Thanks!

Aye, my character is a covert-ops/sniper dwarf, not sure exactly how the size will affect him but it should be easier to duck, although I did take the balance augmenter which I think I remember reading you have to roll to voluntarily fall down... ah well, I wanted something different.

First off thanks for the info.

Will be using SR3 so I'm starting off with the Ranger Arms SM-3, I've got quite a bit of cash left over after loading up on cyberware and such so I'll be sure to buy a few extra guns. Oh and no I don't have the firearms B/R so I'll make sure to get a contact that can do that for me.

As for clothing if I'm going on a run though wouldn't I want something that's more stealthy? I doubt I'll be sniping all the time, I'll need to sneak around and do the eyes/ears type thing as well I think.

Gloves might be a problem too, I've implanted a inducted datajack into my hand so that it would work with guns for the smartlink as well as say, a camera. If I'm wearing gloves that wouldn't work would it?

Didn't think of expenses, will make a note of that.

GM said there will be a bit of wet work so I'll make sure to talk to the face of the group about pay.

As for minimum price for a hit, where's a good starting point? I'm brand new to all this lol.

I was planning on starting with 4-5 level 1 contacts, just not sure what type to pick. Is it worth it to have a level 2 as well in the start?

Plan A - My quickness and reaction are quite high and with Stealth of 6 I'm hoping I can get around without being noticed much.

Plan B - I picked demolitions as well, can blow stuff up if need be

Plan C - I'd rather not clean bystanding witnesses if it happens but you're right, my rep is one of the most important things I have.


Was watching Leon earlier tonight, with that and your and others advice I hope to be a proficient Shadowrunner in no time!

At a minimum get camoflage clothing. Next step up is probably the Victory Rapid Transit Line that has programmable designs. It is in Cannon Companion (CC) p.50. The next step up is a stealth suit or cloak utilizing ruthenium polymers and imaging scanners which are found in Man & Machine (M&M) p.114. I almost always try to get some armor modifications (like chem seal and fire resistance) to my armor. Being sneaky, you should look into the thermal dampening option, found in CC. Remember, no level of armor mod can exceed the highest armor rating of the piece it is applied to. Example, Armor jacket 5/3, so can get a maximum rating 5 modification.

Make a hole.

Bare minimum is cost of ammo. Don't laugh, rockets and missiles get expensive. So does Barret ammo when you factor in SI and bribes to reduce Availability.

This really depends on the GM and how they view contacts. If I can afford it, I always get at least level 2s, they are not that much more expensive.

But a dwarf only has a run modifier of 2. There is also that 15% extra charge to get all your equipment dwarf modified.

Bah. Specist. Nothing wrong dealing, working for, dating dragons.

GM isn't allowing us to use Canon Companion at start, but I'll look into the things from Man and Machine and if all else fails just get urban camo.

Didn't think of that, will get it tailor made to fit perfectly with a hole

Thanks, will factor in price of stuff.

Will ask my GM if we're allowed level 2's at the start, would be nice to have at least 1 or 2, especially because I've got cash left over.

Didn't think of the run modifier but meh, I still like this character, not gonna change it just because my legs are shorter and don't run at 3. Also GM isn't going to charge the fee to refit things to dwarf size.


ALso, should I go with caseless ammo for my guns? Last thing I want is to clean a target and then have to dig around to make sure I pick up the casing and not leave it behind.

I've always loved the idea of caseless ammo, especially loved it in the Fallout games.

As for the GM well I'm not sure because I don't know him too well but he let have and do some things during character creation that afterwards I was thinking my character maybe is a bit too powerful but then further thought, well if he allowed it it must mean the games themselves are gonna be far from easy... we'll see!

...just ask

...Tomoe Sasaki,
...Leela Groznek
...Lana Lane
...Randi Rhodes

...about that.

Urban Cams make you stick out like a sore thumb in anything but a military operation. For your purposes, "urban cams" should be defined as clothing that will let you blend into the urban scene...ie normal clothes for the social class of the area you are operating in. A business suit and haircut will conceal you better in downtown than any level of ruthenium technology.

Buy gloves and cut the palm out. or buy gloves from Weapons World that have conductive palm patches to accomodate Smartlink technology. Of course that may require you to purchase a permit and register your smartlink.

Alternately, buy them from your fixer.

...when you are holding it out to use it does.

Eyes are pretty small in the grand scheme of things, and the invention of the "camera" allows us to make it even harder to see something that can still see you.

~J

...that's why you always carry your handy dandy pocket size directional jammer.

Right, after reading up about it I A) Doubt my GM would allow it right off the bat anyways and B) Even with picking money as priority A I've spent so much on gear/cyber/etc that I don't have much left over.

Ok well this is how I came into the situation I'm in, granted a lot of it is luck but here goes:

I'm originally from Idaho, for many years I wanted to roleplay and/or play tabletop games like 40k and such. Well, none of my friends did that so I never really pursued it.

Then last year I moved to Taiwan (long story). I live in Kaohsiung which is in the south of Taiwan, a LOT less expats here than up in Taipei (which is fine by me, I can't stand Taipei).

Now I do speak Mandarin and study it here, so over time I've made Taiwanese friends and of course with my wife being Taiwanese that helps, but at the same time I still wanted to try to find other expats with similar interests to hang out with and hopefully become friends with.

Then one day I'm browsing through an English based magazine about southern Taiwan, in it I see an article about a new gaming store that has opened up, including the phone number for an expat who helps people with one of the games.

I head on it, meet him and a bunch of other expats, get into that tabletop game (Warmachine) and voila, I was introduced to a lot of other expats who all tabletop game.

Consequently many of them also roleplay, I had told one of my good friends that I'd always wanted to roleplay, but our schedules didn't really match up for what he wanted to do. But one of his good friends wanted to restart up SR, asked if I was down and obviously said yeah, and here I am!

So all in all biggest advice I would give you is try to find a gaming store where people that are into this kind of thing hang out. Especially if you're new to a town/country, it's a great way to meet people.

Oh and good luck with college!

...OK I'll give you that (thinking in SR4 terms anyway as I have was on that form for a while). Still, there are other ways of locating him like Thermo, Ultrasound, (which can easily be installed as part of the site's security system package) and of course Astral perception. Makes that expensive high teckky suit sort of worthless.

Where I see ruthenium polymers more useful is on vehicles for changing colour and marking schemes. Good example is an NPC of mine who has a large cargo jet. She can choose between several airline, military, and standard camo schemes. The plane could never totally blend into a background due to openings such as the engine intakes/exhaust nozzles and landing gear (if on the ground). However by looking as thought it "fits in" (she also has a transponder capable of squawking various ID codes) it would be like grooming oneself to look like the wageslave or technician to infiltrate a corp. facility.

Likewise, having your Ford Americar set up with a number of commonly used colours and morphing license plates means all you need to do is escape the oppositions' line of sight for a few moments to lose yourself in the traffic.

Idaho? No, you da ho!

Never heard that one before.