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[MusicMan]

"George"
Alexander Andreou

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Alexander is from a town on the coast of Greece. His dad worked for an Ares subsidiary that build military watercraft. When Alexander turned 18, he joined the Hellenic military. He was posted as an armorer to the 32nd Marines Brigade of the Hellenic Army. By 20 he qualified as an advanced marksman, earned his green beret, and was rotated into a combat division within the brigade. After several skirmishes with pirates, he heard that his unit was going to take thee fall for a Megacorp screw-up and he took an honorable discharge at the age of 28. During his enlistment became good friends with a UCAS quartermaster, "Sgt. Bob," who ran a side job buying and selling "missing" weapons. Alexander's unit made contact with "Bob" when unlisted equipment was needed for operations that were "off the books."

After his discharge, he could never settle into civilian life and decided to take up with some of the quasi-legal shippers who docked in his hometown. He started to go by his Christian name of "George," after St. George the Dragonslayer of Lydda (Orthodox Christians gain a Christian name during Chrismation). From there he lived in the whole area of gray legality on the open waters. He spent the next few years working as a mercenary, providing physical security for ships. From there he moved into "asset retrieval," and so on. He got back in contact with "Bob" and helped him move some firearms, as well as doing some modification jobs.

"Bob" introduced Alexander to a pair of smugglers who ran weapons for him. Jamal and his partner Kevin contracted Alexander to provide security for them on several runs, and Alexander developed a healthy, professional relationship with them. The three of them were eventually contracted to smuggle medical supplies into Kenya and Somalia. After their contract ran up last year, they parted ways in Miami and Alexander has been doing freelance work since.

Outside of work, Alexander is a devout (in his own way) practitioner of the Greek Orthodox religion. He also plays the mandolin (hence artisan and the music knowledge). He does not particularly like wetwork, especially when it involves collateral damage in civilians, but does so enjoy the sound of a good BOOM. He adamantly refuse to take jobs that involve slave-trade; however corporate theft, sabotage (of "military targets"), and espionage are all fine by him.

Generally, he keeps to himself, but occasionally tells random stories about things that happened in the military or on a run somewhere; but much like fishing stories, the details can change drastically between tellings of the same story. His shadowrunning ethic is greatly shaped by his time in service and he tends to see his runs as somewhat black-and-white, with defined combatants and non-combatants.

Due to his religious convictions, Alexander is very much into prayer ropes. He makes them from cord in his spare time, and always has a couple on his person. He likes to give them to kids he meets or as gifts to other Greeks he runs into. He also leaves one anywhere he is forced to kill someone. Furthermore, when he does kill, he prays an entire cycle on the rope for each person he kills.

Beyond that, he is also very into music. He plays the mandolin (both classical and Greek folk), and enjoys playing with other musicians when he is on shore. He also listens to alot of music, mostly Greek Chant and Folk music with some classical mixed in for good measure. Though he would never admit it to anyone, he often calls up music through his ARE program while working as a marksman to help him relax. He relies alot on his eyes rather than his ears.

He did manage to "acquire" a Lockheed Sparrow from "somewhere" that is akin to the one he was trained on in the military for scouting missions. He still keeps it running and likes to fly it out over the waters when he can. As a gift for his services, Bob provided Alexander with a HK XM30 with a complete set of mods, which Alexander affectionately refers to as "Ascelon," after the spear that St. George used to slay the dragon. Ascalon included a "weapon personality" upgrade, and the firearm was programed with the personality of a greek housewife. This has led to some... interesting conversations.

Stats:

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Human Metatype

Attributes
Bod: 3
Agi: 5
Rea: 4 (6)
Str: 3
Cha: 3
Int: 4
Log: 3
Wil: 3
Edg: 2

Init: 8 (10)
IP: 1 (3)
Esse: .75

Skills
CCG: 2
AthG: 2
OutG: 1
Pilot Aircraft: 2
Armorer: 3
Perception: 3
Dodge: 2
Pistols: 3
Heavy Weapons: 2
Longarms (sniper): 6
Computer: 1
Artisan: 2
Exotic Ranged (HERF): 2
Military Etiquette: 2
Automatics: 5
Gunnery: 2
Throwing Weapons (Gernades): 1
Demolitions: 1

Languages
Greek: N
English: 6

Knowledges
Design (Firearms): 1
Military: 3
Theology: 2
Music: 2
Chemistry: 2
Oceanography: 2

Qualities
Guts
High Pain Tolerance (1)
Allergy (common, mild): Lactose Intolerant
SINner

Cyberware
Bone Lacing (Kevlar)
Wired Reflexes II
Datajack
Internal Air Tank
Dermal Plating 1
Cybereye (3)
-Smartlink
-Vision Magnification
-Image Link
-Low-Light Vision
-Vision Enhancement 2
-Flare Compensation
-Thermographic Vision

Gear:

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Armored Jacket
Form-Fitting Body Armor

HERF Gun
Cougar Fine Longblade
Victoronix Memory Blade

Beretta 101T
Ares Predator IV
HERF Gun
Franchi SPAS-22
-Foregrip
-Sling
-Barrel Reduction
-Shock Pad
-Flashlight
-Extended Mag

50 APDS for AR
50 Explosive Rounds for AR
50 Gel Rounds for handgun
20 Regular Shotgun Shells
50 APDS Rounds for Sniper Rifle

Combat Load Vest
-4 ammo pouches
-1 butt pack
-2 smart canteens
-1 ration pouch

Gunsmithing Kit
Diving Gear
Survival Kit
Monofiliment Chainsaw
Medkit (R3)
Ghillie Suit

Chemical Adhesive
Body Paint

2 Quick-Draw Holsters
3 Spare Mags for HK AR
1 Spare Mag for Beretta
1 Spare Mag for Area Predator

Hermes Ikon Commlink
Novatech Navi O/S
Virtual Surround Music ARE Program
Trodes

Ascalon

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HK XM30
-Sling
-Shock Pad
-Personalized Grip
-Collapsible Stock (manual)
-Weapon Personality
-Smartgun System


AR Set-Up
-Foregrip
-Gas Vent III
-Underbarrel Grenade Launcher/Shotgun

Cabine Set-Up
-Foregrip
-Gas Vent II
-Barrel Reduction
-Endoscope

Sniper Set-Up
-Gas Vent III
-Barrel Extension
-Bipod
-Scope
-Improved Range Finder

LMG Set-Up
-Bipod
-Foregrip
-Heavy Barrel
-Gas Vent III

[milk ducks]

"Albatross"
Alan Brass

Background:

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Alan's an adrenaline-junky that just can't seem to get his fix; he's tried everything, from drugs and BTLs, to goblin rock mosh-pits (he's particularly fond of both the bands Ork-gasm and Spinal Thrash), to extreme sports like "street rules" combat biker and urban brawl. Recently, he's taken to a life of Shadowrunning in and around the Miami sprawl; and all things considered (like the fact that he's still alive), he's doing pretty well for himself. He specializes in close-quarters-combat, and has established himself within the shadows as an expert in open-water piracy, smuggling, and infiltration operations.

One of only two pups within his litter to survive infancy, Brass (along with his sister, Julia) vowed at an early age to live life to its absolute fullest; after all, Ork lives are short, and it's only through blind luck that they endured in the first place, while so many of their brothers and sisters did not. Alan's sister, Julia, has spent the majority of her life bouncing from husband to husband, trying to find the man that will "complete" her; she has 12 children, and is thrice-divorced. Alan, on the other hand, has always pursued more violent avenues toward completionism; he once applied to join Lone Star, hoping to actually get paid for putting his life on the line, but couldn't pass the psyche-exam (it's not that Brass is "crazy", just ... trigger happy), and turned to Shadowrunning instead, after combat biker lost its appeal.

Character Sheet:

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Name: Alan Brass
Name (Faked SIN, Primary): Emerson Keeling
Name (Faked SIN, Secondary): Luke Dowling
Alias: Albatross
Metatype: Homo Sapiens Robustus - Ork
Age: 24
Sex: m

** QUALITIES (POSITIVE) **
Adrenaline Surge
Common Sense
Quick Healer
Toughness

** QUALITIES (NEGATIVE) **
Poor Self Control: Thrill Seeker
Records on File: Lone Star
Scorched
SINner (standard)

** ATTRIBUTES **
BOD. 4
AGI. 4
REA. 4 (5)
STR. 4
CHA. 2
INT. 2
LOG. 2
WIL. 2
EDG. 2
Initiative: 6 (7)
Initiative Passes: 1 (2)
Essence: 3.0

** ACTIVE SKILLS **
Athletics Skill Group: 3
* Climbing, Gymnastics, Running, Swimming
Close Combat Skill Group. 3
* Blades, Clubs, Unarmed Combat
Firearms Skill Group [Broken]: 3
* Automatics, Longarms, Pistols
[Upgraded Longarms]: 4
* Specialization: Shotguns (+2)
Influence Skill Group: 2
* Con, Etiquette, Leadership, Negotiation
Stealth Skill Group: 3
* Disguise, Infiltration, Palming, Shadowing
Armourer: 1
* Specialization: Weapon Accessories (+2)
Automotive Mechanic: 1
* Specialization: Wheeled (+2)
Demolitions: 1
Diving: 2
* Specialization: SCUBA (+2)
Dodge: 3
* Specialization: Ranged Weapons (+2)
Gunnery: 1
* Specialization: Ballistic Weapons (+2)
Heavy Weapons: 1
* Specialization: Machine Guns (+2)
Intimidation: 3
Nautical Mechanic: 1
* Specialization: Ship (+2)
Perception: 3
Pilot Ground Craft: 1
* Specialization: Bike (+2)
Pilot Watercraft: 1
* Specialization: Ship (+2)
Throwing Weapons: 2
* Specialization: Lobbed, grenade-style (+2)

** KNOWLEDGE SKILLS **
Combat Bike Statistics: 2
Gambling Odds: 2
Gang ID: 1
Lone Star Procedures: 2
Music: 2
Smuggling Routes: 1

** LANGUAGE SKILLS **
English: N
French: 3
Or'zet: 3

** CONTACTS **
[Fixer] Kevin Roberts: Loyalty 2 / Connections 4
[Johnson] Fernando Marez: Loyalty 1 / Connections 4
[Waitress / Alan's Sister] Julia Brass-Hammill: Loyalty 5 / Connections 1

Gear:

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** WEAPONS **
Modified Franchi SPAS-22 Assault-Shotgun
* Folding stock (standard)
* Smartgun system (standard)
* Personalized grip
* Additional clip modification
* Sling
Damage: 7p / AP. -1 / Mode. SA/BF / RC. 2 (3) / Ammo. 10(m) / 10(m)
* Shotgun Slugs: 240
* Shotgun Gel Rounds: 120

Modified Ares Predator IV Heavy Pistol
w/ Concealable Holster
* Smartgun system (standard)
* Internal silencer modification
* Electronic firing modification
* Manual easy breakdown modification
Damage: 5p / AP. -1 / Mode. SA / RC. 1 / Ammo. 15©
* Heavy Pistol Regular Ammo: 150 (10 clips)

Stun Baton
Reach. 1 / Damage. 6S(e) / AP. -half

** ARMOUR / EQUIPMENT **
Combat Load Vest
* Smart pouch: 30 Shotgun slugs
* Smart pouch: 30 Shotgun gel rounds

Camouflage Suit
w/ Helmet: +1/+2
Ballistic/Impact: 8/6

Dermal Plating [Rating 1] Cyberware
Essence Cost: 0.5
Effect: +1 Ballistic armour / +1 Impact Armour

Cybereyes [Rating 2] Cyberware
Essence Cost: 0.3
Capacity: 8/8
* Image link
* Eye-recording unit
* Low-light vision
* Thermographics
* Flare compensation
* Smartlink
* Protective covers

Cyberears [Rating 1] Cyberware
Essence Cost: 0.2
Capacity: 1/4
* Sound link
* Ear-recording unit
* Damper

Commlink
Model: Novatech Airware
OS: Iris Orb
* Skinlink
* Sub-vocal mic

** MISC / IDENTITY **
Biomonitor
Diving Gear
Medkit [Rating 3]
* Supplies: 2
Survival Kit
Trodes
Flashbangs x5

Fake SIN (Primary) [Rating 3]: Emerson Keeling
Fake Licenses [Rating 3]: 10
Fake SIN (Secondary) [Rating 3]: Luke Dowling
Fake Licenses [Rating 3]: 10

Lifestyle: Low (6 months)

edit: Added a sub-vocal mic and skinlink to my Commlink, and purchased 5 flashbangs. The total cost was 250Y, which is less than the amount I had left over from my initial purchases, so I didn't bother reducing the number of pre-purchased lifestyle months.

[CollateralDynamo]

Robert "Zalermo" Bennicimo

Backround:

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Born to an ork family and the eldest (and only human) of triplets, his mother died giving brith to the set and his father was never quite the same. Zalermo craved his father's attention but his old man was always busy working the beat. Growing up in Havana would have been hard enough, but with no real parents and two other children to take care of, it was damn near impossible. When his father was finally killed in action, protective services came in and split the family apart. Zalermo was only 8 then, old enough to know he didn't want to live in the protective custody he was provided, not old enough to do anything about it.

Eventually he grew up and followed in his biological father's footsteps. He became a law man and dedicated his life to helping out poor souls growing up in the ghetto. As he proved remarkably skilled at gaining other's confidence, he climbed the ranks of the HPD fast. Eventually he was tested as part of a routine operation and the fact that he was awakened was discovered. Almost immediately the Cuban National Police snatched him up to use as they would.

His role was effectively expanded, now working under the government, Zalermo was tasked with undercover ops. Rooting out drug smugglers and other unsavory characters. Most of his time was split between Havana and Miami. However, his exploits and lead hunting frequently took him out of his country of origin. He spent time in Caracas, New Orleans, and even travelled up to New York more then once. He learned how to mesh with his surroundings and fit in with his new cover identity.

It was during this time that he met [Knight's character]. Working a covert joint op with the UCAS in CAS territory to shut down some particularly extremist drug smuggler, the intel was bad, the job went south, and Zalermo and [Knight] bailed each other out more then once. They've kept in touch and even had a few other, less exciting jobs.

Eventually however, everything went tits-up. Zalermo was caught in CAS territory. He was branded a spy and had to be rapidly extracted by the Caribbean League. His "known status" and legal pressure from neighboring nations forced the National Police to give Zalermo a desk job. Pencil pushing never quite was his thing and eventually he knew he had to get back out there. He had to help the less fortunate, and punish the wicked, even if he did it without his nation's seal of approval. He started calling in favors and managed to get out of all of his old obligations to the Carib League. He thinks he got away clean...but that isn't exactly true.

Stats & Skills:

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B 3
A 5 (7)
R 3 (4)
S 2
C 5
I 5
L 2
W 3
E 3
M 4 (5)
Init: 9
IP: 2

Qualities:
Positive:
Adept 5
First Impression 5
Trustworthy 20

Negative:
SINner 5
Poor Self Control(Braggart) 5
Records on File 10
Signature 10
Distinctive Style 5

Skills:
Active:
Blades (Knives) 4(+2)
Pistols (Automatics) 3(+2)
Perception (Sight) 2(+2)
Dodge (Ranged) 2(+2)
Stealth Group 1
Influence Group 4
Swimming(Sprinting) 1(+2)
Nautical Mech. 1

Language:
Spanish N
English 3
French 2
Protuguese 1

Knowledge:
CNP Procedures 4
CL Raid Procedures 4
CL Safehouses 3
Atlantic Syndicate Politics 4

Powers: (4 points)
Improved Reflexes: 1 (1.5)
Kinesics: 3 (1.5)
Improved Ability(con): 1 (.5)
Improved Ability(negotiate): 1 (.25)
Improved Ability(etiquitte): 1 (.25)
Commanding Voice (.25)

Cyber: .35 (.175)
OXSYS Cybergill
Datajack

Bio: .8 Essence
Muscle Toner 2
Tailored Pheromones 2

Gear:

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Gear:

Cougar Fine Longblade Weapon Focus
- Power Level 2
- Personalized Grip
- Custom Look 2

Cavalier Scout Hold-Out
- Smartgun System
- Barrel Reduction
- Ceramic Components 1
- Personalized Grip
- Internal Silencer

50 Hold-out Flechette Rounds (in spare)
50 Hold-out Stick-n-Shock Rounds (loaded)
Spare Clip
Hold-out Concealable Holster

Armor: (9/5)
Form Fitting Body Armor (Full Suit) (6/2)
- Insulation 6
- Non-conductivity 3
Aces High Jacket
- Fire Resistant 6 (3/3)

Novatech Airware
Iris Orb OS
Programs: Analyze, Browse, & Stealth 3
AR Gloves
Satellite Link
Subvocal Mic

Fake Sin 4 - Willard "White Willie" Dermott, Private Eye
- Fake Licence 4 - Permit to own "Betty the Snubnose"
- Fake Licence 4 - Licence to own Power Focus
- Fake Licence 4 - P.I. License
Fake Sin 2 - Jesus Gariba, Stuffer Shack Employee
Fake Sin 1 - Garza "Sniffs" Olyin, Wageslave

Goggles Rating 6
- Smartlink
- Vision Magnification
- Thermographic Enhancement

Grapple Gun
- 100 m of Microwire

20 tabs of Jazz

Contact Details:

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Keven Roberts, Free Fixer (2/3/Miami): Our Johnson and Fixer

Task Force 13 (2/4/Eastern Sea Smuggling, centered in miami, reach all the way up to New York, have contacts in New Orleans)
All ex-military. This group of smugglers specialized in getting people across national borders by sea, and they have the resources to do it. Of course, people have things, so they also dabble in weapons and drug trafficking, but this is a side business at most. Their presence in Miami has grown much over the past decade, but they still have less then two dozen men who call that sprawl home. The rest are spread out in bands of five or six across the coast of North America. Their standard strategy for getting people across borders is to go out to international waters, meet up with a team from the appropriate city, and exchange "cargos". So far their success rate is astounding and their rep is quite solid.

TF13 met Zalermo about five years back. Zalermo needed trips in and out of CAS and UCAS ports of harbor and he had the resources. Zalermo even aided the group in evading or defeating a few CAS and UCAS forces that they were unlucky enough to run into. Zalermo did his best to keep it bloodless, but it was Zalermo's mission that came first. Due to their repeated dealings, TF13 and Zalermo have remained in contact. Even once the organization found out he was a spook. They mantain a fairly good working relationship with points of contact known to Zalermo personally in Charleston, Miami, New Orleans, and New York. He knows of standard dead-drop procedures for other port cities along the coast but has not specifically met with anyone still working those cities.
Organized Crime:

Vinny Spots, Cover ID Expert for the Mob (2/2/Miami): This ork met Zalermo while he was working undercover in Miami. They worked together many times, Vinny giving Zalermo the connections he needed in exchange for helping family, and even more personal, interests in foreign areas. They aren't particularly close, but they have a history and know that they can trust one another in a pinch. Vinny has a penchant for fine wines, and fixed fights, which has caused some interesting side jobs for Zalermo.

Papi Grande, Cartel Bordello Owner (1/2/Caracas): This man is truly scum, even by Caracan standards. He runs his own little Bordello where the maids are cosmetically modified munecas to look like popular sim starlets from the bast decade. Zalermo would have sold him out and shut him down long ago if the man wasn't connected. Sure, this man is nothing more then a glorified pimp, but he has connections to the cartels. Connections that Zalermo has used more then once to get the information he needs.

Leelu Stitch, Doc (2/2/Havana): Leelu was always the kind of doctor that would help out an officer in need. Sometimes a member of the HPD doesn't want an injury to get reported. Maybe he doesn't want the perpetrator getting arrested, but more likely he doesn't want the would forcing him behind a desk for the rest of his life. Leelu is the kind of guy who will make such transactions under the table. On top of this, he is a suitably competent cyber-doc. He has made his fair share of "less then legal" mods to police men who want a leg up.

Madre Brandi, Talislegger (2/2/New Orleans): This voodoo Houngan met Zalermo on one of his more spicy (and complicated) missions out of the Caribbean. They had a fling in the past, but things got complicated and that has long since dried up. Zalermo's power focus was even a gift from Brandi for saving her life. Now they try to keep their business dealings strictly professional. She has connections with types who can secure magic gear, and Zalermo is in the business of using said gear.

Axel, Carib League Chief Assistant to Illegal Traffic Management Taskforce (2/3/Miami): Axel has been Zalermo's friend since their days in the force together. As Zalermo climbed the ladder, so did Axel. Axel was 100% legit however. Now he is one of the key men responsible for passing information about ops (mostly overt, but some not so much) that occur in the waters of the Carib Leage.

Varnsen, UCAS Naval Traffic Analyst (2/3/New York): The meeting of Zalermo and Varnsen was more then a little complicated. Thankfully [Knight's character] was there to vouch and Varnsen needed rescuing so who was he to argue. A paper pusher to the last, Varnsen generally doesn't know what to do when trouble comes his way. He does, however, notice unusual patterns. If something unusual is happening off the coast, he is sure to have noticed it, he might have already gotten to the bottom of it.

Stefani Luiz, Aztechnology Magical R&D (2/2/Caracas): Aztechnology loves its magical R&D. They also seem to love to do things that are morally abhorrent. The capability of one to do both of these things in Caracas makes it ideal for Ms. Luiz to ply her trade there. Sure, she uses shell companies and false fronts, but she knows who she works for, and so does Zalermo. She has little to no moral compass, but she is attractive and has a remarkable knowledge of the secret research Aztechnology is up to, so Zalermo has been willing to look the other way, for now.

Ashley Rue,Horizon "World News" Reporter (2/2/New Orleans): Another of Zalermo's old flings, she has an intense interest in the Atlantic. It is her job to find the most exciting tid-bits of news from the Caribbean region. They've worked together tracking leads, each for their own reason. Zalermo has managed to convince her more then once to bury a story, but he has also helped her blow the lid off of more then his government would have liked.

[budoka05]

UPDATE: Please check this current character.

Korjiro "John" Nobunaga

20 Questions Background (minus Contacts)

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Name: Kojiro Nobunaga
Alia: John Doe

Summary: a hand-to-hand adept with a new life courtesy of the Crash. Fortunately, he still has his skills, personality, and a few friends. Although having an Awakened mother, he wasn�€™t aware of being Awakened until one fateful day he was picked on by a bunch of racial bullies. Since then he has dedicated to honing his abilities. To that end, he received some hard to find Martial Arts skills through his family connections, and was part of the CAS military before the Crash. He only left the military because it was boring as hell with long monotonous hours and not a lot of pay from it.

Detail: John grew up in a family of merchants. His father and mother were citizens of Amazonia dealing in commodities from the natural producers of the country. However as conflict, chaos, and changes occured in the Americas, John's family adapted by going into the black market and smuggling markets for the very same commodities. Needless to say, the Commodities Trading is quite familiar with John, especially Black Markets.

His upbring was relatively free from strife and quite happy. Hi father and mother brought the freshest fruits and vegetables to the family table, and John couldn't get enough of them! He particularly remembers his time in Amazonia before moving to CAS in late Elementary School. In CAS, John began to excel in sports and take an interest into everything military. He enrolled into the ROTC program in high school with the option of enlisted service before college.

However, his feelings toward the military changed when he encountered some of the more distasteful aspects of military culture. The wanton machismo, blatant but accepted harassment by superior officiers, and inefficiency of the entire military bureaucracy. John looked for a way out, but he was already committed to a several year duty before being either assigned to officer training or eligible for discharge. Then the Crash happened, and John took that as his opportunity to go AWOL without a trace.

Quite happy with his decision, John then realized the messed up nature of the Sixth world and people began fighting each other over the barest necessities. During this five year period, John became one among the SINless couldn't find work, became victims, or died miserable, lonely deaths. He resorted to the only work available to him and someone with his skills: Shadowrunning.

However John managed to survive and reconnected with his father 3 year after the crash. Taking a break from Shadowrunning, they tried working together professionally, but with the pain loosing the mother in the Crash and ominous disappearance of the sister, too many emotional wounds remained open for them to effectively work together. While the father remained in Commodities, John delved deeper into the Shadows to pay off the large debts he had accrued to survive. They stayed in touch up till the point where the father was whacked by unknown organized individuals. John vows to discover what happened, and if possible, make them pay for taking away his last family member.

Over time, John eventually began liking the work in the Shadows. The excitement and action was unbeatable and pay was enough to get rich on! However by 2072, John has finally realized that joining up with a consistent and competent team is essnential to moving up the Shadows. Someday, John would not only have the means to life comfortably for the rest of his short life, but also discover the remaining mysteries that have torn his family asunder.


BACKGROUND

1) Where is your character from?
From Brazil & CAS. His mother was a Brazilian shaman and his father was a Brazilian National with Japanese Ancestry. While he lived in Amazonia for quite a while, he eventually moved with his family to CAS for better opportunities.

2) Does your character have a family?
Distant relatives only and a sister. Although most of his immediate family died with Matrix Crash 2.0, his father died recently from being involved with the production and distribution of Tempo within CAS. My char's father got involved in small turf war over who was going to distribute Tempo within certain regions of CAS. When the father successfully stole a copy of data about bribes conducted by his compeditors, he was hunted down and killed. This data currently resides in a data haven somewhere. My character only knows it was an organized hit, but doesn�€™t know the exact details of what business his father was dealing with.
Sadly his mother was jacked in during the Crash and died.
While fortunate that his sister is a surviving member of the family, she has gone missing since the Crash. The truth is that she has turned TM and has gone on the run from people interested in her abilities. Despite attempts for the father and my character to find her, she has remained elusive.


3) Does your character have an ethnic background?
Brazilian and Japanese

APPEARANCE

4) What does your character look like?
An elf with exotic features, the best of Japanese & South American

5) What does your character dress like?
Form fitting flexible combat wear.

6) Does your character have physical quirks?
He has a tendency to be incredibly still with body, and he likes to smile a lot, even when attacking people.

SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES, AND RESOURCES

7) Where did your character learn their Active Skills?
He learned a lot of his skills through CAS Military from High School (ROTC) and then later temporary enlisted service before going onto officer training. For his other skills, family ties to several martial arts instructors in CAS and Amazonia, and my character took advantage of them.

8 ) Where did your character learn their Knowledge Skills?
CAS Military, since father was in the quasi legal commodities world, my character knows his way around some of the shadier aspect of exchange and commerce.

9) Where did your character get his goodies?
Knows several people who deal with upper middle to high end hardware.

10) Where does your character live?
Renting a small apartment in Florida

12) Who are your character's enemies?
A possible number of individuals interested in finding what happened to their destroyed cargo, but they very little information to find him. They only know the cargo destroyer was an elf, and they currently see no reason to pursue the jack-ass.

13) How did your character learn magic?
My character awakened in high school when he was in a fight with bullies. They picked on him for elfishness, and he defended himself. He just defended himself a little too well with EXTRA mojo.

PERSONALITY

14) What are your character's likes and dislikes?
He enjoys genuine food from his Amazonian & Japanese background and his experience growing up with the delicious natural produce He dislikes those with prejudice, facing some being a half Japanese elf in a Brazilian and Southern American communities. He also enjoys exploring new locals and meeting new people.
On principle, he dislikes killing people, but will not hesitate to do so. (Mainly since he thinks its messy)

15) What is your character's moral code?
Bushido all the way, and loyalty to friends, colleagues, and family.

16) Does your character have goals?
His first goal is find out more information about his past. His 2nd goal is to explore his adept powers. Finally he would eventually like to pursue a college education. John was unable to go to school his he did not apply for a new SIN after the crash to avoid the rest of his military term.

17) Does your character have personal beliefs?
He is a serious Shinto-Buddhist. He also believes the world is an interesting place to explore and have adventures.

18) Does your character have personality quirks?
He has a tendency to make jokes at every opportunity.
Also after he worked with some individuals for several operations, he insists on making them a home-made meal. He has a strong feeling toward family and community unity, including those he works with.

RUNNING THE SHADOWS

19) Why does your character run the shadows?
He runs with all serious military professionalism and seriousness. He almost becomes a different person during runs.

20) How does your character view his/her role as a shadowrunner?
It's his only means to a living, but he loves it with a passion for the adventure, excitement, and pay!

Stats & Skills

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Elf Metatype

Attributes
Bod: 4
Agi: 5
Rea: 5 (6)
Str: 3
Cha: 3
Int: 4
Log: 3
Wil: 3
Edg: 3
Mag: 5

Init: 9 (10)
IP: 1 (2)
Esse: 6

Skills
Pistols (Semi-Automatics): 1
Automatics: 2
Unarmed Combat (Martial Arts): 6
AthG: 2
Infiltration: 3
Etiqutte (Military): 2
Leadership (Tactics): 1
Negotiation: 2
Dodge (Range): 3
Perception (Visual): 2

Languages
English: N
Portugese: 3
Spanish (Street): 2
Japanese: 3

Knowledges
Culinary Arts (Seafood): 2
Military Tactics: 3
Martial Arts: 3
Commodities Trading (Black Market): 3

Positive Qualities
Astral Chameleon
Quick Healer
Martial Arts (3)
Kenpo +1 DV Unarmed
Ninjutsu +1 Infiltration
Kenpo +1 Melee Block

Maneuvers
Kick Attack, Watchful Guard, Focus Will, Disarm, Blind Fighting, Ground Fighting

Negative Qualities
Lost Loved One
In Debt (250000)
Sensitive System

Adept Powers

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Combat Sense 2
Killing Hands 1
Counterstrike 1
Elemental Strike [Electrical] 1
Improved Reflexes I 1
Magic Sense 1
Critical Strike 2

Gear

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Credsticks: ¥725

Armor
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit
Camo Suit with
Chemical Protection 1
Insulation 2

Category Gear Rating
Commlink Accessory Biometric Reader
Commlink Modules Disposable Commlink
Commlink Accessory Armor (3)
Commlink Accessory Skinlink
Commlink Accessory Satellite Link
Commlink Accessory Subvocal Microphone
Commlink Accessory Trodes
Commlink Accessory Hardening R (2)

Commlink Hermes Ikon
Operating System Novatech Navi
Program Analyze 3
Program Browse 3
Program Command 2
Program Edit 3
Program Encrypt 6

100 Drugs Betel
25 Drugs Cram

Vision Wear Goggles (4)
Vision Wear Enhancements Imagelink
Vision Wear Enhancements Smartlink
Vision Wear Enhancements Flare Compensation
Vision Wear Enhancements Thermographic

ID/Credsticks Fake SIN (4)
ID/Credsticks Fake SIN (5)

50 Electronics Options Chemical Seal

Underwater Gear OXSYS Artificial Gill

Grapple Gun Grapple Gun
Grapple Gun Myomeric Rope 100m
Survival Gear Gecko Tape Gloves
Survival Gear Survival Kit

Sensor Motion Sensor

1 Enhancements Spatial Recognizer
1 Audio Enhancer Microphone (1-6) 4
1 Audio Enhancer Earbuds (1-3) 3

1 Vision Wear Glasses (1-4) 2
1 Vision Wear Enhancements Image Link
1 Vision Wear Enhancements Flare Compensation

5 Ammunition per 10 Stick-n-Shock
5 Ammunition per 10 APDS
5 Ammunition per 10 Regular Ammo
1 Firearm Accessories Quick-Draw Holser
3 Firearm Accessories Spare Clips

Firearm

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Ares Predator IV
with
Smartgun Camera Vision Magnification
Personalized Grip
Additional Clip Mod (Pistol)

FN Praetor
with
Smartgun
Electronic Firing
LowLight Flashlight

Contact Details

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Name/Profession L C
Kinder (Fixer) 1 3
High Tower (Hispanic Mob) 1 2
Liquid (Commodities Dealer/Black Market Trader) 3 2
Jane (Armorer/Weapon's Dealer) 2 3


11) Who are your character's contacts?
Kinder (Fixer)
A fixer for working primarily sea based runs. Although John Doe has worked with Kinder on multiple missions, a bad run still strains the relationship. When Kinder decided to withhold important information about a piracy job (particularly the dangerous nature of cargo John was supposed to steal) and John�€™s method of finding out about said cargo (it blew up when using it for cover), it has been difficult forming a loyal connection between the two.

High Tower (Hispanic Mob)
High Tower is the guy who provided the loan to John. A face Shadowrunner on retainer for the Florida Hispanic Mafia, he approached John about a mob loan when John was faced with medical costs of rehab from the Crash and his SIN-less situation. Despite the less than ideal start of this relationship, John has run several ops with High Tower quite well, and there is the possibility of developing stronger professional relationship in the future.

Liquid (Commodities Dealer/Black Market Trader)
Liquid is a gal getting started into the commodities business in Miami. While she primarily deals with higher end luxury good, she still knows the word about the other stuff going in and out CAS. She and John had a romantic relationship until recently; Liquid�€™s issues with commitment prompted the dissolution of the relationship. However, Liquid remains one of John�€™s friend who he still has contact with.

Jane (Armorer/Weapon�€™s Dealer)
Also a friend from before the cash, Jane (aka Yosemite Jane) is an Ares military tech engineer who took the erasure of her SIN to be a new beginning of self-profit in the Shadows. John met Jane before the Crash as part of a military conference for the latest in adept friendly tech. When the Crash occurred, Jane found herself in Florida where John was, and the two connected when she spotted him in the unidentified person�€™s photo list at the hospital. Like John she took a loan from High Tower to get her business going and has mostly paid it off through her good work.

Liquid and Jane know each other, but Liquid and High Tower don�€™t know each other yet.

[Ears]

Simon

20 questions

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1. Where are you from?
born in Sokoto, NW Nigeria, Africa, though "The Hammers" - the mercenary group he
belonged to - have become a second home for him.

2. Do you have a Family?
Yup, mom, dad, two sisters, a brother, more uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives
and quasi relatives than I'd like to count.

3. Ethnic Background?
He's a Troll, his ancestors (before UGE) were mostly black. As far as memory goes back
his family has always been poor; farmers, unskilled workers, the like.

4+5. What do you look like/ dress like?

Simon is a bit short for a troll, with a height of only 2.3 metres. He has rather
dark skin, he keeps his hair in a crew cut and his face cleanly shaven. His face
sports deep lines . both from laughting and worrying. He has natural looking very
light blue eyes over a nose that seems too small for his face. As if to compensate,
his mouth is extra wide. His two horns are a bit of a mismatch; the left one straight
and the right one slightly curled.

6. Any Physical quirks?

Whenever he is not wearing his 'uniform' of unmarked bdu with béret or coveralls,
he fidgets and pulls at his clothes, obviously not at ease in them.

7. Where did you learn your active skills?
repair skills:
first from his brother, who's a foreman in a factory in Sokoto
secondly from various river boat captains on the Niger, who he worked for
thirdly - and that's main part - during his time with The Hammers

combat skills:
Simon picked up a bit of these during his mercenary time.

8. Where have you acquired your knowledge?
Simon learnt most of his academic knowledge from members of his extended family, who
teach children in a sort of day care centre/kindergarden/school/church/garage that
probably gives a better education than the free governement-run ones.
The rest was picked up on the job, so to speak. You don't fight people all over
Africa without picking up some knowledge about geograohy, languages and surviving out
there after all.

9. Where did you get all your resources?
All of the cyberware (except for the ears with the balance augmenter) come from the
time with the Hammers who managed to take down a warlord who controlled a cyberware
factory - part of the payment was cyberware. The commander of the Hammer's also
insisted that everyone in his team get Digestive Expansion as getting good food was
often a problem.
Other than that, Simon got all his bioware in Miami, mostly to increase his mental
facilities.
When he left the Hammers, he took his trusty machine gun, armor, a set of tools and
his clothes with him. The rest he's gotten in Miami.

10. Where do you live?
Currently Simon rents a terrible (but safe, as the rent essentially buys the local
gang's protection) room in an old wharehouse near the industrial harbour in Miami.

11. Who are your contacts?
Mambo is a money launderer, Simon uses mostly to send money back to his family in
Africa and to get messages to and fro. He is the cousin of a brother-in-law of an
aunt of Simon,

"Captain" Marteau - meaning hammer in French - is the leader of the Hammers, the merc
unit Simon was a member of. 'Once a hammer, always a hammer' is one of his favourite
sayings, so when Simon left for America he promised he'd welcome him at back any time
and offered him to lend aid (indirectly of course over that distance) if needed.

12. Do you have any enemies?
Not personally, but being part of a mercenary group usually means there are relatives
of people you fought who want to kill you.

13. You have anything to do with magic?
Nope.

14. What do you like and dislike?
He dislikes those who mock others and mean it. Friendly banter and pranks - to
somebody not counting in ork and troll physiology, often looking like earnest
attempts at murder - were of course normal in the merc unit and Simon was as often
on the receiving as on the giving end.

15. Do you have a moral code?

Stay true to your family, your ancestors and your team and don't kill people for
free.

16. What are your goals?

leading a self-determined life, seeing the world, having a family someday

17. What are your beliefs?

Simon was raised under a mixed Christianity and nature religion belief system.
Essentially, there is a loving and omnipotent God but he's distant and hard to
understand and that's why there are the ancestors and spirits of animals, plants,
places and even ideas to guide, help or harm people.

18. Do you have personal quirks?

Simon talks to machines when he thinks nobody is listening or when he's hard working
on them, elbows and face smeared with grease.

19. Why do you "run the shadows"?
It offers freedom that no other job can. And it pays the bills. And it's an exciting,
hard job that demands and rewards tough, smart and quick-thinking people.

20. How do you view your role as a Shadowrunner?
It is what Simon currently views as being closest to the kind of free life he'd like
to live. And in a way it is an extension or rather evolution of his mercenary wife.

crunchy bits

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CODE

BP BREAKDOWN

Race (Troll)         40
P/M Attributes      210
Special Attributes    0
Active Skills       152
Knowledge Skills      3
Contacts             10
Gear                 25
Qualities           -20
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                    420

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ATTRIBUTES

Body            9       40 BP
Agility         3 (5)   20 BP
Reaction        3 (4)   20 BP
Strength        9 (11)  40 BP
Charisma        3       20 BP
Intuition       3       20 BP
Logic           4 (6)   30 BP
Wilpower        3       20 BP
                       210 BP
                      
Edge            1        0 BP                    
Essence         0.875    6 - 4.5 (cyber) - 0.5 * 1.25 (bio)
                      
Initiative      6 (7), 1 (2) IPs

Condition Monitors:
- physical  13
- mental    10

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QUALITIES

Bad Luck        -20 BP

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ACTIVE SKILLS

Athletics Group              1    10 BP  
  Climbing (str)
  Gymnastics (agi)
  Running (str)
  Swimming (str)
  
Electronics Group (log)      1    10 BP
  Computer
  Data Search
  Hardware
  Software
  
Influence Group (cha)        1    10 BP
  Con
  Etiquette
  Leadership
  Negotiation
  
Mechanic Group (log)         4    40 BP  
  Aeronautics Mechanic
  Automotive Mechanic
  Industrial Mechanic
  Nautical Mechanic
  
Outdoors Group               1    10 BP
  Navigation (int)
  Tracking (int)
  Survival (wil)

Armorer (log)                5    20 BP
Automatics (agi)             1     4 BP
Dodge (rea)                  1     4 BP
First Aid (log)              1     4 BP
Gunnery (agi)                1     4 BP
Heavy Weapons (agi)          2     8 BP
Intimidation (cha)           1     4 BP
Perception (int)             2     8 BP
Pilot Ground Craft (rea)     1     4 BP
Pilot Watercraft (rea)       1     4 BP
Unarmed Combat (agi)         2     8 BP
---------------------------------------
Sum                              152 BP

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KNOWLEDGE SKILLS
note to self: mnemonic enhancers!

Academic/Professional (log)

Building Statics               1
Chemistry                      1
History (African)              1 (+2)
Military Tactics               3

Street/Interests (int)

Mercenary Groups (African)     2 (+2)
Nature Religion Practices      3
Politics (African)             1 (+2)
Smuggling Routes               1

Languages (int)

Afrikaans                      1
English                        2
French                         1
Hausa                          N
Igbo                           1
Or'zet                         3

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Sum                           21 (free)
Specialications                3 3 BP

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GEAR

'WARE
R2 Cerebral Booster            20k    .4  E bio
R2 Menmonic Enhancer           15k    .2  E bio
Sleep Regulator                10k    .15 E bio
Digestive Expansion            20k    .5  E bio
Cybereyes                    4,500    .3  E cyber
  r2 basic system 750
  flare compensation 750
  low light vision 1k
  smartlink 1k
  thermographic vision 1k
Cyberears                    5,500    .2 E cyber
  r1 basic system 500
  balance augmenter 5k
R1 Wired Reflexes              11k   2.0 E cyber
R2 Muscle Replacement          10k   2.0 E cyber

sum so far                     96k   1.25 E bio / 4.5 E cyber

3 months Low Lifestyle          6k -> 102k

Ingram White Knight             2k
  ext. smartgun system (under) 400
  imaging scope (top)          300
    vision mag                 100
  1000 rounds regular ammo      2k
  4 clips                       20 -> 106,820

Ingram Smurtgun X              650
  concealable holster           75
  200 rounds regular ammo      400
  4 clips                       20 -> 107,990
  
Armorer kit                    500
Aerospace Mechanic kit         500
Automotive Mechanic kit        500
Industrial Mechanic kit        500
Nautical Mechanic kit          500 -> 110,490

R4 Fake SIN                     4k -> 114,490

Novatech Airwave Commlink    1,250
  mangadyne deva OS            800
  ar gloves                    250
  subvocal microphone           50
  trodes                        50
  sim module                   250
  r3 analyze                   150
  r3 browse                    150
  r3 edit                      150
  r3 command                   150 -> 117,840
  
5 * Camouflage Suit (Dessert)   6k -> 123,840

bunch of low quality civilian clothes (mostly work coveralls)
                             1,160 -> 125k => 25 BP
                            
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CONTACTS

Kevin Roberts      fixer              Loy 2 / Con 4   free
Mambo              money launderer    Loy 2 / Con 2   4 BP
"Captain" Marteau  merc grooup leader Loy 4 / Con 2   6 BP -> 10 BP

[Marwynn]

Iago

Background

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Name: Jonas Santiago Francis
Alias: Iago
Age: 29
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Special: Magician (Chaos Magic)

Born in Seattle of all places, Jonas' parents moved to New York not a year later at the whim of their employers. Raised almost in absent, his awakening barely garnered more comment than "the company will be pleased" from his parents. However, their corporation took greater notice and suggested he be transferred to one of New York's fine magic-oriented high schools.

Entering the University of Notre Dame with a minor scholarship for his grades in school, Jonas broke off ties with his parents (and their enslavement to their corp) by signing on with the UCAS Military ROTC program. In exchange for taking care of his fees and needs, and sacrificing his summer breaks, he agreed to serve for no less than five years. During the summer he was focused mostly in combat magic training, which didn't teach combat spells but rather was a survival course for magicians in battle. He crosstrained in Sea Warfare School as he indicated a love for swimming, naively enough, to his recruiter.

He graduated Second Lieutenant Jonas Santiago Francis four years later and proceeded to advanced training for the first year of his service. Much of his career spent with the Special Forces classified, and he left the service five years after entering it. He has only recently entered the shadows and yet is already quite familiar with its ways. He's been in the shadows, technically, for most of his military career as part of a team. It was this training and experience that would lead to his recruitment by several shadow agents soon after.

Jonas has had little time for socializing in the last decade, operating mostly as magical support for his teammates. This has created a lack of self-confidence (as perceived by others) as he tends to brag about even the most minor of his accomplishments. He carries himself with an air of supreme nonchalance. His arrogance can be tolerated most of the time as he is usually silent, but this extends to his physical appearance which he prefers to keep as immaculate as he can.

Jonas has displayed a natural knack for a hermetic approach to magic, subscribing to the Chaos school early on in life. It's perhaps during these early years when he developed a life-long antagonistic relationship with Beast spirits. Disregarding them as manifestations of ignorance, Jonas focused his limited combat potential to erase such obvious delusions. In many cases these spirits had a friendly relationship with their summoners, and Jonas was instrumental in their defeat or death. Shaman are just confused weirdos to him.

Yet oddly enough, his personal studies into magic and his personal interpretation of it revealed a startling fact: he had a mentor spirit! Or rather, had attracted one during his years of service. The mentor spirit, according to hermetic principles, was simply an echo of the magician's own personality. Having drifted from Hermeticism to Chaos Magic, Jonas believed that the mentor was much more than just a mana-active part of his psyche, but something shamanism believed was wholly sentient. He has confirmed some parts of both points of view, however, that the "Sky Father" or "Overlord" as he reveals himself to Jonas is very much a part of him and yet it too is wholly separate and different: as if their essence overlapped. Though he would admit it to no one, his mentor was key in his leaving the army.

Character Sheet

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Stats

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Body: 3
Agility: 5
Reaction: 3
Strength: 2
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 4
Logic: 4
Willpower: 4
Edge: 2
Magic: 5

Initiative: 7
Initiative Pass: 1
Essence: 6.0

Qualities

[ Spoiler ]

Mentor Spirit (Sky Father: +2 Detection and Manipulation, -1 against resisting Con, Will+Cha(3) to respond/retaliate to an insult)
Compulsive (Mild - Vanity)
Braggart
SINner (Standard - UCAS/Military)
Spirit Bane (Beast)
Records on File (Military - Special Forces)

Skills

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Athletics Group 2
Influence Group 1
Outdoors Group 1

Assensing 2
Automatics 3
Counterspelling 2
Diving 1
Dodge 1 (+2 Ranged Combat)
Heavy Weapons 1
Infiltration 4
Nautical Mechanic 1
Perception 2
Spellcasting 6
Summoning 2

Knowledge
English: N
Spanish: 1 (+2 Speak)
Japanese: 1 (+2 Speak)

Military Procedures 3
Navigation (Smuggling) 2
Naval Patrol Routes 2
Hangouts (Safehouses) 3
Magic Theory 3
Design (Spell) 2
Magic Knowledge 3
Romance Trids 1
Pirate Trid Broadcasts 2

Contacts

[ Spoiler ]

Bill Gray, Ork, 30-something, Miami (Ex-Military Fixer) 1/3
Bill approached Jonas early on his career. Though friendly and comradely, Jonas keeps Bill at arms' length. He is Iago's only real reliable contact to the shadows, his gateway and pipeline. Other teammates have also disappeared into the shadows but Jonas hasn't made contact with any of them. Bill supplies black market goods and has contacts throughout the city.

Spells

[ Spoiler ]

Stunball
Astral Window
Detect Life, Extended
Heal
Increase Reflexes
Improved Invisibility
Trid Phantasm
Vehicle Mask
Alter Memory
Influence
Levitate
Fix

Commlinks, ID and Licenses

[ Spoiler ]

Fake SIN (4) - John Spinner, Magical Consultant (Loaded on Decoylink with 400 of remaining money, on NCA)
Fake License (4) - Magic Use
Fake License (4) - Firearms
Real SIN - Jonas Santiago Francis (Loaded on Cleanlink with 310 of remaining money)
License - Magic Use

Worklink - Novatech Airwave with Iris Orb (3, 3, 3, 3), Skinlinked, subscribed to by all weapons (all skinlinked) and subvocal mic. Wireless off.
Decoylink - Meta Link w/ Vector Xim (Fake SIN)
Cleanlink - CMT Clip w/ Vector Xim (Real SIN)

2 Disposable Commlinks (Unactivated)

FTL Matrixware Net Wizard Programs: Analyze 3, Browse 3, Command 1, Edit 2, Purge 3 (Cracked)

Numbered Credit Account (100 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) / month): 500¥ (starting money, 50¥ to Credstick)

9 Certified Credsticks - 1 Loaded with 100

Lifestyle and Starting Money

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Low (2 Months)
Starting Money x 50 nuyen (4d6=11)
550 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif)

Gear

[ Spoiler ]

Full Face Mask
Drysuit
Diving Gear
10 Water Purification tablets
2 Gecko Tape Gloves
Climbing Gear
GPS
2 Rapelling Gloves
2 Survival Kit
Grapple Gun
200m Stealth Rope
200m Microwire
200m Myomeric Rope

Autopicker 6
Monofilament Chainsaw
Wireclippers

4 Tranq Patches (6)

50 Plastic Restraints
2 Plasteel Restraints

Electronics
AR Gloves
Trodes
Subvocal Microphone
Satellite Link
3 Disposable Commlinks
Inkless Printer
100 Photochromatic Sheets
Holoprojector

Earbuds 3 (Audio Enhancements, Spatial Recognizer)
Contact Lenses 3 (Smartlink, Vision Enhancement 3, Low Light)
Goggles 6 (Flare Compensation, Image Link, Ultrasound, Thermographic, Vision Magnification (Optical), Vision Enhancement 2 )
Binoculars (Optical)
Endoscope

1000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) of assorted clothing

50 Spare Clips (20 Ares Alpha, 10 Colt M24A3, 20 Ingram Smartgun X)
8 Spare Grenade Clips (Ares Alpha Grenade Launcher)

Armour
Chameleon Suit (Nonconductive 4, Thermal Dampening 5) 11300
Form-Fitting Body Armour (Nonconductive 6, Fire Resistant 3) 3100
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit 500
Diving Armour 1750

Weapons
2 Flashpack Grenades
10 Ink Grenades

Ares Alpha
Underbarrel Grenade Launcher (6c SS), Smartgun, Integral Recoil Compensation 2
Modifications
Thermal Suppressor
Chameleon Coating
Underbarrel Weight
Personalized Grip
Accessories
Sound Suppressor
Smartgun Accessories: Airburst Link, Skinlink
Shock Pad
Damage: 6P AP: -1 Mode: SA/BF/FA RC: 5 Ammo: 42c Cost: 3925
Ammo (Caseless): 10 Clips Ex-Ex, 5 Clips SnS
Grenades: 2 Clips of Thermal Smoke, Gas, Fragmentation, Flash-bang grenades each

Colt M24A3 Water Carbine
Air tight chamber, Caseless ammo
Modifications
Underbarrel Weight
Personalized Grip
Gas Vent 2
Accessories
Smartgun, Top Mount, Skinlink
Air Supply Underwater
Shock Pad
Damage: 5P AP: 0 Mode: SA/BF RC: 5 Ammo: 30c Cost: 2025
Ammo (Caseless): 10 Clips Regular

Ingram Smartgun X
Gas Vent 2, Smartgun, Sound Suppressor, Detachable Folding Stock
Modifications
Skinlink
Underbarrel Weight
Personalized Grip
Chameleon Coating
Accessories
Thermal Suppressor
Damage: 5P AP: 0 Mode: BF/FA RC: 5 Ammo: 32c Cost: 2025
Ammo (Caseless): 10 Clips Ex-Ex, 5 Clips SnS, 5 Clips Subsonic

Modified

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09/26/2009

10/16/2009 (Purchased Endoscope 250¥ using 1 Certified Credstick, down to 9. Fixed starting nuyen and added it to Numbered Credit Account. Took 50¥ from NCA and transferred to another Credstick with 50¥ still in it, bringing one certified credstick to 100¥)

[Karoline]

Jane

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Even before she was born, her parents expected much of their daughter, and so gave her the pushes she would need to succeed, having her genes modified, and giving her cerebral boosters even as a child. Her parents got their wish, there was nothing she couldn't accomplish... but there also seemed to be nothing that she wanted to accomplish.

Everything came so easy to her that she had little drive to ever work at reaching real heights in a given area. Instead her intellectual curiosity would be piqued by some new topic, a new subject. She constantly shifted her goals and desires, never being able to settle on anything.

She would have entered college at an exceptionally early age, but an accident hospitalized her, and she lost her hand. She received a synthetic hand, one which had to be replaced several times over the next few years in order to accommodate for her growth.

This constant changing of her hand only made college harder when she entered it at the age of 16, though not hard in the way that most people found college hard. All classes were too easy for her, and she changed majors every semester. Due to her varied classes, it actually ended up taking longer than most for her to eventually graduate with an engineering degree and a minor in computer science, and little mind as to what she really wanted to do with her life.

As a final gift.. one more boost to her success from her parents, who were still convinced she would do amazing things, she was given nanites to boost her intellect. This perhaps was the final nail in the coffin of her ever getting any kind of normal job.

Like her education before, her careers were constantly shifting, moving from mechanic to engineer to programmer to security consultant. None of the jobs proved to be a challenge, none of them gave her any satisfaction, none tested her skills or knowledge or intellect.

Her final job as a security consultant left her with access to a number of contacts that had all sorts of 'security' gear for sale, from lockpicks to guns to fully armed drones, and not all of them minded avoiding taxes on a sale, and saving her the trouble of registering the drone. It wasn't much, just a hobby of sorts, dismantling them, rebuilding them, reprogramming them. This started to truly catch her interest, using the drones to outsmart people she hadn't even met yet. She had to think of all the things that could happen, and be prepared for each and every one.

But of course simply having a drone outsmart someone in a game of chess wasn't all that special, but looking at the security systems she worked with, she couldn't help but think how interesting it could be to try and beat the systems from the other side, instead of helping keep them secure.

She started small, sending drones to run around buildings that she was monitoring, seeing if she could beat the security with her programs, the risk was low as she could always erase the evidence easily enough, and wasn't actually doing anything illegal. Slowly the thrill grew as she began having her drones take trophies of their accomplishments, small things, pens and desk placards. It wasn't until one of her drones returned with a datachip filled with highly valuable plans that she realized that she could make a living from this game. She returned the chip and quit her job shortly after, only to steal the chip again, her first score.

She has been working her way up, finding ever more challenges for herself and her drones, and her interests turned to others that did similar things as a living... those 'Shadowrunners' that the Trids made into such impressive figures. Well, shes been to the range a few times, she already has a veritable army of drones... and now she is ready to not just meet one of these runners, but become one herself... her parents would be proud... or not.

Character Sheet

[ Spoiler ]

Jane

Bod:3 20 Str:2 10 Log:6(9) 50 Edge:2 0
Agi:2 10 Cha:3 20 Wil:3 20 Ess:4.65
Rea:3 20 Int:4 30 Ini:6 IP:

Special Qualities:
Genetic Heritage: 10
Speed Reading: 5
Photographic Memory: 10
Latent Awakening: 5

Low Pain Tolerance: -10
SINner: -5
Compulsion (Tinker): -5
Compulsion (Seek challenges): -5
Compulsion (Learn new things): -5
Weak Immune System: -5

Skills:
Pistols 2 8
Dodge 2 8
Swimming 3 12
Perception 1 4
Con 2 8
Negotiation 1 4
Mechanic (Aeronautics, Automotive, Industrial, Nautical) 4 40
Armorer 4 16
Electronics (Computer, Data Search, Hardware, Software) 1 10
Electronic Warefare (Encrypting) 4(6) 18
Biotech (Cybertechnology, Medicine, First Aid) 1 10
Pilot Watercraft 2 8
Demolitions 1 4
Chemistry 1 4
Navigation 2 8
Artisan (Drawing) 1(3) 6
Pilot Ground Craft 1 4

English N
Japanese 1
German 1
Spanish 1
French 1
Latain 1
Lone Star Procedures 1
Lone Star Tactics 1
Security Systems 2
Computer Background 1
Local Junkyards 1
Sci-Fi Trids 1
Runner Trids 2
Firearms Design 1
Firearms History 1
Corprate Matrix Security Procedures 1
Operating Systems 1
Chemistry 1
Biology 1
Engineering 2
Auto Mechanics 2
UCAS Law 1
CAS Law 1
Classic Art 1
Drone Engines 1
Drone Design 2

Contacts: (C/L format)
5/5 Trevor: Quick bound buddy who owns his own rather impressive drone shop. He knows has the

permits and connections to get even those drones that aren't really supposed to be on the market to

civies... and doesn't always bother adding tax or registering the new owner for a new old friend.

Main shop is in Miami, but new ones are opening up all the time.
3/3 Gwen: Gwen deals with supplying corps with all the things they need to make their places harder

to break into. She can generally wrangle out a bit of overordered gear for a friend, and might even

be able to help out with an idea of what some of the local corps may have in reguard for their

defences.
3/4 Reico: Reico is a friend from college, one of the many guys in the computer science program

when she found her wandering way in there. The two became quick friends, with Jane occasionally

showing up Reico in computers, despite him being three years older than her and having a year's more

experince in the department. Still, he was no slouch and has become quite the passable 'Computer

Consoltant"
3/2 Kevin Roberts.

Resources:
Datajack .1 500
Math SPU .15 4500
Synthetic Left hand .25 6000

Cerebral Booster 3 .6 30000
Mnemonic Enhancer 2 .2 15000

Genetic Optimization(logic) .2 45000(free)
PuSHeD .1 15000(*.(IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

Neocortical 3 - 15000
Oxyrush 5 (hard) - 5000
Nanohive 2 [2] 20000

4 Universal Sealant 1000
Armor Vest 6/4 600

Customized Commlink (S5 R4) 3000
Skinlink 50
Customized OS (S6 F6) 6000
Analyze, Browse, Command, Edit, Encrypt, Purge, and Scan 6 4200
Rating 3 IC 3000
Armor, Attack, Medic, Track, ECCM 3 15000
Software Programming Suit 5 5000
Adaptability 3 1500
Clearsight, Defense, Maneuver, covert-ops, and Targeting 4 10000

Ares Predator IV 5P -1 SA 15© 350
2 clips SnS ammo 6S(e) -half 240

Fake SIN 4 4000
Fake license (personal weapons, drone weapons, hacking programs, drones) 4 1600

Earbuds 1 10
Spatial Recognizers 100

Contacts 3 150
Smartlink 500
Low Light 100
Vision Magnification 100

Medkit 6 600
2 refills 100

10 Breathtaker 500

Mechanic Kit 500
Chemist Kit 500
Hardware Kit 500
Medicine Kit 500


Stonebrooke Smokecloud 1500
Dragonfly 2500
2 Ferret RPD-1X 6000
Shiawase Kanumushi 1000
MCT Fly-Spy 2000
2 Lockheed Optic-X 1700
Renraku Stormcloud 2600
Weapon Mount (Normal, Internal, Remote) 3000
Ares Desert Strike 8P -3 SA (1) 14© 3350
External Smartgun 400
3 clips gel ammo 126
2 Doberman 6000
2 Colt M22A3 6P -1 SA/BF/FA 1 40©
2 Grenade Launcer Grenade - SS - 6(m)
2 External Smartgun 800
8 clips gel rounds 960
24 Breathtaker Grenades 1680
Steel Lynx 5000
Enfield AS-7 7P -1 SA/BF - 10© or 24 (d) 1100
External Smartgun 400
4 drums gel rounds 288
Federated-Boeing Kull 10000
Water Landing 2000
4 Ford LEBD-1 18000
2 Ares MP-LMG 6P -1 BF/FA 2(3) 3000
2 External Smartgun 800
4 belts of 250 gel rounds 2000
2 Colt M23 6P -1 SA/BF/FA 1 40© 1500
2 external Smartgun 1000
8 clips gel rounds 960


10 Iron Bombs 4000

[Knight Saber]

Rusty

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Dana O'Roarke was born 2040 in Boston, daughter of a pair of stockbrokers. Captain of her high school swim team, she fundraised for Dunklezhan's presidental bid in school. While swimming is not a skill that draws lots of corporate recruiters, the Marines was impressed with her high fitness level and made her a good pitch. Thus, she ended up in the Marines right out of high school, Force Recon to be precise. It was in Combat Diver school that she picked up the team name “Rusty.� Her first term was full of challenging training but uneventful, so she re-upped... just in time for the Year of the Comet. Comet cults wanting to bring about the apocalypse (often with fertilizer bombs) were the least of the things her team was sent out to deal with. Once that settled down, she found her team doing a lot of off-the-books smuggling surpression in the Carib League... the CAS was more liberal about letting certain goods though... magical items and not-yet-illegal drugs. She did several jobs with one Robert "Zalermo" Bennicimo , developing a bond as strong as any within her team... he knew the local environment well and helped her start to appreciate it as well, enough she started to take her leaves down in the Carib League.

Then Crash 2.0 hit... that made the Year of the Comet look like a cakewalk, a total breakdown of authority... she and her team were thrown against every real or rumored threat the military heard about, with a lot was even worse than expected. There were over 100% casulaties in her unit... 50 people going through a 10 man team in those few months. Things did start to get better, and she liked to think she had some part in it.

Then some email arrived... her parents were dead... the whole apartment block she grew up in had burned to the ground, the fire surpression computers locking the doors and sucking out the air where people were trapped. Word had been held back by her superiors, not wanting to compromise her performance. She wasn't the only one that they'd held out bad news on for months... and that made her sick.

With nine years under her belt and a chestful of medals. She realized she was tired... tired of being sent to watch friends get killed for a bad reason just as much as a good one. Loyalty had to flow both ways. She didn't re-up.

The CIA made her an job offer, but she turned it down. She her inheritance and a lot of favors with navy buddies (who were OK for squids) to get a ship... all you need to be the captain of that is the keys to the boat! She called in Zalermo to help out... he was good with people and knew the area. Then she learned that boats take on water and leak money... a lot. Simple charter work wasn't paying the bills, but she'd picked up a taste for the freedom of the seas. Rather than give it up, she fell back onto her old skills. That went... as well as could be expected, until her beloved Freedom was sunk in a run gone bad. Now she's been offered a job that fits her skill set, and a new ship... Not her own, but better than nothing by far!

Rusty is 5'11� with a swimmer's build, strong shoulders and powerful legs. She has short, curly red hair (which is natural) and a polynesian tan (which is not). She has no piercings and a Marine corps tattoo on the small of her back. Her cybereyes are usually set to a normal style with green irises, but sometimes she favors a pattern where the whites are black and the irises are yellow. She's 32 years old as of July 4.

Stats & skills

[ Spoiler ]

Race: Human

Body 4
Agility 5 (7)
Reaction 4 (6)
Str 4 (6)
Cha 2
Int 3
Logic 3
Will 3
Initiative 7 (9)
Edge 2
Essence 1.46
200 BP

Qualities:
Guts 5 BP
SINner -5 BP
Records on File (Military) -10

SKILLS: 178 BP
Athletics Group 4
Automatics (Assault rifles +2) 5
Blades (knives +2) 1
Demolition (underwater +2) 1
Diving (cyber-gill +2) 2
Etiquette (Military) +2) 1
Infiltration 5
Leadership (Tactics +2) 2
Outdoors Group 3
Perception (Visual +2) 2
Pilot Watercraft 2
Pistols (Automatics +2) 2

Info Skills 18 points
KS: Maritime Law 2
KS: Smuggler ports 2
PS: Military (Special Forces +2) 3
KS: Matrix Games 2
KS: Maritime history 3

Languages
English (native)
Spanish 3
Russian 2

Ware & Gear

[ Spoiler ]

Gear 42 BP 210K
Bioware (All standard grade):
Muscle Toner (2) 14K .4
Muscle Augment (2) 16K .4
Sleep Regulator 10K .15
Synthcardium (3) 30K .3
.62
Cyberware (all Alphaware):
Wired Reflexes (2) 64K 2.4
Plastic Bone Lacing 10K .4
Cybereyes (3) with Vision Mag, Vision Enhancement (2), Eye Light System, Smartlink, Flare Comp, Low Light 17K .32
Cyberears (1) with Damper 2.5K .16
Cyberfins 7K .24
OXSYS Cybergill 9K .2
Internal Oxygen Tank 1.3K .2
180,800 Cyber and Bioware cost

Contacts 10 BP :
Kevin Roberts, fixer Loyalty 2, Connections 4 free
Leslie Thompkins, CIA officer 3/2
John Gomez, arms dealer 2/3

Gear:

Weapons:
75 Ceramic Knife
300 Survival Knife w/personalized grip x2
1850 Colt M24A3 Water Carbine Smartgun Adaptor Gas Vent 2, Shock Pad, Foregrip, Sling
325 5 clips M24A3 standard SMG ammo
1660 M23 assault rifle w/Smartgun Adaptor, Gas Vent 3, Shock Pad, Foregrip, sling
850 10 clips M23 standard assault rifle ammo
1150 Ares Predator IV, Personalized Grip, Built-in silencer, Quick-draw holster
810 Ingram Smartgun X w/personalized grip, Foregrip, sling
345 5 clips Ingram Smartgun X standard SMG ammo
140 4 clips Predator IV standard heavy pistol ammo
130 2 clips Predator IV subsonic heavy pistol ammo
475 Colt L36 smartgun w/personalized grip, Concealable Holster
145 5 clips 60 rounds L36 standard light pistol ammo
170 2 clips 20 rounds L36 Stick-n-Shock light pistol ammo

900 Armor Jacket
100 Helmet
1750 Dive Armor

8000 Fake SIN (4) x2
800 Fake captain's license (4)
400 Fake gun license (4)
400 Fake wired reflexes license (4)

100 Survival Kit
200 GPS unit
600 Grapple Gun +200 meters of microwire.
70 Rapelling Gloves
800 Medkit 6 + 4 refills

1700 Renraku Sensei commlink with Renraku Ichi OS & Sim Module
100 2 VR Games: Dawn of Atlantis, Interstellar Wars
90 3 flash bang grenades
105 3 frag grenades

1 month Medium lifestyle

Starting cash <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2267466/">4d6=10</a> 1000 nuyen

29,200 gear total

[Whizbang]

Melisandre the Red

Char Sheet

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Melissa Farrens
Alias: Melisandre the Red
Archetype: Hacker/Rigger
Age: 21 Sex: F

Description: long curly red hair, tied back with a scarf, green eyes, a sprinkling of freckles on pale skin, dresses in archaic, pirate style clothing

Bod: 2
Agi: 2
Rea: 5
Str: 2
Cha: 3
Int: 3
Logic: 5
Will: 4

Edge: 3
Init 8 (9)
Init Passes 1 (4)

Qualities:
Black Market Pipeline (Weapons)
Juryrigger
Intuitive Hacking
Technical School Education
Water Sprite

Distinctive Style (1)
Vendetta
Vindictive
Incompetent (blades)
SINner (standard)
Low Pain Tolerance

Skills:
Cracking (group) 4
Electronics (group) 4
Mechanics (group) 3
Gunnery 4
Pilot Ground Craft 3
Pilot Water Craft 4
Swimming 2
Pistols 2

English N
French 4
Spanish 4

Matrix Hangouts 4
Navigation (smugglers) 4
Procedure (matrix security) 4
Pirate Trids 4

Contacts:
Christian Farrens - Mechanic, uncle 4/2
Bennie - father's contact 2/4
Lewis - Matrix friend 2/3

Cyber/Bio
Control Rig
Datajack
Sleep Regulator
Cerebral Booster 3
Math SPU
Reaction Enhancer 3
Sim Module
Hot Sim Module

Gear:
Rapier 3P
Ares Predator 5P
Armored Vest 6/4
20 stick n shock
40 EX rounds
AR Gloves
Satellite link
printer
Mechanics Kit
Electronics kit
Contact Lenses 3 (low light, image link, thermographic)
MCT Fly-Spy
Fake Sin 6
Fake Permit 6 (gun)
Fake Permit 6 (sword)
Fake Permit 6 (Commlink)

Lifestyle: Low 1 month

Commlink: Fairlight Caliban
Response: 6 Signal 6
OS: Novatech Navi
Firewall 6 System 6
Simsense Accelerator

Programs (all at 6)
Armor
Attack
Biofeedback Filter
Black Hammer
Blackout
Data Bomb
Decrypt
Defuse
Exploit
Medic
Sniffer
Spoof
Stealth
Track
ECCM
Analyze
Browse
Command
Edit
Encrypt
Reality Filter
Scan

[Penta]

And now the final character, the ship:

[ Spoiler ]

Name: MY Fedallah
Home Port: Newport, Rhode Island
Flag state: UCAS
Manufacturer: AH Donaldson Yachts, Inc. (Newport, RI, UCAS)
Keel laid: 08/01/2071
Launched: 09/01/2071

History:

The Fedallah began life as just another yacht, the MY Golden Hecate, slated for the personal use of another up-and-coming executive. That is, until said executive over-stepped his authority, showing the same leadership and decisiveness that made him a rising star. The only difference now was he had failed to deliver, and all the enemies he had stepped on to get that far up dragged the star back down.

Unknown to the company, the executive had ordered severe upgrades to his personal yacht that ballooned the pricetag to thrice that of a comparable Classique III. Unwilling to pay for the extravagances, the company simply ceased all contact. Eventually the half-built yacht would be sold off to the Internal Revenue service by the shipyard to settle a tax debt on the part of the ordering customer; the IRS ordered finishing of the construction and attempted to auction off the yacht at a profit. The yacht instead was sold to a confidential client at a loss, especially after fees (to the auctioneer, the yard, etc) were paid.

Soon after the auction, in February, 2072, she was re-registered as the MY Fedallah, after being towed to a yard in Quincy, MA, for substantial modification.

---
Group Equipment list:

Purchases with the 500,000 Loan:

Ship and Associated Equipment:

[ Spoiler ]

Classique III 225000
Aeronautics Shop 5000
Autosoft: Clearsight (3) 1500
Autosoft: Maneuver (3) 1500
Concealed Armour (20) 20000
Chameleon Coating 24000
Complete Skinlink 5000
Drone Rack (Small) 1000
ECM (6) 6000
Enhanced Image Screens 2400
Fuzzy Logic 2500
Improved Economy 4375
Improved Sensor Array 1000
Interior Cameras 2400
Lock-on Countermeasures 5000
Personal Armour (10) 5000
Pilot 3 3000
Rigger Adaptation 2500
Satellite Communication 500
Signature Masking (6) 12000
Smuggling Compartment(Sh) 6000
Winch (Std) 600
Total: 336275

Running Gear:

[ Spoiler ]

Autopicker Rtg 6 1200
Catalyst Stick x 4 480
Directional Jammer Rating 7 1400
Electric Still x 10 1500
Grappel Gun x 4 2000
Keycard Copier Rtg 6 1800
Light Sticks x 50 250
Med Station Rating 6 420
Mini-Welder x 3 750
Monofilament Chaisaw x 2 600
Plastic Restraint x 50 5
Rapelling Gloves x 10 700
Stealth Rope (800 meters) 680
Solar Still x 2 400
Survival Kit x 1 100
Tag Eraser x 5 750
White Noise Generator Rtg 6 300
Wire Clippers x 5 125
Total: 12460

Drones:

[ Spoiler ]

CrashCart 4000
Manservant 2500
Beaver 4000
Total: 10500

IDs and Permits:

[ Spoiler ]

Fake SIN Rating 4 x 10 40000
Fake Permits Rating 4 x 10 4000
- permit to own modified yacht
- permit for concealed armor
- permit for chameleon
- permit for fuzzy logic
- permit for interior cameras
- permit for lock-on countermeasures
- permit for personal armor
- permit to shoot footage
- permit to own "realistic replicas"
- permit to carry passengers
Total: 44000

Dakka:

[ Spoiler ]

Ingram White Knight x2 8800
- With tripods
- 2 belts of ex ex each
M79B1 LAW x 5 3750
- with external smartlink 2000
Foam Explosives (10) x 5 5000
5 Timer Detonators 175
5 Radio Detonators 200
2 Smart Firing Platforms 4000
Total: 23925

Other Vehicles:

[ Spoiler ]

Yamaha Growler x2 11000
- Autosoft: Maneuver (3) 600

Zodiac Boat 30000
- Autosoft: Covert Ops (3) 1500
- Ducted Waterjet 2000
- Manual Override (DrivexWire) 500
- Pilot 3 3000
- Smoke Projector 700
- Searchlight 1200

Total: 50500

Supplies:

[ Spoiler ]

Month of medium quality food x 10 5000
Month of low quality food x 10 2000
Fuel (l) x 110,000 free
Water (l) x 30,000 free
Total: 7000

Cover related gear:

[ Spoiler ]

“Fake� Colt Manhunter x 10 3000
- Clip of Paint Capsule Rounds x 20 960
“Fake� AK-97 x 10 5000
- Clip of Paint Capsule Rounds x 20 2280
Total: 11240

Other:

[ Spoiler ]

Month of full weather reports x 1 1100
Firewall 6 3000

Aggregated: 500000

[budoka05]

John dons his Urban Jumpsuit.

I roll for perception (visual) and get:

8d6 → [1,2,1,1,1,2,5,4]

4 failures, 1 hit

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2267533/

[Penta]

One hit? You don't even notice Roberts, indescript as he looks.

[budoka05]

Well, John does need to work on his awareness (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Also, to the other PCs, are we assuming we've met before? Especially in regards to this job?

[Karoline]

Always a good sign when you open the game with a critical glitch.

[Penta]

Not a critical glitch. If that was the case, he wouldn't notice a bus towards him.

This was more trying to notice a non-descript pedestrian trying to not be noticed.

[Karoline]

Critical Glitch is a glitch in which you don't succeed, and I thought a glitch was when half of your dice came up 1s.

Edit: Ah, just looked it up, he has to have no hits for it to be a critical glitch

[milk ducks]

Yeah, it'd be good to know now if any of us have met before, or if we've seen holo-pics of one another or something.

I may as well make a quick Perception check to see if I can pick out Roberts or any of the other 'runners (assuming I've met or seen them, of course). I'll use a simple action to Observe in Detail (so I don't take the -2 penalty for being automatically considered distracted, pg.117). I can probably assume I get the +3 dice modifier for "actively looking/listening", (also pg.117) right?

8d6 (2 Intuition, 3 Perception, 3 "actively looking") → [5,5,4,5,2,2,1,3] / Looks like 3 successes and 1 failure. I believe the threshold for picking out people in a crowd is 2 (again, pg.117).


-milk.

[Penta]

I'm going to initially say no, you haven't...Unless you guys want to say you have.

[milk ducks]

Edited my post up above. I can't imagine I've worked with any of these guys before (most of the team seems to be ex-military and whatnot, and I don't see Alan having much experience with those types).

-milk.

[Penta]

Yeah, it'd be good to know now if any of us have met before, or if we've seen holo-pics of one another or something.

I may as well make a quick Perception check to see if I can pick out Roberts or any of the other 'runners (assuming I've met or seen them, of course). I'll use a simple action to Observe in Detail (so I don't take the -2 penalty for being automatically considered distracted, pg.117). I can probably assume I get the +3 dice modifier for "actively looking/listening", (also pg.117) right?

8d6 (2 Intuition, 3 Perception, 3 "actively looking") ��' [5,5,4,5,2,2,1,3] / Looks like 3 successes and 1 failure. I believe the threshold for picking out people in a crowd is 2 (again, pg.117).


-milk.

I'll go with that - yoiu spot Roberts in the crowd.

[Marwynn]

I'm going to say that we may have "heard" of each other being mostly ex-mil but you haven't worked with Iago before. He may have heard of you, he hangs with an ex-mil crowd who talk. He's also fairly new.

Scanning those present to spot Roberts.

Visual Perception check (Int 4, Per 2, VisEnh 3) (9d6.hits(5)=4)

[milk ducks]

I may not be able to post for a bit; have to take my son to the doctor's this morning and mow the lawn. I'll get around to it tonight after work, though, if I can't get to it before then. Gives everyone else a bit of time to post, I suppose.

-milk.

[Penta]

Marwynn, you spot Roberts. He's just sorta there on a bench, reading stuff in AR.

[Penta]

CD can't access InvisibleCastle from work, so I'm rolling his roll for him.

12d6.hits(5)=5 = Specifically, [2,5,6,5,3,3,4,4,4,1,6,6] = (5)

Zalermo spots Roberts. Same desc as for Marwynn.