Not So Subtle Madness, Putting it all together before taking it all apart... Options

[DocTaotsu]

As your friendly GM I have three things for you.

1. I am not exactly what you would call "competent" at the Matrix rules. I usually just handwave/NPC them. If you want to play a Matrix character I'm going to trust you to direct me towards the relevant rules.
2. That said, a data processing hacker would be very very interesting, especially if you combined him with the motivation of your first idea (Digital to astral). I'll just say that you'll find you have a bit to be doing all the time.
3. And the team needs a comm/tech guy so you'd be very welcome I believe.

[Zombayz]

Agreed. The tech man and comms man is needed. Badly.

[Digital Heroin]

Alrighty... I have refined the concept to create an Aspected Conjuration Mystical Adept, following a personalized version of the Chaos Tradition, with Adversary as his mentor. Oh, and he's a Savant Adept...

His Hacking skills are going to be focused on information gathering for the most part, and I don't see him having actually hacked too much, he's more of an explorer on the Matrix.

He can't Astrally Project being an Adept, or perceive even, but I'm thinking somewhere in his past he had a freak encounter with some form of astral construct, perhaps was pulled into a rift, and he was fascinated by it.... thus he developed an addiction to Deep Weed, to experience it again (until he eventually Initiates, and get the Perception power).

He's perhaps my most "out there" concept to date... and having recently liberated myself from the shackles of homework I'm undergoing a fit of creativity... should be at least roughed out today...

[Ears]

Sounds cool. No astral perception as well. That's gonna be funny. Lots of watcher summoning to get told what's going on in the astral. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I don't have the 4th ed of street magic. Did they keep the detection spell that lets one scan an aura? Perhaps I should switch that one in.

[Digital Heroin]

I'm thinking this guy's gonna be all about Task spirits that can program for him... *nod* Like having his own spiritual wage-slaves... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

There is an Analyze Magic spell, that allows aura reading, but doesn't confer astral sight...

[Zombayz]

Sounds kickass dude. I look forward to seeing this guy in action

[Grimreaper500]

Is there any room fora newbie to have his first game with ou guys, my character is just some ex-ganger that had to cut and run from his old life and is looking for a reasonable job. He is a gun nut and knows alot about gangs in the area.
so if you could let me know that would be the absolute in awsomness. I could set you up with a char sheet very quick if you want.

[DocTaotsu]

Alright so I have most of your character concepts in hand, I'd like to kick this game off by the end of the week RL permitting on my end.

Still waiting on character sheets for Mickle5125 and Digital Heroin (Mickle5125 I have your sheet but go ahead and post it when you put your 50+ questions up).

[claviatika Tres ...]

I hope this is as great as those stories have led me to believe it will be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Zombayz]

I feel it will be. He's blessed uys with the gods of Something Aful, and everyone knows Goons are either amazing or so neckbearded that children try to 'hug the bear'

[Digital Heroin]

Electronic sheet's in the works... I was working on details on paper, as I tend to do, and passed out for a day...

This guy's personality is churning out, and the fifty'll come a lot easier now... gonna be fun, trying to get in the head of a kid who studies esoteric mathematics and ancient cults, speaks Sumerian, is addicted to the Matrix... and loves to go to strip clubs...

[Mickle5125]

with any luck, I should have everything done by tomorrow night. Sorry bout the wait.

[DocTaotsu]

Well the Street Sweeper chronicles certainly set a high bar but that's certainly what I'm aiming for.

[Madrigan]

Sorry it took so long to get this up. It's kinda hard to build a mage for 300 BP.

Martin Guerrier

[ Spoiler ]

//Martin's fourth-wall-breaking comments are documented here for clarification.
Human male, age 21

Physical Attributes (60 BP)
Body 2
Agility 3
Reaction 3
Strength 2

Mental Attributes (90 BP)
Charisma 2
Intuition 3
Logic 4
Willpower 4

Special Attributes (40 BP)
Edge 2
Essence 6
Initiative 6
Magic 5
Astral Init. 6
Init. Passes 1 (3 Astral)

Qualities (-25 BP)
Magician (Chaos Tradition) 15 //I prefer the term "Eclectic".
Mentor Spirit (Fire-Bringer (Prometheus)) 5
(+2 Manipulation, +2 Fire spirits, -1 Illusion)
SINner -5
Day Job (free) -10
Geas (gesture) -10
Records On File -10 //Almost signed a scholarship contract with Mitsuhama. They probably still have my application somewhere.
Lost Loved One -5 //Uncle Dave talked me out of the above. He's a shadowrunner. Nobody's heard from him in over a year; I hope he's okay. He taught me a lot about magic.
Incompetant (Survival) -5 //Shortest Boy Scout career ever. I really don't want to talk about it.

Active Skills (86 BP)
Dodge 2
Pistols (semi-automatic) 1(3)
Perception 2
Assensing 3
Astral Combat 2
Spellcasting 3
Counterspelling 2
Ritual Magic 1
Conjuring 3
Banishing 2

Knowledge Skills (0 BP/21 free)
Academic: Magic Theory 4 //Well, I don't know what will happen, that's why I'm trying it this way. Hey, no, you don't need to run away!
Academic: Parazoology 2 //Holy crap, that's the biggest Devil Rat I've ever seen! Wait, why are you laughing?
Academic: Poetry (Modern) 1(3)
Street: Mitsuhama Corporation 2 //My folks both worked for them, and I grew up in corp housing. You pick up a few things.
Street: Activist Groups (Anti-Corp) 2(4)
Professional: Journalism 3 //Gotta get the truth out there. Want a link to my datastream?
Interest: Music (Indie) 1(3) //Who are you listening to? Oh, them, yeah. I liked them before they sold out.
Interest: TwenCen Horror Movies 2
Language (Japanese) 2

Spells (30 BP)
Manabolt
Powerball
Heal
Detect Life
Trid Phantasm
Mana Barrier
Physical Barrier
Mana Net
Levitate
Calm Animal

Contacts (11 BP)
Talismonger , Dr. Emile Hardaway (Connection 3, Loyalty 2) //My old professor. He runs a side-trade in magic good, and sometimes helps out with questions or problems his former students bring him.
Blogger, "Rachel Carson's Ghost" (Connection 3, Loyalty 3) //No, I won't tell you who she is. The corps have a price on her head. Radical pro-eco type.

Lifestyle - A loft apartment over an electronics repair shop, 1 roommate. //Jase Mkrum. It's his shop, he fixes 'bots and drones. Good guy. Decent landlord.
Low lifestyle base
Lifestyle qualities: Workplace +1, Perfect Roommate +2 //Jase fixed up a couple old household 'bots. Sayonara chores!
Crash Pad -1, AI in Residence -3 //If Zw1zz0 had a neck, I'd strangle it. Rat bastard AI.
Total monthly cost: 935 nY

Gear (8 BP) (33715 nY)
Power Focus (Force 1) 25,000 (1 BP bond) //A gift from Uncle Dave. It's a copper bracelet with designs on it that look like some of the Nazca Lines.
Force 3 Lodge 1,500
Taser (Yamaha Pulsar) 150
Heavy Pistol (Colt Manhunter) 300
Armor Jacket 900
Glasses (Image Link, Flare Compensation, Low-Light, Vision Magnification) 225 //Stylish, too.
Ear Buds (Audio Enhancement 2) 210
Commlink (Sony Emperor) 700 //Probably more than I really need, but it's nice to have some cool toys.
(Mangadyne Deva) 800
AR Gloves 250
Camera (Vision Magnification, Vision Enhancement 2, Low-Light) 500 (subject to approval)
Respirator 3 300
Flashlight (variable brightness) 50
5 Lightsticks 25
3 months lifestyle 2805

50 questions

[ Spoiler ]

1 What is your characters Sex?
Male

2 What is your characters physical size?
5'7", thin build

3 What is the color of the characters Hair, eyes, and skin?
Black hair, blue eyes, fair skin. Hair from a part-Haida grandmother, although no one's sure how much Native blood we have. I tan well when I get sun. Which is not often.

4 What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does he dress, etc.)?
I try not to dress "trendy", but you gotta look halfway good, y'know? I wear mostly thrift-shop clothes. People get rid of the best stuff, you can find great clothes for cheap. I guess overall I look like a college kid, sort of wiznerd chic. Only not so much chic.

5 Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?
Mitsuhama Family Clinic #684, Chrysanthemum Park Housing, Bellevue, Washington.

6 What is the characters date of birth?
4 January 2060

7 What was the character's family life like?
I was a corp brat. Mom is a mid-level manager, Dad's a data archivist. They met at a Mitsuhama mixer. Growing up was all about the Corporation, how much it had given us, how much we owed it. Bash that, what a load. I got into a little trouble, ran with a brat pack, but never got as heavy into things as some of the really bad kids. Part of that was because I Awakened, so all of a sudden I had something to focus on besides stealing six-packs and bullshitting about who was blowing who. I think the biggest influence on my life was Mom's younger brother Dave. He crashed with us sometimes - the Housing Association didn't like that and Dad didn't either, but Mom's family's pretty tight, so she let him stay for a while. When I got older I started talking with him more and more about the kinds of things the Corp education had neglected - Uncle Dave was a shadowrunner, see, and a mage like me. What I learned from him, and from some of the people and ideas he introduced me to, was that life, and magic, is a hell of a lot more eclectic than anybody'd ever told me before. I've tried to live up to that.

8 Has the character begun his own family?
Neg.

9 Where or how was the character educated?
Corp school until I left home, then I put myself through a local college for a couple years (Go Greenhill Thunderfrogs! Yeah, right) under the mistaken assumption that an Associates in Thaumaturgy was worth something.

10 Has the character ever done anything else for a living?
Slung soycaf for a while to pay for school. Not a horror of a job, but I can do better.

11 What are the characters beliefs on church and state?
I had some smiling cubehead tell me what to think for eighteen years. It sucked. Let people believe what they want.

12 Describe the characters Moral code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc.
What the hell kind of job is this? I thought this was animal control...

13 What are the character have any goals?
I'd like to finish my degree. I'd like to make a decent living. I'd like to take a good hard look at some of the deeper mysteries of magic. I'd like to see the Corps stop squeezing everybody, get held accountable for some of the shit they pull.

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

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'm a little uncertain in unfamiliar situations, but when I get comfortable I'm more confident. I can be a dick sometimes, especially about people not thinking for themselves.

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.
Uh. I can roll my tongue. Like thith, thee?

17 Are their certain things the character can't or won't do? Why?
I won't sell my soul. Whatever I do, I want it to be my choice - including the choice to walk away.

18 What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?
I don't have a lot of good feeling for the megacorps. I think Humanis can fellate a power cable.

19 What things people, or ideas does the character love?
In spite of all the fights we've had, and all the things we disagree on, I still love my family.

20 What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.
Martin Davis Guerrier. No nicknames, really, but sometimes people call me Marty. I don't mind that too much, but I prefer Martin.

21 Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important).
Well, like I said, I had a job behind the counter at a soycafe, and I was in school.

22 Decide why your character left his or her old job, if he had one. (also important).
I wanted to do something with my magic, and your ad said you were looking for Awakened workers. You also pay better than my old job.

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?)
n/a, not a shadowrunner.

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.
Dr. Hardaway was one of my professors at Greenhill Community College, and to be honest it surprised the hell out of me to have an ork teach me magic. Made me question all those little prejudices I didn't know I'd picked up growing up in Corptown.
I met RCG at an underground (in the metaphorical sense) party, and we hooked up a few times, but nothing serious. Her datastream is pretty popular in eco-warrior circles, and sometimes we toss each other stories and links we think the other would be interested in.

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.
Yah, I do. Thought about getting cleared and running, but I think that's overreacting. I want to change the system, not tear it down.

26 Is the character a full-time shadowrunner? Or does the character lead a Batman-like double existence?
I'm still working on getting the one existence right.

27 Which person(s) or group(s) do you love the most?
Like I said, my family, especially my Uncle Dave. I'm worried about him, though. He was supposed to come for Christmas dinner and never showed up, and nobody's heard from him since.

28 Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most?
Again, the current system of extralegal corporate rule and its abuses needs to go, and Humanis and their ilk.

29 Which person(s) or group(s) do you respect the most?
I respect people who are willing to put their lives on the line to make the world a better place. Take that for what it's worth.

30 Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most?
Mitsuhama's starting to worry me. They've been harassing me off and on ever since I said no to their offer of
indentured servitude, but that last guy they sent took the phrase "corporate headhunter" a bit too literally for my comfort. He didn't want to take no for an answer, and got sorta intimidating for a while there.

31 What is your favorite color?
Dark red.

32 What is your favorite food and/or drink?
Love Russian food. There's a little place downtown by the docks, been there over a hundred years. They make piroshkis you wouldn't believe. And I've learned to appreciate a good soycaf, too.

33 What place would you most like to visit?
I've always wanted to take a vacation in an orbital hotel. Way too expensive, though.

34 Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?
I've made some friends in some activist groups, and although I'm not really one of them, I believe in what they're doing. I'd never sell them out.

35 What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment? (WARNING: Answering Sex for this question can and will result in penalties to your character!)
Exploring and experimenting with magic. There's so much out there we don't know, and while I don't have a billion-nuyen lab, I can still take a look at some of the mysteries.

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

37 What annoys you the most?
People who refuse to think for themselves, and just accept what they're told without question.

38 What (if any) is your favorite form of art?
Music, but only the stuff that's done for its own sake. Too many groups out there just play to make money, and that really ruins it.

39 What is your greatest goal?
To bring back justice for the common people. And while I'm dreaming, I'd like a million nuyen. But "You do what you can", as Uncle Dave said.

40 What do you think is your characters best quality?
My sense of independance.

41 What do you think is your characters worst quality?
Sometimes I wish I fought harder for the things I believe. Instead I tend to settle and halfass them.

42 What is the most important thing you have ever done?
Walked away from a corporate scholarship negotiation. I hate to think what kind of soulless hell I'd be living now if I'd signed.

43 Which religion (if any) do you follow?
It's wide open, man. Who knows what's out there?

44 What is your most treasured possession (and why)?
The bracelet Uncle Dave gave me. It's a power focus, too, which is cool.

45 What are your three most common dreams?
I dream about flying a lot.
Sometimes I dream that I'm a fish. I don't know either.
Occasionally I have a nightmare, where I'm astrally projecting, and I suddenly get chased by this shadowy astral form of something pretending to be human, but it's not. It's got glowing eyes and red fingers that are also claws. It chases me into this dark place that should be familiar but isn't. Sometimes I stumble into some sort of vortex, sometimes it almost catches me. Either way I wake up sweating before anything else happens.

46 What is the Characters current relationship with his family?
Strained. They still don't understand why I left. But they're my parents, and I love them. I keep in touch, and I go home for holidays and listen to lectures about how I've ruined my life and mortally embarassed them.

47 If the characters family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live?
They're still in Bellevue, but they've moved into a newer place. They still work for Mitsuhama, climbing the ladder.

48 Where did the character learn his Skills?
Some from school, and some from Uncle Dave.

49 Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why?
Not unless you count that bracelet. That's less of a charm and more of a tool, though.

50 What type of music does the character like?
Indie pseudorock, mostly post-core. As long as it hasn't sold out. Although under torture I will admit that The Rugburn's new album is catchy as hell.

51 List any past serious relationships that your character has had, and give a brief overview of the relationship.
Just the one serious. Her name was Kimiko, and we dated in school for nearly two years. When she found out I wasn't going to work for Mitsuhama, she screamed at me awhile and then slotted some bright-futured corp goldenboy with perfect hair. Haven't spoken to her since, and I don't really miss her. After that I just had a few casual flings, nothing serious. At the moment I'm not with anyone.

52 Where does your character live? Why does he live there?
Northern Tacoma, in a not-quite-bad definitely-not-good neighborhood just south of the airport. I live there because it's cheap for not being a shithole.

[Digital Heroin]

BP fragged myself, sorting out a few things... I got overzealous on the flaws, ended up with -20 (not counting the Day Job), but forgot the usual limit is 25 for pos and negative, so I need to scrape 25 BP off my monster concept...

...poor little bastard's gonna lose his Eclectic Hacker Girlfriend contact...

[Madrigan]

BP fragged myself, sorting out a few things... I got overzealous on the flaws, ended up with -20 (not counting the Day Job), but forgot the usual limit is 25 for pos and negative, so I need to scrape 25 BP off my monster concept...

...poor little bastard's gonna lose his Eclectic Hacker Girlfriend contact...

??

Book I'm looking at says 35 each. Did Groo err?

[DocTaotsu]

Actually yeah, I seem to recall that as well. I must have misunderstood the earlier post. PM on the way.

[Mickle5125]

*whimpers* I'm really sorry... I left my flash drive at work, and it has everything I've put together for posting... I'll definitely remember it tomorrow night. I promise!

[Digital Heroin]

Ack, I just read the Pos Quals... back comes 'Trixie!

Sheet:

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Morgan Doakes
Street Names: Mosaic
Metatype: Elf
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Image: http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa185/E...ill-kaulitz.jpg


Attributes:

Physical
Body: 2
Agility: 3
Reaction: 3
Strength: 2

Mental
Charisma: 4
Intuition: 3
Logic: 5
Willpower: 4

Special
Edge: 2
Current:
Initiative: 6
Matrix Init: 6(7*)
IPs: 1(2*)

*w. Customized Interface, in Cold SIM

Skills
Name Rtg

Conjuring Group 2
Electronics Group 2
Hacking 3
Electronic Warfare 2
Perception 2
Arcana 2
Kn: Conspiracy Theory 4
Kn: Sushi Bars 2
Kn: Strip Clubs 3
Kn: Datahavens 2
Kn: Ancient Cults 3
Kn: Esoteric Math 2
Sperethiel N
English 2
Sumerian 2
Hatian Creole 2

Quality

Mystical Adept
Aspected Conjurer
Mentor Spirit: Ghede (Dark King)
Day Job (Part Time - Municipal Animal Control)
SINer (Legit)
Mild Deepweed Addiction
Moderate Media Junkie
Geas: Novatech Airwave w. open AR window (Using customized Sumerian text interface)

Physical Damage: 9
Stun Damage: 10
Modifier: -1 to Damage Resist Physical

Contact Name L/C

Nestor 1/4
To Mosaic, Nestor is a fellow Martix traveller and student of esoteric knowledge. The two of them met in the darker recesses of an abandoned datahaven dedicated to ancient magical studies. Unbeknownst to Mosaic, Nestor is in fact a Free Tutor Sprite, who, while curious about Mosaic's eccentric blend of studies, does not trust him enough to reveal his true nature.

Mama Lola 2/3
Straight out of New Orleans, Mama Lola has transplanted her familial heritage and faith to the Emerald City, and has been running Voodoo Authentica - a book store and talismonger shop - for going on thirty years. It was Mama Lola who first introduced Mosaic to deepweed, as a way to be in touch with the spirit world, and who helped him here the voice of Ghede whispering from the underworld.

'Trixie 3/2
Half Japanese/half Italian, Beatrice Saito is as much of an eclectic collection of identities as Mosaic himself, which is no wonder they've been on-again-off again lovers for the past few years. A self-styles Rastafarian Bhuddist with Anarchist leanings, 'Trixie is herself a Hacker working menial jobs to get through the days, while trying to break into the runner scene by night.

Ranged Weapons
Weapon Damage AP Mode RC Ammo Notes

Colt Manhunter 5P -1 SA - 16© N/a

Melee Weapons
Weapon Reach Damage AP

Armor B/I

Industrious Jumpsuit 5/3
Leather Jacket 2/2

Nuyen: 180
Pay: 2500/month
Lifestyle: Squatter (500/month; 1 pre-paid)
Gear

Image Link Contacts
Electronics Kit

Commlink: Novatech Airwave w. Iris Orb OS
Response: 3 System: 3 Firewall: 3 Singal: 3
Addons: SIM Module, Trodes
Peripherals: AR Gloves, Subvocal Mic, Headphones
Programs: Browse (4), Scan (3), Sniffer (3), Exploit (2), Stealth (2), Edit (3), Spoof (3), Decrypt (2), Analyze (3)

Spirits
Type Force Services Bound/Unbound

Task (w. Electronics) 5 2 Yes

Adept Powers
Name Rating

Nimble Fingers -
Edict Sense Memory -
Multi-Tasking -
3D Memory -
Linguistics -

*been all work stressed, thus brain fried*

50 Questions

[ Spoiler ]

1. What is your characters Sex?
Male

2. What is your characters physical size?
Mosaic possesses an Ectomorphic frame, being tall, but skinny. He stands a shade under six-three, but weighs under a hundred-fifty pounds.

3. What is the color of the characters Hair, eyes, and skin?
Hair: Black, Blue, Red, Green as suits his mood. His hairstyles tend to be large and elaborate, often with multiple colors.
Eyes: Grey, naturally, but he wears ice blue contacts.
Skin: Palid, at times even sickly.

4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does he dress, etc.)?
Mosaic's style is much like his personality... eclectic. He draws from a variety of influences, including punk, goth, emo, para-military attire, and various magical and religious symbologies. He blends these styles with a very Japanese attention to layering and complementary colours.

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?
He was born in a middle class clinic in Portland.

6. What is the characters date of birth?
13-September-2052 (a Friday)

7. What was the character's family life like?
Morgan's father was a mid-level functionary, serving the Council of Princes, his mother was of a noble bloodline, but chose to marry below her station for love. While the family never hurt for money, Morgan was always made painfully aware of the social failures of his mother. Morgan was the eldest of three children, with two younger sisters (fraternal twins). Bowing to pressure from her own family, Morgan's mother divorced his father when he was sixteen, and took his sisters with them. Morgan is still in touch with both parents, though his relationship with his father is rocky, at best.

8. Has the character begun his own family?
No, though he and 'Trixie are getting a lot of practice for when they decide to.

9. Where or how was the character educated?
For the majority of his life, Morgan was home schooled, with tutors brought in periodically to supplement his carriculum. When he reached puberty, he undertook screening, and was tagged for magical potential. With the best of intentions in mind, his parents sent him to MIT&T, to tap his magic potential. He began his studies there at sixteen, and quickly began to excell at theoretical magic, but showed no aptitude for spellcasting and enchanting. It was at MIT&T, by his own decision, that he began studying computers as well. Morgan completed only one and a half years at MIT&T, however, and he was expelled for cheating on his mid-terms, despite no evidence to support the claim, save that he aced every one of them.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?
Morgan has held a series of odd jobs, but mostly one shots or employment that didn't last. He's often been called too weird to be employable.

11. What are the characters beliefs on church and state?
He really doesn't care about the government, as long as it doesn't tell him how to think, except now that it signs his paycheque. As for relgion, Morgan's beliefs are one and many, though he has a strong voodoo sensability about him, being something of a Hougan.

12. Describe the characters Moral code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc.
Mosaic is an observer, with a keen interest in knowledge of all types. He maintains a clinical detatchment, yet knows life is far too valuable to simply snuff out without forethought. Still, he's coming off of desperate times, financially. If it pays well, he might push his boundries.

13. What are the character have any goals?
Not so much a goal, but an obsession, Mosaic has been researching histories, physics, magical and technological theory, in order to try and experience the majesty of the Astral Realms again. This obsession has melded with his computer-addiction to form an obsession with sprites and technomancers, and the potential for someone to unlock Ressonance abilities unused, in order to travel to the Ressonance Realms.

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does he run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)
He doesn't run the shadows, or hasn't yet. 'Trixie's forays into the Seattle underworld intrigue him, though, and she might just pull him in.

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.
Mosaic is a study in contradictions, as evident by his manner of dress. He is simultaneously observant and energetic, bounding between current pop-trends and obscure references that just boggle the mind. He is quick to decide on a course of action, but does so only after taking in the details.

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.
Mosaic, for all his social ineptitudes, is a very social creature. He likes people, almost everyone, and while he may not trust, he will give the benefit of the doubt. He is meticulous and impulsive all at once, and when he makes a decision, he tends to doggedly stick to it.

17. Are their certain things the character can't or won't do? Why?
Morgan is reluctant to destroy any form of data without first devouring it himself. He won't kill needlessly, and he wouldn't ever think of harming a child.

18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?
Morgan hates censorship, of both thought and action, more than anything in the world.

19. What things people, or ideas does the character love?
Knowledge, and a good genuine paper book.

20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.
Morgan Brian Doakes, legally. He often goes by Mosaic.

21. Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important).
Morgan was an MIT&T student, and more recently has signed on with MAC.

22. Decide why your character left his or her old job, if he had one. (also important).
Morgan was kicked out of school on suspicion of cheating.

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?)
He came to Seattle because he didn't want to go back to Portland a failure, despite his mother siding with him. He joined MAC because sleeping in a condemned building sucks.

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.

Nestor - The two of them met in the darker recesses of an abandoned datahaven dedicated to ancient magical studies.

Mama Lola - She found him sleeping in the alley behind her shop, after he had been frequenting it for a few weeks.

'Trixie - Met, of all things, through eachother's AR profiles, while he was trolling a mall looking for left over food, not that he ever told her that's why he was there.

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.
Morgan has a valid Tir SIN, with a recently approved UCAS work visa.

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

27. Which person(s) or group(s) do you love the most?
While he loves his parents, he resents them for their divorce. His sisters he cares for more than anyone, because they had to weather it at a younger age than he did. Whenever he can, he chats with them, and he sends them both trinkets from time to time.

28. Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most?
He hates the staff at MIT&T for failing to recognize his gifts, and instead villainizing him for using them.

29. Which person(s) or group(s) do you respect the most?
Mother Lola, for her teachings allowed him to speak with Ghede.

30. Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most?
Morgan has been hearing whispers of Dissonant creatures on the Matrix, and while he doesn't fear them, he is wary.

31. What is your favorite color?
Blue

32. What is your favorite food and/or drink?
Sushi (the more wasabi the better) and Sake, the genuine kind.

33. What place would you most like to visit?
The Ressonance Realms, and the Astral Metaplanes.

34. Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?
His loyalties are undecided at the moment, though his family would be cheif amongst them.

35. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment? (WARNING: Answering Sex for this question can and will result in penalties to your character!)
Hanging out in Strip-Clubs, datamining, and reading (paper copies of books, when he can manage).

36. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment?
If it doesn't catch his fancy, he doesn't ever participate. Unless riding the bus counts.

37. What annoys you the most?
Prejudice of any kind, be it racial or otherwise.

38. What (if any) is your favorite form of art?
A well sculpted icon, or interesting node.

39. What is your greatest goal?
Attain access to the deeper mysteries of the Matrix, and to prove a synthesis of magic and the machine.

40. What do you think is your characters best quality?
His keen intellect, and inquisitiveness.

41. What do you think is your characters worst quality?
His disregard for his own wellbeing when caught in a fancy.

42. What is the most important thing you have ever done?
While studying at MIT&T, he underwent a spiritual awakening, going along on an Astral voyage with his roommate. The voyage took him to the Metaplanes, an experience he has yet to equal.

43. Which religion (if any) do you follow?
Pan-Voodoo, with a myriad of other beliefs thrown into the mix.

44. What is your most treasured possession (and why)?
Aside from his commlink, which he feels a deep connection with, and associates with the potency of his magic, he keeps a copy of The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy, dog eared, tagged, but well preserved, on his person at all times.

45. What are your three most common dreams?
He dreams of a connection to the Astral, and of the Realms he has seen and wishes to see.

46. What is the Characters current relationship with his family?
He speaks routinely with his parents, though things are strained with his father. He keeps in much more regular contact with his sisters.

47. If the characters family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live?
His father continue to work as a functionary for the Council, while his mother has taken to family affairs and politics. His sisters are both in high school, and developing their own identites.

48. Where did the character learn his Skills?
Various tutors, MIT&T, and through personal exploration and practice.

49. Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why?
He considers his commlink, which he has gone to great lengths to customize, to be his good luck charm, and in fact cannot perform summons without it.

50. What type of music does the character like?
He listens to an ecclectic variety of techno, synth, jazz, folk, classical, and pan-classical music.

51. List any past serious relationships that your character has had, and give a brief overview of the relationship.
He is in a continued on-again off-again relationship with 'Trixie, his Rasta-Bhudist Hacker girl.

52. Where does your character live? Why does he live there?
Currently he is between couch surfing at 'Trixie's and sleeping in a squatter's refuge in a half-constructed downtown building.

53. Remember, I, as most Gamemasters, like detail, so if you can think of any other little details, quirks, or whatever that you think might please the almighty GM, then add He usually carries some Deepweed on him, and is almost always connected to various obscure datahavens and chatsites.

[Mickle5125]

Character

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Elf (30BP)

Stats (150 BP)

Bod: 3
Ag: 6
Rea: 5((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
Str: 1
Cha: 3
Int: 4
Log: 2
Wil: 2

Edge: 2 (10 BP)
Force/Magic: 5 (40 BP)
Initiative: 9 (12)
IP: 4
Essence: 6.00
Karma: 0 / 0
Nuyen: 14,000

Positive Qualities (10 BP)
Adept
Restricted Gear

Negative Qualities (-35 BP)
Signature
Combat Monster
SINner
In Debt (5,000)
Distinctive Style (5 BP)

Active Skills (96 BP)

Skill Rating Stat
Firearms Group 3
Dodge (ranged) 6(+2)
Etiquette 2
Perception 3
Shadowing 2
Infiltration 1
Armorer 2


Knowledge Skills (0 BP)
Firearms 4
Seattle Layout 3
Modern Architecture 3
Seattle Safe houses 3
Organized Crime 2
Body Guard Procedures 3
English N

Contacts (4 BP)
Ricky (C1/L2)

Magic
Adept Power: Improved Reflexes 3

Gear (5BP)
GUNS Notes Availability Extra
Raecor Sting 6R
_Hidden arm slide 4
_smartgun 6R
Ingram Warrior 10 4R
_sling 0
_personalized grip 2
_smartgun 6R
Remington 950 4R
_sling 0
_smartgun 6R
_personalized grip 2
Colt Government 2066 6R
_internal silencer 12F
_personalized grip 2
_Level 2 custom look 8
_Internal Smartgun 6R
_concealable holster 2

6 spare clips 4
500 regular rounds 2R

ARMOR Notes Availability Extra
Full body FFBA 6/2 8
Armor Jacket 8/6 2

COMMLINK Notes Availability Extra
Renraku Sensei 0
_Simrig 12
_subvocal mic 6


SOFTWARE Notes Availability Extra
Iris Orb OS 0

SENSORS Notes Availability Extra
Contact 6(14)
_Flare Comp +2
_Thermographic +6
Goggles 0 (10R)
_image link 0
_smartlink +4R
_vision enhancement 3 +4
_vision magnification +2
Ear buds 0 ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
_Audio Enhancement 3 +2
_Spatial recognizer +6


LIFESTYLE Notes Availability Extra
1 month high Lifestyle

50-some-odd questions

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1. What is your characters Sex?
Female

2. What is your characters physical size?
5 ft 6 inches

3. What is the color of the characters Hair, eyes, and skin?
Hair: Spikey, black and red tips.
Eyes: Green
Skin: Pale

4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does he dress, etc.)?
Normally wears stereotypical punk/goth type outfits: Armored black trench coat, spiked collar, big black boots, etc.

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?
a street doc’s office in Seattle

6. What is the characters date of birth?
June 22

7. What was the character's family life like?
typical middle class lifestyle until she ran away at age 8.

8. Has the character begun his own family?
No

9. Where or how was the character educated?
her Sensei took her in when he spotted her wandering the streets and recognized the spark of magic in her. He proceeded to train her into a suitable partner for him, but couldn’t eliminate the naivety in her, and chose to have her live on her own for a while to get her used to the real world. He told her to come back when she felt she had learned what the world had to offer and not to even contact him before she had learned the lesson.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?
No, she’s relatively young and has been focused on training to become a bodyguard before she was thrown out.

11. What are the characters beliefs on church and state?
The basic laws presented in most churches make for good laws, but religion has no place in the government.

12. Describe the characters Moral code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc.
She is very naïve and has no problem shooting anything, as long as someone convinces her that it’s not innocent. Small children and small fuzzy things rarely count.

13. What are the character have any goals?
Become a partner to her Sensei.

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does he run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)
To gain real life experience so that she can go back to the person who trained her and be accepted back as a full partner.

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.
She’s book smart, but not street smart. She loves her guns and can’t help but try and buy any “really cool� ones she comes across. Before and after the bullets are flying, she’s a complete sweetheart, but once shots are fired, even her friends are a little wary of the monster that seems to come 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.
She knows most of the information Sensei gave her, and often comes up with surprisingly good plans… she also has a tendency to come up with surprisingly bad plans because she simply doesn’t know how to apply her book smarts to real life yet.

17. Are their certain things the character can't or won't do? Why?
She has a fair bit of trouble believing that anyone would lie to her because her Sensei Swore to never lie. She’s also celibate because her Sensei told her that it is best to not have sex. She won’t try drugs for the same reason.

18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?
Bigots, Care Bears, and sasquatches.

19. What things people, or ideas does the character love?
Guns, Sensei, stopping bad guys.

20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.
Kerrigan Sierra O’Malley, Kay, Kerri, Nightshade

21. Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important).
She was training to become a bodyguard

22. Decide why your character left his or her old job, if he had one. (also important).
She was sent off to gain some real world experience because she was still too straight thinking and naïve to be good enough as a bodyguard.

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?)
She’s not a shadowrunner. She’s just getting some real world experience like Sensei said to. Besides, shadowrunners are bad guys.

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.
Ricky is an armorer/fixer who occasionally hires her to “stop the bad guys.� He also gave her the really “cool� gun on a payment plan, since she was whining about not being able to pay for it, and he knew where she lives.

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.
Yes, Kerrigan does have and use a SIN.

26. Is the character a full-time shadowrunner? Or does the character lead a Batman-like double existence?
She keeps telling you…She’s not a shadowrunner! They’re bad guys.

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

28. Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most?
Care bears… they’re sooo creepy!

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

30. Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most?
… don’t tell anyone, but she’s scared of sasquatches… they’re soooo big and hairy… and not cute at all!

31. What is your favorite color?
red

32. What is your favorite food and/or drink?
Real pizza and Coke

33. What place would you most like to visit?
Ares’ Main Weapons Manufacturing Facility.

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

35. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment? (WARNING: Answering Sex for this question can and will result in penalties to your character!)
Anything to do with her guns. Target practice, cleaning them, caressing them…

36. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment?
Job hunting. It’s soooo boring… and nobody wants to hear her talk about guns!

37. What annoys you the most?
Stupid Bigots who can’t see that she’s every bit as good as they are, even if she does have pointy ears… stupid ears…

38. What (if any) is your favorite form of art?
a well-customized gun

39. What is your greatest goal?
Prove herself to Sensei and make him accept her as a partner.

40. What do you think is your characters best quality?
Her innocence. Because of it, she’s able to be peppy and excitable as anyone can be.

41. What do you think is your characters worst quality?
Her innocence. Because of it, she has a hard time believing that not everyone loves her.

42. What is the most important thing you have ever done?
She ran away and was found by Sensei

43. Which religion (if any) do you follow?
mildly Christian (not overly zealous or anything)

44. What is your most treasured possession (and why)?
Either her lucky cross or her super-customized Colt Government 2066… she can’t really decide. Her cross, because Sensei gave it to her, or her Colt Government, because “it’s just that freaking awesome!�

45. What are your three most common dreams?
Sensei announces his love for her in some super romantic way, Care bears eat her alive, and she saves Sensei and a very important client from a group of ninja-magic-terrorists.

46. What is the Characters current relationship with his family?
estranged. She left and never looked back

47. If the characters family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live?
She doesn’t know if they’re alive or not and honestly doesn’t care. Sensei’s all that matters now.

48. Where did the character learn his Skills?
Started using her magic to help her evade her Sensei’s rubber ballistic rounds and basically learned everything from him.

49. Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why?
A small silver cross that she attaches to whatever gun she is using. It was given to her on her 9th birthday by her Sensei, and spent

50. What type of music does the character like?
Anything loud, edgy, and pulse pounding.

51. List any past serious relationships that your character has had, and give a brief overview of the relationship.
A rather large crush on her Sensei, but it was never reciprocated. Beyond that, nothing serious

52. Where does your character live? Why does he live there?
She lives in a nice apartment because it was where her Sensei arranged for her to live for a couple months so that she could get adjusted to being alone.

53. Remember, I, as most Gamemasters, like detail, so if you can think of any other little details, quirks, or whatever that you think might please the almighty GM, then add them in as well. Oh, and your GM won't use any of these details against you at a later date. Really...we never do...

She has a fairly large stash of very low denomination coins, and will, whenever possible, put a coin over each eye on a person she kills. (a habit she was taught by Sensei)

She never actually found out Sensei’s name and actually assumes that his name is Sensei.

She’s rather frightening, seeing as she dresses like a punk/goth and acts like a total ditz at times.

She will almost always try to buy “cool� guns and unusual ammunition, simply because it’s weird.

so, what'dya think?

[Zombayz]

Nice character.

Also, is it sad, or awesome when character research includes watching Metalocolypse?

[Mickle5125]

there is no way that a character involving metalocalypse is anything but epic

[DocTaotsu]

Fuck that, there is no way that it wouldn't be fucking metal.
*Stage growl/grunt*

I really want to make a 500 bp Nathan Explosion character sheet and use him as a contact in a game one of these days (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Mickle5125]

fyi, I probably won't update that character sheet... unless someone's heart will break if I don't. I've got an excel sheet I'll be using.

[DocTaotsu]

I'm probably going to start an "Official" OOC thread when we kick the game off proper. I'll have everyone post their character sheets at the top of that thread so they'll be availible for easy reference and updating. You can update your char sheet then.