Ork Sam, character critique Options

[Squinky]

Cybertorso is awesome. But you open the whole averaging limbs can of worms.

[Ryu]

Mechanical question, mechanical answer
Attributes

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B 6 [8] 2/2
A 5 (7)
R 4 (7)
S 4 (6)
C 3
I 4
L 3
W 4
E 3
Essence: 0.105

Should with all changes and a shift from Logic to Intuition look like:
B 6 (7) +2/+3
A 5 [8]
R 4 (7)
S 4 (7)
C 3
I 5
L 2
W 4
E 3
Essence: 0.805

Qualities

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Data Shadow -5
In debt: -25
Media Junkie (mild) -5

I would add Restricted Gear (Suprathyroid Gland).

Skills

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Athletics Group: 1
Automatics: 5
-Assault Rifles
Blades: 3
-Knives
Demolitions: 3
-Commercial Explosives
Etiquette: 3
-Street
Heavy Weapons: 1
-Grenade Launchers
Longarms: 3
-Sniper Rifles
Negotiations: 2
Perception: 3
Pilot Ground Craft: 1
-Wheeled
Pistols: 3
Stealth Group: 1
Unarmed Combat: 1

Knowledge Skills
Shadowrunner Bars: 3
New York Underground: 4
Security Procedures: 2
Underworld Politics: 4
Gang Identification: 3
Military theory: 3
Philosphy: 2

I would get the Firearms group 4 and Dodge 2 instead of the individual Firearms skills. 0 BP

Athletics Group 1
Firearms Group 4
Stealth Group: 1

Blades: 3
-Knives
Heavy Weapons: 1
-Grenade Launchers
Unarmed Combat: 1
Dodge 2 (3)

Demolitions: 3
-Commercial Explosives
Pilot Ground Craft: 1
-Wheeled

Etiquette: 3
-Street
Negotiations: 2
Perception: 3


Ware

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Bioware:
Enhanced Articulation
Muscle Aug: 2
Muscle Toners: 2
Sleep Regulator

Cyber:
Attention Coprocessor: 3
Bonelacing Plastic
Cybereyes (Rating 3, w/ Low-Light, Thermographic, Flare Compensation, Vision Magnification, Vision Enhancement 2 and Smartlink)
Datajack
Dampener
Dermal Plating: 2 (Alpha)
Internal Airtank
Radar Sensor: 2
Skillwire: 2
Wired Reflexes (Alpha) w/ Reaction Enhancer: 2

I would

• loose the Dermal Plating 2 alpha and bone lacing for a dermal sheat 2 (+5000 ¥, +0,3 essence at about the same level of protection)
• replace Enhanced articulation with a Suprathyroid Gland 8 (-5000 ¥, -0,2 essence, now a +1 to every test using a Physical Attribute...)
• replace WR alpha, Reaction Enhancer 2 and Skillwire 2 with a Move-By-Wire I (-4000¥, +0,6 essence).

Others

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Armor:
-Armor Jacket(w/ Fire and Non-Conductive Protection Rating 3)
-Chaemealon Full Suit(w/Chem Protection 2 and Insulation 4)
Helmet

Contacts:
Fixer: 2/2
Smuggler: 1/1

Weapons:
Cougar Fineblade (short)
Tomahawk
-Ruger Super Warhawk(Smartlinked) w/60 rounds Ex-Ex and Gel, Concealable Holster
-Ak-97 Carbine(Smartlinked): w/ Gast Vent 3, 4 clips each regular and gel rounds, Sound Supresser
-Ares Alpha Combat Gun: w/shock pad and 10 clips each regular, gel, and Ex-Ex ammo, and 6 Flash-Bang mini-grenades, Sound Supresser
-Remington 990 Shotgun (Smartlinked): w/ 80 rounds fletchette and gel
-Walther MA-2100 Sniper Rifle: w/ 30 Ex-Ex rounds

Explosives
3 commercial explosives,
rating 6 foam explosive,
3 detonator caps,

Electronics
Sony Emperor Commlink w/ Redcap Nix OS, Subvocal Mic and Skinlink,
Tag Eraser,
White Noise Generator rating 4,

Middle Lifestyle(1 month),
Harley-Davidson Scorpion

2x Fake IDs(rating 4 each),
Fake Licences(5 at rating 4-
Small Arms, Automatics, Motorcycle, Cyberware and Bladed Weapons),

You would have to loose 5 BP and 4000¥ somewhere.

[Mongoose]

Olfactory Booster in a cyberarm? Really? I figured the capacity was for a cyberskull. But, RAW is RAW, no matter what the flavor text says.

Its basically just a chemical sensor / gas analyzer. Mounting it in the arm (hand) could be nice, since you could "sniff" things without pushing your face up next to them. This isn;t unheard of in the animal kingdom- fish and insects have all sorts of external smell and taste receptors for probing their environment.
It wouldn't boost your ability to tell what was in your food, but that might be a blessing...

[Sengir]

Cybertorso is awesome. But you open the whole averaging limbs can of worms.

Well, canned worms are not that bad if you agree how to handle them beforehand. And OP already has demonstrated this useful ability concerning Enhanced Articulation, so in this particular instance it shouldn't be a problem (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)