Status:
The first shadowrun has been completed.
New characters are welcome.
Links:
Shadowrun: Milk Run (Interest Check)Shadowrun: Milk Run (Out of Character, Plot-Related Only)Shadowrun: Milk Run (In Character)Shadowrun Character ImagesBackground:
I like the Shadowrun setting and want to skip over rules stuff.
This game will be about a group of new runners, possibly working together for the first time. They are new to the shadowrunning, but they are all competent at what they do. They would all be career changers, with some kind of background involving the military, corporations, law enforcement, organized crime, gangs, etc.
I want to play fast and loose. It's up to you if your character succeeds or fails, hits or misses, lives or dies. Do whatever works in terms of drama or comedy. Just don't go overpowered with your character - they have to be a part of a whole, and less a unit in and of themselves.
The character generation below is less about balance and more about just getting the essentials across to other players so that the RP can get going up front. Feel free to share backgrounds. At the very least, all the characters have a common fixer.
This game would go under the extreme category because of the unusual possibilities. At this point at least one game will be relatively vanilla and light.
I have a few runs in mind, but I don't need a balanced party. If we had all combat monkeys, I would find a way to make it work. Basically, the adventures would center around what the characters are able to do. Feel like writing combat scenes? Play a Street Samurai or Gunslinger Adept. Want to depict magic? Play a Combat Mage or Street Shaman. Want cool scenes sneaking into a place or fast talking your way through it? Cover Ops Specialist or Face.
Please express your interest, and include a character answering the following questions:
Character Generation:
1. What's your character look like? (include a picture)
2. What's your street name?
3. What's your gender?
Choose one:
Male
Female
4. What's your metatype?
Choose one (no variants):
Human
Ork
Dwarf
Troll
Elf
5. What's your archetype?
Choose one (does not have to be limited to these):
Adept
Bounty Hunter
Combat Mage
Con Artist
Covert Ops Specialist
Drone Rigger
Enforcer
Face
Grifter
Gunslinger Adept
Hacker
Occult Investigator
Radical Eco-Shaman
Smuggler
Sprawl Ganger
Street Samurai
Street Shaman
Technomancer
Weapon Specialist
Investigator
Mercenary
Tech Wiz
Tribal Shaman
Vehicle Rigger
6. What are your two best attributes (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose two:
Body
Strength
Agility
Reaction
Charisma
Willpower
Intuition
Logic
7. What are your two next best attributes (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose two:
Body
Strength
Agility
Reaction
Charisma
Willpower
Intuition
Logic
8. What are your two best sets of skills (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose two:
Combat (close combat, firearms, archery, throwing weapons, heavy weapons)
Magical (sorcery, conjuring, astral combat, assensing, arcana)
Physical (athletics, stealth, outdoors, dodge, diving, escape artist, parachuting, perception)
Social (influence, instruction, intimidation, etiquette)
Technical (cracking, electronics, mechanics, biotech, armorer, forgery, locksmith)
Vehicle (piloting, gunnery)
9. What are two other skills you are good at (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose two skills from WITHIN the parentheses that are NOT part of the sets chosen in step 8.
Combat (close combat, firearms, archery, throwing weapons, heavy weapons)
Magical (sorcery, conjuring, astral combat, assensing, arcana)
Physical (athletics, stealth, outdoors, dodge, diving, escape artist, parachuting, perception)
Social (influence, instruction, intimidation, etiquette)
Technical (cracking, electronics, mechanics, biotech, armorer, forgery, locksmith)
Vehicle (piloting, gunnery)
6. What is your best pair of attributes (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose one pair of attributes:
Body and Strength
Agility and Reaction
Charisma and Willpower
Intuition and Logic
7. What is your second best pair of attributes (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose one pair of attributes:
Body and Strength
Agility and Reaction
Charisma and Willpower
Intuition and Logic
8. What is your best set of skills (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose one group of skills:
Combat (close combat, firearms, archery, throwing weapons, heavy weapons)
Magical (casting spells, summoning spirits, astral combat, assensing, arcana)
Physical (athletics, stealth, outdoors, dodge, diving, escape artist, parachuting, perception)
Social (influence, instruction, intimidation, etiquette)
Technical (cracking, electronics, mechanics, biotech, armorer, forgery, locksmith)
Vehicle (piloting, gunnery)
9. What is your second best set of skills (with metatype bonuses, cyberware and magic factored in)?
Choose one group of skills:
Combat (close combat, firearms, archery, throwing weapons, heavy weapons)
Magical (casting spells, summoning spirits, astral combat, assensing, arcana)
Physical (athletics, stealth, outdoors, dodge, diving, escape artist, parachuting, perception)
Social (influence, instruction, intimidation, etiquette)
Technical (cracking, electronics, mechanics, biotech, armorer, forgery, locksmith)
Vehicle (piloting, gunnery)
10. What augmentations (cyberware and bioware) do you have? (list)
11. What adept abilities do you have? (list)
12. What magic spells do you know? (list)
13. What weapons do you have? (list names if you know them, but definitely include the type of weapon if it is not obvious, such as heavy pistol or assault rifle)
14. What gear and lifestyle do you have? (everyone gets a commlink, include armor, Doc Wagon contract, fake SINs, fake licenses, vehicles, lifestyle)
15. What contacts do you have? (everyone gets a fixer, but get more people you know that you can call for information, weapons, gear, etc.)
16. What's your ethnicity? (Caucasian, Latino, African-American, Native American, Asian, etc., and feel free to be more specific, like Welsh, Brazilian, Sioux, Japanese, etc.)
17. What is your actual age? How old does your character look? (elves live longer, age slower and mature fully a bit later, while orks and trolls live shorter lives, age faster and mature earlier)
18. What's your sexual orientation? (straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian)
19. What are your on's and off's? (list - depending on the players, the game may include multiple partners, bdsm, non-consensual scenes, interrogation scenes, humiliation/degradation/verbal abuse, fear, force, blackmail, mind control, lactation, oviposition, robots/androids, outdoor scenes, public scenes, dungeon scenes, bestiality, tentacles, transformation, watersports, exibitionism/voyeurism, clean anal including enemas. There will definitely be NO scat, castration or mutilation - basically no stuff with poo and no stuff with permanent damage. Also, you can be specific about what you are willing to happen to your character, and what you are willing to have your character witness. So, for example, it's NOT okay for the character to be hooked up to a milking machine, but it IS okay if your character is in the room with another character hooked up in such a way.)
20. What's a basic description of your character's experience, motivation and/or reputation?
Sample Characters:

Theo Masterson
Male Human Street Samurai
Agility and Reaction, Body and Strength
Combat, Physical
Wired reflexes, cybereyes, retractable spurs, biomonitor
Two Ares Predator IV pistols, Ingram Smartgun X submachinegun, survival knife
Armor vest, Doc Wagon Gold contract, fake SIN, fake licenses, Suzuki Mirage racing bike, middle lifestyle
Fixer, street doc, arms dealer, spawl gang leader
Caucasian, looks 30 years old, straight
Theo grew up on the streets with a go-gang until it mostly got wiped out. He found bushido and wishes to serve as a ronin with honor.

Taylor
Male Human Street Mage
Charisma and Willpower, Intuition and Logic
Magical, Social
Physical Mask, Orgy, Fashion, Makeover, Influence, Transform
Colt America light pistol
Armor clothing, armor vest, lined coat, glasses, fake SIN, fake licenses, middle lifestyle
Fixer, yakuza soldier
Caucasian, looks 30, straight
Taylor is on the run from the mafia in New York, but sells his magical skills with spirits, illusions, and other transformations of appearance.

Lothan the Wise
Male Troll Combat Mage
Body and Strength, Charisma and Willpower
Magical, Combat
Armor, Levitate, Physical Barrier, Lightning Bolt, Fireball, Stunbolt, Manabolt, Heal, Stabilize
Uzi IV submachine gun, Katana
Lined coat, fake SIN, magical lodge materials, mage sight goggles, stimulant patches, middle lifestyle
Fixer, talismonger
Latino, looks 40, straight
Lothan's anger at the world manifests in his destructive abilities, but no one has ever died on a run he was part of.

Ms. Frost
Female Elf Combat Hacker
Intuition and Logic, Agility and Reaction
Technical, Physical
Implanted commlink, control rig, cybereyes, enhanced articulation
Hammerli 620S light pistol
Armor vest, fake SINs, fake licenses, middle lifestyle
Fixer, blogger, information broker, corporate decker, street dealer
Native American and Japanese, looks 20, bisexual
The actual exterior of the exotic beauty is matched by her skills in infiltration and cracking.

Mr. Clean
Male Ork Mercenary
Body and Strength, Agility and Reaction
Combat, Physical
Cybereyes, titanium bone lacing, dermal plating, muscle replacement, reaction enhancers
Ares Predator IV heavy pistol, Ares Alpha assault rifle with grenade launcher, Stoner-Ares M202 medium machine gun, bow, big and nasty sword he calls a knife
Lined coat, fake SIN, fake licenses, Ares Humvee Civic sport utility vehicle, middle lifestyle
Fixer, arms dealer, armorer, street doc
Caucasian, looks 35, straight
A consummate professional with experience from the Desert Wars, Mr. Clean now works as an independent contractor. If it's a firearm or explosive, chances are that Mr. Clean has used it... or has gotten hit by it.

Hardline
Female Elf Former Lonestar Officer
Agility and Reaction, Charisma and Willpower
Social, Physical
Two Ruger Thunderbolt heavy pistols, Remington 990 shotgun, extendable baton, stun baton, taser
Armor clothing, lined coat, fake SIN, fake licenses, Mercury Comet sedan, middle lifestyle
Fixer, detective, crime scene investigator, medical examiner, corporate security guard
Caucasian, looks 25, straight
Hardline investigated something she wasn't supposed to and was forced to retire. She wants to clear her name and get her job back.
Edits:
2013/04/03 - added specifics for character generation lists, added age, corrected typos, clarified details in the background section, added links to OOC and IC threads
2013/04/04 - fixed formatting, added specifics to background, added images to sample characters, added link to sample character images
2013/05/05 - changed steps 6-9 of character generation to add flexibility
2013/06/12 - Game is on hiatus but will be resumed.