I've got the opportunity to play in a 4th edition Shadowrun game in the near future. Its been a long while since I've played in SR4. Unfortunately my character building skills are rusty and I'm struggling to find the right way to make what I want to play. That's where I'd love some help.
The short story is I'm looking to build and optimize an Elf Adept with 500bp. I envision him being a bit of a burnout (at least 1 essence gone, maybe 2), both for how awesome bioware is in 4 but also his character's mentality. I want him to be skilled in Automatics (SMGs being his favorite), Unarmed (maybe blades but unarmed is nice) and a competent motorcycle driver. Every thing else is icing on the cake.
Here's the character story/bio I've got in mind. He was born in Tir Tairngire to an upper class Elf family. Thinking his mother is some one semi-important, a famous artist or politician or some thing. His father is a paladin. They both expect great things from him given his birthright and the money they've thrown into his upbringing. Private schools, tutors, a proper elvish education. The works. That isn't what he wants however. At some point during his youthful teenage rebellion he gets hooked on trid movies, combat biker matches and the idea of living free as a Shadowrunner. Maybe around this time he falls into a bad crowd, makes some friends with the Ancients and starts down the path of becoming a Runner.
Jump to start of game, and you've got a still young (though not entirely naive ) Shadowrunner with a few "real" jobs under his belt looking to make a name for himself in the shadows of Seatte.
There's two reasons I'm thinking Adept (and burnout), first is mechanical; I like the idea of having some thing I can spend karma on and upgrade as long as the game goes on (Improved Skill Automatics/Blades/Whatever). As I intend him to be a powerhouse in combat this is nice. From a story standpoint I like how it reinforces the whole "was given every thing, and threw it away" idea behind him. How many people are lucky enough to be born into a wealthy family, with what ever they want, and be magically active? Yet he tosses it aside to get fast gains and slick 'ware.
I'm tempted to take Type 0 system (again reinforces that "given every thing" story point) and taking 2 Essence of bioware. Looking mostly at Muscle Toner and Muscle Augment for AGI + STR.
Powers wise I'm thinking Improved Reflexes and Improved Skill (combat. Probably Automatics first, then maybe unarmed or blades down the line).
I'm stuck at this point trying to convert it from an Concept to an actual character let alone one that's getting the most bang for his build points. Hoping some one here might have some advice on how to flesh out this character and or make him work.
Happy to answer questions or elaborate on any thing I can. Thank you all in advance.