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Mulcarn View Member Profile	Nov 28 2019, 04:31 PM Post #1
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 1-June 17 From: Hell, USA Member No.: 209,326	Shadowrunners Can Opener, the Traditional Mage Quick Willie, the Machinegun Samurai Selina, the Cat Shaman IC Princess, the Cyber Warrior Smiley, the Sioux Adept House Rules 1. Physical melee and ranged attacks will be defended against with Reaction + Dodge. (This includes Indirect Combat Spells) 2. Full Defense tests will be Reaction + Dodge + Dodge. 3. Physical Direct spells are defended against with Body + Body. 4. Mana Direct spells are defended against with Willpower + Willpower. 5. Elemental Combat spells have their Drain Code lowered by 2, making them F/2 +1 for single target and F/2 +3 for area effect. 6. Only two Magical Traditions are allowed at Char-gen, Hermetic and Shamanic. 7. Hermetic Magicians lose access to the Mentor Spirit Quality, but instead gain access to the Elemental Focus Quality. (see below) 8. Shamanic Magicians may take the Spirits of the Flame Quality. (see below) 9. Initiation/Submersion no longer increases the Maximum cap of Magic/Resonance. (Hard cap of 6 placed on both Magic and Resonance, determined by Essence) Elemental Focus Cost: 5 BP Most mages take a balanced approach to the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. Others align themselves with a single element and become elemental mages, gaining +2 dice for spells and spirits of that element. The penalty for such specialization is that the mage suffers a -1 die for spells and spirits of the opposite element (fire opposes water, earth opposes air). A fire mage, for example, has +2 dice for combat spells and fire elementals, but applies -1 die for illusion spells and water elementals. Elemental mages may develop personality traits commonly associated with their element. For example, earth mages are often characterized as materialistic and practical. Air mages are seen as cerebral and thoughtful. Fire mages are willful and aggressive, while water mages are intuitive and emotional. Though these are stereotypes, elemental mages will show these characteristics to some degree. Like a totem or mentor spirit, the alignment chosen for an elemental mage is permanent. Only a full hermetic magician can choose this quality. Spirits of the Flame Cost: 0 BP Some shamans have learned to summon a type of nature spirit that represents the more active and primal element found throughout the natural world. Most commonly, these shamans are capable of conjuring spirits born of heat and fire known as salamanders, or spirits of the flame. This fundamental change can only happen at the cost of the ability to conjure spirits of man. Traditionally, flame spirits are known to dwell within places of great heat or fire, such as active volcanos or arid deserts, and in cultures where fire is especially honored, like the kahunas of Hawai'i or the elven magical paths of Tir na nOg. This quality is only available to full shamanic magicians.

Thanee View Member Profile	Nov 28 2019, 06:33 PM Post #2
jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,030 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463	Street Name: Selina Name: Skye McGregor Archetype: Street Shaman Metatype: Elf Gender: female Age: 24 Height: 1.68m (5 ft. 6 in.) Weight: 54kg (120 lbs.) Hair: blonde Eyes: green Skin: fair Status: [ Spoiler ] CODE SELINA ======================================================================== Physical Damage Track [_][_] [_][_] [_][_] [_][_] [_][_] -- [_][_][_][_] Stun Damage Track [_][_] [_][_] [_][_] [_][_] [_][_] Edge [_][_][_][_] Sustained Spells Physical Mask F5 (5 hits) ======================================================================== FIONA ======================================================================== Physical Damage Track [_][_][_] [_][_][_] [_][_][_] [_][_] Stun Damage Track [X][X][_] [_][_][_] [_][_][_] [_][_] Edge [_][_][_][_] Sustained Powers Concealment (Fiona), Movement (Fiona) Sustained Spells Improved Invisibility F5 (3 hits) ======================================================================== Character Sheet: [ Spoiler ] Body: 4 Agility: 2 Reaction: 3 Strength: 1 Charisma: 6 Intuition: 3 Logic: 2 Willpower: 4 Edge: 4 Magic: 6 Initiate Grade: 1 Essence: 6.0 Initiative: 6 Initiative Passes: 1 Physical Damage Track: 10 Stun Damage Track: 10 Qualities: Magician (Street Shaman) Mentor Spirit (Cat; Infiltration) First Impression Linguist Day Job (Fashion Designer; 40h/week) Low Pain Tolerance Pacifism Poor Self Control: Compulsive (Cleanliness) Metamagic Techniques: Ally Conjuration Active Skills: Spellcasting (Manipulation) 6(+2) Counterspelling 1 Summoning (Spirits of Air) 4(+2) Binding 3 Arcana 2 Assensing (Aura Reading) 2(+2) Dodge (Ranged Combat) 4(+2) Gymnastics (Balance) 1(+2) Infiltration (Urban) 1(+2) Perception (Visual) 1(+2) Pilot Ground Craft (Bike) 1(+2) Influence » Con 2 » Etiquette 2 » Leadership 2 » Negotiation 2 Street Knowledge: Night Clubs 2 Shamanism 3 Interests: Fashion & Style 4 Languages: English N French 2(4) Japanese 1(3) Spanish 1(3) Sperethiel 2(4) Contacts: Cole, Human Fixer (Connection 4/Loyalty 1) Jake, Human Bartender (Connection 3/Loyalty 2) Kassandra, Orc Talismonger (Connection 1/Loyalty 1) Credits, Lifestyle & SINs: 12,500¥ (Starting Nuyen) High Lifestyle (Comforts 4, Entertainment 4, Necessities 4, Neighborhood 4, Security 4, Aspected Domain, No Privacy: Physical 3, Lax Security) Fake SIN 4 (Kimberly McKenzie; Fashion Designer; Seattle, UCAS) Fake SIN 4 (Sabrina Spellman; Witch; New Orleans, CAS) » Fake License 4 (Magician) Fake SIN 4 (Monique Devereaux; Freelance Journalist; Montréal, Republic of Québec) » Fake License 4 (Press Card) Armor & Clothing: Bodysuit, black (6/6) (» Urban Explorer Jumpsuit) » Chemical Protection 6 » Fire Resistance 6 » Internal Air Tank (2 hours) Light Helmet (as Urban Explorer Helmet) (+0/+2) Form-Fitting Half Body Armor (4/1) » Nonconductivity 6 SecureTech PPP Forearm Guards (+0/+1) SecureTech PPP Shin Guards (+0/+1) Vashon Island Steampunk Line Overcoat, Corset, Blouse & Skirt (7/7) Zoé Executive Suite Line Short Jacket, Blouse & Skirt (5/2) Zoé Moonsilver Line Cocktail Dress (3/1) Borrowed Ancients Armor Jacket (8/6) Gear: Novatech Airware Commlink (3/3) with Iris Orb OS (3/3) » AR Gloves » Sim Module » Subvocal Microphone » Trodes » Skinlink » Agent 3 (pirated) » Analyze 6 (Ergonomic, Optimization 3; pirated) » Browse 6 (Ergonomic, Optimization 3; pirated) » Command 6 (Optimization 3; pirated) » Edit 6 (Optimization 3; pirated) » Encrypt 6 (Ergonomic, Optimization 3; pirated) » Purge 6 (Optimization 3; pirated) » Virtual Surround Music (75 Tracks) Glasses 4 » Image Link » Vision Enhancement 3 » Vision Magnification » Skinlink Earbuds 3 » Audio Enhancement 3 » Skinlink Survival Kit Flashlight Light Stick (3) Borrowed Trauma Patch Vehicles: Suzuki Mirage » Morphing License Plate » Spoof Chip Spells: Stunbolt (DV F/2-1) Detect Life, extended (DV F/2+2; Limited) Heal (DV [DV]-2) Increase Charisma (DV F/2-2) Increase Reflexes (DV F/2+2) Improved Invisibility (DV F/2+1) Physical Mask (DV F/2+1; Limited) Trid Phantasm (DV F/2+3; Limited) Control Thoughts (DV F/2+2; Limited) Fashion (DV F/2) Levitate (DV F/2+1) Makeover (DV F/2) Magical Equipment: Magical Lodge 6 Binding Materials 6 (4) Detection Fetish Illusion Fetish Manipulation Fetish Bound Spirits: none Ally Spirit: Fiona Force: 6 Edge: 4 Forms: Black Cat, Beautiful Woman with dark hair Powers: Astral Form, Banishing Resistance, Materialization, Realistic Form, Sapience, Sense Link, Concealment, Enhanced Senses (Low-Light Vision), Influence, Movement, Natural Weapon, Psychokinesis Skills: Assensing, Astral Combat, Dodge, Perception, Unarmed Combat, Infiltration, Spellcasting, Counterspelling Spells: Stun Bolt, Heal, Nauseate, Improved Invisibility, Physical Mask, Levitate Native Plane: Metaplane of Man Character Generation: [ Spoiler ] CODE METATYPE ======== Elf 30 30 ATTRIBUTES ========== Body 4 45 Agility 2 0 Reaction 3 25 Strength 1 0 Charisma 6 75 Intuition 3 25 Logic 2 10 Willpower 4 45 225 Edge 4 45 Magic 6 100 Initiate Grade 1 13 158 Essence 6 Initiative 6 Initiative Passes 1 QUALITIES ========= Magician (Street Shaman) 30 Mentor Spirit (Cat; Infiltration) 10 First Impression 10 Linguist 10 Day Job (Fashion Designer; 40h/week) -30 Low Pain Tolerance -20 Pacifism -10 Poor Self Control: Compulsive (Cleanliness) -10 -10 ACTIVE SKILLS ============= Spellcasting (Manipulation) 6(+2) 46 Counterspelling 1 4 Summoning (Spirits of Air) 4(+2) 24 Binding 3 14 Arcana 2 8 Assensing (Aura Reading) 2(+2) 10 Dodge (Ranged Combat) 4(+2) 24 Gymnastics (Balance) 1(+2) 6 Infiltration (Urban) 1(+2) 6 Perception (Visual) 1(+2) 6 Pilot Ground Craft (Bike) 1(+2) 6 Influence 2 20 174 - Con 2 - Etiquette 2 - Leadership 2 - Negotiation 2 STREET KNOWLEDGE ================ Night Clubs 2 free Shamanism 3 free INTERESTS ========= Fashion & Style 4 free LANGUAGES ========= English N French 2(4) free Japanese 1(3) free Spanish 1(3) free Sperethiel 2(4) free 0 SPELLS ====== Stunbolt DV F/2-1 5 Detect Life, extended DV F/2+2 (Limited) 5 Heal DV (DV)-2 5 Increase Charisma DV F/2-2 5 Increase Reflexes DV F/2+2 5 Improved Invisibility DV F/2+1 5 Physical Mask DV F/2+1 (Limited) 5 Trid Phantasm DV F/2+3 (Limited) 5 Control Thoughts DV F/2+2 (Limited) 5 Fashion DV F/2 5 Levitate DV F/2+1 5 Makeover DV F/2 5 60 METAMAGIC ========= Ally Conjuration SPIRITS ======= Ally Spirit (Fiona) - Native Plane: Metaplane of Man - Force 6 48 - Forms: Black Cat, Beautiful Woman with dark hair 2 - Astral Form, Banishing Resistance, Materialization, Realistic Form, Sapience, Sense Link free - Concealment, Enhanced Senses (Low-Light Vision), Influence, Movement, Natural Weapon, Psychokinesis free - Assensing, Astral Combat, Dodge, Perception, Unarmed Combat free - Spellcasting, Counterspelling, Infiltration 15 - Stun Bolt, Heal, Nauseate, Improved Invisibility, Physical Mask, Levitate 20 85 CONTACTS ======== Cole, Fixer (Connection 4, Loyality 1) free Jake, Bartender (Connection 3, Loyality 2) free Kassandra, Talismonger (Connection 1, Loyality 1) free 0 LIFESTYLE ========= Comforts (High) Entertainment (High) Necessities (High) Neighborhood (High) Security (High) Aspected Domain (+5) No Privacy: Physical (-3) Lax Security (-2) GEAR ==== Bodysuit, black 6/6 (as Urban Explorer Jumpsuit) 500¥ + Chemical Protection 6 1,500¥ + Fire Resistance 6 600¥ + Internal Air Tank (2 hours) 650¥ Light Helmet (as Urban Explorer Helmet) +0/+2 50¥ Form-Fitting Half Body Armor 4/1 900¥ + Nonconductivity 6 1,200¥ SecureTech PPP Forearm Guards +0/+1 200¥ SecureTech PPP Shin Guards +0/+1 150¥ Vashon Island Steampunk Line Overcoat, Corset, Blouse & Skirt 7/7 2,250¥ Zoé Executive Suite Line Short Jacket, Blouse & Skirt 5/2 1,700¥ Zoé Moonsilver Line Cocktail Dress 3/1 5,000¥ Novatech Airware Commlink (3/3) with Iris Orb OS (3/3) 2,250¥ + AR Gloves 250¥ + Sim Module 100¥ + Subvocal Microphone 50¥ + Trodes 50¥ + Skinlink 50¥ + Agent 3 (pirated) 300¥ + Analyze 6 (Ergonomic, Optimization 3; pirated) 120¥ + Browse 6 (Ergonomic, Optimization 3; pirated) 120¥ + Command 6 (Optimization 3; pirated) 90¥ + Edit 6 (Optimization 3; pirated) 90¥ + Encrypt 6 (Ergonomic, Optimization 3; pirated) 120¥ + Purge 6 (Optimization 3; pirated) 90¥ + Virtual Surround Music (75 Tracks) 75¥ Glasses 4 100¥ + Image Link 25¥ + Vision Enhancement 3 300¥ + Vision Magnification 100¥ + Skinlink 50¥ Earbuds 3 30¥ + Audio Enhancement 3 300¥ + Skinlink 50¥ Survival Kit 100¥ Flashlight 25¥ Light Stick (3) 15¥ Fake SIN 4 (Kimberly McKenzie; Fashion Designer; Seattle, UCAS) 4,000¥ Fake SIN 4 (Sabrina Spellman; Witch; New Orleans, CAS) 4,000¥ + Fake License 4 (Magician) 400¥ Fake SIN 4 (Monique Devereaux; Freelance Journalist; Montréal, Republic of Québec) 4,000¥ + Fake License 4 (Press Card) 400¥ Detection Fetish 50¥ Illusion Fetish 100¥ Manipulation Fetish 300¥ Magical Lodge 6 3,000¥ Binding Materials 6 (4) 12,000¥ Binding Materials 6 (Ally Spirit) 3,000¥ Suzuki Mirage 6,500¥ + Morphing License Plate 1,000¥ + Spoof Chip 500¥ High Lifestyle (Starting Resources: 4d6+12 x 500¥) 11,200¥ TOTAL 70,000¥ 28 28 =========== 750 Appearance: [ Spoiler ] Selina Fiona Bike Background: [ Spoiler ] Skye was born around 2050. She spent most of her young life in the better parts of Seattle, sheltered by the wealth of her parents. The latest styles of fashion were more important than politics or the struggles of the less fortunate. With an outgoing attitude and a talent for making friends, she breezed through high school. She always had a knack for learning new languages and with the large diversity of cultures and metahumanity in Seattle, she picked up a few during her teenage years. Her goal was to get into journalism, most likely fashion-related. When chaos struck during the big crash of '64, her life was turned upside down. Her parents were robbed and killed and her identity was erased from the Matrix. Suddenly the teenager was completely alone. She still had some emergency money stashed away on certified credsticks, that was not taken away like pretty much everything else she had, her home, her family, her friends, her identity, but that was about all she had at that point. The parts of the city that she used to call home were no longer accessible, since without a SIN they wouldn't let her in, and with all the chaos the security there was tighter than usual. It was this time, when Cat approached her and she learned about her true talents. Skye had always been fond of cats, but only now she learned that her relationship ran a lot deeper than just that. It did explain a few things, however, that had happened to her on occasion. Without a true purpose other than survival, Skye spent a lot of time delving into magic and honing her talents to a degree where she could bend the astral forces to her will. The rest of her time, that she wasn't holing up in some rundown hotels that did not care about her being SINless, the young woman used to go out and meet new people. Her charms were still there, so there was no shortage of people to talk to. Of course, an attractive young woman alone in the not-exactly-best parts of Seattle was a recipe for disaster, and predators were always looking for prey. But with her newly-awakened talents, Skye quickly became a force to be reckoned with. One of these people to talk to was Jake, a bartender in the Banshee nightclub in Redmond. When he learned about her talents, he gave Skye a few pointers how she could turn her mojo into Nuyen, or how to turn her Nuyen into other useful things. This was a real breakthrough for her, as she was able to get her hands on a fake SIN with his help. Skye McGregor turned into Kimberly McKenzie, aspiring fashion designer. Among the pointers Jake was giving her was getting the young shaman in touch with a fixer named Cole, who was always on the lookout for new talent. That was the starting point for her career as a shadowrunner. And since Jake also pointed out to her, that she would need some handle or streetname, they came up with the name Selina for her. It turned out that there was quite some demand for awakened runners, and with this newly found source of income and her new identity, she could finally get back into the parts of the city, that she had called home growing up. Kimberly moved into a fancy penthouse apartment in Downtown with a huge window front and a killer view. Sure, it meant that the neighbours could watch her every step when she was in the living space, but her narcissistic self didn't mind that too much. And there were still some rooms in the huge apartment, that she could retreat to, if she felt the need for privacy. That wasn't the main reason for her choice, however. When she was inspecting a few potential places, this one spoke to her in a way unlike any other she had been to. The building happened to have a number of shamanic inhabitants in the past and the nearby astral space had been formed into a domain for shamanism. It was clear, that this was it. Kimberly also started working as an actual fashion designer during the day, because it was not only her passion, but also made her fake identity look so much more real. Those Nuyen had to come from somewhere. She got herself a few other SINs as well, you never knew when it was a good idea to be someone else. One of the biggest achievements to date, when it comes to her magic, was the summoning of her ally spirit, Fiona. A living embodiment of her mentor spirit, or at least some of her aspects. Fiona became a trusted companion, familiar, protector, and friend for Selina. It was quite the undertaking, which involved getting a deeper understanding of the higher arts and, of course, the summoning and binding ritual associated with spirits, that magicians use to call upon their help. 20 Questions: [ Spoiler ] 1. HERITAGE We are shaped by our heritage. Facial features, skin tone, height, build, metatype, even aptitudes are influenced by the genes passed from parent to child. Attitude, too, is taught by parents, informed by their own lives and their cultural heritage. Where does your character come from, what is her lineage, who were her parents, and what did she inherit from them? Skye's parents were wealthy corporate drones. They did not have much time to spend on raising their child, so media and other sources took over that part. Like herself, they were both elves with a lineage tracing back into Tír Tairngire, but they spent their whole life in Seattle and there was no real connection to the elven lands anymore. Whether it was slowly fading away or there was an intentional cut, Skye never learned. With the Crash having destroyed everything they had, there is nothing left, that Skye would inherit from them, apart from her genes, of course. If anything, her slightly snobbish attitude and her distaste for uncleanliness, are the result of her upbringing. Since both her parents were mundanes, the question remains, where her magical talents came from; probably a more distant ancestor. 2. PARENTS Parents can be proud of their children or regret ever bringing them into the world. Some are loving, and some are indifferent. All of them are only metahuman and have their own opinions of their children. Assuming they could speak, what would each of your character’s parents say about her? Her parents couldn't care less, at least in Skye's perception, as long as she wouldn't completely embarass them. They were the work-first-family-second kind of people. Of course, that was not entirely true. They did care for their daughter, but in their own way. 3. 6TH WORLD HISTORY Many people remember certain historical events for the rest of their lives. For those alive in the first decade of the 21st century, it could be the assassination of John F. Kennedy, or the Tiananmen Square protests, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the attacks of 11 September 2001. People remember where they were, and what they were doing when they first heard of these events. Shadowrun history has significant events as well, such as the assassination of President Dunkelzahn, the Crash 2.0, and the emergence of technomancers and artificial intelligences. Pick a few events from recent Shadowrun history and ask where the character was at the time, what does he remember about the event, and what was he doing at the time? Having lived a rather sheltered childhood, Skye was quite detached from most events during the 2050's and early 2060's. Sure, the Year of the Comet was hard to miss, but it did not have any real influence one her life. The Matrix Crash 2.0, however, turned her life upside down. Her parents died, her identity was erased, she was pushed out of her luxury life and onto the streets, and her magic awakened. 4. WHY THE SHADOWS Very few people choose to become shadowrunners. More likely, they are thrown into the life by a chaotic and uncaring world. Even if she made a conscious decision to enter the shadows, her decision is influenced by the world around her. How did your character get into shadowrunning, and why did she take that path? Being SINless can make life difficult, especially, if you are used to a higher standard of living. Thanks to one of her new contacts, Jake the bartender, and her newly awakened talents, Skye found a way to earn enough Nuyen to get a new identity, even though it is fake, and to get back into the style of living, she had been used to. This way happened to be shadowrunning. 5. LIVING CONDITIONS People have control over their own living arrangements. From the child young enough to use crayons and tape all the way up to the elderly shut-in who plasters her walls with family photos and cat pictures, everyone makes their living spaces more personally pleasing. What is your character’s living space like, and what has he added or changed to make it his own? Very clean, both literally and figuratively, with wide open spaces, white leather furniture, chrome and granite. Skye's place looks pretty much like it could be in one of those architectural digest designer magazines. It's not cold, though, some areas are rather cozy, with blankets and one of those gas fireplaces. One room looks entirely different, as it is her shamanic lodge. This one is full of little items and pieces that represent various spiritual forces, fetishes, symbols and all that. 6. BELIEF Everyone has beliefs, and many have beliefs strong enough to be convictions. Some are religious, some are political, some are social, and some are just about why people are here. What does your character believe in, what are her convictions (if any), and why does she hold them? Since she became a shaman, Skye started to see that spirits or spiritual forces are in almost everything. She is attuned to the spirits of the natural world and honors them. She also believes in the value of life and would never kill, unless it is absolutely necessary. And even then only very reluctantly. 7. PET PEEVE Everyone has aspects of their personality that grate on someone. Even the best of friends annoy one another from time to time. The flaws in a person’s character are as important as the qualities. What do you dislike most about your character’s personality? Even though the humbling experience of her late teen years, living on the streets without SIN and without knowing anyone, have made her realize that people are just people, she still maintains a fairly high-nosed attitude towards the lower classes. While she does not think of herself as being better than them, she does prefer a healthy distance. 8. CORPS The Sixth World is considered by many to be spinning out of control. If anyone could exert control over it, it would be the “Big Ten” triple-A megacorps. These transnationals exert a lot of influence on everyday life in the 2070s. Which of the Big Ten does your character hold in the highest (or least low) regard, which does he like the least, and why? Skye isn't much into corporate politics. From the big players, she does like Horizon best, because that's where her parents worked and where the show goes on, and Aztechnology is probably the worst with all the rumors you hear about them. Blood magic? Eww. 9. CONTACTS People make acquaintances and friends; we’re hardwired for it. Humans are social animals. This is especially true in the shadows, where often it is not the power you have, but the power you can borrow, and not who you, are but who you know. There’s a story behind each and every one of these relationships. What is the story with your character and her contacts? Jake is a human in his best years. Tall, blond, quite handsome and talkative. He works as a bartender in the Banshee nightclub in Redmond, from where he knows quite a few people. Jake has some connections into the shadow scene. Back when they first met, he had a bit of a crush on Skye, which is one reason he helped her so much. Cole is a fixer. Also human, with dark hair and a very prefessional demeanor. Skye knows him through Jake and he was her entrypoint into the shadows. Kassandra is an older orc talismonger. As Cat came into her life, Skye's interest for the occult certainly rose and so she started to visit the little shop, she had only barely noticed before, out of curiosity. 10. LAZY DAY It’s Sunday morning, and your character has no commitments until tomorrow afternoon. What does she do for the day? Sleep in. Most likely recover from a night of heavy partying, because that's what you do, when you have the next day off, right? And then cozy up with a nice blanket and watch the city from her apartment, especially in the evening, when darkness descends and all the lights go up (at least they do that in Downtown). 11. SKILLS Your character has a specific skill set, a list of Active and Knowledge skills that define what she knows and her areas of expertise. How did she come to learn those skills, and how did she develop them to those levels? Her biggest area of expertise certainly is her magic. When she was left alone after the Crash, and Cat found her, she had no real purpose other than staying alive, making ducking and dodging while running away her only truely useful talent up to this point. From there on out, she focused completely on her magical talents. Other than that, she has always been and still is into fashion and she has both a knack for and an interest in learning new languages. She also likes to socialize, as long as the people are up to her standards. 12. MORAL LINE Everyone has their limits. People can be dark, but most people’s instinct is to draw the line at certain actions and thoughts, and they keep to their own moral convictions. Is there a moral limit that your character enforces on the jobs she takes, and in what shadow work would she refuse to engage? No wetwork, obviously. And in general, she does shy away from killing others, as life is too valuable to simply throw or take it away. 13. AWAKENED If you have an Awakened or technomancer character, consider your character’s tradition and streams. Even within the major established magical traditions and the recently emerged technomantic streams, there is room for personalization. Ask yourself what drew her to that particular paradigm, how does it effect the way she views the world and her magic, how does it translate into choice of mentor spirit or paragon, and how does it affect the appearance of the spirits or sprites you conjure or compile? Skye did not choose her tradition, her tradition, or rather her mentor spirit, chose her. At least that is how she sees it. Her magic, yeah, that must come from within, somehow. Her worldview is influenced heavily by her spiritual understanding of how magic works and how spirits embody everything around her. As an urban shaman, a child of the city, her spirits always represent something about it. 14. AUGMENTATION While acceptance and bias vary from place to place, augmentations—be they bio-, cyber-, gene-, or nanoware—are increasingly common and available in the Sixth World. However, personal technological enhancement is rarely cheap, and many implants that runners possess are restricted. How did your character come to have the enhancements she has, how were they paid for, and what motivated the choices she made (if she did make the choices)? Skye has no augmentations. 15. MUNDANES Life as a shadowrunner is by definition outside the bounds of “normal” life. Shadowrunners do not truly fit into the lives of ordinary people, whether they live in slums or mansions. What does your character think of ordinary life, mainstream culture, and those who abide by it? Skye sees shadowrunning a bit like a job, really. She does think of herself as a fairly normal person. Sure, the jobs often bend or even break the rules, but after the system failed her, she does not really care about that part too much. Who makes up those rules, anyways? 16. FEAR Everyone has nightmares. Sometimes, we forget the dream completely on waking. Sometimes, the nightmare haunts us or even recurs. If your character had a lingering nightmare or a deep-rooted fear, what would it be, and why does he find it so terrifying? Ending up in the gutter once again is probably the worst thing, Skye can imagine. She does not really know that there are far worse fates out there. 17. THAT ONE THING People tend to attach sentimental value to items in their possession or people they are close to. They make an effort to keep these close by and safe. What is your character’s “sacred object” or “close one,” and how did they come to be so important to him? Fiona, her ally spirit. The two have a special connection, after all. 18. HOPE One of metahumanity’s greatest assets is its ability to look toward the future and imagine a better life. Even small children have dreams about what they want to be when they grow up. What did your character want to become when he was a child, and what are his goals now? As a young teenager, Skye always dreamed about becoming a journalist in the fashion industry. Nowadays, fashion is still her passion, but her magic became the main focus. Without the constant reminder of what her life could be like, she would never have made it out of the drek, she ended up in after the Crash. One of her main goals is to never get back down into the gutter ever again. 19. FLAIR A person’s appearance can say volumes about him. From fashion sense, to the colors he prefers, to the way he walks and speaks. Sometimes, his personality determines his appearance, and, sometimes, the appearance he chooses to present the world effects his personality. What does your character look like, and what inspired his choices? It's not hard to figure out that Skye comes from the upper class, her whole demeanor gives it away. She has a hard time working together with real low-lives, even though running the shadows sometimes works that way. Having spent a few years down and out, she does have a better understanding of how sometimes the stars just aren't aligned properly and it is not always a person's own fault to be what they are. Being quite passionate about fashion and trendy styles, Skye's choice of clothing certainly reflects that. She wears different styles of clothes and there is no certain color or cut that she vastly prefers. Much like trends come and go, her clothes tend to vary quite a bit. She does enjoy underlining her good looks with appropriate clothing choices, be it sleek business attire for a professional meeting or a more risquè outfit for a night of clubbing. 20. MONIKER Everyone has a name, but a runner’s street name is a representation of his connection to the shadows. Sometimes runners choose their own moniker, but more often it is given to them as a nickname or earned through some (mis)adventure. How did your character come to be known by his street name? She needed one, so Jake and Skye came up with Selina as her street name, before he introduced her to Cole.

SleepIncarnate View Member Profile	Nov 28 2019, 08:16 PM Post #3
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 956 Joined: 16-June 07 From: Like a coyote, always on the move Member No.: 11,931	General Name: Iris Street Name: IC Princess Fake SIN: Daisy Bonneau Fake SIN: Rose Monge Fake SIN: Lily Valencia Metatype: Elf Attributes [ Spoiler ] Strength: 2 Agility: 4 Reaction: 4 Body: 4 Charisma: 3 Intuition: 4 Logic: 5 (7) Willpower: 5 Edge: 4 Essence: 4.2 Meatspace Initiative: 8 - 1 IP Matrix Initiative: 10 - 2 IP (Cold)/11 - 3 IP (Hot) Skills [ Spoiler ] Skill Groups Cracking Group 4 (+1) Electronics Group 4 (+1) Influence Group 1 Mechanic Group 1 (+1) Active Skills Armorer 3 (+1) Dodge 3 First Aid 1 (+1) Gunnery 2 Infiltration 2 Locksmith 1 Perception 3 Pilot Groundcraft 2 Pistols 2 Language and Knowledge Skills [ Spoiler ] Languages English N Sperethiel 3 Knowledge Skills Bunraku Parlors 4 Computer Background 3 Corporate Matrix Security Procedures 5 Data Havens 3 IC Identification 4 Operating Systems 5 Safe Houses 3 Qualities [ Spoiler ] Positive Qualities Analytical Mind Erased - Face does not appear on any feeds, instead covered with a spinning snowflake design, ala the Laughing Man Made Man - Chaos Engine Restricted Gear - Response 6 Negative Qualities Dead Emotion - Compassion Flashbacks - Bunraku Parlors Prejudiced (Biased) - Men Vindictive Contacts [ Spoiler ] Chaos Engine (Connection 8/Loyalty 4) - Hacker syndicate to which IC Princess is a member Eliza Haynes (Connection 4/Loyalty 4) - Banshee street doc member of Tamanous. Used to date IC Princess until her infection. Null Twitch [Connection 4/Loyalty 2] - Paranoid dwarf who sells all kinds of black market tech. The only male contact IC Princess has. Chloe Lucas [Connection 5/Loyalty 3] - Elven fixer who runs a cybercafe. Hope Serrano [Connection 6/Loyalty 2] - Troll information broker Gear Weapons & Ammo [ Spoiler ] Fichetti Security 600 + Silencer + Internal Smartgun System + 5 Spare Clips + Concealable Holster + 100 rounds regular + 50 stick-n-shock rounds Savalette Guardian + Silencer + 5 Spare Clips + Concealable Holster + 100 rounds regular + 50 stick-n-shock rounds 200 Walter MA-2100 regular rounds 100 Ares Alpha regular rounds Armor & Apparal [ Spoiler ] Actioneer Business Clothes 5B/3I Armored Jacket - 8B/6I Vashon Island Synergist Longcoat, skirt, and shirt - totalling 6B/3I Zoe Executive Suite Short Jacket, Blouse, and skirt - totalling 5B/2I Zoe Moonsilver Evening Gown w/ Shawl - totalling 5B/1I The IC Princess Mask - Alabaster White Helmet/Mask, Woman's Face w/ Jagged Crown +1B/+2I [ Spoiler ] Component Parts of the Mask Include: Biomonitor Goggles - rating 6 w/ image link, smartlink, flare compensation, vision enhancement - rating 3, and vision magnification - electronic Hardening rating 6 Headphones - rating 3 w/ audio enhancement - rating 3 and select sound filter - rating 3 Helmet Respirator - rating 6 Voice Mask Tech Gear [ Spoiler ] AR Gloves Disposable Commlink x2 Glasses - rating 4 w/ image link, smartlink, flare compensation, and thermographic Handheld Sensor w/ Geiger Counter, radio signal scanner - rating 6, and cyberware scanner - rating 6 Satellite Link Subvocal Microphone - Designed to look like a choker Tag Eraser White Noise Generator - rating 6 B&E Gear [ Spoiler ] Autopicker- rating 6 Maglock Sequencer - Rating 4 Maglock Passkey - Rating 4 Tools [ Spoiler ] Aircraft Mehcanic Tools - Kit Armory Tools - Kit Automotive Mechanic Tools - Kit Hardware Tools - Shop Medkit- rating 6 SIN & Licenses [ Spoiler ] Fake SIN: Daisy Bonneau - rating 4 w/ Fake Carry/Conceal License - rating 4 Fake SIN: Rose Monge - rating 4 w/ Fake Carry/Conceal License - rating 4 Fake SIN: Lily Valencia - rating 4 w/ Fake Carry/Conceal License - rating 4 Implants [ Spoiler ] Cerebral Booster 2 - 0.4 ESS Commlink - Fairlight Caliban w/ Response 6, Signal 5, System 6, Firewall 6, Optimization - Stealth, Hardening 6, and Customized Interface - 0.2 ESS Control Rig - 0.5 ESS Datajack - 0.1 ESS Minor Biosculpting - 0.0 ESS PuSHeD - 0.1 ESS Sex Change - 0.3 ESS Sim Module - Hot sim modified - 0.2 ESS Programs - All pirated except as noted [ Spoiler ] General Use Analyze 6 + Ergonomic + Optimization 6 Browse 6 Command 6 Edit 6 Encrypt 6 Purge 6 Reality Filter 6 Scan 6 Hacking Armor 5 + Ergonomic + Optimization 6 Attack 5 + Armor Piercing 3 Biofeedback Filter 5 + Ergonomic + Optimization 6 Black Hammer 6 Decrypt 6 Defuse 6 ECCM 5 + Ergonomic + Optimization 6 Exploit 6 Medic 6 Sniffer 6 Spoof 6 Stealth 6 Track 6 Drone Autosofts Adaptability 3 Chaser 4 Clearsight 4 Covert Ops 4 Defense 4 Maneuver (Aircraft) 4 Maneuver (Groundcraft) 4 Targeting (Automatics) 4 Targeting (Longarms) 4 Agent 3 (Legit) Drones [ Spoiler ] MCT Fly-Spy w/ Adaptability 3, Chaser 4, Clearsight 4, Covert Ops 4, Maneuverability (Aircraft) 4 MCT Fly-Spy w/ Adaptability 3, Chaser 4, Clearsight 4, Covert Ops 4, Maneuverability (Aircraft) 4 MCT Fly-Spy w/ Adaptability 3, Chaser 4, Clearsight 4, Covert Ops 4, Maneuverability (Aircraft) 4 MCT-Nissan Roto-Drone w/ Walter MA-2100, Adaptability 3, Clearsight 4, Defense 4, Maneuver (Aircraft) 4, Targeting (Longarms) 4 MCT-Nissan Roto-Drone w/ Walter MA-2100, Adaptability 3, Clearsight 4, Defense 4, Maneuver (Aircraft) 4, Targeting (Longarms) 4 GM-Nissan Doberman w/ Ares Alpha, Adaptability 3, Clearsight 4, Defense 4, Maneuver (Groundcraft) 4, Targeting (Automatics) 4, Targeting (Longarms) 4 Vehicle [ Spoiler ] Rover Model 2068 w/ Rigger Adaptation, Rigger Coccoon - Basic, Pilot 4, Adaptability 3, Clearsight 4, Maneuverability (Groundcraft) 4 Lifestyle (15) - 5000/month - one month paid [ Spoiler ] Comforts - Middle (3) Entertainment - Low (2) Necessities - Middle (3) Neighborhood - Low (2) Security - High (4) Free Access (1) Security Conscious (2) Workplace (1) Green Plan (-1) Worse Neighbors - Ghoul Den (-1) Rough Neighborhood - Ancients Turf (-1) Common Rolls [ Spoiler ] Meat Space Ranged Attack (Pistol) = 6 dice Defense = 7 dice Full Defense = 10 dice Infiltration = 6 dice First Aid (w/ kit) = 14 dice Lockpick (w/ autopicker) = 11 dice Matrix Data Search = 13 (15) dice Analyze = 11 (13) dice Attack = 10 (12) dice - 5 damage - ignores 3 armor Defense = 12 (14) dice Full Defense = 17 (19) dice Damage Reistance (Attack) = 11 (13) dice Damage Resistance (Black) = 9 (11) dice 20 Questions [ Spoiler ] We are shaped by our heritage. Facial features, skin tone, height, build, metatype, even aptitudes are influenced by the genes passed from parent to child. Attitude, too, is taught by parents, informed by their own lives and their cultural heritage. Where does your character come from, what is her lineage, who were her parents, and what did she inherit from them? Iris was the child of a Tir Tairngire duke and duchess, their only child. Born physically male, the child was always effeminate. Her parents accepted this, and tried to teach her to respect all living things equally. Following her years of suffering in a Yakuza bunraku parlor, she has grown to instead treat all living things with equal disdain and paranoia. However, their emphasis on excellence did carry on to her, and she is a bit of a perfectionist. Parents can be proud of their children or regret ever bringing them into the world. Some are loving, and some are indifferent. All of them are only metahuman and have their own opinions of their children. Assuming they could speak, what would each of your character’s parents say about her? Her parents would be horrified to see what she has become, more horrified by what she has been through. They would be proud of her achievements with technology, but her cold, calculating demeanor would make them afraid of her. Many people remember certain historical events for the rest of their lives. For those alive in the first decade of the 21st century, it could be the assassination of John F. Kennedy, or the Tiananmen Square protests, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the attacks of 11 September 2001. People remember where they were, and what they were doing when they first heard of these events. Shadowrun history has significant events as well, such as the assassination of President Dunkelzahn, the Crash 2.0, and the emergence of technomancers and artificial intelligences. Pick a few events from recent Shadowrun history and ask where the character was at the time, what does he remember about the event, and what was he doing at the time? The Crash 2.0 particularly stands out for Iris, as it was the chaos caused by the crash that enabled her to escape from the bunraku parlor, and begin forming memories that were her own. Very few people choose to become shadowrunners. More likely, they are thrown into the life by a chaotic and uncaring world. Even if she made a conscious decision to enter the shadows, her decision is influenced by the world around her. How did your character get into shadowrunning, and why did she take that path? No longer having a valid SIN, having been given a sex change illegally, and having been altered time and again by the Yakuza to make her fit with the desires of their various clients, Iris had no way of reclaiming her identity within Tir society, not that she had any desire to. So she was left on the streets, forced to find a way to get by. Through skills she developed in her drive for revenge, she began to become a fledgeling hacker, working her way to becoming a shadowrunner. It was not until much later, after joining Chaos Engine, that she became a full fledged runner. People have control over their own living arrangements. From the child young enough to use crayons and tape all the way up to the elderly shut-in who plasters her walls with family photos and cat pictures, everyone makes their living spaces more personally pleasing. What is your character’s living space like, and what has he added or changed to make it his own? Everything is kept meticulous and ordered, with cool tones reflecting her icy deameanor. She has wholeheartedly taken on the identity of the ice princess, and thus uses whites and blues primarily in her color scheme for decoration. In many ways, her home feels more like a show home than one that is lived in upon first inspection. However, looking deeper, there are signs of life. For example, her bedroom’s AR wallpaper has been set to a constant stream of lesbian porn, the better to help her sleep after years of hearing moaning at all hours. Everyone has beliefs, and many have beliefs strong enough to be convictions. Some are religious, some are political, some are social, and some are just about why people are here. What does your character believe in, what are her convictions (if any), and why does she hold them? The world is a cruel, uncaring place, and the only way to survive is to look out for yourself, and destroy any who would threaten your place. Everyone has aspects of their personality that grate on someone. Even the best of friends annoy one another from time to time. The flaws in a person’s character are as important as the qualities. What do you dislike most about your character’s personality? Many would accuse Iris of being passionless, but this is far from the truth. She is very passionate, but does not show it in normal ways. Some of her emotions have been dulled greatly from the various moodsofts used on her in the parlor, so she does not express them as such, but her hatred is still as strong as ever, and that cold, silent fury that often causes her to overreact to simple slights. The Sixth World is considered by many to be spinning out of control. If anyone could exert control over it, it would be the “Big Ten” triple-A megacorps. These transnationals exert a lot of influence on everyday life in the 2070s. Which of the Big Ten does your character hold in the highest (or least low) regard, which does he like the least, and why? Neonet is held with the least low regard, as the crash saved Iris’ life in many ways. Also, as the major tech power that isn’t a Japanacorp, she has a soft place in her cold, dead heart for its products. From her time with the Yakuza, she has grown distrustful of the various Japanacorps, suspecting their ties to the Yakuza, and being unsure which one most benefitted the local chapter. People make acquaintances and friends; we’re hardwired for it. Humans are social animals. This is especially true in the shadows, where often it is not the power you have, but the power you can borrow, and not who you are, but who you know. There’s a story behind each and every one of these relationships. What is the story with your character and her contacts? Chaos Engine – Through sheer patience and determination, Iris managed to work up enough of a profile of the goings of her parents’ rival that had sold her to the Yakuza. Using her developing hacking skills and some freeware warez, she managed to insert that information into a fake criminal case file within the Tir, where the man had been convicted, sentenced to life imprisonment in a Portland facility. However, she had tipped off several go gangs that their rivals would be transporting something important along that route. She also tipped off an organ legger with suspected ties to a ghoul nest, maybe even Tamanous, that there would be lots of fresh meat there. When asked her fee for the tip off? She simply stated that she wanted the prisoner fed live to a group of hungry ghouls, to be ripped limb from limb as he screamed his last. And that before he was shoved into the feeding pit, to have a simple message whispered to him. “The child you sold for your royal seat wanted to make sure you remembered her, and says goodbye.” The level of detail that she had put forth into her plan, as well as her mostly self-taught hacking skills, caught the attention of Chaos Engine, who reached out to her. The rest is history, and she remains a member to this day. Eliza Haynes – At first, Eliza was just a trainee at a street doc which Iris frequented to get fixed up, and a source of helping her find the right cyberdoc to remove some of the crap put into her by the Yakuza (such as the faulty data filter), and to help her put in some better stuff over time. However, the two soon hit it off and began dating. Iris suspected that Eliza, the doc, or both had ties to Tamanous, as had the one in Portland, but considering how that had worked in Iris’ favor, she didn’t see it as a problem. When a Halloweener attack on the clinic left the street doc dead and Eliza in critical condition, the Tamanous connection was confirmed, as the doc himself had been a member. Other members came to check the rubble, found Eliza barely alive, and infected her with HMHVV I to save her life. Upon recovering as a banshee, Eliza broke it off with Iris, wanting to protect her from being infected as well. It was an amiable breakup, and Iris still comes to Eliza when she needs work done. Null Twitch – Not a member of Chaos Engine, but known by them, Null is a dwarf tech and warez monger living in a bunker on the outskirts of the Redmond Barrens. When she needed tech, drones or otherwise, he was always the one she was directed to. They don’t really like each other (Null is too paranoid to like anyone or be liked by anyone), but they have a mutual respect based on professional courtesy. Chloe Lucas – Chloe is a semi-retired member of Chaos Engine, and the one who reached out to Iris in the first place. She served as Iris’ mentor and helped her get set up within the organization and as a runner. While no longer an active member of the cell, she serves as a means of finding jobs, warez, and more for the other members, all while operating her own little cybercafé, where people can get better AR and VR service than most can with their cheaper links. Hope Serrano – Hope is an information broker who also runs a data haven that Iris frequents. The two have done a great deal of business together, both in the Matrix and the meat, and have developed a professional relationship together. It’s Sunday morning, and your character has no commitments until tomorrow afternoon. What does she do for the day? Starts her day with a cup of soykaf, black, and reviews the news of the night while having a breakfast of a krill omelet using vegetables from the greenhouse (which is managed by one of the home drones). She then spends the rest of the morning tinkering away in her workshop on one piece of tech or another, until lunch time. She’ll go out on the town, wearing some form of protective clothing and having her fichetti tucked away in hiding. During her day, she may shop for clothes or tech or something else, snacking on something as she goes, but she will invariably swing by the clinic and check in on Eliza. Upon returning, she will make dinner using vegetables from the greenhouse and some form of protein, once again. As she takes a post-dinner shower, she will use her implanted link to check in with Chaos Engine or Chloe to double check on what is needed for the following day. Finally, she will go to her room, an AR scene of an all girl orgy across the walls, sound on as well, and get some sleep. Your character has a specific skill set, a list of Active and Knowledge skills that define what she knows and her areas of expertise. How did she come to learn those skills, and how did she develop them to those levels? Most of her technical skills started on the street, as Iris worked her way to revenge, but were refined later to their current levels with working as a member of Chaos Engine. Likewise, with time amongst hackers, she has come to learn of hacker ways, learning of operating systems and data havens and the like. Her other skills have been acquired largely on the street, as she worked her way up to a point where she can legitimately be called a shadowrunner. Everyone has their limits. People can be dark, but most people’s instinct is to draw the line at certain actions and thoughts, and they keep to their own moral convictions. Is there a moral limit that your character enforces on the jobs she takes, and in what shadow work would she refuse to engage? Having been a victim of a bunraku parlor, Iris will not take part in runs that involve abducting people for a life like that. She will be hesitant with any extraction work, seeking details, overtly or covertly, to determine what the intention for the extracted individual(s) is. While acceptance and bias vary from place to place, augmentations—be they bio-, cyber-, gene-, or nanoware—are increasingly common and available in the Sixth World. However, personal technological enhancement is rarely cheap, and many implants that runners possess are restricted. How did your character come to have the enhancements she has, how were they paid for, and what motivated the choices she made (if she did make the choices)? The initial sex change performed on the child who would become Iris was not of her own free will, and was a sloppy job done. Later, she would get it corrected, to more than mere cosmetic. In point of fact, she came into a rather sizable sum of money from her work on the Tir royal who had sold her, an amount equal to more than ten times what he had gained for selling her, from his own personal accounts. She used this sum to have the data filter and skillwires removed, and instead to get a proper sex change and some gene and bio work done. She kept the datajack, having used it for her early hacking. After she joined up with Chaos Engine, she looked into getting the best link she could implanted, along with the other toys of the trade, using money acquired from jobs for the hacker syndicate. More recently, she got a control rig implanted, as she has begun to look into rigging, though she has yet to convert her drones to be able to directly control them as she can the SUV. Life as a shadowrunner is by definition outside the bounds of “normal” life. Shadowrunners do not truly fit into the lives of ordinary people, whether they live in slums or mansions. What does your character think of ordinary life, mainstream culture, and those who abide by it? Mainstream life is as foreign to Iris as she is to it. She looks at it, and wonders how it is. She understands that the Corporations are governments unto themselves, and that has caused this, but she wonders how people can simply tolerate it. How people can willingly make themselves slaves. Everyone has nightmares. Sometimes, we forget the dream completely on waking. Sometimes, the nightmare haunts us or even recurs. If your character had a lingering nightmare or a deep-rooted fear, what would it be, and why does he find it so terrifying? When confronted with reminders of her time in the bunraku parlor, Iris will often have flashbacks to some of the worse clients she was forced to be with, the ones where the data filter failed, and she was being choked, beaten, and abused in all kinds of ways. She finds it most terrifying, because the persona that had been slotted into her at the time was often begging for more, despite her cuts and bruises. Others are times when the terror of the situation was ramped even higher by the moodfix she had been slotted with, and these terrify her all the more, because there are people who get off on that terror with power in society. People tend to attach sentimental value to items in their possession or people they are close to. They make an effort to keep these close by and safe. What is your character’s “sacred object” or “close one,” and how did they come to be so important to her? Iris is incapable of feeling sentiment for an individual object, but she has always favored pistols of some sort ever since her escape from the Yakuza, having used a dropped pistol to make her way out. She tries to keep one on her person at all times if able. One of metahumanity’s greatest assets is its ability to look toward the future and imagine a better life. Even small children have dreams about what they want to be when they grow up. What did your character want to become when she was a child, and what are her goals now? As a child, Iris wanted to be a princess, living in the luxury of high Tir society. Now? She looks on such society with disdain, and seeks only her freedom. Her current goals are to develop a suitable roster of drones, all while constantly improving her warez and skills. As a perfectionist, she expects nothing but the best from herself, and is always pushing to achieve perfection. A person’s appearance can say volumes about her. From fashion sense, to the colors she prefers, to the way she walks and speaks. Sometimes, her personality determines her appearance, and, sometimes, the appearance she chooses to present the world effects her personality. What does your character look like, and what inspired her choices? Iris’ most recent cosmetic change before her escape had left her pale skinned, with dark hair and steel grey eyes. When she escaped and got her money, she got some minor biosculpting done, including a hair transplant to hair that was white as snow, along with a more proper sex change to get her on hormones and more, which resulted in further body shift changes. She is lithe and curvy, physically attractive in that elven way, but her cold demeanor puts people off, preventing her from being truly charismatic as so many other elves are. She chose this icy appearance to go with her nickname turned street name, which had been given to her by Chloe, initially as a joke. Her choice in colors for her apparel works with this theme as well. Everyone has a name, but a runner’s street name is a representation of his connection to the shadows. Sometimes runners choose their own moniker, but more often it is given to them as a nickname or earned through some (mis)adventure. How did your character come to be known by her street name? While Chloe first served as Iris’ mentor, she remarked often that Iris was a bit of an ice queen. Upon learning of the story leading up to her slavery, and how her parents were trying to become royals, she laughed and said that Iris wasn’t an ice queen, she was an ice princess. The joke name stuck, and eventually evolved to the more hacker typical IC Princess that she uses today. Starting Nuyen = 2700Y

Koekepan View Member Profile	Nov 28 2019, 08:16 PM Post #4
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,066 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483	Basics [ Spoiler ] Kathy "Can Opener" Gilroy Female 23 Dwarf (Thermographic vision, +2 on tests vs toxins and pathogens) SINless Contacts [ Spoiler ] Talismonger employer (3/3) Fixer (3/1) Qualities [ Spoiler ] Positive Inspired Astral chameleon Murky link Magician Negative Sensitive system Gremlins 4 Property [ Spoiler ] Combat axe knife survival knife leather jacket clothing (including face masks) Meta Link with Vector Xim Usually off - not just hidden, but off glasses with flare compensation and magnification A big ol' box of industrial earplugs 40NY in her pocket. Lifestyle [ Spoiler ] Squatter level, except Low necessities and Street entertainment. Green plan (unreliable solar power) Poor condition (the breeze blows through and leaks drip) 300NY/month, prepaid for three months. Spells [ Spoiler ] Powerbolt Stunball Magic fingers Mana Barrier Armour Antidote Cure Disease Detox Heal Detect Magic Analyse Truth Improved Invisibility Attributes [ Spoiler ] Body 4 Agility 2 Reaction 2 Strength 3 Charisma 2 Intuition 3 Logic 5 Willpower 6 Edge 2 Initiative 5 Essence 6 Magic 6 Skill groups [ Spoiler ] Conjuring 4 Sorcery 4 Close combat 1 Languages: [ Spoiler ] English (native) Wiz lingo specialisation Active skills: [ Spoiler ] Dodge 2 Assensing 4 Astral combat 4 Arcana 4 Enchanting 4 Spellcasting 6 Boosted from Sorcery skill group Artisan (fabric crafts) 1 Artisan (brewing) 2 Etiquette (commercial) 3 Knowledges: [ Spoiler ] Music theory 2 Games of chance 2 History 2 Literature 1 Philosophy 1 Sixth world politics 3 Current affairs 3 Reagent sources 4 Parazoology 4 Parageology 4 Astral environment 3 UCAS magical groups 3 Magical threats 2 Magical traditions 2 Magical goods suppliers 2 Mage poseur aesthetics 2 General commentary [ Spoiler ] Kathy Gilroy is a dwarf hermetic mage from the streets. She was born to dwarf parents, back when a lot of politics made her parents think that dwarf separatism might be a thing. The practical result is that she's SINless. She doesn't really resent this, and is herself sympathetic to the distant notion of dwarf separatism, without it affecting her daily life much - she just doesn't feel as if she should be a UCAS citizen. Her major gripe about the result of being SINless is that she lives in a disused coffin hotel, and it's a gripe because the other inhabitants are skeezy, and there's no maintenance that the inhabitants themselves don't supply. On the other hand, a dwarf girl with her own combat axe and knives can definitely make her preference for personal space known, and a dwarf girl with a decent line in magic usually gets as much privacy as she asks for. Her way of life is modest, but so are her tastes. Her education hasn't been terribly varied, but she gets by. Early in life she was spotted as having magical talent, so a local talismonger let her work in his shop for modest cash, plus all the knowledge she could absorb. For him, it's a hell of a deal. A full mage as a talismonger's shop assistant? Excellent. For her it's a hell of a deal too, because she got a practical education far beyond what some other slots pay for, and pay big. It might have sounded like a setup for him to catch some hot dwarf action, but that was never on the cards. She likes dwarf men because she can look them in the eyes and hug them without ribs cracking, and he likes tall, leggy waifs. It's strictly biz. Well, maybe friendlier than that, because who else you gonna chitchat with when biz is slow? But that's all. In terms of her magic, besides a broad base of skills in things like enchanting, she picked up formulae for a wide range but concentrating on healing and manipulation as just being the most useful. In terms of conjuring, her favourite choice is watchers. They're an easy, fun augmentation to personal security. Contrary to the dwarven stereotype, she and technology just do not get along. The practical result in her eyes is that she spends less on fancy crap than everyone else. Her combination of ultravision and a dwelling with patchy access to electricity means that she has found occupations that keep her entertained without it. This has led to her creating her personal grimoire in a scroll of cloth, written in cross-stitch. As a result, it's waterproof, which is useful in this landscape. Her commlink is usually in a pocket of her cargo pants, but almost invariably off. She generally only even turns it on when checking for news when things are really slow - and even then, as often as not, it refuses to cooperate. When it breaks she buys a new one off the bottom shelf of Stuffer Shack and gives it a fake name. The Stuffer Shack employees show no sign of noticing, nor caring. Kathy runs the shadows as an extension of her street-oriented life, around talismonging. Politically, she's friendly with the rather scattered remnants of the neo-anarchists in her area, but didn't sign on to any movement or anything like that. In another place and time she might as easily have been a homesteader, a gun-totin' survivalist, or a goldbug. Her personal style is pretty basic, with stylishly short hair, boots, cargo pants, flannel shirts and a leather jacket. Her axe goes pretty much everywhere that she does, for reasons cultural as much as practical. Against the weather, she likes broad-brimmed hats. Between her baggy clothes, hat, face mask and glasses, it's hard for facial recognition cams to draw a bead on her, but in these days of gait recognition that probably makes less difference than one might think. Twenty Questions [ Spoiler ] Personal appearance Kathy looks pretty average for someone of vaguely celtic-origin north american hybrid stock. There's probably plenty of dutch, german, french and a heaping helping of irish in her, in addition to her dwarfness. Mid-brown hair, fair skin, medium brown eyes. Nothing fancy, nothing very wrong. Parental attitudes Kathy's parents mostly regret that dwarf separatism never took off to the point that Kathy could take her place in the society of her people, the way that the elves of the Tirs could. Other than that? They're happy she's a magician, and found a way to get trained rather than turned into a puppet. Pretty easy-going idealists, they. Current affairs and landmark events Kathy never cared much about technology because it never really worked well for her. The most she really cares about in recent history is Dunkelzahn's death - not because of the events (she was working at the time) but because of the implications for the nature of dragons. She'd like to know more, but expects that she never will. Attitude to running the shadows Kathy runs the shadows because it pays, doesn't require a SIN, and it's just a hop, skip and a jump away from working for a talismonger. After all, who gets to go evict that nasty spirit from the alchemy lab? Kathy. Who gets to pound on radicals for hours? Kathy. Who gets to clean the glassware afterwards? Kathy. Who then gets to go home in the slums and evict morons from the door of her squat with magic and a bloodied axe? Kathy. Really, it's a natural next step. Home, sweet home Kathy doesn't bother with light in her coffin hotel compartment. She's a dwarf. What she's mostly done is to stock it with goodies, and hang it with embroidery. This is why she has skills in brewing and fabric crafts. The fact that the embroidery and tapestry helps to stop the breeze from blowing through is just a nice bonus. Religion Kathy isn't religious. The closest thing that she has to a firmly held belief is the value of magic for metahumanity. A distant second is the idea of a dwarven homeland of sorts, but she realises that it's a quixotic dream of her parents. Annoying edges Kathy's most annoying aspect is that she tends to be dismissive of high technology, as a bias based on her own experiences. It's not that she thinks that it doesn't have value - she just thinks that it has too little value for the costs that it imposes. Secondary to that is her businesslike attitude to life. It's not that she doesn't care about people's feelings - it's just that tangible assets and negotiable currency come first. Millionaires can afford to soak up their tears with silk. Attitude to megacorps Kathy doesn't think of the megacorps as corps any more; she thinks of them as nations. They behave like nations. They have citizenry, they have laws, they make war on each other and they make peace with each other. As such, she judges them on their treatment of citizens and others. Aztlan/Aztechnology disgusts her (and if she knew more about their nastier aspects than she already does, she'd hate them more), but none of them really come in for deeply positive views. Wuxing has rarely done much to annoy her, and Ares sometimes comes up with something amusing, but that's the best weak sauce positivity she can muster. Social relations Kathy isn't terribly social. She isn't asocial - she just isn't particularly extroverted. Her boss is her closest and most valued contact, because he made sure that she got lots of training. A nice side effect is that her job isn't really a 9-to-5. If she wants a week off to go cut people for profit? Not a problem. The job will be there when she gets back, because she works way cheaper than most magicians would dream of doing, for the fringe benefits, and her boss is happy to work this way. She realises that this was in his own interests, but she has nothing against mutual benefit. What else was she going to do? Shake her dwarven curves on a street corner? No thanks. Not even in a better climate. The fixer is of course an associate of her boss (where else would she find a fixer she could halfway trust?) and a frequent customer. As far as she's concerned, it's just biz. Good biz, but just biz. There's nothing very exciting going on there. This is why Kathy isn't a face. Lazy Sunday On a Sunday, Kathy's quite likely to go scrounging up some food, and seeing what she can work up from her environment for brewing. This includes everything from receptacles to ingredients. If that's a bust, she'll settle down with needle and thread, and try to add to her embroidered grimoire. Education and training Most of Kathy's knowledges and skills come from the talismongery. On any given day she would look at something new, and try to interpret it, or be given something to puzzle out. This explains a lot of her professionally-related skills. Most of the rest came from the early homeschooling that her kooky parents arranged. SINless, she wasn't going to go to a conventional school, but between free libraries and a wealth of information on the 'trix, that didn't leave her ignorant or short of reading material. Morals Kathy's moral instincts are basically utilitarian. Hour upon hour in a commercial environment has made her a pragmatist - but pragmatism can look a lot like a fairly strong moral compass. Don't make enemies - those folks may be tomorrow's customers. Be polite. Customers like that. Don't take crap. Customers will take advantage of you. And so on, and so forth. Call it enlightened self-interest. However, the written laws have almost no bearing on her decisions, beyond what Officer Friendly might care about. Personal work style Kathy's work as a hermetic mage is, again, based on her pragmatic, intellectually-driven approach to life. She didn't get a satori, or have wild undine-on-dwarf sex, or tattoo the seal of Solomon on her tongue or anything like that. She studied. She learned a discipline based on what works, and a desire to achieve important things. The fact that this included the ability to knock a small gang of idiots on their hoops just because they wouldn't shut up at 11PM is a simple illustration of the practical side of learning. In the same way, her spirits tend to be like her - nothing fancy, but all biz. Fancy duds, pricey cosmetics and splashy ensembles are for the girls who get to bend over counters, not dust them. She's tidy, but ready for work. Body augs Kathy has no cyber, nor bio, and doesn't want any. It's not good for the magic. If by some misbegotten mischance some idiots put some in her, she'd go get it ripped out and then have the medics clone tissues or whatever to fix the hole. It's not as if the gremlins would have it work right for her anyway. Normal life in the suburbs Kathy's view on normal life is that it's for other people. She looks on from the outside, without any longing for the house in the gated 'burbs with 2.5 sproggen and an Americar. She's not jealous, and she's not bitter. She just has a different view of the good life and pursues it in her own way. Right now, that's in the slums. She would like to consider building a dwarven warren with a few other trustworthy dwarves, but that time will come. Nightmares Kathy very rarely has nightmares. They aren't recurring, and she generally ascribes them to spirits trying to prey on her. This is one reason she likes to set at least one watcher before she goes to sleep. Sometimes they tell her about genuine problems. Valued personal effects Kathy's most important object is her grimoire. Not because she doesn't have a copy of it - but because all that embroidery was tricky and took a long time and many pricked fingers. A close second is her axe, because to her it symbolises who she is, but if she lost it on a run she'd just get another. Maybe one of those nice fire axes with a reverse spike. Or a drywall hammer with an axeblade on the back. Something cool. Personal aspirations When Kathy was a little girl, she wanted to be a dwarven chieftain. Discovering that she was magically aware, she modified her goals to being a dwarven witch for a dwarven chieftain and warren. Maybe someday. Personal clothing and style Kathy usually wears her hair in a braid. If on a run or other particularly hazardous environment, she doubles it up along her head so that it doesn't have loose. This way it's out of her way, fairly easy to arrange, and the same principle applies to her clothing. On any day there's a fair chance that she's wearing a flannel shirt (this is Seattle, after all), bib coveralls and a leather jacket. She has a few other things in her wardrobe, but nothing that isn't adaptable and hard wearing. She's fond of hats, because in this climate, with the acid rain and pollution and all, they're hands-free umbrellas. Again, utilitarian. This means that she's most people's idea of exactly what a wizard doesn't look like. She doesn't dress in exotica, she doesn't do fancy wizzy clothes, she dresses like a dwarf who works with her hands. Even many of her boss's customers don't realise she's actually a magician, and a talented one. Nickname Kathy's nickname is a matter of some idle discussion among her acquaintances. Is she a Can Opener because she's a brewer? Could be. That axe? Well, folks have seen her open everything from a can to a burning car with it. Maybe she opens the Legendary Can of Whuppin'? There was that one time a protection racket wiseguy came round her squat, and she ended up summoning an earth spirit dwarf-lookalike to join her in a berserker attack of pure rage. Word to the wise: if you want to have a protection racket, make sure your protection doesn't need protection from the customers. Getting hung upside-down from a broken street lamp by your own pants while a furiously angry dwarf paddles you with the flat of her axe to the ribald encouragement of the whole neighbourhood can really interfere with your tough, macho, window-breaking image. Crying and begging for mercy just makes it worse.

Crossbow View Member Profile	Nov 28 2019, 08:29 PM Post #5
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 952 Joined: 1-December 08 From: South Carolina USA Member No.: 16,647	Placeholder post for the front page. Happy Turkey folks! Smiley (draft) [ Spoiler ] 750 30 Way of the Totem (Warrior) 60 Edge 5 100 Charisma 6 100 Magic 6 245 Other Primary Attributes 45436323 66 33 Contact points (+ 12 Free) 10 Adept 14 Martial Arts including maneuvers Advantages +1 Subduing Manuevers Disarm Full Offense 21 K/L + 9 free points Current Trends 4 Seattle (Clubs) 3(5) Mixology 4 Language Skills Sioux N English (Clubspeak) 3(5) 90 Active Skills Dodge: 4 (Ranged Combat) Perception: 3 Pilot Ground Craft: 1 (Bike) Unarmed Combat: 6 (Martial Arts) 75 Skill groups 411 (Influence, Athletics, Survival) 12000 Scorp 900 Jacket 375 Glasses (Flare Thermo Low, Image) 1600 Renraku Commlink 2422 4000 Fake ID 4 6000 3 months low 15875 9 for Resources 3 Imp Ref (2) .5 Killing Hands .5 Counter Strike .5 Elemental Strike .5 Pain resistance 1.5 Kinesics (3) .25 Commanding Voice .25 Cool Resolve Still gotta clean it up, but it's all there now

pbangarth View Member Profile	Nov 29 2019, 01:38 AM Post #6
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	Quick Willie Ork 19 yrs. old 2 m tall 115 kilos Vignette [ Spoiler ] “So what the fuck is it? Whadda ya wanna show me?” “Not here, dickwad. Around the corner, in the alley, so’s no one can see.” The two Halloweeners duck into the darkness behind the bar where both had drunk their fill. The smaller one, Skank, scans both ways up and down the street to be sure no one is near. Satisfied, he reaches into his jacket and pulls out a small rod that reflects the street lights with a metallic glint. “Check it out, Lance.” He whispers. “It’s a platinum credstick!” “Fuck off, Skank. Where would you get sumpin like that?” “I’m cuttin’ through the back of one of them fancy restaurants downtown when this old guy in a white suit steps out and starts pissin’ on the wall. Beats me why he didn’t use the bathroom, but he’s havin’ a grand old time till I decides to shiv him and check for his watch and stuff. That’s when I found this! I booked it outta there right away and checked it out a couple a blocks later. And know what I found?” “Whut?” “One hundred and seventy five fuckin’ thousand nuyen! That’s what. This thing is a gold mine!” Skank can’t contain his glee and starts hopping from one leg to the other. Lance twirls and pumps his arms wildly. “You lucky sonofabitch! Party time!” “Damn right, Lance. But you’re sayin’ it to the wrong guy,” a voice from the dumpster behind them exclaims. Mouths agape the two gangers turn to meet face on two bursts of automatic fire. The Halloweeners fetch up against the dirty brick wall and spoil the graffiti with their blood. Before they finish slumping to the ground, Willie snatches up the credstick and, still chewing on the fried chicken leg he found a moment ago, dials up the street doc he met yesterday. “What’d I tell ya, doc? Somethin’ came up, and I’m ready to deal. See ya in half an hour.” Stats [ Spoiler ] Quick Willie (750 Karmagen) Willie earned his moniker more for his temper than for his reflexes. He is not the smartest kid on the block, and compensates for it by getting angry if anyone makes fun of his intelligence, tries to pull one over on him (and Willie actually catches on), or acts superior in any way. He has tried hard to learn how to act in public, but still on occasion farts, picks his nose, or somehow offends those around him. He has tried so hard because proper behaviour has made his life easier, particularly with women, though he does not understand why people care so much. Willie stumbled upon a Halloweener ganger bragging to a fellow ganger about the credstick he stole. Willie surprised them and killed them both, paying for his augmentations with the cash on the credstick. One of his most prized purchases is a cerebral booster. No more "dumb trog" for Willie! Of course, only after he acquired the increased cognitive power did he realize he has no skills to use it. Oh, well. Willie loves to go fast. Ork [20] [Karma cost listed in square brackets] low-light vision Qualities [-20] Resistance to Pathogens/Toxins (20) Vindictive (-20) Uncouth (-40) Gearhead (Suzuki Mirage) (10) Guts (10) Attributes [360] BOD 4 + 3 = 7 AGI 1 + 3 = 4 (6) REA 1 + 4 = 5 (9) STR 3 + 1 = 4 (6) CHA 1 + 1 = 2 INT 1 + 4 = 5 LOG 1 +1 = 2(3) WIL 1 + 3 = 4 INI = 14 (3IP) Special Attributes [45] ESS 6 – 4.7 =1.3 MAG 0 = 0 EDG 1 + 3 = 4 Contacts (4) + [34] Street doc 3 connection / 2 loyalty - the one who augmented QW after his big score Mechanic 2 connection / 1 loyalty - works on QW’s vehicles ID fabricator (hacker) 3 connection/ 1 loyalty - source of fake SINs Combat Bike promoter 3 connection/ 1 loyalty - has entertained QW’s requests for info and a chance for a tryout - says will call QW “when the circumstances are right” Fixer 4 connection / 1 loyalty - this may be the way to link QW to the others? ActiveSkills [226] Dice Pool Perception 3 INT 8 (+3 auditory, +3 vision) Etiquette 1 CHA 3 Con 1 CHA 3 Negotiation 1 CHA 3 Intimidation 2 CHA 4 Dodge 3 REA full defense ranged 19 (ranged combat) (+2) full defense melee 15 Unarmed Combat 2 AGI 8 Blades 3 AGI 9 / 11 (knives +2) Automatics 5 AGI 11 / 13 (+2 with smartlink) (subm. guns) (+2) (all ranges short with vision mag.) Pilot Groundcraft 4 REA 13 / 15 (bike) (+2) Pilot Watercraft 3 REA 12 Pilot Aircraft 2 REA 11 Athletics GRP 1 STR 7 Srealth GRP 1 AGI 7 Survival 5 WIL 9 / 11 (urban) (+2) Knowledge Skills (15 pts.) + [13] Seattle street gangs 3 Sports trivia 1 Combat Bike circuit 3 Seattle water smuggling routes 3 Moonshine production 1 Orksploitation trideo 2 West Coast Beers 1 Ork Underground entry points 4 Goblin Rock 3 Language Skills [2] English (native) Or'Zet 1 GEAR [70] 175,000 nuyen Augmentations 104,000 nuyen Wired Reflexes (2) essence 3.0 cyber/ 0.0 bio 32,000 nuyen Reaction Enhancer (2) 0.6/0.0 20,000 Muscle Augmentation (2) 0.0/0.4 14,000 Muscle Toner (2) 0.0/0.4 16,000 Data Jack 0.1/0.0 500 Cybereyes (4) 0.5 / 0.0 1,500 - smartlink 1,000 - vision enhancement (3) 4,500 - vision magnification 1,000 - flare compensation 750 - thermographic vision 1,000 - low-light 1,000 - eye recording unit * - imagelink * - eyelight system 750 Cerebral Booster (1) 0.0 / 0.2 10,000 Other Gear 71,000 nuyen Suzuki Mirage Bike 6,500 (+2 Handling) - anti-theft system 1,200 (associated with Fake SIN A) SC Otter Boat 15,000 (+1 Handling) Marina slip rental X 4 months 200 (associated with Fake SIN A) Rover 2068 25,000 (+1 Handling) (associated with Fake SIN B) Middle lifestyle X 1 month 5,000 Fake SIN A (4) 4,000 Fake SIN B (4) 4,000 Commlink for Fake SIN A: Novatech Airware Resp. 3 / Sig. 3 1,250 OS: Iris Orb Firewall 3 / Sys. 3 1,000 Commlink for Fake SIN B: CMT Clip Resp. 1 / Sig. 3 300 OS: Redcap Nix Firewall 1 / Sys. 2 400 Earbuds 10 - audio enhancement (3) 300 - spatial recognizer 100 AK-97 carbine submachine gun 400 (RC 4, +2 for full bursts) - regular ammo clips (30) X 6 360 - ammo pouch (SMG) X 2 - internal smartgun system 400 - gas-vent (3) 400 - foregrip 100 - underbarrel weight 75 Ceska Black Scorpion machine pistol 550 (RC 1) ammo pouch (machine pistol) 25 EX-EX clips (35) X 3 (one in pistol to start) 1050 concealable holster 75 Armor Jacket (8/6) 900 FF Full-body Suit (6/2) 1,600 Bike racing helmet (+1/+2) 200 Securetech PPPsystem 900 - forearm guards (+0/+1) - leg and arm casings (+1/+1) - shin guards (+0/+1) - vitals protector (+1/+1) Armour: 17/14 (encumbrance 14/8) Damage Resistance Pool: 24/21 Software 750 nuyen -Browse 3 -Encrypt 3 -Scan 3 -Sniffer 3 Survival knife 50 flashlight 25 gas mask 200 geiger counter 50 radiation film badge X 10 250 water purifier tablet pkgs. (for 25 L) X 4 20 Stim patch (2) X 2 175 ... Starting Nuyen 4D6 X 100 = 1100 nuyen nuyen roll on Orokos 50 questions [ Spoiler ] 1. What is your character's Sex? male 2. What is your character's physical size? 2 m tall, 115 kilos 3. What is the color of the character's hair, eyes, and skin? Caucasian brown 4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does he dress, etc.)? looks like a biker 5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)? Los Angeles 6. What is the character's date of birth? not exactly sure – he’s about 19 yrs old 7. What was the character's family life like? early abandonment 8. Has the character begun his own family? No, and not likely to, either 9. Where or how was the character educated? Ya kiddin’, right? 10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living? Minimum wage service jobs 11. What are the character's political and religious beliefs? They’re all out to tell ya what to do. 12. Describe the character's moral code. Include how mercenary he is, whether or not he'll kill innocents, etc. If he actually defines someone as innocent, he won’t kill her/him. 13. What are the character's goals? Survive. Get rich. Make the big score. Have a laugh. 14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does he run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?) Only way he can make big money. 15. What kind of personality does your character have? This should not necessarily be obviously stated in the background, as it is more important for actually playing the character, but it may colour or add mood to the history. Overcompensates for weaknesses with bravado and violence. 16. What special qualities does the character possess? This does not refer to skills, but rather to other things, such as how she gets along with people, whether she plans ahead, etc. Lives in the moment; boorish; action over planning. This may change as his awareness/cognitive ability improves. 17. Are there certain things that the character can't or won't do? Why? Serious crime against a person seen as a “noncombatant” 18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate? Smartasses. Ideas in general. 19. What things people, or ideas does the character love? Rowdies. 20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc. William Thompson. Dumbass trog. Quick Willie. 21. Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important). Odd jobs – manual labour, minimum wage service. 22. Decide why your character left her old job, if she had one (also important). Tired of low pay, being told what to do, being disparaged 23. Come up with a reason for why the character became a shadowrunner. (This very often will tie in with #22. This is not the same as #14, but rather why he started running the shadows originally. What led him to it?) Hired to drive a getaway vehicle. 24. How did your character come to know her contacts? Contacts are an important part of Shadowrun, decide how and why you know them. See contact list. 25. Does the character have a SIN? Does the character actually use it? Or is the character one of the SINless masses? This may be affected by the character's previous employment. Not any more. It disappeared, but QW doesn't know why. 26. Is the character a full-time shadowrunner? Or does the character lead a Batman-like double existence? Full-time in the shadows. Runs when he can. 27. Which person(s) or group(s) do you love the most? Love is weakness – it leads to hurt. 28. Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most? Racist policlubs 29. Which person(s) or group(s) do you respect the most? Combat biker stars 30. Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most? #28, organized crime 31. What is your favourite colour? Yellow… no, red! Awww… yellow. 32. What is your favourite food and/or drink? Burgers ‘n’ beer. 33. What place would you most like to visit? Famous racetracks. 34. Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to? The ones paying right now. 35. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment? (Warning: Answering Sex for this question can and will result in penalties to your character!) Driving fast. 36. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment? bathing. 37. What annoys you the most? Careless, slow drivers. 38. What (if any) is your favourite form of art? Goblin rock. 39. What is your greatest goal? Win a big race. 40. What do you think is your characters best quality? Will to survive. 41. What do you think is your characters worst quality? Boorish temper 42. What is the most important thing you have ever done? Killed Skank and Lance and took the credstick Skank stole. 43. Which religion (if any) do you follow? none 44. What is your most treasured possession (and why)? motorcycle – means of self-expression 45. What are your three most common dreams? Don’t dream. Least, don’t remember. 46. What is the Character's current relationship with his family? Estranged. 47. If the character's family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live? Who cares? 48. Where did the character learn his Skills? On the streets. 49. Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why? Nope. Luck just comes or doesn’t. 50. What type of music does the character like? Goblin Rock. 51. List any past serious relationships that your character has had, and give a brief overview of the relationship. short, brutish, terminated. 52. Where does your character live? Why does he live there? Decent condo in Seattle. It’s the best he can afford. 53. Remember, your Gamemaster like detail, so if you can think of any other little details, quirks, or whatever that you think might please the almight GM, then add them in as well. Oh, and your GM won't use any of these details against you at a later date. trust me...smile.gif Tried major biker gangs, always lost his temper during hazing. Is most at peace when driving.

pbangarth View Member Profile	Nov 29 2019, 02:03 AM Post #7
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	OK, all five PCs are placed. Question re: house rule #1. Reaction + Dodge vs Indirect spells. Does the Dodge specialization for ranged combat apply?

Thanee View Member Profile	Nov 29 2019, 04:31 AM Post #8
jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,030 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463	Indirect combat spells are treated as ranged combat attacks. That's what it says in the rulebook for indirect spells. So, it should. That is true even without the house rule, since you could always use Dodge against such spells (at least for full defense). Bye Thanee

pbangarth View Member Profile	Nov 29 2019, 05:58 AM Post #9
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	Tossing back a few brews in Crusher 495, Quick Willie caught some talk about a revolutionary new bike. He is very interested. [ Spoiler ] {From War!, p. 126} EDGECRUSHER EXPERIMENTAL COMBAT BIKE The Edgecrusher looks heavy. It’s armored, it’s solid, and it’s made to protect anyone riding inside. It also has a built-in autocannon speci cally designed to take the burden of killing miscreants out of the hands of the pilot. It has a low center of gravity—it’s called the Edgecrusher for a reason. The Edgecrusher turns like nothing else on the market, and at breakneck speeds. It accomplishes this through revolutionary design, including creative use of magnetic forces. The flaw with the Edgecrusher comes in the form of a rather weak structure. The armor is wonderful, but once penetrated the insides are rather fragile. Handling: +4, Accel: 20/40, Speed: 160, Pilot: 1, Body: 3, Armor: 8, Sensor: 1, Avail: 22F, Cost: 28,000¥ The autocannon is operated by the pilot, but due to the targeting assistance system and the enhanced bike controls there is only a –1 penalty to Gunnery tests made when the vehicle is in motion instead of the normal –3 penalty (see Attacker in a Moving Vehicle, p. 150, SR4A). It only fires in full-auto mode, working off a massive ammo belt for extended usage. Damage: 6P, AP: –2, Mode: FA, RC: (6), Ammo: 100 (belt)

pbangarth View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 07:11 AM Post #10
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	The IC thread begins with "One week ago..." so I assume there will be more before we pipe in?

Koekepan View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 07:50 AM Post #11
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,066 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483	QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 1 2019, 10:11 AM) The IC thread begins with "One week ago..." so I assume there will be more before we pipe in? pbangarth read my mind. Also, not quite clear what one's supposed to do if Johnson's on stage. Jander up to the stage door and flutter eyelashes at the security, or just hop on stage and join him for a chorus? Either way, probably more Selina's or Smiley's bag.

Thanee View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 08:52 AM Post #12
jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,030 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463	QUOTE (Koekepan @ Dec 1 2019, 08:50 AM) Also, not quite clear what one's supposed to do if Johnson's on stage. Grab a table and wait, seems like an obvious move. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) This here might explain the "one week ago ..." QUOTE (Mulcarn @ Nov 25 2019, 05:01 PM) Prologue will start in just under a week from now. Another little bit... QUOTE (Mulcarn @ Nov 22 2019, 06:12 AM) Good news I designed the prologue mission to be fairly actioned packed and high paced. That's where the "Death Fight" came from. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Bye Thanee

Thanee View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 09:04 AM Post #13
jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,030 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463	Since I was looking through the other thread, I also found this, which might belong up there in the first post. QUOTE (Mulcarn @ Nov 21 2019, 06:09 AM) Since PbP games tend to run a little slow, I'm going to be streamlining/handwaving a few things for brevity purposes. 1. Training Times When it comes to leveling up Skills and Attributes you don't need to spend X amount of weeks or months training to get the desired rank. If you have the Karma you get to make the purchase. 2. Initiative and Action Phases For every encounter Initiative will be rolled once and only once. Upon your turn you will be able to act a number of times in succession equal to the number of Initiative Passes you currently possess. Outside of these changes all standard rules apply. Example - If you have 3 IPs then you get to take 6 simple actions or 3 complex actions. Broken up into separate Action Phases for the purpose of determining Recoil and other such modifiers. What I couldn't find so far, though, is what I am looking for... do we know each other, already, or not? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) For the moment, I will assume that we do not. Bye Thanee

Mulcarn View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 03:13 PM Post #14
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 1-June 17 From: Hell, USA Member No.: 209,326	To answer all of your questions, no you don't know each other. I started events off a week prior so that you all have the time to familiarize yourselves with each other. As far as what you're supposed to be doing now, well... Thanee already kinda said what my answer was going to be. That being said, the choice of how and what is yours.

SleepIncarnate View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 04:52 PM Post #15
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 956 Joined: 16-June 07 From: Like a coyote, always on the move Member No.: 11,931	Popping this over here for ease of finding for all of us. Should still be first page. QUOTE (Mulcarn @ Nov 26 2019, 09:07 AM) Speech Thoughts Matrix Whisper Astral So far I'm digging this color scheme the most. I'll put the final scheme in my sig once i'm satisfied. For ease of coding, that's: Speech =48D1CC Thoughts = DDA0DD Matrix = 00FF00 Whisper = FF8C00 Astral = 9932CC

pbangarth View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 04:57 PM Post #16
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	Whew! Had to quickly edit my first post, because as I read the starting posts to my wife, I found I had placed Selena incorrectly. Willie now sees her at the bar. Whew! Must be the haze of perfume and angst screwing with his vision.

pbangarth View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 06:11 PM Post #17
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	My first weasel question of the campaign. Quick Draw (page 147) says "pistol or pistol-sized weapon" and says it uses Pistol + Reaction (3). Can Willie quick-draw his machine pistol, and may I use Automatics instead of Pistol?

Thanee View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 08:24 PM Post #18
jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,030 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463	QUOTE (SleepIncarnate @ Dec 1 2019, 05:52 PM) For ease of coding, that's: Speech =48D1CC Thoughts = DDA0DD Matrix = 00FF00 Whisper = FF8C00 Astral = 9932CC For those, who like me prefer color names, the one's I could identify are: Speech = turquoise Thoughts = plum Matrix = lime Whisper = orange Just for Astral I couldn't find one. Bye Thanee

Mulcarn View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 08:44 PM Post #19
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 1-June 17 From: Hell, USA Member No.: 209,326	QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 1 2019, 12:11 PM) My first weasel question of the campaign. Quick Draw (page 147) says "pistol or pistol-sized weapon" and says it uses Pistol + Reaction (3). Can Willie quick-draw his machine pistol, and may I use Automatics instead of Pistol? AFB, can't remember exactly at the moment but if you use Automatics to fire your Machine Pistol then I'd allow it in place to quick-draw it. If not then no.

pbangarth View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 08:59 PM Post #20
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	QUOTE (Mulcarn @ Dec 1 2019, 03:44 PM) AFB, can't remember exactly at the moment but if you use Automatics to fire your Machine Pistol then I'd allow it in place to quick-draw it. If not then no. Yes, machine pistols come under Automatics. Thanks.

pbangarth View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 10:06 PM Post #21
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	"Orkboi will be target of choice for everybody except raiders from the Spikes, so the longer I can keep him alive, the longer they'll be shooting at him rather than me." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I like her, Koekepan! My thinking exactly!

Koekepan View Member Profile	Dec 1 2019, 10:13 PM Post #22
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,066 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483	QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 2 2019, 01:06 AM) "Orkboi will be target of choice for everybody except raiders from the Spikes, so the longer I can keep him alive, the longer they'll be shooting at him rather than me." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I like her, Koekepan! My thinking exactly! Willie has a big, neon sign over his head. It reads in the language of Cover Thine Arse: Keep this fragger alive. Of course, any tusker in here has massive hez.

SleepIncarnate View Member Profile	Dec 2 2019, 01:32 AM Post #23
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 956 Joined: 16-June 07 From: Like a coyote, always on the move Member No.: 11,931	IC Princess Search (Data Search + Browse + Analytical Mind) = 7 hits Elsa (Agent) Search - Pilot 3 + Browse 6 = 3 hits

pbangarth View Member Profile	Dec 2 2019, 01:52 AM Post #24
Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463	"Human. Male. Probable waste of space." Crossbow, you gonna take that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Koekepan View Member Profile	Dec 2 2019, 02:23 AM Post #25
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,066 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483	QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 2 2019, 04:52 AM) "Human. Male. Probable waste of space." Crossbow, you gonna take that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Can't speak for him of course, but if the nuyen's good Kathy doesn't really care what a bunch of longlegs think of her. She already assumes it's paternalistically derogatory, which is why dwarves are better off figuring out a home of their own. Working retail has ... warped her, omae.

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