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[adamu]

Team 2.

[Trench]

Embers, why would you have a problem with the one character thats Not going to blow your cover? Anyway, we will see if my secondary skill set lands me a spot.

[Karoline]

Embers, why would you have a problem with the one character thats Not going to blow your cover? Anyway, we will see if my secondary skill set lands me a spot.

I guess I haven't been paying enough attention... but are you making a stealth character that uses an MMG? Going to make sneaking about very difficult for you I'd imagine.

[Embers]

Embers, why would you have a problem with the one character thats Not going to blow your cover? Anyway, we will see if my secondary skill set lands me a spot.

Because you make Jordan redundant skill-wise. She is Blades/Unarmed with guns but her main area is Stealth, and from what you posted you are pretty much the same except with spellcasting tacked on top to make you even better given your spell choices with potential to expand to cover other things that she can't.

[Karoline]

Because you make Jordan redundant skill-wise. She is Blades/Unarmed with guns but her main area is Stealth, and from what you posted you are pretty much the same except with spellcasting tacked on top to make you even better given your spell choices with potential to expand to cover other things that she can't.

Do keep in mind that something has to be given up to gain access to that spellcasting. Regardless though I know how you feel about having similar skillsets. Both of you have some similarities to Tempest/Lash, as she is a stealthy melee type with spellcasting tacked in for good measure. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

It is rather inevitable though that there will be overlaps in archetypes with a group as large as this. I should point out that she lacks any sort of gun skill, so that is all your area. Embers does have a good point though that overlaps in 'stealth' is actually a good thing, because then you can send out small groups for stealthy things instead of one person putting their neck out all alone.

A group is only as quiet as their loudest member after all.

[BlueMax]

What?!

[Karoline]

What?!

Okay... that was random. What's with the two week double take on something from another thread in another part of the forums?

[BlueMax]

Okay... that was random. What's with the two week double take on something from another thread in another part of the forums?

OK,
this is odd. I tried to reply to your post. With a loud WHAT...

Silence, weakest link in a chain and all. I have no idea how that thread came up.

BlueMax

[Trench]

Embers, did you consider that I can cast any of my spells on you? Also, you cant really sneak if youve got a meathead tromping at your side. A melee fighter is vulnerable going solo because its so difficult take down multiple opponents. Ever hear of a silent partner? of course you havent. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silly.gif)

By the way, I dont have any skill groups, only skills. I was actually hoping we would be on the same team.

[Marwynn]

Life is getting back to normal. I think.

Sorry for the absence. I have a lot of catching up to do.

[Embers]

Embers, did you consider that I can cast any of my spells on you?

At which point my skill is superflous, since at that point it isn't her highly focused skill that is doing anything, its another person's magic, and she isn't actually pulling off her specialty. Its fine, I'll just ask that Kerenshara put me on the other team from Trench.

[Karoline]

OK,
this is odd. I tried to reply to your post. With a loud WHAT...

Silence, weakest link in a chain and all. I have no idea how that thread came up.

BlueMax

Impressive, you managed to reach through the ethers of the internet and pull up a completely random post when you quoted me. Someone POed a technomancer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Shame, would have been quite funny if it had gone off properly.

I think Rich Burlew put it best.

[BlueMax]

I hope Keren is OK.

BlueMax

[Karoline]

Yeah, haven't talked to her in a while. I think she posted in another thread not too long ago... but that may have been before the great downtime.

[adamu]

Said was planning to spend Sunday getting caught up on the reams of material we've all sent.

Heck of a lot of work, getting a proper campaign off the ground.

[Trench]

<edited> Overbudget, trimming

Trench...... | Shadow........ | Male | Elf | Magical Support........ | Healing..... | Hardware..............


note:as a character in Shadowrun, Shadow also has the necessary skills of melee combat, infiltration, and long range combat.

kp = karma points. pk = post creation karma. kn = 1000 nuyen.

Overview
255att+222 skills+27Qualities+81magic+35spells+92tech+14 foci+24 contacts=750

Attributes

255kp Attributes

Body 4 Agility 5 Reaction 7 (9) Strength 3
Intuition 4 Charisma 3 Logic 4 (5) Willpower 4 Initiative 11(13)
Edge 3

81kp Magic 7 -1 cyber mystic2/adept4


Skills

222kp

Blades 5(7)[+2IRKenjutsu] Infiltration 4(5)(+2urban) Spellcasting 4(+2 manipulation)
Dodge 4(+2ranged) Counterspelling 3 (+2 illusion) Automatics 3(+2 SMGs)
Medicine 3 Hardware 3 Perception 3(+2visual)
First Aid 2(+2combat wounds)Shadowing 2(+2 non-vehicle) Locksmith 2
Summoning 2 Climbing 1 Gymnastics 1
Ettiquette 1


Qualities

27kp Qualities

Initiation 1 13kp
Initiation 2 16pk

Exceptional Attribute: Reaction 40

Mentor spirit 10
Chameleon: based on Cat (+2 illusion) (+2 infiltration)
Chameleon was sent from the heavens to tell man he would live forever. However Chameleon dawdled on his way, and lizard was sent to tell man he would die.
-2 running tests. Composure test(2) or be 3d6 minutes late leaving home.

Mystic Adept 20
4 magic + 1 power point
Attribute Boost, Agility .25 Traceless walk 1 Combat sense 3 1.5
Improved Infiltration 1 .25 Improved Blades 1 .5 Motion Sense .5

martial arts (Itto-ryu Kenjutsu)
Increased damage, blades 10
maneuver, watchful guard 4

allergy, mild, sunlight -20
addiction, mild, SIDHT SIMFG -10 (something i dont have to stick in my fraggin head)
combat monster -20 (composure test to leave a fight)
Geas -20 The sword, once drawn, must strike, or it may not be sheathed.


Gear

91kp Tech >>227.5kn

7pk tech >> 17.5kn
93kn augs
cerebral booster 10kn .1e
reflex recorder 10kn .1e

REAKT 30kn .4e

reaction enhancers@ 40kn .48e
hand-blade@ 3kn .2e

14kp 120k foci
Sustaining Focus M *7 70kn
M3 M3 M1
12pk
H3 30kn
Weapon focus 20kn

Nodachi mods 1.55n->2.3k
1personalized grip*3 .3k
2chameleon coating 1k
1gecko grip .1kn
1skinlink .05
custom look .1k
+
tanto .55k->.75
snap blades .15
ceramic knife .075

Armor 11/11
form fitting suit 6/2 1.6 fire res .1k 1.7
Personalized Bike racing armor 4/7 .5k ->10.5k
thermal damp 3 1.5k ruthenium polymer 7.5k nonconduct 5 1k

helmet +1/+2 .2k ->2k
wireless disabled
image link
flare comp
2ultrasound 1
1aud enh 3 .3
2spatial recognizer .1
gas mask .2
low light rearview camera .2

mirrored sunglasses .075 ->.575kn
image link .025
skin link .025
thermographic .1
vision enhancement 3 .3
flare comp .05

hardware kit .5->1.7k
medkit 5 .5k
lockpicks .3
autopicker 2 .4k



Smart Beretta Model 70 X 1.3kn
Manufacture:mod sound suppressor
laser sight removed
1.175 mods
2mod: underbarrel weight.025
1mod:Personalized grip .1
2Mod:chameleon coating 1k
1Mod:skinlink .05

acc. scope .3->1.175
image link .025
smartlink .5
image mag .1
skinlink .05
concealable holster .2

acc.stock .15->.7
Mod:sling .01
30 gel .09
30 subsonic .12
20 shock .08
30 hollowpoint .15


drugs + grenades .7kn

? dose bliss 25
1 dose jazz 75
1 dose psyche 200
1 dose nitro 50
2 doses cram 20
1 doses zen 5

1 dose betameth 20
1 dose snuff 5
5 doses nopaint 75
1 dose zero 100

flash grenade .03
smoke grenade .03
thermal smoke grenade .035
flash-bang .03


Lifestyle 2.5kn-->>7.9
fake SIN 4 4K Sean Clay
fake licenses 1k
possess 5/conceal 5
+
commlink meta Link .1-> .5kn
os .2
Browse 1 .05
sim module .1
trodes .05

subvocal mic .05
tag eraser .15


Contacts

24kp
Talismonger 4/4
Armorer 2/2


Post creation Karma


16pk initiation lvl 2
7pk gear
12pk foci
15pk spells

Background

[ Spoiler ]

Living in the slums of Chicago during the night of Rage,
Shadow saw his elven mother clubbed to death in front of their burning house
His father (dwarf) rushed to her,
slaughtering Humanis Policlubbers with his bare hands
and was gunned down by police, just arriving on the scene.

Though crushed over the loss of his parents
Something inside him would always long
for the blazing violence he witnessed that night
from his hiding spot in that old oak

So shadow went to live with his wealthy aunt in Chicago. He was taken in by her posh and decadent lifestyle and she changed his name to a first name of his choosing, with her last name.

She worked in the ER for docwagon, and on rare occasions Shadow would stumble out of his bedroom in the middle of the night to find a bullet-swiss guest on the couch. He would watch his aunt care for the guest, an elf girl she met in the ER and feel the humm of excitement of the endless night. On one occasion he sneaked out of his room to talk to her while she was under heavy sedation, and he learned of a world within the shadows.

That christmas he got his Aunt to buy him the kendo5000 skill sim, the beginning of a shower of swordplay gifts, including his reflex recorder.

Unattended for long periods of time, Shadow began breaking and entering abandoned buildings about age 10. At age 16 he scored a job as a security system installer. Re-entering the homes he'd hooked up was too easy, and he soon began infiltrating any feasible target.

Seldom taking anything of value, Shadow enjoyed the comforts of other peoples homes.
They would come home to find traces of drug use in the living room and the refrigerator raided. He also enjoyed sneaking around his school. Shadow considered himself a harmless thug living dangerously. He was not even aware of many of the security systems he was bypassing.

His true thrill was discovered one night when he caught a few Halloweeners desecrating one of his favorite haunts. Instantly he was in that dream world of sim and darkness and violence.
He spilled their blood from the shadows, moving in ways he only thought possible in fantasy.

That was many years ago, and now Shadow seems trapped in that timeless world. His aunt has died of old age and every name hes had has been erased. He hasnt been the same since he found out the sick details behind a wetwork job he pulled for the Yakuza.

[Karoline]

What's with the blackout? Do you not want us to read it or is it just to live up to the nickname Shadow?

Hehe.... kilonuyen (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Embers]

In any case, your powers are off. Combat sense costs .5pp a rating, not .25 Your rating 3 should cost you 1.5 not .75 as listed. You also should look at the ratings of your fake licenses, how many do you have? If they are each rating 3, it would be 300 each for Fire Arms + Concealed Carry of firearms, not to mention a license for your magical gear (Weapon Foci Nodachi is rather obvious so it probably should get a license), and any restricted ware.

Also, remember that PPP gear does not go up to the bod X3 that the rest of armor goes up to as far as encumberance. When wearing all your armor you are at 11/9 or 9/9 for encumberance, that is greater than body x2 for each type, so you'd be taking -2 to Agility and reaction.

[Karoline]

chameleon suit 6/4 8k
form fitting shirt 3/0 .5k
forearm/shin guards 0/2 .35k
arm/leg casings /1 .35k
Helmet +1/+2

That is only a total modified values of 9.5/9. Which technically means no encumbrance penalties (Because it states that for every two points you are above your max, you take a -1 agi penalty, Trench hasn't reached 2 full points yet, and even if you wanted to throw a -1 penalty for the pure fact of being over and then -1 per two points over, you wouldn't have quite reached 10 yet)

I could totally see the argument for a -1 for 9.5 rounding up to 10, and Keren may do the -1 for being over then an extra -1 for every 2 points over, so there could be a -2 involved. Could get better overall protection by keeping the cham suit, upgrading to full FFBA, and throwing on some forearm/shin guards for some 0/+1 protection. That'd give an effective armor of 12/8 with an encumbrance of only 9/7. Still slightly over the 8 max, but depending on how you interpret the encumbrance, that may not be an issue. Could drop it to a half suit giving you 10/7 effective and 8/6.5 encumbrance.

I agree about the licenses. No way to get 500 on licenses unless you have a single rating 5 license or 5 rating 1 licenses, both of which seem odd on a rating 3 SIN. Guess it could be a rating 3 and 2 or 2, 2, 1 or some other similar combination, which once again all seem odd. Specifying what you spent 500 nuyen on might be a good idea.

[Marwynn]

It's for every 2 points or fraction thereof, according to SR4A p160.

The easiest solution is to simply not count the extra armour if he doesn't want it. Limit it at an acceptable level to ignore encumberance.

Also, Form-Fitting Armour adds half the rating, rounded down. So the shirt is only 1 point for encumberance purposes.

[Karoline]

Ah, they (unsurprisingly) changed that in 4A. Always seemed like one of those 'how it was intended' things, but not how it was written. Of course that is somewhat annoying for FFBA because it creates that 1 point that can't be evened out without PPP since virtual all armor has even numbers.

[Embers]

Out of curiosity, Trench, did you look at the characters and the roles that had already been covered before you started building Shadow?

[Ol' Scratch]

Let's start taking bets on what's happened to Kerenshara.

I'm putting 100¥ down on her having had a meteorite smash through her roof while she was watching hew new Blu-Ray copy of Star Trek. Freaking out that the Romulans may actually be attacking Earth, she jumps out of her easy chair and goes screaming into the night, only to run head-first into a tree limb and slip into a coma.

[Karoline]

Let's start taking bets on what's happened to Kerenshara.

I'm putting 100¥ down on her having had a meteorite smash through her roof while she was watching hew new Blu-Ray copy of Star Trek. Freaking out that the Romulans may actually be attacking Earth, she jumps out of her easy chair and goes screaming into the night, only to run head-first into a tree limb and slip into a coma.

lol. I'm sure, but just to give more options, I'll put my 100 on her having gotten into a wreck/other form of injury of some kind. Sad and depressing, but seems slightly more likely.

[BlueMax]

Both of you are wrong.
THEY have her.

BlueMax
/where THEY can be
// family
/// aliens
//// HC and company
///// time travelers
////// dreaded slashies