Men in Black, Pixie Mecha Driver Options

[Moxie]

Hello Dumpshock, newbie here and just thought this was a fun exercise in trying to make a triple threat.

She uses spirits of man to maintain a vehicle mask spell at any given time to appear as a Mai Otomo Drone (similar weight/size) to the motorcycle walker she's in. (new here, so tell me if this actually works with that I have, she'd use edge for some of the higher force stuff if need be).

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Pixie (35 BP)

Attributes/Specials (210 BP)
B 2 [10]
A 3 [0]
R 8 [40] +1 adept
S 1 [0]
C 7 [40]
I 2 [0]
L 2 [0]
W 7 [40]
M 5 [40]
Edge 6 [40]
IP 1
Init 10/15 (22)
Fly 'Walk' 20 m/turn 'Run' 50 m/turn or 1/4 ground


Tradition- Neverland Magic (Additional Optional Power per 3 force) Skills = Force Rating
Combat: Guardian (Captain Hook)
Detection: Air (Peter Pan
Health: Guide (Wendy)
Illusion: Man (Lost Boys)
Manipulation: Task (Brownies and Sprites)
Drain: Willpower + Cha


Race:
Powers: Concealment (Self Only, Simple: -5 Magic dice to Perception Checks when concealed, Sustained), Enhanced Senses (Astral Perception), Sapience

Weaknesses: Vanishing (No trace after dying), Uneducated replaced with Big Regret Former EuroDisnery employee, and Severe Allergy (Cold Iron).


Qualities (+5 BP)
Mystic Adept [10]
Mentor Spirit [5] : Adversary: +2 counterspelling/manipulation, Will +Cha (3) to take order that she doesn't desire
Restricted Gear [5] : Spent on Power Focus 4
Class II Surge [10] : Glamour/Nasty Vibe [20] Critter Spook [+5] Impaired Attribute Logic [+5]


Addiction (Alcohol) [+5] -2 dice rolls, once a week. EuroDisney's failure led to alcohol abuse.
SINer [+5] : Former EuroDisney Character
Day Job [+10] : 20 hrs, $2500. Novel Writer. "The Truth of Neverland" series.
In Debt [+15] : $15,000 - Bankrupt from EuroDisney

Skills (94 BP)
Spellcasting 3 [8d6] = +5 magic
Assensing 1 [7d6] = +4 adept +2 int
Perception 4 [13d6] = +4 adept + 2 int +3 enhance
**Vehicle Sensor** [17d6] = +4 adept +6 sensor +3 enhance
Pilot (Groundcraft) 4 [14d6] = +8 react +2 adept
**Vehicle React** [12d6] = +8 react +4 combat sense
**Vehicle Dodge** [18d6] = +8 react +4 combat sense +2 adept
Counterspelling 6 [11d6+Xd6] +3 focus +2 mentor +Body or Will
Summoning 1 [10d6]
Infiltration 1 [4d6] -4 dice perception
*Pixie Infilitration* [4d6] = -13 dice percpetion (-5 conceal -4 chameleon suit -4 mini target, lost 1 agi)
Gunnery 1 [4d6] = +3 agi
**Active Targetting (Free*2)** [14d6] Make sensor check, net hits = Bonus to Gunnery
Influence 1 [15d6] +3 surge +6 software + 7 cha



Knowledge (24 Free )
English N
Criminal (1 each, 7 total)
Procedures (1 each, 5 total)
Academic (1 each, 12 total, no 'design' theories, no operating system, no physics)

Contacts (14 free, * = Free or Earned)
* "Walley Disney" Tailsmonger 2/2 : Magical Know-how
* "Lucid Dreams" Technomancer 4/6 : Hacking Know-how

Magic (48 BP)
Adept 4
-Commanding Voice (.25) - Leadership [15d6] vs Will+Leadership, +1 dice for each additional target. Success: 5 word command and/or stun.
-Enhanced Perception 3 (.563) - Talisman, Fae weave clothing: +4 dice to perception
-Attribute Boost (React) (.188) - Talisman[6d6] = Attribute boost, resist with Will + Body vs rank. [10d6]
-Attribute Boost (Agility) (.188) - Talisman [6d6] = Attribute boost, resist with Will + Body vs rank. [10d6]
-Improved Physical Attribute (React) (.563)- Talisman, +1 React up to racial max.
-Improved Pilot (Groundcraft) 2 (.375)- Talisman, +2 driving
-Combat Sense 4 (1.5) - Talisman, +3 die to surprise and defense
-Multi-tasking (.375)- Observe in Detail free, 2 extra free actions when not directly involved in combat, and never distracted by info overload.

Spells (3 bp each) Magic 1
Drain Test [14d6]
*Analyze Device (F/2), Touch, Each net hit = Bonus to using device. Must beat Object resistance of device.
*Detect Life (Extended) (F/2)+2, Force = Radius in meters. Hits: 1. A group of metahumans (General knowledge) 2. 3 male orks and a female troll. (Major details) 3. They are all running armed with weapons out. The troll is leading. (Major, most minor) 4. The female troll is your contact Moira, she's being chased by 3 ork gangers. (Complete)
*Increased Reflexes (F/2)+2, Force 4 = +3 init/Passes
*Mana Static (Environ.) (F/2)+4
*Fix (Physical) (F/2)+1 "Pixie Fix-It Powder"
*Vehicle Mask (Realistic, Multi) (F/2)-2

Power Focus 4 (24 BP) - "Fae weave underwear" (4 BP Bound, 20 BP Cost), Adds Rating to all Force based powers.
Counterspell Focus 3 (6 BP) - "Fae weave anklet" (3 BP Bound, 3 BP Cost)

Equipment (110,000 = 95,000= 19 BP + 15k indebt) (assuming page 300 of no extra incurred cost for starting gear)
8000 Chameleon Suit
7750 Edit 3, Encrypt 6 (optimized), Response 3, Signal 3, Firewall 6, System 4 (Sony, and Renraku Ichi)
150 Skin Link + Sim Module
3000 Empathy Software Rating 6 + dice to social
400 Fake License 4
4000 Fake Sin 4
30 Mapsoft 6
2500 Magical Lodge 5
10 Rations/Water
100 Sport Bag
200 GPS
300 Disposable Commlink
5000 Middle Lifestyle

Thundercloud Contrail (10 total slots, 5,000)
Armor 12 (0 slot, 2,400)
Mechanical Arm x 2 (4 slots, 8,000 total, 15 capacity available per arm)
-External Mount, 1 per arm (7 capacity, 5,000 for both arms)
-Armor 4 (8 capacity, 2,400 for both arms)
Nanomaintenance System, Rating 4 (1 slot, 20,000)
Personal Armor 10: Adds to riders armor (1 slot, 5,000)
Chameleon Coating (2 slots, 6000)
Walker Mode (2 slots, 3,000)
Over Mod: Gecko Tip (1 slot, 600)
Resulting stats: Handling +2, Accel 10/20, Speed 90, Pilot 1, Body 6, Armor 20, Sensor 1, Cost 57,400
2000 Pilot 3
1375 R6 Camera - 600 Low-Light - 100 Flare Compensation - 50 Image Link - 25 Smartlink - 500 Vision Magnification - 100
3000 R6 Olfactory Sensor
600 R2 Microphone - 200 R3 Audio Enhancement - 300 Spatial Recognizer - 100
75 R3 Atmospheric Sensor
2000 R4 Ultrawideband Radar
150 R6 Radio Signal Scanner
750 Hardening of all the above.

I also have: 6290 leftover nuyen for weapons, and other items I might be missing. So please give me a heads up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/upsidedown.gif)

Thanks in advance.

[Ard3]

Well do you know that your max Force for spells is 2? Limiting your hits to 2, unless you use Edge.
Meaning:
*Analyze Device and Fix can be used only on really simple objects most of the time. And sustaining gives -2 penalty to all so Analyze is guite useless.
*Increased Reflexed is limited to +1 IP
*Basic camera has Object Resistance of 3, so Vehicle Mask is useless against them.

[Namelessjoe]

analyze will get rid of the untrained penelity so at force 2 you effectivly gain a dice if your untrained in it


edit oh also the spirit of man can cast them for the pixie at higher then force 2 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


also im down with it its a neat concept (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Traul]

edit oh also the spirit of man can cast them for the pixie at higher then force 2 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

No they can't: that character cannot conjure a spirit with Force higher than 2 and spirits may not overcast.

[Namelessjoe]

No they can't: that character cannot conjure a spirit with Force higher than 2 and spirits may not overcast.

oh my bad (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ...... maybe it was a house rule we used were your total magic capped your overcasting and summoning and inthis case with magic 1 for casting 2 on up would be overcasting or just how my brain interpeted the rule

[Moxie]

Ah, I thought power focus 4 took care of most of the Force problems. Adds +4 force to almost everything?

That way I can hit Force 6 with an overcast (and easily resist drain with 14 dice to it).

[Ol' Scratch]

...and spirits may not overcast.

Can you cite that reference, please? I don't think I've ever seen such a rule.

[Traul]

It is an SR4A change, in the description of the Spirit of Man.
http://shadowrun4.com/resources/sr4a/sr4a_changes.pdf

[Moxie]

Oh wow... that's bad for this build.

Well, thanks for the heads up... May as well try to fit my spellcasting focus back in then, least you can hit Force 5 to 6 then even with magic 1 which is decent.

[Traul]

No, foci only dice to your roll. The Force is still linked to your Magic.

[Moxie]

Wait, power focus 4 doesn't add to the force rating then? Basically start at 1, use focus to get 5 for example?

[PirateChef]

Wait, power focus 4 doesn't add to the force rating then? Basically start at 1, use focus to get 5 for example?

Correct. Foci add dice, they do not actually increase your stats at all.

Edit: looked it up. Foci add their force in dice to tests. They do not actually increase stats at all.

[Neraph]

Correct. Foci add dice, they do not actually increase your stats at all.

Edit: looked it up. Foci add their force in dice to tests. They do not actually increase stats at all.

This is correct. I found that out the hard way trying to be super-cool with a nosferatu. Had to end up using my Essence Drain, 130 karma, and Ally Spirit (detailed in my signature) to be super-cool instead.