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Makki

Jul 14 2013, 08:31 AM

I started out with the idea of maximizing the potential of the new rules for the Leadership skill. Which really makes him a shadowrun bard.
My experiences:

it took me about 45 min, not including Gear, but including rough background. Karmagen/BP Gen would have been half that time, because at one point I had to reconsider my priorities and basically start over. I just couldn't get what I planned with the priorities chosen at the beginning.
unless you take at least priority B for skills you won't have enough
min-maxing capability of sr5 chargen is even higher than sr4 BPgen. I took bod1 and str1 at first and immediately raised them with my karma. in sr4 I had at least to earn that karma.
limits are no hindrance. they are easily pushed high enough. and there's always Edge
high dice pools are still easy to achieve

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ElFenrir

Jul 14 2013, 08:48 AM

I disagree about skills; I made some Chargen characters, and Skills were at C for two and D for a third, and I had no problems getting the stuff I needed. It depends on the character type, though.

Actually, I'm looking at this skill list, and geeze, this guy is a skill monkey.

I like the idea though; an older guy who is sort of a modern-day 'bard.' Kinda cool to see an older guy concept.

Tymeaus Jalynsfein

Jul 14 2013, 01:50 PM

Just a note...

Data Search has been rolled into Computer (so does not exist)
Infiltration has been changed to Sneaking (and includes Shadowing)

Makki

Jul 14 2013, 02:32 PM

QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jul 14 2013, 03:50 PM)

Just a note...

Data Search has been rolled into Computer (so does not exist)
Infiltration has been changed to Sneaking (and includes Shadowing)

thx. I used chummer to build the character for better overview and easier exporting. missed these two. Also, it's a 857 karma char in SR4 terms

GiraffeShaman

Jul 14 2013, 02:34 PM

Great, but if you are really going to be Hannibal you need disguise skill and a dinosaur costume.

GiraffeShaman

Jul 14 2013, 05:20 PM

Ah, clever. You get +1 to +3 on Leadership tests on your comrades, since you are higher rank. (Pg. 140)

Makki

Jul 14 2013, 06:16 PM

QUOTE (GiraffeShaman @ Jul 14 2013, 07:20 PM)

Ah, clever. You get +1 to +3 on Leadership tests on your comrades, since you are higher rank. (Pg. 140)

well, on what basis am I of higher rank than my fellow runners? Senority? ^^

Nath

Jul 14 2013, 07:21 PM

It's nice to see SR5 still allow to easily create characters with dice pool in the twenty-something range that limits won't hamper.

GiraffeShaman

Jul 14 2013, 07:58 PM

QUOTE

well, on what basis am I of higher rank than my fellow runners? Senority? ^^

You're a Colenel!

Now, to make your archenemy, Colenel Sanders. And a Prime Runner variant, The General.

Slide

Jul 14 2013, 08:01 PM

it doesn't matter if you are actually senior to them, you just have to make sure they believe that you are.

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