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[pbangarth]

Every society up until now has either fled or fallen before the might of the Horrors, yet you stand defiant against the darkness. You will stand your ground. You will fight.

Ok.

You want to fight the Horrors and win? First we must review what little we know about the enemy:

They dwell somewhere beyond the metaplanes and can only cross over once the ambient mana rises to a given level. The minor Horrors can stay long after this mana level has subsided, but they can be killed by physical means once stranded here on the material plane. The Horrors exceed us in the use of magic by so much that only by concealing our magic use can we use it without being destroyed. The Great Horrors are unlikely to be vulnerable to physical attack on the material plane because of their connection with their home plane.

So far we've heard ideas of weaponizing magic (not likely to be effective), using machineguns and explosives (unlikely to be effective against the greatest of them), deploying automated drones (which will only be armed with the machineguns and explosives) even the suggestion that we employ nuclear weapons- great idea, let's create a mana blight while destroying the very ground we're trying to protect.

All of these ideas have one thing in common: They assume a defensive battle. The enemy will attack when it is most advantageous for them and least advantageous for us. Waiting for them to come here and then assuming our technological superiority (if indeed we have technological superiority- it's been a few thousand years since we've dealt with them after all) will do the trick is over-confident to say the least. It is likely that the lesser horrors are already pouring into our realm. The greater among them are probably collecting intelligence from their minions and planning their invasion as they bide their time (or as they rape another plane whilst they wait) so assuming technology will be a surpise to them is a bad bet.

What we need is an offensive campaign. As General Patton said, "When in doubt, ATTACK!" Get some mages with bigger balls than brains, send them out to track back these minor minions to their native metaplane(s) and have them bring back some intelligence. Once we know where they are, we can send teams to attack them.

And how pray tell do we "attack" them? Magic is out. They're far too powerful for that. Technology is out, unless one of you smart guys has found a way to cart a lightmachinegun across the metascape. The weapon we use is one that appears to be very effective against the enemy but is probably the last thing you'd consider when reviewing your armaments list: Music.

In Earthdawn every character is required to have some kind of artist skill in order to prove they aren't horror marked. The horrors can't make music, or dance, or sculpt. And what was it that laughing-man used to shatter the astral bridge across the metaplanes? Bird song was it not?

Send a team of musician mages to the enemy's realm. Have them put on a concert, maybe some Mozart or Tubular Bells. Put them on the defensive. Maybe they'll decide to attack an easier target plane. Maybe a premptive strike will catch them unaware and level the playing field.

Maybe they'll begin to fear us.

Bongo Slade, Saviour of the Universe!!!

[pbangarth]

All four of my guys, Bongo Slade, Oro the Unstoppable, Stardust and Uncle Zola spent a lot of karma points on Attribute advancement, using the 3X multiplier from SR4. I would have to do a major refit on all of them if SR4A applies here. Given that Coolhand Jake wanted these characters as tests/potential PCs in published scenarios, I guess that refit is necessary.

Jake, any thoughts?

[Draco18s]

Kingfisher800 spent some karma on attributes, maybe. I know I redid things from when I posted here, but I'm not sure if what's here is effected or not.

[InfinityzeN]

Watcher is pure BP baby. He is good to go. As for the crazy Adept Hacker, well, yea... he spent a lot of karma. *SIGH*

[Glyph]

Basher, revised for SR4A:

[ 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: 80
Race: 20
Active Skills: 158
Qualities: -20
Contacts: 9
Resources: 124
Initiate 4 Times: 69
Raise Magic from 1 up to 6: 100

=Attributes=
Body: 8(9)
Agility: 5(9)
Reaction: 5(9)
Strength: 7(11)
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 5
Logic: 2
Willpower: 5
Magic: 6 (5, reduced to 1 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
Poor Self Control/Vindictive
Records on File (UFC Augmented Division)
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=
Bone Density Augmentation: 4 [Alphaware]
Muscle Augmentation: 3 [Alphaware]
Muscle Toner: 3 [Alphaware]
Suprathyroid Gland [Alphaware]
Synaptic Booster: 3

=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: 1)

=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.

Description -
Basher is a tall ork, wide-shouldered with lean, whip-cord muscle. His black hair is cropped in a buzzcut that reveals the bullet-like shape of his head, an affect which is not flattering, but which does make him seem more imposing. He has a lean, angular face with a thin, cruel smile. He also has a long, jagged scar along the left side of his face, which he has not had fixed because it adds to his presense. He claims that he got it in a brutal steetfight that he won, but actually it happened when a stair railing gave way and he took a nasty spill. He has worn fancy dress enough to be comfortable in it, but prefers plain, black utilitarian clothing (grungy goth all the way!). He has that almost preternatural calm that some big guys have. Since getting his suprathyroid gland, though, he will start pacing like a caged tiger if he is stuck somewhere too long.

Background -
Basher started out on the streets, and despite the polish that his skills have attained since then, at the core his fighting style is one of brutal, ruthless pragmatism. He doesn't fight to show off, or to bully other people, or to blow off steam (although he does like a good spar). He fights when he needs to, and he fights to win as quickly and decisively as he can.

Bull's 50+ Questions -

1. What is your character's sex?

Male.

2. What is your character's physical size?

Very tall, big-boned, leanly muscled.

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

Black hair in an unflattering buzzcut, cold grey eyes, skin that has been roughened and bronzed by the elements.

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

Basher dresses in an understated grungy goth, with a few military-surplus items of apparel, such as camo sleeveless tees or combat boots, for variety. His magic and augmentations make him disdain tattoos, body piercings, and other, lesser bodily modifications. He has a relaxed, easygoing manner, but with a crackling, underlying energy, and he can seem terrifying when he looms over someone with that cruel grin twitching his face.

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

Basher was born in the Seattle sprawl, in the East Redmond General Med Center, a wretched public facility where dispirited medical personnel treated BTL burnouts, druggies, and smelly squatters.

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

August 14th, 2048.

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

Basher's dad was a ganger with a big mouth who usually couldn't back it up, and his mom was a BTL whore who spent most of her time in a daze. He and his older brother, Silo, grew up as wild street kids, and were soon recruited into a gang, which became their REAL family.

8. Has the character begun his own family?

No. He doesn't want to have a kid until he is damn sure he actually wants to have one. He can't see himself as a father yet, but if he ever becomes one, he'll do a damn sight better than HIS parents did. He sure hopes so, anyway.

9. Where or how was the character educated?

Basher learned most of his lessons on the unforgiving streets, and as a member of the gang. One of the senior gang members, a troll named Bloodhorn (for his pair of horns, which he was vain about and had painted red), was an adept, so he helped guide Basher through the process when he began awakening himself.

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

No. It was a very straight progression from street kid to ganger, to a variety of small-time solo criminal activities, eventually culminating in reaching the top rungs of shadowrunning.

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

Basher sneers at the laws that the sheep of the barrens still follow, even though it is obvious that the powers that be have completely written off their very existences. He sees Lone Star and the Corporations as nothing but bigger, more entrenched gangs - they just aren't as open about it. He is too cynical and self-centered to be much of an activist, although he will be quick to use his poverty or orkishness to manipulate any bleeding hearts that he meets.

Basher is agnostic, although he has picked up a bit of (atrociously misunderstood) Budhist philosophy in his martial arts studies.

12. Describe the character's Moral code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc.

Basher is amoral, looking out mainly for himself. He has few qualms about criminal activity or violence, although he shies away from the really "sick" stuff. He stays away from drugs, worried that they could mess up his magic, but doesn't despise drug addicts the way he despises BTL users.

13. Does the character have any goals?

Not really. Just the usual desire for wealth and success.

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

He wouldn't want a "real" job if it was offered to him. Why work, when he can take what he wants? And he doesn't see anything wrong with that, either - it's a dog-eat-dog world.

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.

Basher is a laconic pro who may have a few scruples, but admits that the main reason he's in it is for the (relatively) easy money. He tends to be easygoing unless provoked, but when he does decide that violence is called for, he can unleash it with startling suddenness.

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

Basher is good at dealing with things on a personal level. He eventually left his gang, and tends to disdain other institutions, because they can too easily become a way for people to cop out of their capacity to make their own decisions.

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

Basher, despite his amorality, would never hit a child (unless it was something like a feral street kid trying to kill him).

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

He hates BTL users. Surprisingly, this doesn't translate into a hatred of the BTL dealers. After all, they're only catering to the demand. Nothing wrong with hustling stupid people. But BTL users are the lowest, most pathetic slugs imaginable. Hell, normal sim is bad enough - they have to have someone ELSE get their kicks for them? But BTL users have just given up, period. He will violently deny that his contempt of BTL dealers has anything to do with his BTL-head mom.

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

Basher loves the ladies. He will get into fights over women, run headlong into situations that are none of his business when a woman is in trouble, and a woman can get away with saying things to him that he would brutally pummel a guy for saying.

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

His real name (rarely used now) is Jerod James, and his street handle is Basher.

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

Basher was a street kid, before the gang snatched him up. He eventually left them to pursue a solo career.

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

The gang didn't exactly have to twist his arm to get him to join - he saw the benefits immediately. Sure, his initiation was painful and humiliating, but afterwards he was part of a group that was feared and respected, who watched each other's backs. But eventually, it felt like the gang was holding him back, and internal squabbles were getting worse, so he moved on, starting out as cheap muscle and eventually becoming top-tier muscle.

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?)

Growing up with crime, vice, and lawlessness, he welcomed a chance to move up the food chain.

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.

Molly Finn (Fixer) is a short elven woman with close-cropped black hair and designer violet cybereyes. She talks a mile a minute and seems scatter-brained, although Basher has known her long enough to know that it's an act. She has decent connections and knows lots of gossip about the business. Just be careful what you tell her, because she can't keep a secret. He was recruited by her for his first job, when a team's sammie got hospitalized and they needed some replacement muscle, quick. Since then, he has used her as his regular fixer.

Billie James (Hacker), a skinny, chain-smoking youth with long blonde hair, perpetual 5-O'clock shadow, and several tattoos. A freelance news snoop and blogger, Billie is always looking for some dirt, and has a good handle on the Seattle rumormill, corporate shennanigans, and latest shakeups among the movers and shakers.

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 character's previous employment.

Basher has never had a SIN.

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

Basher is a shadowrunner, mainly muscle.

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

Basher disdains most groups by default. He generally only likes or dislikes people when he knows them personally, since he doesn't trust the media that much.

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

Basher despises the NAN, who are a bunch of hypocritical scumbags, all frolicing about in their fruity little woodsy paradise, never mind all of the starving people packed like sardines in the barrens. And people romanticize these bastards! The Tir, he's more understanding of, since he figures racism probably played a big role in their decision to band together, just like the Ork Underground.

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

He respects the big boys who know how to party. He has less respect for corporate or Yakuza types who try to have a veneer of respectability.

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

The big boys (major corps, Mafia, etc.) are not people to annoy, but they don't take it personally, like gangs do. Except for some of them - the Triads, the Azzies, and Tamanous are all bad news, because if you frag with them, they will go way out of their way to mess you up in the sickest way they can. Still, he doesn't fear them - fear is for lesser men. He prefers to think he is... cautious... about crossing them.

31. What is your favorite color?

Red. But only in moderation. A red bandana is cool, while a red shirt is not.

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

He has a shameful addiction to Saigon Tim's barbecue meat skewers, even though he knows that the smiling street vendor gets his meat by killing rats. He likes the food at the Big Rhino (okay, and the strippers, too). He is mostly a beer man, but he likes cheap wine coolers too.

33. What place would you most like to visit?

He likes going into bars that are Humanis hangouts, ordering something like a glass of milk or one of those drinks with the umbrella in it, and then kicking all of their asses in the ensuing brawl.

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

He looks out mainly for himself, although he looks out for his friends and contacts, and is a sucker for a damsel in distress.

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!)

He likes freeloading, especially when it's someone he doesn't like who is too intimidated to do anything about it. He likes flirting, and he likes hanging out in the seedier parts of Seattle.

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

He normally likes fighting, but sometimes defending his near-top-dog position against the umpteenth cocky challenger can get wearisome.

37. What annoys you the most?

People who disrespect him, especially if it's to his face.

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

Basher likes popular culture - things like strippers, daytime talk trids, and so on. If they call it "art", it's usually just B.S.

39. What is your greatest goal?

Basher wants to become a legend, to take on something like a cyberzombie or a great dragon. He punches out nearly any mime that he sees, but so far, none of them have been Harlequin.

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

His laid-back confidence.

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

His general amorality and selfishness, ameliorated only slightly be a few tattered scruples.

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

He once saved a group of meta rights activists being attacked by the Night Hunters. He waded in and more or less attacked the whole group of gangers, sending them all running (those that still could, anyways).

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

Agnostic, with a bit of mangled Budhist philosophy thrown in.

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

A Brittany Sparkle poster. It is his secret shame. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

45. What are your three most common dreams?

> He's about to fight this huge sumo wrestler, when suddenly he shrinks down to kid size! So he still kicks the guy's ass - he's that damn badass!

> A sleazy honeymoom hotel (heart-shaped waterbed, etc.) with Brittany Sparkle. With some of her songs playing in the background, even!

> Floating on a pond, with a voice softly saying "Loogie is your bud. You wanna buy Loogie some beer." Since finding the audio player under his bed and beating the hell out of Loogie, he hasn't had this dream as much.

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

Contemptuous of his dad. He will give him a bottle of booze or a few cred, but usually with a gruff "Here, old man," not even acknowledging him as his dad. To be honest, Bloodhorn was the closest thing he had to a real father figure.

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

His mom died a few years ago, and he didn't shed a tear. His dad is a pathetic figure now, halfway between a thug and a squatter, and is usually bumming cred or booze when he sees his son. Basher will usually give it to him, but he holds his dad mostly in contempt. His brother, Silo, who never got out of the gang, died in a recent gang war, and it hit Basher hard - he was the only family member that he really cared about. Bloodhorn got hurt bad in the fighting, and is somewhere recuperating. Basher visits him occasionally, but the big troll is not even coherent at this point in time, and they say he might have permanent brain damage.

48. Where did the character learn his Skills?

He learned most things on the streets or the school of hard knocks, although he got some informal and eclectic, but still extensive, schooling in the art of fighting. Both from underworld instructors, and from sparring with other hardcases like him. His other skills come from a similar mix of informal instruction and brutal experience.

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

No. He had a few pieces of junk (an old thrash band poster, etc.) that held memories for him, but they got lost when one of his old squats got torched.

50. What type of music does the character like?

He likes hardcore thrash and punk, like any good street thug should. He also secretly likes Brittany Sparkle's songs, even though she is a mainstream, bubble-gum pop singer (and last year's bubble-gum pop singer, at that). He has one of her posters, which he keeps hidden.

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

He has dated, but no serious relationships. He likes picking up wide-eyed slumming corp girls.

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

Right now, he is in a fancy condoplex in Ballard, definitely a step up from his previous haunts.

53. Remember, your Gamemaster likes 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. trust me...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Basher is straightforward muscle, specializing in close combat. I tried to lighten up his personality a bit, so he wouldn't be nothing but a grim combat machine.

[Glyph]

Syren, revised for SR4A:

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Syren
Gender: Female
Race: Elven

Rundown of Common Dice Pools:
Influence Group: base 20 (Charisma: 8 + Influence Group: 6 + Kinesics: 3 + Tailored Pheromones: 3), modifiers +11 (+2 First Impression, +2 cosmetic biomods, +1 vocal range enhancer, +6 Empathy Software). Dice Pool 20-31
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Dancing: 24
Singing: 15
Pistols: 18
Monofilament Whip: 18

BREAKDOWN [800 Points]
Core Attributes: 295
Special Attributes: 70
Race: 30
Active Skills: 200
Qualities: +15
Contacts: 28
Resources: 82
Bond Foci: 2
Initiate 3 Times: 48
Raise Magic from 2 to 5: 60

=Attributes=
Body: 5
Agility: 6 (10)
Reaction: 5 (7)
Strength: 2
Charisma: 8
Intuition: 5
Logic: 3
Willpower: 5
Magic: 5 (5, reduced to 2 by Bioware, then raised with Karma)
Edge: 4

Essence: 3.0

=Qualities=
Adept
Double-Jointed
Erased (5 BP)
First Impression
Inspired
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Allergy/Silver, Moderate
Low Pain Tolerance
Nano-Intolerance
Sensitive System

=Active Skills=
Artisan/Singing: 4/+2
Escape Artist: 1
Influence Skill Group: 6
Intimidation: 4
Gymnastics/Dance: 6/+2
Monofilament Whip: 4
Perception/Visual: 3/+2
Pistols/Semi-Automatic: 4/+2
Stealth Skill Group: 3

=Knowledge Skills=
English: N
Sperethiel: 6
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Corporate Politics: 4
Exotic Dancing: 4
Seattle Night Life: 4
Underworld Politics: 4

=Bioware=
Biosculpting, Minor (10,000 Nuyen)
Glo-Tatts
Sensitive Skin
Silky Skin
Skin Pigmentation (perfect peaches & cream complexion)
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Muscle Toner: 4
Reflex Recorder: Pistols
Synaptic Booster: 2
Synthcardium: 3
Tailored Pheromes: 3
Vocal Range Enhancer

=Cyberware=
Fingertip Compartment
-with Monofilament Whip (Force: 2 Weapon Focus, bound)

=Adept Abilities=
(3 additional Power Points from Initiations)
Commanding Voice
Eidetic Sense Memory
Enhanced Perception: 4
Enthralling Performance/Dance
Improved Ability/Gymnastics: 3
Iron Will: 5
Kinesics: 3
Linguistics
Multi-tasking
Nimble Fingers
Sustenance
Traceless Walk

=Contacts=
Fixer (5 Connection/3 Loyalty)
Hacker (2 Connection/2 Loyalty)
Media Producer (4 Connection/2 Loyalty)
Nightclub Owner (4 Connection/2 Loyalty)
Paramed Shaman (2 Connection/2 Loyalty)

=Lifestyle=
High (1 Month)
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:
>Morrissey Alta Heavy Pistol with advanced safety system, concealable holster, 120 APDS and 120 Gel rounds of ammo, and 5 spare clips.

Armor/Clothing:
Armor Jacket, Urban Explorer Jumpsuit, FFBA half suit, PPP forearm guards, 5,000 Nuyen worth of assorted clothing.

Commlink/Software/Simsense:
Transys Avalon Commlink with with upgraded Response: 6, Custom OS (System: 6 and Firewall: 6), simrig, skinlink, trodes, and subvocal mic; Analyze, Browse, Command, Edit,and Encrypt programs (All Rating: 6); 6 Rating: 6 Linguasofts (Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Or'zet, Spanish); Empathy Software (Rating: 6) with microsensor (with Camera and Skinlink), Virtual Surround Music, Wall Space.

Other:
Glasses with skinlink modification, image link, and flare compensation; duffel bag (100 Nuyen), Medkit (Rating: 6) with 3 refills, Disguise Kit, Survival Kit, Inline Skates.

1. What is your character's Sex?

Female.

2. What is your character's physical size?

Petite and curvy for an elf, but medium height and slightly slender by human standards.

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

She has wavy, medium-length chestnut hair (usually worn loose, but sometimes in a French braid, or held back in a scrunchie), soft amber eyes, and a perfect peaches-and-cream complexion. She usually wears understated but artfully applied cosmetics. She has glo-tatts that are burnished gold, serpentine designs.

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

Laura dresses to fit in, but not necessarily to blend in. Whether it be denim and synthleather, a cocktail dress, or a tailored business suit, Laura draws people's eyes to her. She has a delicately beautiful face, a warm smile, and a voice like spun honey. She has a sweet and innocent quality about her, even when she is doing things that are far from sweet or innocent.

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

Laura was born in the upcale Oakes Clinic, in Ballard, in the Seattle metroplex.

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

November 12th, 2044.

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

Laura's father was a Tir exile, married to a high society human woman (but you still got the impression that he thought he had married down). She was a bit of a spoiled brat growing up, and was obviously the favored child of her father (her two older brothers were born human, and her father treated both them and her mother with condenscension). She started to rebel against her father's attitude in her teen years, and when she found out that he was actually involved in a number of very unsavory businesses, it shocked her to the core, and made her reexamine all of her previous attitudes.

8. Has the charcter begun her own family?

No. Laura is not ready to settle down with just one person yet, much less start a family.

9. Where or how was the charcter educated?

Laura's education was a mix of tutors and semi-exclusive private schools, where she showed an early aptitude for singing and dance - and she was also a charming little minx. She dreamed of being a star, but her awakening complicated this (anti-awakened prejudice being strong, especially in the wake of a few bands and such who actually DID practice things like mind control, or using a crowd to power a ritual). Then came her discovery of her father's involvement in organlegging and other unsavory activities, an unpleasant confrontation, and her decision to run away. Her father could have brought her back in - he still had considerable power at that time - but chose, instead, to destroy her SIN and get her blacklisted from the few companies that would consider employing an awakened entertainer.

Perhaps he thought that life on the streets would break her, or send her crawling back, but she managed to survive. She made a living stripping in unsavory clubs, along with other hustles and schemes, learning a whole new set of lessons - those of the streets. She learned how to be sneaky, how to defend herself when she had to, and how to use her social and dancing skills in a completely different environment. Eventually, she graduated from street hustler to full-fledged runner.

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

She has been a dancer and sometime sex worker, as well as assorted small-time cons. Her work as a runner is only the culmination of this, moving up from the streets to the big time.

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

Laura is pretty cynical politically, believing that the system is rigged and the only way to change things is to work for it behind the scenes. She is strongly supportive of metahuman rights, though, including sapient creatures, free spirits, and AIs (but drawing the line at ghouls, who are more like plague victims than an oppressed minority).

Religiously, she is follows a feel-good deism where everything is groovy. She will freely mix liberal theology, pop psychology, and gross simplifications (if at least positive ones...) of the beliefs of other religions.

12. Describe the character's moral code. Include how mercenary she is, whether or not she'll kill innocents, etc.

Laura finds most laws to be biased, unfair, and stupid. She only pays enough attention to them to evade them. The more subtle rules of social networks are far more meaningful to her - although she will flout societal norms that she finds to be racist or prudish. She is a soft touch for someone in trouble, and will work "hooding" runs - her social abilities help her to sniff out people trying to take advantage of her, though. She has little problem with criminal activities, but flinches from wetwork, and prefers any violence at all as an absolute last resort. When it is unavoidable, though, she acts with utter ruthlessness - she can fall apart later, after she has survived.

She is promiscuous but fickle, avoiding any potential long-term relationships. In relationships, and everyday dealings with people in general, she is genuinely nice and caring. She has a mild submissive/exhibitionist kink that she occasionally indulges, perhaps as a relief from mentally manipulating and dominating people as a runner.

She disdains drugs as a crutch, and disdains simsense as living someone else's life by proxy - she has no problem with other people's vices, though. She certainly doesn't have the sanctimonious attitude of some "straight edge" people (she isn't really straight edge, though - she drinks socially and loves coffee and energy drinks).

13. What are the character's goals?

Laura is starting to realize that she can't change the world - but at least she can make a few corners of it a bit brighter.

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

Laura didn't have too many non-illegal options for making a living at first. Now that she has made it in the shadows, she feels no need to go back to the hypocrisy and stiffling confines of high society.

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 colour or add mood to the history.

Laura is tougher, and less innocent, than she looks, but she is still a genuinely nice, cheerful person. Her first instinct is to befriend people, but she can also cut people down with a few deftly chosen words if she needs to.

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

Laura is a real social animal, who thrives on social networking and making people happy.

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

Laura finds it easy to make casual friends, but doesn't have nearly as many close friends, and treasures the ones she does have. She would never participate in organlegging or human trafficking, and has lost potentially valuable underworld contacts because she learned that they were involved in such things, and refused to deal with them.

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

Laura hates bigots of all stripes, especially elven ones like the Tir (and her father). She hates the corporations and underworld organizations that despoil the earth, or sell people as slaves, or spare body parts, all so they can make more and more grubby money, even though they already have plenty.

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

Laura likes hitting the hot night spots, especially the adrenaline rush that she gets from dancing. She doesn't really need to work the stage any longer, but will still occasionally do so. She likes parties, hooking up with people, rallies to support meta-rights, and going out with a group of friends.

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

Her "real" name is Laurana Talis, Laura to people she knows - her fake ID lists her as Laura Grey, and her street name is Syren.

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

Laura worked at some of the seedier night clubs, the ones that didn't check for SINs and paid certified cred, as well as occasional sex work and whatever odd jobs and hustles she could pull off. She was often used as a lure or a distraction, roles that she still plays as a runner.

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

Her previous jobs were forced upon her by desperate circumstances, and she is glad to be higher on the food chain now.

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 she started running the shadows originally. What led her to it?)

Shadowrunning was simply the natural evolution of her career of shady and/or criminal activities.

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

Brent, Fixer (5 Connection/3 Loyalty) is a cadaverously thin man in the latest fashions (the latest tacky ones, that is), accompanied by two leather-clad androgynous elven bodyguards. He likes to chat amiably about inconsequential things, but he is a hard-nosed negotiater. His clients all know "Brent's first rule": don't bring Brent trouble (extremely hot merchandise, dropping his name to the wrong people), and he will do all right by you, although remember "Brent's second rule": Brent is not Santa.

Harry Tendo, Hacker (2 Connection/2 Loyalty) is a grinning young Japanese man with multi-colored punk hair which seems out of place with his conservative suit. He was a hacker working for Yamatetsu, before getting into trouble. Now he designs Matrix games, and possibly more illicit activities. Laura occasionally augments Harry's finances for a bit of research or minor hacking.

Big Bobby, Media Producer (4 Connection/2 Loyalty) is a smarmy dwarf who likes loud ties and overbearing cologne. He knows his nickname is partly mocking, but he treats it like adoration from his vassals. He is a bit ribald and insinuating for some people's tastes, but he has decent connections and knows lots of gossip about the business.

Coldhand Jake, Nightclub Owner (4 Connection/2 Loyalty) is the owner of The Comedy, a four story superclub in a old SE downtown reclaimed warehouse. Strip club in the basement, restaurant/classy bar on ground floor, rave hall upstairs, VIP above that. Friends and trusted runners are even invited to the 5th floor penthouse, where Jake, Mei and Calista live, and cook a mean dinner to discuss work over. Laura used to dance there, after she had gotten some fake ID and some biomods that made her even more in demand as a dancer. She still goes there occasionally, since the place is a known runner hangout, and she finds Jake to be a decent sort for his line of work.

Buddy Big Bear, Paramed Shaman (2 Connection/2 Loyalty) is a huge troll with a long, shaggy beard, but despite his appearance he is actually a reasonably good EMT and even better at traditional tribal medicine and magical healing. She has known Buddy long enough to use him when a run goes south and she needs a doctor she can really trust.

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 character's previous employment.

Laura has never had a SIN, but she does have fake ID and other paperwork now.

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

Laura is a full-time runner.

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

She typically has a lot of people she hangs out with, but develops a few close friends. She has repaired her relationship with her mom, but her two brothers are still cold towards her.

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

She hates organleggers, human traffickers, and others who treat human beings like THINGS. She also despises bigotry in all forms.

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

She respects groups like MOM that succeed by nonviolent, grass-roots activism. She supports more radical meta-rights groups, but doesn't always approve of their tactics.

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

She fears all of the wack jobs out there - policlubs, cults, and the like. She can't predict what they will do, like she can for other people, and they are also often immune to her abilities, because they have been brainwashed to the point where she can't even BEGIN to talk to them. She also fears mindless things like devil rats or feral ghouls.

31. What is your favourite colour?

White, especially lace.

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

Laura likes hydroponic produce and Tir wine, although she is very embarassed about the latter, considering her low opinion of the Tir in general.

33. What place would you most like to visit?

She would like to tour the NAN wilderness areas someday.

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

Laura is fiercely loyal to friends. She also will help people down on their luck or in trouble. She feels more solidarity with regular people (shopowners, etc.) than with those who prey on them, part of the reason that she holds the underworld syndicates in the same disdain that she feels for the corportations.

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!)

Laura loves to dance, and loves spending time with friends.

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

She hates violence, especially when it is up close and personal. She also doesn't like it when she needs to use her sexuality to manipulate someone as part of a job.

37. What annoys you the most?

People are intolerant, people who are so close-minded that you can't even get them to LISTEN to you.

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

Dancing is her main joy in life, and she also enjoys karaoke.

39. What is your greatest goal?

To leave the world a slightly better place for her having been in it - she would like to instigate some kind of major social upheaval, sure, but she's realistic about that actually ever happening.

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

Her genuinely nice and caring nature.

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

Love and tolerance are fine, but sometimes complex social problems are not as simply solved as that.

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

She exposed the illegal kidnapping and experimentation being carried out by a Renraku subsidiary, testing a new kind of psychotropic simsense on squatters, nearly being victimized herself in the process. The subsidiary was purged and the offenders hung out to dry when the news broke - Renraku was shocked (yeah, right) at this abuse by the subsidiary VP.

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

An eclectic mish-mash of feel-good philosophy.

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

She has an old class ring on a charm bracelet - it reminds her of a more innocent time, before the unpleasant revelations that turned her life upside-down.

45. What are your three most common dreams?

> Dancing on a landscape of cotton candy-colored clouds, feeling the warm sun on her bare skin.

> In a nightclub or at a party, where everyone is talking is a language that she can't understand, and she has the feeling that they are saying things that are very important. She wakes up feeling frustrated.

> A nightmare of being pursued by ravenous ghouls. She has a shotgun in her hands, but the creatures seem to heal the wounds nearly instantly. She wakes up, heart pounding, right as they are about to catch her. She had this dream fairly often when she was living on the streets, but has it only very rarely now.

46. What is the Character's current relationship with her family?

Her father has more or less disowned her, not even interested in further revenge on her, and she feels the same level of indifference to his fate. She has salvaged a relationship with her mother, but it is still awkward, and there are a lot of potential land mines that they tacitly avoid talking about for now. Her brothers are still cold towards her, though, and she gets the feeling that both of them consider her something of an embarassment now.

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

Her father's organization was dismantled when they went head to head with the even more ruthless Tamanous organization. The last she heard, he had fled to France. Her mom is still a socialite, if a bit on the outs with the fashionable crowd still. Her two brothers are both mid-level business managers at Ares, even though one of them is currently in Pueblo territory, and the other one is in Denver.

48. Where did the character learn her Skills?

Private school and tutors, then the streets and the school of hard knocks. She got actual (if informal) instruction for some of her skills, such as learning how to shoot, and the dangerous art of using a monofilament whip.

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

No. She used to have a "lucky coin", but lost it.

50. What type of music does the character like?

Fluffy pop music, trance, and new age, although she doesn't mind any other kind of dance club music.

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

None, really. She has had a few people get creepy and obsessive about her, which has only made her more leery of getting seriously involved with anyone. She has had plenty of short-term relationships, and on-again, off-again lovers, though.

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

Laura's current place is a tiny studio apartment in an unassuming brownstone in Tacoma, with boosted utilities that are always on, great security, and surprisingly reliable protection from the local gang. The apartment itself is obsessively neat (the housekeeping bot is top-notch), if a bit spartan other than a King-sized bed. She really doesn't spend that much time there. There are a few homey touches such as lace throw pillows, stuffed animals, etc.

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

[pbangarth]

Glyph, you are an industrious one! Just this morning I thought that maybe Jake doesn't need us to change the characters. Whether we actually have 800 points worth of abilities, or 775 or 825, it may be they still serve his needs to test his stories or to act as pre-gen characters.

Aww... who am I kidding? We all love to make characters, don't we? Any excuse to get out the pencil and paper.

[Ryu]

Not before we hear from Jake. We totally deserve those 1k BP now, everything after the base 400 should be multiplied by 1.5. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

[pbangarth]

Yeah, it's painful looking at Oro's MAG 12 and wondering what I have to cut.

[ElFenrir]

Azael was mainly BP, except for a touch of karma on the Magic boosting/Initiation, but he took the power points from that as well. He probably wouldn't need much. I might have to tweak later, but I'll wait to adjust it until I know for sure.

[Draco18s]

Yeah, it's painful looking at Oro's MAG 12 and wondering what I have to cut.

Yowza! 12!

[Glyph]

Yeah, it's painful looking at Oro's MAG 12 and wondering what I have to cut.

That was the same way with me. It's much harder to take a finished character and pare things from it.

[pbangarth]

Yowza! 12!

Jake did say go wild!

[Draco18s]

Jake did say go wild!

True, he did. He did indeed, I just didn't find a way to get that many points towards magic!

[InfinityzeN]

Hell Draco, Watch has a 15 Agility. His default for Agility skills is a 14! How crazy is that, his default is higher then a lot of peoples main pools. I'm actually tempted to rebuild him better though.

[Draco18s]

Hell Draco, Watch has a 15 Agility. His default for Agility skills is a 14! How crazy is that, his default is higher then a lot of peoples main pools. I'm actually tempted to rebuild him better though.

Damn.

[pbangarth]

Poor Oro... he will have to drop his MAG from 12 to 10, lose an initiation, drop his WIL from 6 to 5, plus a few other minor readjustments.

His Power points will drop from 17 to 14! With the lower cost of Increase Reflexes, I need to take 2.5 points away.

Bah! He will STILL be unstoppable!!!

[ElFenrir]

I do need to shave some things from Azael with this, though I kind of don't want to mess with his Strength. While it's by far the most useless stat, I really see him as the guy who is simply able to grind someone's bones into dust without a second thought. Also don't want to lower his damage for the same reason, so I may have to sacrifice something else from him. Luckily he was mainly build with BP and only a bit of Karma for Initiation and buying back magic, however, so it might not be TOO painful.

[pbangarth]

I have some final touches and gear to figure out, and then I'll post the character, but I thought I'd put out a teaser (and maybe keep the thread from disappearing?):

As the core idea for this guy, I wondered how the axiom, "It's better to avoid the blow than stop it" could be translated into a PC. So, soon to follow will be a character based on Dodge and Reaction. SR4A rules for advancement.

Ranged Combat Defense: 15 dice. Ranged Full Defense: 29 dice.
Melee Combat Defense: 26 dice. Melee Full Defense: 39 dice.

Sort of a 'Tank' character, but not. I haven't got a name yet. "Dodger" has been taken. I'm thinking "Grease", especially considering his Charisma and Qualities. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[pbangarth]

Well, I rarely create a potential PC character that I don't like, but here is one. I would spit on this guy, but for fear he would kill me for it. His saving grace is that he is 'growing out of it'. It is telling that this is the only character description I've posted here that is point form, not a full story. If I were to fill out the story, it would show how much I dislike him. His street name is K-Y.

Background:

[ Spoiler ]

K-Y (Freddy Collins)

In childhood, diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder - parents called him “The Nightmare�.

Has real trouble making / keeping friends - abrasive, impulsive, self-centered, misogynist (thinks women have one main purpose: “To get my dick wet�), sociopath. Anything bad that happens is somebody else’s fault, and K-Y is the innocent victim.

Is slowly growing out of it with age, and has developed coping mechanisms to survive in society - with effort has learned to cooperate with team members (even women), as his life depends on this cooperation.

Won’t talk about his past, neither work nor where implants came from.

What few details those who know him have gleaned centre on some event, “When I finally stopped being a stupid loser, getting used by someone else.� Has spent a lot of effort training up his mental faculties from dismal beginnings.

He learned to dance after somebody told him good dancers get laid.

Will do any job for the right money.

Enjoys the thrill of Shadowrunning; once gets into fight, becomes a vicious killer.

Runs fake tour guide and hunting/fishing guide business as cover for traveling across borders, and for equipment.

Playing K-Y:

Don’t be nice to anybody unless there is something in it for K-Y.

Oily personality, something just a bit off about the way he relates to people.

Born to drive.

Liquid-smooth moves, think of Neo from Matrix when someone is shooting at him, or when he is in control of a vehicle.

Killing is just a job. Dead men don’t talk.

STATS:

[ Spoiler ]

K-Y

800 Points [BP] {Karma}

Ork [20]
Attributes [240] {165}
Qualities [-4]
Active Skills [88] {64}
Knowledge Skills [0] {20}
Contacts [27]
Gear [180]

Qualities [+66, -70]

Changeling II [+20, -10]
[Metagenic Improvement (REA)]
[Slow Healer]

Exceptional Attribute (REA)
Aptitude (Dodge)
Biocompatibility (Cyberware)
Martial Arts (Aikido) ( 1 )
(+1 die Full Dodge)
Maneuvers (Evasion, Watchful Guard)
Martial Arts (Kung Fu)
(+1 Dodge)
Maneuvers (Focus Will)
Uncouth
Low Pain Tolerance
Implant-induced Immune Deficiency
Nano-intolerance
SINner ( 1 )
Combat Monster
Prejudiced (Women)
(Biased, Common)

Attributes
BOD 8
AGI 5( 9 )
REA 7( 13 ) ( +2 - - Reakt ) ( +2 - - Evasion )
STR 7
CHA 3
INT 5
LOG 3
WIL 5 ( +2 - - Focus Will )

INI 18 + 3 IP
ESS 0.25
EDG 5

Active Skills

Dodge 7 ( 10 ) ( +1 - - Kung Fu) ( +1(full) - - Aikido)
(ranged) ( +2 )
Unarmed Combat 4
(martial arts) ( +2 )
Automatics 4
(assault rifles) ( +2 )
Perception 3
Pilot Groundcraft 3
(wheeled) ( +2 )
Pilot Watercraft 2
Pilot Aircraft 2
Automotive Mechanic 2
Gymnastics 1
(dancing) ( +2 )
Infiltration 2
Cracking Group 1
Outdoors Group 1

Knowledge Skills

English N
Or’Zet 1
Salish 1
Haida 1
Cree 1
Corp. security procedures 2
Combat biker league 3
Seattle crime organizations 1
West coast smuggling routes 2
West N. Am. Inland smuggling routes 1
Hunting-fishing regulations 1
Hunting 2
Fishing 2
North woods cabin sites 2
Animals of N. Am. 1

Contacts (connection/loyalty)

Fixer 4/2
Street doc 2/2
Hacker (software pirate) 3/2
Nautical mechanic 2/2
Automotive mechanic 2/2
Adventure tour company reservations manager 2/2

Gear

Genetic Optimization (REA)
α Move-by-Wire ( 3 )
α Muscle Toner ( 4 )
α Skillwire Expert System
α Dermal Sheath ( 3 )
(Chameleon)
Reakt
(Pirated) Activesofts
- Etiquette ( 5 )
- Con ( 5 )
- First Aid ( 5 )
High lifestyle X 3 mths.
Fake SIN ( 6 ) X 3
Fake licenses ( 6 ) X 8
Auto mechanics shop
Armor jacket 8/6
FF body armor - - half, full 4/1, 6/2
Bike racing armor + helmet 4/7, +1/+2
Secure-tech PPP system(all but helmet), concealed +2/+4
Zoe Moonsilver line scarf +1/0
Ares Alpha; ammo (rnds., grenades) 5000 nuyen worth
Commlink, Transys Avalon, upgrade 6/6
OS Iris Orb, upgrade 5/5
Satellite link
Micro-transceiver
Subvocal mic
Trodes, sim module (hot), AR gloves
Goggles + enhancements (1,225 nuyen)
Earbuds + enhancements (1,010 nuyen)
Blohm & Voss Spitzenreiter boat
GMC Bulldog stepvan ( Chameleon coating)
Suzuki Mirage bike
Rover 2068 SUV (“Rover�) (100,200 nuyen)
Extra upgrades
- pilot ( 6 )
- off-road tires
- smart tires
- morphing license plate
- anti-theft system
- additional fuel tank
- spoof chip
- chameleon coating
- ECM ( 10 )
- gun port (front passenger)
- gun port (rear)
- passenger protection ( 6 )
- personal armor ( 10 )
- rigger adaptation
25,515 nuyen left to spend

Some Dice Pools

Edge: 5

Initiative: 18 , 4 IP

Ranged Combat Defense: 15 dice, Full Defense 29 dice

Melee Combat Defense: 26 dice (28 vs. Interception Attack), Full Defense 39 dice

Damage Resistance:
(Bike Racing Armor + helmet, Secure-tech, all minus helmet, FF full-body, BOD, dermal sheath):
ballistic 24 / impact 27 dice
(armor jacket, Secure-tech, all minus helmet, Zoe Moonsilver line scarf, FF half-body, BOD, dermal sheath):
ballistic 26 / impact 23 dice

Unarmed Combat: 15 dice

Assault Rifle Combat: 17 dice

Pilot Groundcraft(wheeled/other): 18/16 dice

Pilot watercraft, aircraft: 15 dice

Infiltration: 11 dice

Dancing: 12 dice

[InfinityzeN]

Unless you hit that guy with something he doesn't see coming, he'll be damn hard to kill. Well, that or hose him down with massive amounts of full auto fire. So sniper or *lots* of bullets...

If you don't like him, Watcher can fix things for a price. Bring the thunder from a mile away when he doesn't see it coming and I don't think he'll walk away from it.

[pbangarth]

Unless you hit that guy with something he doesn't see coming, he'll be damn hard to kill. Well, that or hose him down with massive amounts of full auto fire. So sniper or *lots* of bullets...

If you don't like him, Watcher can fix things for a price. Bring the thunder from a mile away when he doesn't see it coming and I don't think he'll walk away from it.

The *lots* of bullets method may actually not be as good as *lots* of shooters, as a single FA attack can still be dodged, but defense pool drops for every successive attack (remembering K-Y's Martial Arts allow him to defend against two attacks with no drop in dice).

As far as the sniper, at the risk of wandering into Toturi's territory (hmm.. nice alliteration that), the Surprise Test rules still allow K-Y a chance not to be surprised by a sniper, though at -6 dice to the Test in the case of an ambush, he only (!) has 14 dice. I know, I know... how the hell does he know the shot is coming until it hits him? I know. But the Test is still there in the rules.

[InfinityzeN]

Plan "D" then... LOTS of high grade explosives!

[pbangarth]

"K-Y dives for cover!"

"What do you mean, 'The cover is exploding too'?"

[InfinityzeN]

Exactly, if you can't hit them, blow up the whole damn building their in.