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Dice Rolling:
Just in case I forgot to mention, all dicerolls are to be done on Invisible Castle and posted in the OOC thread. Remember that the syntax for standard rolls is Xd6.hits(5), with 'X' being the amount of dice.

Active Characters:
Cindy (Seth)

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Race
Tiger shifter

Attributes

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Body 4 Charisma 5
Agility 7 Intuition 3
Reaction 6/8 Logic 1
Strength 3 Willpower 4
Edge 1 Magic 5

Skills

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Artisan 6
Stealth (group) 4
Influence (group) 4
Blade 1
Pistol 1
Perception 1
Pilot ground craft 1

Criminal (Yakuza) 6
Criminal (Triads) 1
Criminal (Mafia) 1
Music 4

Japanese (native)
English 4
Sperethial 1 (from linguistics power)
Cantonese 1
Russian 1
Korean 1
Orzet 1

OK I have tweaked Cindy to include details of the Seattle Yakuza Shigeda clan. One of my favourite Shadowrun novels (Steel Rain) is basically about this clan and the Chairmans new way, so I have slightly changed Cindy's views on why she is running to be compatible with the clan and the new way. I don't have an agent in this build: the Shigeda clan explained to me that they will be my agent.
Arabic 1
Urdu 1

Qualities

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Inspired
Fame (National) as a Musician
Erased (7 days)
Made Man (with the Yakuza)

SINner (legal)
Day job (recording music) 1000 nuyen/10hrs
Sensitive Neural Structure
Bad Luck

Adept Powers

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Improved reflexes II (+2 reaction/+2 initiative passes)
Attribute boost (agility)
Attribute boost (reactions)
Enthralling performance (artisan)
Improved technical skill (artisan)
Commanding Voice
Linguistics
Facial Sculpt 1

Contacts

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Fixer Loyalty 4 Connections 3
...and also the made man/yakuza quality

Equipment

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Armour
Form-Fitting Body Armor Full-Body Suit (insulation/fire resist/chemical prot 3) 3100 nuyen
Synergist Business Suit Jacket (insulation/fire resist/chimical prot 2) 1800 nuyen
Synergist Business Skirt(insulation/fire resist/chimical prot 2) 2300 nuyen
Synergist Business Longcoat(insulation/fire resist/chimical prot 2) 2300 nuyen

Respirator 6
Glasses: flare compensation/smartlink/vision enh(3)/ultrasound
Ear buds: Damper (assume same price as flare), audio enh(3), select sound filter (3)

Medikit rating 6
...spares *2
Biomonitor

Commlink: Novatech airware (upgraded response 5) skinlink
Operating system: Iris Orb (upgraded firewall/system 5)
Programs at rating 5 Analyse,Browse,Command, Edit, Encrypt, Reality filter, Scan, Empathy
Mapsoft (seattle) 6
Subvocal microphone
AR gloves
Spare commlink: cheap and nasty 300 .
GPS

Flashlight

Indian Pathfinder racing bike
Morhping license plate
Spoof chip

Hidden Arm Slide
Defiance FX shocker with integral smart gun and camera (x2)
Ammo X40
Katana, Personalised grip.

Life style (middle) covered by day job

RFID Tag Eraser
Backpack
Legal SIN (Shigeda Chiyo)
Fake SIN 4 (Honda Katsumi )
Fake driving licence 4 (x1)
Fake katana licence 4 (x1)
Fake SIN 4 (Suzuki Nobuko)
Fake sin rating 1 (Matsumi Nori)
Fake sin rating 1 (Shiga Reiki)

Points:

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Stats 150
Race 75
Edge 0
Magic 40
Active Skills 120
Know./Lang. Points 0
Positive Qualities 35
Negative Qualities -35
Resources 8
Contacts 7

Character Details

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There are three Cindys..."Hard Candy" that the fans know and love, the shadowrunner Cindy and Yokai

•Hard Candy is 5'6" Caucasian, Jet black hair that hangs over half the face (like Violet from the Incredibles) wearing strange and exotic stage costumes, challanging all that look at her
•Chiyo (thousand generations) or to the language challanged "Cindy" is 5'6" a beautiful Japanese woman, wearing designer business suits, or a dark jump suit depending on the situation. Occasionally when in the type of situation where it may get rough she will carry a Katana strung across the back. No other weapons are obvious
•Yokai (short for Hengeyokai) is a big tiger.

What is the characters race; nationality, age, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and skin color/tone, and build?
Race is Japanese / shifter tiger. Nationality is Japanese. Hair is black. Eye colour is black (narrow shaped eyes). Skin color/tone is average Japanese. Build is athletic.

Where did your character learn his/her skills? What did your character do before becoming a Shadowrunner? Where have you lived?
Cindy grew up in Japan with her mother until she was 8. The hunters came, and Cindy never saw her again. The Shigeda family picked her off the streets and trained her to be a Giesha. When she was 15 her musical talents had become very obvious and Yakuza showcased her at latest Casino / Hotel in Seattle. Since then her musical career has never looked back. Cindy does feel that shes owes the chairman, and supports the new way, but wants to be able to grow her own way as well. Her mother was a predator, and Cindy is currently a spoilt girl. The predator instincts are starting to come out, and Cindy doesn't know how to deal with them. Cindy's mother was a Tiger who could be human. Cindy is a young woman who is not quite sure what she is. The rank and file do not realise Cindy's real nature. Who can say what the chairman knows?

Does your character have any family? If not, why. (Do they know

OK I have tweaked Cindy to include details of the Seattle Yakuza Shigeda clan. One of my favourite Shadowrun novels (Steel Rain) is basically about this clan and the Chairmans new way, so I have slightly changed Cindy's views on why she is running to be compatible with the clan and the new way. I don't have an agent in this build: the Shigeda clan explained to me that they will be my agent.where you are? Do they care? Etc.) [/b]
Cindy's mother is missing (presumed dead). Cindy's father left after the birth. If anything Cindy reguards the Chairman as the father she has never known.

What are your characters dreams/goals/aspirations?

•To understand her dual nature.
•To become financially self sufficient.
•To find who killed / captured her mother and return the favour.


What is the characters personality?

•Hard Candy is challenging, sexually aggressive and mostly only exists while on stage
•Cindy is a quiet, softly spoken Geisha
•Yokai sneaks, pounces, kills, eats and sleeps


What skills does your character bring to this group? What makes them special?
Cindy has good social skills, good illegal connections and is a child of the 2070s. Geisha skills mean that she can follow people quietly, sneak around and generally not be noticed. When the bullets start
flying she is no shrinking violet.

What are some things your character cannot do?
Hack computer systems. Protect herself or others from magic. Deal effectively with spirits and magical wards.

What does your character hate and why? (corps? Elves? dragons?)
Shifter hunters. Those would bring down the chairmans new way. Those that abuse the defenceless.

What does your character love?
Music. Dance. Killing and eating her own catch. Poetry. Flower arranging.

What does your character respect?
The chairman. Someone who manages to balance Giri with their personal goals and aspirations.

What is your characters moral code?
Cindy is struggling balancing Giri with the top predator ethos of the Tiger. The value of sapient life is a particularly troubling thing for her. Cindy's mother taught her that other sapients are important
too, a lesson that her mother learnt the hard way. This reguard for life has so far not conflicted with Giri, but is constantly causing emotional problems when combat occurs.

Does your character have any political beliefs?
The chairmans new way: Equal opportunities for all reguardless of race, sex or parents status. Advancement based on merit.

What item(s) does your character treasure?
Cindy's katana was her mothers. The only other thing she has from her mother is locket with her mother and fathers portraits in it.

Tell me at least one thing I (as the GM) should know about your character.
If the chairman instructs me to do something I will do it. If he says "stop shadowrunning" I will. If he says "kill yourself" I will. Orders that may or may not have come from him are less binding.

Jake (J.Packer)

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Jake "Flash" Donohue

Human Technomancer

Attributes: (240)
BOD 2 CHA 5 RES 5
AGI 2 INT 5 EDG 2
REA 2 LOG 5
STR 2 WIL 5

Qualities: (-30)
Technomancer (Info Savant)
Combat Paralysis
In Debt 3 (22.5K owed, 2,250/month interest)

Living Persona: (0)
Firewall 5, Response 5(6), Signal 3, System 5
Biofeedback Filter 5, VR Initiative 11, 3 IPs

Active Skills: (142)
Cracking Group 4
Electronics Group 3
Compiling 4
Registering 2
Climbing 1
Running 1
Longarms 1
Con 2
Etiquette 1
Negotiation 2
Survival 1
Infiltration 2
Shadowing 1

Knowledge Skills: (24 free)
English N
Spanish 2
Matrix Games 3
Shelters & Soup Kitchens 3
Technomancer History 2
Data Havens 2
The Blogosphere 2
Corporate Matrix Procedures 2
Operating Systems 2
IC Identification 2
Matrix Theory 2
Sprites 2

Contacts: (6)
Jimmy Yoo - Blogger (2/1)
Karl Fischer - Fixer (2/1)

Sprites: (4)
Rating 5 Machine Sprite - 1 Task
Rating 5 Paladin Sprite - 1 Task
Rating 5 Courier Spirte - 1 Task
Rating 5 Code Sprite - 1 Task

Complext Forms: (36)
Analyze 4
Armor 4
Browse 3
Attack 4
Decrypt 2
Exploit 5
Edit 3
Scan 3
Stealth 5
Track 3

Gear: 25K (2BP + debt)
Remington 950 Sport Rifle 675
Laser Sight, 50 Rounds Normal Ammo 200
15 Rounds EX Explosive 150
Leather Jacket (2/2) 200
FFBA Half Suit (4/1) 900
GAZ P-179 Pickup Truck 12000
Rigger Adaptation 2500
1 Small Drone Rack 1000
Fake SIN 4 - "Jim Franks" 4000
Fale License 4 - Remington 950 400
Meta Link Commlink, Vector Xim OS, 300
Basic Software Suite 200
Trodes, Subvocal Mic 100
Glasses (Rating 3, Enhanced Vision 3) 375
1 Month Low Lifetyle 2000

Background:

Flash was a street kid, with a fixation on Matrix games. He would invest all of his time in finding ways to earn money to play games online. It was during one of these games that he was caught online during the Crash 2.0.

He woke up in the shelter where he'd spent most of his formative years, It took a while for him to come to understand what had happened to him.

Once he had come to terms with what he was capable of, he began to use his skills to enrich himself. Petty crime at first, and working his way up to full shadow runs.

He's since begun to think that he will always have the money he needs, so took out a very dubious loan from the Yakuza to buy his truck. Now he *has* to work to pay them back...

Derek (Drace)
Dawn (Thanee)

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Dawn, Urban Witch

Metatype: Human
Gender: female
Age: 24
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 52kg
Hair: dark brown, shoulder-long
Eyes: dark brown
Skin: tanned

Body: 4
Agility: 2
Reaction: 3
Strength: 1
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 5
Logic: 2
Willpower: 5

Edge: 2
Magic: 5
Essence: 6.0
Initiative: 8
Initiative Passes: 1
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 11

Current Karma: 0
Total Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Active Skills:
Spellcasting 6
Counterspelling 4
Summoning 4
Enchanting 1
Assensing 4
Perception 4
Survival 1
Pilot Ground Craft 1

Street Knowledge:
Seattle Area Knowledge 5

Academic Knowledge:
Botany 1
Geology 1
Metallurgy 1
Zoology 1

Interests:
Wiccan Traditions 2
Fashion & Style 5

Languages:
Spanish N
English 3
Japanese 2

Qualities:
Magician (Wiccan)
Mentor Spirit (Raven)
Restricted Gear (Power Focus)
Trust Fund (Medium)
Day Job (Talismonger; 40hrs/week)
Sensitive System
SINner

Spells:
Power Bolt (limited) DV F/2+1
Stun Ball (limited) DV F/2+1
Heal (limited) DV (DV)-2
Increase Reflexes (limited) DV F/2+2
Improved Invisibility DV F/2+1
Physical Mask DV F/2+1
Trid Phantasm (limited) DV F/2+3
Control Thoughts (limited) DV F/2+2
Levitate DV F/2+1
Magic Fingers (limited) DV F/2+1
Fashion DV F/2
Makeover DV F/2

Weapons:
none

Armor:
Leather Armor Suit 6/6 (as Urban Explorer Jumpsuit)
+ internal Music-Player
+ internal Biomonitor
+ Chemical Protection 6
+ Fire Resistance 6
+ Insulation 6
+ Skinlink
Form-Fitting Half-Body Suit 4/1
+ Nonconductivity 6
Forearm Guards -/+1
Shin Guards -/+1

Gear:
Novatech Airware Commlink (3/3) with Iris Orb OS (3/3)
+ Skinlink
Sony Emperor Commlink (2/3) with Redcap Nix OS (2/1)
+ Skinlink
Subvocal Microphone
+ Skinlink
Sim Module
+ Skinlink
+ Trodes
AR Gloves
+ Skinlink
Mapsoft (Seattle) 6
Virtual Surround Music (10)
Glasses 4
+ Image Link
+ Flare Compensation
+ Low Light
+ Vision Enhancement 3
+ Skinlink
Earbuds 1
+ Audio Enhancement 3
+ Skinlink
GPS
Flashlight
Respirator 6
Survival Kit

Magical Equipment:
Power Focus 4
Sustaining Focus 3 (Illusion)
Magical Lodge 6
Talislegger Kit
Assaying Kit
Combat Fetish
Detection Fetish
Healing Fetish
Illusion Fetish
Manipulation Fetish

Vehicles:
Suzuki Mirage (Racing Bike) (Pic)
+ Morphing License Plate
+ Spoof Chip
Rover Model 2068 (SUV) (Pic)
+ Off-Road Tires
+ Morphing License Plate
+ Spoof Chip
+ Additional Fuel Tank
+ Manual Control Override: Drive-by-Wire
+ Satellite Communication

Credits, Lifestyle & IDs:
15,000¥ (Roll)
Trust Fund 500¥/month
Salary 5,000¥/month
High Lifestyle (Trust Fund Medium Lifestyle upgraded to High for 5,000¥/month)
Legal SIN (Felice Gracia Romero; Talismonger)
Fake SIN 4 (Selene Cruz; Fashion Consultant)
Fake License 4 (Assisted Spellcasting License)

Contacts:
Jacob Ohcumgache (Talismonger) 2/5
An old amerindian dog shaman, who operates the talismonger shop in Downtown where Felice works.
Santana (Fixer with regional ties) 4/2
A Seattle-based fixer, who deals in black-market goods and also has the occasional shadow job to offer.

Appearance:
Felice is a young woman of latin american origin. She stands about five and a half feet tall, with a slender and willowy figure. Her dark hair is worn open and at shoulder-length. The latina typically wears classy and figure-accentuating clothes, like her full body leather catsuit, and generally seems to put high value in style and appearance. Likewise, she is rarely seen without some jewelry, most notable is a silver bracelet with five gemstones of different color (representing nature and the four elements) set into a pentagram engraving (her power focus).

Background:
When her mother died in a car accident twelve years ago, things started to fall apart. Her father was a workoholic before, but from that day on it got worse. On the plus side, he was also rich, so Felice had little to worry about. Instead of being there for her, when she grew up, he used his fat wallet to buy her whatever she wanted. When she awakened, he barely took notice. Luckily, there was Jacob. The old amerindian talismonger, whose shop Felice had visited out of curiosity during her teens, when her gift started to shine through, quickly became a good friend. She visited him often, not only because he gave her magic lessons and helped her understand her new talents, but also because he was always there for her, when her father was not. He became something of a replacement father figure for her over the years. Two years ago, her father died. It looked like suicide, though she always suspected murder. He had been betrayed and even though Felice inherited all his wealth, she also got a huge amount of liabilities coming her way. When she had managed to draw even, pretty much everything her father had owned was gone, the villa in Bellevue, the cars, everything. Fortunately, he had arranged for a Trust Fund for his daughter, which was not affected by this whole mess, and she also managed to keep her own condo in one of the better neighborhoods of Downtown. However, the money wasn't quite enough to keep things running, as the high lifestyle she was used to was quickly draining her meager savings. Jacob once more came to the rescue, as he allowed Felice to help him with his work, thus being able to cover her monthly payments.

Character Generation:

CODE

   0 Human
  30 Body 1+3
  10 Agility 1+1
  20 Reaction 1+2
   0 Strength 1
  20 Charisma 1+2
  40 Intuition 1+4
  10 Logic 1+1
  40 Willpower 1+4
   0 Edge 2
  40 Magic 1+4
  24 Spellcasting 6
  16 Counterspelling 4
  16 Summoning 4
   4 Enchanting 1
  16 Assensing 4
  16 Perception 4
   4 Survival 1
   4 Pilot Ground Craft 1
   0 Seattle Area Knowledge 5
   0 Botany 1
   0 Geology 1
   0 Metallurgy 1
   0 Zoology 1
   0 Wiccan Traditions 2
   0 Fashion & Style 5
   0 Spanish N
   0 English 3
   0 Japanese 2
  36 Spells (Power Bolt (limited), Stun Ball (limited), Heal (limited), Increase Reflexes (limited), Improved Invisibility, Physical Mask, Trid Phantasm (limited), Control Thoughts (limited), Levitate, Magic Fingers (limited), Fashion, Makeover)
   7 Bonding Foci (Power Focus 4, Sustaining Focus 3)
  40 Gear (200,000¥)
   7 Contacts (Jacob Ohcumgache (Talismonger) 2/5, Santana (Fixer with regional ties) 4/2)
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400

Positive Qualities:
  15 Magician (Wiccan)
   5 Mentor Spirit (Raven)
   5 Restricted Gear (Power Focus)
  10 Trust Fund (Medium)
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+35

Negative Qualities:
  15 Day Job (Talismonger; 40hrs/week)
  15 Sensitive System
   5 SINner
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-35

TOTAL:
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400

Lamia (WearzManySkins)
Damien (Digital Heroin)

Reservists:

Shout out to Rastus from the Dangerous Game PBP for the OOC stuff. I kind of used it without your permission so feel free to let me know if that's not cool and I'll change anything that needs to be changed.

Feel free to introduce yourselves here and post your character in Spoiler tags.

[Seth]

Let me introduce you to Cindy: a 16 year old rock star of national fame who unbeknown to the masses is also a Yakuza representative (Any claims that this is modelled on Frank Sinatra are of course wrong). Cindy had the bad luck to fall into the wrong crowd (the Yaks) who take the majority of the cash, but she is making the most of that. Cindy has the fame, the clothes, but no security. It is of course not known (hopefully by anyone) that she is a shifter.

Cindy's mother was a shadowrunner (like Striper in the novels), who managed to get Cindy a real SIN after the second crash. Sadly her mother has not been heard of for 8 years and Cindy fears the worst.

Cindy is not optimised for shadowrunning (combat skills around 8 to 10 die), but is OK at talking to people (Yakuza contacts, and most social skills at 14), and sneaking/shadowing (stealth 11). How ever if you want someone to play that electric guitar, or sing for you: she's your girl (artisan 14 die / captivating performance 16 die).
Let me introduce you to Cindy: a 16 year old rock star of national fame who unbeknown to the masses is also a Yakuza representative (Any claims that this is modelled on Frank Sinatra are of course wrong). Cindy had the bad luck to fall into the wrong crowd (the Yaks) who take the majority of the cash, but she is making the most of that. Cindy has the fame, the clothes, but no security. It is of course not known (hopefully by anyone) that she is a shifter.

Cindy's mother was a shadowrunner (like Striper in the novels), who managed to get Cindy a real SIN after the second crash. Sadly her mother has not been heard of for 8 years and Cindy fears the worst.

Cindy is not optimised for shadowrunning (combat skills around 8 to 10 die), but is OK at talking to people (Yakuza contacts, and most social skills at 14), and sneaking/shadowing (stealth 11). How ever if you want someone to play that electric guitar, or sing for you: she's your girl (artisan 14 die / captivating performance 16 die).

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Race
Tiger shifter

Attributes

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Body 4 Charisma 5
Agility 7 Intuition 3
Reaction 6/8 Logic 1
Strength 3 Willpower 4
Edge 1 Magic 5

Skills

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Artisan 6
Stealth (group) 4
Influence (group) 4
Blade 1
Pistol 1
Perception 1
Pilot ground craft 1

Criminal (Yakuza) 6
Criminal (Triads) 1
Criminal (Mafia) 1
Music 4

Japanese (native)
English 4
Sperethial 1 (from linguistics power)
Cantonese 1
Russian 1
Korean 1
Orzet 1
Arabic 1
Urdu 1

Qualities

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Inspired
Fame (National) as a Musician
Erased (7 days)
Made Man (with the Yakuza)

SINner (legal)
Day job (recording music) 1000 nuyen/10hrs
Sensitive Neural Structure
Bad Luck

Adept Powers

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Improved reflexes II (+2 reaction/+2 initiative passes)
Attribute boost (agility)
Attribute boost (reactions)
Enthralling performance (artisan)
Improved technical skill +3 (artisan)
Commanding Voice
Linguistics
Facial Sculpt 1

Contacts

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Barry the fixer L4 C3
Barry is 5'6", a 40 year old gay elven fixer. Cindy was lent to Barry(the Yaks owed him a small favour) as arm jewellery on a supposedly safe dinner meeting with a Mr Johnson. The meeting was in fact a trap, and Cindy saved him and the Mr Johnson: Barry is still not sure how Cindy hid the knife and taser: those clothes didn't leave anywhere for them. Not only did the trap fail, and Barry live but the Johnson survived and nuked the opposition with a big fat bonus for Barry. In the aftermath Cindy and Barry got talking, and Cindy's predator side was interested in the whole idea of shadowrunning. You could say "It's all Barry's fault", without him Cindy would stll be just singing.

John Plod the Lone star detective L4 C4
John is that rarity: a capable and committed Lone star cop who actually has a happy home life. When John was much younger, he was working undercover in the cutters. He was made, and the cutters decided to kill him and his pregnant wife. Luckily for him, Cindy's mother rescued him, and killed all the cutters that knew. Cindy's mother asked John (just before she disappeared) to look after her daughter). Cindy calls John "Uncle John", and visits him and family most Thursdays, and twice has gone on Holiday with them for a week.
The Yakuza know about John (who is now a homicide detective). They monitor the relationship, but don't view it as a threat (Yaks mostly don't murder people... and those they do are rarely a concern to Lone Star). Should John move into Vice they would be a lot more concerned.

Also the Shigeda clan Yakuza from Made Man quality L4 C8

Equipment

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Armour
Form-Fitting Body Armor Full-Body Suit (insulation/fire resist/chemical prot 3) 3100 nuyen
Synergist Business Suit Jacket (insulation/fire resist/chemical prot 2) 1800 nuyen
Synergist Business Skirt(insulation/fire resist/chemical prot 2) 2300 nuyen
Synergist Business Longcoat(insulation/fire resist/chemical prot 2) 2300 nuyen
Urban Explorer Jump suit with helmet (insulation / fire / chemical prot 2) 1500 nuyen
Urban Explorer helmet (Low light / internal air tank 1 hr / Image link ) 475 nuyen

Respirator 6
Glasses: Low light / Ultra sound / Smart link / vision magnification 2000 nuyen
Ear buds: spatial recogniser, audio enh(3), select sound filter (3) 630 nuyen

Medikit rating 6 600 nuyen
...spares *2 100 nuyen
Biomonitor 300 nuyen

Commlink: Novatech airware (upgraded response 5) skinlink including programs 14650 nuyen
Operating system: Iris Orb (upgraded firewall/system 5)
Programs at rating 5 Analyse,Browse,Command, Edit, Encrypt, Reality filter, Scan, Empathy
Mapsoft (seattle) 6

Spare commlink: cheap and nasty, slaved to first 300 nuyen
Subvocal microphone 50 nuyen
AR gloves 250 nuyen

GPS 200 nuyen
Flashlight 25 nuyen
Gecko tape gloves 250 nuyen

Indian Pathfinder racing bike 5000 nuyen
Spoof chip 500 nuyen

Hidden Arm Slide ( one for gun, one for knife) 700 nuyen
Defiance FX shocker with integral smart gun and camera (x2)
Ammo X40
Katana, Personalised grip. 1100 nuyen
Ceramic knifes, Personalised grip (one left arm slife, one in concealed thigh holster) 175 nuyen
Concealable holsters: thigh for knife, behind neck holster for taser 150

Life style (middle) covered by day job

RFID Tag Eraser 150 nuyen

Legal SIN (Shigeda Chiyo)
Fake SIN 4 (Honda Katsumi ) 4000 nuyen
Fake driving licence 4 (x1) 400 nuyen
Fake katana licence 4 (x1) 400 nuyen
Fake SIN 4 (Suzuki Nobuko) 4000 nuyen
Fake sin rating 1 (Matsumi Nori) 400 nuyen
Fake sin rating 1 (Shiga Reiki) 400 nuyen

Points:

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Stats 150
Race 75
Edge 0
Magic 40
Active Skills 120
Know./Lang. Points 0
Positive Qualities 35
Negative Qualities -35
Resources 10
Contacts 5

Character Details

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There are three Cindys..."Hard Candy" that the fans know and love, the shadowrunner Cindy and Yokai

• Hard Candy is 5'6" Caucasian, Jet black hair that hangs over half the face (like Violet from the Incredibles) wearing strange and exotic stage costumes, challanging all that look at her
• Chiyo (thousand generations) or to the language challanged "Cindy" is 5'6" a beautiful Japanese woman, wearing designer business suits, or a dark jump suit depending on the situation. Occasionally when in the type of situation where it may get rough she will carry a Katana strung across the back. No other weapons are obvious
• Yokai (short for Hengeyokai) is a big tiger.

What is the characters race; nationality, age, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and skin color/tone, and build?
Race is Japanese / shifter tiger. Nationality is Japanese. Hair is black. Eye colour is black (narrow shaped eyes). Skin color/tone is average Japanese. Build is athletic.

Where did your character learn his/her skills? What did your character do before becoming a Shadowrunner? Where have you lived?
Cindy grew up in Japan with her mother until she was 8. The hunters came, and Cindy never saw her again. The Shigeda family picked her off the streets and trained her to be a Giesha. When she was 15 her musical talents had become very obvious and Yakuza showcased her at latest Casino / Hotel in Seattle. Since then her musical career has never looked back. Cindy does feel that shes owes the chairman, and supports the new way, but wants to be able to grow her own way as well. Her mother was a predator, and Cindy is currently a spoilt girl. The predator instincts are starting to come out, and Cindy doesn't know how to deal with them. Cindy's mother was a Tiger who could be human. Cindy is a young woman who is not quite sure what she is. The rank and file do not realise Cindy's real nature. Who can say what the chairman knows?

Does your character have any family? If not, why.
OK I have tweaked Cindy to include details of the Seattle Yakuza Shigeda clan. One of my favourite Shadowrun novels (Steel Rain) is basically about the Chairmans new way, so I have slightly changed Cindy's views on why she is running to be compatible with the clan and the new way. Cindy's mother is missing (presumed dead). Cindy's father left after the birth. If anything Cindy reguards the Chairman as the father she has never known.

What are your characters dreams/goals/aspirations?

• To sing great music that her fans love
• To understand her dual nature.
• To become financially self sufficient.
• To find who killed / captured her mother and return the favour.

What is the characters personality?

• Hard Candy is challenging, sexually aggressive and mostly only exists while on stage
• Cindy is a quiet, softly spoken Geisha
• Yokai sneaks, pounces, kills, eats and sleeps

What skills does your character bring to this group? What makes them special?
Cindy has good social skills, good illegal connections and is a child of the 2070s. Geisha skills mean that she can follow people quietly, sneak around and generally not be noticed. When the bullets start
flying she is no shrinking violet.

What are some things your character cannot do?
Hack computer systems. Protect herself or others from magic. Deal effectively with spirits and magical wards.

What does your character hate and why? (corps? Elves? dragons?)
Shifter hunters. Those would bring down the chairmans new way. Those that abuse the defenceless.

What does your character love?
Music. Dance. Killing and eating her own catch. Poetry. Flower arranging.

What does your character respect?
The chairman. Someone who manages to balance Giri with their personal goals and aspirations.

What is your characters moral code?
Cindy is struggling balancing Giri with the top predator ethos of the Tiger. The value of sapient life is a particularly troubling thing for her. Cindy's mother taught her that other sapients are important
too, a lesson that her mother learnt the hard way. This reguard for life has so far not conflicted with Giri, but is constantly causing emotional problems when combat occurs.

Does your character have any political beliefs?
The chairmans new way: Equal opportunities for all reguardless of race, sex or parents status. Advancement based on merit.

What item(s) does your character treasure?
Cindy's katana was her mothers. The only other thing she has from her mother is locket with her mother and fathers portraits in it.

Tell me at least one thing I (as the GM) should know about your character.
If the chairman instructs me to do something I will do it. If he says "stop shadowrunning" I will. If he says "kill yourself" I will. Orders that may or may not have come from him are less binding.

[Panticles]

Looks good Seth, just need to update this with your Fixer contact.

[J. Packer]

As I've been greenlighted, I'm going to stake a place to put my character once we get started.

[ Spoiler ]

Jake "Flash" Donohue

Human Technomancer

Attributes: (240)
BOD 2 CHA 5 RES 5
AGI 2 INT 5 EDG 2
REA 2 LOG 5
STR 2 WIL 5

Qualities: (-30)
Technomancer (Info Savant)
Combat Paralysis
In Debt 3 (22.5K owed, 2,250/month interest)

Living Persona: (0)
Firewall 5, Response 5(6), Signal 3, System 5
Biofeedback Filter 5, VR Initiative 11, 3 IPs

Active Skills: (142)
Cracking Group 4
Electronics Group 3
Compiling 4
Registering 2
Climbing 1
Running 1
Longarms 1
Con 2
Etiquette 1
Negotiation 2
Survival 1
Infiltration 2
Shadowing 1

Knowledge Skills: (24 free)
English N
Spanish 2
Matrix Games 3
Shelters & Soup Kitchens 3
Technomancer History 2
Data Havens 2
The Blogosphere 2
Corporate Matrix Procedures 2
Operating Systems 2
IC Identification 2
Matrix Theory 2
Sprites 2

Contacts: (6 + 10 free)
Jimmy Yoo - Blogger (2/2)
Jimmy was an early "citizen reporter" on the Otaku movement, rogue AIs and
the emergence of what people were starting to call Technomancers. Many see
his blog network as being so much conspiracy theory, but Flash trusts him to tell
Flash the unvarnished truth, and to identify speculation as speculation. Their
relationship is entirely virtual - he's never met Jimmy in person before, and in
fact doesn't know where he lives.
Karl Fischer - Fixer (4/2)
Karl is a former runner himself, and a hacker to boot. He has no idea that Flash
doesn't need a 'link to do his gig, just thinks that the guy has great talent. He's
always trying to sell Flash ware that he doesn't need. He is the only fixer that Flash
has ever worked with, and also acts as a fence for paydata that Flash lays hands on.
Emory "Armory" Jackson - Drone Sales and Service (4/2)
"Armory" is Flash's go-to person for all things drone. She was unable to salvage the
last drone that Flash was using on the job, an aging Doberman, but Flash still goes to
the shop to drool over the items she has for sale, looking to put enough nuyen
together to get into another drone, plus some more racks for the GAZ he drives.

Sprites: (4)
Rating 5 Machine Sprite - 1 Task
Rating 5 Paladin Sprite - 1 Task
Rating 5 Courier Spirte - 1 Task
Rating 5 Code Sprite - 1 Task

Complext Forms: (36)
Analyze 4
Armor 4
Browse 3
Attack 4
Decrypt 2
Exploit 5
Edit 3
Scan 3
Stealth 5
Track 3

Gear: 25K (2BP + debt)
Remington 950 Sport Rifle 675
Laser Sight, 50 Rounds Normal Ammo 200
15 Rounds EX Explosive 150
Leather Jacket (2/2) 200
FFBA Half Suit (4/1) 900
GAZ P-179 Pickup Truck 12000
Rigger Adaptation 2500
1 Small Drone Rack 1000
Fake SIN 4 - "Jim Franks" 4000
Fale License 4 - Remington 950 400
Meta Link Commlink, Vector Xim OS, 300
Basic Software Suite 200
Trodes, Subvocal Mic 100
Glasses (Rating 3, Enhanced Vision 3) 375
1 Month Low Lifetyle 2000

Had to do a serious revamp after I re-read some of the rules. I had way too many CFs for example.
Background:

[ Spoiler ]

Flash was a street kid, with a fixation on Matrix games. He would invest all of his time in finding ways to earn money to play games online. It was during one of these games that he was caught online during the Crash 2.0.

He woke up in the shelter where he'd spent most of his formative years, It took a while for him to come to understand what had happened to him.

Once he had come to terms with what he was capable of, he began to use his skills to enrich himself. Petty crime at first, and working his way up to full shadow runs.

He's since begun to think that he will always have the money he needs, so took out a very dubious loan from the Yakuza to buy his truck. Now he *has* to work to pay them back...

[Thanee]

Dawn, Urban Witch

[ Spoiler ]

Dawn, Urban Witch

Metatype: Human
Gender: female
Age: 24
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 52kg
Hair: dark brown, shoulder-long
Eyes: dark brown
Skin: tanned

Body: 4
Agility: 2
Reaction: 3
Strength: 1
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 5
Logic: 2
Willpower: 5

Edge: 2
Magic: 5
Essence: 6.0
Initiative: 8
Initiative Passes: 1
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 11

Current Karma: 0
Total Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Active Skills:
Spellcasting 6
Counterspelling 4
Summoning 4
Enchanting 1
Assensing 4
Perception 4
Survival 1
Pilot Ground Craft 1

Street Knowledge:
Seattle Area Knowledge 5

Academic Knowledge:
Botany 1
Geology 1
Metallurgy 1
Zoology 1

Interests:
Wiccan Traditions 2
Fashion & Style 5

Languages:
Spanish N
English 3
Japanese 2

Qualities:
Magician (Wiccan)
Mentor Spirit (Raven)
Restricted Gear (Power Focus)
Trust Fund (Medium)
Day Job (Talismonger; 40hrs/week)
Sensitive System
SINner

Spells:
Power Bolt (limited) DV F/2+1
Stun Ball (limited) DV F/2+1
Heal (limited) DV (DV)-2
Increase Reflexes (limited) DV F/2+2
Improved Invisibility DV F/2+1
Physical Mask DV F/2+1
Trid Phantasm (limited) DV F/2+3
Control Thoughts (limited) DV F/2+2
Levitate DV F/2+1
Magic Fingers (limited) DV F/2+1
Fashion DV F/2
Makeover DV F/2

Weapons:
none

Armor:
Leather Armor Suit 6/6 (as Urban Explorer Jumpsuit)
+ internal Music-Player
+ internal Biomonitor
+ Chemical Protection 6
+ Fire Resistance 6
+ Insulation 6
+ Skinlink
Form-Fitting Half-Body Suit 4/1
+ Nonconductivity 6
Forearm Guards -/+1
Shin Guards -/+1

Gear:
Novatech Airware Commlink (3/3) with Iris Orb OS (3/3)
+ Skinlink
Sony Emperor Commlink (2/3) with Redcap Nix OS (2/1)
+ Skinlink
Subvocal Microphone
+ Skinlink
Sim Module
+ Skinlink
+ Trodes
AR Gloves
+ Skinlink
Mapsoft (Seattle) 6
Virtual Surround Music (10)
Glasses 4
+ Image Link
+ Flare Compensation
+ Low Light
+ Vision Enhancement 3
+ Skinlink
Earbuds 1
+ Audio Enhancement 3
+ Skinlink
GPS
Flashlight
Respirator 6
Survival Kit

Magical Equipment:
Power Focus 4
Sustaining Focus 3 (Illusion)
Magical Lodge 6
Talislegger Kit
Assaying Kit
Combat Fetish
Detection Fetish
Healing Fetish
Illusion Fetish
Manipulation Fetish

Vehicles:
Suzuki Mirage (Racing Bike) (Pic)
+ Morphing License Plate
+ Spoof Chip
Rover Model 2068 (SUV) (Pic)
+ Off-Road Tires
+ Morphing License Plate
+ Spoof Chip
+ Additional Fuel Tank
+ Manual Control Override: Drive-by-Wire
+ Satellite Communication

Credits, Lifestyle & IDs:
15,000¥ (Roll)
Trust Fund 500¥/month
Salary 5,000¥/month
High Lifestyle (Trust Fund Medium Lifestyle upgraded to High for 5,000¥/month)
Legal SIN (Felice Gracia Romero; Talismonger)
Fake SIN 4 (Selene Cruz; Fashion Consultant)
Fake License 4 (Assisted Spellcasting License)

Contacts:
Jacob Ohcumgache (Talismonger) 2/5
An old amerindian dog shaman, who operates the talismonger shop in Downtown where Felice works.
Santana (Fixer with regional ties) 4/2
A Seattle-based fixer, who deals in black-market goods and also has the occasional shadow job to offer.

Appearance:
Felice is a young woman of latin american origin. She stands about five and a half feet tall, with a slender and willowy figure. Her dark hair is worn open and at shoulder-length. The latina typically wears classy and figure-accentuating clothes, like her full body leather catsuit, and generally seems to put high value in style and appearance. Likewise, she is rarely seen without some jewelry, most notable is a silver bracelet with five gemstones of different color (representing nature and the four elements) set into a pentagram engraving (her power focus).

Background:
When her mother died in a car accident twelve years ago, things started to fall apart. Her father was a workoholic before, but from that day on it got worse. On the plus side, he was also rich, so Felice had little to worry about. Instead of being there for her, when she grew up, he used his fat wallet to buy her whatever she wanted. When she awakened, he barely took notice. Luckily, there was Jacob. The old amerindian talismonger, whose shop Felice had visited out of curiosity during her teens, when her gift started to shine through, quickly became a good friend. She visited him often, not only because he gave her magic lessons and helped her understand her new talents, but also because he was always there for her, when her father was not. He became something of a replacement father figure for her over the years. Two years ago, her father died. It looked like suicide, though she always suspected murder. He had been betrayed and even though Felice inherited all his wealth, she also got a huge amount of liabilities coming her way. When she had managed to draw even, pretty much everything her father had owned was gone, the villa in Bellevue, the cars, everything. Fortunately, he had arranged for a Trust Fund for his daughter, which was not affected by this whole mess, and she also managed to keep her own condo in one of the better neighborhoods of Downtown. However, the money wasn't quite enough to keep things running, as the high lifestyle she was used to was quickly draining her meager savings. Jacob once more came to the rescue, as he allowed Felice to help him with his work, thus being able to cover her monthly payments.

Character Generation:

CODE

   0 Human
  30 Body 1+3
  10 Agility 1+1
  20 Reaction 1+2
   0 Strength 1
  20 Charisma 1+2
  40 Intuition 1+4
  10 Logic 1+1
  40 Willpower 1+4
   0 Edge 2
  40 Magic 1+4
  24 Spellcasting 6
  16 Counterspelling 4
  16 Summoning 4
   4 Enchanting 1
  16 Assensing 4
  16 Perception 4
   4 Survival 1
   4 Pilot Ground Craft 1
   0 Seattle Area Knowledge 5
   0 Botany 1
   0 Geology 1
   0 Metallurgy 1
   0 Zoology 1
   0 Wiccan Traditions 2
   0 Fashion & Style 5
   0 Spanish N
   0 English 3
   0 Japanese 2
  36 Spells (Power Bolt (limited), Stun Ball (limited), Heal (limited), Increase Reflexes (limited), Improved Invisibility, Physical Mask, Trid Phantasm (limited), Control Thoughts (limited), Levitate, Magic Fingers (limited), Fashion, Makeover)
   7 Bonding Foci (Power Focus 4, Sustaining Focus 3)
  40 Gear (200,000¥)
   7 Contacts (Jacob Ohcumgache (Talismonger) 2/5, Santana (Fixer with regional ties) 4/2 (bought with free BP))
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400

Positive Qualities:
  15 Magician (Wiccan)
   5 Mentor Spirit (Raven)
   5 Restricted Gear (Power Focus)
  10 Trust Fund (Medium)
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+35

Negative Qualities:
  15 Day Job (Talismonger; 40hrs/week)
  15 Sensitive System
   5 SINner
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-35

TOTAL:
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400

[Panticles]

J.Packer, Flash looks good. Nice simple backstory gives us plenty of room to expand on.

Thanee, Dawn is Felice's street handle right? I'll add you to the team roster.

[Thanee]

Yep. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Seth]

I am checking that I can use the Invisible Castle correctly. So here is my starting cash: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2841357/ or 1,900 nuyen.

[Thanee]

The important part is that you always include the same character name there, so your rolls are saved under the same name. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

And when making typical SR dice rolls, best use the Xd6.hits(5) syntax (not for starting cash, of course, that was perfectly right).

Bye
Thanee

[Digital Heroin]

And here is the ever-lovable Frankenstein. Don't worry folks, he may be able to punch with the force of an Assault Cannon... but it's not like he's on the verge of a psycotic breakdown due to having too much cyberw- oh, yeah... maybe worry:

[ Spoiler ]

[codeblock]Name: Damien Stein
Alias: Frankenstein
Metatype: Troll
Age: 21

Attributes:
Physical Mental Special Special
Body: 10 Charisma: 2 Edge: 4 Current Edge: 4
Agility: 4(8) Intuition: 4 Essense: 0.33 Astral Init: -
Reaction: 3(5) Logic: 2 Initiative: 7(9) Matrix Init: -
Strength: 8(12) Willpower: 3 Res/Magic: Hahaha Init Passes: 1(3)

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+40BP (Metatype)
+0BP (Positive Qualities) +35BP (Negative Qualities) -35BP
+230BP (Attributes) +200BP (Edge) +30BP
+92BP (Active Skills) +92BP (Knowledge Skills) +BP (Languages)
+18BP (Contacts)
+20BP (Resources)
+BP (Other)
= 400BP

Karma:
Spent:

Karma Expenditure

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Active Skills

Skill Rank Att Modifiers Total

Name x +y +z = n

Athletics Group 2 8 = 10
Dodge 2 3 (+2 w. Wired Reflexes) = 5(7)
Intimidation (Physical) 2 2 (+2 Spec) = 4(6)
Perception 3 4 = 7
Tracking 2 4 = 6
Unarmed Combat (Boxing) 6 4 (+2 Spec|+4 Punching) = 10(16)
- Finishing Move
- Set Up
- Watchful Guard
- Two-Weapon Style*

*Boxer, two fisted, yo

Total Active Skills: 2x10 + 15x4 5x2 = 90BP

Knowledge Skills (L+I)x3 = 18

Underground Fight Scene 4
Gang Identification 2
Organlegging Outfits 3
Seattle Mafia 4
Urban Brawl Statistics 2
Local Area Knowledge 3

Languages

English (Bad) N

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Perception Modes

Unmodified: +7 Perception

Vision: +10 Perception; Thermographic

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Positive Qualities (BP):

Biocompatibility: Cyberware (10)
Boxing (10)
- +2 DV Unarmed
Restricted Gear: Two Elfs Worth of Cyberarms (10)
Local Fame (5)

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Negative Qualities (-BP):

Bad Rep (5)
Day Job: Bill Collector (5)
Mystery Mod Noise (5)
Cyberpsychosis (10)
Wanted: Mafia (10)

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Contact

Name Loyalty Connection

Doc Sanderson 4 4
Doc Sanderson was the kindly old black clinic street doctor who found Frank crawling out of an alley half on fire and barely alive. He was the one who managed to pull Frank
together, and to re-build him. Frank now lives with the doctor in the apartment above his Tacoma clinic, and acts as the Doc's bill collector.
Red Eddie 2 2
Eddie is a Rastafarian Troll who has a penchant for street art, both traditional and ARO. He is not overly connected, but keeps and ear to the street. Eddie and Frank met when
Frank scared off a gang of Humanis punks who were looking to gang up on the peace loving troll.
Delilah 3 2
Delilah is an elf, and is one of the dancers at Wiggles, the gentleman's cabaret down the street from Doc Sanderson's clinic. The two met when Delilah came to the Docs after
being beat up by a coked up ganger when she refused to come home with him. Frank left the clinic shortly after hearing about what happened, and returned two hours later with the
ganger's two golden front teeth. Delilah has taken a shine to the lug, and when he comes around the club she passes him information on fellow patrons.
`Sudsy` Wilson 1 4
Sudsy is the owner of the gym across the street from Doc Sampson's. He runs perscription drugs out of the locker room, and is a smalltime fixer for beat up washout boxers.
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Melee
Weapon Reach Damage AP Notes

Punch 1 10P - Plastic Bone Lacing; +2 DV from Boxing

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Armor B/I Notes

Armor Vest 6/4

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Cyberware/Bioware
Implant Grade Rating Essence Capacity Notes

Cybereyes 2 0.27 8
- Flare Compensation [1]
- Protective Covers
- Thermographic Vision [2]
- Vision Enhancement 3 [3]
Wired Reflexes 2 2.7
Full Arm (2) 1.8 8
- Customized Fully -
- Strength Enhancement (4) [4]
- Agility (4) [4]
Aluminum Bone Lacing 0.9

Total: 5.67

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Stun Track: 10
Physical Track: 13

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Commlink: Meta Link w. Vector Xim
Response Signal Firewall System
1 2 1 1
Programs: Fetch Module

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Lifestyle: Room Above Doc Sanderson's Clinic (Low; 1760*/month; 1 months pre-paid)
Comforts: Low (2)
Entertainment: Low (2)
Necessities: Middle (3)
Neighborhood: Squatter (1)
Security: Middle (3)
Qualities: Easygoing Landlord (1)**, Perfect Roommate (2)**, Rough Neighborhood (-1), No Forwarding Address (-1)

*+10% cost for roommate, split evenly
**Landlord and Roommate are both the same person

It pays to live with your doctor. It especially pays if your doctor cuts you a deal and lets you stay in the spare room of his apartment because you happen to be a big nasty troll, and
you scare away the creditors that show up looking for him and keep the lowlifes around the neighborhood out.

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Nuyen: 100000
Spent: 98460

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Gear:



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Physical Description:

Standing at a shade over eight and a half feet tall, Frankenstein would be an imposing figure even if his features were plain as day. The fact that he sports two very obvious cyberarms
(each weighing about the same as your average elf) which are always on display and has flat silver cybereyes would be enough to unsettle most people. Then there is the fact that every
bit of exposed torso, and half of Frank's face, is covered in scar tissue from extensive burns. Yeah, that is enough to make some people wish they had stock in adult diapers.

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Background:

Sometimes it pays to have the Mafia in your corner. Usually that is when you know they are there, and you do not mind playing by their rules. The man now known as Frankenstein
neither knew the mob was being the management of his fight career, nor would he have cared if he did. You just do not ask a mountain of a troll to take a dive.

Then again neither Frank nor his manager knew that someone had actually fixed the fight that sealed their collective fate in Frank's favor, and despite his manager pleading with him,
after catching a low blow (a result of his doped up opponent misjudging a punch on his larger opponent) Frank was inclined to do nothing but punch the man's skull in. In fact he actually
did punch the poor guy's skull in. And when it came to light there was drugging involved, Frank was implicated, and his rising star was shot right out of the sky - the fight community
may hate him, but damn do the fans still remember his name.

But none of that mattered much the week after, when his manager's bosses, who happened to be Frank's legitimate business backers, sent a firebug to deal with them. When the two
were exiting the gym after a training session, and had just got into the manager's town car, someone blocked the car into the alley, and in short order another person shattered the rear
window and threw an incideary into the back. Frank does not remember much about what followed, but if you ask his roommate cum landlord cum employer Doc Sanderson he will tell
you he found one very injured and still burning troll - whom he recognized despite the damage to Frank's face - crawling away from a burning towncar that had two dead men lying beside it.

Frank woke up three months later with most of his body regrown or replaced. While the Doc was not going to charge for the surgery - he had retired from a lucrative career as a
corporate black clinic surgeon to open a more altruistic clinic of his own, and was a fan of Frank's fighting career - Frank insisted he do something. So now he lives with the Doc, and
when someone is late on payment, he finds them, and reminds them that their after care plan does not include the cost of being returned to the clinic broken again.[/codeblock]

[Seth]

Woot we are off! Just so you know this is my first pbp, so I am particularly looking for to it.

OK outside the Triangle I make a visual / audio perception roll (both are same: intuition 3 / perception 1 / magically enhanced senses 2 / visual or audio enhacement from gear 3 = 9 die
Audio / Visual scan: 2 successes each
Assensing an embaressing 3 die: 1 sucess

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/search/758731
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/search/758731

Edit: Sorry for the IC double post...I double posted so I put some stuff in so it read a bit better. I need to learn how not to double post on these forums!

[WearzManySkins]

Lamia

[ Spoiler ]

Race: Naga (Female)
Character Name: Mongkut
Street Name: Lamia
Magician

Attributes:

[ Spoiler ]

Body 4
Agility 3
Reaction 3
Strength 4
Charisma 2
Intuition 2
Logic 5
Willpower 5
Edge 2
Magic 5
Initiative 5/11
Initiative Pass 1
Essence 6.00

Skills:

[ Spoiler ]

Spellcasting 6 (Combat Spells) 8
Conjuring (Group) 3
Astral Combat 3
Counterspelling 3
Assensing 2
Perception 2
Automatics 2
Blades 2 (Kukri) 4
Chemistry 2
Etiquette 2 (Magical) 4

Knowledge:

[ Spoiler ]

Parazoology 2
Zen Meditation 2
Criminal (Triads) 2
Hangouts (Shadowrunner) 2
Navigation (Public Trans. Routes) 2
Chemistry 3

Languages:

[ Spoiler ]

Khmer Nāga N
Thai 2 (Linguist) +2
English 2 (Linguist) +2
Or'zet 2 (Linguist) +2
Cantonese 2 (Linguist) +2

Qualities:

[ Spoiler ]

Class II Surge
Shiva Arms
Nasty Vibe
Nano Intolerance

Mentor Spirit: (Cobra)
Linguist
Lost Loved One
Nano Intolerance
Wanted
Incompetent (Land Vehicles)
Sensitive Neural Structure
Scorched
Codeblock (Hacking)

Race Qualities:

[ Spoiler ]

Dual Natured
Guard
Sapience
Venom
Fangs
Uneducated

Lifestyle

[ Spoiler ]

Lifestyle Type High
Comforts 2
Entertainment 2
Necessities 2
Neighborhood 2
Security 4
<< Positive Qualities >>
Aspected Domain 5
Workplace 1
Homegrown Farming 1
Workplace 1

<< Negative Qualities >>
Defective CHN -1
Green Plan -1
Rough Neighborhood -1
Network Bottleneck -1

Lifestyle Location:Ork Underground, section formerly occupied the the dwarfs long ago, during the building of the Ork Underground. Neighbors have noticed the scarcity of rats, devil rats and demon rats in the area.

Fixer

[ Spoiler ]

Dion "Puffy" Nelson(Fixer) There’s a saying in the Ork Underground, if you want it Puffy’s got it. He is reportedly the biggest fixer in the Underground, acquiring goods and services for the Underground’s inhabitants and arranging muscle for Fixers from the surface. Puffy works out of the TrolleKelder, he has a private room located in the back of the club.

Gear:

[ Spoiler ]

Mortimer Greatcoat Suit w/Fire Resist 6/Noncond 3
SecureTech Upper Arm Casings
Magical Lodge Materials 6
Conjuring Materials 4
Fake SIN 4
4 x Fake Licenses 4
Meta Link Response 5, Signal 6
Novatech Navi-Firewall 6, System 5
Hardening 6 Armor Case 6
Customized Interface, Optimization (Browse)
Analyze 5, Browse 5, Command 5, Edit 5, Encrypt 5
Purge 5, Reality Filter 5, Scan 5
Skinlink, Subvocal Microphone, Trodes
Medkit R 6
5 x Medkit Supplies
Magic – Fetishes, Combat, Detection, Health, Illusion, Manipulation
2 x Antidote Patch
2 x Tranq Patch 6
Glasses 4, Flare Compensation, Vision Magnification, Smartlink, Vision Enhancement R3, Thermographic, Skinlink
Chemistry Kit, Chemistry Shop
300 Regular Ammo Machine Pistol
500 Regular Ammo SMG
300 Capsule Rounds Machine Pistol
500 Capsule Rounds SMG
300 Gel Rounds Machine Pistol
180 Gel Rounds SMG
120 EX EX Rounds SMG
150 Naga Venom/DMSO Rounds Machine Pistol
200 Naga Venom/DMSO Rounds SMG
6 x Ammunition Pouches
Smart Pack
100 x Spare Clips
Ares Crusader, Personalized Grip, Smartgun System, Electronic Firing, Skinlink, Smartgun Camera Vision Flare Compensation, Vision Enhance 3
FN P93 Praetor E, Smartgun System, Skinlink, Personalized Grip
Smartgun Camera Vision Flare Compensation, Vision Enhance Vision Magnification
Cougar Fine Longblade (Kukri) Personalized Grip
Vibro Blade Sword (Kukri) Personalized Grip
Sustaining Focus Rating 3

Tradition:

[ Spoiler ]

Hindu
Combat: Beast
Detection: Water
Health Plant:
Illusion: Air
Manipulation: Earth
Drain: Willpower + Logic
Mentor Spirit: Cobra (MitS)
Combat Spells +2 dice
Illusion Spells +2 dice
Disadvantage: If surprised, adds +1 mod to all target numbers for the remainder of that combat

Spells:

[ Spoiler ]

Magic Fingers (Physical) (F÷2) +1
Mind Probe (Active, Directional) (F÷2) +2
Manabolt (Direct) (F÷2)
Powerbolt (Direct) (F÷2) +1
Improved Invisibility (Realistic, Single) (F÷2) +1
Physical Mask (Realistic, Multi) (F÷2) +1
Heal DmgDV–2
Levitate (Physical) (F÷2) +1
Shapechange (Physical) (F÷2) +2
Fireball (Indirect, Elem.) (F÷2) +5
Mindlink (Active, Psychic) (F÷2) +1
Stunbolt (Direct) (F÷2) -1

Character Details:

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Mongkut is 5 meters in length, weighs 425 pounds is able to erect up half her length unsupported. Her dorsal scales have a dark green center with bright emerald green feathering towards the edges, ventral scales are chocolate brown with bright orange feathering towards the edges.

What is the character's name? (Please include given name, pseudonyms etc) Mongkut, also known as Lamia

What is the characters race; nationality, age, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and skin color/tone, and build? Race is Naga, nationality is Angkor Wat, the Naga Kingdom, no hair, female. For a Naga she is average build.

Where did your character learn his/her skills? She learned them from her parents and her caste in her society.

What did your character do before becoming a Shadowrunner? After she underwent SURGE, her caste and society no longer felt acceptable to her and to them.

Where was your character born? Feel free to include any other places he/she may have lived. Angkor Wat, after SURGE she has lived in Saigon, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Seattle.

Does your character have any family? If not, why. (Do they know where you are? Do they care? Etc.) Her parents are of the Brahmin caste , and she has 2 brothers and 2 sisters, but after she SURGED became distant.

What are your characters dreams/goals/aspirations? To become strong enough in her skills to be able to petition The Nagaraja to be accepted back into Naga culture and society.

What is the characters general appearance? (How do they stand? How do they dress? Are they attractive? Do they try to look intimidating or casual?) She looks intimidating, wears a trench coat, tends to wear articles of clothing that are very bright in colors.

Why did they choose to be a runner? After SURGEing, and her rejection by her culture and society it was one of the few options available, she found out that being a translator did not work out well.

What is the characters personality? (This is apart from just basic psyche. Are you an idealist, radical, pessimist, militant, aloof etc?) Her personality would be best described as Optimist.

What skills does your character bring to this group? What makes them special? (Aside from whatever skills you have written down, is there anything else your character does well?) She brings a non-human point of view into the interactions of the party. Also is a strong magical force and skills in chemistry.

What are some things your character cannot do? (Get close to people, work well with others, handle money, think clearly under stress etc.) She does not comprehend the usage of vehicles of any kind, she does not have any issues with hiring someone to provide for her transportation needs.

What does your character hate and why? (corps? Elves? dragons?) The uneducated and uncouth beings, usually in positions of power in the world of Shadowrun. She hates those that hunt her for her venom.

What does your character love? She loves snakes of all kinds especially cobras.

What does your character respect? She respects those of higher caste than herself.

How was your character educated? She attended training crèches in Angkor Wat and learned from hard knocks as a Shadowrunner.

What is your characters moral code? She follows the moral code of Hindus Sanātana Dharma.

Does your character have any political beliefs? Religious? She follows the path of Shaktism.

What item(s) does your character treasure? (This is beyond monetary value. It could be a lucky coin, photograph, sock etc.) She treasures her arms, unlike most Nagas she does not need magic to manipulate items/things.

Tell me at least one thing I (as the GM) should know about your character. She is not human/elf etc.

[Thanee]

"but the Johnson wanted to meet in person, which was pretty bloody strange in this day of wireless instant communication"

This is pretty much the norm, actually, so not really that strange.

Wireless communication can be intercepted/logged/traced, therefore shadowy meetings usually take place in the meat.

Bye
Thanee

[Digital Heroin]

Yes, Frankenstein just walked on up in armor with a tie over the top of it. A very tiny tie, as he borrowed it from Doc Sanderson.

Fifteen minutes of standing around, he was basically casing the place:

Visual Perception, 10 dice: 4 hits

[J. Packer]

Yes, Frankenstein just walked on up in armor with a tie over the top of it. A very tiny tie, as he borrowed it from Doc Sanderson.

Yes, but is it a skinny, 80's tie?

[Digital Heroin]

The doc prefers his ties wide, and novelty. I imagine this one has smiley faces on it.

[Seth]

Nice thing about ties is that they catch the gravy, and stop it spoiling the shirt armour

[Drace]

Blah, so it seems that my post never made it through before my comp crashed, so here is the updated character sheet:


Character sheet

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Metatype: Ork

Stats

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Bod 5
Agi 3 (5)
Rea 3 (5)
Str 5 (6)
Cha 5
Int 4
Log 3
Wil 3
Ini 8
IPs 3
Edge 3
Ess 1.4

Qualities

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Positive: (25)
First Impression 5bp
Blandness 10bp
Human Looking 5bp
Linguist 5bp

Negative: (30)
Poor Self control (thrill seeker) 5bp
Prejudice (Elf-biased) 5bp
Sensitive Neural structure 5bp
Scorched 5bp
Gremlins Rt 2 10bp

Skills

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Active:
Influence Group 4
Intimidation 4 (Physical 6)
Blades 3 (12)
Automatics 3 (SMG 5)
Disguise 2
Dodge 1
Perception 1
Computer 1
Drive Ground 1

Knowledge
Seattle Gangs 3
TrogPunk 1
Fine Restaurants 2
Cuisine 2
Dive Bars 2
Corporate Business Practices 2
Seattle Politics 1
Street Drugs 2

Languages:
English N (Cityspeak and trog lingo)
Spanish 2
Japanese 1
German 1
Or’zt 3
Mandarin 1

Contacts

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Willie - Fixer C3 L3
Willie has been working the seattle sprawl for several years, making a reputation for being loyal and violent to those who prove to be disloyal to him. Being a troll with a chip on his shoulder has made biz hard for Willie, but what he lacks in civility he makes up for with his tenacity and quality of both products he sells and the results of the runners he recommends.
Dante - Arms Dealer C2 L2
An arms smuggler originally from Istanbul, Dante is a rather small hobgoblin with a viscous streak a mile wide and a temper to match. Mainly working for Ares distibuters as well as what other runners and clients sell him.
Cisso - Club Manager C2 L2
Cisso, the gnome manager of Infinity. He runs the day to day biz for the club and has been a friend of Dereks for a good many years after Derek saved him from a Humanis attack.
Reznik - Bar Owner C2 L2
The owner of Aces and a life long friend of Derek. While the two have never been close, they have known each other since they were kids, and the club is in the turf run by many of his family.
Crimson Crush Gang C6(Base 2, M+2, AoI +2 = 6) L 4 (free contact)
The crimson crush gang. Having grown up in the territory run by this gang and seeing them grow from a small street gang to a bigger, more powerful gang that runs whole areas of Redmond and other districts. While Derek was never part of the gang, both of his brothers joined up, and the leader of the chapter where Derek lives is a lifelong friend, them having known each other since they were infants.
Jonnie – Doorman C1 L1
The door man to the coliseum, the underground animal fighting ring. Frequent patronship has started a small bond between these two, with Derek wanting and getting cheap cover to the fights and pre-warning to what animals are going to be fighting, and Jonnie getting a steady supply of drugs and a drinking buddy.

Weapons

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Ingram Smartgun X: 650
Custom Look 2: 1000
Personalized grip: 100
SkinLink: 50
160 rounds ExEx: 1600
600 rounds Normal: 1200
10 Spare clips: 50
Ceramic Knife: 75
Cougar Fineblade (Long): 900
Personalized Grip: 100

Armour

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Ballistic Mask: 130
Armoured Jacket: 900
Full Form fit Body Armor: 1600
Synergist Business Line (Suit Jacket, Slacks, High-collar shirt): 1500

Vehicle

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Hyuandi Shin-Hyung:19,500
4 run flat tires
Morphing plate
Spoof chip

Misc Gear:

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2 white noise generators rating 6: 600
5 Certified credsticks: 125
Fake Sin (Rating 4: Jack Aber): 4000
-Fake License (r4:Driving):400
-Fake License (r4:Concealed Firearm):400
Fake Sin (Rating 2: John Adams):2000
-Fake License (r4:Driving):400
-Fake License (r4:Real estate):400
Glasses r4: 825
-Image Link
-Smart Link
-Vision Enhancement
Contacts r3: 875
-Image Link
-Smart Link
-Vision Enhancement 2
Respirator r6: 150
3 Nanopaste disguise kits: 1500

Commlinks

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Commlink 1 : 5000
-Hermes Ikon 3000
-Iris Orb: 1000
-AR gloves 250
-Biometric Reader 200
-Subvocal Microphone 50
-Simrig
Programs:
-Common use rating 4: 400
-Mapsoft 6: 30

Commlink 2: 2300
-Sony Emporer 700
-Renraku Ichi 600
-Skinlink 50
-Simrig 100
Programs:
-Common use rating 2: 100
-5 VR Games: 250
-mapsoft 6: 30

Ware

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Cyberware: 36750
Datajack =500 Ess 0.1
CyberEars R2 = 4250 Ess 0.2
-Ear Recording Unit
-SoundLink
-Increased sensitivity 1000
-Damper 750
-Select Sound Filter R2 2000
Wired Reflexes Lvl 2 = 32000 Ess 3

Bioware: 57000
Tailored Pheremones rt 3 = 45,000 Ess 0.6
Vocal Range Enhancer= 12,000 Ess 0.1
Muscle Augmentation R1 = 7000 ESS 0.2
Muscle Toner R2 = 16000 Ess 0.4

Lifestyle: 15 – Middle

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The one bedroom apartment that Derek currently resides in is situated right above Aces, his favourite haunt in Redmond’s Touristville. He has a longstanding relationship with the bar’s owner, who happens to be a distant relative of his, as well as the crimson crush, the local gang who run the area and have a few other relatives of his in their ranks
Comforts: Middle (3)
Entertainment: High (4)
Necessities: Middle (3)
Neighbourhood: Low (2)
Security: Middle (3)
Qualities:
Easy Going landlord (1)
Rad Pad (1)
Well Made (1)
Rough neighbourhood (-1)
Black Hole (-2)

Background

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Born in the sulms of the Redmond Barrens, Derek learned early on that a quick wit and a silver tongue can go a long way, just as far if not farther than strength. Early on he learned the way of life, seeing people die daily over gang disputes, squatting rights, food and on occasions just for the hell of it. By the time he was 10 he had started making a living, hustling gamblers at local holes, while also selling btls and drugs for the local gang, the crimson crush. Over the years he started selling and moving more products for the gang, and while he continually refused membership in the gang, both of his younger brothers, a few of his sisters and most of his close friends joined the gang. By the time he was 17 his social skills, quick wit and his strength (for when the first two traits failed him) had gotten him a small rep, and a local fixer, Willie Cyr, saw potential in him and started using him to do small time runs for him personally and later for different criminal outfits and local businesses. The last 3 years since then have been good for Derek as he has gained a pool of contacts he regularly uses and has started to get a name for himself as a face and a reliable runner.

Also, doing a quick perception of the room, looking for the johnson, visible gang members, anyone seeming out of place or looking like they are scanning the crowd aswell.

And seeing as how Invisible castle wont let me register/sign in here is a random dice roll for the perception. One with normal vision, the other with ultrasound
Normal: 1 hit
Ultrasound: 2 hits
5d6.hits(5)=1, 5d6.hits(5)=2

[Panticles]

Sorry for the delays folks but I've been working 10 hour days followed by riding around on a bus for another 4 hours so haven't had any time to get online. Will read through and do a quick post to get things moving. It's going to be ugly so I reserve the right to edit it as needed!

@Seth - I'm glad I could be your first. Be gentle.(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

@Thanee - Oho! I thought everybody was meeting in the Matrix nowadays? Good to see that paranoia never changes!

@Digital Heroin - Good spotting!

@Drace - Got your perception roll.

[Panticles]

Ok my new post is up, but basically it's pretty mud but it does give you guys a chance to interact a little bit before we get down to the introduction with Mr Johnson. Essentially you have all turned up at relatively the same time. Feel free to have a bit of a talk amongst yourself before I move you guys into the restaurant.

I'll have a map and a better post up some time tommorrow, with any luck!

[Thanee]

Intuition + Counterspelling against Lamia's Physical Mask -> 4 hits


@WearzManySkins: I'm assuming your Physical Mask is at Force 3 and sustained by your Sustaining Focus?

BTW, Sustaining Foci must be bought for one specific type of spells (i.e. Illusion or Manipulation). I suppose yours is for Illusion spells?

Bye
Thanee

[WearzManySkins]

Intuition + Counterspelling against Lamia's Physical Mask -> 4 hits


@WearzManySkins: I'm assuming your Physical Mask is at Force 3 and sustained by your Sustaining Focus?

BTW, Sustaining Foci must be bought for one specific type of spells (i.e. Illusion or Manipulation). I suppose yours is for Illusion spells?

Bye
Thanee

Interesting Counterspelling is a not a automatic feature, I see no where that were stated you were counterspelling, I so guess you are constantly counterspelling, unless you are metagaming. Damn one less action for you.

We have one GM we do not need another.

[Thanee]

As far as I understand it, the mage is always protected unless it is against a surprise attack (in which case active defense is needed).

If Counterspelling was not declared in advance, it may not be used to defend others, unless the magician has delayed her action (see Delayed Actions, p. 145).

Note that a magician can always use Counterspelling to defend herself, unless surprised.

And as I see it, the illusion will automatically be resisted, the first time you look at it, hence the roll.

As for the focus... There is no reason to get all snarky. I was just pointing out some missing information in your sheet, that I did notice. Since I do not expect you wanting to cheat with it by using it for different spell types, I figured it would be useful for you to know (it's quite common that players do not know about this little detail; I cannot know whether you do, or do not and just missed to list it, so either way it seems useful to make you aware to it, so you can correct the error). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Seth]

I so guess you are constantly counterspelling

Activating counterspelling is a free action. As I understand it once activated it is sustained. I am very weak on the whole counterspelling issue: I am not sure how its meant to be played, but I thought all mages had it active on them when in stressful environments: such as a meet with a Johnson or a run

[WearzManySkins]

As far as I understand it, the mage is always protected unless it is against a surprise attack (in which case active defense is needed).



And as I see it, the illusion will automatically be resisted, the first time you look at it, hence the roll.

As for the focus... There is no reason to get all snarky. I was just pointing out some missing information in your sheet, that I did notice. Since I do not expect you wanting to cheat with it by using it for different spell types, I figured it would be useful for you to know (it's quite common that players do not know about this little detail; I cannot know whether you do, or do not and just missed to list it, so either way it seems useful to make you aware to it, so you can correct the error). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

I disagree that Counterspelling is a automatic feature of magical types. In my games it is not, but this is not my game, that is this GM's call.

In my case please refrain from your Character Review/Editing Services.