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Title: Adept Hacker - What would you add?
Post by: Caimbuel on <02-25-13/0144:32>

So I am looking at ideas for advancement on the character, perhaps a TacNet, or something along those lines. The GM has approved the character already so its good to go. This is not really at all a combat character, we have too many knuckledraggers and gunmonkeys already in the group.

== Info ==
Street Name: SG
Name: Jared Samuels
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 1
Public Awareness: 0
Human Male Age 24
Height 1.8 Meters Weight 81 kg
Composure: 6
Judge Intentions: 8
Lift/Carry: 5 (30 kg/20 kg)
Memory: 9
Nuyen: 18000

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

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 4.35
Initiative: 7 (9)
IP: 1 (3)
Astral Initiative: 8
Astral IP: 3
Matrix Initiative: 13
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 9

== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling : 0 Pool: 3
Animal Training : 0 Pool: 3
Archery : 0 Pool: 2
Armorer : 0 Pool: 6
Artisan : 0 Pool: 3
Automatics : 0 Pool: 2
Blades : 0 Pool: 2
Chemistry : 3 Pool: 10
Climbing : 0 Pool: 1
Clubs : 0 Pool: 2
Computer : 4 Pool: 11
Con : 1 Pool: 10
Cybercombat : 4 Pool: 11
Data Search : 4 Pool: 11
Demolitions : 0 Pool: 6
Disguise : 0 Pool: 3
Diving : 0 Pool: 2
Dodge : 1 Pool: 6
Electronic Warfare : 4 Pool: 11
Escape Artist : 0 Pool: 2
Etiquette : 1 Pool: 10
First Aid : 0 Pool: 6
Flight : 0 Pool: 1
Forgery : 0 Pool: 2
Gunnery : 0 Pool: 2
Gymnastics : 0 Pool: 2
Hacking : 4 Pool: 13
Hardware : 4 Pool: 11
Heavy Weapons : 0 Pool: 2
Infiltration : 3 Pool: 6
Instruction : 0 Pool: 3
Intimidation : 0 Pool: 3
Leadership : 1 Pool: 10
Locksmith : 0 Pool: 2
Longarms : 0 Pool: 2
Navigation : 0 Pool: 3
Negotiation : 1 Pool: 10
Palming : 0 Pool: 2
Parachuting : 0 Pool: 2
Perception : 3 Pool: 10
Pilot Ground Craft : 0 Pool: 4
Pilot Watercraft : 0 Pool: 4
Pistols : 2 Pool: 5
Riding : 0 Pool: 4
Running : 0 Pool: 1
Shadowing : 1 Pool: 5
Software : 4 Pool: 11
Survival : 0 Pool: 1
Swimming : 0 Pool: 1
Throwing Weapons : 0 Pool: 2
Tracking : 0 Pool: 3
Unarmed Combat : 0 Pool: 2

== Knowledge Skills ==
Chemical Suppliers : 3 Pool: 10
Chemistry : 3 Pool: 11
Chess : 2 Pool: 6
Computer Science : 5 Pool: 13
Corporate Security Procedures : 3 Pool: 10
Engineering (Electrical) : 5 Pool: 12
English : N Pool: 0
Matrix Games : 1 Pool: 5
Psychology : 1 Pool: 8

== Contacts ==
Freelance Corporate Headhunter (4, 3)
Street Doc (2, 4)
University Electrical Engineering Lab (3 (3), 2)
Ork Fixer (5, 2)

== Qualities ==
Addiction (Mild) (Stimulants)
Adept
College Education
Day Job (20 hrs/week)
Dependent (Inconvenience)
Prejudiced (Specific, Biased) (Unintelligent, Stupid and Slow people)
SINner (Standard) (UCAS)

== Powers ==
Improved Ability (Non-Combat) (Hacking) Rating: 2
Improved Reflexes 2

== Lifestyles ==
2-BR Low-Rise Apartment 1 months
Comforts: Middle
Entertainment: Middle
Necessities: Middle
Neighborhood: Middle
Security: High
Qualities: Corporate Owned [-3LP]
Trigger-Happy Landlord [-1LP]
Old Warehouse 1 months
Comforts: Street
Entertainment: Street
Necessities: Low
Neighborhood: Low
Security: High
Qualities: Feng Shui [5LP]
Workplace [1LP]
Crash Pad [-1LP]
Poor Condition [-1LP]
Rough Neighborhood [-1LP]
Worse Neighbors [-1LP]

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Attention Coprocessor Rating 3
Cerebral Booster Rating 2
Cyberears Rating 4
+Ear Recording Unit
+Sound Link
+Audio Enhancement Rating 3
+Damper
+Spatial Recognizer
+Select Sound Filter Rating 1
+Datajack
+Commlink
+Sim Module (Hot-Sim Modified)
Cybereyes Basic System Rating 4
+Eye Recording Unit
+Image Link
+Thermographic Vision
+Low-Light Vision
+Smartlink
+Flare Compensation
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
+Vision Magnification
+Microscopic Vision
Math SPU

== Armor ==
Form-Fitting Full-Body Suit6/2
SecureTech Vitals Protector1/1

== Weapons ==
Colt Manhunter
+Electronic Firing
+Gecko Grip
+Laser Sight
+Skinlink
+Smartgun System
+Trigger Removal
Pool: 8 DV: 5P AP: -1 RC: 1
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 2 DV: 1S AP: - RC: 0

== Commlink ==
CMT Clip (1, 2, 1, 3)(public)
+Redcap Nix
Disposable Commlink (1, 2, 1, 3)
+Disposable Commlink OS
Transys Avalon (5, 6, 6, 6) (hidden)
+Custom Commlink OS [Analyze 5, Armor 5, Attack 5, Biofeedback Filter 5, Browse 5, Command 5, Datasoft 5 (Wikipedia Britannica Deluxe), Datasoft 5 (Jane's Encyclopedia of War), Datasoft 5 (MCT's Manual of Modern Electronics), Datasoft 5 (Ares Field Guide to Electronic Warfare), Datasoft 5 (Atkin's Chemical Reference 2070), Decrypt 5, Defuse 5, ECCM 4, Edit 5, Empathy Software 5, Encrypt 5, Exploit 5, Firewall 6, Mapsoft 5 (Rand-McNally's StreetSmart Philadelphia), Medic 2, Purge 5, Scan 5, Sniffer 5, Software Programm Suite 3, Spoof 5, Stealth 5, System 6, Track 5 (Hacked), Virtual Surround Music, VR Game, Wall Space]
+Customized Interface
+Hardening Rating 6
+Nonstandard Wireless Link Rating 1
+Optimization (Exploit)
+Response Enhancer Rating 3

== Gear ==
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x160
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Heavy Pistols) x96
Ammo: Subsonic Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x64
AR Gloves
Autopicker Rating 6
Betameth x15
Betel x15
Fiberoptic Cable
Glasscutter
Inoculation Rating 6
Inoculation Rating 6
Laés Cigarette x10
Long Haul x9
Miniwelder
Respirator Rating 6
Restraints, Plastic (2050) x20
Spare Clip (Colt Manhunter) x20
Stealth Tags x10
Stimulant Patch Rating 3 x4
Tag Eraser
Trauma Patch
Wire Clippers

== Vehicles ==
Hyundai Shin-Hyung (Sedan) ("BMW GT400")
+Amenities, Middle
+Anti-Theft
+ECM Rating 2
+Improved Sensor Array
+Morphing License Plate
+Signature Masking Rating 1
+Spoof Chip
+Clearsight Rating 3
+Copy Protection Rating 3
+Registration
+Extra-Large Vehicle Sensor
+Atmosphere Sensor Rating 1
+Camera Rating 1
+Laser Range Finder
+Motion Sensor
+Radar Rating 1
+Maneuver (3) Rating 3
+Copy Protection Rating 3
+Registration
MCT Fly-Spy (Minidrone)
+Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 2
+Maneuver (Self) Rating 2
+Copy Protection Rating 2
+Registration
+Minidrone Sensor
+Laser Range Finder
+Atmosphere Sensor Rating 2
+Camera Rating 2

Title: Re: Adept Hacker - What would you add?
Post by: Thrass on <02-25-13/0716:45>

I think Hacking is one of the rare fields where a 4th initiative pass is reasonable to pay for.

You certainly don't need to do so, but my hacker (mystic) adepts have way of the mage/burnout/warrior and geas/way discount improved reflexes to 3 which costs 2 PP.
(I usually take meditaging/praying for 1 hour each day as a geas.)

If you can spare another 1.5 power points look into mind over matter from war.
Drop agility to 1 get 2 points of magic get mind over matter (1.5 power points) and use logik instead of agility to shoot.

Now with 4 initiative passes and a pool of 9 dice to shoot you can think about switching out pistols to either longarms (sniper support so you don't end up on the front line, shotguns and shotgun pistols),
or automatics (machine pistols up to battle rifles, same approach don't get caught in the front line)

Then go ahead and hack in AR (get ar gloves and stuff) get rid of biofeedback filter, black hammer, black ice, and the like won't affect you all a matrix attack can do is shut down your commlink.

This is how I play my adept hackers (or mystic adept hackers) and is a couple of ideas but not necessarily your style.