[Mystweaver]

This is a character I started playing with about 5 years ago. He is still alive and running in a game I play around table. He is now something VERY powerful (704 karma).
I would love to play him again because I would play him very differently but with a good basis of a character to get into a role that should work well with any group.



Chi-Sao: Adept Kung Fu/ Pistols specialist.

An adept of the way of the Shadow, Chi-Sao was brought up around traditional chinese guardians and has some links with the Triads in Seattle. His life on the streets has been brutal but nothing he has not been able to manage so far.

Chi-Sao is focused totally to magic and shuns the use of cyberware, though he accepts its usefulness to those that embrace it. He looks down on awakened beings that have degraded thier power with cyberware.

He knows that he is but a spec in the world but wants to make not only a name for himself as one of the best sharp shooters but also to strive to improve the well being of those who cannot stand up for themselves... if not also to make hideous amounts of cash by doing anything and everything to fund his campaign (even if that includes being quite hypocritical in methods).


A detailed history is below however this contains the details to some flaws and secrets other PC's need to find out if they want to take advantage

Stats

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A Young Chinese male who has a few different appearances. Depending on where he is depends on whether he looks like a ganger or a corp suit. He hangs with the Shao-Lun Skulls Go-Gang in his spare time and it was through Tai-Pan the now gang leader that Chi-Sao managed to make enough of an impression to attract Lun-Zao, a Triad Lieutenant. Over the past couple of months, Chi-Sao has been doing a few hits on other organised crime syndicates as he has been recognised for his remarkable ability with a pistol.

Standing at 5'5" tall and weighing in at a low 74.43kg, Chi-Sao has black cropped short hair on top with a long tail down to the middle of his back. He has a small 1" scar on his cheek under his left eye. He has dark green eyes. He is of slender build which makes a lot of people underestimate him (especially as he is only 18 years old).


Attributes
Body 5
Quickness 5
Strength 3
Charisma 2
Intelligence 6
Willpower 3
Essence 5
Magic 5
Reaction: 9 + 3d6

Adept Powers
Improved Initiative 2
Improved Pistols 4

Active Skills
Bike (Racing) 2 (4)
Kung-Fu 3
Pistols 6 (10)
Stealth (Awareness) 1 (3)
Etiquette (Street) 1 (3)

Knowledge Skills
Gang Turf 3
Gang Identification 3
Triad Politics 2
Triad Turf 3
Police Proceedures 3
Magical Background 3
Zy-Chi Gun Kata's 3
Underworld Politics 2
Paranormal Animals 2
Physics (Ballistics) 3 (5)

Languages
Chinese (Triad) 3 (5)
English 4
Italian 3

Cyberware
Smartlink
Cyberears w/ Hearing Amplification, High Frequency and Sound Dampening
Cybereyes w/ Optical Vision Magnification 3, Thermographic Vision and Flare Compensation

Edges
Ambidexterity 2
Bravery 1

Flaws
Day Job 1
Dark Secret 1
Extra Enemy 1

Contacts

[ Spoiler ]

Shao-Lun Skulls Go-Gang. Leader - Tai-Pan (All members are of chinese descent).

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The Shao-Lun Skulls symbol is a Yellow and Red Ying-Yang with a large skulls as the eyes of each half.
These go-gangers are nothing but a group of no-good thugs out for a beating. They are loyal each other and to Chi-Sao also as he has become a good friend of Tai-Pan and is a member himself. There are quite a few of them and normally turn up to the aid of other gangers if called upon [2d6 gang members that arrive withing 1d6 x 10 minutes]

Lvl 2Tai-Pan, Shao-Lun Skulls Leader, Human, Male, Chinese, Early 20's, LTG, e-mail, Visit.

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Tai-Pan and Chi-Sao have been hanging out together in the streets for about three years now. When Chi-Sao joined the Shao-Lun Skulls it was Tai-Pan who got him involved. After he saw how quick Chi-Sao's reactions were he was glad to have him in the gang.

Tai-Pan became leader of the Shao-Lun Skulls purely through succession of the eldest or in his case the toughest. He knows Chi-Sao has no interest in taking his leadership and welcomes him to the regular piss-ups and street races.

Many a time has Chi-Sao been the one to put the bullet in someone who has angered Tai-Pan and some of the other gangs around know this.

Lvl 1Kysumu, Mentor, Human, Male, Chinese, Mid 30’s, Visit (Warehouse, Everett Docks).

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Kysumu (No known last name) is an older Chinese martial artist who trained me how to shoot, kung-fu, magic and the way of the shadow. He is formally called Riag-Nor.

He lives in a warehouse in the Everett Docks. It is a sparse place with some bonsai trees, charcoal sketches (done by Kysumu) a small be and a stove. His lifestyle is exceptionally Spartan. I have never seen him drink, smoke or indulge himself in any manner. His only exercise is martial arts and he is adept at many forms, practising them continually. I met him when my mother brought me to Seattle. He recognised my talent and what it was derived from and set out to train me. I became quite proficient but in all my years with Kysumu, I have realised that his ability is truly exceptional, far beyond any level of skill I could imagine. As formidable as I am, in all sparring and training sessions I have held, I feel he is holding back and could easily wipe the floor with me. Why he has chosen to train me is still a mystery.

He is a stickler for discipline and etiquette, letting nothing slip. He is a good teacher but has rather a cutting tongue and does not take disobedience or failure well. He is very formal in all dealings with me and expects me to obey all his commands in training without hesitation. My lifestyle and career have had no effect on his desire to train me, and I know better that to discuss what I do with him in any detail and he definitely would not want to meet any of my team members!

Lvl 1Lun-Tzao, Triad Lieutenant, Human, Male, Chinese, Mid 20’s. Meet: The Dragon Rising (special conditions of contact - see history) [DM Descression as to Location]

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Lun-Tzao is a Senior Lieutenant in the Green Lotus Triad. He has been organising operations against the Yakuza using the triad’s street contacts as foot soldiers. As far as anyone can tell, they are winning. He is a quite reserved individual when first encountered much like the traditional Chinese. However, once he gets to know someone he is lucid and loquacious. He is a most useful man to know, and I intend to always stay on the right side of him. The other factor in our history means that it is best he says on my good side too, after all we do share the same dark secret.

Jacob Baker, Fixer, Human, Male, Caucasian, 50's, Visit: Dance Club, Bellevue

[ Spoiler ]

-Both parents are dead, killed in a food riot shortly after Jacob was born.
-He was raised by his grandmother.
-Drafted into the military for the indian wars
-Business degree from Iowa State University 2028
-Masters degree from Creighton in Finance spring 2038
-Worked for Aztechnology's accounting and asset recovery department 2038-2049
-Opened a dance club in Bellevue 31 Dec 2049
-Began connecting club patrons with other patrons for small time shadowruns

Equipment

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Armour & Clothes
Ordinary Suit x2
Go-gang synth leathers w/ combat jacket x1
Ordinary Clothing x4
Secure Jacket x1
Forearm Guards x1
Regular Long Coat (unarmoured) x5
Secure Vest x2

Weapons (All pistols have 5 spare clips each)
DE440 w/ Int Smartlink x1
10" extended barrel DE440 w/ Int Smartlink x1
Glock SC 33 w/ Int Smartlink x1

Quickdraw Concealable Holster x2
Glock SC 33 Silencer (unattached) x1

Ammo
DE440 Regular Ammo x100
DE440 Explosive Ammo x 45
Glock SC Regular Ammo x 100
Glock SC Explosive Ammo x 55

Other Equipment
Pistols Kit x1
Micro-Transceiver: 3 x1
Wireclippers x2

Lifestyle
Low - 1month paid
Middle + maid's wages (day job I pay for @ 10,000 /month) - 1 month paid

Vehicle
Dodge Scoot

VERY detailed History

[ Spoiler ]

Leung Boh Lau, Male, Human, 5’5”, Chinese (Mandarin)

D.O.B: 24th July 2032

Street Name: Chi-Sao

Father: Wai-Po Lau
Mother: Yung Tao Lau (Maiden Name: Tang) 02/09/2000
Step-Father: Alexander John Cambridge
Maid: Johanna Bridge
Kung-Fu Master: Kysumu


Description:

Young Chinese man early 20’s. Well toned physique. Always clean-shaven. Loyal, reliable and trustworthy are what he would hope the words his friends use; and mad psychopathic motherfucker are probably what his enemies use!

History:

Born, bread & raised in China till the age of 8. From an early age, Leung Boh and his family had been moving from one residence in China to another. This was because his father was on the run continuously from the police has he was part of a Triad Gang based in the Shaanxi region. After much running with his family, in 2037 at the age of 5, Leung Boh’s father was killed in a “business meeting”. With just his mother left in his life, she took him elsewhere in China. In 2038, Yung Tao met a new man, an American. After about a month of courting, things eventually got serious and it seemed as though Yung Tao had finally let go of the old ways. Widowed but desperate to get on with her life, she eventually fell in love with this man. Alex Cambridge soon wanted to leave to go back home, but his love for Yung Tao tied him down. In 2039, Leung Boh found himself with a new father after Alex wed his mother. With this, they left China, never to return as a family. The city he would now live in was Seattle. With a fortunate turn of events in Leung’s life, it looked for once that his family could have a future. And it did, for a while. Leung had to learn English, this was hard at first, but eventually with a private tutor and aid from a local Chinese school, he soon picked it up.

After a while, he got settled into his new family. Though he loved his mother dearly, he still found it hard to get to grips with that fact that his father had changed and was not even oriental. By the age of 11, he had learnt all the basic things an 11-year-old would know and from there he went to high school.

His hobbies included music. His first instrument: the panpipes. Playing this he had learnt somewhat of being able to focus in a single task, as complex as it is to play, it came quite well and natural to Leung but he quit practising after a year. He also had kept part of his heritage by taking up Kung Fu at the age of 12, a traditional part of any child’s life back in China. His sifu (instructor) was the only real male Chinese figure in his life after his father’s death. Leung Boh would spend many an hour talking about techniques, life, theories and stories of his home country. Myth and magic came into his life a lot during this time. It was through the teachings of Kysumu (or “Ranseé” as he preferred to be called) that he found his inner magical strength.

Kysumu turned up when he was 12 and spoke to Yung Tao like old friends, offering to train Leung. Before this time, Yung Tao worked as a seamstress, but after Kysumu turned up, she stopped working. (Leung suspects he was supporting her, but does not know why).

Though Leung always believed he could focus and meditate with extreme precision, it was only through his teachings that brought him close to using magic and better his own skill in his art and to improve his physical form. After the first year of training, Kysumu started to teach him how to use traditional ranged weapons. These included a simple bow and specialist throwing weapons: namely shrunken’s. Kysumu also taught the ways of warrior and of shadow. Leung however was always also interested in movies and loved watching gunfights and watching hero’s blast their way to victory. It was at this point that Leung began to learn how to use a pistol, and in this he excelled! His first ever gun was the Streetline Special. This was just the right size for a 12 year old to use and be taught with. Kysumu’s teachings gave him great responsibility and he only practised within sight of his instructor; not only out of utter respect but also as he was someone to turn to and was always there for him.

By the age of 15, Leung Boh, though he didn't realise it could already out shoot the average shadowrunner. He was doing well at school and he had made many friends. However the tides were about to turn.

In 2047, Alex was arrested for two murders, intent to kill, and four cases of manslaughter. Others charges included: weapons smuggling, racketeering, distribution of illegal substances and fraud. After a three-month high profile trial, he was sentenced to two life sentences with no parole.

When this occurred, Yung Tao had a nervous breakdown and never really recovered. Money ran out quick as it was spent on getting private care. Soon money was at an all time low. This year Leung had finally finished Schoolwork but his studies had been seriously affected by his mother’s mental illness. He left school never to go to collage, even though he knew he wanted to, and he knew his mother would have wanted him to. But after this time, she needed more care, and there simply was not enough money to last much longer. Leung resorted to taking to the streets, and this was where he adopted the name of Chi-Sao (or "Sticky Hands"; a sparring manuever in Kung-Fu). It was at this time when he fell in with the Shao-Lun Skulls. Immediately they accepted him when he shot one of the other gangers guns out of his hands when they threatened him. Calmly he said he wanted to chill out with them, shoot drek and make as much nuyen as possible. With the right attitude, he blended well into his new buddies and his string of crimes gained some decent wedge to support his mother. As far as she was concerned, we worked in a bar in Downtown; somewhere she will never go.

After six months, the pay things started running dry. A recent gang brawl meant they had to lie low for a couple of months. Tai-Pan, another ganger found out that together they could start running small high-pay errands every now and then for a couple of grunts at a Dance Club in Bellevue. As Chi-Sao had to help pay for his mothers private care, he had no real choice. Soon, after proving he could handle his own rather well in the street running these “errands”, he found himself doing more jobs that paid better and better. These included running packages of which he knew not of their contents. He suspected drugs or BTL’s but didn’t inquire, as it would risk him losing the money he so needed for his Mum.

Times a year ago were tough on Chi-Sao. He was getting more and more desperate and he was told that if he wanted to keep up with professionals the best thing for a gun-fighter like him would be to get some cyberware.
It was at 17 when Lun-Tzao approached him, and when he did for the first time, he made sure they were alone. For he had been following Chi-Sao and watching his skill with a pistol. When he caught Chi-Sao unwares and unarmed, an offer was made. To do 5 runs over the course of 5 months, payment would be an upfront payment of cybersurgery where he would be given a smartlink and plastic bone lacing. He would get 1,000 for the first 4 months and 6,000 after the final run.
Although he knew his sifu would be angry at the introduction of cyberware, he needed the cash and this was more than he had ever seen!

After the mods were installed, Chi-Sao realised the cost of his mistake had made. He had lost some of the edge that he had, as if it had faded or its achievement was just beyond a veil. Although he loves his Smartlink for its obvious uses, he curses is it as he would still just do with goggles and suffer their glitches.

The missions themselves seemed easy and his targets names and who they were concerned him not. Each one he would get by looking for a column in the Seattle Times and Everret Bullitinon a Monday or Thursday titled "Wanted for Sale". The price for whatever was being sold was 8,888 increasing by one nuyen per mission. Upon reading this, Lun-Tzao would meet him in a place decerned and time decerned at the previous meeting. This is how Chi-Sao still gets some missions from Lun-Tzao and he always checks the paper (though mostly just electronically). Number at game start is 8,910 :nuyen:

For Chi-Sao to get hold of Lun-Tzao, he simply has to do his dry cleaning at "The Dragon Rising" and a column will most likely tomorrows paper. The reasons for such secrecy become apparent.

In 2049, more complications were introduced to Leung’s life. Yung Tao started showing the first symptoms of Cushing’s Disorder. This started with increased tiredness and thirst, which got progressively worse for about six months. After this time, Kysumu came to visit after my constant absences and took Yung Tao to hospital where she was diagnosed. It became apparent then that Cushing’s disorder is a degenerative genetic disorder that puts the hypothalamus gland into overdrive. This causes constant thirst and leaves the patient with no energy. The body starts to consume itself by turning essential fats and acids into proteins. The only treatment that could help is advanced nanotech procedures. This however would be extremely expensive costing millions. She is however getting progressively worse and the doctors suspect that by 2052 even that treatment will not work.

Due to this additional complication, a more qualified maid had to be hired. As it turned out, Leung hired an old school friend to do this job. Her name is Johanna Bridge, a 20-year-old Caucasian human; she has good medical qualifications. There has been no sexual relationship between Johanna and Leung.

By 2050, he had left his job behind him, and found himself emerged in a love that some people would call the life of a “Shadowrunner”.

Before he got together with the team Jacob Baker sorted him with, Leung Boh had been doing some “deliveries” for Lun-Tzao in the Fort Lewis area. On a few occasions, he had met the Tong Boss, not directly, but enough to know that something was wrong. Through investigation he found out that the Tong Boss was actually a Vampire and that he was living off the state or private health donations that vampires can receive. Not sure what to think of this, he followed the Tong on a few occasions only to find out that he had been killing (meta)humans, mostly his criminal opposition. Further research (and counsel with Kysumu) told him that this Tong Boss was actually a Nosferatu meta-variant vampire, one of the REALLY nasty Chinese hopping vampires.

Upon approaching the Lun-Tzao with this information, he arranged (with Chi-Sao's help and research) a challenge and a scuffle broke out. The Tong was destroyed but only Leung, Lun-Tzao and three others survived our encounter. If it was not for Kysumu’s directions, the Tong would not have been destroyed.

These actions are completely against to code of the triads, but this is the way it had to be done. If the Lieutenants had tried to take it up the chain of command properly, they would have probably been killed. The right thing was done. However, if for any reason the Triad’s ever find out what Leung Boh and the other survivors did, god forbid the repercussions.

Out of those survivors, Lun-Tzao a Lieutenant now in the Green Lotus Triad in Everrett is one of them. He too shares this dark secret.

This leads up to present day, where he still has to look after his mother in what is now his own home. They have a maid, and the payment needed to keep her is 10,000¥ a month, which includes food for his mother and rent. Leung Boh or “Chi-Sao” as he is referred to on the streets now looks out more for himself and enjoys the danger of the shadows. Though he plays for personal wealth, he uses that to support his family but obviously to further his own needs and advancements within his career. He has two homes, one for his family and the other as hideout/ storage for all his “goods”.

This post has been edited by Mystweaver: Nov 17 2005, 04:09 PM

[Glyph]

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Hardboiled

[Ninja Please]

I have to second Hard Boiled. It is probably the greatest, most over the top action movie in history. And I'm not joking.

Also, I'd go with Grosse Point Blank because I like quirky humor and fun, even in Shadowrun.

[Toptomcat]

[ Spoiler ]

James Drake
Human street samurai

Strength: 4
Quickness: 6
Body: 4 (7)
Intelligence: 4
Willpower: 5
Charisma: 3

Cyber-Implant Combat 3 (Spurs 5)
Pistols 6
Rifles 5
Athletics 4
Stealth 4
Etiquette (Street) 1 (3)

Resources:
600,000 nuyen
Level 2 contact: Jordan, female human (for now) talismonger and mage. Has magical powers with bizzare side effects: her spells usually do what they're supposed to, but also do weird things like changing Jordan's gender (three times now,) cause nearby mirrors to display disturbing images, create an astral impression of an event that didn't happen, or forcing nearby mages into the astral.

Level 2 Contact: Fixer, Talks-With-Walls. An orcish Lion shaman fixer prone to having conversations on his headware radio and telephone at top volume, and over other conversations.
"SO I SAID TO HIM, THEN I SAID the meet'll be difficult to set up, that's not exactly Girl Scout cookies yer sellin THE GOLFER WAS REALLY A VIKING! HA HA HA!"

Level 1 Contact: Aldolf von Leiterhoef, psychotic human male German weapons dealer/smuggler with a nasty habit of slipping really heavy, truly nasty stuff into standard orders...like putting a radioactive 'dirty bomb' into a box of grenades, or substituting capsule rounds with high-potency, carcerand-delayed acid for gel. A neo-Nazi.
"And this, the SPECIAL 9mm caseless! An excellent Jew-killing round, I got twenty boxes just today."

Level 1 Contact: Mao Mao, female human Chinese fence specializing in small arms and chemical/biological/pharmaceutical goods. She is about four feet tall and savagely confrontational, a textbook case of Napoleon syndrome. She is also an incredible polyglot, speaking over thirty languages. This can be interesting when she starts cussing you out: with so many languages to choose from, she never runs out of invectives or repeats herself. However, her good prices inspire her clients to tolerate the abuse.
"@#$(*(_%#$^*(^@#(%$&)#(*&_*@%_)#@$*)@&$)(&(*$)&#@%&^!&@)(**&^%#&*__$*#@)(*&^#@$@!(_*@%#&^_%_()#&*)_($@*)!_&#)%@(&%^#@*(^&*#)@_)+@$#*!!!!!"

Level 1 Contact: Fixer, That Guy Who Does That Thing. A fixer of unknowable racial origin and gender, considering he only communicates through heavily-encrypted text messages using a complex lingo taught only to his customers, That Guy Who Does That Thing takes secrecy and anonymity to a sometimes ludicrous extreme.
"The rodeo clown is to leave the coop when the clock strikes blue."

3 months Low lifestyle

Twenty caches of equipment scattered across Seattle: each is a gym bag containing a smartlinked Remington Super Warhawk, twenty rounds of EX Explosive ammo for it, an Offensive HE grenade, a secure long coat, a hundred and ninety nuyen, and a handset cell phone.

Pocket secretary

Trauma Patch

3x Normal Clothing

Rating 6 Transciever w/ headset and Subvocal Mic

Rating 6 Chemsuit
Respirator
Rating 3 Maglock Passkey
Rating 6 Bug Scanner
Rating 6 Jammer

Alphaware Obvious Cyberarm w/2 pts Strength Enhancement, integral Dikoted Retractable Cyberspur, and built-in Smartgun Link (1 Essence)
Alphaware Boosted Reflexes Level 3 (2.24 Essence)
Alphaware Datajack (0.16 Essence)
Alphaware Retinal Mods: Flare Comp, Low-Light, Thermo, Electronic 3 Mag (0.48 Essence)
Alphaware Dermal Plating level 3 (1.2 Essence)

Secure Jacket
Conc 9, Ballistic 5, Impact 3, wt 2

3x normal clothing

Two of each kind of book-listed grenade, except mini-grenades

Smartlinked Smith & Wesson X-Frame: Model 500 Hunter
Range Light Carbine, Conceal 3, ammo 5 cyl, mode SA, damage 10S, wt 3 kg
Standard muzzle brake uninstalled: Gas Vent III installed. Second shot still suffers a +3 recoil penalty.
In gun: 5 match-grade bullets (+35% range)
Spare: 195 match-grade bullets

Kahr MK Series MK40
Range Light Pistol, Conceal 8, ammo 5©, mode SA, damage 8M, wt 0.7 kg
Silencer installed, gun is in concealable holster
In gun: 5-round clip EX Explosive (not factored into the damage code)
Five spare 5-round clips EX Explosive

Smartlinked Glock 20 w/ attatched FSSG and +Floorplate
Range Heavy Pistol, Conceal 6, ammo 17©, mode SA/FA, damage 9M, wt 0.8
In gun: 17-round clip Armor Piercing
Nine spare 17-round clips Armor Piercing

Smartlinked Browning A-Bolt Eclipse M10000
Range Medium Machine Gun, Conceal NA, Ammo 3©, mode SS, damage 12S, wt 4.45 kg
A-Bolt detachable magazines require a Complex Action to change. (Open floorplate, change magazine, close floorplate.) Alternately, the action can be opened and a number of rounds equal to the user's Quickness can be added to the magazine one at a time.
Accessories: Bipod
In gun: 3 match-grade rounds
Spare: 97 match-grade rounds
100 armor peircing incindiary rounds

History:
Formerly of the Crimson Streets go-gang on the outskirts of the Redmond Barrens, James' life changed drastically when the gang was hired to serve as assasins for a corp to get rid of a troublesome group of shadowrunners. The runner group shot their way out of the ambush and proceeded to absolutely flatten the Crimson Streets, impressing James deeply and inspiring a change of profession. He decided to become a shadowrunner himself.
Despite his origins as street trash, his relentless drive for self-improvement and newfound appreciation for subtlety and professionalism has impressed many of his associates. He studies The Art of War, Jane's Firearms, and The Anarchist's Cookbook, and has begun to visit a firing range and dojo. He views his mental image of a 'true' shadowrunner and street samurai to be an ideal to work towards, and almost laughs out loud when people call shadowrunning a dirty profession: he's seen- and lived- far, far worse.

Good?