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Lindt View Member Profile	Dec 16 2004, 10:37 PM Post #76
Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105	Ok, since I cant choose yet, here is 2 ideas. No Contacts or gear yet, or really anything other then #s. I know, I suck. Its finals, throw me a bone. Fox Shamenic Conjurer [ Spoiler ] Tevos Demirkhanian Fox Shamenic Conjurer Bod 3 Wil 5 Cha 6 Int 5 Qui 4 Str 4 Rea 5 Init 1d6+5 Ess. 6.00 Magic 6 Combat Pool 7 Spell Pool 5 Pirate (Gypsy?) Family Good Rep 1 Skills (active) Conjuring/Summoning 5/7 Enchanting 2 Aura Reading 2 Etiquette 4 Performance 2 Pole Arm 3 SMG 3 Shotgun 5 Stealth 3 Athletics 3 Lock Picking 4 Unarmed 3 Fixed Wing Aircraft 2 Skills (Knowledge) Fences 3 Gang Turf 2 Security Companies 2 History/European 1/3 Literature 2 Music 3 Tir Tairngire Politics 2 Cooking 5 Pirate Broadcasters 5 English 5 Armenian 2 This post has been edited by Lindt: Dec 16 2004, 10:39 PM

HeySparky

Dec 16 2004, 11:07 PM

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QUOTE (Morgannah)

QUOTE (Tarantula @ Dec 16 2004, 11:04 AM)

I'm going to be going Rigger/B&E with the focus mainly on rigger.

*nodsnods* Sounds good. I'll focus more towards stealth and combat, in that case so we have less overlap, if no one minds. :)

Overlap there isn't bad, Morgannah, stealth types could use the backup.

I woulnd't mind coordinating with you as I'm focusing more on the electronics/decker side and less on the combat.

Sphynx -- what are your house rules for cyberlimbs?

Nikoli View Member Profile	Dec 16 2004, 11:34 PM Post #78
Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033	Due to some personal stuff, I'll have to bow out of this. Thanks though

Toptomcat View Member Profile	Dec 16 2004, 11:53 PM Post #79
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 1-March 04 Member No.: 6,112	Sphinx: Could I please keep the custom weapons I have now? The Loki could be approximated by the Elan, the Ananzi by the Puzzler, the Athene by the Light Fire, the Thanatos by the Infiltrator and the Megaera by the Thunderbolt or FN 5-C, it's just that the accounting would be a bitch.

Morgannah View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 12:04 AM Post #80
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 803 Joined: 16-March 02 From: The Great White North Member No.: 2,386	Good idea, Sparky. I just know how irritating it can be when someone basically makes a character that can do everything you do, only better, and a few other things besides. As my buddy Marc would say, I don't want to be that guy. :) Since my character (either named Silk or Nightshade .. haven't decided which though she'll look a lot like Nightshade from COPS either way) will be geared mostly towards B&E, electronics/computers/and their B/R skills will still be necessary but I'll take them at a lower level than I would in another situation. Skills like stealth, athletics (maybe an aptitude here if I have the points), and either clubs or unarmed combat will be highlighted. Oh, and rifles. :D I'll also work around what Toptomcat's sammy can do so we're covered in as many ranges as possible. I'll hold off on languages and knowledge skills until we have a definite team focus. Lindt, from what I can tell, your conjurer looks pretty good. Do you need to have SMGs and shotguns, though? Fortune might have a few ideas or suggestions for you as well since he tends to play a lot of shamans. Nikoli, I'm sorry to hear you're leaving, but good luck to you in whatever it is you're facing. Geez, I talk a lot.... :grinbig:

Lindt View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 12:21 AM Post #81
Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105	Hmm... It didnt take the second one.... Magical Adept [ Spoiler ] Mahkah (Earth) Human Phys-Mage Wil 6 Bod 3 Qui 4 Str 3 Int 5 Cha 4 Rea 4 (6) Init 1d6+4 (2d6+6) Ess. 6.00 Magic 6 Combat Pool 7 Spell Pool 5 Mild Allergy: Cats Common Sense Sprit Affinity: Forest Sprits Skills (active) Sorcery 6 Edge 4 Rifle 5 Pistol 3 Projectile Weapon 3 Etiquette (tribal) 4 Instruction 2 Wilderness Survival/Forest 2/4 Aura Reading 3 Stealth 4 Athletics 3 Bike/ATV 1/3 Biotech 2 Skills (Knowledge) Navigation 4 Dragons 3 Botany 2 Civil Engineering/Bridges 1/3 Medicine 2 Spell Design 3 Smuggling Routes 3 Underworld Politics 2 Safehouse Locations 2 BK: Heavy Weapons 2 English 4 Lakhota(Triditional Souix) 3 Powers & Spells Imp Reflexes 1 Magical Power 4 Stunbolt 4 Wreck: Guns 3 (E) Create Food 2 Sterilize 2 Armor 5 Mass Confusion 4 Increase Cybered Quickness 4 Enhance Aim 4 Invisibility 3 Eyes of the Pack 2 Flamethrower (E) 3 Death Touch (Fc)(E) 6 Nova(Fc) 3 Physical Camouflage 3 Treat 5 Detect Life 2 As for SMGs and shotguns, well... umm... hells who makes a PC with out a pistols skill? Im doing it. SMGs are just the next most concable weapon.

Fortune View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 01:45 AM Post #82
Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486	I dislike making commentary on other people's characters (unless I'm the GM), but since Morganna(h) put me on the spot ... ;) Lindt: For the Conjurer, Performance is a waste as an Active Skill (what type?). Even if you are looking to have it as a Centering Skill in the future, canon is fine with it being listed as Knowledge, giving you a couple more Active skill points. (of course as always, the GM has the final say). For the Adept, I'm sure that you know already, but just a note that it's relatively common to Gaes that Magical Power with Gesture (or Incantation), giving you another whole point to use for something. You may or may not want to do this though ... just a suggestion.

Chance359 View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 09:05 AM Post #83
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 313	Alright, after a day of watching a plane not move, I've come up with another character idea. Sanquine is a female norm in her late 20's with brown hair and green eyes. Her father owns a series of hotels and is a former Marine She graduated college as a psych major and got a job in advertising. After a few short years selling datafax greating cards her fiance was murdered in a corporate powerplay and she used her basic skills to get her revenge. Over the years Sanguine hasimproved both her skills with pistols, rifles and SMGs as well as improving her body with cyber, bio and limited amounts of geneware.

Backgammon

Dec 17 2004, 03:17 PM

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QUOTE (Chance359)

Alright, after a day of watching a plane not move, I've come up with another character idea.

Sanquine is a female norm in her late 20's with brown hair and green eyes. Her father owns a series of hotels and is a former Marine She graduated college as a psych major and got a job in advertising. After a few short years selling datafax greating cards her fiance was murdered in a corporate powerplay and she used her basic skills to get her revenge. Over the years Sanguine hasimproved both her skills with pistols, rifles and SMGs as well as improving her body with cyber, bio and limited amounts of geneware.

Just tryng to help you flesh out here:

The background is fine until you get to "her fiance is killed so she becomes a highly illegaly cybered criminal". We're talking about a law-abiding woman, who's fiance is murdered. Ok, but there's missing a vital link between "normal person" to "cybered up sammy". Normal reaction isn't to become a high-end criminal when someone you love dies. See what I mean?

Just some food for thought. I don't want to sound "holyer than thou" or anything.

Tarantula

Dec 17 2004, 03:48 PM

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QUOTE (Backgammon)

I was thinking about taking a RC deck rating 1-2, no vcr and buy one or two recon drones like a condor for extra recon capabilities. Is that necessary or do you guys have the drone angle totally covered? I was thinking it couldn't hurt to have an extra set of eyes, but with 2 riggers, that may be a waste of ressources for me.

I have no issue with it... especially if you wouldn't mind the real rigger borrowing the use of your drones if/when I needed it. Also, you would at minimum need a datajack to interface with the RC deck, and then, would be limited to captains chair at best. I hope you get them some decent autopilots. Not to mention, with such a low rating deck, unless you pack it full of encryption, I think it would be fairly easy to steal out your drones, or just jam them to uselessness. I'll look into it a bit more after I get home from work to give you some figures, or suggestions, or ways we could team up. Having a guy with a spare drone, with say... a mechanical arm, drone toolkit, and B/R Drone autopilot... well, it'd be handy to say the least. ;)

Backgammon View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 03:56 PM Post #86
Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600	Yeah, since I'm focusing on "The Legwork Guy", the drones wouldn't be in combat situations. I'm imagning a scene where I have to meet a guy I'm not sure about in a dark alley. So I deploy a condor, and oops I manage to see he has 3 thugs waiting to ambush me. However you're right about MIJI and jamming. I don't plan to put my drones in a situation where they'll be exposed to such dangers, but we all know a plan is just a list of things that never happen, and the second someone with basic MIJI skills attacks me I'm done. Unless I put a good chunk of cash to fortify my drones, they might be more of a liability than an asset.

Nightcrawler472 View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 04:27 PM Post #87
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 17-March 04 From: A Hive of Vile Heresy Member No.: 6,168	Y'know, I'm beginning to really hate my family.... They insist I tidy my room for when the plumber turned up to put a new radiator in my room, and now I cant find anything :( So now I can't find the folder I had with rules for some of the weapons from the cannon companion (I keep meaning to buy it, but I've only ever used one weapon from it so far...), so now I can't find the rules for that stripped down assault rifle (M-23 I think). Damn tidying... mutter

Tarantula

Dec 17 2004, 04:36 PM

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QUOTE (Backgammon)

Yeah, since I'm focusing on "The Legwork Guy", the drones wouldn't be in combat situations. I'm imagning a scene where I have to meet a guy I'm not sure about in a dark alley. So I deploy a condor, and oops I manage to see he has 3 thugs waiting to ambush me.

However you're right about MIJI and jamming. I don't *plan* to put my drones in a situation where they'll be exposed to such dangers, but we all know a plan is just a list of things that never happen, and the second someone with basic MIJI skills attacks me I'm done.

Unless I put a good chunk of cash to fortify my drones, they might be more of a liability than an asset.

Well, that also depends, you could always have them, and let the person with the VCR use them if needed. Also though, remember, we're in a team, if you wanted drone scouting before hand, you'd talk to your rigger, rather than pick up the drones yourself.

Lindt View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 05:15 PM Post #89
Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105	So lets get a role call on what we have so far. Fortune: Shamen/Adept or both Chance359: Mute troll merc Tarantula: B&E rigger HMHVV: psychic soldier TopTomcat: stealth samurai/face Morgannah: sniper/covert ops spec ES_Sparky: B&E decker with drones Backgammon: The ultimate legwork guy Nightcrawler472: elf, ex-mercenary Lindt: Shamenic Conjurer (but unless another full mage-typ shows, Ill change this) So we need...... This post has been edited by Lindt: Dec 17 2004, 06:41 PM

Fortune View Member Profile	Dec 17 2004, 06:09 PM Post #90
Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486	Nikoli pulled out.

HeySparky View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 12:53 AM Post #91
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,077 Joined: 14-September 04 Member No.: 6,658	Say Sphynx - what are your house rules for cyberlimbs?

Backgammon View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 02:21 AM Post #92
Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600	What's the name of the new Denver-wide police force?

Backgammon View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 04:40 AM Post #93
Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600	[ Spoiler ] Dogma - Elf face B - Q - S - C - I - W - R - Cmbt - E - K -- Nuyen 4 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 5- 5 - 5+1D6 - 8 - 1,76 - 1 -- 2575 Skills Athletics 3 Pistols 3 Unarmed 4 Stealth 5 Car 2 Computers(search) 2(4) Elecronics 3 Electronics B/R 3 Etiquette 6 Interrogation 6 Negociation 6 Cyberware Datajack (alpha) 2 slot chipjack (alpha) Head mem[150 mp] Telephone (alpha) - Commlink R3 - Transducer Natural ears - Amplifier (alpha) - Dampener - Select sound R2 Natural eyes - Camera (alpha) - Mag 2 - image link Air Filtration R3 Blood Filtration R3 Mnemonic enhancer R1 Chemical Analyser and Gas Spectrometer w/ R4 (effective rating 6) Internal GPS Orientation System Olfactory Booster R5 Knowledge Magic BG 4 Denver 5 Denver politics 6 Police Procedure 4 Identities 5 English 4 Spanish(Aztlaner) 3 Contacts Shadowland 2 Decker 2 Fixer 1 Info Broker 2 Fence 1 Denver police force 1 Illuminaty member 1 Nexus 2 Gear Browning Ultra 6 10c SA 9M Laser sight Lined Coat 4/2 [fire resist 3, non-conductive 3] Shock glove (2M stun + 7S stun shock) Survival knife Jammer R6 Plasteel restraints x5 Electronics toolkit Fake SIN R4 Fake SIN R4 Fake SIN R4 Dataline tap x3 R2 Laser microphone R3 Shotgun microphone R3 Signal Locator (AOD) R4 Tracking bugs (AOD) R3 x5 Bug Scanner R5 White Noise generator R5 Respirator Ford Americar Tres Chic clothes x3 Fine clothes x5

Fortune View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 08:21 AM Post #94
Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486	You might consider Sphynx suggestion not to purchase a deck at chargen, but then you'd have to get one later.

HMHVV Hunter View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 08:24 AM Post #95
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840	I still can't figure out which guy I'm going to play. If we hashed out what sort of team we are and what the plot's going to revolve around, I might be able to decide. Are we going to figure that out?

Fortune View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 08:49 AM Post #96
Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486	I thought we had pretty much settled on a team working for Ghostie-baby. The mission specifics aren't too important, as Sphynx pretty much stated he will be turning things upside-down anyway.

Tarantula View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 05:53 PM Post #97
Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,664 Joined: 21-September 04 From: Arvada, CO Member No.: 6,686	Well, Nikoli did pull out, leaving us without a token troll to take the panther cannon shots.

Sphynx View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 07:36 PM Post #98
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437	CyberLimbs: No House Rules, but as we all know, they're needed. I'll only come up with "House Rules" on a character by-character basis. So, suggest what you think would be fair for your cyberlimb, and we can discuss it. This means that the different cyberlimb characters may have completely different rule sets for their limbs (which also makes sense to me) HomeMade Guns: No. Perform a re-accountancy. ;) Bringing a CyberDeck: Warning. A GM telling you that you'll be getting screwed from the get-go (and also telling you not to worry about buying a LifeStyle) should be a major hint towards just how screwed the team will get. Do you honestly think you'll have that Deck by the time the game is moving? ;) Sphynx

Nightcrawler472 View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 07:39 PM Post #99
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 17-March 04 From: A Hive of Vile Heresy Member No.: 6,168	Well, I've changed my concept round a little...he's now a human ex-merc that was set up during a bodyguard assignment and so he left his merc unit and took to shadowrunning. His ultimate goal is to find out who set him up and why, but more immediate concerns are survival & money. I'll have the stats as soon as I've finished the revised background, so they should be up by tomorrow hopefully...

Backgammon View Member Profile	Dec 18 2004, 07:51 PM Post #100
Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600	Well, I bought the cheapest cyberdeck there is, with only Browse 6 on it. I only want to use it for Matrix Searches as per Matrix sourcebook. I don't do any decking. If you're saying we're going to lose all of our equipement before we get started, then there's quite a bit of my gear I'm gonna scrap...

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