Shadowrun
Shadowrun Play => Character creation and critique => Topic started by: Henzington on <03-08-12/2259:26>
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The whole idea behind this guy is hack and drive. I plan on using karma to develop his drone piloting in game.
The background of this guy is a former corp spider who loved to do demo derby/street racing on the side for fun.
There are two minor house rules that this character is using. First the hotspur doesnt have off road suspension just a plain one which reduces the cost by 6k. The gm allowed me to get a remote conceal and reinforced turret even though its 2 above the aviablity rating for restricted gear.
== Info ==
Street Name: Zanahoria
Name: Javier Murphy
Nuyen: 6000+4d6x500
== Attributes ==
BOD: 5
AGI: 2
REA: 2
STR: 2
CHA: 2
INT: 5
LOG: 5
WIL: 5
EDG: 2
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 5.4
Initiative: 7
IP: 1
Matrix Initiative: 10
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 11
Stun Damage Track: 11
== Active Skills ==
Cracking 4 Pool 9
Electronics 4 Pool 9
Mechanic Skill Group 1 Pool 6
Gunnery 6 Pool 10+2 Smartlink
Pilot Ground Craft 4 Pool 8
Etiquette 4 Pool 6
Armorer 1 Pool 6
== Knowledge Skills ==
Famous Runners 6 Pool 11
Matrix Games 6 Pool 11
Sports 6 Pool 11
== Qualities ==
Codeslinger +10
Restricted Gear (Rating 2) +10
Sinner -5
Media Junky Mild -5
Addicition Mild (BTLs) -5
Bad Luck -20
== Contacts ==
3l1t3 3/4 Former Coworker also a Hacker and knows where you can programs and computer hardware that might have fallen off the back of the truck
Cranston 4/4 Mechanic has his own small business and shop does mods etc for illegal street races and demolition debries
== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Control RIg
Datajack
== Weapons ==
Ultimax HMG-2 (External Smartlink) with 500 rounds of Ex-Explosive ammo
== Vehicles ==
Tata Hotspur
Gridlink Override
Rigger Adaption
Turbocharger 4
Armor Normal 16
Ram Plate
Reinforced Concealed Remote Turret
== Gear ==
High Lifestyle One Month
Fake SIn 4
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit
Sim Module Modified for Hot Sim/BTL
Fairlight Caliban Signal 5 and Response 4
Firewall 6 and System 6
6 Common Use Matrix Programs
15 Hacking Matrix Programs
Matrix Agent 4
Medkit 6
Nonconductivity 6
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Response and Signal can only be upgraded a maximum of 2 from the base on the commlink.
How do you plan to drive? You have softmaxed Agility and Reaction (but no skills linked to either of them), control rig (but nothing else to help you rig) and (possibly?) a command program.
Response 6 eats a restricted gear, so does the HMG, and so does the turret.
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pilot ground craft uses reaction and gunnery uses agility
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Drop a point from Etiquette, IMO, and all the specializations. Theyre cheaper after character creation. Use the 10bp that frees up to pick up 2 in Pistols and 2bp of ware or contacts, or raise one of your two dumpstats to 2.
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the plan is to get a drone asap so i dont plan on using weapons on my meat body and my gm likes to make eqituette checks so i can get by with low cha but not low cha and no etiquette.
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pilot ground craft uses reaction and gunnery uses agility
I believe Gunnery is a Logic based skill.
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core book 111 its agility for gunnery
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The argument for why it should be Logic is strong, but it's not.
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yeah i never agreed with it myself as it doesnt fit with other rigger/hacker stats but yeah maybe in 5th ed
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It's Agility-based to fire manually, and likewise Reaction-based to drive manually. That's why I was asking how you plan to do those things. Are you planning to use Command? Are you planning to Jump In? Are you planning to drive manually? If you aren't jumping in, why do you have Control Rig?
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the plan was to jump in for gunnery and driving but i thought the linked attributes were the same either way
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Nope, you use Response or Sensor in place of attributes for physical tests while jumped in.
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Nope, you use Response or Sensor in place of attributes for physical tests while jumped in.
Slightly off topic, but the drone's Body is also it's Strength as well, when such a thing is required, right?
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thanks i have usually always been the street sam or mage for my group
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Nope, you use Response or Sensor in place of attributes for physical tests while jumped in.
Slightly off topic, but the drone's Body is also it's Strength as well, when such a thing is required, right?
Sorta. There's a bunch of places that specify drones use strength = body for that thing, like Mechanical Arms. There isn't a general rule actually stated anywhere, though.