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

[Draco18s]

The rest were either clearly not fully formed or had complete entries but no subtotals. I didn't want to go through item lists and Qualities etc. one by one.

Thanks for that, at least. I expect that Kingfisher is correct, as I was using the excel sheet (though its math is off on occasion). I'd likely have to do it manually to check, and I don't fancy that, but as I was making things I was checking for accuracy (I found a skill box that for some odd, indeterminate reason didn't register the ranks, so I left it blank and used the next one).

[Bobson]

I thought someone might be sensitive about arithmetic. Of the ones that had category totals, I counted:

Syren: 840
Azael: 803
Count Blacula: 827
Sir Thomas: 743 (no contacts listed)

The rest were either clearly not fully formed or had complete entries but no subtotals. I didn't want to go through item lists and Qualities etc. one by one.

Peter

Yeah, Sir Thomas is low, although I didn't realize I'd left him *that* many points left. I have a hard time with knowledge skills, contacts, lifestyle, and the such, so I tend to leave characters with some BP left... In actual games, I usually sit with someone else to get them finished off. I'll doublecheck my numbers for his spreadsheet tomorrow, just to make sure he really has that many points left to spend, then I'll take suggestions from people for how ot spend the rest of it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Draco18s]

Knowledge skills are the hardest thing for me to do. I rarely end up with something that's useful.

[ElFenrir]

Hmm...3 points over on Azael, very odd number-usually it's something like +/-5-15 or something or other. (Or what I usually do anyway. I've gone too high/too low before, and it's usually by a more significant amount.)

Which means I'm going to have to do some harsh combing to find out where I went over 3 BPs, since I used BPs to build him with(only used Karma to initiate.)

I might just knock a Contact down or something, should be the most painless way of taking care of it. Honestly, I sometimes *prefer* when I go over by a nice 10-20 points, as it's usually much easier to catch than the 1-3 point needle in the haystack. Of course, it's also more painful to adjust if you go too far over.

I also realized I have to update his background to fit the Awakened version. It probably wouldn't be much different; perhaps he Awakened in prison, or in the pits. Or he was awakened before, and just ended up ''funneling his powers'' during those times of greater stress.

[Ryu]

Celestial Servant:

090 Race (65+25)
-10 Net quality BPs
350 Attribute BPs
130 Skill Groups
088 Skills + Specs
030 Sustaining Foci (100k¥, bound at chargen)
039 Spells (13)
031 Connections + Magical Group
016 other Ressources
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764 before initiation, which is bad - the Initiate degree of 4 costs 40 karma. Looks like "other ressources" has to be taken down to 60k¥.

[pbangarth]

Well, Ryu, others are using assisted Initiation, why don't you for Celestial Servant?

Peter

EDIT: Duh. I see you already are.

[ElFenrir]

OH! I forgot to adjust the score for Assisted Initation for Azael.

That not only takes care of it, but leaves a couple of points left over. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Sounds good to me.

[Rad]

Not sure if this is still going, but at my GM's suggestion I'm ramping up my Razor Eddie build to 800 bp for this. Should be interesting, as he's pretty damn scary at 400. Razor Eddie's a melee-oriented possession mage, based on the god from Simon Greene's Nightside novels. Most of the extra 400 is going to go towards an ally spirit.

I'll also work up my idea for a possession-tradition hacker--basically a mystic answer to the technomancer.

[pbangarth]

This should be interesting!

Peter

[Bobson]

I'll also work up my idea for a possession-tradition hacker--basically a mystic answer to the technomancer.

I had had the idea to try an adept hacker, but I never got around to putting it together. I'd love to see one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Ryu]

Well, Ryu, others are using assisted Initiation, why don't you for Celestial Servant?

Peter

EDIT: Duh. I see you already are.

Yes, I have that angle covered so to speak. Thanks anyway.

What would certainly make that character way more effective is the fifth initiation instead of the "Though as nails(2)" quality. The metamagic of choice would be "Advanced Masking". The leftover BP could actually raise ressources a bit.

[pbangarth]

It would appear all characters are malleable until Jake says otherwise.

Peter

[pbangarth]

Check out Squinky's rendition of Uncle Zola:

http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=756146

Peter

[ElFenrir]

That is made of win, as I like to say. He always does awesome work. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Possessed by a snake, and yeah...that smile is rather fitting for a possessed dude. I do really like it. Creepy is right!

--

Gah, I'm kind of having a visual brainfart here, and I can't find the cost to assisted initiation, which our fellows seem to be doing(if the other fighter-folks are in for the fighting-group.) I want to actually see just how much Azael saves; it's more than 3 BP I have a feeling, and if so, I can actually toss something else onto him, perhaps.

*still shamefully la...erm, busy and needs to update the background to include the magic awakening.*

[pbangarth]

Street Magic, page 50: 20% off (rounded up) for group initiation, another 20% off (rounded up) for ordeals, for a total of 40% (rounded up) if you use both.

Peter

[Draco18s]

Mind that there's a 5 Karma cost for joining a group, so unless you initiate a second time you won't save Karma (and all of 1 if you initiate twice as group+ordeal).

[ElFenrir]

Hmm, so...

13k(level 1 initation), x.40(Group + Ordeal, i guess we're assuming ordeals?)=5.2, round to 6(since it's round up).
16k(Level 2): x.40=6.4, round to 7.

13 Karma saved

5 to join

8 Karma saved.

Brings Azael down to 795 points, of which I could put either on Contacts or to Resources, if I did the math right.

...for the record, I usually don't min-max this hard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) But I figure since I didn't add the group stuff in, why not?

[Ryu]

Yes, I at least am assuming ordeals. I´ve rarely seen undiscounted initiations in a game anyway.

Grade/Base/-40%/Sum of -40%

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1    13    7    7
2    16    9    16
3    19    11    27
4    22    13    40
5    25    15    55
6    28    16    71
7    31    18    89

[pbangarth]

I decided not to use group initiation for Uncle Zola for fluff reasons. In New Orleans, the Zobop criminal organization appears from the literature to be corralling Voodoo houngans, so I figured the individualist Zola wouldn't get involved with something that might link him to them or worse, indebt him to them.

On the other hand, Bongo Slade and Syren formed their own group.

Peter

[pbangarth]

So, I have been playing with an adept I have had floating around for a few years. I wondered how he might fit into this group. I present him here for folks to have a gander and a chuckle. In his back story, he transforms from Kasimir the Ugly, to Borat the Indestructible, to...

Oro the Unstoppable

Backstory:

[ Spoiler ]

He was born a troll, Kasimir Nazurbayev in rural Kazakhstan in 2040. (See Google Earth 49°43’09.11�N, 86°39’52.34�E for a photo of his homestead.) Because of his size, his frail, human mother died in childbirth, and Kasimir was raised by his father alone. Kasimir’s rapid growth and great strength helped immensely on the farm, and went a long way towards helping his practical father quell anger towards his son over the death of his wife. “Life is hard,� he would say to little Kasimir, “and one must take what is given.�

Unfortunately, Kasimir was given one of the most repulsive countenances ever seen in that part of the world, perhaps exacerbated by the emergency methods used by the midwife to free him at birth from his dying mother. He came to be known throughout the region as Kasimir the Ugly. When he was little, he was bullied and teased by the older children. When he was bigger, Kasimir ended the bullying by breaking a few heads, but this labeled him a violent and dangerous creature to many who held to the old ways and traditions. Life became difficult for Kasimir because so many would avoid and shun him. Mothers would take curious children in their arms as he walked by. When a traveling circus passed through, he said his goodbyes and ran away to the circus.

Fluent in both Kazakh and Russian, strong as an ox and oddly hard to damage, Kasimir flourished as a labourer and eventually as a performer. He loved to wrestle, and soon became a regular act as a wrestler of bears and all manner of opponents At age sixteen, Kasimir Awakened, An old Samoyed shaman who traveled with the circus and acted as the healer/medicine man for the performers and crew helped Kasimir draw the mana out and elicit his talents. Kasimir focused the magic towards developing his physical attributes, summoning the mana to empower him when needed; towards hardening his body against damage; towards fighting, both lethally and non-lethally; and as acknowledgement to his mentor, towards healing.

The circus traveled throughout Kazakhstan and Russia, gaining notoriety for Kasimir’s act among others. After four years, political strife broke out and Kasimir among many was drafted (read: impressed) into the Kazakh army, and trained in the special forces because of his talents. His adept powers were honed in training and in battle, but Kasimir’s heart was still with the circus. His chance came in 2064, when the Crash destroyed all electronic records of Kasimir in the military. Before he could be re-inducted, a miraculous opportunity arose, as another circus came near, with some of his old performing colleagues. It was a sign.

With a hard-negotiated trade, Kasimir won his freedom by bartering the introduction of his love-struck sergeant to Zheshien, the beautiful contortionist, in return for erasure of his hand-written records and a few choice pieces of equipment to take with him. Kasimir disappeared, and Borat the Indestructible joined the circus some weeks later, now wrestling not only bears, but even summoned elementals whose powers he could astonishingly resist. Borat was shot from cannons and dropped into pits with frightening paranormal creatures brought from all over Asia. The circus traveled widely for the next three years, even into China and as far as Korea. Far from home, Borat forgot most of his birth language, Kazakh, and put memories of his homeland to which he could never return out of his mind.

He, however, was not out of the minds of some back home. His former sergeant was dissatisfied with the outcome of his introduction to Zheshien, and was reprimanded for the disappearance of important military equipment, including armour and weapons. Eventually he confessed to the deal he had made with Kasimir, and a search began through diplomatic channels for Kasimir Nazurbayev. It took four years for the connection to be made between Borat and Kasimir, but they found him.

Borat was not about to go back and face the harsh military justice he expected. So, once again, a few broken heads solved the immediate problem, but now Borat had to flee yet again. With some of his money saved over years as an entertainer, Borat bought passage to Japan on a merchant ship. The rest he spent on a Power Focus of considerable force to augment his magical abilities. With this, and the military equipment which caused so much of the trouble, and yet had not been used since he had left Kazakhstan, he set out across open water for the first time.

During the voyage, two things came clear. The first was that he was mildly allergic to seawater. The second was that the skills he developed labouring in a circus were adaptable to work onboard a vessel, and by the time the ship worked its way up the coast of Korea and across to Japan, he had made a connection with the shipping company. Borat worked for some months around the inland seas, content to do simple, honest work, and on occasion taking part in a little smuggling for the Vory v Zakone. When he could, he made time to explore Japan. There he found an almost universal disgust for his state as a ‘changed one’, which reminded him of his first years at home. Only in a dojo where he was taken in by a teacher of great wisdom and insight did he find peace. He quit work at sea and spent a couple of years secluded in the dojo, learning the art of swordplay from the master.

One day, early in 2070, the master called Borat to him. “I have been reading the tea leaves about you, Borat. I have troubling news. You must leave Nippon immediately. One who despises changed ones such as you has sought out some danger that seeks you from afar. Even now, it approaches our shores. Go, my son. Go now.�

“But master, I have run most of my life.� said Borat. “I am tired of running. Let them come. I will deal with them.�

“No. You will not. This time they will succeed. I would not have one so talented be imprisoned, or worse. I sense in your aura a greatness to come. I don’t know what it is, but you must live to fulfill your destiny.�

“But for all my travels, I am nothing but a simple farm boy, master. What destiny can I have?�

“It is not for you to decide, or even necessarily to understand what your role in this turn of the wheel requires of you. Know only this, that Life is mysterious, and one must take what is given.� Stunned, Borat waited for what came next.

“And now I give you this. It is handed down through many generations of masters in this school. Had you stayed, then one day you would have earned it as master here yourself. Now, you must take it and make your way across the ocean to the Americas in the east, where they will not find you.� The master handed Borat a long, narrow wooden box. Inside, Borat found a magnificent katana.

“Take this sword. Bond with it. It will serve you well and strike deep into enemies that otherwise could not be harmed. Fight only if necessary. Kill only if necessary. But when duty or obligation require it, be swift and merciless. Now, wipe those childish tears and go. Go!� The master stood and walked quickly out of the room.

Borat did as he was told. He gathered his belongings and booked work on the first freight ship to go east to America. A place called Seattle. As he approached the walkway up to the ship, a startled dock worker spoke the word of amazement the Japanese so often used when they first saw him. Borat smiled… and faded away.

A disfigured but powerful man climbed the planks to the ship, and Oro the Unstoppable set sail for a new world.

**********

Oro’s connections with the Vory gave him inroad to the Russian underground community in Seattle. He has worked for them as a contractor, but does not wish to join formally. One friend in that community introduced him to a fixer in Seattle who was able to help Oro acquire some new equipment and find work in the shadows. So far, Oro has built a Spartan life for himself in the UCAS, but as work continues he may develop a taste for finer things. He is very fastidious, and dresses well, if not opulently. Grooming appears to those who work with him to be almost an obsession. Getting dirty on the job is no problem, but he gets clean as soon as he can. Oro is obviously equipped and trained for heavy combat, but when necessary approaches jobs with more discreet outfitting. Fully armoured and armed, though, he lives up to his chosen title. More than once Oro has protected his team members by being the obvious target that just…won’t….die.

Despite his ability to deflect and absorb physical and magical damage, Oro has designed himself to be a team player and greatly values cooperation. Not only can he reduce damage for party members in unusual ways, he is also able to hold spells on himself without taxing the spellcaster. Many of his adept powers are guided by his desire to be flexible and adaptable to changing situations. And even stark naked, he is difficult to stop.

Oro’s outlook on life is a balance between the hard realities of work and an optimism teammates find hard to fathom. It’s as if he knows something they don’t. He won’t talk about it, though. He radiates a stoicism his teammates admire.

Oro has worked hard to develop social ways to overcome his physical appearance. He adamantly refuses surgical modification. Despite his ugliness, animals and little children seem drawn to him. This seems to give him joy. He never fails to attend when the circus is in town. Oro is a passable singer, with a deep bass voice. He knows several songs from the Altai region of central Asia, which he likes to sing when memories grow strong.

He carries a copy of The Book of Five Rings with him, and tries to understand it, even without the help of his erstwhile master. In combat situations, where possible Oro uses non-lethal methods, subdual, nerve strikes, whatever. If the team is in danger, however, he kills quickly.

Oro has developed far in his magic, and has initiated many times. Try as he might to hide in the shadows, he radiates brightly on the astral plane, and is noticed because of it. This is a quandary that Oro has yet to solve. Awakened, dual-natured creatures take note of him immediately, and for reasons he doesn’t understand, spirits of fire have taken a particular interest in him. In opposition they attack him first before any other team members. In alliance, they seem to take pleasure in tormenting and challenging him. His master’s words come to him, and he wishes to explore the meaning of this particular interest from the plane of fire. He cannot project astrally, or even extend his senses into the astral plane, as he has opted to keep confrontation with astral beings to his own plane, rather than going to their place of strength. He may have to reconsider this in the future if he is to unravel the mystery.

Stats:

[ Spoiler ]

Oro the Unstoppable

800 Points [BP] {Karma}

Troll [40]
Attributes [220] {264}
Qualities [-33]
Initiation {77}
Active Skills [116] {14}
Knowledge/Language Skills {15}
Contacts [17]
Focus Bonding [12]
Gear [58]


Attributes

BOD 8
AGI 3
REA 3(4)
STR 8
CHA 4
INT 4
LOG 4
WIL 6

INI 6(7) + 1 pass
ESS 6
MAG 12
EDG 3


Qualities

Adept
Martial Arts (wrestling) (level 3)
(subduing +2, knockdown +1)
Maneouvers
(throw, ground fighting, focus will, disarm, break weapon, iaijitsu)
Sensitive System
Simsense Vertigo
Poor Self Control (compulsive grooming)
Allergy (mild: seawater)
Addiction (mild: tobacco)
Addiction (mild: Betel gum)
Spirit Bane (fire)
Astral Beacon

Initiation (6)

Adept Centering
Adept Power Point X 5

(Magic limit raised by 6 to 12)


Adept Powers (17 points)

Attribute Boost BOD (1)
Attribute Boost AGI (1)
Attribute Boost REA (1)
Attribute Boost STR (1)
Improved Reflexes (1)
Killing Hands
Nerve Strike
Spell Resistance (4)
Iron Will (4)
Mystic Armor ( 8 )
Elemental Resistance (Fire)
Elemental Resistance (Cold)
Elemental Resistance (Electricity)
Elemental Resistance (Radiation)
Heightened Concentration
Living Focus
Pain Relief
Empathic Healing

Active Skills

Dodge 4
(ranged attacks) (+2)
Unarmed Combat 4
(wrestling) (+2)
Blades 3
(swords) (+2)
Perception 3(+1)
Etiquette 3
Negotiation 2
(bargaining) (+2)
First Aid 1
(combat wounds) (+2)
Outdoors Group 1
(navigation, survival, tracking)
Heavy Weapons 4
(machine guns) (+2)
Pilot Ground Craft 1
Artisan 1
(singing) (+2)


Knowledge/Language Skills

Russian N
Kazakh 1
Korean 1
Japanese 2
English 1
Circus Procedures 1
(performance) (+2)
Bear Wrestling 2
Biology 1
(bears) (+2)
Parabiology 1
(bears) (+2)
Folksongs of the Altai 2
Transport Ship Procedures 1
Trans-Pacific Smuggling Routes 1
Russian Crime Syndicates 1
(Vory v Zakone) (+2)
Military 2
(Special Forces) (+2)


Gear 290,000 ¥

Acquired in Kazakhstan

RPK HMG
APDS ammo X 200
Regular ammo X 200
AV ammo X 100
Various clips and ammo belts (adds to 65 ¥ value with those below)
-smartgun system, external
Light Military Armor 12/10
-gyromount ( L arm ) (recoil 3)
-gyromount ( R arm ) (recoil 3)
-quick release
Military Helmet +2/+2
-micro-transceiver
-sub-vocal mic
-flare compensation
-radio signal scanner
-olfactory sensor

Acquired after Kazakhstan

Power Focus (6)
Weapon Focus (6)
Fake SIN (6)
Fake SIN (4)
Middle lifestyle X 1 month
Quality clothing (1,000 ¥)
Armor jacket 8/6
Urban Explorer jumpsuit 6/6
-helmet 0/+2
Securetech PPP
-forearm guards 0/+1
-leg and arm casings +1/+1
-shin guards 0/+1
-vitals protector +1/+1
Form-fitting body armor
-half-body suit 4/1
-full body suit 6/2
Ballistic shield 6/4
Ares MP-LMG
-regular ammo X 500
-external smartgun system
Various clips and ammo belts
Gyrostabilization (recoil 6)
Commlink Novatech Airware 3/3
OS Iris Orb 3/3
Microtransceiver (6)
Subvocal mic
Goggles
-low-light
-image link
-smartlink
-ultrasound
-vision enhancement (3)
-vision magnification
-flare compensation
Earbuds
-audio enhancement (3)
-selective sound filter (3)
-spatial recognizer
Medkit (6)
-extra supplies X 2

Peter

[Draco18s]

Dear lord, that's insane.

[pbangarth]

It was just pointed out to me in another thread that I have been applying the Increase Attribute (xxx) spell incorrectly... conveniently ignoring the fact that it has to be cast at a Force equal to or greater than the base value of the Attribute being improved. So, for Uncle Zola, I have been improving his CHA and WIL and sustaining those effects with Foci too small. Now, he could sustain those spells anyway without Foci, but the improvement would be lessened by 4 (-2 dice for each sustained spell).

I am going to have to rethink him. Damn. He's still scary, dammit! Still scary!

Peter

EDIT:

Hah! Hah again I say! So they think they can beat me, over there in that other thread where they showed me my error? Hah!

So, I gave up on Uncle Zola being the most charismatic individual on Earth, but only by a touch. And I gave up sustaining the Increase WIL through a Focus. What I got in return, though, is pretty good. See Post #58 for the updated Uncle Zola.

What I did:

Drop Exceptional Attribute (CHA) Quality -- gain 20 BP
Change CHA from 8 to 6 -- gain 20 BP
give up the F3 (health) sustaining Focus -- gain 9 BP
TOTAL +49 BP

Raise Sustaining Focus 4 to 6
(to hold F6 Increase CHA spell, or Incr. Reflexes spell) -- lose 6 BP
Raise Power Focus from 3 to 7 (!!) -- lose 24 BP
Raise EDG from 3 to 4 -- lose 10 BP
Raise Counterspelling from 2 to 4 -- lose 8 BP
Add 1 service to bound Water spirit -- lose 1 BP
TOTAL -49 BP

So Uncle Zola is 3 dice weaker for Drain Resistance, but 4 dice stronger for all Magic related Tests; must sustain the Increase WIL spell if he really wants it, but gets 2 more dice to resist spells; gets another service from the spirt; and gets one more EDG to save his hoop. All in all, I think it's OK. He will have to be a little more conservative in his summoning now... that's the part that hurts the most.

And that little doll on his belt is F7 and REALLY scary now. And so is Uncle Zola!!

Peter

[Glyph]

I like Oro the Unstoppable's backstory. Are some of his powers from the Digital Grimoire? Because I don't recognize some of them.

[pbangarth]

I like Oro the Unstoppable's backstory. Are some of his powers from the Digital Grimoire? Because I don't recognize some of them.

Yes. Heightened Concentration and Elemental Resistance are from the Digital Grimoire.

Thanks for the feedback. The story just flowed out and I had fun reading it as it came.

Peter

[pbangarth]

So, not much activity here for a while, so I thought I would drop in another character. How about a magician who can counterspell for up to 18 dice, and has 50, count 'em, 50 skills?

EDITED: 13 January 2009 - see discussion below

Introducing Stardust:
Background

[ Spoiler ]

Stardust

Chaos Magician, who can do stuff

“If you really want to know how something works, you have to take it apart and see how the pieces interact. This is true for societies, for machines, for organisms, and for magic.� Stardust, June, 2065

Zsigmund (Ziggy) Schwartz was born a dwarf in 2042 in Toronto, UCAS. His accountant father and chemist mother were happy to see an early predilection for engineering and science in Ziggy, and encouraged him to explore his interests through school, educational aids at home, and trips. He particularly liked trips to the space terminal at Pearson International Airport, where he could watch shuttles and sub-orbitals take off and land, and gawk at pilots and security personnel in their spacesuits. Someday, he was going to be an astronaut.

Out of desire for Ziggy having “the right stuff�, his parents committed to a course of implanted enhancements that would allow Ziggy to be the best that he could be. Two factors made this transformation difficult. The first was that Ziggy’s body tended to suffer immune responses to mechanical implants, though bioware seemed to fit very easily. This didn’t bother Ziggy. He was ready to pay whatever price necessary to fulfill his fantasies. He continued making contacts in the space industry, and even befriended an aging Zurich-Orbital security guard, also a dwarf, who upon retirement gave the “young fart� the armor suit with which he mustered out. This suit is an integral part of Ziggy’s life, even in the shadows.

The second was far more problematic, and closed one door while opening another. In his late teens Ziggy Awakened. Leaving the Gaiasphere was no longer an option, as only madness or death awaited the Awakened who went beyond the reach of the mana. Ziggy fell into a deep depression, which over the course of months abated as he discovered a whole new “space� to explore. There were new problems, as Ziggy had to contend with his reduced Essence interfering with the flow of magic. But Ziggy dove into the new world with enthusiasm, keeping his eyes on the heavens wistfully. As spells and knowledge grew, and Ziggy grew into the spacesuit, he would practice his art and levitate high into the stratosphere, to the limit of the mana, and watch stars and meteors from the edge of space. Flying through the air, sped with the aid of air spirits, he comes as close as he can to space flight. Free-falling from kilometers up and levitating just in time is a never fading thrill for him.

While school began to lose interest for Ziggy, he had a well rounded early education thanks to his parents. University was their wish. “Let it be magic then, son. Learn and research and use the fine mind you have.� Ziggy tried auditing a couple of courses in magic at the University of Toronto, but hands-on, first-person exploration was much more his style. Nevertheless, Ziggy knew that discovering the underlying principles of magic would be one of his life’s goals. University courses were too slow for his taste and his exceptional mind. “Out there� was where he wanted to be.

Out there, he discovered how machines and ‘stuff’ worked. He traveled. He apprenticed with mechanics and magicians. Anytime he wanted more esoteric information, there were the libraries and the Matrix. And he discovered the shadows. Now there was money he could get right now, right away and use. More and more Ziggy used income from runs to pay for his own research, studying the workings and fabric of magic, putting his knowledge to practical and profitable use. In the dark places, hidden from his old life, he became Stardust, the mage who could protect the team from the most powerful magical attacks and who put the technology in his body that held back the magic to great use, filling his head with an incredible array of skills. Stardust may be a little weird, floating invisible with the party and dressed in a spacesuit, but he sure is handy.

Role playing notes

- Stardust is a Chaos magician: all aspects and traditions have something to say, and there are underlying principles to the magic as there are to physics. He needs to understand.
- While Stardust has many versions of armor, he prefers to use the spacesuit, and he knows how to keep it in working trim. Of course he knows when it doesn’t fit the job.
- Stardust hates authority figures that try to push people around. Especially corporations and their mouthpieces. Teamwork is great, as it models the integration and cooperation of parts of machines and of the universe. Within teams, the one who has the expertise needed at the moment should be the one who decides.
- “Protect your own first, then attack.�
- “If your opponent is too powerful, unplug his power source.� - or at least disrupt it
- “If you don’t have the skills necessary to do the job, you didn’t prepare well enough.� - buy them and plug them in if necessary.
- “Enjoy your work!� - work hard, and party hard. Take every chance to drink in the wonders of the physical and the astral worlds.
- Stardust is really smart, so go ahead and play him that way. If you can figure out what’s going on, he was already there ten minutes ago.
- Mmmmm… the metaplanes. Nobody knows a lot about them. There is prime territory for a brave explorer to expand the horizons of knowledge.
- Stardust will be very interested whenever something comes apart, whether a machine or a spell being countered, whether a person or a focus.

Tactical notes
- Counterspelling pool of up to 18 dice
- Drain pool of 22 dice
- 2 passes per combat turn
- several ensembles of armor available for many different social/tactical situations
- 41 skillsofts available for use

Stats

[ Spoiler ]

Stardust

Chaos Magician, who can do stuff

800 Points [ BP ] { Karma }

Dwarf [ 25 ]
Qualities [ 0 ]
Attributes [ 310 ] { 123 }
Active Skills [ 108 ] { 24 }
Knowledge/Language Skills [ 0 ] { 0 }
Contacts [17 ]
Initiation { 30 }
Spells [ 30 ] { 0 }
Bonding of Foci [10]
Gear [ 123 ] { 0 }

Qualities [ 70 - 70 = 0 ]

Magician
^‡Mentor Spirit
- Adversary (+2 counterspelling, +2 manipulation spells, issues with authority)
Exceptional Attribute ( LOG )
^#Focussed Concentration ( 2 )
Biocompatibility (bioware)
Prejudice (common, biased - corporations)
Astral Beacon
Spirit Bane (Guardian)
Sensitive System
Implant-induced Immune Deficiency
Biosystem Overstress
Nano Intolerance
Addiction (mild - Betel gum)

Magic Tradition - Chaos Magic
Combat: fire
Detection: air
Health: earth
Illusion: Man
Manipulation: water
Drain: WIL + LOG

Attributes
BOD 5 ( 6 )
AGI 4 ( 8 )
REA 6 ( 9 )
STR 4 ( 5 )
CHA 3
INT 4
LOG 7 ( 10 )
WIL 7

INI 10 ( 13 ) + 1 IP
MAG 8 ( 5 )
ESS 3.09
EDG 4

Initiation

- Centering
- *Shielding
- Cleansing

Spells

Napalm
Stunball
Powerbolt
Heal
Levitate
Mana Static
Reinforce
Magic Fingers
Improved Invisibility
Disrupt Power Focus

Active Skills
Counterspelling 6 ( +2 )^‡ ( +3 ) ^† ( +5 )^#
( combat ) ( +2 )
Spellcasting 6
(manipulation) ( +2 ) ( +2 ) ^‡
Astral Combat 1
Summoning 2
Binding 3
Arcana 2
Assensing 3
Perception 3 ( +1 )
Dodge 4
(ranged combat) ( +2 )
Etiquette 2

Knowledge/Language Skills
English N Magical Theory 5
Japanese 1 Engineering 1
Pueblo 1 Physics 1
Cree 1 Mathematics 1
Hindi 1 Chemistry 1
Arabic 1 Biology 1
Latin 1 Astronomy 1
Sanskrit 1 Mythology 1
Ancient Greek 1 Ancient Artifacts 1
Parabiology 1
Late 20^th Century Glam Rock 1
Toronto Street Gangs 1
Toronto Smuggling Routes 1
Toronto Music Scene 1

Contacts (connections/loyalty)
Fixer 4/2
Retired Zurich Orbital Security Guard 1/4
Space Shuttle Pilot 2/2
University of Toronto Magic Professor 1/2

Gear - Special
Power Focus ( 5 )
^#Shielding Focus ( 5 )
Magical Lodge ( 10 )
Binding Materials ( 5 ) X 3
Synaptic Booster ( 1 )
Suprathyroid Gland
(α ) Reaction Enhancer ( 1 )
(α ) Cerebral Booster ( 3 )
Muscle Toner ( 3 )
Datajack
Skillwires ( 2 )
Skillwire Expert System

Gear - Skillsofts - all Rating 1
BOD - based
Diving
Parachuting
AGI - based
Automatics
Escape Artist
Forgery
Gunnery
Heavy Weapons
Infiltration
Locksmith
Palming
Pistols
Unarmed Combat
REA - based
Pilot Aircraft
Pilot Aerospace
STR - based
Climbing
Running
Swimming
CHA - based
Con
Intimidation
Negotiation
INT - based
Artisan
Navigation
Shadowing
Tracking
LOG - based
Aeronautics Mechanic
Armorer
Automotive Mechanic
Computer
Cybertechnology
Cybercombat
Data Search
Demolitions
Electronic Warfare
First Aid
Industrial Mechanic
Hacking
Hardware
Medicine
Nautical Mechanic
Software
WIL - based
Survival

Gear - Programs - all Rating 3
Analyze
Browse
Edit
Scan
Armor
Spoof
Stealth
Attack

Gear - General
Security Spacesuit 12/12
(fire resistance 6, non-conductivity 3, radiation shield 6)
Diving Armor 5/4
(non-conductivity 6)
FFBA - full suit 6/2
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit 6/6
Helmet 0/+2
FFBA - half suit 4/1
Zoé Executive Suit 6/2
(long jacket, shirt, trousers)
Armor Jacket 8/6
Middle Lifestyle X 1 month
Fake SIN 6
Fake SIN 2
Fake License (Ares Predator IV) 6
Meta Link Commlink
- firewall 6
- system 6
- response 6
- signal 6
Microtransceiver 6
Subvocal Mic
Quickdraw Holster
Ares Predator IV
- laser sight
Ammo X 40
Goggles
- image link
- flash compensation
- smartlink
- vision enhancement 3
- vision magnification
- low light
Rover 2068 SUV
Toolkits
- mechanic X 4 types
- armorer
- hardware
- spacesuit
- computer
- medical
- cyberware
Medkit 6
- supplies X 2
Lockpick Set
Survival Kit
GPS
100 m rope
Gas Mask
Climbing Gear
Stim Patch 6 X 6
Tranq patch 10 X 2
Thermal Smoke Grenade X 2
Flash Pak
Flashlight
Diving Light
Spare Ammo Clip X 2
Data Chip X 4
Plastic Restraint X 10
Plastic Explosive ( 10 ) X 4 Kg.
Detonator Caps X 4
Betel Gum supply ( 100 ¥ )

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Peter