[X] My Assistant

[Fuchs]

I made a hacker with secondary face aspect. As good as finished, although a few BPs are left to allocate still, so PMed to to JonathanC.

No real specialist (unaugmented skills range from 2 to 4). Post the characters here before, after GM approval, or not at all?

[Fuchs]

Add: If anyone wants a render of their character PM me the description and I'll give it a try, given time.

[Sir_Psycho]

That brings up something I was wondering myself. How well do these characters know each other? Have they met at all, or will they first meet each other when they see the Johnson? Also, do you want us to put up brief character descriptions?

I'll write one up in a way that you could have heard it from your fixer, johnson, running mate or any contact.

"Ok chum there's this shady breeder, no offense, making his way into the plex. Black summich? Pillar? Black Pillgy? Oh yeah, Pilger. Blackie Pilger. An alias, says the net. Don't know much. He's a radical photojournalist, puts wordy pieces and hush-hush snaps together from his snoop biz that he's been doing for years. Started young in Japan, 'cept he's 'alf of a semite, apparently. Done big pieces in Hong Kong, The Phillipines, bit o' biz in Europe for Anarchist Black Cross, does anti-corp write ups, bolshy faggot. Even went to france, but them aristos scared him away. Tight bunch, them. Anyway, I don't know if you remember, it barely made the trix, this blogger, Vaskiadis, Ork with huge hez, he must have been, because they found him rotting in a stormwater drain down in Santa Monica, electrical burns and a double-tap to his forehead. His blog, L.A. Veritas, was pretty big amongst the media-savvy kids here in L.A., didn't toe the corporate media line, much, looks like it got him in the end. Vut! Getting way off track here. Point is, chummer, if you want, I can put you in touch, he might be good for something coming up, the boy can hack, learned in Japan, and he can get into places the snoops you run with flashing their fake Horizon badge and batting their eyelashes can't. He's anti-social and neurotic, and he's not a pitfighter, but the kid understands the media, and despite his hard-on for the truth, he's a journalist, and that goes far in this town."

So there's some hooks that you could use to know this guy. I've got five BP left, so if some-one wants to be friends, and they can think of a link, that's cool. I wouldn't mind buying more gear though, so let me know before i'm tempted.

[HeySparky]

I'm interested in a casual game. LA sounds like a nice switch up on things too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Kicking around ideas.

[Tobias]

regarding character type, i'm thinking about an illusionist magician of some sort. Using trid phantasm, mask spells etc... Have the basics worked out, just down to tweaking.

Oh regarding char gen can we do custom spells, as I was wanting quite a few of the illusion spells rejigged as self-only spells(Mainly to reduce the drain) If not thats fine.

[Method]

It seems like there are a lot of people posting interest and character concepts, but not real direction here. Has anyone heard anything from JonathanC?

[Sir_Psycho]

JohnC hasn't posted here for quite some time. I'm not sure why, but it seems unlikely that a game would be manageable if things continue like this.

As for direction, Fuchs and I have both written up stats and backgrounds for our characters, and me and ES_Sparky have been in limited correspondance about character types.

Also, Tobias, I understand the need to control the drain, but you can believe that my character would definately appreciate some magical stealth-assistance.

[Tobias]

It was mainly to have both spells. Can't not help your team (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) . But yeah the lack of response from JohnC is worying

[Fuchs]

Indeed.

[quentra]

The game still open? I have a sniper-mage I could run, since I noticed y'all were short a mage.

[JonathanC]

Sorry about the absence, things got a little thick at work, then I took some time off to catch up on other stuff. So far I've received two complete characters, and it sounds like there are about 3 more that are ready, is that correct?

[Fuchs]

Also, is pre-game table talk allowed, disallowed, encouraged? Like, coordinating characters?

[JonathanC]

I see no reason to forbid it, especially if it benefits in-character interaction during the game itself.

edit: I just got the last version of your character, Fuchs. Looks good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Abbandon]

*activates spam bomb*

[JonathanC]

Spam bomb received. Nice character backgrounds. Is there one that you prefer, or did you want me to pick one? I'm still at work at the moment, but I can go over them again when I get home.

[Abbandon]

You can pick whichever sounds intresting to you. I like them all equally. Die and Spiritbomb were both in failed games before. Like I said you can use my characters for a second roud draft. If not enough people want to play bad enough I am willing to step up and fill a slot. I am pretty active hehe.

And simsense vertigo is -10bp(-15 for hackers/techno's).

Their bakgrounds are alright..I try to explain all the skills away. Other people could probably do alot better heh. And when i started sending them to you I noticed I should have made little character concept section to just to go over how i plan on using the character, what i hope they become. But If i only did half like that it would look sloppy hehe.

I tried to get a 4th character ready but I just dont think he is a team player. Imagine a character like the dude from the movie Transporter. Pure driver but also with some combat skills. There's no way in hell im giving up his sedan for a bulldog though just so i can fit some troll's ass i nthe backseat lol. If there are no trolls maybe I will submit him. I forget if he is ready or not. He is kind of unfinished until i can get a rulebook that tells me what kind of cool things i can do to mod out the car lol.

[Fuchs]

The offer for a render still stands. If anyone wants a render of their character, send me the description and I'll see what I can come up with.

And here's the character. If anyone else's character is from New Orleans, or has some Mob ties then they might've met/heard of each other.

(Edit: Noticed I forgot to get an agent, so swapped middle lifestyle prepayment for an agent level 3.)

[ Spoiler ]

DD – Hacker/Secondary Face

Street Alias: "DD"
Fake SIN Name: Desirée DeMoins
Real Name: Debora Carter
Age: 20
Origin: Lousiana, CAS
Nationality: CAS
Metatype: Human (Caucasian)
Sex: Female
Location: L.A.
Height: 1.75 meters
Weight: 60 kg
Hair: Color changes depending on latest fad
Eyes: Color changes depending on latest fad
Lifestyle: As hip as she can afford

Character:
DD has a need to feel popular and wanted. She's usually projecting a confident front, but not as secure of herself as she would like to be, and unconsciously craves praise. "Style over Substance" is a weakness of hers, she's prone to judge people by appearance. She's not the confrontational type (although can appear so), and easily follows orders as long as she feels appreciated.
While she's not a pacifist, she's not a cold-blooded killer either, but capable to rationalise killing, especially if in self-defense, or as vengeance. She's very keen on paying her debts, both in money and favors, and therefore loyal to people who did not con her (or don't get caught doing it). DD is not naive or innocent, but even after her time in New Orleans she’s not as hardened as other runners.
She’s a bit queasy when it comes to magic, despite magic being „hip“ in the entertainment sector.

Motivation for running the Shadows:
DD is a new arrival to L.A.'s sprawl, wanting to make her big break in L.A.'s showbusiness - and thinks shadowrunning is the fastest way to stardom, or at least to get the contacts and the P2.0 ratings needed in the industry.
DD grew up on trideo, sims, and lately the new live feeds from runs, so while she hasn't been to L.A. yet, she thinks she knows some of its scene, or "beat". She has done some shadow work in New Orleans already, but that was often minor stuff (courier stuff, some „find out what he knows through pillow talk“, hacking a commlink left on the nightstand or an isolated home computer, and similar stuff).

Description:
While originally of average appearance, DD has had extensive cosmetic surgery and now looks striking - if one finds the clichee "human movie starlet" build and face attractive. She changes her hair color often, and plans to use a disguise (goggles) and distinctive haircolor (green) on runs.

History:
DD grew up in Loisiana in a middle class family. Her mother was a creole, her father was a texan. Both parents are still alive, as is her brother, currently serving as a marine in the Navy. Her parents work for a local corporation in middle management/personal ressources.
Of average height and looks, DD failed to make the cheerleader squad in her high school years. She compensated by moving to the local computer/hacker scene, in an attempt to "be the most popular in a niche instead of a wallflower in the mainstream", with so-so success. She did pick up her hacking skills there, aided by an interest in the net since she was little. Once she was out of high school, she was supposed to go to college. Instead she raided her college fund's first year payment, faking her mother's access code, and ran away to buy some cosmetic surgery, implants, a new identity and a ticket to L.A. Of course, she had not enough money to pay for all that, so she got the cosmetic surgery and some implants first, then worked as a callgirl in New Orleans to pay for the rest, and brushing up on her skills, before finally making it to L.A.
She picked the name of her new SIN from a french-canadian SimSense Starlet from the 2050s named “Desirée Desire�.

Notes:
I only took 2 contacts, none of them in L.A. since the basic layout of the campaign said the runners were new arrivals. I assume DD got a name to contact for work in L.A. from her New Orleans contact. If needed for the run set up, one can replace the Blogger with a fixer or Johnson in L.A.
The Mafia contact may be a bit high-powered, but he’s in New Orleans, and he’s not that loyal – DD’s leash is simply a bit longer than those of his other employees, but the mob still has its hooks in her.

Skills I kept at 3 or lower (with the exception of hacking), though cyberware compensates somewhat. DD is starting out.

Armor is dependent on the situation, ranging from none or Leather Jacket (2/2) to “Second Skin� (4/0) (for meetings and such, to make an impression) to Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (6/6) (for runs where people shoot at her).

Role:
DD can serve two roles, although won’t probably excell in any. I built her with the L.A. setting in mind, especially the P2.0 scene and their runner (reality) shows, hence her motivation, gear, and fashion sense.
She should be able to hack and run matrix cover decently, though she’s no specialist. She should also be able to use the media angles of the L.A. scene – she has a SimRig, cybereyes, and the skills to edit recordings from runs for publication/sale, which should fit the setting.
She can also act as a second face, with her etiquette and social skills.
In a combat she’s not that effective, lacking IPs and skills.

I uploaded some renders of DD, with “civilian clubbing clothes�, “runner meeting clothes� (second skin outfit) and “Run Clothes� (Jumpsuit):

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Game Stats: DD

Attributes: (200 BP)
Body:       3
Agility:    3 (5)
Reaction:   4
Strength:   2
Charisma:   4 (7)
Intiution:  4
Logic:      3 (5)
Willpower:  3
Essence:    2.6
Initiative: 8
Edge:       4


Skills: (146 BP)

Active Skills:

Skill:               Rating:   Attr. Notes:
Pistols (Semi-autos): 1(3)      5    Texan father trained her in shooting
                                     with his old service pistol
Dodge (Ranged):       2(4)      4    Byproduct of her self-defense training
Gymnastics:            2        5    Holdover from when she tried out for
                                     the cheerleader team
Unarmed Combat (MA):  1(3)      5    Self-defense course taken in N.O.
Perception:           2(8)      4
Disguise:              2        4
Infiltration:          2        5
Con:                  3(6)      4
Etiquette:            3(6)      4

Skill Groups:      
Electronics:           3        5  
- Computer
- Datasearch
- Hardware
- Software

Cracking:              3        5
- Cybercombat
- Electronic warfare  (+2)    
- Hacking (Exploit)  5(7)      5

Knowledge Skills: (21 free BP)

Skill:               Rating:   Attr. Notes:
Matrix Games:          2        4
Club Music:            2        4
SimSense Trivia:       2        4
Fashion Trends:        2        4
New Orleans Red Light: 2        4
Trideo Series Trivia:  2        4
Hacking History:       1        5
New Orleans Mafia:     1        4

Languages:
English                N             Native language
French:                4             Cajun accent, learned from her mother
Spanish                3             Learned in New Orleans, from SimCourse


Qualities: (+5 BP)

Positive Qualities:
First Impression

Negative Qualities:
Sinner
Mild Addiction (Recreational drugs)


Gear: (48 BP)

Name:            Cost:   Notes:
Hip Clothes     10’000
Armor Clothes    6’000   Look like Zoe’s "Second Skin", but regular stats
                         (4/0 B/I armor) (transparency adjustable via PAN)
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit  colored black, thight cut
                   500   (6/6 B/I armor)
Leather Jacket     200   (2/2 B/I armor) Biker picture on back
Goggles             75   Serve to mask her identity on a run

Predator I         350   (Using stats of the Predator IV)
5 clips (regular)  175
5 clips (ExEx)     800
3 clips (SnS)      375        
3 clips (Gel)      140
Silencer           200
Quick-Draw Holster 100   Right Hip
Concealed Holster  100   Under right arm, 2 spare clips under left arm
Shock Gloves       200   Black, “Eatâ€? and “Thisâ€? written on the knuckles in
                         neon green

Fake SIN-4       4’000   Name: Desirée DesMoins, SimSense Starlet-Wanna-Be
Fake SIN-3       3’000   Name: DeeDee (Back-Up SIN)

AR Gloves          250
Commlink           700   Sony Emperor, used as a decoy
Toolkit            500   Electronics, usually carried in her backpack.
Lockpick Set       300
Respirator-6       600
Flash-Pak          200  
Ear Buds          1010   Audio Enhancement-3, Select Sound Filter-3,
                         Spatial recogniser

Total:          34’775


Programs:             Cost:
Firewall-5            2’500
System-5              2’500

Agent-3               3’000

Analyse:5               500
Browse:5                500
Command:5               500
Edit:5                  500
Encrypt:5               500
Scan:5                  500

Armor:4               4’000
Attack:5              5’000
Biofeedback Filter:4  4’000
Blackout:4            4’000
Data Bomb:3           1’500
Decrypt:3             1’500
Defuse:3              1’500
ECCM:5                5’000
Exploit:5             5’000
Medic:3               1’500
Sniffer:3             1’500
Spoof:4               4’000
Stealth:5             5’000
Track:4               4’000

Total:               55’500


Cyberware:

Name:                      Ess.:  Cost:  Notes:
Commlink Transsys Avalon   0.2    7’000  Response 4, Signal 4
Attention Coprocessor-3    0.3    9’000
Math SPU                   0.15   4’500
Cybereyes-4                0.4   10’750  Low-Light Vision, Flare Comp,
                                         Smartlink, Thermographic Vision,
                                         Vision Enhancer-3, Vision            
                                         Magnification
Datajack                   0.1      500
Simrig                     0.5    8’000  Hot Sim modified
Voice Modulator            0.2    7’500  (“Get the right voice for every
                                         occasion! Special offer today!â€?)
Cosmetic Modification      0.0   10’000  (“From wallflower to knock-out in
                                         just one surgery session!â€?)
Breast Implants            0.25   3’000  (Used to enlarge DD’s chest when
                                         in runner identity)
Fiberoptic Hair            0.1      450


Bioware:

Name:                      Ess.:  Cost:  Notes:
Muscle Toner-2             0.8   16’000
Tailored Pheromones-3      0.6   45’000
Cerebralbooster-2          0.4   20’000
Clean Metabolism           0.1    2’500
Dietware                   0.1    2’500
Sensitive Skin             0.0    2’500
Silky Skin                 0.0    1’500
  
                           3.2  154’700

Contacts: (9 BP)

Emanuel Baglista (New Orleans Mafia Lt., Connection 4, Loyality 2)
Emanuel runs the escort service DD worked for during her time in New Orleans. He also provided her with some of her implants, and set up the loans she took to pay for them (Mostly part of his regular work for his other girls).
Emanuel is a “businessman in a discrete family business�, as he calls himself with some irony, and a member of the New Orleans Mob. While he is not above sampling his “stock� – and did so regularily with DD – he’s a Family member and profit comes before his personal desires. He has a slight fixation with cleaning – he can’t stand dirt or smells. He dresses in dark suits, with the only touch of color being a new tie each day. He’s 37 years old, 1.8 meters tall, and of average, muscular build. Good “human ressources� management skills.
DD did not really leave the mafia’s employment for good after paying her debts off, even if she may think so. For Emanuel, she simply became a long term (if a bit risky) investment – should she make it big in L.A., either as a runner, or a star, or both, then the Mob will have a better asset to use.

SelecTo (Matrix-Blogger, Connection 2, Loyality 1)
SelecTo is a blogger that specialises in spotting trends and commenting on them – from music to tech gadgets. DD met him first in the Net during her time at college, and for a time was an avid follower of his “Hot or Not� Blog. They never met in the flesh, and she doesn’t know anything other than his matrix persona about him.
SelecTo sees himself as a trendsetter, but his influence over his readers is vastly overstated in his mind – however, he knows a lot of what is going on in the scenes he watches, but is not privy to much in-depth information.



2725 Nuyen left.

[Abbandon]

omg Fuchs. The other day I tried to hand draw pictures of some of my characters, and use ms paint. Both things ended in complete and utter trash and here you are making computer renders of shit lol. Its insane.

@Jonathan. Didnt want you to feel left out so here are the little concept blurbs I made for my 3 characters

[ Spoiler ]

>>CHARACTER CONCEPT<<
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Spiritbomb will be a combat orientated spellslinger. He is versed in all forms of magic, from spellcasting, to spell defense, to summoning, to banishing, to assensing, to astral combat. His main attack spells are more telekenetic though (clout, levitate). You wont see him use to many fireballs or acid streams or lightning attacks unless something is vulnerable to those spells and he has to put it down ASAP. He is a shaman and gets his powers from Bat. Bat allows him to detect enemies and summon beast sprits well. I struggled between beast and air spirits but i'd rather have the spirits look more like a real bat than one made of air or smoke. Beast spirits are also suppose to be good fighters which fits his style more. Some Bat's hang out in large packs and thats one of his quirks. SpiritBomb likes being around other people especially friends. If he has to make a choice to leave a friend he has to make a willpower test. (I accept thats open to GM interpretation).

Oh he heavily restricts the way in which he uses magic. He has a gesture gaes, and all of his spells are "limited" which means he cant cast them without thier fetish in his possession. Being a shaman from the city he uses technology in his magic, his fetishes are little metal slivers that have artistic drawings and runes on them on a microscopic level that have been etched into the surface. Not by him but from others.

I made a shaman up with stats and skills but i could not pick a mentor. Then I was inspired by the bats that live in my area. They have been around since i was a kid. But recently they have found ways to get into our house and I have had to catch a few of them lol. Im not trying to make my character into Dracula or a goth but some bats do drink blood(which i might reproduce with spells?) and they are ravenous hunters. The bats in my area are actually beneficial to people because they eat up 1000+ mosquito's a night per bat. Thats where I get my mages combat alignment from.

In the future I just plan on making him a better magician primarily, secondary goals are to work on his astral combat and maybe pick up the same physical combat skill and get a weapon focus. I'd also like to pick up spells that are bat like. Sonic spells, confusion spells, maybe stealth spells, alot more detect spells and most definately work on binding spirits and getting an ally spirit.


>>Concept<<
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Die is the result of a vision I had before bed. As I was thinking of characters to make and reasons why they were who they were this character just came to me. I was like possessed by the need to make her. Die is a mystic adept but she is being granted these magic powers by a mentor spirit. A chameleon spirit to be exact. I dont really want her to ever speak with her mentor, but their relationship will be expressed in a kind of obsession with Die. She will get tatoo's and buy/make artwork and maybe even buy a pet chameleon. It will seem odd to other people but everyone is odd in some way.

Chameleons have independant eyes(allowing Die to be good at dual wielding pistols), they sway back and forth as they walk to fool prey and predator(Die knows how to hypnotize people with the way she moves), chameleons can change colors to blend in to their environment(allowing Die to cast stealth spells on herself[dont know if she is aware of it, or how she will react once she is aware..]), and last but not lease chameleons shoot out their tongues extremely fast to catch their prey(allowing Die to put on sudden bursts of agility and speed)

She uses her twin light pistols together and her heavy pistol by istself like swords of a samurai. Twin pistols for main combat, and the heavy pistol for when she needs to be stealthy or more accurate. I only took light pistols because some people bitch about heavy pistols and arm slides, and because hammerli's have recoil comp. I will upgrade her pistols with whatever is best and or modded weapons as the GM allows.

She will become an infiltrator/assassin type character working on stealth skills and influence skills. Theres probably some room there to become a crappy hacker to. Being an adept she will probably stay clean of all cyber and bio mods.

>>CONCEPT<<
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Cherry is a card chucking adept. She can take an everyday playing card and either infuse it with magic or chuck it so hard that it can cause 5P damage. I'd like to eventually get custom cards that have some damage value on them already in which case she will be able to cause even more damage. She has knives she can throw but thats like pulling out the big guns for her. I'd like to coat her playing cards in the toxin Gamma-Scopolamine which causes paralysis and disorientation. She is immune to the substance even though it doesnt do anything on contact. G-S would be one of the first things she gets in-game from her first pay day. G-s is also a truth serum but not really sure how or if that will ever come into play.

She is basically just a flashy fighter. The sky is the limit on what her secondary abilities become. I just want to make her into the most bad ass card chucker adept ever. Being an adept I think she would most likely evolve into a good "Face" character or become very "stealthy" in which case she would probably start picking up Breaking and Entering skills.

She constantly has playing cards in her hands, shuffling them, and doing small slide of hand tricks.

[JonathanC]

I loved Daredevil during the Brian Bendis run, so anyone with a similarity to Bullseye has a special place in my heart. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Abbandon]

I was going for more of a female Gambit character from x-men but hey if its gets her a spot yeah...she is based off of Bullseye lol....

[Glyph]

Gambit uses cards as his schtick (although he can actually charge other kinds of objects with energy, too).

Bullseye, though, is infamous for his duel with Electra, where he sent a regular playing card into her throat, before impaling her with one of her own sais. Your character does resemble Bullseye a bit more, because Bullseye is the embodiment of the missile mastery power.

[Abbandon]

haha omg Daredevil was being played tonight on FX and I watched that duel. He even used the missle parry adept power to catch a sai electra threw at him. One of the first things I will try to do with that character if i dont have that power already to take a martial art qaulity or whatever that has a manuever where i can make call shot a free action, then i can aim for throats to. I already knew I wanted to used call shots to bypass armor or aim for weak points.

[Glyph]

Here is a brief character description of Dancer:

Dancer

Description
Dancer is a petite but curvy orkish woman who moves with the feline grace of a dancer. Pale blonde hair in a tousled pixie cut frames a deceptively innocent-looking face. She has startling bright green eyes, and a golden tan that is too lush and even to be natural. She has several tattoos - tribal designs winding around her forearms, a circle of flames around her navel, and a floral design on the small of her back. She wears minimal cosmetics and dresses to blend in (except in nightclubs, where she is very daring), but she still draws people's eyes. Although attractive by human standards, she has not gone for any procedures to alter her orkish looks (tusk reduction, etc.).

Background
Dancer is a runner out of Seattle, a con artist and backup gunsel who has gravitated towards jobs such as information gathering, willing extractions, and datasteals. Subtler jobs where violence is not as ubituous, if still small-time stuff for the most part. There are rumors she danced in some of the sleazier clubs to supplement her income when she was starting out, and darker rumors that she used to do wetwork. The latter rumor doesn't quite seem to fit her personality, though. While ruthless when she has to be, she tends to shun violence except as a last resort.

Personality
Dancer's original youthful idealism has faded to a nonchalant cynicism. She has seen it all, and nothing much fazes her any more. She is casually promiscuous and cheerfully amoral, but in a laid-back, casual way. Her manner actually induces people to open up to her, since she gives the impression of being someone who won't be shocked or judgemental at most admissions. Although she tells herself that she has given up her dreams of being a dancer, it is still there in the back of her mind. This is L.A., after all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

Role
Dancer is an adept who is a decent face, decent in combat, and good at dancing - which might be useful if she is used as a distraction. Her background as a wannabe star also gives her some knowledge skills that could be useful in L.A. Since she is new to L.A., I only gave her one contact, a fixer that she got an introduction to from her old fixer.


It seems unlikely she met Blackie Pilger or DD before coming to L.A. She could have heard about Blackie from her fixer contact, and might have met DD while hitting the night clubs. As for Abbandon, depends on which character he plays.

[Abbandon]

Damn it Glyph, thanx for making feel stupid lol. Your description is organized, descriptive, and short.

My character descriptions look like somebody took everything i wrote, mixed it all up and then barfed it all out onto the floor to make one big mess lol.

Now I got one more thing added to my plate of things to do today. Make a hacker or atleast further develop his concept, edit my character descriptions , and try to get in some more "Twisted Metal: Head On" ...

Thanx!!!
(im not really angry, just joking around)

[Fuchs]

(edited character to add an agent.)