Characters: Bug City (2056), Working on characters. Options

[Sphynx]

Shalimar : Elven Hermetic w/ Nature Spirits.
Lt Douglas: Street Samurai/Mercenary
Kah'gi: Shaman
Rupert: Adept Hermetic
Terrance O'Neil: Adept
(Kremlin's Character): Adept
Ajax: Rigger
TonyBeck: Merc

I'll discuss 4 tonight, the rest tomorrow.

Decided on an 8 man team. Before we go into details on what each of you should work on, I'd like to work on the characters themselves (the number side primarily) this week. You are free to talk amongst yourselves on how you got to know each other, but I'll concentrate on numbers.

Shalimar first: Nice character, my only concern is the almost waste of Power Points to have Reflexes 3. It really doesn't make you that much faster, and doesn't really fit the cost. Reflexes 2 is the only cost-worthy reflex level IMHO. I recommend you save 2 points and pick up 4 levels of Mystic Armour since you are more of an Astral person, and will definitely end up in spirit combat, both pre and during Bug City, it makes more sense. If not that, some sense improvement or something. Feel free to ignore my advice, it won't get you killed, just trying to be helpful.

Lt Douglas: Definitely the Leader of the team. Personally, I think you should get some Bone Lacing and upgrade to Boosted-3 to improve your combat, but it's your call on that. 8 power will bounce off of anyone with decent armour and decent Body. Without a couple more points in power, you may find yourself not using those skills, and speed could be highly maxxed (4d6) with the Boosted. Anyhows, the character looks great.

Rupert: I like the character, but you spent too many points. I think you calculated 1 BP per attribute and forgot to pay for your race. Might wanna recalc and resubmit. Character concept is good though, the team needed a Troll Combat specialist. ;)

Tony Beck: This time follow instructions and email me (I almost didn't add you cause I use my mailbox to select. Thank Hamster for saving your Hoop). :P
All I can say here is too weak. You should really upgrade to more Cyberware. I don't think you came anywhere near spending 256 BP, you could upgrade in so many ways it's not funny. I wasn't going to let this character in originally because I didn't feel the 'special' effort in the character, he seems so generic. Let me see that alot of effort went into it. ;)

Kah'Gi: Get your sheet updated. Then let me know.
Kremlin: Resubmit (somehow lost your sheet, I think it's cause you didn't email)
Terrance: Read my comments on Shalimar.
Ajax: Haven't looked yet, but at least there's a Security rigger. :P

Others: I'm sorry not everyone fit. I would have liked to have had everyone, but you have to make cuts somewhere. I primarily cut the people that were in mutliple games.

Sphynx

[Cthulhu449]

If your smiley faces mean you were kidding, then totally ignore this post, but:

Not intending to sound sarcastic, but what you see as generic I see as reasonable, believable, and very likely. The effort that went into him was primarily the three pages or so of history and putting stats together that spoke to me of someone who was new to the force but highly capable of making intelligent decisions that compensated for having comparably less personal mojo than the rest of the team. I also wanted to make sure that once hell broke loose he would have to scrounge for every tiny advantage he could, putting him in a very real survival situation. If you wish I will rework him and make him extremely good, but I felt for dramatic purposes it would be nice to have a relatively normal person (insomuch as an expert sniper with a degree in electrical engineering is) to show what bug city is really like.

Again, this isn't meant to be angry or anything, just my viewpoint on how I made my character. If it is essential that he be changed just give the word and I will have it done tonight.

[Sphynx]

I wasn't kidding Cthulu. You do not have to change your character at all if you don't want to, as said, he's accepted. But I've found in my various online play-by-posts games that without something to focus a spotlight on oneself with, people tend to get bored and leave the game by going idle on it. Whereas those that are really great at stuff, having spent hours min-maxxing, never ever seem to get tired of their game. With everyone else looking like 256BP characters, and yours seemingly looking like half that, I'm not suggesting that your character isn't worthy, but rather concerned that since everything you do, someone else does alot better, you won't like the game.

Someone doesn't give 256 BP and expect reasonable, believable characters. They expect to see characters that could challenge 256 karma characters easily. If you find it fun to play a much weaker character, then by all means do so, my goal is to make sure you're having fun, that's all. The question isn't whether or not it's essential that he be more powerful for the game. The question is whether or not he needs to be more powerful for you to stick with a game that moves at 1/100th the speed of a tabletop RPG long enough to tell a story.

I truly recommend upgrading the character, based on my own past experience with weak characters and survival of games. Unlike tabletop, you don't sit and chat doing your own RPing while the GM listens in. Attention is held by giving players something to do every turn. Times that you'd sit by and listen for 15 minutes in a table-top is the equivalent of not posting for weeks in a play-by-post.

Anyhows, I'm rambling now. And no, I don't mistake your post for being upset, so don't mistake mine as anything other than someone trying to be helpful. :)

Sphynx

[Cthulhu449]

Cool, I do so enjoy rational discussion.

I will do a pretty big rehaul of him then and send you the game stats. His abilities may go in a very different direction, but the "man" will stay basically the same. This time I will email them to you too :) .

[Sandoval Smith]

Am I over by ten points? I did pay for race, so I must've slipped up somewhere along the way when I was calculating how many character points I needed to use in the generator. I'll have time to look him over again this evening.

I am pleasantly surprised though that everything else worked out so well. I was afraid that I was going to have some massive screw ups working without the books.

One question (if this was mentioned somewhere else my apolgies for missing it) What are the starting karma pool and karma points going to be?

[Shalimar]

Sphynx, your right on the fact that level 3 isn't worth it, its at most a +8 on initiative tests, and only when I roll 4 6s would it matter greatly. It was a level 3 Geased to cost 3.75, dropped it to 2, and it went to 2.25. Put the 1.5 power points into 4 levels of mystic armor with the same geas.

So my 5 PP of powers are:
1.25 Improved Senses (Vision Mag, Thermo, Flare, Hearing Amp, Hearing Damp)
1.5 Mystic Armor 4 (Condition Geas: Painted)
2.25 Increased Reflexes 2 (Condition Geas: Painted)

For the Increased Reflexes, the paint is an unbroken chain of infinity loops around her wrists and ankles. For the Mystic Armor its a symbol on her face. See the attached link. (Does her face painting remind anyone else of another elf? :nyah: )

http://home.comcast.net/~smp19026/Frost.doc

[Kremlin KOA]

Heres the repost stats for Toothpick, incl background... this was just resent to you via email as well. one change has been made since the resend... added skills for centering.

[ Spoiler ]

Real Name Douglass O’Malley
Street Name: Toothpick
Race: Irish Ork
Gender: Male
Archetype: Thrown Weapons Master.


Body 9
Quickness 6 (9)
Strength 8 (10)
Charisma 3
Intelligence 5
Willpower 6
Essence: 6
Bio Index: 0
Magic: 9

Edges/Flaws
Pain resistance 3
Cursed Karma
Aptitude Thrown weapons
Human looking
Good Looking and knows it



Initiate grade 3
Metamagics:
Centering
Centering w/ thrown
Masking

Adept powers
Increased strength 2
Increased Quickness 3
Increased reflexes 2
Improved thrown weapons 6
Great leap 3
Freefall 3

Improved sense Optimag 3
Improved sense balance aug
Improved sense flare comp
Improved sense thermographic vision
Improved sense spatial recognition
Improved sense Level dampener

Traceless walk
Missile Mastery.
Missile Parry
Killing hands L
Quick Draw.

Skills

Thrown Weapons 6 (12)
Edged Weapons 6
Savate 6
Close combat
Focus strength
Kip Up.
Stealth 5
Athletics 5
Etiquette 3
Leadership 3
Bike 3
Centering 6

Knowledge Skills
Turn of the Century Flatvids 3
Turn of the century Music 3
Zen Meditation 6
Magic 4
Pre firearm Weapon design 3
Security Procedures (Knight Errant) 2/4
Urban Brawl 3
Catholic church 4

Languages
English 5
R/W 3
Gaelic 5
R/W 3
Sperethiel 4
R/W 2


Dice Pools
Combat: 10
Astral: 3



10 throwing knives: dikoted
10 skuriken: Dikoted
1 force 6 weapon Focus in shape Chinese Lion's Head sword
(Stats as per katana as is cost, anyone want to argue whether a katana is superior to the lion's head Chinese blade can come to my place and have the point proven)
One packet "Densiplast" Toothpicks (est. 100nuyen)

Docwagon Gold Contract
Rating 6 Med kit
1-month low lifestyle.

2 times each of below

Form fit Full suit
Mortimer Greatcoat
Mortimer Ulysses
Vashon Island Sleeping Tiger Set
Victory "Rapid Transit" Hvy Jumpsuit
w/ Restraint Melters
w/ Helmet
Hardliner Gloves
Forearm Guards

Contacts:
Master Pierre: Savate Sensei, L1
Cpt Manners: KE Captain, L1
Sonya Allegri: Reporter L1
Tasha Irini: Ares Corporate Secretary: L2 (GF)
Peter "Guttersnipe" O’Malley: Ork Underground Member L2 (little brother)

Background:

[ Spoiler ]

Douglas was born to William and Mary O’Malley in 2026. He remembers little of his homeland. Except for Green rolling hills and an accent he refuses to lose. During the ‘30s His (human) parents started becoming more aware of the changes from the “Pro Metahuman” Ireland, to the Elven Ruled Tir Na nOg. During this time they decided to escape the Elves and fled to the UCAS, as so many of our Irish ancestors and fled to America a century and a half before.

Douglas spent the rest of his formative years in the Rotten apple, where he got a high school level education and spent his time the way kids do… in suburbia.

Around age 10, it was discovered that ‘little’ Douglas had magical talent. His parents were thrilled. Their child was gifted… When it was found that his gifts made him an adept rather than a Magician, the thrill wore off some, for the parents at least. The school careers counsellor showed Douglas and his folks datasheets on the high paying careers being an adept opened you up to, of these “Astral capable security team leader” seemed like the one Douglas wanted. His parents were worried about the risk, but could not disagree with their son on the fact that it paid well and had a great benefits package

The thought occurred to William and Mary that if one son was gifted, maybe the other was too. So they had Peter tested. And he turned out to be a Hermetic mage. The entire O’Malley family celebrated the fact that both boys were magical. “God has gifted my sons with many talents.” William would say proudly.

Douglas and Peter’s career counsellor, Jonathon Irini, helped the boys find trainers for their gifts. Peter was enrolled in the Sorcery, Conjuring, and enchanting special programs at the local junior high school, a ‘public’ school that was funded by Ares Macrotechnology (surprise surprise).

Douglas on the other hand was enrolled to study with a Master Savateur after school, as well as being put in the advanced Physical education classes, including Javelin, shot-put, discus and hammer toss. Master Pierre was a difficult master to get to like at first… but over time Douglas learned to like to old Cajun. And also picked up an appetite for Gumbo. Junior High school, and high school passed with little in the way of life shaking incidents. And Douglas graduated, with flying colours, and an immediate job offer from Ares (who couldn’t see that coming?)

When Douglas turned up to sign in with Ares. He got a surprise. The receptionist at the HR desk was Tasha Irini, the daughter of his school career counsellor. A small part of Douglas’ mind has some suspicions at that point, but the rest of him was too busy falling for the girl. They started dating shortly afterwards, Daddy wasn’t overjoyed at first… but objections were silenced when he realised that Douglas treated his daughter well, and that his corporate superiors liked a turn of events that would keep a magical asset more loyal.

As a member of the elite Knight Errant force. As part of Knight Errant, Douglas got to put his abilities to good use. And rose through the ranks for the first three years. Then in 49, Peter’s Graduation year, tragedy struck. While Douglas was out buying his brother a graduation gift, forces from Fuchi Pan Europa tried a hostile extraction on Peter. Peter’ watchers were banished before they could report the attack. And as peter was out with Douglas, their parents were relatively defenceless. Douglas and Peter returned home to here their father’s shotgun go off, accompanied by their mother’s scream. They saw the two shadowrunners out front ad they sped into action. Peter recalled his elementals from the metaplanes and sent them to stack as Douglas skewered one of the runners with a dozen toothpicks (first thing out of the shopping bag) they rushed inside to find their parents dead and three more runners in their path… poor runners. They found out who hired the runners from the one they let live. Peter can be ‘persuasive’ when upset. They then tracked down and executed the Johnson. By this point Peter had enough of corporate life ad wanted out. Douglas on the other hand, felt even more loyalty to his corp, which was diametrically opposed to Fuchi at the time.

A couple of years later, a high profile rescue led Douglas to be interviewed by Sonya Allegri of News Net. They developed a Rapport, and Douglas led her to meet her biggest fan (Peter)

Point spend

[ Spoiler ]

Points spent
Type option Costs
Magical ability yes 5
Magic rating 6 6
Magic points 24 3
Race ork 5
Stats 34 68
Skills 53 53
Power points 15 42
Initiate grades 3 28
Money 750 k 27
Metamagics 3 3
Astral perception yes 2
Pain resistance 3 6
Cursed Karma -6
Aptitude Thrown weapons 4
Human looking 1
Good Looking and knows it 1
Total 248

[Sandoval Smith]

I think I know what went wrong. I think that the Character Generator was using 1 BP = 1 Attribute point, and i BP = 2 skill points. This might take a little while to straighten out.

[Sphynx]

[Sandoval Smith]

*very very edited*

Okay, I redid the whole dang sheet from scratch to include the eight extra points to purchase adept powers up to Intiate 4. I had to downgrade my resources to do so, but I'm a starting adept with a weapon focus 2 staff. Not so bad in my book.

I have updated the stat costs to show the actual BP cost, instead of the generator cost.

Name: Rupert Lynn Smythe
Race: Troll
Sex: Male
Height: 7'11"
Weight: 435 lbs
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown

[ Spoiler ]

Troll.....................-10
Bod: 4(10)................-8
Qui: 6(5)...................-12
Str: 4(8 )...................-8
Cha: 5(3).................-10
Int: 6(4)...................-12
Wis: 4..................-8
Ess:6
Mag: 10
Rea: 4 (6)
Ini: 1 (2)

Combat Pool: 6
Spell Pool: 6
Armor - Ballistic: 7 Impact: 4


Adept Magic 10............20
Astral Perception..........2
Initiatory Group...........1
Intiate: 4....................60
Mana Manipulation.......2
Mana Focus.................3
MetaTechnique............4 (Masking, Psychometry, Shielding, Centering[prayer])
Sorcery......................1


Edges:

Sense of Direction........1
Perfect Time................1
Friendly Face...............1
Lightning Reflexes 1.....2
Perceptive...................3

Flaws:
Braggart.............................................-1
Sensitive System (magically active)......-2
Impulsive...........................................-2
Allergy Uncommon Mod Shellfish..........-3
True Believer (Catholic Church)........... -3

Adept Powers: Power Points
Im Cm Abl (staff) 4*............................1.5
Counterstrike 3*..................................1.25
Enhanced Perception 2*.......................(.75
Freefall 7*...........................................1.5
Pain Resistance 2*...............................(.75
Improved Reflexes 1*..........................1.5
(the above powers are all geased to his silver crucifix, which was blessed by the Pope at an Easter Mass)
Improved Sense: Low light Vision.........(.25
Improved Sense: Vision Mag x3...........(.25
Improved Sense:: Flare Comp.............(.25
Improved Sense: Enhanced Hearing.....(.25
Improved Sense: Sound Dampening....(.25
Traceless Walk...................................(.5
Magic Sense.......................................(.5
Quick Draw........................................(.5

Skills:
Active
Staffs /Telescoping staff 5/7........6
Unarmed combat /fists 3/5..........4
Pistol/predator 5/7.....................7
Assualt Rifles/ Alpha 4/6.............5
Demo /Plastic 4.........................4
Aura Reading 4.........................4
Sorcery / Spell Defense 3/5.......4
Centering 3..............................3
Athletics 6................................6
Stealth / Sneaking 5/7...............7
Parachuting 2............................2
Biotech/ First Aid 3/5.................4
Interrogation Verbal 2/4............3
Intimidation / Physical 3/5.........5
Negotiation/ Fast Talk 1/3..........2
Electronics 3............................3
Electronics B/R 3......................3
Car 2......................................2
Car B/R 2................................2
Knowledge (20 free points)
Scrounging 4............................4
Architecture 3..........................3
Civil Engineering 3....................3
Medicine / Trauma 1/3..............2
Cooking 3................................3
Cuisine 2.................................2
Classical Music 2.......................2
Troll Thrash Metal 1..................1
Language (6 free points)
English /RW 4 / 2......................4
French / RW 2/1.......................2


Resources 500k.......................22
Weapons: (all relevant gear has been bought modified for Trolls)
Telescoping Staff Weapon focus 1
Ares Predator
Silencer
Laser Sight
6x clip
6x flechette
2x Gel
4x EX Explosive
Ares Alpha
Gas Vent IV
Laser sight (extended)
Shock Pads
Sling
8x Clip
8x EX Explosive
14x White Phosphrous minigrenade
8x Smoke minigrenade
8x Smoke (IR) minigrenade
4x Flare minigrenade
4xFlash minigrenade
6x concussion minigrenade
HE minigrenade
Shock Glove
10x Spalsh Grenades
10x Neurostun X
Dikoted knife
3x Ordinary clothes (always bring clean boxers into the field with you)
Full Camo suit (urban) - Nonconductive 6
Form fitting full body suit - Thermal dampening 4
Combat Vest
Load Bearing Harness
Large Eqipment Pouch
Small Equipment Pouch
2x pistol ammo pouch
Rifle ammo pouch
2x shotgun ammo pouch
Subvocal microphone
micro-tranciever 4
Survival kit
Ration bars (10 days)
6x Field Rations
Sleeping bag
Respirator / Pressure Regulator
Grapple Gun
Grapple Line (100)
Stealth Grapple Line (100)
3x Stealth Line Catalyst
Ascent /Descent Harness
Ascent / Descent Kit
Jammer 8
5 kg compound VI
2x Radio Detonator
Glass Cutter 8
Suction Cup
Wire Cutters
Gunsmith kit
Electronic Tool kit
General Toolkit
Binoculars
Pocket flashlight
4x Medkit 9
3x Antidote patch 8
3x stimulant patch 6
3x tranq patch 10
3x trauma patch
4x Long Haul
2x Jackstoppers
5x skill twitchers
3x plasteel restraints
Magemask
Laser Microphone 5
Shotgun microphone 5
Basic Pocket Secratary
Personal Comm Unit 3
Reporter's Notebook
3x ball point pen
Box of Twinning English Breakfast Tea

I get 256 when adding everything together, so I think I'm golden.

[Sphynx]

[Whizbang]

Well...I didn't make the cut...doesn't mean I can't stay on as a lurker...perhaps pick up some hints that will be useful along the way. *Is still learning about SR*

[Mr Hamster]

Edit: sorry, forgot knowledge skills. just fixed that.


Hi all,
Updated Terry. Found out I'd miscalculated how many points I'd spent pretty badly the first time. Since this game seems to be into powerful I just poured the rest in to increase his survivability, but he does basically the same thing. Comment away if want.

(How I spent points listed at bottom in detail)

[ Spoiler ]

Terry O'Neil

Human
Adept 3rd grade initiate (Masking once)

body 8
quick 9
str 6
cha 3
int 9
will 6
reaction 15+ 4d6
combat pool 13
Magic 7

skills:
Pistols 6 B/R 2
SMG 6
Assault Rifles 6 (12) B/R 4
Rifles 4
Launch Weapons 6
Heavy Weaponry 6
Thrown (Grenades) 3/5
Demolitions 6
Unarmed 6
Stealth 6(10)
Athletics 6
Etiquitte (military) 2/4
Small Unit Tactics 6

Knowledge skills:
Firearms 6
Military Vehicles 6
Military Organizations 6
Military Procedure 5
Military Tech (new) 3
Corporate Politics 4
Government Politics 4
History (Irish) 2/4
All Things Ares 4
Gilbert and Sullivan 2
Scrabble 2


Languages:
English 6 r/w 3
French 3 r/w 1
Gaelic 3 r/w 1
Spanish 1 r/w 0



Adept Abilities: (2nd number cost) 14 points spent total
Improved Initiative lvl 3 5
Killing Hands M 1
Increase Quickness lvl 3 1.5
Assault Rifles 6 3
Stealth 4 1
Combat sense lvl 1 1
Mystic armor lvl 3 1.5

Cyberware (all alphaware) total essence cost .92
Smartlink II
Cyber Replacement eyes
flare comp
low light
thermographic
optical mag lvl 3
Cyber Replacement ears
dampener
hearing amp
low frequency
high frequency

Bioware: total cost .85
Enhanced Articulation
Reflex Recorder - Assault Rifles

Items:
Auld Lang Syne (Ares Alpha w/ gas vent IV, shoulder pad)
Ares Alpha (dissasembled in pack, for spare parts)
Ares Predator III w/silencer
Survival Knife
MircoFlare launcher and 4 flares
Gunkit
Rationbars (10days)
Trauma patch x2
medkit
Ammo:
Alpha 3 clips EX
2 Clips Regular
1 clip gel
Predator 2 clips EX
2 clips regular
1 clip gel
Grenades:
IPE offensive x2 defensive x2
Mini IPE offensive x10
Flash x2
IR Smoke x4
2 kilos C4
radio detonator
timer
plasteel restraints

Microtranciever rating 6 w/ encrypt decrypt 6
subvocal mike
pocket secretary
earplug cellphone
pocket flashlight
lighter
navdat gps
rope (50m)
respirator

Middle lifestyle 1 month
Diving Armor 4/2
full Camo Suit (Urban) 5/3
forearm guards 0/1
hardliner gloves

Flaws:
Distinctive style
allergy (moderate, uncommon) to whiskey
Edges:
High Pain Tolerance lvl 3

Contacts:
Larry Fields - lvl 1 - Bartender at Scotty's
Sean Macallister - lvl 2 - Arms Dealer, ex-quartermaster
Miles O'Brian - lvl 2 - Ares Corp, ex-corporal
Leigh O'Conner - lvl 2 - Street Sami, ex-sarge
Scott Thomas - lvl 2 - Knight Errant Quartermaster


Points used:
Attributes basic: 66
attributes past limit: 20
Skills: 79
Money: 17
flaws: -4
Edges: 6
(Magic: 76 total, broken down below)
Magic ability: 5
Magic rating: 5
Mana focus: 3
Astral Percept: 2
Initiation lvl 3: 16
Masking: 1
Power points up to 7 (magic attribute): 14
Power points 7 to 14: 28

coming to... 256! on the nose.


Checked it a couple times, so think it's legit, but let me know if you see any math errors.

[Shadow]

Sphynx I am just not feeling the character, I want to play in the game, but I am just not loving hte character. So I think it would be best if I dropped and let someone else do the rigger thing.

[Mr Hamster]

Sphynx,

Quick question: Roughly what's the annual salary for a Knight Errant employee in a team like this?

(not trying to get money out of you, just curious so I can visualize what sort of lifestyle and background our guys may be used to if we've been working for Knight Errant awhile. we rich, poor, upper middle class etc.)

[Ecclesiastes]

[Kremlin KOA]

the points spent is in the secnd spoiler tag within the spoiler tag.... if you need more of a breakdown say so and I will have it up later today my time

[Sphynx]

Ok folks, I won't be able to be on as much over the next few days (hence the original delay to begin game next week). I think you have the jest of what's needed from you. All I need is one more time, everyone send in an updated form of their sheet WITH BP expenditures. This time though, it must be emailed to wing_lion@hotmail.com, no history/background. Preferably in a .txt format if you can handle notepad. :P

Monday will have my first IC post given, and an OOC thread to explain the way to post in my games. You should use this thread from this point onward to work with each other on character creation finalization, getting to know each other, and deciding who is leading who. There should be 2, 4-man squads created each with Squad Leader. In addition, a Sarge that is in neither Squad (yep, 9 man team. Since WhizBang is in no game currently, I allowed him to join in).

You guys decide that if you can. If not, on Monday, the OOC thread will have it for you. ;)

Cya on Monday.

Sphynx

[Sandoval Smith]

Well, it looks like Smith and Lightfoot are the two medics in the group, so they should be in different squads. Also, given his general role as I've written him (scout and intial contact asset)he would probably be a poor choice for either squad leader. His job is to provide recon and tie up enemy elements while someone else oversees the engagment and assigns additonal elements as needed. Squad commanders should not be the first ones out of the choppers.

[Whizbang]

I got the okay to come on and play with you guys :) So now I can be a backup medic, defensive caster, and general person who tells you just how to kill the darn things.

[ Spoiler ]

Name: Leslie Carmon
Race: Human
Sex: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 120
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue

points spent: 256/256

Bod: 4
Quik: 6
Str: 3
Cha: 6
Int: 7
Will: 6

Ess: 6
Magic: 12
Reac: 6
Init: 1

Initiate: 6 (Masking, Centering, Invoking, Quickening, Shielding,Cleansing)

Combat Pool: 9
Spell Pool: 6
Karma Pool: 1

Edges:

Flaws:

Active Skills:
Aura Reading 6
Sorcery 6
Conjuring 6
Centering 6
Pistols 4
Ettiquette (Magic) 4/6
Negotiations 4
Computer 2
Electronics 2
Car 2
Edged Weapons 4
Instruction 4

Knowledge Skills:
Spell Design 6
Insect Spirits 3
Magical Threats 3
Dragons: 3
Magic Knowledge 6
Poetry 2
Pop Culture 2
Paranormal Creatures 6
Mythos Folklore 4

Language Skills:
English 4
English R/W 2
Latin 6
Latin R/W 3

Spells: (10 bp for 50 sp)
Spirt Blast 6
Physical Barrier 6
Astral Barrier 6
Magic Armor 6
Heal 6
Stunbolt 6
Magic Fingers 6
Levitate 6
Makeover 2

Weapons: Weapon Foci 2 (290k), Colt Manhunter (425)
Gear:
pocket secretary (2k),
hermetic library chip lvl 6 (36k),
spirit foci lvl 6 (360 k), ),
summoning gear (fire 6 x 2, earth 6 x 2) (24k),
ration bars (10 days, 30),
10 16 shot clips Ex-Explosive ammo (1650)
5 16 shot gel clips silver shavings (265)
5 16 shot gel clips holy water (265)
2 16 shot gel clips gammascoplhamide (24106)
rappeling gloves (70)
personal comm unit 6 (12k)
Sustaining Foci 6 - Magic Armor (90k)
Sustaining Foci 6 - Astral Barrier (90k)
Sustaining Foci 6- Physical Barrier (90k)
GPS - 700
large flashlight 25
Low light & Thermographic goggles (2700)
Binoculars (100)
Pocket Computer (1000 mps) (100k)
small rucksack (110)

Nuyen left - 75,765
32 points

Background: Leslie's origins were nothing special. Only child in a loving middle class home. Her parents both being teachers, her awakening was met not with fear, but with curiosity. They encouraged her in her studies, ensuring that she got proper education in both mundane and magical matters. Magic in particular fascinated her. Following her parent's example, she took a teaching position at the Dunkelzan Institute, specializing in the paranormal, be it spirits, dragons, or paracritters. Her extensive knowledge has led to numerous requests for her assistance in dealing with paranormal threats.

Before being allowed out into the field, the Institute required her to undergo combat training incase something went wrong. It was a good thing too. Apparently somewhere down the line, someone had not seen fit to inform her as to just what they were going up against. But with the first sighting, she knew they were in deep trouble. She had had the opportunity to study one of the nests that had popped up in Seattle, and that was enough for serious concern...this went way beyond that.


5 points for Magic Ability
5 points to up Magic to 6
5 for Perception and Projection
2 for Mana Manip
4 for Sorcery
12 for Conjuring (Spirits and Elementals)

[Shalimar]

[Cthulhu449]

Here's my finished character. I will take whatever position/rank is given to me.

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Attributes (66 BP):
Bod 6, Qui 6 (9), Str 6, Cha 3, Int 6, Will 6
Essence 5.36 w/ .95 Bioware
Combat Pool 10
Init 7 (13) + 1D6 (4D6)

Skills (48 BP):
Rifles 6 (12) (14)
Pistols 6 (12) (14)
Sorcery 6
Unarmed 6
Athletics 6
Stealth 6 (12)
Conjuring (Conjuration) 2 (4)
Electronics (Communications) 5 (7)
Electronics B/R (Comm Gear) 3 (5)
Rifle B/R 3

Magic Abilities (105) -4 for four failed meta-techniques = (101):
Astral Perception 2
Level 1 Conjuring 1
No Great Summoning -1
No Enchant -1
No Anchor -1
No Quickening -1
6 Power Points up to magic 12
8 Power Points beyond magic 32
3 Initiations 28
Shielding 1
Got rid of 2 Gaeas to restore magic

Adept Abilities (Level):
Improved Stealth 6
Improved Rifle 6
Improved Pistol 6
Improved Quickness 3
Improved Reflexes 3
Traceless Walk 1
Pain Resist 1
Mystic Armor 2
Improved Senses 4 (Flare Comp, Low Light, Thermo, Improved Scent)

Spells and Foci:
Enhance Aim 6
Spirit Bolt 6
Mana Bolt 6
Heal Exclusive 6
Armor 6
Barrier 6
Levitate 2
Sustaining Focus Levitate 2
Sustaining Focus Armor 6
Sustaining Focus Aim 6

Edges (14):
Ambidexterity level 4
Photographic Memory
Perceptive

Flaws (-2):
Astral Impressions

Cyber/Bio:
Enhanced Articulation Cultured
Reflex Recorder x2 (Rifles, Pistols)
Smartlink II Alpha
Datajack x2 Beta

Guns:
Remington 950 w/ Smart II, Scope Mag 3 Optical, Silencer, Shock Pad
50 Rounds EX, Regular, Gel
Ruger Thunderbolts x2 w/ Smart II, Laser Sight, Quickdraw Holster
4 Clips Both EX, Regular, Gel

Armor:
Winterized Coverall 4/4
Diving Armor 4/2
Forearm Guards 0/1
Respirator w/ Pressure Regulator -2(-1) vs. gas
-2 power fire, -6 power contact vector
Total: 6 (12 w/ Armor Spell) / 7 (8 ) (14 w/ Armor Spell)

Gear (Money Cost 25 Points):
Guns and Armor
Foci
Thin Black Underlining w/ Thermal Dampener +8
Ruthenium Poncho w/ 12 Scanners, 10 Gel Packs +12
Micro Transceiver rtg 6 w/ Transducer, ECCM 3, Encrypt 6
NavDat GPS
Ration Bars
Wire Cutters
Large Transceiver rtg 6 w/ ECCM 3, Signal Amp 6, Scanner 6, Encrypt/Decrypt 6, Signal Repeater 6

Contacts:
Derek LaRou SWAT Officer 2
Kurt Webber Ares Sniper 2
Samantha Carter Intelligence Officer 2
Goat Troll Bartender 1
Henry Bannon Mechanic 1

[Sandoval Smith]

To try and get some of the IC stuff set up, I'll talk a bit about Rupert. Due to the blessings of good dental genes he speaks fairly clearly, with a public school accent. He's a pretty polite chap and tries to get along with others as a matter of course. He very good with the first impressions and generally when he sets out to get someone on friendly terms, he suceeds. He is rather fussy about his appearance, and keeping his hair neatly combed and parted, and his complexion clear (well, for a troll anyway. He tends to be rather lumpy no matter what he does).

Being a troll who drinks his tea with his pinky extended and who can frequently be heard loudly expounding why his are the best recipes for crumpets (it's the lashings and lashings of ambrosia cream!), he's got a fairly well developed and broad sense of humor. He takes practical jokes played on him in good humor, and usually refrains from retaliating. He has mastered the 'art' of the dumb troll impersonation, and likes to use it at appropriate moments.

As for his career in Knight Errant, he has established himself as a solid squad member. He takes orders well, knows when to speak up, and when to keep his trap shut. He does sometimes have a tendancy to grandstand, and many times stores of past engagments have a strange tendancy to feature him filling the pivotal roles. He really does enjoy it when he gets rotation on fast response teams, enjoying the rush that comes from his frequent role as intial retaliation element. There're few greater thrills than leaping from a helicopter and immendiately engaging enemy operatives (although this is tempered by the knowledge that if the rest of the team does not deploy like they're supposed to, he'll be in in drek up to his horns).

He also enjoys defensive assignments as that give him a chance to show off his non-pugilistic skills. Very few people expect a to be taken by surprise by a troll, and his favorite story retells about how he once concealed himself so well against a tree, that a runner started to climb him.

So, in summation, he's a troll, polite, friendly, sneaky, and has a bit of an ego. How does this work with all of your characters?

[Ecclesiastes]

I was out sick again yesterday. I'll have my sheet fixed and sent in to you by the end of the day.

[Shalimar]

Well, lets make with the dividing. 2-4 man squads, and a Sergeant.

We are pretty magic heavy here, and we are going to be up against a magical threat, so my thoughts and what have gotten out of the info so far is that we are all operatives of Knight Errant and we were all pulled from different areas, or we volunteered, and they took us from wherever we were and stuck us together for this mission. If thats correct, then it stands to reason that they would indeed pick a group as magical as we are to fight a magical threat like this, and that the leader would have a wide base of magical knowledge (The boss knows aproximately whats going on, and he calls on his specialist for detailed knowledge, but he needs to know everything, even if only to a lesser degree)

There are 2 ways to do the Squad assignments, a balanced method where both squads have some of everything, or specialty squads where the people in the squads would be assigned around the purpouse of the Squads. For example, a Main Battle Unit, with the Merc, two of the Adepts, and the most combat oriented of the Spell Slingers; and a Support Unit of the Rigger, 2 Magicians, and the last adept.


Sargeant: LT. Douglas (Street Sam)

Squad 1 (Battle Squad)
Squad 1 Leader: Tony Beck(Merc)
Squad 1 member: Rupert Smythe(Adept)
Squad 1 member: Terrance ( Adept)
Squad 1 member: Douglas O'Malley (Adept)

Squad 2 (Support Squad)
Squad 2 Leader: Frost (Hermetic Adept, Astral Specialist)
Squad 2 member: Kan'gi lightfoot (Shaman Adept)
Squad 2 member: Leslie (Defensive Hermetic)
Squad 2 member: Ajax (Rigger)