Forming a Shadowrun Team

[PixelatedPixie]

In Run Faster pages 105-107 I think covers the costs.  With page 102 explaining it a bit more. 

So a Gnome at priority C has the 1 special attribute point but costs 7 of your starting Karma.  While a hobgoblin has 0 special attribute points and gives you 5 extra Karma.

[TheGlyphstone]

In Run Faster pages 105-107 I think covers the costs.  With page 102 explaining it a bit more. 

So a Gnome at priority C has the 1 special attribute point but costs 7 of your starting Karma.  While a hobgoblin has 0 special attribute points and gives you 5 extra Karma.

Thanks, found it.

[GloomCookie]

I bet I know the answer already but are there still openings available? If there are, I'd like to put forward a pagan witch.

[Lockepick]

I'm currently playing around with a Decker since I'm seeing a lot of mage interest. I'm still unsure I'm ready to dive back into learning all the systems, but I'm trying!

[TheGlyphstone]

Riese: Aggressive Negotiations

Born to a pair of Nordic expatriates in Germany, Bjorn Karlsson Eisenburg grew up in a world too small for him in every way. The height and weight of an adult human before he hit puberty, he had to learn very quickly how to control his prodigious size and strength around 'little people' with a fast-growing maturity atypical even for life in the shadows. His parents had very little time to raise him directly, both of them working as enforcers and bodyguards for the White Vory in Berlin - as such, Bjorn's playmates growing up were a mixture of street toughs and young Vory thugs who taught him little about formal education and a great deal about violence.

When he came of age, Bjorn was formally inducted into the Vory alongside his family and given his first assignment - bodyguard to the impetuous and headstrong daughter of the Berlin Tzar, an Elf named Hannah. Despite his size and fearsome appearance, half of Bjorn's time was taken up trying to talk the wild mob princess out of one crazy adventure idea or another, or talking her out of consequences when he failed in the first. He was devoted to her, but it was a difficult relationship that often left Hannah seeming intensely frustrated with her titanic shadow; as a result, Bjorn was caught entirely off-guard when she seduced him one night. Taking the occasional bullet for his charge during her more wild escapades only strengthened the lovers' relationship, however inappropriate it was by ethical standards. It weakened his resolve to dissuade her from acting out, though, which inevitably came back to bite them both.

Hannah's penchant for burglary took a sudden and abrupt turn when one of her nocturnal adventures led to the accidental death of a Sader-Krupp courier, one who turned out to have been dispatched on their mission at the personal orders of Lofwyr. Fearing the dragon's retribution, the Tzar officially disowned her and exiled her from Europe. Bjorn went with her, in turn fearing the Tzar's retribution for his failure to restrain Hannah. They crossed the ocean to North America, making their way to end up in Seattle where the local White Vory were tacitly aware of their identities. The pair became shadowrunners to pay the bills; the fiery mage and her Giant meatshield building a respectable name for themselves in the Seattle shadows.

Again, though, all good things would come to an end. The Red Vory had designs on Seattle, and in addition to targeted assassinations of every White Vory leader in the city they had marked Hannah for elimination as well. Riese was a capable bodyguard but even he couldn't fend off an entire hit squad by himself, collapsing in a hail of bullets. Against all odds he survived, but his lover and principal had disappeared, presumably murdered by the Reds as part of their takeover. Sorely wounded, unable to find her, and alone in a city now hostile to him again, he bought passage on the first ship out of Seattle Harbor, a megafreighter bound for the Chinese Central Provinces. Plenty of work for a shadowrunner there, and under the watchful and jealous eye of the triads he'd be safe from further retribution by either Vory faction.

Contacts

Feng Lin (Street Doc, Connections 2, Loyalty 2): A gruff, middle-aged Chinese shaman and street doc whom Riese visits for medical treatment when he needs it. He has two young children from a failed marriage who he spends as much time as possible with, sometimes even at the expense of his business.

Gears McCoy (Mechanic, Connections 1, Loyalty 4): An Ork - specifically, an Oni - living in Shanghai and barely getting by in the face of Triad racism as a shadow mechanic. Riese's first purchase upon completing a job in China was the tank-like Trollhammer, using Gears as a middleman for the deal. McCoy has been his mechanic for the bike ever since, and the two formed a strong friendship based on their shared existence as barely-tolerated exiles from their homelands.

Greta Gurnissdottr (Bartender, Connections 3, Loyalty 3): A retired dwarven shieldmaiden who runs Valhalla, one of the few drinking establishments in Shanghai openly welcoming to non-Chinese patrons, styled as an Old World German beer hall complete with vaulted ceilings. Riese drinks there frequently, for the joy of being able to sit without hunching his back over double alone, and enjoys the German-language conversations with Greta and her wife almost as much as the beer.

Panopticon (Fixer, Connections 6, Loyalty 1): A mysterious and coldly analytical Matrix presence who's provided Riese with a great many shadowrunning contracts over the years, first in Seattle and now in Shanghai. He's never met the fixer in person, and knows nothing about their true identity - they could be a decker, a technomancer, or even a rogue A.I..

Shen Zhi (Gang Leader, Connections 4, Loyalty 3): A senior lieutenant of the Red Dragon triad, who hired Riese for a local muscle job and proved sufficiently impressed to keep the foreign giant on retainer. Her antipathy towards his ethnicity is overridden by his value as an enforcer,  and they share drinks occasionally where Zhi can relax somewhat in the presence of a casual friend who doesn't try to hit on her and won't be plotting any sort of power move against her position.

Mao Xeugang (Fence, Connections 3, Loyalty 2): An elderly elven street trader and black-market dealer who's proven quite adept at finding Riese equipment custom-fitted to his immense form. His gambling habits have left him in deep debt to the Red Dragons.

Lei Yaling (Hermetic Mage, Connections 3, Loyalty 4): One of Riese's earliest shadowruns in the Central Provinces was as contract protection for a mage - a task he knew all too well how to do. That the mage in question turned out to be a beautiful young Chinese woman made it even worse for the scarred wounds on Riese's heart, but not enough to back out of the job. The run went off without a hitch, and in the aftermath she turned out to be a compassionate friend as well with an endless well of Confuscian-derived advice to help Riese silence the demons of his past.

Chummer Datasheet

== Personal Data ==
Street Name: Riese
Name: Unnamed Character
Movement:8/16 (1m/hit)
Swim:6 (1m/hit)
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Troll(Giant)
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 10
Lift/Carry: 16 (120 kg/80 kg)
Memory: 4
Nuyen:300¥

== Priorities ==
Metatype: A,4
Attributes: B,3
Special: E,0
Skills: C,2
Resources: D,1

== Attributes ==
Current Form:
BOD: 8
AGI: 4
REA: 2
STR: 8
CHA: 7
INT: 3
LOG: 2
WIL: 2
EDG: 6

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                                4.90
Initiative:                             5 +1d6
Rigger Initiative:                      5 +1d6
Astral Initiative:                     
Matrix AR:                              5 +1d6
Matrix Cold:                            6 +3d6
Matrix Hot:                             6 +4d6
Physical Damage Track:                  12
Stun Damage Track:                      9

== Limits ==
Physical:                               9
Mental:                                 3
   Audio Enhancement [+2] (Only for Perception (Hearing))
   Medkit [+4] (Only for First Aid and Medicine)
   Medkit [+6] (Only for First Aid and Medicine)
Social:                                 10
   Ballistic Mask [+1] (Only for Intimidation, Must be visible.)
   Mortimer of London: Argentum Coat [+1] (Must be visible)
   Mortimer of London: Berwick Suit [+1] (Must be visible)
Astral:                                 10

== Active Skills ==
Clubs (Batons)                          Base:1          Pool:5(7)
Con                                     Base:5          Pool:12
Etiquette                               Base:5          Pool:12
Gymnastics                              Base:2          Pool:6
Intimidation                            Base:5          Pool:12
Negotiation                             Base:5          Pool:12
Pilot Ground Craft (Bike)               Base:1          Pool:4(6)
Pistols                                 Base:4          Pool:8
Running                                 Base:2          Pool:10
Swimming                                Base:2          Pool:10

== Knowledge Skills ==
Cantonese                               Base:4          Pool:8
English                                 Base:4          Pool:8
German                                  Native
Mandarin                                Base:4          Pool:8
                                        Base:0          Pool:0
Triads                                  Base:4          Pool:7

== Contacts ==
Feng Lin;Shanghai;Street Doc(2, 2)
Gears McCoy;Shanghai;Mechanic(1, 4)
Greta Gurnisdottr;Shanghai;Bartender(3, 3)
Lei Yaling;Shanghai;Hermetic Academic(3, 4)
Mao Xuegang;Shanghai;Fence(3, 2)
Panopticon;Matrix;Fixer(6, 1)
Shen Zhi;Shanghai;Gang Leader(4, 3)

== Qualities ==
Dermal Alteration (Bark Skin)
Exceptional Attribute (CHA (1))
First Impression
Incompetent (Engineering)
Linguist
No Man Left Behind
Thermographic Vision
Too Pretty To Hit
Watch the Suit

== Lifestyle ==
Empty Warehouse(Squatter)2 Months
   + Extra Secure
   + Grid Subscription (Public Grid) [+50¥]

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Metatype Reduction (Troll)
Olfactory Booster Rating 1
Tailored Pheromones Rating 3

== Armor ==
Ballistic Mask                          +2
   + Flare Compensation
   + Image Link
   + Single SensorRating 5
   + Smartlink
Mortimer of London: Argentum Coat       12/+4
   + Concealability
   + Custom Fit (Stack)
   + Fire Resistance 4
   + Insulation 4
   + Nonconductivity 6
Mortimer of London: Berwick Suit        11
   + Concealability
   + Custom Fit
   + Gel Packs

== Weapons ==
Defiance EX Shocker
   + Concealable Holster
   + Personalized Grip
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 4 (7)   DV: 9S(e)   AP: -5   RC: 4
Knife (Survival Kit)
   Pool: 3   Accuracy: 5   DV: 9P   AP: -1   RC: 4
Osmium Mace
   + Concealable Holster
   + Personalized Grip
   Pool: 5   Accuracy: 6   DV: 14P   AP: -1   RC: 4
Ruger Super Warhawk
   + Concealable Holster
   + Personalized Grip
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   + Speed Loader
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 5 (8)   DV: 9P   AP: -2   RC: 4
Stun Baton
   + Personalized Grip
   Pool: 5 (7)   Accuracy: 4 (5)   DV: 9S(e)   AP: -5   RC: 4
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 3   Accuracy: 9   DV: 8S   AP: -   RC: 4

== Commlink ==
Renraku Sensei(ATT: 0,SLZ: 0,DP: 3,FWL: 3)
   + Commlink Functionality[Camera, Micro, Chip Player, Credstick Reader, Earbuds 1, GPS Guidance System, Micro Trid-Projector, Music Player, RFID Tag Scanner, Shock- and Water-Resistant Case, Touchscreen Display]
   + Mapsoft (Coastal Provinces)

== Gear: Equipped ==
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Heavy Pistols) ×180
Ammo: Stick-n-Shock (Heavy Pistols) ×120
Ammo: Taser Dart (Tasers) ×100
AR Gloves
Backpack (Good)
Contacts Rating 1
   + Image Link
Earbuds Rating 3
   + Sound Link
   + Audio Enhancement Rating 2
Fake SIN (Hans Schmidt) Rating 3
Fake SIN (Albrecht Muller) Rating 2
Folding MaxiMetachair, self-assembly
Gas Mask
Medkit Rating 6
Medkit Supplies ×5
Respirator Rating 1
Restraint, Metal
Restraint, Plastic ×10
Roll of Duct Tape ×10
Slap Patch, Antidote Patch Rating 4 ×2
Slap Patch, Stim Patch Rating 4 ×4
Speed Loader (Ruger Super Warhawk) ×4
Survival Kit
   + Lighter
   + Compass
   + Matches
   + Lightweight Thermal Blanket
   + Several Days' Worth of Ration Bars
   + Water Purification Unit
Tag Eraser
White Noise Generator Rating 6

== Vehicles ==
BMW Trollhammer                   
   + Metahuman Adjustment Rating 1
   + Run-Flat Tires Rating 1
   + Sensor Array Rating 2

[PixelatedPixie]

I redid my character into a medic since there seems to be plenty of mage interest.  Still some odds and ends to clean up and figure out though.

Rosenda Endicott was a dreamer and a patriot.  She grew up in the UCAS, the child of a true American mutt and a man whose family had fled Aztlan in his youth.  She was a model student and model citizen, and volunteered for the UCAS military in her pursuit of a medical degree.  Again Rosenda excelled and she was well on her way to becoming a full fledged doctor when she was, much to her surprise, suddenly assigned as a field medic to an infantry company.

A few missions later and everything went sideways.  A mission resulted in numerous casualties.  Rosenda went to treat them, only to find that her supplies were short or missing entirely.  She did what she could with what she had but casualties were, as the report indicated, 'well above expectation.'  An officer had been skimming supplies to sell and had sent his soldiers into a clear ambush, but it would be a scandal if it was revealed.  So Rosenda was chosen to be the fall girl and after a show trial was found guilty.

The sentence was mercifully short, only a single year after good behaviour, but Rosenda's dreams were shattered.  The world had been revealed to her, and there was no room for a dreamer.  It didn't help that no reputable organization would ever hire her as a doctor.  So Rosenda headed for Seattle, working as a street doc and later a runner.  She built a reputation but yearned to see the world, it couldn't all be like Seattle and the UCAS.  So she headed west across the Pacific in search of work.

WIP Sheet

== Personal Data ==
Street Name: Nurse
Name: Rosenda Endicott
Movement:14/28 (2m/hit)
Swim:4.5 (1m/hit)
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 1
Public Awareness: 0
Human(None)
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 9
Lift/Carry: 6 (30 kg/20 kg)
Memory: 7
Nuyen:110¥

== Priorities ==
Metatype: E,0
Attributes: A,4
Special: E,0
Skills: A,4
Resources: C,2

== Attributes ==
Current Form:
BOD: 4
AGI: 5(7)
REA: 5
STR: 2
CHA: 7
INT: 2
LOG: 5
WIL: 2
EDG: 3

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                                5.10
Initiative:                             7 +1d6
Rigger Initiative:                      7 +1d6
Astral Initiative:                     
Matrix AR:                              7 +1d6
Matrix Cold:                            6 +3d6
Matrix Hot:                             6 +4d6
Physical Damage Track:                  10
Stun Damage Track:                      9

== Limits ==
Physical:                               5
Mental:                                 5
   Medkit [+3] (Only for First Aid and Medicine)
Social:                                 8
   Mortimer of London: Summit Dress [+1] (Must be visible)
   Security Armor: Light [+1] (Only for Intimidation, Must be visible.)
Astral:                                 8

== Active Skills ==
Armorer                                 Base:1          Pool:6
Automatics                              Base:4          Pool:11
Automotive Mechanic                     Base:0          Pool:6
Biotechnology                           Base:6          Pool:11
Blades                                  Base:1          Pool:8
Computer                                Base:1          Pool:6
Con                                     Base:5          Pool:12
Cybertechnology                         Base:6          Pool:11
Escape Artist                           Base:1          Pool:8
Etiquette                               Base:1          Pool:8
First Aid (Gunshot Wounds)              Base:6          Pool:11(13)
Gunnery                                 Base:2          Pool:9
Gymnastics                              Base:2          Pool:9
Heavy Weapons                           Base:2          Pool:9
Longarms                                Base:4          Pool:11
Medicine (Trauma Surgery)               Base:6          Pool:11(13)
Navigation                              Base:1          Pool:3
Negotiation                             Base:5          Pool:12
Perception                              Base:2          Pool:4
Pilot Aircraft                          Base:2          Pool:7
Pilot Ground Craft                      Base:5          Pool:10
Pilot Watercraft                        Base:2          Pool:7
Pistols (Semi-Automatics)               Base:4          Pool:11(13)
Running                                 Base:3          Pool:5
Sneaking                                Base:6          Pool:13
Swimming                                Base:3          Pool:5
Unarmed Combat                          Base:1          Pool:8

== Knowledge Skills ==
English                                 Native
French                                  Base:0          Pool:6
Japanese                                Base:0          Pool:6
Korean                                  Base:0          Pool:6
Mandarin                                Base:0          Pool:6
Spanish                                 Native
Biology                                 Base:5          Pool:10
Chemistry                               Base:4          Pool:9
Fashion                                 Base:2          Pool:4
History                                 Base:3          Pool:8

== Contacts ==
;Cleaner(3, 5)
;Fixer(4, 3)
;Bartender(1, 1)
;Smuggler(6, 4)
;Armorer(5, 2)
;Street Doc(2, 3)
;Pawn Broker(2, 1)

== Qualities ==
Ambidextrous
Bilingual
Exceptional Attribute (CHA (1))
Lightweight
Low Pain Tolerance
Poor Self Control (Compulsive II, Public Single Aspect) (Help Wounded (Friendly/Foe/Random))
Resistance to Pathogens and Toxins
SINner (Criminal) (UCAS)
Too Pretty To Hit

== Lifestyle ==
Apartment(Low)1 Month
   + Cramped [-10%]

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Clean Metabolism
Muscle Toner Rating 2
Skilljack Rating 4

== Armor ==
Mortimer of London: Summit Dress         7
   + Concealability
   + Custom Fit
Security Armor: Helmet                  +3
Security Armor: Light                   15
   + Custom Fit
   + Gear Access
   + Restrictive
   + Holster
Zoé: Second Skin                        6/+2
   + Custom Fit (Stack)
   + Newest Model
   + Ruthenium Polymer Coating 4

== Weapons ==
Colt America L36
   + Concealable Holster
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   Pool: 11 (13)   Accuracy: 7   DV: 7P   AP: -   RC: 2
Knife
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 5   DV: 3P   AP: -1   RC: 2
Savalette Guardian
   + Concealable Holster
   + Silencer/Suppressor
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   Pool: 11 (13)   Accuracy: 5 (7)   DV: 8P   AP: -1   RC: 3
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 5   DV: 2S   AP: -   RC: 2
Yamaha Raiden
   + Electronic Firing
   + Flashlight, Standard
   + Foregrip
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   + Sound Suppressor
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   Pool: 11   Accuracy: 6 (8)   DV: 11P   AP: -2   RC: 4

== Commlink ==
Erika Elite(ATT: 0,SLZ: 0,DP: 4,FWL: 4)
   + Commlink Functionality[Camera, Micro, Chip Player, Credstick Reader, Earbuds 1, GPS Guidance System, Micro Trid-Projector, Music Player, RFID Tag Scanner, Shock- and Water-Resistant Case, Touchscreen Display]

== Gear: Equipped ==
Advanced Medkit Rating 6
Advanced Medkit Rating 3
Ammo: APDS (Heavy Pistols) ×60
Ammo: APDS (Assault Rifles) ×60
Ammo: Flechette Rounds (Heavy Pistols) ×60
Ammo: Flechette Rounds (Assault Rifles) ×60
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Assault Rifles) ×100
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Heavy Pistols) ×100
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Assault Rifles) ×200
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Heavy Pistols) ×100
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Light Pistols) ×100
AR Gloves
Backpack (Good)
Biomonitor
Certified Credstick, Gold
Certified Credstick, Platinum
Certified Credstick, Silver ×2
Certified Credstick, Standard ×2
Contacts Rating 3
   + Smartlink
   + Image Link
   + Low Light
Disposable Syringe ×6
Earbuds Rating 1
   + Sound Link
Fake SIN Rating 5
Fake SIN Rating 2
Flashlight
Gas Mask
Linguasoft (Mandarin) Rating 4
Linguasoft (Japanese) Rating 4
Linguasoft (Korean) Rating 4
Linguasoft (French) Rating 4
Medkit Rating 3
Micro-Transceiver
Subvocal Mic
Tool Shop (Medicine)
Vasotech MD-3X Autoinjection Gun

== Vehicles ==
GMC Bulldog Step-Van (Van)         
   + Sensor Array Rating 2

[Conundrum]

Naturally it isn't easy to double check Shadowrun sheets so am mostly looking for the most blatant stuff.  If people want to provide their chummer documents I can look at those as well but naturally isn't required.

Coral: Shadowruning Mage, Fencer, and Biker

   Takahashi Tanahome is an awakened Shinto practitioner working as a marine biologist for Mitsuhama.  His wife--Kieko--was a proper human Japanese woman and his mistress Aliya--was a blonde elf beauty.  Tanahome loved them both very much, and the two girls usually got along with each toher, too. 

   As such, when Aliya had a daughter--Yuki--Tanahome raised her as his own.  It would not have been appropriate to give his family name to the daughter of his mistress, but he wanted the girl to have a name, so he gave her his personal name, Tanahome. 

   Tanahome gave Yuki more than just his name.  She inherited his awakened nature.  He gave her an expensive education including initiation into the Shinto magical tradition. 

   Tanahome's legitimate daughters were somewhat spoiled by their father's indulgence but Yuki was a doer.  It started with innate desire to do, see, experience, and be, but over time Yuki came to realize that not everyone in Mituhama would give her so many opportunities.  She both worked hard to prove herself and pursued several avenues of rebellion.  She never picked up firearms--that would have raised some eyebrows--but she learned a few combat spells.  She enjoyed bike racing and traded out traditional kendo training for western rapier play. 

   Tanahome's family traveled a lot.  Yuki was especially in love with this fact.  Where her half sisters and half brother groaned about leaving friends behind, Yuki savored the chance discover a new culture, learn a new language, see new sights, sunbathe on a new stretch of beach! 

   When Yuki was 18, her family moved to a remote island where Mitsuhama was exploring one of the last truly unspoiled coral reefs in the Sixt World.  The locals--including an indigenous Polynisian people--had preserved the reef for tourism and traditional fishing practices for centuries.  The reef  was a wonderland of rainbow colors and pearlelescent structures, darting fish and alien seeming creatures.  Mitsuhama was developing traditional remedies off of the reefs into modern medicine--and poisons--and also exploring new ones.  There were a variety of awakened life forms here, too. 

   Yuki loved that reef like she loved her family.  She spent hours on end in scuba gear swimming around in it.  It terrified her family on account of the fact that the wealth of the reef was attracting a lot of corporate espionage--including shadowruners.  Yuki even got into a fight with a shadowrunner once.  She was diving through phosphorescent parts of the reef that night when a runner team tried to steal research from the reef.  Yuki subdued a runner girl with her stun bolts and pulled her up onto a sand bar . They spoke for a time, and then Yuki released her in return for the runner team agreeing to disarm the explosives they'd planted on the sea lab they raided. 

   Yuki was twenty when Evo managed to force a hostile takeover of the island.  People began to pack up and pull out in preperation fort he transfer of the property in three months.   Tanahome was very unhappy about something but the girls couldn't get him to open up. 

   The night before leaving, Yuki unpacked her scuba gear and went swimming on the reef one last time.  She lost track of time.  Her father came with a security team to pull her out.  Yuki was in a panic, demanding that the security people call a bomb squad. 

   "There's a huge explosive charge on the reef!" she insisted. 

   Tanahome took her in his arms and lead her to their plane.  "They know, my love," he said, deep sadness in his voice, "They know." 

   The reef was destroyed as they were flying away on the last civilian plane.  Mitsuhama had declared a scorched earth policy on the lost property.  By the time Evo moved in, the eastern and northerner half of the island were nothing but steam and ash. 

    Yuki left home not long after.  She took the open roads of the world on her bike, traveling from county to country. 

   A new runner appeared in the shadows that year too.  A formidable young woman.  She was surprisingly merciful to corporate employees, using stun spells to leave unconscious guards alive, but she has already been linked to the death of two low level executives.  She's been identified by her calling card. 

   A piece of coral. 

Sounds cool, do you have an idea how she ended up in China or do you want to explore that in-character before the group runs begin?

I bet I know the answer already but are there still openings available? If there are, I'd like to put forward a pagan witch.

Still open and accepting, I am asking for character sheets currently and intend to run some individual things before the group runs begin.

Riese: Aggressive Negotiations

Born to a pair of Nordic expatriates in Germany, Bjorn Karlsson Eisenburg grew up in a world too small for him in every way. The height and weight of an adult human before he hit puberty, he had to learn very quickly how to control his prodigious size and strength around 'little people' with a fast-growing maturity atypical even for life in the shadows. His parents had very little time to raise him directly, both of them working as enforcers and bodyguards for the White Vory in Berlin - as such, Bjorn's playmates growing up were a mixture of street toughs and young Vory thugs who taught him little about formal education and a great deal about violence.

When he came of age, Bjorn was formally inducted into the Vory alongside his family and given his first assignment - bodyguard to the impetuous and headstrong daughter of the Berlin Tzar, an Elf named Hannah. Despite his size and fearsome appearance, half of Bjorn's time was taken up trying to talk the wild mob princess out of one crazy adventure idea or another, or talking her out of consequences when he failed in the first. He was devoted to her, but it was a difficult relationship that often left Hannah seeming intensely frustrated with her titanic shadow; as a result, Bjorn was caught entirely off-guard when she seduced him one night. Taking the occasional bullet for his charge during her more wild escapades only strengthened the lovers' relationship, however inappropriate it was by ethical standards. It weakened his resolve to dissuade her from acting out, though, which inevitably came back to bite them both.

Hannah's penchant for burglary took a sudden and abrupt turn when one of her nocturnal adventures led to the accidental death of a Sader-Krupp courier, one who turned out to have been dispatched on their mission at the personal orders of Lofwyr. Fearing the dragon's retribution, the Tzar officially disowned her and exiled her from Europe. Bjorn went with her, in turn fearing the Tzar's retribution for his failure to restrain Hannah. They crossed the ocean to North America, making their way to end up in Seattle where the local White Vory were tacitly aware of their identities. The pair became shadowrunners to pay the bills; the fiery mage and her Giant meatshield building a respectable name for themselves in the Seattle shadows.

Again, though, all good things would come to an end. The Red Vory had designs on Seattle, and in addition to targeted assassinations of every White Vory leader in the city they had marked Hannah for elimination as well. Riese was a capable bodyguard but even he couldn't fend off an entire hit squad by himself, collapsing in a hail of bullets. Against all odds he survived, but his lover and principal had disappeared, presumably murdered by the Reds as part of their takeover. Sorely wounded, unable to find her, and alone in a city now hostile to him again, he bought passage on the first ship out of Seattle Harbor, a megafreighter bound for the Chinese Central Provinces. Plenty of work for a shadowrunner there, and under the watchful and jealous eye of the triads he'd be safe from further retribution by either Vory faction.

Contacts

Feng Lin (Street Doc, Connections 2, Loyalty 2): A gruff, middle-aged Chinese shaman and street doc whom Riese visits for medical treatment when he needs it. He has two young children from a failed marriage who he spends as much time as possible with, sometimes even at the expense of his business.

Gears McCoy (Mechanic, Connections 1, Loyalty 4): An Ork - specifically, an Oni - living in Shanghai and barely getting by in the face of Triad racism as a shadow mechanic. Riese's first purchase upon completing a job in China was the tank-like Trollhammer, using Gears as a middleman for the deal. McCoy has been his mechanic for the bike ever since, and the two formed a strong friendship based on their shared existence as barely-tolerated exiles from their homelands.

Greta Gurnissdottr (Bartender, Connections 3, Loyalty 3): A retired dwarven shieldmaiden who runs Valhalla, one of the few drinking establishments in Shanghai openly welcoming to non-Chinese patrons, styled as an Old World German beer hall complete with vaulted ceilings. Riese drinks there frequently, for the joy of being able to sit without hunching his back over double alone, and enjoys the German-language conversations with Greta and her wife almost as much as the beer.

Panopticon (Fixer, Connections 6, Loyalty 1): A mysterious and coldly analytical Matrix presence who's provided Riese with a great many shadowrunning contracts over the years, first in Seattle and now in Shanghai. He's never met the fixer in person, and knows nothing about their true identity - they could be a decker, a technomancer, or even a rogue A.I..

Shen Zhi (Gang Leader, Connections 4, Loyalty 3): A senior lieutenant of the Red Dragon triad, who hired Riese for a local muscle job and proved sufficiently impressed to keep the foreign giant on retainer. Her antipathy towards his ethnicity is overridden by his value as an enforcer,  and they share drinks occasionally where Zhi can relax somewhat in the presence of a casual friend who doesn't try to hit on her and won't be plotting any sort of power move against her position.

Mao Xeugang (Fence, Connections 3, Loyalty 2): An elderly elven street trader and black-market dealer who's proven quite adept at finding Riese equipment custom-fitted to his immense form. His gambling habits have left him in deep debt to the Red Dragons.

Lei Yaling (Hermetic Mage, Connections 3, Loyalty 4): One of Riese's earliest shadowruns in the Central Provinces was as contract protection for a mage - a task he knew all too well how to do. That the mage in question turned out to be a beautiful young Chinese woman made it even worse for the scarred wounds on Riese's heart, but not enough to back out of the job. The run went off without a hitch, and in the aftermath she turned out to be a compassionate friend as well with an endless well of Confuscian-derived advice to help Riese silence the demons of his past.

Chummer Datasheet

== Personal Data ==
Street Name: Riese
Name: Unnamed Character
Movement:8/16 (1m/hit)
Swim:6 (1m/hit)
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Troll(Giant)
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 10
Lift/Carry: 16 (120 kg/80 kg)
Memory: 4
Nuyen:300¥

== Priorities ==
Metatype: A,4
Attributes: B,3
Special: E,0
Skills: C,2
Resources: D,1

== Attributes ==
Current Form:
BOD: 8
AGI: 4
REA: 2
STR: 8
CHA: 7
INT: 3
LOG: 2
WIL: 2
EDG: 6

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                                4.90
Initiative:                             5 +1d6
Rigger Initiative:                      5 +1d6
Astral Initiative:                     
Matrix AR:                              5 +1d6
Matrix Cold:                            6 +3d6
Matrix Hot:                             6 +4d6
Physical Damage Track:                  12
Stun Damage Track:                      9

== Limits ==
Physical:                               9
Mental:                                 3
   Audio Enhancement [+2] (Only for Perception (Hearing))
   Medkit [+4] (Only for First Aid and Medicine)
   Medkit [+6] (Only for First Aid and Medicine)
Social:                                 10
   Ballistic Mask [+1] (Only for Intimidation, Must be visible.)
   Mortimer of London: Argentum Coat [+1] (Must be visible)
   Mortimer of London: Berwick Suit [+1] (Must be visible)
Astral:                                 10

== Active Skills ==
Clubs (Batons)                          Base:1          Pool:5(7)
Con                                     Base:5          Pool:12
Etiquette                               Base:5          Pool:12
Gymnastics                              Base:2          Pool:6
Intimidation                            Base:5          Pool:12
Negotiation                             Base:5          Pool:12
Pilot Ground Craft (Bike)               Base:1          Pool:4(6)
Pistols                                 Base:4          Pool:8
Running                                 Base:2          Pool:10
Swimming                                Base:2          Pool:10

== Knowledge Skills ==
Cantonese                               Base:4          Pool:8
English                                 Base:4          Pool:8
German                                  Native
Mandarin                                Base:4          Pool:8
                                        Base:0          Pool:0
Triads                                  Base:4          Pool:7

== Contacts ==
Feng Lin;Shanghai;Street Doc(2, 2)
Gears McCoy;Shanghai;Mechanic(1, 4)
Greta Gurnisdottr;Shanghai;Bartender(3, 3)
Lei Yaling;Shanghai;Hermetic Academic(3, 4)
Mao Xuegang;Shanghai;Fence(3, 2)
Panopticon;Matrix;Fixer(6, 1)
Shen Zhi;Shanghai;Gang Leader(4, 3)

== Qualities ==
Dermal Alteration (Bark Skin)
Exceptional Attribute (CHA (1))
First Impression
Incompetent (Engineering)
Linguist
No Man Left Behind
Thermographic Vision
Too Pretty To Hit
Watch the Suit

== Lifestyle ==
Empty Warehouse(Squatter)2 Months
   + Extra Secure
   + Grid Subscription (Public Grid) [+50¥]

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Metatype Reduction (Troll)
Olfactory Booster Rating 1
Tailored Pheromones Rating 3

== Armor ==
Ballistic Mask                          +2
   + Flare Compensation
   + Image Link
   + Single SensorRating 5
   + Smartlink
Mortimer of London: Argentum Coat       12/+4
   + Concealability
   + Custom Fit (Stack)
   + Fire Resistance 4
   + Insulation 4
   + Nonconductivity 6
Mortimer of London: Berwick Suit        11
   + Concealability
   + Custom Fit
   + Gel Packs

== Weapons ==
Defiance EX Shocker
   + Concealable Holster
   + Personalized Grip
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 4 (7)   DV: 9S(e)   AP: -5   RC: 4
Knife (Survival Kit)
   Pool: 3   Accuracy: 5   DV: 9P   AP: -1   RC: 4
Osmium Mace
   + Concealable Holster
   + Personalized Grip
   Pool: 5   Accuracy: 6   DV: 14P   AP: -1   RC: 4
Ruger Super Warhawk
   + Concealable Holster
   + Personalized Grip
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   + Speed Loader
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 5 (8)   DV: 9P   AP: -2   RC: 4
Stun Baton
   + Personalized Grip
   Pool: 5 (7)   Accuracy: 4 (5)   DV: 9S(e)   AP: -5   RC: 4
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 3   Accuracy: 9   DV: 8S   AP: -   RC: 4

== Commlink ==
Renraku Sensei(ATT: 0,SLZ: 0,DP: 3,FWL: 3)
   + Commlink Functionality[Camera, Micro, Chip Player, Credstick Reader, Earbuds 1, GPS Guidance System, Micro Trid-Projector, Music Player, RFID Tag Scanner, Shock- and Water-Resistant Case, Touchscreen Display]
   + Mapsoft (Coastal Provinces)

== Gear: Equipped ==
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Heavy Pistols) ×180
Ammo: Stick-n-Shock (Heavy Pistols) ×120
Ammo: Taser Dart (Tasers) ×100
AR Gloves
Backpack (Good)
Contacts Rating 1
   + Image Link
Earbuds Rating 3
   + Sound Link
   + Audio Enhancement Rating 2
Fake SIN (Hans Schmidt) Rating 3
Fake SIN (Albrecht Muller) Rating 2
Folding MaxiMetachair, self-assembly
Gas Mask
Medkit Rating 6
Medkit Supplies ×5
Respirator Rating 1
Restraint, Metal
Restraint, Plastic ×10
Roll of Duct Tape ×10
Slap Patch, Antidote Patch Rating 4 ×2
Slap Patch, Stim Patch Rating 4 ×4
Speed Loader (Ruger Super Warhawk) ×4
Survival Kit
   + Lighter
   + Compass
   + Matches
   + Lightweight Thermal Blanket
   + Several Days' Worth of Ration Bars
   + Water Purification Unit
Tag Eraser
White Noise Generator Rating 6

== Vehicles ==
BMW Trollhammer                   
   + Metahuman Adjustment Rating 1
   + Run-Flat Tires Rating 1
   + Sensor Array Rating 2

Looks good, do you have thoughts on the background for any contacts or do you want me to fill them in as we go along?  How would you feel about some initial runs about when you just got off the boat?

I redid my character into a medic since there seems to be plenty of mage interest.  Still some odds and ends to clean up and figure out though.

Rosenda Endicott was a dreamer and a patriot.  She grew up in the UCAS, the child of a true American mutt and a man whose family had fled Aztlan in his youth.  She was a model student and model citizen, and volunteered for the UCAS military in her pursuit of a medical degree.  Again Rosenda excelled and she was well on her way to becoming a full fledged doctor when she was, much to her surprise, suddenly assigned as a field medic to an infantry company.

A few missions later and everything went sideways.  A mission resulted in numerous casualties.  Rosenda went to treat them, only to find that her supplies were short or missing entirely.  She did what she could with what she had but casualties were, as the report indicated, 'well above expectation.'  An officer had been skimming supplies to sell and had sent his soldiers into a clear ambush, but it would be a scandal if it was revealed.  So Rosenda was chosen to be the fall girl and after a show trial was found guilty.

The sentence was mercifully short, only a single year after good behaviour, but Rosenda's dreams were shattered.  The world had been revealed to her, and there was no room for a dreamer.  It didn't help that no reputable organization would ever hire her as a doctor.  So Rosenda headed for Seattle, working as a street doc and later a runner.  She built a reputation but yearned to see the world, it couldn't all be like Seattle and the UCAS.  So she headed west across the Pacific in search of work.

WIP Sheet

== Personal Data ==
Street Name: Nurse
Name: Rosenda Endicott
Movement:14/28 (2m/hit)
Swim:4.5 (1m/hit)
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 1
Public Awareness: 0
Human(None)
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 9
Lift/Carry: 6 (30 kg/20 kg)
Memory: 7
Nuyen:110¥

== Priorities ==
Metatype: E,0
Attributes: A,4
Special: E,0
Skills: A,4
Resources: C,2

== Attributes ==
Current Form:
BOD: 4
AGI: 5(7)
REA: 5
STR: 2
CHA: 7
INT: 2
LOG: 5
WIL: 2
EDG: 3

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                                5.10
Initiative:                             7 +1d6
Rigger Initiative:                      7 +1d6
Astral Initiative:                     
Matrix AR:                              7 +1d6
Matrix Cold:                            6 +3d6
Matrix Hot:                             6 +4d6
Physical Damage Track:                  10
Stun Damage Track:                      9

== Limits ==
Physical:                               5
Mental:                                 5
   Medkit [+3] (Only for First Aid and Medicine)
Social:                                 8
   Mortimer of London: Summit Dress [+1] (Must be visible)
   Security Armor: Light [+1] (Only for Intimidation, Must be visible.)
Astral:                                 8

== Active Skills ==
Armorer                                 Base:1          Pool:6
Automatics                              Base:4          Pool:11
Automotive Mechanic                     Base:0          Pool:6
Biotechnology                           Base:6          Pool:11
Blades                                  Base:1          Pool:8
Computer                                Base:1          Pool:6
Con                                     Base:5          Pool:12
Cybertechnology                         Base:6          Pool:11
Escape Artist                           Base:1          Pool:8
Etiquette                               Base:1          Pool:8
First Aid (Gunshot Wounds)              Base:6          Pool:11(13)
Gunnery                                 Base:2          Pool:9
Gymnastics                              Base:2          Pool:9
Heavy Weapons                           Base:2          Pool:9
Longarms                                Base:4          Pool:11
Medicine (Trauma Surgery)               Base:6          Pool:11(13)
Navigation                              Base:1          Pool:3
Negotiation                             Base:5          Pool:12
Perception                              Base:2          Pool:4
Pilot Aircraft                          Base:2          Pool:7
Pilot Ground Craft                      Base:5          Pool:10
Pilot Watercraft                        Base:2          Pool:7
Pistols (Semi-Automatics)               Base:4          Pool:11(13)
Running                                 Base:3          Pool:5
Sneaking                                Base:6          Pool:13
Swimming                                Base:3          Pool:5
Unarmed Combat                          Base:1          Pool:8

== Knowledge Skills ==
English                                 Native
French                                  Base:0          Pool:6
Japanese                                Base:0          Pool:6
Korean                                  Base:0          Pool:6
Mandarin                                Base:0          Pool:6
Spanish                                 Native
Biology                                 Base:5          Pool:10
Chemistry                               Base:4          Pool:9
Fashion                                 Base:2          Pool:4
History                                 Base:3          Pool:8

== Contacts ==
;Cleaner(3, 5)
;Fixer(4, 3)
;Bartender(1, 1)
;Smuggler(6, 4)
;Armorer(5, 2)
;Street Doc(2, 3)
;Pawn Broker(2, 1)

== Qualities ==
Ambidextrous
Bilingual
Exceptional Attribute (CHA (1))
Lightweight
Low Pain Tolerance
Poor Self Control (Compulsive II, Public Single Aspect) (Help Wounded (Friendly/Foe/Random))
Resistance to Pathogens and Toxins
SINner (Criminal) (UCAS)
Too Pretty To Hit

== Lifestyle ==
Apartment(Low)1 Month
   + Cramped [-10%]

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Clean Metabolism
Muscle Toner Rating 2
Skilljack Rating 4

== Armor ==
Mortimer of London: Summit Dress         7
   + Concealability
   + Custom Fit
Security Armor: Helmet                  +3
Security Armor: Light                   15
   + Custom Fit
   + Gear Access
   + Restrictive
   + Holster
Zoé: Second Skin                        6/+2
   + Custom Fit (Stack)
   + Newest Model
   + Ruthenium Polymer Coating 4

== Weapons ==
Colt America L36
   + Concealable Holster
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   Pool: 11 (13)   Accuracy: 7   DV: 7P   AP: -   RC: 2
Knife
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 5   DV: 3P   AP: -1   RC: 2
Savalette Guardian
   + Concealable Holster
   + Silencer/Suppressor
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   Pool: 11 (13)   Accuracy: 5 (7)   DV: 8P   AP: -1   RC: 3
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 8   Accuracy: 5   DV: 2S   AP: -   RC: 2
Yamaha Raiden
   + Electronic Firing
   + Flashlight, Standard
   + Foregrip
   + Smartgun System, Internal
   + Sound Suppressor
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   + Spare Clip
   Pool: 11   Accuracy: 6 (8)   DV: 11P   AP: -2   RC: 4

== Commlink ==
Erika Elite(ATT: 0,SLZ: 0,DP: 4,FWL: 4)
   + Commlink Functionality[Camera, Micro, Chip Player, Credstick Reader, Earbuds 1, GPS Guidance System, Micro Trid-Projector, Music Player, RFID Tag Scanner, Shock- and Water-Resistant Case, Touchscreen Display]

== Gear: Equipped ==
Advanced Medkit Rating 6
Advanced Medkit Rating 3
Ammo: APDS (Heavy Pistols) ×60
Ammo: APDS (Assault Rifles) ×60
Ammo: Flechette Rounds (Heavy Pistols) ×60
Ammo: Flechette Rounds (Assault Rifles) ×60
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Assault Rifles) ×100
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Heavy Pistols) ×100
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Assault Rifles) ×200
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Heavy Pistols) ×100
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Light Pistols) ×100
AR Gloves
Backpack (Good)
Biomonitor
Certified Credstick, Gold
Certified Credstick, Platinum
Certified Credstick, Silver ×2
Certified Credstick, Standard ×2
Contacts Rating 3
   + Smartlink
   + Image Link
   + Low Light
Disposable Syringe ×6
Earbuds Rating 1
   + Sound Link
Fake SIN Rating 5
Fake SIN Rating 2
Flashlight
Gas Mask
Linguasoft (Mandarin) Rating 4
Linguasoft (Japanese) Rating 4
Linguasoft (Korean) Rating 4
Linguasoft (French) Rating 4
Medkit Rating 3
Micro-Transceiver
Subvocal Mic
Tool Shop (Medicine)
Vasotech MD-3X Autoinjection Gun

== Vehicles ==
GMC Bulldog Step-Van (Van)         
   + Sensor Array Rating 2

Sheet is looking good.  Does your character have a particular reason for coming to China instead of elsewhere?

[PixelatedPixie]

Sheet is looking good.  Does your character have a particular reason for coming to China instead of elsewhere?

Honestly, not really.  I had kinda defaulted to wanderlust or work.  Maybe the first boat/plane/whatever she ran into was heading that way.  Maybe as it is a bit more chaotic it seemed like a good place to get away from the UCAS and governments in general.  But I am not even sure she'd know herself, it might just be luck/fate.  But I do need to flesh out her contacts a bit, and the reason might come from that.  Maybe she worked with a smuggler or pirate along the way that was based there.

A few notes that I don't think I included in her sheet yet.  I figured her Compulsion was helping the injured.  Not running into fire to aid an enemy type help, but more if she is walking through the aftermath of a firefight (even one she was involved in), she'd be hard pressed not to stop and provide at least basic aid to the wounded, or if she is undercover and someone starts choking or what not.  Basically if someone is hurt nearby she'd want to help even if it is against her better interests.  Applying bandages or telling them where to put pressure or what not.  I figured the delay that might result from that on a job might be worth the negative karma.  I had also figured she has her Tool Shop (medicine) in the back of her van, so a mobile operating room type deal. 

The sheet is just copied and pasted from Chummer's print function, but I can try and provide a different file if that will help check things.  She was prime runner, sum to 10.  34/35 positive karma qualities, 32/35 negative karma qualities.  24 attribute points, 1 special attribute point.  42 contacts, 46 active skills with 23 additional karma spent (her three specializations and 1 rank of automotive mechanic).  10 skill groups total, 6 in biotech, 4 in firearms.  14 knowledge skills (plus her linguasofts which I think show as 0 ranks in the skill section), and 10 karma spent on extra nuyen.  I don't see anywhere that easily breaks down the nuyen cost, but she has 110 remaining after spending 230,000.

[TheGlyphstone]

Looks good, do you have thoughts on the background for any contacts or do you want me to fill them in as we go along?  How would you feel about some initial runs about when you just got off the boat?

Runs off the boat sound good. I'm fine letting you fill in the backgrounds of my contacts - I only filled in what Riese would know about them and how he met them, so there's plenty of room to improvise.

[GloomCookie]

I made a thing.

Nerd by day, runner by night.

Madison "Medusa" Whitaker originally came to Qingdao on contract with the Shangdon University of Science and Technology as an associate professor, having recently earned her Masters degree in engineering at Saint Louis University in Missouri after serving in the military. At first, things were fairly normal, until one day a student approached asking for help with a non-class issue. The student was earning their tuition money by running the shadows, but they'd fallen afoul of Wuxing, and needed someone to arbitrate on their behalf. Medusa wanted to refuse but then the student offered more cash than she made in two months just to negotiate while they stayed hidden.

Worried of being identified and linked to her student, she went to the local chemistry lab and borrowed a respirator, one that would obscure her face from the facial recognition cameras and from anyone looking at her directly. That first meeting was tense, almost paralyzed with fear as they searched her before sitting her before a man who clearly was not amused. Summoning her conviction, she was able to lobby on behalf of her student to let them go on the promise they never again run and pay Wuxing a 'handling fee' of 15,000¥. Medusa walked away, hoping to never again need to deal with such a terrifying person.

That night, while going through her second bottle of wine to calm the shakes, she realized she liked the adrenaline rush. The feeling was addictive, and soon she approached her student asking for more details. By the end of the week, she'd met with a fixer named Prometheus, who set her up with her first real job. That was almost 5 years ago, and somehow she's managed to keep her professional life and shadow life separate. She kept the original respirator and has since customized it with steel spikes, going by the moniker Medusa by joking that anyone who saw her face would turn to stone.

Link to Sheet

[TheGlyphstone]

We're going to be the most Face-heavy runner team in existence at this rate...

[GloomCookie]

In the case of the mage, Charisma is usually one of the major ways to resist drain so it's a nifty consequence. Though I'm sure I could swap to Hermetic and use some science on you bitches.

... fuck I might need to do that now.

Ok I'm gonna scrap the Mage idea and go with something else so please ignore the character sheet for now.

[Lockepick]

I'm going to withdraw interest -- apologies, but haven't been able to push myself to dive into the character creation.

[Muse]

  If you want, Locke, send me a direct message and I can  help? 

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  PAC, I can see we're going to be very glad you're   on our side!

  Glyphstone:  "Mind if I stand behind you for a minute there, tall man?  Just got to get these spells started before i start dodging bullets.  Thanks big guy." 

Naturally it isn't easy to double check Shadowrun sheets so am mostly looking for the most blatant stuff.  If people want to provide their chummer documents I can look at those as well but naturally isn't required.

Sounds cool, do you have an idea how she ended up in China or do you want to explore that in-character before the group runs begin?

Im ver glad you like.  I'll PM you her sheet (WIP).  It's on Google Drive so i'm not supposed to link it to the public portions of elliquiy. 

[Muse]

  Oh, sorry, Conundrum, I fumbled your question. 

  Coral is just kind of drifting right now.  She could turn up just about anywhere.  She's wants to see the world but she's got a couple of centuries to do it, so she's in no hurry.  Making some friends should be enough to keep her in one place for a while. 

[GloomCookie]

My brain is shot today so apologies, I'll have a revised character either late tomorrow or early Saturday.

The revised concept is more a technical specialist who deals with hardware, not software. The idea behind this is someone who knows the ins and outs of how cameras and doors are installed and the best way to deal with physical security, leaving digital security to a hacker or technomancer. Decent in combat but much preferring to get in, get the job done, and get out without drawing undue attention.

[Muse]

Let me know if i can help GloomCoolie.  That sounds exciting.  The Matrix is my weak point in Shadowrun, but i do okay with tech and i'm catching up on the matrix.  :)

[Muse]

  What would i do to prepay for a mobile lifestyle? 

  Like, a motel subscription? 

[GloomCookie]

This would depend on the GM but a motel would count as a Low to Medium lifestyle depending on circumstances, meaning you'd list it as a lifestyle and prepay it during character creation.

Usually though, at least the way I run things, unless it's going to be permanent, you'd pay a modest rate (again, varies by GM) of between 50 to 300 nuyen per night in a motel/hotel, with a coffin motel being on the low end (enough room for a mattress and nothing else) to a decent suite. If it's going to be a more permanent situation, then most places would cut you a deal and so you could count it as a lifestyle.

Send a message to the GM and see what they say and describe the situation to them.

[FroggyBoi]

I never actually managed to play Shadowrun, but there's a first time for everything, and this seems fun.

I was thinking either a rogue/thief or a decker character, but I'm not sure what best compliments the characters already submitted.

I'll read up a bit more and try to get a character idea in soon.

[Conundrum]

Sorry for the delay, was busy lately.

  What would i do to prepay for a mobile lifestyle? 

  Like, a motel subscription? 

I will check some of the advanced rules for lifestyles and see if I can adapt something from there for you.


This week for people who have finished sheets if you want we can start solo runs

[PixelatedPixie]

I will try to add some details to her contacts in the next day or two.  Do you want us to edit the (final) sheets here or send them to you by PM or something else?

[Conundrum]

I will try to add some details to her contacts in the next day or two.  Do you want us to edit the (final) sheets here or send them to you by PM or something else?

If you have a sheet you feel is finished and are ready to start a solo run PM me and tell me.


I will also reiterate that it is fine if a team is loaded heavily towards a particular skillset, teams will get jobs for their particular skillset.

[Conundrum]

  What would i do to prepay for a mobile lifestyle? 

  Like, a motel subscription? 

I'll let you choose to either choose a normal lifestyle and you can pay normally for that, or use the Run Faster Traveler lifestyle which is 3k a month.

[Muse]

thank you, Conundrum, i'll go look. 

have i miseed out on the early game?  I'm pretty sure i can finish up Coral in the next few hours.