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[Bastard]

Behind the Crown campaign (SR3) could use a decker PC. We have a shaman (on the run from Mitsuhama) and a bounty hunter (on the run from her memories).

Cool shit going on and things in the background pulling strings could be big and scaly.

Anybody interested?

We could still use another team member. Join now!

[sunnyside]

Willie let on the other day to Bongo that he was getting interested in 'classical' music. One of his new-found favourites turned out to be "Drive It Like You Stole It" by Smackbound.

Bongo, quick to catch on to the drift of Willie's enlightenment, amazed the young ork by giving an impromptu performance of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Down on the Corner". Especially gratifying to Willie was finding the song was about 'Willie and the poorboys'.

Big grin as only an ork can grin!

You seemed eager enough I almost started an IC thread now that you should be back and settled in from your vacation.

But I'll start with a little OCC to see if there's interest. Adding more would probably be a TLDR situation at this point, but I have more I could add in later.

http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=42441

[pbangarth]

SR4A Free Spirit infiltrator/spy

I've played an earlier version of this PC in a face to face campaign.

[ Spoiler ]

(Background/motivations to follow when I figure them out)

Machingbird

SR4A 750 Karmagen – karma costs listed in {curly brackets}

Free Spirit {250} (* means this attribute/skill/power comes with the character type)

– prefers form of a bird, but can be a toaster, a chair, a fly, a sheaf of paper, a rat, the hot new simsense star ….

– designed to be infiltrator extraordinaire
- e.g. (1) in form of fly (indistinguishable from real thing), waits outside till door open, goes in
- waits outside vault, observes dial turns (or location of keypad presses) till knows combination (however long it takes)
- zaps to astral, reports back to team
- zaps back to location on night of theft, in fly form again, uses Psychokinesis (Aura Masked) to continually open vault and cause alarm, till guards turn off alarm waiting for repair in the morning
- team infiltrates, does what needs to be done in the vault, all go home
- e.g. (2) in form of bird/rat/other-inconsequential-form, trail subject till find the target safe-house
- e.g. (3) fly as bird around gangster’s villa, stunbolting perimeter guards
- e.g. (4) schmoozes way into Bruce Wayne’s party as beauty dressed in cutting edge fashion, waits and finds location of a) valuable art, b) entrance to bat cave
- e.g. (5) set up in the board room as a chair and listen in on plans; memorize mannerisms of the CEO
- Possibilities are limitless!


Tradition – Shamanic (formerly Spirit of Man)

Qualities {0}

Magician *
Astral Chameleon {10}
Spirit Bane (fire) {-20}
Trustworthy (Con) {10}
Gremlins {-10}
Catlike {20}
Pacifist {-10} (or replace this with another Quality if you want to work with hired killers)

Attributes {135}

BOD 3 {9}
AGI 3 {9}
REA 4 {21}
STR 3 {9}
CHA 4 {21}
INT 4 {21}
LOG 3 {9}
WIL 5 {36}
INI 8 (1 IP)

Special Attributes {108}

Force 6 {54} (basis for ESS and MAG)
ESS 6
MAG 6
EDG 6 {54} - personal preference, I always go for high EDG

Spirit Powers ( 6 pts.) – need to work with GM to determine limits on karma gain through Pacts (eg. can build up ‘credits’ but can only cash in for karma as much as rest of team earned during a run)

Materialization *
Banishment Resistance *
Spirit Pact (Power) * (Would the rest of the team be willing to trade a point or two of karma or some other favour for ItNW for 24 hours? – imagine the troll ‘tank’ with 12 extra points of hardened armour)
ItNW *
Aura Masking (3.0) (+6 with EDG)
Mutable Form (1.0)
Realistic Form (0.5) (negates Distinctive Style negative quality requirement Runners Companion p. 103)
Psychokinesis (0.5)
Spirit Pact (Life) (1.0) (not totally altruistic healing)

Active Skills {198}

Spellcasting 5 {32}
(detection +2) {2}
Counterspelling 3 {14}
(combat +2) {2}
Astral Combat 2 {8}
(wards +2) {2}
Assensing 3 {14}
(wards +2) {2}
Disguise 3 {14} (+6 with Realistic Form)
(cosmetic +2) {2}
Infiltration 3(4) {14}
(urban +2) {2}
Perception 3 {14}
(visual +2) {2}
Etiquette 4 {22}
(corporate +2) {2}
Con 3(4) {14}
(impersonation +2) {2}
Shadowing 3(4) {14}
(tailing +2) {2}
Artisan 2 {8}
(singing +2) {2}
Flight 2 {8} (3D equivalent for Running)

Knowledge/Language Skills (21 pts.) {0}

English N
Japanese 1
French 1
Fashion design 3
Pop culture 3
Corporate culture 3
Military culture 2
Organized crime culture 2
Government culture 1
Birdsong 5

Contacts {8}

Bob the Fixer 3/1 (campaign specific, of course)

Spells {45}

Analyze device
Stunbolt
Detect individual
Alter memory
Control thoughts
Improved invisibility
Fashion
Mindlink (extended)
Spatial sense

Gear {6} 15,000 Nuyen

Some small place to keep stuff locked away
Armour – rating no larger than 6, to be worn in human form (able to be modified by fashion spell)
Clothing – able to be modified by fashion spell (can rematerialize as whatever, but sometimes need to have actual clothing, e.g. in a seduction)
Disguise kit
Fake SIN (fashion designer)
Audio player to listen to fashion news
? fashion magazines that are not online ?

campaign specific stuff

[JanessaVR]

SR4A Free Spirit infiltrator/spy

I've played an earlier version of this PC in a face to face campaign.

Not bad for a free spirit build, though I tended towards "highly mobile magicians" instead of "highly mobile thieves" as a concept for those free spirits I've built. Still, always happy to see SR4 stuff here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

These days I've been tending towards humans who have a Formula Pact with a friendly free spirit that acts as pseudo Ally Spirit for them. They're starting to take the long view on investments and life strategies...

[pbangarth]

Not bad for a free spirit build, though I tended towards "highly mobile magicians" instead of "highly mobile thieves" as a concept for those free spirits I've built. Still, always happy to see SR4 stuff here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

These days I've been tending towards humans who have a Formula Pact with a friendly free spirit that acts as pseudo Ally Spirit for them. They're starting to take the long view on investments and life strategies...

I went for a build I thought would provide a team some functionality not available to any other type of character.

The version I had played a while back in a face-to-face game was maybe more along your line of thinking. The PC had a little more firepower and even higher EDG than this one. Fewer other skills. It was all still available at the end of a run, where we engaged in a 'boss fight' (4 NPCs and 2 spirits in astral). I let loose with all the firepower and used up all the EDG in 2 or 3 combat rounds. It was ugly. The GM and we players sat stunned for a moment after the smoke cleared. If there ever were an example that could be used to support the argument that 'magicrun' exists, that could be it.

I think there were other reasons why the group never got together again, but I am not sure. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

[JanessaVR]

LOL. You actually broke the game. I would say that we've largely just embraced MagicRun but there's always at least a couple with more techie builds. We almost never have straight up Sammies, however, as Adepts are more popular in our group.

[pbangarth]

LOL. You actually broke the game. I would say that we've largely just embraced MagicRun but there's always at least a couple with more techie builds. We almost never have straight up Sammies, however, as Adepts are more popular in our group.

I burn with envy.

I've tried for years to get a live group to play this game, and have been stymied. As much as I like DS and the people I meet here, a face to face game is sooo much more fun for me.

[pbangarth]

LOL. You actually broke the game. I would say that we've largely just embraced MagicRun but there's always at least a couple with more techie builds. We almost never have straight up Sammies, however, as Adepts are more popular in our group.

Here's a straight up, Quick Willie, I am currently playing in the Charm City campaign. Part of his upgrade is a Cerebral Booster that took his LOG from 2 to 4. I'm having fun playing a guy who is suddenly understanding things and using words he never did before.

And he's fast! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rollin.gif)

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