What's up, Doc?, Finishing up the combat medic character Options

[Eyeless Blond]

((EDIT 4/2: updated to include various suggestions. Still 123 point buy. I really need to find a way to output the data from the NSRCG into something that more easily transfers to .txt files, ugh.))


I have no idea why I'm even bothering with this character. The SR campaign I was going to insert him into was too full for me to join, but the idea still intrigues me, so here he is. Any and all comments appreciated. Note that cultured bioware was allowed at character generation for this guy.

Street Name Pierce
Real Name Sam Hawkins
Archetype Dwarven Combat Medic

Attributes
Body 7(10)
Quickness 6
Strength 5
Charisma 4
Intelligence 8
Willpower 4
Essence 1.62
BioIndex 2
Reaction 8
Init. Dice 1

Edges & Flaws

Good Reputation Lev II 2
Quick Healer 2
Aptitude->Biotech 4
Allergy Com & Mild->dogs -3
Day Job 20hrs/week -2

POOLS
Karma 1 Spell 0
Combat 9 Task *
*3 to any Expert driver skills, 1 to any Int-linked skills (Cerebral Booster)

Skills
Active
Submachine Guns(QCK) [6]
Unarmed Combat-SR3(STR)/Fists [4/6]
Biotech(INT) [6]
Stealth(QCK)/Alertness [3/5]
Etiquette(CHA)/Medical [3/5]
Negotiation(CHA)/Bargain [3/5]

Knowledge & Language
ST:Medical equipment providers(KNO) [4]
ST:Police Procedures(KNO) [4]
AC:Biology(KNO) [6]
AC:Chemistry(KNO) [6]
AC:Cybertechnology(KNO) [6]
AC:Forensic Medicine(KNO) [5]
AC:Medicine(KNO)/Traumatology [5/7]
IN:Cooking(KNO) [3]
English(LAN)/Scientific Jargon [4/6]
\.English(LAN) (RW) [2]
German(LAN) [3]
\.German(LAN) (RW) [1]
Latin(LAN) [2]
\.Latin(LAN) (RW) [1]
Japanese(LAN) [2]
\.Japanese(LAN) (RW) [1]

Lifestyles:
Home: Middle, paid 2 months. Home sweet home. :P
Clinic: Low (13-pt), paid 12 months. Good security and space, decent utilities, pretty poor everything else.

Bioware:
Mnemonic Enhanc. 3 BI:0.60
Enhanced Articulation BI:0.60
Cerebral Booster 2 BI:0.80

Cyberware:
Skillwires [5] MP 50 E:1.00
Bone Lace, Plastic(A) E:0.40
(STR+2)M Stun, +1BOD
Dermal Sheath [1](A) E:0.56
Chipjack, Multi-slot 4(A) E:0.28
to datasofts and knowsofts
Expert Chipjack Dvr [3](A) E:0.24
Expert Chipjack Dvr [3](A) E:0.24
Expert Chipjack Dvr [3](A) E:0.24
Datajack(A) E:0.16
Datajack(A) E:0.16
Chem. Analyzer(A) E:0.16
Gas Spectrometer(A) E:0.16
+External Program [6] E:0.00
Olfactory Boost [6](A) E:0.16
Smartlink Processor II(A) E:0.16
+ Lim. Simsense Rig(A) E:0.08
Induction Pad(A) E:0.08
Eyes, Cyber Replacement(A) E:0.16
+ Eyes, Image Link(A) E:0.16
+ Eyes, Low-Light(A) E:0.16
+ Eyes, Microscopic Vis.(A) E:0.08
+ Eye, Rangefinder(A) E:0.08
+ Eyes, Light Systems(A) E:0.16
Transducer (external) E:0.00


Gear

Combat Setup: (X: currently equipped. No X: substitutions) Armor 7/7

X:Camo Full Suit (Urban) DwMod
+X: Standard Holster DwMod
+X: Chemical Seal Rating [4] DwMod@cc.53
+X: Fire Resistance Rating [4] DwMod@cc.53
X:Victory "Rapid Transit" Helmet DwMod
X:Form-fitting Full-Body Suit DwMod
+X: Nonconductive Rating [3] DwMod@cc.53
X:Forearm Guards DwMod
X:Colt Cobra TZ-110 Smart2 (SMG) DwMod Gas Vent II(2RC), Fold Stock(1RC) Smart2 2
+X: Pers. Safety Modification
+X: Gas Vent IV DwMod
+ Sound Suppresser
+X: Flash Light (Standard) DwMod
+X: Laser Sight (Extended) DwMod
+X: Under Barrel Weight DwMod
+ [2]32-Rnd Clip (Gel)
+ [2]32-Rnd Clip (Regular)
+ 32-Rnd Clip (EX Explosive)


Noncombat Setup: Armor 4/3
Secure Long Coat DwMod
Ares Viper Slivergun Smart2 (HPist) DwMod Silencer, Fires Flechettes Only Smart2 1
+ Quick Draw Holster (Conc.)
+ [2]30-Rnd Clip (Flechette)
(Plus some sort of appropriate clothing)


Other Carried Gear:

Basic Pocket Secretary @sr3.287
Micro-Transceiver [8] @sr3.290
Savior Adv. Medkit @mm.95
ActiveSoft Spec. [5]-> Computer->Cybernetics@sr3.296
ActiveSoft Spec. [5]-> Electronics->Cybertechnology@sr3.296
ActiveSoft Spec. [5]-> Computer B/R->Cybernetics@sr3.296
ActiveSoft Spec. [5]-> Electronics B/R->Cybertechnology@sr3.296
ActiveSoft Spec. [5]-> Ares Viper Slivergun@sr3.296
ActiveSoft Gen. [4]-> SMG B/R@sr3.296
ActiveSoft Gen. [4]-> Car@sr3.296
ActiveSoft Gen. [4]-> Computers@sr3.296
Autonav Chip @sr3.296
Optical Memory Chip 100MP @sr3.296


Other/not carried:

Alpha Medical Clinic Rating 3 @mm.138
Cyberware Shop @sr3.288
Gunsmith Shop @cc.72
[10]+Savior Supplies @mm.96
[5]Antidote Patch [6] @sr3.304
[4]Optical Memory Chip 100MP @sr3.296


Contacts:
5 lev1 contacts TBD
1 lev2 contact: Joy Aberleem.
Occupation: nurse
Short Dexcription: Doc's assistant, and an old friend. Probably could get a job as a doctor herself if she weren't (*ahem*) very interested in her Sensetive Skin biomod. Also is into BTL porno chips, but mostly for purposes of discovering new things to do "IRL". More details available on request.


Character Description: Known as one of the few modern doctors who still makes house calls, Pierce is frequently put on retainer by shadowrunners who are too paranoid to trust DocWagon or plan on raiding places outside DocWagon's jurisdiction. His unique skills allow him to patch together a fallen runner even while providing suppressive fire of his own.
Pierce runs a small-time black clinic whenever he's not out assisting a runner team. The clinic's main draw is in its anonymity; no records of any kind are kept by the clinic, so any documentation is the patient's responsability alone. Despite being technically illegal, Lone Star and other enforcement organizations turn a blind eye to his practice as some few of their number take advantage of the clinic's services from time to time themselves.

This post has been edited by Eyeless Blond: Apr 2 2004, 07:46 AM

[Apathy]

Actually he looks pretty good to me at first glance. Very tough, in fact. How many build points was he put together with?

I had an idle thought while looking at your flaws:

[BitBasher]

Looks good to me, only thing I saw wrong with it is you have a level 10 chemical seal, yet can not start the game with any equipment with a rating higher than 6.

But meh, it looks good in general. :)

[Siege]

Two skill suggestions:

Athletics (for all that pesky running and jumping)
Car (in case you have to drive the ambulance)

-Siege

[gknoy]

I also wonder -- how the heck many build points was this? Those attributes are insaaane. wait, nm - some of the points were from bioware like cerebral booster, right? (tho, that's a metric boatload of wiz gear, that's for sure :))

[Eyeless Blond]

123, actually. Is that too many? I could have done the exact same using A-E priorities, putting Attributes B and Skills C, but I had an extra point remaining after the Edges and Flaws so I swapped over to Point Buy. This is the biggest reason why I think allowing cultured bioware can be slightly unbalancing; with the Mnemonic Enhancer and Cerebral Booster upgrading knowledge skills is downright cheap.

And yes, the allergy counts for everything canine, so it'll be a bit of a problem against any guard dogs. I planned on making Sam a cat person, so I felt this was a good Flaw to add. :)

Good point about the chemical seals. I'll have to fix that. Okay, change "Chemical Seal 10" to "Chemical Seal 6, Insulation 6, Fire Resistance 6" and add "Noncunductive 6" to the body suit. That brings them both to Availability 8, so I can still get them, and still leaves me with armor 7/7 (7/8 in melee), depending on how you round, with no Quickness penalties! :D

Hm, Athletics and Car. Yeah, that's the problem with essentially Skills Priority C. Have to think about that one a bit. Anything else?

[BitBasher]

Actually by that token, getting any customizations if I recall correctly pushes the availability of armor to beyond what a starting character can have. Also, a piece of armor cannot have a single customization higher then it's ballistic value, and the total customizations cannot exceed its ballistic and impact. Of course my veracity lately in quoting rules is something like a one legged man in an ass kicking contest, so take it like a grain of salt. :D

Oooh also: the "secure" line of clothing I don't think can take any mods at all...

[blakkie]

[BitBasher]

Actually, no you aren't. Those dice are pool dice, which means they dont come back till you have to roll initiative. Try to accelerate away and get more than one action and you are Joe Turbo for one action then Moe Mediocre for the rest. Furthermore the CED is limited to rating 3. It's no substitute for a real skill. :D

[Luke Hardison]

I think Blakkie is saying that a Car skill chip would only be 6000 :nuyen: .

[Lilt]

The one possible problem I can see is the lack of significant initiative enhancement. OK: You're not a sam. It would be nice, however, to get 2 actions reliably rather than only getting 1 for 1 in 3 rounds.

[Solstice]

if this were my character I would forego the negotiations and lower the etiquette to maybe 2/4 and get an athletics skill and possibly a B/R skill or cyberware related skill.

[blakkie]

[Eyeless Blond]

[BitBasher]

Now you're talking!

And blakkie, CED's have a maximum rating of three, so you cannot have 5 extra dice. :D

[Eyeless Blond]

That Karma thing reminds me: since I have a mnemonic enhancer 3, does this mean that the first 2 levels of any Active skill, the first three levels of any Knowledge skill and the first six of any specialization are free? Sign me up! :)

[blakkie]

[blakkie]

P.S. Haven't thought this one through fully, but the Small Unit Tactics skill might help you out with your initiative. Assuming you can collect enough data and roll well enough you can up to double your Reaction for initiative use.

[Eyeless Blond]

[BitBasher]

It may be me, but I always really, really like haveing a headware radio and commling that cant be detected easily or taken away :D

[Eyeless Blond]

True, but the radio won't fit in my head until I can upgrade a whole lot of this stuff to betaware. :P For now all I've got is the telephone and a rather craptacular commlink. Ugh, so many upgrades I want, except I have to be the friggin' doctor and I can't operate on myself!

[Siege]

On the bright side, you'll know which doctors you do want to operate on you.

I'd second losing the internal cellphone and commlink.

Instead, go for either a transducer or a subvocal mic/subdermal speakers -- one is absolutely silent and can even be external, if you have a spare datajack port and the other can be external, but only costs .2 essence internally for 1,500 :nuyen:

The one thing I never liked about internal commo -- it's a royal biotech to upgrade. :grinbig:

-Siege

[Eyeless Blond]

That's a very good idea. One can never have too many datajacks (:D), and if I get rid of the internal comm unit and install a datajack I can get entirely rid of that router and its ports, which just look ugly.

Now comes the big question: do I spring for level 1 Boosted Reflexes? It's cheap, I'll only be stuck with 1 action if I roll two 1s for init, and I almost might as well; it's not like I have the Essence left for wired reflexes or a VCR. OTOH it's not gonna be alphaware, and it almost feels wrong.

[Tatertot]

Combat medics are great! Hardly anyone thiks to playone (opting for a mage or shaman for healing options) And if a fellow player is causing you grief you can slip a cortex bomb in them the next time they need you to patch them up. :D

[Siege]

Given how much it costs to remove boosted reflexes or upgrade to functional levels (as per SotA gene therapy), I'd just skip it and wait until you can afford either wired, a higher grade of boosted or synaptic accelerators.

Just my two bits.

-Siege