I was fiddling around with varied NPC ideas, or just character ideas, and whatnot-figured this could be a fun thread to post some folks if you got'em. I used my table's usual houserules(Blakkie's contact rules, no availability limit, converted SR3 Positive and Negative Qualities), but you guys can use your own houserules or whatever. Standard 400 BP folks(unless you guys have some low-level or higher-level NPCs lying around or something).
Thing is; try to make 'em kinda fun. I admit this team isn't the best-suited for a grim, dark, gritty campaign; it's more made for one that's not afraid to interject some humor or whatnot now and again; though not a 'joke' campaign or anything like that. Just one that doesn't take itself completely seriously 110% of the time.
Give a couple paragraphs on the NPCs too if you can. Im looking for some fun stuff to maybe use, or just use the thread to share, compare, contrast, give feedback critique(though it's not an official critique thread or whatnot.) If the NPCs can double as PCs if you want them too(ie, not too insanely over or under BP'd), even better. (naturally, they'd have to be able to fit into a campaign.)
The Extreme Repo Team-''We'll get your shit back in almost the condition you lost it within a week or roughly half your nuyen will be returned for a not-so-full refund!''
Ever had your crap taken by those pesky corps? Ever run out of payments and have to 'hock' your stuff, or end up needing new cyberkneecaps? Ever have Really Mean People come and take your shit for no reason? This is where the Extreme Repo Team comes in. Four individuals who will happily take any job you give them, who work together as an (almost) well-oiled unit. And they'll even give back some of your cred if it doesn't work! But that's a rarity-these guys are good at what they do.
The Extreme Repo Team was formed originally by Michael ''The Minnesota Slim'' Espisito and Sandra Lawerence, aka ''Silverstream'', to the Matrix. Slim was an ex Mob fellow, while Sandra a young, upcoming corporate hacker. Needless to say, each of them them needed to break free from their current jobs-Slim ended up pissing off one too many people, and Silver had decided to ''missapropriate funds for her own use'' one too many times. Well, their skills were still good for the shadows-both were good at dealing with people, Slim had lots of street knowledge, and Silver was a whiz in the Alternate Reality; after meeting up through a mutual fixer and doing some jobs together, they actually managed to get along and decided to take a few repossession jobs. It turned out they were quite good at it-so formed a buisness.
They had met up with Patrick ''Pat'' Mckormick, an ork car expert and ex amateur boxer, and Ralph ''Ricky'' Bertson, a troll strong guy and demolitionist. They had formed the core of the Extreme Repo Team, until one day when Ricky, his cybereyes a little bit blurry, mistook a poorly written number in a demolitions equation. They needed a fourth member again after that, another Big Strong Guy, whom they met in human Leon Sparta, who, well, was just known as Leon, since it's unsure if that's even his real name.
The team is very good at what they do; working together in well, almost perfect tandem. Silverstream handles the pre-work in the Matrix as well as helps Slim in the face-meets, since the two of them are very well-socially educated; Slim is also naturally good at ''Fixing Problems'' that arise. Pat handles the large van and some heavy work as well, though he's not one for the face-to-face buisness dealings.(He's street-saavy, though.) Leon carries, lifts, and breaks anything that happens to need breaking; though he's surprisingly charming as well in social meets, if he just sits there, talks about only what he knows, looks pretty and doesn't try to be too witty.
Here's a rundown of each member, their stats and a brief description of each.
Michael ''The Minnesota Slim'' Espisito
Human Male, 39 years old
5'11'', 160 lbs
Bald head, clean shaven, slightly tan
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Slim, as he's usually called, had a rather checkered past in the Mob, doing all kinds of not so savory things. Naturally, in many a mob tale, things tend to go wrong at some points; he was used as a faceman, occational kneebreaker or drive-by 'helper'. He had a lot of different knowledges in 'how to fix problems that arose', and was at one point greatly appreciated for his skills. One thing leading to another leading to another, accidents happening and suddenly Slim found himself rushing away from Denver as fast as possible; leaving not much behind him, before settling into Seattle. With his social skills as well as varied abilities from his old job, he found it easy to set himself up with the shadows and get a nice, new web of contacts spun; since he was used a bit as an enforcer, before-and had the great ability to think around the corners of problems, he found teams easy to come by. He ended up meeting up with Silverstream, or Silver, on a job; the young lady was skilled at the Matrix and both of them found by putting their heads together they could pull off some rather spectacular things. Eventually they found there was real money in 'repossession', and so decided to try to form The Team, as said above.
Slim's in good health; he's of average height and build, but is alllways dressed rather snazzy; he's never far from his best friends Gucci, Armani, and Vercasi. He almost always wears suits and sunglasses; his head and face kept clean-shaven, and usually accessorizes in the finest. He lives a rather high lifestyle, and if he's got one flaw(well, he has several), he has trouble sometimes dressing DOWN if necessary. He figures there are three people on the team willing to do so, why should he? He's more of a talker and a problem solver than a fighter; but he's pretty good with his fists if it comes down to it; or with a variety of handguns; but he much prefers less coarse methods of dealing with things. Again, he figures there's an ork and a big strong guy on the team for that. He kind of sees himself as the leader, but no one really takes or gives orders; they tend to work together on most things. He sometimes likes to
think of himself as some suave ladies man, but much to his chagrin the violet-haired, giant Leon tends to be the one the girls hang off of. He still doesn't understand this. He occationally flirts a bit too much(but usually ends up getting slapped-while he's socially very adept he tends to be-bad at seduction), and can butt heads with the young ork on his team(he is sometimes a bit too street even for him), but all in all, gets along well and likes his job and his workmates, as long as they don't spill beer or wine on his expensive, shined shoes.
Influence: One part sleazy Guido, one part Sopranos, a touch of Winston 'Wolf', the Problem Solver, and maybe a bit other Tarantino here.
Stats:
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+ Qualities:
Photographic Memory(10)
- Qualities:
Distinctive Style(+5)
Scorched(+5)
Mild Addiction/Stim(+5)
Enemy(Ex Mob Fellow-+5)
Attributes(220)
Body: 3
Agility: 3(4)
Reaction: 3
Strength: 3
Charisma: 4(+1 die social skills and Charisma tests)
Intuition: 4
Logic: 4(5)
Willpower: 4
Edge: 4
Initative: 7/1
Essence: 5.3
Active Skills(150)
Etiquette: 5
Con(Fast-Talk): 4(+2)
Negotation(Bargain): 4(+2)
Stealth Group: 3
Pistols(Semi-Automatics): 3(+2)
Unarmed Combat(Subdual Combat): 2(+2)
Dodge(Ranged). 2(+2)
Perception: 3
Pilot Ground Craft(Wheeled): 2(+2)
Industrial Mechanic: 2
Knowledge/Language Skills(24)
Mob Turf: 3
Mob Politics: 3
Safehouse Locations: 3
Fine Dining: 2
Urban Brawl Schedules: 3
Hot Loot 'Warehouses': 3
Lounge Music: 1
English: N
Italian: 3
Japanese: 3
Resources(30 BPs)
Cyberware:
Smartlink(.1)
Datajack(.1)
Bioware:
Muscle Toner 1(.2)
Tailored Pheremones(.2)
Cerebral Booster 1(.2)
Contacts(18-8 free +10)
Mob Enforcer: C2 L2
Fixer: C4 L3
Lone Star Beat Cop: C2 L2
Maitre D at Fancy Restaraunt: C1 L2
Gear(Not all purchased. Showing basics.)
Ares Predator IV w/ Conealable Holster, Silencer, 4 clips regular, gel and APDS ammo
Shock Gloves
Actioneer Buisness Suits(x3)-5/3
Form-Fitting Body Armor(6/3)
Clothes(10,000 nuyen worth)(
High Lifestyle(2 months)
Fake IDs(1 rating 6, 1 rating 4, 1 rating 2)
Fake Licences(2 rating 6)
Nightsky Limo
Sandra Lawerence, ''Silverstream''
Human Female, 24 years old
5'7'', 130lbs
Long, black hair, silvery eyes(bio-treated)
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Sandra had it made-she was young(and still is), beautiful(yes, still is), and intelligent(yes, this also, still). But she was also a bit-ambitious. And yes, she still is ambitious. But, ambition is one of those things that needs to be kept in check-it can be good and turn people that might not have been successful into very successful folks-but taken too far, and it can get you in trouble. Which is exactly what happened to this Matrix wiz. Silverstream, nicknamed by co-workers awhile ago, managed to keep her feet on the ground and do the job the corp wanted her to; Matrix security as well as finances and other money-dealing things. But one too many outside influences and high asperations started her to funnel corporate funds every now and again. At first, this was just ok-she wasn't the only one and she kept the amounts small enough-but like anything, nuyen signs in the eyes can go too far and she managed to embezzle and missappropriate a rather large sum of nuyen. It was good-for awhile-until a rival hacker had caught up to her and managed to begin to blow her cover. Silverstream, knowing what happened to people like her, did a bit of this, a bit of that, and managed to dissapear from the system-as well as the city. After laying low for awhile(luckily, she still had her 'borrowed funds'), she eventually built of a little contact network, and met up with Slim. While to her, Slim was some dirty old man sometimes, he was intelligent and somehow charming and the two worked well together; and began to form the Extreme Repo Team.
Silverstream is a slender lady; a little above average height for a woman, with long, black hair and silver eyes, with fair skin-she's quite the looker. She's skilled in all manner of social aspects and is a Matrix expert-she's not much at all for face to face combat but took a bit of fencing in the past, more for health purposes but her rapier can come in handy sometimes. She can dress anywhere from fine silks and expensive shoes to nice jeans, sneakers and a half-shirt, depending; though she usually doesn't go terribly revealing. Her, along with Slim, handle alot of the meets and the Master Planning things; she gets on well with the whole group, despite her thinking Slim is a the aformentioned dirty old man(even though he's just shy of 40), Pat being a little crude for her tastes at times with his synthahol-guzzling(she's a champagne drinker) and greasy hands(she's a bit of a spoiled rich girl, though stops short of being snobbish) but she likes him fine nonetheless and is glad there is a really street-saavy guy on the team, and Leon-well, she kind of adores the big, sweet-looking lunk with the charming smile and tries her best to explain the humor that tends to fly over his head.
Influence: A JRPG I played had a girl a little somewhat like this, only she was more a mage; i decided to go Matrix with her. You know the type-pretty, willowy, brilliant. Im not exactly breaking the boundaries of originality with ANY of these four, but they work well, I think.
Stats:
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+ Qualities:
Natural Hardening(10)
- Qualities:
SINner(+5)
Enemy/Ex-Decker(+5)
Moderate Allergy/Gold(+10)
Attributes(210)
Body: 3
Agility: 3
Reaction: 3
Strength: 2
Charisma: 4(+1 to all Charisma and Social Tests)
Intuition: 4
Logic: 5(6)
Willpower: 4
Edge: 3
Initative: 7/1
Essence: 5.3
Active Skills(160)
Electronics Group: 3
Hacking: 5
Cybercombat: 4
Electronic Warfare: 4
Influence Group: 3
Pistols(Semi-Automatics): 1(+2)
Blades(Swords): 2(+2)
Dodge(Ranged): 2(+2)
Perception: 2
Stealth Group: 1
Knowledge/Language Skills(27)
Corporate Politics: 3
Corporate Finances: 3
Fine Dining: 3
Local Bars: 3
Safehouse Locations: 3
Matrix Message Boards: 3
Fine Wines: 2
Symphonic Rock Music: 1
English: N
Spanish: 3
Japanese: 3
Resources(40 BP)
Cyberware:
Datajack-(.1)
Math SPU(.15)
Bioware:
Cerebral Booster Lv. 1(.2)
Tailored Pheremones Lv. 1(.2)
Mnemonic Enhancer Lv. 3(.3)
Gear(Incomplete. No Programs or anything listed yet.)
Hammerli 620-w/5 clips each regular, gel, APDS, Silencer and Concealable Holster
Rapier(4P, +1 reach)
Lined Coat(6/4)
Form Fitting Body Armor(6/3)
Clothes(10k nuyen worth)
High Lifestyle(2 months)
Fairlight Caliban Commlink/Novatech Navi OS, with Skinlink, Subvocal Mic, Hot Sim Modified
Electronics Kit and Shop
Fake IDs(Rating 6, 4 and 2)
Fake Licences(2, rating 6)
Contacts(12)
Fixer: C4 L3
Ex Corp Decker: C2 L3
Patrick 'Pat' Mckormick
Ork Male, 22 years old
6'5'', 220 lbs
Long, brown hair, ponytail, shaved on the sides; dark green orbs as cybereyes
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Patrick was a street tough; born and bred in the harder parts of town. He aspired as an amateur boxer and is pretty good at it still; but his real love was mechanics. Boosting cars was a rather lucrative job in the lower-end parts of town, and he became quite good at it; between that and working in chop-shops he managed to carve quite a name for himself. He made enough money to get some decent 'ware put in to help; and for being a rather uneducated ork from a tough part, he's surprisingly intelligent and good at putting things together and taking them apart. He had run into Silver and Slim when a mutual fixer hooked them up; their Repo Team needed someone indeed that was good with the mechanical side, as, well, cars and trucks also needed repossession. And having a good, fast driver on hand who wasn't bad in a scrap was a bonus. While he's much more rough-edged than any of the four, he has much less trouble getting into and out of some places than the other humans do.
Pat's a pretty beefy Ork, with long, brown hair kept in a ponytail and shaved on the sides, with his cybereyes a solid dark green; his arms have various tattoos over them and he loves Brazilian Thrash metal(his father was from Brazil and he had spend some time there now and again to visit.) Despite his lack of more formal education and social skills, he thinks the team is pretty cool; Silver's pretty hot but a little too prissy for him, Slim can be a bit full of himself but is mega-helpful nonetheless and helped pull his ass out of the fire a few times after he said the wrong thing. Leon's sheer strength impresses the hell out of him, but his constant having to explain anything more than basic sarcasm can get annoying at times. Pat dresses pretty down; cargos, combat boots, hardliner gloves or knuckledusters, with a leather jacket and ripped-sleeve faded t-shirt. HIs hands have that perpetual 'grease stain' thing going, no matter how much he washes them. His favorite van is heavily modified with lots of carrying room and even bigger speakers which he likes to listen to loud music with. Pat can occationaly be quick to start a fight; and he can indeed well take care of himself, though he occationaly does overestimate himself. He can be stealthy if need be. He now and again drinks one too many at a bar and has had to work with a hangover more than once. Mchugh's Day After Buster wrappers litter his van, as well as SoyFizz bottles as a result.
Influence: Ah, just me listening to a bunch of Brazilian heavy and thrash metal. It seemed to fit. Nothing much more here. I thought a wheelman would fit the concept well.
Stats:
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+ Qualities (5)
Boxing(5 BP), +1 Block
- Qualities (+20)
SINner(+5)
Mild Addiction/Alcohol(+5)
Allergy(Uncommon/Moderate, still choosing +10)
Attributes(210)
Body: 6
Agility: 4
Reaction: 4(5)
Strength: 5
Charisma: 2
Intuition: 4
Logic: 4(5)
Willpower: 4
Edge: 2
Initative: 8(9)/1(2)
Essence: 1.8
Active Skills(140)
Automotive Mechanic: 5
Industrial Mechanic: 3
Unarmed Combat(Strikes): 3(+2)
Pistols(Revolvers): 2(+2)
Stealth Group: 2
Dodge(Ranged): 2(+2)
Pilot Ground Craft(Wheeled): 4(+2)
Perception: 3
Etiquette(Street): 3(+2)
Negotations(Bargain): 1(+2)
Gunnery: 1
Knowledge/Language Skills(24):
Brazilian Thrash Metal: 2
20th Century Street Racers: 2
Underground Racing Circles: 2
Gambling Rings: 3
Seedy Bars: 2
Underworld Politics: 1
Chop Shops: 3
English: N
Portuguese: 3
Russian: 3
Manuvers(4 BPs)
Riposte
Set Up
Contacts:
Fixer: C4 L2
Street Driver: C2 L2
Resources(35 BPs)
Cyberware:
Aluminum Bone Lacing(1)
Datajack(.1)
Cybereyes Lv. 4(.5)-w/ Low-Light, Thermographic, Flare Compensation, Vision Magnification, Vision Enhancement 3 and Smartlink
Control Rig(.5)
Wired Reflexes Lv. 1(2)
Bioware:
Cerebral Booster Lv. 1(.2)
Gear(Incomplete, as the rest.)
Ruger Super Warhawk(Smartlinked), w/ 60 rounds regular, gel, and APDS, Concealable Holster
Hardliner Gloves(total Unarmed DV 6P)
Armored Jacket(8/6)
Forearm Guards(0/1)
Form-Fitting Body Armor(6/3)
Middle Lifestyle(1 month)
Fake IDs(2x Rating 4)
Fake Licences(2x Rating 6)
Automotive Kit/Shop
Industrial Tools Kit
Renraku Sensei Commlink(Hot-Sim Modified), w/ Renraku Ichi OS, Subvocal Mic and Skinlink
Leon Sparta
Human Male, 23 years old
6'10'', close to 300 lbs with cyber
Long hair, dyed dark violet, royal blue eyes
[ Spoiler ]
Leon's a big guy. Bigger than most orks-and he's strong; as in armwrestles trolls regularly and beats them. He's been known to press trolls above his head. He was apparently, at one point, the son of a rather wealthy buisnessman. Well, he still might be. But Leon didn't really have much of a head for business. He liked fighting, wrestling, and never had much of a head for figures. Eventually, his brawls, his slacking off in school, and his general interest in girls more than buisness caused his father to favor his little, smarter brother instead, and Leon was stuck, at 18, needing to find work. He got a job as a part time mover, and eventually a part time street fighter when someone watched him defend himself from a would-be mugger; his massive blows caused even the tougher orks and trolls to tremble in fear; and his sort of modified Muay Thai style was quite brutal-no one quite knows where he learned it from. He basically became a favorite, winning a rather large amount of money in bets; he used this to outfit himself with cyberware that brought his strength to utterly silly levels. They had nicknamed him ''Angelface'' in the circles due to his looks compared to the usually rougher looking types they got. Occationally he'd work as a bouncer. He was found one day when the Repo Team needed a new strongman to replace the late, great Ricky after he blew himself up the time he read '3' as an '8'. Leon was the man for the job. They really didn't know what to make of the pleasantly smiling giant when they met him; he had a girl on each knee and was apparently a popular fellow in his part of town.
Leon's a very charming young man; charismatic, extremely handsome, and again, ridiculiously strong-but he's not the brightest bulb in the pack. He's not stupid, per se-he's probably no different than the mailman at the other end of the bar-but compared to the rest of the team, who are all known for being quick, adept thinkers-he could be taken as a bit slow, with all of their clever humor flying over his head. His hair is worn past his chest near his elbows and is dyed a dark violet; his eyes are royal blue and he has no beard-growth whatsoever. He dresses pretty basic-in tight tank tops or no shirt at all, army pants of varied colors, his armored black longcoat and large, steel-shod boots and fighting gloves. He likes the whole group, though he thinks Slim as rather funny with his way of dress, finds Silver really really pretty and smart and would love to try to impress her with something one day(though bench-pressing a motorcycle with someone on it came close), and finds Pat a rather cool fellow, though a bit gruff. Despite his not-so-impressive mental facilities, he's quite good in a social situation and even has some stealth. He's used for but a couple of things-lifting things, carrying things, throwing things, kicking down doors(or walls) and hitting people. Hard. He's generally good-natured but has a 'Berserk Button' which the team knows about and will 'press' if they have to. And then stand back.
Influence: Another JRPG i loved in the past, it had a character kind of like him(it was more old time period)-big, amazingly strong, pretty in the face and the girls liked him, but yeah, a little dim. A nice textbook group has ''the pretty guy'' and ''the strong guy'', and since i wanted to keep it 4 members, i figured i'd roll them into one.
Stats:
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+ Qualities(35)
Exceptional Attribute(Strength)-20
Muay Thai/Kickboxing(Lv. 2)-10
Good Looking and Knows It-5(Converted SR3 sample, we always used this. Like First Impression but not quite as good-+2 dice with first meetings of the opposite sex, +1 die first meeting with same sex.)
- Qualities(+35)
Distinctive Style(+5)
Allergy: Moderate/Uncommon(choosing still, +10)
Addiction/Mild(BTL)-+5
Oblivious(+10)-in SR3. Converted, -1 Die to all Perception Tests.
SINner(+5)
Attributes(230)
Body: 4(5/+3 Dmg)
Agility: 4( 8 )
Reaction: 3(6)
Strength: 7(12)
Charisma: 4
Intuition: 2
Logic: 2
Willpower: 2
Edge: 5
Initative: 5(7)/1(2)-Reaction Enhancer does not count toward Initative
Essence: .9
Active Skills(112)
Unarmed Combat(Striking): 6(+2)
Athletics Group: 2
Stealth Group: 1
Intimidation: 3
Etiquette(Street): 3(+2)
Longarms(Shotguns): 1(+2)
Pilot Ground Craft(Wheeled): 1(+2)
Perception: 2
Thrown Weapons(Metahuman Body): 2(+2)
Knowledge/Languages(12)
Shadowrunner Haunts: 2
Street Fighting: 3
Illegal Fighting Rings: 3
Underworld Auctions: 1
Local Bars: 1
English: N
German: 2
Manuvers(8 BPs)
Kick Attack
Riposte
Finishing Blow
Ground Fighting
Contacts:
Fixer: C4 L2
Street Doc: C2 L2
Bartender: C1 L1
Resources(50 BPs)
Cyberware:
Titanium Bone Lacing(1.5)
Wired Reflexes Lv. 1(2)
Reaction Enhancers(1)-.3
Bioware:
Muscle Augmentation Lv. 4(.
Muscle Toner Lv. 3(.6)
Suprathyroid(.7)
Synthacardium Lv. 3(.3)
Genetic Modification(Strength Max +1)(.2)
Gear(As the rest, incomplete).
Remington 990 Shotgun(Smartlinked), w/ 50 regular, gel, and fletchette rounds
Hardliner Gloves, Steel-shod Boots(+1 DV Unarmed)
Flash-Bang Grenades(4)
Lined Coat(6/4)
Form-Fitting Body Armor(6/3)
Shin Guards(0/1)
Forearm Guards(0/1)
Contacts(w/ low-light, thermographic, flare compensation, Vision Enhancement 3 and smartlink)
Earbuds(w/ Audio Enhancement 3, Spatial Recognizer and Select Sound Filter 3)
Sony Emperor Commlink/Redcap Nix OS(Modified for BTL/Hot Sim), Subvocal Mic and Skinlink
Middle Lifestyle(1 month)
Fake Licences(2, rating 6)
Fake IDs(1 rating 4, 1 rating 2)
Jep, that's all of 'em. Hope you enjoy.