[Shadowrun] Clown Country

[Darays]

Just realized the subvariants have a few different stats than the parent metatype. Will adjust my character accordingly, and bold any changes.

*** App fixed, changes bolded. Added the racial traits, and Agi minimum bumped up 1. ***

[koboldsDIE]

Well I have adjusted things, and spent even more nuyen.

Sitting on 91593 left, after dermal plating, and another set of fake Id's. I still have to burn up some karma, might buy a control rig and some drones to. I need to spend about 90000Y before I'll be happy. I'm thinking Second vehicle, maybe a heavy truck that doubles as a repair shop.

[Rahzeil]

Originally Posted by koboldsDIE

Well I have adjusted things, and spent even more nuyen.

Sitting on 91593 left, after dermal plating, and another set of fake Id's. I still have to burn up some karma, might buy a control rig and some drones to. I need to spend about 90000Y before I'll be happy. I'm thinking Second vehicle, maybe a heavy truck that doubles as a repair shop.

If you have access to Run Faster there are some advanced lifestyle rules that can be useful and also soak up some nuyen. Make sure you invest in a decent medkit and some basic B&E gear if you have that much nuyen. Also, eyware/earware and a business outfit are usually good investments. I think Run & Gun has rules for fancy street sam business attire.

[koboldsDIE]

Why pick a lock, when you can blow the door of its hinges? But sadly my own educational materials are limited to the corebook. Trying to build a personal budget that will provide more discretionary funding.

[Darays]

Because sometimes burning down the house to kill the flea isn't warranted. If it's a damn spider though....

[Rahzeil]

Originally Posted by koboldsDIE

Why pick a lock, when you can blow the door of its hinges? But sadly my own educational materials are limited to the corebook. Trying to build a personal budget that will provide more discretionary funding.

I think the core rulebook still has some rules for upperclass attire, it's just a little less useful in combat situations. Another place money can go is into a store of bribes: credsticks, drugs, etc. As a streetsam a docwagon contract is worth considering. And really, if you're a cybered streetsam and you don't know where to put your money you could always pump more into your body. Always.

[koboldsDIE]

Strongly considering some bribe sticks, and maybe a doc wagon retainer.

[koboldsDIE]

I spent some Karma and cash, and I think I might flip some for cash and buy a van, on top of the bike. I've got 16 Karma, and bout 20K.

Stupid me, I just found money that was spent, but not accounted for. please hold.
Heavy Weapon mount on the bike, 5000Y, Manual Operation 500Y.

New total left to burn is 15093

[Xenon]

So I have a question that may have already been addressed but just in case it hasn't; seeing as this is set in 2050 will they wireless options be available for everything? Or are we sticking with the hard wired only kinda concepts?

[XQbitor]

Max White Birth Name: Maxl Weissmann Alias: Max White, Samuel Weingard Shadow Name: German meaning for 'Devil'Teufel Metatype: Human Archetype: Adept (Face/Smart Guy) Description: Max stands 6 feet tall, has short ginger hair and blue eyes. His mouth is framed with a short-cut ginger goatee on his angled face. Despite his age in the mid thirties, his body is still toned without being muscular and can still keep up with younger runners. Although he was born and raised in the Allied German States, Max only have few hints of a dialect when he speaks. Usually Max dresses in non-describable clothing and he isn't seen without carrying his shades. However if the situation call for something more social Max wears a black business suit with off-black motives of flames licking up the jacket's sleeves. Personality: One word describes Max White best: Professional. Confident and at times blessed (or cursed) with a cold calculative mind, Max has a knack for finding a solution to every problem. At social encounters his greatest forte is his sharp tongue, cold charm and keen logic spiced with sarcasm, which are essentials to survive in the shadows. He has a taste for the finer things in life - not too ostentatious, but tasteful - such as quality watches, tailored suits and luxurious apartments. Max is however quite paranoid after his 'resignation' from his former employer and is biased towards metatypes. Especially orks and trolls for their lack of discipline and almost mindlessly violent behavior. His moral compass is pointing towards a grey area where murder, violence and extortion may be necessary means to an end.   Born in Bonn, Germany, to corporate parents in 2021, Maxl Weissmann was destined to be raised, educated, work and die under the shadow of the Saeder-Krupp corporation. His parent's work supplied everything he ever needed. Maxl was a hothead in his youth despite the safe and controlled environment he was raised in. He often got into fights with other children, often kids whose parents were Maxls parent's superior. But the corporation had a place for him under their wing as well. Given his qualifications from the corp's aptitude test and hope that his energy would be used constructively, Maxl's education was geared towards security. Maxl remained a daredevil for the better part of his teenage years. However that ended one day when he almost got caught up in a fight with some of the youngsters who had grown tired of his capers. They had set a trap for him and would have beaten him to a pulp if it wasn't for his Awakening. That night the clouds left his eyes and the Astral Plane opened for him. After the initial shock of what was happening, Maxl saw With his heightened perception what was in store for him around the next corner and wisely took another route home. Realizing that he had become an Adept, he started to explore his new found powers. Despite his effort to hide these scary and cool abilities, his parents found out about their son's Awakening. Fearing what was happening to their son, they contacted Saeder-Krupp, something Maxl never had forgiven his parents for. He was subjected to more tests by the corporation's wage mages. Given his powers and background within security, the corporation gave him an offer: Work for the SRU as a Johnson. It was either that or have the magic eroded with cybernetics. Maxl chose the former. After receiving special training, he was shipped to a lesser known subsidiary in the UCAS called Blackguard Security. All beginnings are hard, but Maxl thrived in the UCAS as the middleman between his company and the shadowrunners. Although there always were prejudge between runners and Johnsons, Maxl gained respect among them. He was known to pay from his own pocket if the runners had done an exceptional piece of work and the company's offer was lower than he would like to pay. He even established a few close connections outside of S-K. He met his future wife Tiffany Hallow, a S-K wage slave in Chicago. She was a real southern belle with long corn-yellow hair. They only had to date once at a soy-café before they knew they were meant for each other. They married the very same month and one year later their daughter, Wendy Weissmann-Hallow, was born. Maxl felt conflicted between his job as a Johnson and his new corp family. There was a lot of danger related with his job so he started to figure out what to do next. The afternoon he had decided to quit the SRU was the same time Tiffany accidentally found something strange at her work. She mentioned she had to Maxl, but didn't elaborate what it was. The next night Maxl returned home he found the door to the house standing open. Armed with his silenced Fichetti he went through every room in the house before he found his family killed. Hearing the sirens in the distance Maxl rushed out to his car and drove away. He threw his comm out the window and took a new one in the glove compartment as he sped through the sprawls. His fingers quickly pushed a number he had memorized. The comm rang for a long time before someone picked it up. "I need a favor", said Maxl. S-K security picked up a transmission between their wayward Johnson and a group of runners. Apparently he wanted their aid to disappear in exchange for information about Saeder-Krupp. Within minutes an extraction team was dispatched to the building the transmission came from. However they were met by runners and a fire fight erupted. It was guns versus guns, mages dispelling mages and deckers countering deckers. The team was forced back to consolidate and wait for backup. That was when the entire story of the building exploded and the extraction team withdrew. After Lone Star had gone through forensics, they found a severed right hand. It was pretty burned, but DNA could be extracted to point out that it belonged to Maxl Weissmann. Besides his wedding ring was still on its ring finger. It was concluded that Maxl had perished in the explosion. A few days after the case was closed, a decker attack corrupted much of the data of Saeder-Krupp's files on their personnel. Getting out of Dodge Maxl looked out the rear view window at the bright skyline of Chicago slowly disappearing in the distance. Even when the city was gone, there was still an ominous neon glow that impregnated the horizon. If he was lucky he'd never see the metropolis again. Maxl sighed and for the first time allowed himself to relax, just a little bit. The past few hours had been audacious beyond compare and much preparation had been put in motion for this operation. Strings were pulled and favors had been used for his 'death'. Maxl chuckled at the thought of the massive amount of nuyen it had taken to pull the stunt off, but it was worth it: He wanted out and he wanted a clean slate. 'If you want to be free, be prepared to loose anything', he had heard in a song once. True to the lyrics he had used almost every nuyen he and Tiffany had saved for their daughter's education outside S-K. No point of keeping the money now. Every conceivable favor was called in. A street doc with a hefty supply of high-end equipment grew a hand from Maxl's DNA in a vat to throw the corp's dogs off the trail. And after a few days after the investigation had concluded a band of payed deckers would hack into the personnel registry of S-K and screw up the files, including his. He even had a flesh-mage a go on Maxl's face. He could have chosen a surgeon to jack his face, but chose a Sioux shaman, who could meld flesh with his bare hands, to minimize the strain on his Essence. Now he was a nobody with no money and a mug he would have to learn to recognize every time he looked in the mirror. And he was free. His string of thoughts were interrupted when the guy driving shotgun turned around in his seat and threw a bag besides Maxl. "Your new name is Max White", he said sharply. "Remember it when you get out in Seattle." There was a moment of silence before the orc said something again. "What are you going to do, mr White?", he asked more out of curiosity than from a professional angle. Max smiled. "I got nowhere but the shadows now" Max arrived at Seattle, UCAS, and started to make a name of himself. He chose the name of Teufel because he saw himself as the devil's advocat, being a former Johnson. He was quick to get new contacts, like when he worked in Chicago. He still seeks to know what it was his wife found that cost the life of her and their child. But before he can do that, there's nuyen to be made.

[Rahzeil]

Originally Posted by Xenon

So I have a question that may have already been addressed but just in case it hasn't; seeing as this is set in 2050 will they wireless options be available for everything? Or are we sticking with the hard wired only kinda concepts?

I reckon I should go ahead and add it to the front page.

The setting is 2050 with a single exception: all rules, including magic and technology, will be based on the information presented in the 5th edition rules, and not at all based on the first edition rules. When necessary, I will update things from first edition to fit the rules in 5th edition and never the other way around. You only need to learn 5th edition stuff and you have access to anything in the 5th edition or 4.5 books (within availability of course).

To reiterate my reasons for this: I don't expect this campaign to extend long enough for the second crash to become relevant so I am taking a shortcut that I think will better benefit all parties involved.

[Xenon]

@Rahzeil Alright that makes sense, also helps make some choices a lot easier for me.

[Rahzeil]

From this point on, please let me know any updates you make to your background, as I am beginning to read through them as I have time and want to make sure I don't miss anything.

[koboldsDIE]

Most of the changes I will be making will be to the sheet.

[Xenon]

Name: Kenneth Noisewater
Street Alias: Doc Brown
Metahuman type: Human
Place of Birth: Montreal, Canada
Age 32
Occupation: Freelance doctor/driver

Description: A french canadian metis, Dr. Noisewater is often described as unkempt, disheveled and grizzly. His clothes are always wrinkly despite appearing rather clean. His face is adorned by a thick black beard. matching the eyepatch that covers his right eye. While not a tall man (several inches under 6ft), years of service at DocWagon have come with at least one benefit in the form of fitness. His left eye often displays a red crosshair when utilizing the cybernetic enhancement to his eye. The procedure hadn't been the best but the eye is functional (so far).

Background: Born to the only family of his tribe that did not go through the changes that came with the turning of the sixth world, Kenneth has faced some difficult times through out his life. This nigh pariah status forced him to prove his worth within his reserve more than the others. While not gifted with the greatest mind he certainly was lucky to be fairly skilled at hockey, granting him the scholarship to get a scholarship to university. Spending the next 7 years of his life trying to balance hockey and medical school was not the easiest. Yet with a tutor (and future wife) along with some clever rule bending/cheating, he was able to graduate albeit barely. With scores that certainly wouldn't land him a big time hospital job he was rather surprised when DocWagon scooped him up.

His first day on the job was quite an eye opener, he had always wondered why the recruiters had kept using the word "assets" during the interview. What was supposed to be a routine grab turned into a hellish firefight, while he managed to scrap by it had cost him dearly. After his medical care and a questionably cheap cyberware upgrade, he was back out on the field. The money was fairly decent and the thrills from adrenaline quickly grew into an addiction.

It took him a few years but it dawned on him that he could do the same work on his own and make a fair bit of money. What started as a side job soon opened his world up to the world of running and he has not turned back since. Leaving Quebec he made his way down to the UCAS chasing paychecks. New to Seattle he is hoping to be able to secure a decent gig, make some quick cash and then move on when the heat gets too intense.

 

Priority A: Skills
Priority B: Resources
Priority C: Attributes
Priority D: Metatype (Human)
Priority D: +2 Attributes for magic deprived

Attributes:

Body: 3
Agility: 3
Reaction: 3
Strength: 3
Willpower: 5
Logic: 3
Intuition: 3
Charisma: 3
Edge: 2

Essence: 3.4
Magic: N/A
Current Karma:



Skills

Biotech Skill Group: 4
Athletics Skill Group: 4
Close Combat Skill Group: 2

Pilot Ground Vehicle: 5
Gunnery: 5
Automatics (Assault Rifles): 4*
Pistols: 4
Sneaking: 3
Exotic Weapon {Monofiliment Whip}: 3
Computer: 2
Hardware (Control Rigs): 3*
Software (Control Rigs): 2*
Perception: 2
Survival (Woodlands): 3*
Pilot Watercraft: 3
Tracking (Woodlands): 3*
Chemistry: 2
Longarms: 2

Knowledges and Language skills:

Quebec French: N
English: N
Hockey: 3
20th Century Pop Culture 3
Runner Hangouts: 2
Biology: 2
Music: 2


Qualities:

Bilingual (Quebec French) 5pt Positive
Guts: 10pt Positive
Natural Athlete 7pt Positive
Will to Live (Rank 1): 3pt Positive

Addiction (Adrenaline/Moderate) 9pt Negative
National Sin (Quebec): 5pt negative
Dependent (Wife): 9pt Negative

Total Karma Spent on Positive Qualities: 25
Total Karma Gained from Negative Qualities: 24
Total Karma Spent on Resources: 10


Cybernetics:

Control Rig (Rating 2/Standard Quality): 97k, -2 Essence

Smartlink Augmentation (Standard Quality: 4k, -0.2 Essence
Thermographic Augmentation (Standard Quality): 1.5k, -0.1 Essence
Vision enhancement (Rating 1/Standard Quality): 4k, -0.1 Essence
Vision Magnification (Standard Quality): 2k, -0.1 Essence


Items

Vulcan Liegelord Command Console: 66k
Ares Roadmaster
Mobile Trauma Unit: 15k, installed in Ares Roadmaster
Monofilament Whip: 10k
Colt Inception (Upgraded): 5100, Upgrades: External Smartgun System {Top}, Improved Range Finder {Smartgun System}, Gas-vent System {Rating 3/Muzzle}, Shockpad
Ruger Superwarhawk 1200, Upgrades: External Smargun System {Top}, Gas-vent System {Rating 3/Muzzle}