This is a plea to the collective knowledge of dumpshock:
I'm searching for a human male physical adept shadowrunner active in the 2050s and possibly into the 60s; an established character part of SR-canon, that hasn't been officially killed off. It should be someone who would be at least semi-known in the shadow community.
Anyone on here know if an adept fitting that description appears in shadowtalk, sourcebooks, adventures, or novels and other fiction?
Stats and powers are irrelevant/not needed.
Full Version: Help! Any famous (canon) Adept?
The first name that comes to mind is Ryan Mercury, however if you use him be prepared to be pelted with rotten produce and suffer interminable jokes about Nadia Daviar
Heh...no, no, no...
Just...no.
Besides, I need someone from earlier than that (who isn't a munchkin-drake, at that)
Just...no.
Besides, I need someone from earlier than that (who isn't a munchkin-drake, at that)
I would suggest Wolf from the novel Wolf and Raven. He is a human adept wolf shaman. He has some unique powers but other than that he fits the bill.
Johnny Zen, an archery adept. Featured in Awakenings: New Magic in 2057. Talon may also be an adept, but I can't recall; he was a shadowtalker in a buncha books, Awakenings among them.
Talon's a Shaman. I really can't think of any famous adepts, but I'm limited on character knowledge.
QUOTE (ggodo @ Nov 29 2011, 09:23 PM) 
Talon's a Shaman. I really can't think of any famous adepts, but I'm limited on character knowledge.
Mage, actually, not Shaman.
And as for the OP? Mercury's really probably your best shot, or Johnny (who was already mentioned, too). There weren't a whole lot of Adepts in the earlier stuff, and without there having been a stable...well, stable, of Jackpoint-type posters, we never really got character details on a whole ton of the "big name" NPCs. Tendencies and hints, at time, yes, but not a whole lot of "so and so is an Adept," outright. Or, at least, certainly not for Adepts. There were a handful with prominent roles in novels, but none that were really what I'd consider shadow-famous, but a longshot. No one like an Argent or a Dodger or a Ghost Who Walks Inside.
Closest I can think besides Ryan Mercury or Zen might be to snag SOTA '64 and pull out one of the Adept shadowtalkers from the pertinent section.
QUOTE (Critias @ Nov 29 2011, 05:57 PM)
Mage, actually, not Shaman.
Oh, I guess that makes more sense considering the motorcycle ally spirit.
QUOTE (ggodo @ Nov 29 2011, 10:10 PM)
Oh, I guess that makes more sense considering the motorcycle ally spirit.
Well, he could'a been a Shaman of Steve McQueen or something, I dunno.
Best mentor spirit ever.
QUOTE (Critias @ Nov 29 2011, 10:23 PM)
Well, he could'a been a Shaman of Steve McQueen or something, I dunno.
I want to make an Wheelman Adept with him as a Mentor Spirit.
There's always Drake. He was the first drake in shadowtalk. He said he was an adept when discussing his problem, then Jane in the Box pops in makes a deal to meet him. Later he says he got ambushed and didn't trust Jane any more. In order to get drake and others like him to trust her she uploads a file about the awakening drakes. We never heard from him again after that.
QUOTE (Critias @ Nov 30 2011, 02:57 AM)
Mage, actually, not Shaman.
And as for the OP? Mercury's really probably your best shot, or Johnny (who was already mentioned, too). There weren't a whole lot of Adepts in the earlier stuff, and without there having been a stable...well, stable, of Jackpoint-type posters, we never really got character details on a whole ton of the "big name" NPCs. Tendencies and hints, at time, yes, but not a whole lot of "so and so is an Adept," outright. Or, at least, certainly not for Adepts. There were a handful with prominent roles in novels, but none that were really what I'd consider shadow-famous, but a longshot. No one like an Argent or a Dodger or a Ghost Who Walks Inside.
Closest I can think besides Ryan Mercury or Zen might be to snag SOTA '64 and pull out one of the Adept shadowtalkers from the pertinent section.
And as for the OP? Mercury's really probably your best shot, or Johnny (who was already mentioned, too). There weren't a whole lot of Adepts in the earlier stuff, and without there having been a stable...well, stable, of Jackpoint-type posters, we never really got character details on a whole ton of the "big name" NPCs. Tendencies and hints, at time, yes, but not a whole lot of "so and so is an Adept," outright. Or, at least, certainly not for Adepts. There were a handful with prominent roles in novels, but none that were really what I'd consider shadow-famous, but a longshot. No one like an Argent or a Dodger or a Ghost Who Walks Inside.
Closest I can think besides Ryan Mercury or Zen might be to snag SOTA '64 and pull out one of the Adept shadowtalkers from the pertinent section.
Yeah, that's pretty much the conclusion I had come to. There was a distinct lack of named adepts back in 2nd Ed...heck, there still is =/
I'll take a look in SOTA; thanks for that tip. I'd forgotten about Johnny Zen though, he might work...
Well, we're up from "almost none" to "a handful," at least. Mika, Mi'Fan, Thorn, and one or two others, just off the top of my head, that are somewhat regular posters.
Wasn't there also an adept on the other team in the Dragon Heart books? The team that flew in and rescued Mercury from the pyramid. I don't remember her name though.
Maybe we'll get more canon adepts when SR5 gets here.
There was a female gun adept/sniper in the Terminus Experiment.
QUOTE (Saint Hallow @ Nov 30 2011, 11:15 AM)
There was a female gun adept/sniper in the Terminus Experiment.
Oh no! He said The Words!
QUOTE (snowRaven @ Nov 29 2011, 05:54 PM)
This is a plea to the collective knowledge of dumpshock:
I'm searching for a human male physical adept shadowrunner active in the 2050s and possibly into the 60s; an established character part of SR-canon, that hasn't been officially killed off. It should be someone who would be at least semi-known in the shadow community.
Anyone on here know if an adept fitting that description appears in shadowtalk, sourcebooks, adventures, or novels and other fiction?
Stats and powers are irrelevant/not needed.
I'm searching for a human male physical adept shadowrunner active in the 2050s and possibly into the 60s; an established character part of SR-canon, that hasn't been officially killed off. It should be someone who would be at least semi-known in the shadow community.
Anyone on here know if an adept fitting that description appears in shadowtalk, sourcebooks, adventures, or novels and other fiction?
Stats and powers are irrelevant/not needed.
Chuck Norris!
QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Dec 7 2011, 11:39 AM)
Chuck Norris!
There are over 10 million runners in the shadows.... because Chuck Norris allows them to live!
Please, let's not start that or I'll bring the Shadowrun Bronies here.
NO! No, no!
No Bronies...Someone: lock this topic quick!
No Bronies...Someone: lock this topic quick!
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 7 2011, 08:10 PM)
Please, let's not start that or I'll bring the Shadowrun Bronies here.
Now I really am tempted to make a troll adept, heavy weapons gunslinger adept specializing in assualt cannons... with MLP reality filter and virtual person software..
quick roll up in chummer... sucks a bit because I could use some of the positives to get an assault cannon.. but be lacking at a few areas
[ Spoiler ]
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 8 2011, 01:10 AM)
Please, let's not start that or I'll bring the Shadowrun Bronies here.
Too late.
We are the Bronies. We will add you to the Herd.
Resistance is futile. Prepeare to be loved and tolerated.
@Topic:
Canon Adept . . if Novels count, Neko?
I think he might actually have been in some source books too.
Japanese Human Adept specialising in breaking and entering, stealth and a bit of the social hanky panky i guess.
Resistance is futile. Prepeare to be loved and tolerated.
@Topic:
Canon Adept . . if Novels count, Neko?
I think he might actually have been in some source books too.
Japanese Human Adept specialising in breaking and entering, stealth and a bit of the social hanky panky i guess.
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Dec 30 2011, 12:57 PM)
Canon Adept . . if Novels count, Neko?
Considering who wrote said novels... A good chance.
It's been a few years since I read Never Trust an Elf, but I think I remember Neko just being a really skilled mundane. He certainly fits the adept type, mind you, but I don't recall them ever actually making the connection in the novel.
There was an adept named Neko who posted to SOTA 64, talking about the Invisible Way. His writing still didn't remind me of Charrette's character, necessarily, and he was a Nightingale burglar. No real link between the two but the name. "Neko" is just Japanese for "cat," though, so I imagine it's the sort of street name that's pretty common (like "Ronin," or something).
There was an adept named Neko who posted to SOTA 64, talking about the Invisible Way. His writing still didn't remind me of Charrette's character, necessarily, and he was a Nightingale burglar. No real link between the two but the name. "Neko" is just Japanese for "cat," though, so I imagine it's the sort of street name that's pretty common (like "Ronin," or something).
"What's your handle?" "You can call me... 'WizWyrm'." "Oh $Deity, not another one." "What?" "You're the FIFTH magician we've had in the group named that!" "Really?" "Yes. It's just as bad as trolls named 'Tiny' and humans named 'Breeder'." "Actually... We just call them Breeder, we don't bother to learn their names." "Oh, right."
"Actually, he spells it "Styx"..."
"...oh. huh."
"...oh. huh."
QUOTE (Eimi @ Dec 30 2011, 10:59 PM)
"Actually, he spells it "Styx"..."
"...oh. huh."
"...oh. huh."
I haven't read that story in a while, got a link?
QUOTE (Critias @ Dec 30 2011, 09:11 PM)
It's been a few years since I read Never Trust an Elf, but I think I remember Neko just being a really skilled mundane. He certainly fits the adept type, mind you, but I don't recall them ever actually making the connection in the novel.
There was an adept named Neko who posted to SOTA 64, talking about the Invisible Way. His writing still didn't remind me of Charrette's character, necessarily, and he was a Nightingale burglar. No real link between the two but the name. "Neko" is just Japanese for "cat," though, so I imagine it's the sort of street name that's pretty common (like "Ronin," or something).
There was an adept named Neko who posted to SOTA 64, talking about the Invisible Way. His writing still didn't remind me of Charrette's character, necessarily, and he was a Nightingale burglar. No real link between the two but the name. "Neko" is just Japanese for "cat," though, so I imagine it's the sort of street name that's pretty common (like "Ronin," or something).
i . . . may have gotten those two mixed up <.<;,
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