OoC Recruitment: What's your Vice? Options

[Belvidere]

What's your Vice?

The word's hit the street like a nuclear bomb and people are moving for cover faster than most can say, "Knight Errant Raid." In the past seventy-two hours Vince "Numbers" Ciarniello has put the word out that he and his made men are gunning for blood when it comes to Yaks. The Yaks have responded by kidnapping the reigning capos Enrico Marcello and Lorenzo Orazio in Everett and Snohomish respectively.

Nobody is sure as to where the Triads stand in this and nobody wants the Vory to get involved but it's only a matter of time. Blood on the streets has proved that it is bad for business. And players are moving in the shadows to clean this up before it turns into another war.

Out of Character Info
What's your Vice is a street level PbP game that I tried to get started at an earlier time. It fell apart because of some serious real life drama that hit me over the last few day. But I'm back and out for blood. (Just kidding... or am I? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif) ) It will be taking place in everyone's favorite catch-all metroplex. Seattle.
All forms of crime are going to be heavy in the game, but mostly on the street level, seeing as I have recently read Vice and finally understand organized criminal organizations. It is going to be a standard 400bp game, though I'm highly encouraging street level characters, so quite a bit more generalized and capable of working outside of a group.
I also heavily encourage people answering the 20 questions out of Runner's Companion if they can. My player limit is six and I'd need a minimum of three to run the game.

Players
Slot 1: Chance359 / Devin "Big D" Delarosa
Slot 2: Martin_DeVries_Institute / Peter "Clef" Vasilyev
Slot 3: Combat Mage / Furio "Fury" Balducci
Slot 4: Thanee
Slot 5: Dr Zaius / Bill "Big Train" McCann
Slot 6: Traul / John "Hickory" Timber

Backup Players
Slot 1: Mr. Mage
Slot 2: Drace
Slot 3: noonesshowmonkey
Slot 4: Gortrek Bloodsplatterer

Thanks to any and all who are interested!

[Belvidere]

I will be taking the first six players who apply for a PC Slot. I'll also be taking 4 Backup slots. I'm not in a rush to get started but if you want a spot, tell me now. Reserve it and we can talk about character concepts and backgrounds.

[Chance359]

I'm interested, I've got an ork sam with a grudge against the yaks a mile wide

[Belvidere]

I'm interested, I've got an ork sam with a grudge against the yaks a mile wide

Cool, run it by the 20 questions in Runners Companion if you have it. What kind of Samurai we talking here? Super heavy cybered? Or just in concept?

Just curious, cause I'd most definitely want to know where your 'ware came from. Maybe second-hand? Ect. But I'm making assumptions. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) You might not even be cybered.

[Martin_DeVries_I...]

Belvidere, I still have my TM Ork with Vory ties from the first thread, as well.

[Belvidere]

Belvidere, I still have my TM Ork with Vory ties from the first thread, as well.

Sounds good to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

[Combat Mage]

I'm interested with a Pistolero Adept.

[Thanee]

Also voicing my interest here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Looking at what we got already, I would go with a Street Shaman.

Some questions...

I suppose (and hope) we are meant to work together?
I further assume that we are generally meant to be independent (i.e. taking contracts from the organizations, but not belonging to them)?

Bye
Thanee

[remmus]

4th edition...damn, well I´m interested but only have the book for 3rd edition.

[Belvidere]

Also voicing my interest here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Looking at what we got already, I would go with a Street Shaman.

Some questions...

I suppose (and hope) we are meant to work together?
I further assume that we are generally meant to be independent (i.e. taking contracts from the organizations, but not belonging to them)?

Bye
Thanee

You would be correct in your hopes and assumptions. Though relations on a personal level to an organization or two is encouraged. If you've got a cousin the mob who gets whacked it makes taking a job from who did it alot harder.

[Belvidere]

4th edition...damn, well I´m interested but only have the book for 3rd edition.

Are you familiar with 4th edition rules, setting (which hasn't changed too much), so on and so forth?

[Combat Mage]

I'm deciding between making my adept korean with some connection to a seoulpa ring or italian with the goold old mafia. Leaning towards the mob because I'm watching The Sopranos at the moment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Belvidere]

I'm deciding between making my adept korean with some connection to a seoulpa ring or italian with the goold old mafia. Leaning towards the mob because I'm watching The Sopranos at the moment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Can't ever go wrong with the mob. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

I'll have the 20 questions for people to answer up at some point today. But I'm running around all day and I'll be hopping on only when I get wi-fi on my laptop.

[DrZaius]

I'd like to use my guy from the other thread, if that's cool. I'll post him on here later today.

-DrZaius

EDIT:

Bill "Big Train" McCann

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Character Background & Description:

Born in Puyallup, Bill "Big Train" McCann is an Ork who fought in underground matches for a living, and now additionally Shadowruns. Being the youngest of 5 brothers, he had to fight his entire life to get the last scrap of food off the table, so it only made sense that as he grew up, he would channel his skills into what he would do for a living. Mostly he has worked small time as extra muscle or as a bouncer, but recently his luck turned for the worse and he was forced to start shadowrunning for a living. After vouching for the wrong friend, Big Train is now in debt to the Mob for 15,000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) . As such, he's now applying his skills in the ring to whatever tasks he's able to get extra cred for. His experience has taught him to pick his fights, but when he does throw down, it's always to win.


Qualities (Net -5 BP):

Postive:
Adept, 5 BP
High Pain Tolerance 2, 10 BP; Part of Big Train's profession is taking punches

Negative:
Data Shadow 1, 5 BP; As part of being an underground boxer, Big Train has a matrix footprint that makes him somewhat easier to find.
In Debt 3, 15 BP; Big Train got in a bit deep, and owes the Mob 15 large, with the juice running.

Attributes (260 BP, including Edge and Magic)
Body: 6
Agility: 5
Reaction: 5 (6)
Strength: 7
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 2
Logic: 2
Willpower: 3

Edge: 3
Magic: 5

Skills (114 BP)

Active:
Stealth Group 2
Firearms Group 1
Influence Group 1
Unarmed Combat (Martial Arts) : 5 (7) (+2 Adept Power)
Dodge (Melee Combat) : 4 (6)
Perception : 2
Running : 3
Intimidation (Physical): 3(5)

Knowledge:
English : N
Or'zet : 3
Gangs (Gang Identification) : 1 (3)
Safe Houses (Orc Underground Safe Houses) : 1 (3)
Area Knowledge (Puyallup) : 1 (3)
Mafia : 1
Yakuza : 1
Triad : 1

Magic (5 Power Points)

Improved Reflexes 1 (1.5 PP)
Killing Hands (0.5 PP)
Combat Sense 2 (1 PP)
Critical Strike 4 (1 PP)
Improved Ability: Combat Skill (Unarmed Combat) 2 (1 PP)

Gear (4 BP, 3 Free (from Negative Quality, "In Debt")

Commlink : Renraku Sensei
OS : Renraku Ichi
Analyze (Rating 3)
Browse (Rating 3)
Edit (Rating 1)
Scan (Rating 1)
Skinlink
Subvocal Microphone
Trodes
Clothing (Regular)
Armor Vest
Armor Jacket
5x Thermal Smoke
Fake Sin (Rating 4)
Fake Sin (Rating 4)
Contact Lenses
+Image Link
+Flare Compensation
Gas Mask
Survival Kit
Flashlight
Medkit (Rating 6)
Rappeling Gloves

Contacts (16, 6 Free BP)
Ramon, Ork Underground Friend (L:3 C:2)
Sal, Mob Lt. (L:1 C:3)
Lenny Getz, Fence/Bookie (L:2 C:2)
Dr Gris Jacoby, Street Doc (L:2 C:1)

[Traul]

Is there still room for a former Lone Star cop with a twist?

[Belvidere]

Okay, all six slots are full at this point, anyone who is applying will be placed on the backup list. If anyone wants to talk to me about character concepts, PM me or post here.

[Belvidere]

For all of those who want to know what I want with your character's background this pretty much covers everything but recent events in their life that I want from my PCS. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

1) We are shaped by our heritage. Facial features, skin tone, height,
build, metatype, even aptitudes are influenced by the genes
passed from parent to child. Attitude, too, is taught by parents,
informed by their own lives and their cultural heritage. Where
does your character come from, what is her lineage, who were
her parents, and what did she inherit from them?

2)Parents can be proud of their children or regret ever bringing
them into the world. Some are loving, and some are indifferent.
All of them are only metahuman and have their own opinions
of their children. Assuming they could speak, what would each
of your character’s parents say about her?

3)Many people remember certain historical events for the rest of
their lives. For those alive in the first decade of the 21st century,
it could be the assassination of John F. Kennedy, or the
Tiananmen Square protests, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, or
the attacks of 11 September 2001. People remember where they
were, and what they were doing when they first heard of these
events. Shadowrun history has significant events as well, such as
the assassination of President Dunkelzahn, the Crash 2.0, and
the emergence of technomancers and artificial intelligences.
Pick a few events from recent Shadowrun history and ask where
the character was at the time, what does he remember about the
event, and what was he doing at the time?

4)Very few people choose to become shadowrunners. More
likely, they are thrown into the life by a chaotic and uncaring
world. Even if she made a conscious decision to enter the
shadows, her decision is influenced by the world around her.
How did your character get into shadowrunning, and why did
she take that path?

5)People have control over their own living arrangements. From
the child young enough to use crayons and tape all the way up
to the elderly shut-in who plasters her walls with family photos
and cat pictures, everyone makes their living spaces more personally
pleasing. What is your character’s living space like, and
what has he added or changed to make it his own?

6)Everyone has beliefs, and many have beliefs strong enough to
be convictions. Some are religious, some are political, some are
social, and some are just about why people are here. What does
your character believe in, what are her convictions (if any), and
why does she hold them?

7)Everyone has aspects of their personality that grate on someone.
Even the best of friends annoy one another from time to time.
The flaws in a person’s character are as important as the qualities.
What do you dislike most about your character’s personality?

8)The Sixth World is considered by many to be spinning out of
control. If anyone could exert control over it, it would be the
“Big Ten” triple-A megacorps. These transnationals exert a lot of
influence on everyday life in the 2070s. Which of the Big Ten
does your character hold in the highest (or least low) regard,
which does he like the least, and why?

9)People make acquaintances and friends; we’re hardwired for it.
Humans are social animals. This is especially true in the shadows,
where often it is not the power you have, but the power you
can borrow, and not who you, are but who you know. There’s a
story behind each and every one of these relationships. What is
the story with your character and her contacts?

10)It’s Sunday morning, and your character has no commitments
until tomorrow afternoon. What does she do for the day?

11)Your character has a specific skill set, a list of Active and
Knowledge skills that define what she knows and her areas of
expertise. How did she come to learn those skills, and how did
she develop them to those levels?

12)Everyone has their limits. People can be dark, but most people’s
instinct is to draw the line at certain actions and thoughts, and
they keep to their own moral convictions. Is there a moral limit
that your character enforces on the jobs she takes, and in what
shadow work would she refuse to engage?

13)If you have an Awakened or technomancer character, consider
your character’s tradition and streams. Even within the major
established magical traditions and the recently emerged technomantic
streams, there is room for personalization. Ask yourself
what drew her to that particular paradigm, how does it effect
the way she views the world and her magic, how does it translate
into choice of mentor spirit or paragon, and how does it affect
the appearance of the spirits or sprites you conjure or compile?

14)While acceptance and bias vary from place to place, augmentations—
be they bio-, cyber-, gene-, or nanoware—are increasingly
common and available in the Sixth World. However, personal
technological enhancement is rarely cheap, and many implants
that runners possess are restricted. How did your character
come to have the enhancements she has, how were they paid
for, and what motivated the choices she made (if she did make
the choices)?

15)Life as a shadowrunner is by definition outside the bounds of
“normal” life. Shadowrunners do not truly fit into the lives of
ordinary people, whether they live in slums or mansions. What
does your character think of ordinary life, mainstream culture,
and those who abide by it?

16)Everyone has nightmares. Sometimes, we forget the dream
completely on waking. Sometimes, the nightmare haunts us or
even recurs. If your character had a lingering nightmare or a
deep-rooted fear, what would it be, and why does he find it so
terrifying?

17)People tend to attach sentimental value to items in their possession
or people they are close to. They make an effort to
keep these close by and safe. What is your character’s “sacred
object” or “close one,” and how did they come to be so important
to him?

18)One of metahumanity’s greatest assets is its ability to look toward
the future and imagine a better life. Even small children
have dreams about what they want to be when they grow up.
What did your character want to become when he was a child,
and what are his goals now?

19)A person’s appearance can say volumes about him. From fashion
sense, to the colors he prefers, to the way he walks and speaks.
Sometimes, his personality determines his appearance, and,
sometimes, the appearance he chooses to present the world effects
his personality. What does your character look like, and
what inspired his choices?

20)Everyone has a name, but a runner’s street name is a representation
of his connection to the shadows. Sometimes runners
choose their own moniker, but more often it is given to them as
a nickname or earned through some (mis)adventure. How did
your character come to be known by his street name?

[Abschalten]

God damn it. Did I really miss this?

[Belvidere]

God damn it. Did I really miss this?

Possibly. But maybe not. Chance 359 posted yesterday that he's interested but I've yet to hear anything else from him. So if I don't get anything else from him by tomorrow I wouldn't be against giving his spot away. And you could most definitely be on the back-up list if you'd like.

[DrZaius]

Possibly. But maybe not. Chance 359 posted yesterday that he's interested but I've yet to hear anything else from him. So if I don't get anything else from him by tomorrow I wouldn't be against giving his spot away. And you could most definitely be on the back-up list if you'd like.

You could put Mr. Mage on the backup list as well. He was interested in the original game, but I think he might be just a week-day poster.

[Chance359]

Sorry worked for 9 hours then had my own game to run.

Terrance "Monster" Hodgins, ork street razor


Attributes:

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B 5 (6) +1 for damage resistance
A 5 (8)
R 4 (9)
S 4 (7)
C 3
I 5
L 2
W 4
E 4
Essence: 0.0049

Qualities

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Born Rich (10)
Restricted Gear (2 pieces) (10)
Addiction (Moderate) Augmentations (-10)
In Debt (-25)

Active Skills

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Athletics Group: 1 (4)
Close Combat Group: 3 (4)
Dodge: 2 (5)
Etiquette: 3
Firearms Group: 2 (3)
Perception: 2 (5)
Stealth: 2 (3)

Bioware

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Enhanced Articulation
Muscle Augmentation: 2
Muscle Toners: 2
Sleep Regulator
Suprathyroid Gland
Synthacardium: 2

Cyberware

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Attention Co-processor: 3
Autoinjector Resuable 1 dose
Biomonitor
Bone Lacing Plastic
Cyberears w/ Audio Enhancement: 3, Dampener, Balance Augmenter
Cybereyes w/ Eye Light, Flare Compensation, Low-Light Vision, Smartlink, Vision Enhancement: 3
Internal Air Tank
Move By Wire: 2
Retractable climbing claws

Gear

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Armor:
Armor Jacket
Chameleon Suit

Biotech:
Stimulant Patch: 6

Electronics:
Autopicker: 4
Trans Avalon w/ Mangadyne,
Agent: 3 (w/ Analyze: 1, Browse 3)
Fake Sin: 3

Explosives:
Flash Bang Grenades: 4
Smoke Grenades: 4

Weapons
Ares Predator: 4 w/ Quick draw holster, Silence, Underbarrel weight, Smartgun link, 10 spare magizines
Cougar Fineblade (short)
Colt M23: 160 rounds
Extendable Baton

Contacts

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Fixer: Mr. Steed (2/3) Specializes in weapons and information,
Street Doc: Doc Apoc (1/1) Dr. Anton Apocovich, former head of augmentation design at a medium sized university outside of Moscow. Mad scientist

I've got about 5K left to spend. Probably diversify and modify the weapons. As for background and 20 questions, will have it to you tomorrow (Monday).

[Combat Mage]

I should have my Character up sometime tomorrow.

@Chance359:
I'm pretty sure Enhanced Articulation doesn't apply to Combat Skills in SR4.

[Thanee]

That's a lot of Essence... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Traul]

"Lieutenant" John "Hickory" Timber

BACKGROUND

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Lieutenant Timber was doing quite a good job as a cop until he got caught in an massive explosion while busting a BTL dealer. Lone Star paid for the full body replacement to show it cared about its men. After that, Timber specialized in the dirtiest corners that were too risky for other cops. He slowly became the face of Lone Star in those areas, polishing the rough edges to make sure crime did not leak into downtown.

Sometimes it involved kicking some ass, but most criminals are smart enough to understand where the line is, so a bit of talking was often enough. Sadly, after the tempo crisis, any kind of relation between the police and the underworld became untolerable and labelled as corruption, so Lone Star had to fire Timber upon losing the Seattle contract and there was no way KE would take him back. He turned to less picky patrons.

SHEET

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Lieutenant John Hickory Timber

ATTRIBUTES - 170 BP

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Body - 1 (7)
Agility - 1 ( 8 )
Reaction - 5
Strength - 1 (6)
Charisma - 5
Intuition - 5
Logic - 2
Willpower - 5

Edge - 6
Init - 10(1 Init Pass)
Essence - 1.26

QUALITIES - +15 BP

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POSITIVE
Biocompatibility(cyberware) - 10
Born Rich - 10

NEGATIVE
Distinctive style (1) - 5 (long clothes & gloves or full cyber body)
Flashbacks - common - 10 (triggered by explosions)
Nano intolerance - 5
Records on file -10 (Lone Star)
SINner (standard) - 5

SKILLS - 116 BP

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Influence (Group) - 2
Stealth (Group) - 2
Clubs - 3
Longarms - 1
Pistols - 3
Throwing Weapons - 1
Unarmed Combat - 1
Dodge - 1
Pilot Ground Craft - 1
Running - 1
Intimidation - 3
Perception - 3
First Aid - 1

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS - 42 pts free, 0 BP

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English - N
Japanese - 1
Corp (Security Companies) - 3
Criminal (Seattle Gangs) - 3
Procedure (Security) - 3
Criminal (Triads) - 2
Criminal (Mafia) - 2
Criminal (Yakuza) - 2
Criminal (Vory) - 1
Criminal (Seoulpa Rings) - 2
Law - 2

CONTACTS - 10 points free, 29 BP

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Bob King, KE beat cop and former LS beat cop: L3/C2.
Thomas Miller, disgruntled Lone Star manager and former police captain: L3/C4.
Baby Face, fixer: L2/C3.
Albert Baucuse, French Chef and Mafia/Yakuza host: L2/C3.
BTO, boss of the Spikes: L2/C3.
Axe, boss of the Crimson Crush: L2/C3.
Nightingale, escort girl: L4/C3.

GEAR - 300000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) , 60 BP

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Cyberyes: alphaware, Rating 3

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Image Link/Recorder
Low-Light Vision
Protective Covers
Smartlink
Thermographic Vision
Vision Enhancement (3)
Vision Magnification

Cyberears: alphaware, Rating 2

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Audio Enhancer (3)
Damper
Sound Link/Recorder
Spatial Recongnizer
Increased Sensitivity
Select Sound Filter (1) (speech)

Left cyberarm: alphaware, obvious

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Armor (2)
Body (4)
Agility (4)
Strength (2)
Customized Agility (2)
Snake Fingers

Right cyberarm: standard, obvious

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Armor (2)
Body (4)
Agility (4)
Strength (3)
Customized Agility (2)
Customized Strength (3)
Customized Body (2)
Auto-injector (6 doses)

Left cyberleg: alphaware, obvious

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Armor (2)
Body (2)
Agility (2)
Strength (2)
Customized Agility (1)
Olfactory Booster (3)
Implanted commlink

Right cyberleg: standard, obvious

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Armor (2)
Body (4)
Agility (3)
Strength (4)
Customized Agility (2)
Internal Air Tank
Radar Sensor (4)

Cybertorso: alphaware, obvious

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Armor (2)
Body (2)
Agility (3)
Biomonitor

Armor:

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Helmet with Chemical protection (6)
Armored Jacket
Form-Fitting Body Armor Full-Body Suit
SecureTech Leg and Arm Casings
SecureTech Vitals Protector
SecureTech Upper Leg Casings
SecureTech Upper Arm Casings
SecureTech Shin Guards
Camouflage Suit with Non-conductivity (6)

Weapons:

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Survival Knife
AZ-150 Stun Baton
Defiance EX Shocker
2 Ruger Thunderbolt S with underbarrel weight, personalized grip and skinlink
Franch SPASS-22 with autoadjusting weight and personalized grip and skinlink

Mercury Comet:

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Smuggling compartment shielded against MAD scanners
Spoof chip
Morphing plate

Grenades:

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5 Peper punch
5 smoke
5 thermal smoke
1 flash pak

Pistol ammunition:

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12 Ex-Ex
55 regular

Shotgun ammunition:

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20 Ex-Ex
5 Shock Lock
55 regular

Lifestyles:

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Low, 1 month
Squatter, 3 months

Commlink:

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Implanted Meta Link wih upgraded Response (3)
Iris Orb with upgraded Firewall (5)
Agent 3
Analyze 3
Browse 3
Command 3
Edit 3
Encrypt 3
Purge 3
Data bomb 3
Track 3

Other gear:

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Quick draw holster
4 doses of Jazz
2 doses of Stimulant Patch (6)
Emotitoy,nonmobile (6)
Certified Credstick
Fake SIN (4)
Tag Eraser
Medkit R (6)
Plasteel restraints
Glue Sprayer
Trauma Patch
Small Nanopaste Disguise
2 Fake Licenses (4) for the guns
Gecko Tape Gloves
Survival Kit
Magemask

[Combat Mage]

I don't want to nag too much but I thought this was a street level game. Now we have two people with the Born Rich quality and massive amounts of augmentations, including some with availability 20. Doesn't seem to fit in my opinion.

But it's not my call so I'll shut up now.