Ship in a bottle., An Sr3 Recrutment Options

[HMHVV Hunter]

Just out of curiosity, how many players are signed up for this so far?

[Glyph]

Let's see, there was me (still interested, but I'm going to have to look at his gear to see if I can ditch any to help pay for the ship), chance359, Bearclaw, Sicarius, and nick012000 on the intro thread, and Wounded Ronin, Musashi Forever, and you added on this thread. That's just the people who have expressed interest - not everyone has submitted a character yet.

[HMHVV Hunter]

Aww damn...yeah, I forgot about the helping pay for the ship part.

All I've got is 1,100 nuyen. Hmmm...maybe I can look into making the ship his Low lifestyle (cramped quarters aboard a ship would qualify, I think).

[Sicarius]

my character will have at least 100,000 to contribute to the ship.
he's all ready, still having trouble getting the file transfered over to the work computer.

[Callidus]

I'm interested and being SR3 I actually understand the rules *8-> I'll try again get a character together and posted with background.... I'm thinking boat/ship and drone rigger.... dunno if anyone's already going driver, if so I'll go more drone than boat.... well if I get in of course *8-> I'll see what I can get done over the weekend

[Lindt]

HH, Im sure we can cram you in the gally closet, or something.
I have my inspiration for your boat, but I seem to have lost the link on this PC. Later.

As a base, yachts have 10 luxery living ammenities, and Im removing 2 of those and changing 4 remaining to middle, so you get to fight over who gets the nice cabins.

[Lindt]

Ok, here is the official announcement.

Id like to see charcters from anyone interested in playing by early next week. Im also pushing the start date back a week to April 10th.

I like to have at least a week, preferable more, to help with the debugging process.

So by tuesday morning (EST) barring any unforseen problems, Im closing recrutment and advancing on to devolpment.

[Callidus]

Okey dokey, will try to get it all over to you either over the weekend or Monday at the latest. Would you prefer the sheet posted in spoiler tags or email/pm'ed over to you?

[Lindt]

Posted w/ spoiler tags.

[HMHVV Hunter]

Hmmm...I guess I could raise my lifestyle to Middle, if it would be on the boat. I just tend not to take a lifestyle that my character doesn't have enough money to pay a month for after creation, but being as we're smugglers, I could probably raise it.

[Chance359]

I should have between 50 and 100K to contribute to the fund. My character should be up by sunday.

[Lindt]

This should make you happy HH. As per the rules in R3r, a lifestyle thats relying on living ammenities is only 10% of normal (so the high staterooms would be a piddly ¥1,000 a month, while the middle crew cabins are ¥500).

Im going to assume that this ship can carry 2 months worth of supplies, so it will really only come up when you all need to resupply. (At full capacity 2 months of supplies will run about ¥10,000, depending on the location. Please note that this does NOT include fuel.)

[HMHVV Hunter]

[Callidus]

Hmm run into a minor issue with the avail cap at 6 I can only get a VCR 1.... not sure if that was intentional but I'll run with it *8-> oh and I'm planning on about 250,000 nuyen to go to the boat btw *8->

[Callidus]

K got the rigger put together and will post here tomorrow.... right now it waaaaay past passing out time *8->

[Chance359]

Name: Henry Mercer
Background: to be fleshed out tonight along with 20 questions.


build points

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123
-5 Ork
118
-60 30 Attributes
58
-25 650,000
33 Skill points

Attributes

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B: 9 (11)
Q: 6 (7)
S: 8 (9)
C: 2
I: 3
W: 5
E: 1.10
R: 8 + 2D6
B.I.: 1.9

Combat: 7

Skills

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Assault Rifles: 5
Athletics: 3 (6)
Edged Weapons: 5
Etiquette: 2
- Mercenary: 4
Pistols: 5
Stealth: 4
Throwing Weapons: 4
Unarmed Combat: 4

Knowledge Skills
Cooking: 3
Militech Manufactures: 3
Mercenary Hot Spots: 3
Campfire Stories: 3

English (native Language)
French: 3
Cantonese: 3
Sperithiel: 1

Bio/cyber

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Bioware
(0.6 40,000) Enhanced Articulation
(0.2 8,000) Extended Volume: 1
(0.4 20,000) Muscle Aug: 1
(0.4 25,000) Muscle Toners: 1
(0.3 15,000) Syntha Cardium: 2
1.9 108,000

Cyberware:
(1.6 110,000) Wired Reflexes: 1 (Alpha)
(0.4 5,000) Smart Link
(0.1 2,000) Flare Compensation
(0.8 30,000) Dermal Plating: 2 (Alpha)
(0.8 96,000) Skillwires: 4 w/ 48MP
(0.2 1000) Chip jack
(0.7 16000) DataJack 150MP
(0.1 1000) Knowsoft Link
(0.2 2,400) Internal Air Tank (alpha)
(4.9 263400)

Equipment

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10,000 Permanent Street Lifestyle: wilderness land he inherited back home

120 (6) Throwing Knives
450 Survival Knife
500 Sword (ork toothpick)
1850 Ares Predator w/ ext smartlink, Silencer 150 rounds of regular ammo
3200 FN HAR w/ external Smartlink, folding stock, Gas Vent 2, 700 rounds of regular ammo
300 (10) Defensive Grenades
150 (5) Concussion Grenades
6570

900 Armored Jacket
600 Vest with Plates
300 Ordinary Clothing; Cargo pants, tshirts, thermal underware
1200 Camo Full Suit (woodland)
2000 Pocket Secretary
3000 Transceiver: 5 w/ Sub vocal Mic,

40 Metal Restaints 2 pair
100 Survival Kit
250 Ascent/Descent Kit

275 Tent
15 Canteen and Mess Kit
190 Sleeping Bag
346 Combat Vest w/ 1 pistol ammo pouch, 4 Rifle Ammo pouches, 1 small equipment pouch, and 3 large equipment pouches
140 Miltary Rucksack large

(48,000) Skill Chips All rating 4
Biotech
Demolitions
Electronics
Gunnery
Heavy Weapons
Negotiations
Shotgun
Spray Weapons
Survival
Underwater Combat

Misc Gear
200 Bolt Cutter
75 Crowbar 1/2 meter

447601 total cash spent

Contacts

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(Free) Freedom Fighter
(Free) Corp Scientist
10,000 Mercenary (Uncle)
10,000 Sim Sense Star
5,000 Gang Mage
5,000 Gang Member
5,000 Call Girl
5,000 Street Samuria
5,000 Son of Sauron
5,000 Customs Official

[Wounded Ronin]

Well, here's my character.

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123 Point physad for Ship In A Bottle

Tomokazu Yamamoto was the son of a Japanese journalist. His father was dedicated to exposing corruption in the government and was known for carrying through with his reports even in the face of a lot of pressure and intimidation. one day his father took an investigation into links between the Japanese government and the yakuza too far and was assassinated by ninjas.

Tomokazu felt especially crushed since not only did the yakuza kill his father but they basically got away with hurting the public, and at the same time for most members of the general public life continued as normal. There was no grand uprising of the common man to drag out and slay the yakuza for their abuses and contempt for human life. In many cases when someone experiences the death of someone close to them they remark how the death is such a big deal to them but all around life continues as normal. In the case of Tomokazu this feeling was especially acute since it was the public whom his father was trying to help.

Tomokazu decided that the only way he'd ever be able to live with his burning feelings of indignation, grief, and disgust for public apathy was if he could go and one day avenge his father's death; he would hunt down and kill the ninja assasin, the yakuza members who planned the assassination, and the crooked bureaucrats who felt most threatened by the possibility of an expose. As he grew obsessed with his revenge his day to day activities began to feel increasingly meaningless until finally he grew driven enough to seek out a ninja master to train him in the ways of the ninja.

Tomokazu's single minded purpose and superhuman dedication finally managed to impress one elderly (and somewhat senile) ninja master enough to actually teach him ninjaism even though he wasn't actually part of a ninja family. So, Tomokazu spent years training to be a ninja and doing all sorts of 1980s funky ninja drills like hanging upside down from a tree for hours or sprinting fast enough for, like, half an hour to keep a long blue ribbon tied around his waist from ever touching the ground. Did you ever read the "Way of the Tiger" series of gamebooks, the ones that appear to have been researched entirely from Ashida Kim books? Yeah, that's right...Tomokazu got all the good stuff, just like in those books. (Underdogs has .pdfs of the whole "Way of the Tiger" series.)

The problem was that after all these years the Yakuza finally noticed him, remembered who he was, and figured out what he might be trying to do. They sent a small brigade of ninjas after Tomokazu and his senile trainer. Tomokazu was an excellent ninja, but in the words of one of the greatest ninja masters, "Onry a ninja can stop a ninja." And when it's, like, thirty ninjas versus one usually the thirty will stop the one.

So the thirty ninjas beat the crap out of Tomokazu, decapitated his sensei, and threw Tomokazu into a volcano. Fortunately for him, because it was Japan, volcanoes don't actually make you die when they throw you into one; they just make you reappear mysteriously in the sequel. And that's exactly what happened. The sequel is taking place on a boat in the ocean, and Tomokazu is mysteriously there.

Tomokazu had heard that "pirates" have the ability to defeat ninjas, so Tomokazu decided to seek out a pirate and learn the Way of the Pirate. That way when he goes back to Japan skilled in both ninjaism and piracy he will finally be equipped to take his revenge and show the yakuza what for. So far, Tomokazu has learned the secret pirate technique of pulling a gun and shooting someone with a sword before the person with the sword can close to melee range. It makes so much more sense than trying to fling shuriken. Tomokazu is confident that when he learns all the secret techniques of piracy nothing will be able to stop him. He eagerly practices with firearms at every opportunity now.

Tomokazu is taciturn and stoic but this is due to his lack of confidence in his social integration in his new maritime environment rather than because of sterotypical ninja badassery. He is socially conservative with regards to things like clothing, sexual mores, and polite use of language but he is open minded enough to at least respect people who act differently than he does, especially since he's trying to learn to be a pirate. He will try to be present for any major pirating event so that he can learn but he dosen't necessarily say very much unless he wants to ask a question about something he dosen't understand. Sometimes he will slink off by himself and look depressed, with a very expressive frown plastered all over his face. This is because he gets occasional bouts of guilt and self doubt.

The one aspect of piracy that Tomokazu is really enjoying right now is rum drinking because it's analagous to his old sarariman passtime of sake drinking. Tomokazu thinks that he really understands the Way of Swilling Rum.

Attributes (54)
Body 6
Strength 6
Intelligence 2
Willpower 6
Quickness 6
Charisma 1
Reaction
Initiative

Skills (44)
Thrown Weapons 6
Edged Weapons 6
Ninjutsu 6
Athletics 6 (12)
Pole Arms 6
Stealth 6 (12)
Pistols 4
Rifles 4

Knowledge Skills
Corruption in Japan 2
Alcohol 2
Ninjaism 2
Piracy 2
Maritime Security Procedures 2

Language
Japanese N
English 3

Physad Powers (25)
Improved Reflexes II
Improved Ability: Stealth +6
Improved Ability: Athletics +6

Gear
Armor Jacket
1 mo. middle lifestyle (crew quarters)
Katana
Dual barreled pirate pistol (Pirate Pistol (SA/BF) {4} [10m] 2(b))

Contacts
Journalist (this is a journalist who worked with Tomokazu's dad and who was his friend.)
Martial arts mail order store proprieter (this guy will mail martial arts weapons anywhere in the world)

[Glyph]

Here's Ziptide. I fine-tuned his gear and managed to get 20,000 to contribute towards the ship.

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Ziptide (Drake Morgan), Male Human Shamanic Sorcerer (Sea Totem)

Here is the breakdown:
Human: 0
Edges: 3
Flaws: -3
Resources: 10 (90,000 Nuyen)
Attributes: 54
Skills: 34
Magic (Sorcerer): 25
TOTAL: 123

*NOTE* 20,000 Nuyen towards the ship

Attributes -
Body: 5
Quickness: 4
Strength: 3
Charisma: 3
Intelligence: 6
Willpower: 6
Essence: 6
Magic: 6
Reaction: 5

Initiative: 5 + 1d6
Combat Pool: 8
Spell Pool: 6

Total Karma: 0
Good Karma: 0
Karma Pool: 1

Active Skills -
Athletics/Swimming: 3/5
Bike: 5
Etiquette: 3
Motorboat: 3
Negotiation: 3
Pistols/Morrissey Elite: 3/5
Ship: 3
Sorcery: 6
Stealth: 3

Knowledge Skills -
(Languages)
English: 6 R/W: 3
Japanese: 4 R/W: 21
(Other)
Bike Racing: 4
Corporate Security: 4
Ecoterrorist Groups: 5
Gang Identification/Go-Gangs: 2/4
Magical Background: 6
Marine Biology/Paranormal Critters: 2/4

Spells -
Stun Ball: 6
Stun Bolt: 6
Improved Invisibility: 6
Heal (E): 6
Oxygenate: 5
Levitate: 3
Freeze Water: 5

Edges -
Bravery
Vehicle Empathy

Flaws -
Bio-rejection
Distinctive Style

Contacts -
Fixer (Level 1)
Go-Ganger (Level 1)
Smuggler (Level 1)

Lifestyles: 1 Low (1 Month prepaid) and 1 High (1 Month prepaid).
Credstick Balance: 3d6 x 100 Nuyen.

Gear -
>DocWagon Contract: Basic (1 Year prepaid).
>Magic: Shamanic Lodge (Rating 6).
>Fake ID: Fake Silver Credstick (Rating 3).
>Vehicles: Yamaha Rapier Racing Bike.
>Weapons: Morrissey Elite Heavy Pistol with Concealable Quick-Draw Holster, 100 Rounds of EX Explosive Ammo, and 9 spare Clips.
>Armor/Clothing: Mortimer Greatcoat, FFBA (full suit), Rapid Transit Line Helmet and Heavy Jumpsuit with Fire Resistance (4) (for riding bike), Ordinary Clothing (x 10), Fine Clothing (x 4).
>Diving Gear: Diving Armor ,Drysuit with Nonconductive (2), Fins, and OXSYS Artificial Gill.
Other Gear: 2 Sea Bags (of 100 Nuyen cost each), Wrist Phone with Flip-up Screen, Pager, Micro-Transceiver (Rating 2 with 2 ECCM) with Subvocal Mic, Wire Clippers, Pocket Flashlight, Medkit(Rating: 6) with 2 Refills, 1 Trauma and 2 Antidote(6) Slap Patches, Survival Kit, Ration Bars(10 Days),Nav-Dat GPS, Optical Binoculars, Music Player with Quad Speakers and 25 Disks,Telecom(5 Mp) with Vidscreen and 1 disposable Printer.

Bull's 50+ Questions -

1. What is your character's Sex?

Male.

2. What is your character's physical size?

Tall but thin, long-limbed.

3. What is the color of the character's hair, eyes, and skin?

Medium-length, slightly curly hair dyed a multi-toned sea green - sometimes tied back with a red ribbon, sometimes slightly unkempt; cold grey eyes, and a light tan. He has a tattoo of an anchor on the back of his left hand.

4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does he dress, etc.)?

Drake dresses conservatively - not in a stodgy way, but with an old-style elegance. He would rather wear fine clothing, but if he is wearing everyday clothing, it will tend to be dark and utilitarian, and he favors black mock turtleneck shirts. He tends to look rakishly elegant and a bit arrogant, with a daredevil grin. A slight facial tic appears when he is dangerously close to initiating sudden violence.

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?

Drake was born on a small nameless island just off the Seattle coast, home to the high, foreboding walls of an extraterritorial Renraku facility.

6. What is the character's date of birth?

January 7th, 2039.

7. What was the character's family life like?

Drake was a bored, cynical corp kid, rebelling against his domineering father, who was a beefy, potbellied security shift assistant supervisor. Drake has dark memories of his childhood, and seeing someone raise a hand to a child is likely to provoke a response from him that is far out of proportion to the actual incident. Drake began hanging around with a bad crowd at an early age - delinquents, go-gangers, and small-time smugglers.

8. Has the character begun his own family?

Drake has no intention of starting a family; he is secretly worried that he would be like his dad.

9. Where or how was the character educated?

Drake got a decent formal education from the Renraku facility, although he learned early on to take any history or politics from them with a big grain of salt. His magical studies, under the tutelage of a sharp-faced old man who didn't even tell Drake his name, were conducted in secret and paid for by his adventures in smuggling and small-time crime.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?

Drake has never done any legitimate work, and wouldn't want to. He was involved in smuggling, mischief with his fellow thrill-seeking corp kid buddies, and small-time criminal activity with the go-gangers he hung out with. Then he had what he calls his "social activist phase", where he got involved in metahuman rights, protest movements, and eco-terrorism. The close-minded rhetoric and callous violence of the latter turned him away from the cause, leaving him more bitter and cynical than before.

11. What are the character's political and religious beliefs?

Drake is cynical politically, in that he thinks that voting and activism will never change anything. The corporations run things, and always will. If you try too hard to fight them, you will become just as brutal and monstrous as they are. The best you can do is be a freelancer, where you may be doing dangerous and clandestine things, but at least you have some say in what kind of jobs you will do... or won't.

Drake is in awe of his intensely spiritual experiences with his magic, but doesn't follow any organized religion - he thinks there IS an afterlife, but doesn't derive much comfort from it. He thinks that the afterlife is such a transformation that you might as well not exist any more - the new existence will have no memories or desires from this life, any more than a butterfly looks back on when it was a caterpillar. So he doesn't care enough to argue with atheists - whether you cease to exist, or evolve into something unimaginable, it's effectively the same thing in the end.

12. Describe the characters Moral Code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc.


Drake is cheerfully mercenary, even though money does not actually mean that much to him. He will refuse the nastier jobs, although he will excuse it by saying it is "vulgar work" or "beneath him" or "Get a bloody squatter with a street sweeper if you want some little git whacked. I'm a professional." He is extremely cynical, although like most cynics he has a desperate, inarticulate desire for some kind of moral code to believe in again. He is always protective of children, and if someone wants a child harmed, he will not only refuse the job, but is likely to attempt to geek the Johnson then and there, regardless of the complications that it may cause.

13. What are the character's goals? Does he have any?

Drake has no goals at the moment. He has what is very nearly a death wish, and certainly is not thinking about the future. He lives for the rush of danger, and the heady joy that he still feels when he uses his magic.

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does he run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)

Drake disdains legitimate work, and he has moved up from the small-time criminal endeavors that he did before. He likes the big paychecks, with the freedom to choose his own jobs and set his own hours. The danger, which would be a downside to most people, is just another plus as far as he is concerned.

15. What kind of personality does your character have? This should not necessarily be obviously stated in the background, as it is more important for actually playing the character, but it may color or add mood to the history.

Drake is a thrill-seeker given to impulsive behavior and almost manic-depressive mood swings. He tries to do things with a certain elegance. He has a lively sense of humor that ranges from sardonic to callous, and he likes hanging out with dangerous people.

16. What special qualities does the character possess? This does not refer to skills, but rather to other things, such as how he gets along with people, whether he plans ahead, etc.

Drake is insanely calm in the face of danger. He has a surprisingly gentle way with children.

17. Are there certain things the character can't or won't do? Why?

Drake absolutely disdains drugs. He won't even get drunk, although he will drink socially. "Drugs are a crutch for weaklings. They take the edge off. They blur the sharp corners of reality. I live on the edge, in real time. The only high I need is my mojo and that sweet rush of danger."

18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?

Drake despises bullies, and overbearing people in general. He doesn't like corporations or eco-terrorists, but he can put it aside when they offer him work or information.

19. What things, people, or ideas does the character love?

Drake is an adrenaline addict. He rides his bike at insane speeds, hangs out in dangerous places, and is attracted to the kind of women who scare away most other people.

20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.

His full name is Drake Nicholas Morgan, and his shadowrunning handle is Ziptide, with some people shortening it to Zip.

21. Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important).

Drake was a bored corp kid drifting towards a life of crime, then he became a social activist for awhile.

22. Decide why your character left his or her old job, if he had one (also important).

The dark realities of the eco-terrorists and other fanatics turned him away from the movement.


23. Come up with a reason for why the character became a shadowrunner. (This very often will tie in with #22. This is not the same as #14, but rather why he started running the shadows originally. What led him to it?)

Bitterly cynical, with the rush of danger as the only thing left to him, he became a shadowrunner, almost flaunting that he was just in it for money and kicks now.

24. How did your character come to know his or her contacts? Contacts are an important part of Shadowrun, decide how and why you know them.

>Brass, Fixer (Level 1): Brass is a peg-legged dwarf who wears the finest fashions. There are various rumors about the peg leg, the two most common ones being that it is a weapon focus with an extendable blade, and that it has a hidden one-shot shotgun with a fireball shell. Brass has his fingers in a lot of things, but sometimes takes a bit extra to get hold of enough bankroll for a major purchase because of this. Dirk appreciates his versatility, though, and has stuck with him for most of his 'running career.

>Soupbone, Go-ganger (Level 1): A rank-and-file member of the Cutters who shares Dirk's love of bikes and daredevil stunts. Soupbone is a useful person to know when you are looking for something at street level, and he is a halfway decent mechanic - not able to fix your bike, maybe, but he can patch it up to semi-work for a few more days. Dirk has known him the longest, since his days hanging with go-gangers, although Soupbone can be hard to find sometimes.

>Putter, Smuggler (Level 1): A small-time operator with a crappy-looking boat that is actually very fast. He is good for emergency transportation and the occasional bit of contraband - not nearly as much of an inventory as Brass, but occasionally something either useful and cheap, or rare and pricey.

25. Does the character have a SIN? Does the character actually use it? Or is the character one of the SINless masses? This may be affected by the characters previous employment.

Drake's corporate SIN is long gone.

26. Is the character a full-time shadowrunner? Or does the character lead a Batman-like double existence?

Drake is a full-time shadowrunner.

27. Which person(s) or group(s) do you love the most?

He is still fond of some of the metahuman rights and other activist groups, the ones that use peaceful means to try and change the system. They may not get anything accomplished in the end, but at least they haven't compromised their principles like the violent groups have. Drake loves hanging with go-gangers and others who share his love of racing bikes.

28. Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most?

He hates his dad, and hasn't spoken to him in years. He is most bitter against Terra Reign, the eco-terrorist cell he worked with for awhile, and dislikes all eco-terrorists. He is not that fond of the NAN. As far as he is concerned, they and the corporations are the same, only the NAN are a bunch of hypocrites, who drove people from their homes into the barrens to starve so they could wallow around in their spacious wilderness paradise. He doesn't dislike corporations and criminals as much, mainly because they are more open about being scum. CEOs who pimp their charitable contributions and Yak bosses who make a pious show of honor earn his contempt, though.

29. Which person(s) or group(s) do you respect the most?

He respects the founder of MOM, a few small entrepreneurs who escaped being gobbled up by the big companies - basically anyone who has actually managed to succeed at something without selling out.

30. Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most?

He fears and loathes cults, because he knows how hard it can be to break out of something when you have been indoctrinated into it, and some of them use some pretty nasty methods to brainwash their victims. Getting killed is not a scary prospect, but losing his personality and having this shell that used to be him still walking around... THAT frightens him. He hates insect spirits for the same reason.

31. What is your favourite colour?

Navy blue.

32. What is your favourite food and/or drink?

He likes seafood, especially when he can get it fresh at Pike Place. He likes batter-fried fish and prawns and chowder, though - he doesn't like sushi very much. He eats real meat ("real" meaning vat-grown as opposed to soy, not actually coming from a cow), and likes good microbrewery beer, whether it is dark or lager.

33. What place would you most like to visit?

He would love to go reefing in Hawaii one of these days.

34. Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?

Sadly, himself, although he is protective of children when they are threatened.

35. What pastime (that you particiapate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment? (Warning: Answering Sex for this question can and will result in penalties to your character!)

Riding his bike gives him the most pleasure. Swimming and diving are also enjoyable, but they don't give him the same RUSH.

36. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment?

Drake really doesn't like some of the people and groups he has to deal with, but he is realistic enough to know that 'runners depend on knowing people to get jobs, so he grits his teeth and acts professionally at times when he would rather stunbolt the bastards.

37. What annoys you the most?

When people try to B.S. him, especially if it seems they have been doing it so long that they half-believe it themselves.

38. What (if any) is your favourite form of art?

He thinks that some of the new 3-D laser-holographic art is phenomenal.

39. What is your greatest goal?

To see how fast his bike can go.

40. What do you think is your characters best quality?

His fearless poise.

41. What do you think is your characters worst quality?

His recklessness and cynicism.

42. What is the most important thing you have ever done?

He was part of a sit-in at a university that led to an emergency city council meeting to give the sprawl's poverty-stricken orks a fairer allocation of the utility ration times. That was before it went sour on him...

43. Which religion (if any) do you follow?

No organized religion, although he was raised Buddhist. He meditates to calm himself, but does not really practice the philosophy any more.

44. What is your most treasured possession (and why)?

He loves his bike, and if it got trashed, he would want it fixed even if it cost twice as much as getting a new one would.

45. What are your three most common dreams?

> Starts out riding his bike very, very fast, then goes into strange environments, such as flying through the cityscape, riding over the ocean, or soaring above the clouds.

> Nightmare, strapped to a table while an insanely grinning doctor in blood-spattered whites prepares to cut Dirk's head open with a buzzsaw. He holds a mass of squirming wires in his hand, and Dirk wakes up screaming at the thought of him putting those wires in his head. He doesn't have this nightmare often, usually when he first sleeps in a new place or something very traumatic has just happened to him the day before.

> Walking through the Seattle Aquarium, notices that the hallway is underwater too, although he can still breathe just fine, and the fish are all talking to him. The peaceful and mellow feelings seem strange upon awakening.

46. What is the Characters current relationship with his family?

Alienated from his dad - his mom died four years ago, and he has no siblings.

47. If the characters family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live?

He doesn't even know where his dad is, although it is probably either still with Renraku at a mid-level security job, or retired.

48. Where did the character learn his Skills?

Informal training and the school of hard knocks, although he had some actual clandestine formal instruction in magic.

49. Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why?

No, just a few mementos (like a tail light from the beat-up Dodge scoot that was his first set of wheels, etc.).

50. What type of music does the character like?

He likes new age or neo-classical music to sit and listen to, but he likes hard thrash and gearhead music when he is at a club.

51. List any past serious relationships that your character has had, and give a brief overview of the relationship.

None, although he has had some very wild dates. He likes the dangerous and exotic types of women.

52. Where does your character live? Why does he live there?

His main apartment is by the docks, an upscale building with a shed that he keeps his bike in. He likes living by the sea. His bolthole is on the outskirts of the Redmond barrens, though. It is a grungier building by far, although his own apartment is Spartan and clean. As well as a bolthole, it is a good place to crash, especially if he is with people he doesn't trust with his main address yet.

53. Remember, your Gamemaster like detail, so if you can think of any other little details, quirks, or whatever that you think might please the almight GM, then add them in as well. Oh, and your GM won't use any of these details against you at a later date. trust me...:)

For Drake, I wanted to play someone "on edge" without making him a TOTAL psycho. I also wanted to be sure that he COULD function as a professional runner. He is still messed up, but he won't be doing things that will hose up the run for everyone. Although he has some marine skills and abilities, he has no problems functioning out of the water. His stun spells reflect a light touch rather than pacifism. He considers a pistol a weapon of emergency for a spell-slinger, thus the concealable pistol with a small clip.

[hyzmarca]

Two Questions. Is SURGE allowed and how much would you charge to dikote a set of cyberfins?

[Chance359]

[ Spoiler ]

123
-5 Ork
118
-60 30 Attributes
58
-25 650,000
33
Skill points

B: 9 (11)
Q: 6 (7)
S: 8 (9)
C: 2
I: 3
W: 5
E: 1.10
R: 8 + 2D6
B.I.: 1.9

Combat: 7

Assault Rifles: 5
Athletics: 3 (6)
Edged Weapons: 5
Etiquette: 2
Mercenary: 4
Pistols: 5
Stealth: 4
Throwing Weapons: 4
Unarmed Combat: 4

Knowledge Skills
Cooking: 3
Militech Manufactures: 3
Mercenary Hot Spots: 3



Bioware
(0.6 40,000) Enhanced Articulation
(0.2 8,000) Extended Volume: 1
(0.4 20,000) Muscle Aug: 1
(0.4 25,000) Muscle Toners: 1
(0.3 15,000) Syntha Cardium: 2
1.9 108,000

Cyberware:
(1.6 110,000) Wired Reflexes: 1 (Alpha)
(0.4 5,000) Smart Link
(0.1 2,000) Flare Compensation
(0.8 30,000) Dermal Plating: 2 (Alpha)
(0.8 96,000) Skillwires: 4 w/ 48MP
(0.2 1000) Chip jack
(0.7 16000) DataJack 150MP
(0.1 1000) Knowsoft Link
(0.2 2,400) Internal Air Tank (alpha)
(4.9 263400)

10,000 Permanent Street Lifestyle: wilderness land he inherited back home

120 (6) Throwing Knives
450 Survival Knife
500 Sword (ork toothpick)
1850 Ares Predator w/ ext smartlink, Silencer 150 rounds of regular ammo
3200 FN HAR w/ external Smartlink, folding stock, Gas Vent 2, 700 rounds of regular ammo
300 (10) Defensive Grenades
150 (5) Concussion Grenades
6570

900 Armored Jacket
600 Vest with Plates
300 Ordinary Clothing; Cargo pants, tshirts, thermal underware
1200 Camo Full Suit (woodland)
2000 Pocket Secretary
3000 Transceiver: 5 w/ Sub vocal Mic,

40 Metal Restaints 2 pair
100 Survival Kit
250 Ascent/Descent Kit

275 Tent
15 Canteen and Mess Kit
190 Sleeping Bag
346 Combat Vest w/ 1 pistol ammo pouch, 4 Rifle Ammo pouches, 1 small equipment pouch, and 3 large equipment pouches
140 Miltary Rucksack large

(48,000) Skill Chips All rating 4
Biotech
Demolitions
Electronics
Gunnery
Heavy Weapons
Negotiations
Shotgun
Spray Weapons
Survival
Underwater Combat

Misc Gear
200 Bolt Cutter
75 Crowbar 1/2 meter

397601 spent on gear

Contacts
(Free) Freedom Fighter
(Free) Corp Scientist
10,000 Mercenary (Uncle)
10,000 Sim Sense Star
5,000 Gang Mage
5,000 Gang Member
5,000 Call Girl
5,000 Street Samuria
5,000 Son of Sauron
5,000 Customs Official


Total cash spent
447601

Background
Grew up in cal free state. Shortly after he turned 16 his uncle Scott came to visit telling stories of adventure as a mercenary. A few weeks later when Uncle Scotts R&R was over Henry left with him to see the world.

Significant event
The following was filled out by Henry Mercer on the Outpost Find a Friend LTG.

1. What is your characters Sex?
Male

2. What is your characters physical size?
I'm a little average for an ork in both weight and height, 2 meters tall and a 105 kilos

3. What is the color of the characters Hair, eyes, and skin?
My hair is black, and I keep it cut pretty short and have been known to shave it before going out int the field. I've been told that I have gray eyes, but my medical records have them listed as blue. I enjoy spending time outdoors so I'm generally pretty tan.

4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does he dress, etc.)?
Usually when I'm on the job I go for fatigues that help me blend in. When off the job, I can usually be found in either cargo pants and a tshirt, or jeans and a sweater.

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?
I was born in room 3 of Our Lady of Grace hospital in Rio Del, California Free State.

6. What is the characters date of birth?
I was hatched on July 26 2039.

7. What was the character's family life like?
Up until I was about 10 years old I lived on a corporate farm just outside of Rio Del. Then a tractor trailer hauling industrial stength insecticide overturned shortly before its scheduled stop at our farm. My father and older brother were killed, and I managed to escape with a chemical style burn to my eyes. After the accident the insurance money helped me to get new eyes and to help my mother buy some land near where she grew up. She later remarried and I picked up a step sister who didn't like my mom let alone having a tusker for a brother.

8. Has the character begun his own family?
I've thought about finding a nice lady and settling down. I'd want a couple of kids, maybe two boys and a girl.

9. Where or how was the character educated?
I was raised going to public schools. First in CFS and then in a small town Iowa.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?
Well when I was 16 I decided to get away from home and enlisted in the Marines. The Corps treated me good, and having actually military experience on the resume helped land me my first merc gig.

11. What are the characters beliefs on church and state?
Well mom always made me go to church on sundays even thoughalot of folks just went there to be seen.
When I was younger, my dad was a democrat, and so was mom. When she remarried, my stepfather was a technocrat.

12. Describe the characters Moral code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc.
"I'll kill a man in a fair fight, or if I think he's fixin to start a fair fight or if theres a woman involved, or if I'm being paid to." Jayne from Serenity

13. What are the character have any goals?
Well like all mercs I'd like to live to retirement. But more short term I figure I'd like to just travel more.

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does he run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)
Well I don't really see myself as a shadowrunner, but if the pay is right, I could probably be talked into it. I used to have what could be called a real job, but its hard to be a grunt for the government when someone is willing to pay almost three times as much for you to be a grunt for them.

15. What kind of personality does your character have? This should not necessarily be obviously stated in the background, as it is more important for actually playing the character, but it may color or add mood to the history.
I don't understand the question.

16. What special qualities does the character possess? This does not refer to skills, but rather at other things, such as How he gets along with people, does he plan ahead, etc.
Well I see myself as strong willed, physically fit, capable and motivated.


17. Are their certain things the character can't or won't do? Why?
Well I really haven't found anything that for the right amount of money. I've been paid to do somethings that I really wasn't comfortable with, but I did them and now I know how to deal with the stresses (and how to get a better up front asking price).

18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?
I'm not a huge fan of racists and others who oppose my basic right to keep breathing. I also don't care for rapists or child molesters.

19. What things people, or ideas does the character love?
Well I do enjoy long hike through wilderness, spending time on the range and keeping up with the latest job oppurtunities.

20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.
My name, well my birthname is Henry Micheal Mercer, I've got some fake IDs but you don't need to know those. My callsign is Hank, I know its not very original, but I like it.

[HMHVV Hunter]

Alright, I'm gonna do the 20 questions thing for Mal.

[ Spoiler ]

1. What is your characters Sex?
Male

2. What is your characters physical size?
Mal is about 6'2" and has an average physique - not fat, not stick-thin either, pretty unassuming

3. What is the color of the characters Hair, eyes, and skin?
Mal's hair is brown, and his eyes are a piercing light blue. His skin is white, but slightly tanned from growing up in Miami

4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does he dress, etc.)?
Mal tends to dress simply, in whatever clothes will keep him cool and comfortable - which, in the Carribean League, usually means shorts and other summer weather clothes

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?
Mal was born in Miami, in the Soverign State of South Florida, in a small corporate hospital belonging to the Gunderson Corporation

6. What is the characters date of birth?
Mal was born on June 3, 2037

7. What was the character's family life like?
Mal's parents were cogs in the Gunderson Corporations company machine. Growing up in a lower-middle class but not too poor family, Mal might have lived a normal life had it not been for his exposure to the even lower classes of society and his anger at their plight. His parents were often at work when Mal was home, making him something of a latchkey kid, but also resulting in him being very self-reliant.

8. Has the character begun his own family?
Mal's line of work doesn't leave many options open for a family life, nor does Mal want to have a family at this point - there's too much adventure to be had for that.

9. Where or how was the character educated?
The public schools in Miami educated Mal.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?
When his magical talent was discovered during Gunderson's routine testing, Mal was given a paid internship in the magical labs at one of Gunderson's Miami facilities.

11. What are the characters beliefs on church and state?
Mal is not much for religion, simply because he was not raised by parents with a religious background. His experiences as a shaman, however, have made him somewhat spiritual, though he tends not to philosophize on it too much.

12. Describe the characters Moral code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc.
Mal has a strong hatred of those who exploit people on the bottom rung of society - including most corporations. This hatred extends even to some pirates as well - notably slavers of any stripe, though he finds sex slavery the most sickening. Drugs are a grey area for him, though - if they're sold to kids, he hates them, but adults using them doesn't bother him at all. His mood on drug-running ops changes accordingly, depending on the specifics of the job. Mal has been known to mercilessly rampage through slave ships, killing every single crew member once their main defenses have been taken out or their ranks sufficiently thinned. Mal does take purely "mercenary" jobs out of necessity, but he will never let go of his moral code.

13. What are the character have any goals?
Mal has dreams of living out a retirement somewhere in the Carribean, or on his own boat, captained by him. What he wants most out of life, though, is to answer to no one but himself - to never owe a corporation or a government a damned thing ever again.

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does he run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)
Mal pirates and smuggles because he feels it is the only way to truly make a difference in the world. Plus, he could never stand being a cog in the machine - the sheer regularity and routine of that life would kill him.

15. What kind of personality does your character have? This should not necessarily be obviously stated in the background, as it is more important for actually playing the character, but it may color or add mood to the history.
Mal's personality is rather sardonic and wise-cracking, attempting to keep a light tone when the shit isn't hitting the fan. When the bullets start flying, though, Mal's personality goes into serious-mode. In either case, Mal is driven by his emotions, and tends to wear his heart on his sleeve to certain extents. Mal tries to keep a cool head in tight situations, but sometimes he lets worry or frustration show through

16. What special qualities does the character possess? This does not refer to skills, but rather at other things, such as How he gets along with people, does he plan ahead, etc.
Mal has an amazing ability to lead by personality. He motivates people not through brute force, but because he knows how to talk to people and how to keep their spirits high. He tends to be a "lead from the front" type of guy as well, motivating by example.


17. Are their certain things the character can't or won't do? Why?
As explained before, Mal will not take a slaving job under any circumstances, and have mixed feelngs about drug-running. Something else Mal won't do is turn his back on his friends - loyalty is something that is very important to him, and he behaves accordingly.

18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?
Mal's biggest group of enemies is slavers. He also hates criminals like cold-blooded murderers and sex criminals of any stripe.

19. What things people, or ideas does the character love?
More than anything, Mal loves freedom. The ability to do whatever he wants with his life, and to answer to nobody, appeals greatly to him. Mal has also been known, on occasion, to be something of a flirt with the ladies.

20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.
Mal's real name is Connor Gallo, but he uses the nickname "Mal" after a pirate captain from an early-21st century television show that he particularly admired as a kid.

[Callidus]

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Micheal Palmer
Alias: Spikes, Checkersboard
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Hair: None, bald
Eyes: Green
Description: 5'9" Middling build with slight belly developing. Covered head to toe in black reptilian scales that are crosshatched diagonally with white lines of scales (think noughts and crosses board) and with sharp bone spurs sticking out through his skin.

Build Points Spent
Resources 30
Attributes 42
Skills 49
Magic 0
Race 0
Edges/Flaws 9
SURGE -7

Attributes
Natural Mod Cybered
Body 3 3 3
Quickness 3 7 7
Strength 3 3 3
Charisma 2 2 2
Intelligence 6 7 9
Willpower 4 4 4
Reaction 5 7 8 / 12
Essence 6 6 1.75

SURGE
Name Cost
Changling 5
Cronic Osteocuspus -10
Bright Black & White Patterned Scales -2

Edges/Flaws
4 x Bonus Attribute Point (Quickness) 4
Bonus Attribute Point (Intelligence) 1
Exceptional Attribute (Quickness) 2
Exceptional Attribute (Intelligence) 2
Aptitude (B/R Rotor) 2
Mild Allergy to Sunlight -3
Low Pain Threshold -4
Technical School Education 1
Photographic Memory 3
Good Reputation 1

Skills
Unarmed Combat 3
Pistols 3
Stealth (Vehicle) 5 / 7
Electronics 6
Gunnery 6
Small Unit Tactics 5
Ettiquette 2
Motorboat 6
B/R Gunnery 4
B/R Rotor 4
Rotor 4

Knowledge Skills (35 free, pretty sure it's noncyber int but open to getting 10 more points *8->)
Smuggling Routes (Caribean) 6
Sheltered Coves (Gulf of Mexico) 6
Shipping Lanes (Gulf of Mexico) 4
Drone part Suppliers (Miami) 6
Fences (Miami) 4
Magical Knowledge 4
Paranormal Critters (Seabourne) 5

Langauges (10 free from int)
English Native
Spanish 6/3
Haiti 4/2

Cyber/Bioware
Name Essence Cost
Encephalon 1 0.75e 40000
Datajack 0.2e 1000
Internal GPS 0.1e 2000
Smartlink-2 Proc 0.2e 2000
VCR 2 3.0e 60000
Cerebral Booster 2 0.8b 110000

Equipment
External Transducer 1000
Remote Control Deck Rat 6 30000
Audio/Visual Screen 100
Hitcher Jack 250
Intercom 25
RC Biofeedback Filter 2 20000
RC Encryption Rat 6 30000
Signal Booster Rat 6 1500
Resource to the Boat 250000
Savalette Guardian 900
5 Clips Regular for Guardian 120
3 Sets Fine Clothes 2250 <- Modded for CO +50%
2 Sets Ordinary Clothes 150 <- Modded for CO +50%
Forearm Guards (+0/+1) 375 <- Modded for CO +50%
Armour Jacket (5/3) 1350 <- Modded for CO +50%
Lined Coat (4/2) 1050 <- Modded for CO +50%
Rapid Transit Helmet (+0/+2) 75 <- Modded for CO +50%
Full Suit FFBA (4/1) 3000 <- Modded for CO +50%
Oxysys Artifical Gill 3250
Pocket Secretary 2000
Gunnery Kit 500
Rotor Kit 500
Microtransceiver Rat 6 with encrypt rat 6 10000
Savior Medikit 1500
2 Refills for Savior 600
Mitsuhama Anago Sea Sled 13750
20 Clips Regular Ammo for MP LMG 2000
6 Clips ExEx Ammo for MP LMG 3000
2 Months High crew quarters (only for the space) 2000
Remaining Resources to Boat/Fuel for drones 4085

Drones
Name Mods Cost
IWS DLK Mk 6 None 21000
AS LDSD-41 Sensor 3 43650 (inc sensors cost now, CF 1 Load 3)
A Redball Express Photovoltic Paint 85500 (inc mods)
MCT-N Roto-Drone Sensor 4 23000 (inc sensors cost now, CF 1 Load 115)
AS LDSD-41 Sensor 3 43650 (inc sensors cost now, CF 1 Load 3)
IWS DLK Mk 6 Ext Firmpt, Armour 5, Ares MP LMG, Firearms Conversation Kit 30950 (inc mods, now CF 0 Load 227.5)
T S&R Robot Sensor 4, Armour 5 114125 (inc mods, now CF 2 Load 890)
R Arachniod None 12375
R Arachnoid None 12375
IWS DLK Mk 6 Ext Firmpt, Armour 5, Ares MP LMG, Firearms Conversation Kit 30950 (inc mods, now CF 0 Load 227.5)

Contacts
Little Joe Mechanic on Miami docks
Slim Miami Fixer

Waiting an okay from Lindt about this one as I might have gone a bit nuts on edges/flaws as I tend to avoid them like the plague *8-> 20 questions in me next post and hopefully a bigger background to Lindt tonight..... I hope evil lack of brain for background striking again *8-<

Also just remembered that some ED might be a good idea but no books on me atm so will see if I can squeeze one or two in when I get home *8->

[edit] Crap forgot contacts and Knowledge and Language skills.... in now [/edit]

[edit2]Gah forgot Surge Effects *8-<[/edit]

[edit3]Moded for Rigger 3 Errata[/edit]

[edit4]Got the Chronic Ost armour cost mod wrong, now corrected[/edit]

[edit5]Forgot to lidt Edges/Flaws[/edit]

[Lindt]

Hyzmarca, yes, but be frugal with your SURGE's, and I dont have any clue, make it up and convince me its right.

[Lindt]

Chance: Mercer (Hank)
Only a SL 1? Any reason?

Robin: Tomokazu
Thank you for making my monday morning.
Seems a bit front loaded. By that I mean he's dumb as a post and has the social skills of a retarded wasp, but super human in all other respects.
Great list of skills, but your eating a TON of build up on them.
Especally since you have no gear at all. What kind of ninja dosent even have his own sword (hell what kind of pirate dosent have his own gun either?)
Ill let you change unarmed to Nijutsu, just because having an excuse to toss the ocassional ninja in makes me happy.
Your on a luxery yacht, there is no street lifestyle to be had. The crew cabins are cheap anyway, and very comfterable.


HMHVV: Mal
Excelent, someone with a Negotiation skill. And a good one at that.


Glyhp: Ziptide
Woo, Oxygenate!
I take it the low lifestyle is somewhere not on board?
How is Zip distinctive?

Callidus: ??
Lynx is avil 8
Strato-9 is avil 8
Ares Guardian is Avil 11
(and dont try and pull that buy an LS for the MMG and put it somewhere else, ya twink =p)
120 HE gernades? Trying to start your own little war?
Sure, get a VCR 2.

[Callidus]

Hmmm, okay I'll check Rigger 3 again, was sure they were all at avail 2 or 3 (which in my mind is seriously whacked but hey) I'll rejig it and repost it tonight when I got my books in front of me. The 120 grenades was a bit of a 'try not to run out..... ever...' and having too much cash kicking about *8-> I'll sort a different load out for the drones, I just hate the MMG on the strato.... even if i didn't want it for another drone I'd dismount it.... stratos are too fragile to go combat, but the sensors rock *8->

Sorry for a dodgy character I try to reigh in my twinkness honest *8-> That and being outta SR for a while but that's just excuses I'll fix it tonight *8->