800 Point Characters...want to make one?, Pregens for a potential submission... Options

[Coldhand Jake]

Okay, prebuilds... I'm going to start the bidding as follows, and open it to the forum users here:
400 BP to start, then 400 more points usable either as BP or Karma.
Up to 400 BP can be potentially spent on the base 8 Attributes...I wouldn't recommend it...but there you go. This does NOT bypass character creation attribute maxima. Note that this cap doesn't include Edge, Magic, Resonance, or the cost of a race.
Up to 200BP can be spent on loot. Hence, there is a 1 million nuyen cap. Qualities apply proportionally to this value (x4).
70/70 Quality cap. Again, Race/SURGE is outside that cap.
No restrictions on Availability or License ratings...which yes, this means you can walk into the scenario with a 40F piece of gear.

Yes, this would be the campaign (yes, there very well may be more than one of these scenarios) where the Infected, AIs, Free Spirits, and other oddities start getting rolled out. Advance your favorite character, the concept you always dreamed of, or make some hellacious twinkbeast, I don't personally care, the doors are wide open. The goal of this scenario is A) to kill off heinous GMPCs with a nasty habit of becoming "PC parachutes" and B) To educate the GM as to what nastiness his table is capable of, so as to learn better character and story design, not to mention better tailor his rewards.

You are functionally building the stars of Shadowrun...the runners so big that they take jobs in public view.

[Glyph]

Are you using the optional rule (from the Street Magic errata) that adepts can take a power point in lieu of a metamagic when they initiate?

[Gray]

Are you allowing AI's or other racial options from the Runner's Companion?

[Coldhand Jake]

Are you allowing AI's or other racial options from the Runner's Companion?

Are you using the optional rule (from the Street Magic errata) that adepts can take a power point in lieu of a metamagic when they initiate?

Yes and yes, pretty much the only thing NOT in use, is the Karma build or Priority build system. Go nuts.

When I said...

Yes, this would be the campaign (yes, there very well may be more than one of these scenarios) where the Infected, AIs, Free Spirits, and other oddities start getting rolled out. Advance your favorite character, the concept you always dreamed of, or make some hellacious twinkbeast, I don't personally care, the doors are wide open.

I meant the PLAYERS.

[Stahlseele]

so, no chargen cybermancy?

[Glyph]

Okay, here's one from me. Not sure if it's quite what you want. He's not really a game-breaking monstrosity, just a martial arts build powered up with some initiation and good bioware.

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Basher
Gender: Male
Race: Ork

Rundown of Unarmed Combat Abilities:
Attack: 21
(If right after blocking, add 1 + net blocking successes to dice pool)
Block: 30
Full Block: 40
Base Unarmed Damage: 17P
Armor: 14 Ballistic, 11 Impact
Body dice for damage resistance: 13

BREAKDOWN (800 Points)
Core Attributes: 260
Special Attributes: 105
Race: 20
Active Skills: 158
Qualities: 0
Contacts: 10
Resources: 124
Initiate 4 Times: 69
Raise Magic from 2 back to 6: 54

=Attributes=
Body: 8(9)
Agility: 5(9)
Reaction: 5(9)
Strength: 7(11)
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 5
Logic: 2
Willpower: 5
Magic: 6 (6, reduced to 2 by Bioware, then raised with Karma)
Edge: 5

Essence: 2.02
Initiative: 14
Initiative Passes: 4
Physical Damage Track: 13
Stun Track: 11

=Qualities=
Adept
Allergy: Silver, Moderate
Aptitude/Unarmed Combat
Martial Arts:
>Kenpo: 10 (+2 on melee block)
>Kung Fu: 5 (+1 on melee block)
>Muay Thai: 5 (+1 DV on unarmed attacks)
>Tai Kwon Do: 5 (+1 DV on unarmed attacks)
Nano-Intolerance
Scorched
Sensitive System
Weak Immune System

=Active Skills=
Dodge/Ranged: 4/+2
Heavy Weapons/Machine Guns: 4/+2
Influence Skill Group: 1
Infiltration: 3
Intimidation/Physical: 4/+2
Perception/Visual: 4/+2
Pistols/Semi-Automatic: 4/+2
Unarmed Combat/Martial Arts: 7/+2

Martial Arts Maneuvers:
>Blind Fighting
>Disarm
>Finishing Move
>Herding
>Kick Attack
>Riposte

=Knowledge Skills=
Languages>
English: N
Orzet: 5

Other Knowledge Skills>
Magical Background: 4
Martial Arts Blood Sports: 4
Ork Underground: 5
Seattle Night Life: 3

=Bioware=
Muscle Augmentation: 3 [Alphaware]
Muscle Toner: 3 [Alphaware]
Suprathyroid Gland [Alphaware]
Synaptic Booster: 2

=Adept Abilities=
(4 additional Power Points from Initiations)
Combat Sense: 6
Counterstrike: 1
Critical Strike: 6
Distance Strike
Elemental Strike/Blast
Improved Ability -
>Unarmed Combat: 3
Killing Hands
Penetrating Strike: 2

=Contacts=
Fixer (Connection: 4/Loyalty: 2)
Hacker (Connection: 2/Loyalty: 2)

=Lifestyle=
High (1 Month at +10% cost)
Starting Money: 4d6 x 500 Nuyen plus 6,000 Nuyen.

=Equipment=
ID/Credsticks:
Fake ID (Rating: 6), Fake Gun Registration (Rating: 6), Fake Concealed Carry Permit (Rating: 6), Fake Bioware License (Rating: 6) x 2; 4 certified credsticks.

DocWagon Contract:
Basic (1 Year).

Weapons:
>Colt Government 2066 Heavy Pistol with internal smartlink, skinlink modification, concealable holster, 140 AV rounds of ammo, and 9 spare clips.

>MGL-6 Grenade Launcher with internal smartlink, airburst link, skinlink modification, concealable holster,60 White Phosphorus and 60 High Explosive mini-grenades, and 9 spare clips.

>Ingram White Knight Light Machine Gun with internal smartlink, skinlink modification, Foregrip, 500 Rounds of belted regular ammo, 5 ammo boxes (100-round capacity), Gyro Stabilization.

Armor/Clothing:
Armor Jacket, FFBA half suit with Nonconductive: 4; PPP forearm guards, shin guards, vitals protector, and arm/leg casings (the discreet protection version); Camo Suit with Ruthenium Polymer coating, skinlink mod, and Thermal Dampening: 6; 3,000 Nuyen worth of assorted clothing.

Commlink/Software/Simsense:
Novatech Airware Commlink with ISIS Orb OS, sim module, skinlink, trodes, and subvocal mic; browse program (Rating: 3), Linguasoft (Chinese, Rating: 3), 5 Datachips, Virtual Surround Music, Wall Space, 3 VR Games.

Other:
Glasses with skinlink modification and - image link, smartlink, Vision Magnification, and flare compensation; duffel bag (100 Nuyen), Medkit (Rating: 6) with 5 refills, Operations Cleanup toolkit.

[Coldhand Jake]

so, no chargen cybermancy?

If you can pay for it in 400 Karma, seems like it'd work...

[Coldhand Jake]

Okay, here's one from me. Not sure if it's quite what you want. He's not really a game-breaking monstrosity, just a martial arts build powered up with some initiation and good bioware.

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Basher
Gender: Male
Race: Ork

Rundown of Unarmed Combat Abilities:
Attack: 21
(If right after blocking, add 1 + net blocking successes to dice pool)
Block: 30
Full Block: 40
Base Unarmed Damage: 17P
Armor: 14 Ballistic, 11 Impact
Body dice for damage resistance: 13

BREAKDOWN (800 Points)
Core Attributes: 260
Special Attributes: 105
Race: 20
Active Skills: 158
Qualities: 0
Contacts: 10
Resources: 124
Initiate 4 Times: 69
Raise Magic from 2 back to 6: 54

=Attributes=
Body: 8(9)
Agility: 5(9)
Reaction: 5(9)
Strength: 7(11)
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 5
Logic: 2
Willpower: 5
Magic: 6 (6, reduced to 2 by Bioware, then raised with Karma)
Edge: 5

Essence: 2.02
Initiative: 14
Initiative Passes: 4
Physical Damage Track: 13
Stun Track: 11

=Qualities=
Adept
Allergy: Silver, Moderate
Aptitude/Unarmed Combat
Martial Arts:
>Kenpo: 10 (+2 on melee block)
>Kung Fu: 5 (+1 on melee block)
>Muay Thai: 5 (+1 DV on unarmed attacks)
>Tai Kwon Do: 5 (+1 DV on unarmed attacks)
Nano-Intolerance
Scorched
Sensitive System
Weak Immune System

=Active Skills=
Dodge/Ranged: 4/+2
Heavy Weapons/Machine Guns: 4/+2
Influence Skill Group: 1
Infiltration: 3
Intimidation/Physical: 4/+2
Perception/Visual: 4/+2
Pistols/Semi-Automatic: 4/+2
Unarmed Combat/Martial Arts: 7/+2

Martial Arts Maneuvers:
>Blind Fighting
>Disarm
>Finishing Move
>Herding
>Kick Attack
>Riposte

=Knowledge Skills=
Languages>
English: N
Orzet: 5

Other Knowledge Skills>
Magical Background: 4
Martial Arts Blood Sports: 4
Ork Underground: 5
Seattle Night Life: 3

=Bioware=
Muscle Augmentation: 3 [Alphaware]
Muscle Toner: 3 [Alphaware]
Suprathyroid Gland [Alphaware]
Synaptic Booster: 2

=Adept Abilities=
(4 additional Power Points from Initiations)
Combat Sense: 6
Counterstrike: 1
Critical Strike: 6
Distance Strike
Elemental Strike/Blast
Improved Ability -
>Unarmed Combat: 3
Killing Hands
Penetrating Strike: 2

=Contacts=
Fixer (Connection: 4/Loyalty: 2)
Hacker (Connection: 2/Loyalty: 2)

=Lifestyle=
High (1 Month at +10% cost)
Starting Money: 4d6 x 500 Nuyen plus 6,000 Nuyen.

=Equipment=
ID/Credsticks:
Fake ID (Rating: 6), Fake Gun Registration (Rating: 6), Fake Concealed Carry Permit (Rating: 6), Fake Bioware License (Rating: 6) x 2; 4 certified credsticks.

DocWagon Contract:
Basic (1 Year).

Weapons:
>Colt Government 2066 Heavy Pistol with internal smartlink, skinlink modification, concealable holster, 140 AV rounds of ammo, and 9 spare clips.

>MGL-6 Grenade Launcher with internal smartlink, airburst link, skinlink modification, concealable holster,60 White Phosphorus and 60 High Explosive mini-grenades, and 9 spare clips.

>Ingram White Knight Light Machine Gun with internal smartlink, skinlink modification, Foregrip, 500 Rounds of belted regular ammo, 5 ammo boxes (100-round capacity), Gyro Stabilization.

Armor/Clothing:
Armor Jacket, FFBA half suit with Nonconductive: 4; PPP forearm guards, shin guards, vitals protector, and arm/leg casings (the discreet protection version); Camo Suit with Ruthenium Polymer coating, skinlink mod, and Thermal Dampening: 6; 3,000 Nuyen worth of assorted clothing.

Commlink/Software/Simsense:
Novatech Airware Commlink with ISIS Orb OS, sim module, skinlink, trodes, and subvocal mic; browse program (Rating: 3), Linguasoft (Chinese, Rating: 3), 5 Datachips, Virtual Surround Music, Wall Space, 3 VR Games.

Other:
Glasses with skinlink modification and - image link, smartlink, Vision Magnification, and flare compensation; duffel bag (100 Nuyen), Medkit (Rating: 6) with 5 refills, Operations Cleanup toolkit.

Looks good. Surprised there's no broken-ass drugs or super guns, but hey, he seems viable nonetheless.

[Nigel]

Wow. If I can get a character together in time, I definitely want to do this.

Maybe a rehash of my Rigger/Face...removing the restrictions makes his cars even deadlier.

[Alieth]

I'm making my character RIGHT NOW.

[Ryu]

What about a Koborokuru/Oriental Drake spellcaster, initiated in the way of Shinto magic? How much time do we have?

(I am so trying that with 750 karma FIRST, before I´m spoiled to death).

[Coldhand Jake]

What about a Koborokuru/Oriental Drake spellcaster, initiated in the way of Shinto magic? How much time do we have?

(I am so trying that with 750 karma FIRST, before I´m spoiled to death).

If you prefer "centerstaging"/"freakshowing" to twinking, be my guest. It takes all types in the shadows...

A note to everyone. These characters are going in a folder of prebuilts. They are being submitted along with a writeup for a new strain of missions(Missions?) to be most likely passed out as one-shots for the cons. That being said, these characters will be called upon for the BIG JOBS. The kind where the social miasma of betrayal/backstab takes a backseat to really solving a problem. A good example of this is the whole Crash 2.0 thing. Taking out toxic dragons(yeah, I said it), corp secbases, Prime Runners, AIs, Great Spirits, waves of arthroform assault drones(*coughNecroncoughTerminatorcough*), and other such over-the-top crap that makes great trideo, but is hell on an unprepared GM. The first was run off-the-cuff at Dragon*Con as "Passport to Pain", where the group was sent to kill off a Prime Runner and his team who had finally pissed Mitsuhama off that one last time...

As for time limits, this isn't vanishing in the next few weeks, but timeliness counts. When I have the NPCs statted, and the scenarios mapped and detailed, it's getting sent off. The prebuilts are going with it. Those who submitted them will get a little credit as playtesters, and might even get first crack at the finalized draft, and new scenarios.

[Ryu]

Your answer to that question is "yes, if you don´t want to be powerful."... Inner Child = (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love.gif)

[Coldhand Jake]

Your answer to that question is "yes, if you don´t want to be powerful."... Inner Child = (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love.gif)

And I quote: Advance your favorite character, the concept you always dreamed of, or make some hellacious twinkbeast, I don't personally care, the doors are wide open.

[Starmage21]

I'll try my hand at this soon. Hurricane Ike is coming, and I have a feeling I'll have more than enough time with pencil and paper.

[Alieth]

My character, my badass, he owns hard. 28 pool to shoot with his best gun, if he decides to spend Edge.

COUNT BLACULA!

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Alieth Dracaran
Alias: Count Blacula
Age: 30
Height: 1.9 meters
Weight: 81.6 kg
Resources: 545,000 (109 BP)
Lifestyle: 3 months High Lifestyle

Initiative: 8 (14)
Int Passes: (1) 4
Phys Track: 11
Stun Track: 11
Armor: 20\14

Overall Karma: 130
Karma: 19
Street Cred: 13
Noteriety: 0
Public Awareness: 4

Attributes: 340 BP (77 Karma)
Body 6
Agility 5 (9)
Reaction 3 (9)
Strength 3 (7)
Charisma 5
Intuition 5
Logic 5
Willpower 6
Edge 8
Essence 2

Positive Qualities: -35 BP
Aptitude (Automatics)
Lucky
Ambidextrous

Negative Qualities: +70 BP
Addiction, Moderate: Tobacco
Allergy, Moderate: Sea Water
Allergy, Mild: Ferrous Metals
Scorched
SINner
Uncouth

Cyberware

Cybereyes 4
Flare Compensation
Low-Light
Smartlink
Thermographic Vision
Vision Enhancement 3
Vision Magnification

Cyberears 4
Audio Enhancement 3
Balance Augmenter
Damper
Select Sound Filter 5
Spatial Recognizer

Muscle Replacement 4
Move-by-Wire 3

Active Skills: 232 (34 Karma)
Automatics: 7 spec SMG
Pistols: 5 spec Semi-Auto
Blades: 4 spec Swords
Climbing: 4
Gymnastics: 5 Spec Tumbling
Running: 4 spec Sprinting
Swimming 4
Perception: 4 spec Visual
Infiltration: 4 spec Urban
Shadowing: 4 spec Tailing
Con: 4 spec Fast-Talk
Pilot Groundcraft: 4 spec Wheeled
Auto Mechanic 5 spec Wheeled

Knowledge Skills: 30
Bloods: 6
Crips: 4
Gang Mentality: 4
Street Knowledge: 5
Underworld Politics: 3
Oakland, California Free State: 4
English: N
Japanese: 2
Or'zet: 2

Weapons
Uzi IV (4000)
Damage: 5P
Mode: BF
RC: 1 (0)
Ammo: 24\24 (37\37)
Mods: Smartgun, Internal
Extended Clip
Personalized Grip
Flashlight - infrared
Custom 2
Spare Clip x3
Ares Predator IV x2 (1400)
Damage: 5P
AP: -1
Mode: SA
Ammo: 15\15
Mods: Smartgun, Internal

Armor
Full-Body Suit 6\2 (1600)
SWAT Armor 12\10 (8000)
SWAT Helmet 2\2 (1200)

Vehicle:
Eurocar Westwind 3000 (85,000)
Handling: +3
Accel: 20\72
Speed: 300
Pilot: 3
Body: 10
Armor: 20
Sensor: 1
Mods:
Pimped Ride 2 [Looks like a '85 Trans Am with proper badging & hood bird] (5000)
Anti-Theft (2000)
Normal Armor 20 (2000)
Engine Customization: Speed (12,000)
Engine Customization: Accel (15,000)
Gridlock Override (2000)

Gear
Fairlight Caliban (8000)
Novatech Navi (1500)
Fake SIN 6 Gregory Smith (6000)
Fake License 6 Uzi (600)
Fake License 6 Predator (600)
Fake License 6 Predator (600)
License 6 Uzi (600)
License 6 Predator (600)
License 6 Predator (600)
Facility, Auto Shop (100,000)
Maglock 6 (600)
Keypad Reader (50)
Card Reader (50)
Anti-Tamper Curcuits 4 (400)
Biometric Reader x2 (400)
Miniwelder (250)
Grapple Gun (500)
Med Kit (8000)
Tranq Patch 10 x10 (2000)
Stim Patch 6 x10 (1500)
Antidote Patch 6 x10 (3000)
Trauma Patch x3 (1500)
Smart Pouch System
Ammo Pouch x2 (50)
Ration Pouch (50)
Smart Canteen x2 (10)
Combat Load Vest (300)
Butt Pack (80)

Contacts
Fixer: Josh (5\5)
Street Doc: Doc Johnson (3\4)
Hacker: Macx (3\4)

[Coldhand Jake]

My character, my badass, he owns hard. 28 pool to shoot with his best gun, if he decides to spend Edge.

COUNT BLACULA!

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Alieth Dracaran
Alias: Count Blacula
Age: 30
Height: 1.9 meters
Weight: 81.6 kg
Resources: 545,000 (109 BP)
Lifestyle: 3 months High Lifestyle

Initiative: 8 (14)
Int Passes: (1) 4
Phys Track: 11
Stun Track: 11
Armor: 20\14

Overall Karma: 130
Karma: 19
Street Cred: 13
Noteriety: 0
Public Awareness: 4

Attributes: 340 BP (77 Karma)
Body 6
Agility 5 (9)
Reaction 3 (9)
Strength 3 (7)
Charisma 5
Intuition 5
Logic 5
Willpower 6
Edge 8
Essence 2

Positive Qualities: -35 BP
Aptitude (Automatics)
Lucky
Ambidextrous

Negative Qualities: +70 BP
Addiction, Moderate: Tobacco
Allergy, Moderate: Sea Water
Allergy, Mild: Ferrous Metals
Scorched
SINner
Uncouth

Cyberware

Cybereyes 4
Flare Compensation
Low-Light
Smartlink
Thermographic Vision
Vision Enhancement 3
Vision Magnification

Cyberears 4
Audio Enhancement 3
Balance Augmenter
Damper
Select Sound Filter 5
Spatial Recognizer

Muscle Replacement 4
Move-by-Wire 3

Active Skills: 232 (34 Karma)
Automatics: 7 spec SMG
Pistols: 5 spec Semi-Auto
Blades: 4 spec Swords
Climbing: 4
Gymnastics: 5 Spec Tumbling
Running: 4 spec Sprinting
Swimming 4
Perception: 4 spec Visual
Infiltration: 4 spec Urban
Shadowing: 4 spec Tailing
Con: 4 spec Fast-Talk
Pilot Groundcraft: 4 spec Wheeled
Auto Mechanic 5 spec Wheeled

Knowledge Skills: 30
Bloods: 6
Crips: 4
Gang Mentality: 4
Street Knowledge: 5
Underworld Politics: 3
Oakland, California Free State: 4
English: N
Japanese: 2
Or'zet: 2

Weapons
Uzi IV (4000)
Damage: 5P
Mode: BF
RC: 1 (0)
Ammo: 24\24 (37\37)
Mods: Smartgun, Internal
Extended Clip
Personalized Grip
Flashlight - infrared
Custom 2
Spare Clip x3
Ares Predator IV x2 (1400)
Damage: 5P
AP: -1
Mode: SA
Ammo: 15\15
Mods: Smartgun, Internal

Armor
Full-Body Suit 6\2 (1600)
SWAT Armor 12\10 (8000)
SWAT Helmet 2\2 (1200)

Vehicle:
Eurocar Westwind 3000 (85,000)
Handling: +3
Accel: 20\72
Speed: 300
Pilot: 3
Body: 10
Armor: 20
Sensor: 1
Mods:
Pimped Ride 2 (5000)
Anti-Theft (2000)
Normal Armor 20 (2000)
Engine Customization – Speed (12,000)
Engine Customization – Accel (15,000)
Gridlock Override (2000)

Gear
Fairlight Caliban (8000)
Novatech Navi (1500)
Fake SIN 6 Gregory Smith (6000)
Fake License 6 Uzi (600)
Fake License 6 Predator (600)
Fake License 6 Predator (600)
License 6 Uzi (600)
License 6 Predator (600)
License 6 Predator (600)
Facility, Auto Shop (100,000)
Maglock 6 (600)
Keypad Reader (50)
Card Reader (50)
Anti-Tamper Curcuits 4 (400)
Biometric Reader x2 (400)
Miniwelder (250)
Grapple Gun (500)
Med Kit (8000)
Tranq Patch 10 x10 (2000)
Stim Patch 6 x10 (1500)
Antidote Patch 6 x10 (3000)
Trauma Patch x3 (1500)
Smart Pouch System
Ammo Pouch x2 (50)
Ration Pouch (50)
Smart Canteen x2 (10)
Combat Load Vest (300)
Butt Pack (80)

Contacts
Fixer – Josh (5\5)
Street Doc - Doc Johnson (3\4)
Hacker – Macx (3\4)

But how can he be Blackula without a 'fro, sideburns and cyberfangs?

[Alieth]

But how can he be Blackula without a 'fro, sideburns and cyberfangs?

Because he is Count Blacula! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

And Real Men don't need cyberfangs. Just an Uzi, and a goatee.

Watch for updates to my post, I still have to hand out his biography (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Wasabi]

Coldhand Jake, how do you want to handle spirits and sprites? Both buy hits 4:1, both buy hits 3:1 (making edge more valuable), or ask players to roll in front of you?

[Coldhand Jake]

Coldhand Jake, how do you want to handle spirits and sprites? Both buy hits 4:1, both buy hits 3:1 (making edge more valuable), or ask players to roll in front of you?

You can't buy this with Karma or BP? Pretty sure you could...

[Wasabi]

You can't buy this with Karma or BP? Pretty sure you could...

I dont believe sprites can be and I know some things like Spirit Invoking require a contested dieroll to determine if they succeed or not. How do you want players to handle such circumstances?

If no dieroll even withou bought hits is required then A magic 8 mage could cruise around with a half dozen very **ssed off force 16 spirits if he wanted to. The contested dierolls need a statistically fair way of resolution such as buying hits on BOTH sides at the same 3:1 or 4:1 ratio.

[Coldhand Jake]

Bound Spirits and Sprites can be bought with BP, at character creation. p. 85-86

[Wasabi]

How do you want players to handle Registered Sprites, Invoked Spirits, and Ally Spirits?

[venenum]

The extra 400 is either Karma or BP is there an exchange rate?

[Kyoto Kid]

...coool. Normally I don't get into this kind of thing but if these are going to end up as elite SR characters then, hell why not?