[Kaptain O]

Here is the Human Hacker/B&E/Generalist for my shadowrun game, we are using some houseruled character creation rules you can find here:


400BP, SR4A Only - except Qualities, Traditions and Mentor Spirits from SM, AU and UN.
No Technomancers
Str reduces Recoil special rule
CHA x2 Free BP for contacts
Attributes: None can be "hardcapped", only one can be soft capped.
Skills: One at 5 OR Two at 4, the rest at 3 or less.
Gear: Max Avail = 10
Cyberlimbs: Head counts as partial limb, you may not customise a limb above your current stat.
Cyberware Upgrades: Once play starts runners may upgrade their starting ware into a higher rating by paying only the difference in cost.

I also gave each character a "special" item that broke the Availability rule and that they didn't have to pay for.  I am not sure what to give this character, I was thinking something along the lines of a nanohive.


and here is the character:



== Info ==
Street Name:
Name: Unnamed Character
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Human
Composure: 6
Judge Intentions: 7
Lift/Carry: 5 (30 kg/20 kg)
Memory: 8
Nuyen: 0

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

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                   2.4
Initiative:                7 (
IP:                        1 (2)
Matrix Initiative:         8
Matrix IP:                 2
Physical Damage Track:     10
Stun Damage Track:         10

== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling            : 0                      Pool: 3
Animal Training            : 0                      Pool: 3
Archery                    : 0                      Pool: 6
Armorer                    : 0                      Pool: 4
Artisan                    : 0                      Pool: 3
Automatics                 : 4                      Pool: 11
Blades                     : 1                      Pool: 8
Climbing                   : 1                      Pool: 5
Clubs                      : 0                      Pool: 6
Computer                   : 3                      Pool: 8
Con                        : 1                      Pool: 6
Cybercombat                : 0                      Pool: 4
Data Search                : 3                      Pool: 8
Demolitions                : 0                      Pool: 4
Disguise                   : 0                      Pool: 3
Diving                     : 0                      Pool: 2
Dodge                      : 0                      Pool: 3
Electronic Warfare         : 3                      Pool: 8
Escape Artist              : 0                      Pool: 6
Etiquette                  : 1                      Pool: 6
First Aid                  : 1                      Pool: 6
Flight                     : 1                      Pool: 5
Forgery                    : 0                      Pool: 6
Gunnery                    : 0                      Pool: 6
Gymnastics                 : 1                      Pool: 10
Hacking                    : 4                      Pool: 9
Hardware                   : 3                      Pool: 8
Heavy Weapons              : 0                      Pool: 6
Infiltration               : 3                      Pool: 10
Instruction                : 0                      Pool: 2
Intimidation               : 0                      Pool: 2
Leadership                 : 1                      Pool: 6
Locksmith                  : 1                      Pool: 8
Longarms                   : 0                      Pool: 6
Navigation                 : 0                      Pool: 3
Negotiation                : 1                      Pool: 6
Palming                    : 0                      Pool: 6
Parachuting                : 0                      Pool: 2
Perception                 : 3                      Pool: 7
Pilot Ground Craft         : 1                      Pool: 5
Pilot Watercraft           : 0                      Pool: 3
Pistols                    : 0                      Pool: 6
Riding                     : 0                      Pool: 3
Running                    : 1                      Pool: 5
Shadowing                  : 3                      Pool: 7
Software                   : 3                      Pool: 8
Survival                   : 0                      Pool: 2
Swimming                   : 1                      Pool: 5
Throwing Weapons           : 0                      Pool: 6
Tracking                   : 0                      Pool: 3
Unarmed Combat             : 0                      Pool: 6

== Knowledge Skills ==
Area Knowledge: Denver     : 1                      Pool: 7
Area Knowledge: Hong-Kong  : 1                      Pool: 7
Area Knowledge: Manhattan  : 1                      Pool: 7
Area Knowledge: Seattle    : 1                      Pool: 7
Business                   : 3                      Pool: 10
Cantonese                  : 1                      Pool: 7
Data Havens                : 1                      Pool: 7
Economics                  : 1                      Pool: 8
English                    : N                      Pool: 0
French                     : 1                      Pool: 7
German                     : 1                      Pool: 7
History                    : 1                      Pool: 8
Japanese                   : 1                      Pool: 7
News                       : 2                      Pool: 6
Politics                   : 1                      Pool: 8
Russian                    : 1                      Pool: 7
Security Companies         : 1                      Pool: 8
Security Tactics           : 1                      Pool: 8
Shadow Community           : 1                      Pool: 7
Technology                 : 1                      Pool: 8
Underworld                 : 2                      Pool: 8

== Contacts ==
Fixer (4, 3)
Gunsmith (4, 4)

== Qualities ==
Allergy (Uncommon, Mild)
Blandness
Codeblock (Set Data Bomb)
Codeslinger (Hacking on the Fly)
First Impression
Media Junkie (Mild)
SINner (Standard) (A)

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Cerebral Booster Rating 1
Commlink
Cybereyes Basic System Rating 4
   +Eye Recording Unit
   +Image Link
   +Flare Compensation
   +Low-Light Vision
   +Protective Covers
   +Smartlink
   +Thermographic Vision
   +Vision Enhancement Rating 3
   +Vision Magnification
Mnemonic Enhancer Rating 2
Muscle Toner Rating 2
Sim Module
Synthacardium Rating 2
Tailored Pheromones Rating 2
Wired Reflexes Rating 1

== Armor ==
Actioneer Business Clothes5/3
Armor Vest                6/4
Chameleon Suit            6/4

== Weapons ==
Ceska Black Scorpion
   +Gas-Vent 3 System
   +Smartgun System, Internal
   +Spare Clips
   +Stock
   DV: 4P   AP: -   RC: 4
FN HAR
   +Shock Pad
   +Smartgun System, Internal
   +Spare Clips
   +Gas Vent 2
   +Laser Sight
   DV: 6P   AP: -1   RC: 3
Ingram Smartgun X
   +Spare Clips
   +Stock
   +Gas Vent 2
   +Smartgun System
   +Sound Suppressor
   DV: 5P   AP: -   RC: 3
Unarmed Attack
   DV: 1S   AP: -   RC: 0

== Commlink ==
Fairlight Caliban (4, 4, 4, 5)
   +Subvocal Microphone
   +Satellite Link
   +Novatech Navi [Attack 4, Decrypt 4, Defuse 4, ECCM 4, Encrypt 3, Exploit 4, Firewall 4, Medic 1, Scan 4, Sniffer 4, Spoof 4, Stealth 4, Suite: Pro User, Track 4]
Meta Link (1, 1, 1, 2)
   +Vector Xim

== Gear ==
Ammo: Explosive Rounds (Assault Rifles) x70
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Machine Pistols) x70
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Machine Pistols) x140
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Submachine Guns) x160
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Assault Rifles) x175
Autopicker Rating 6
Chisel
Climbing Gear
Contact Lenses Rating 3
Earbuds Rating 2
   +Audio Enhancement Rating 3
   +Select Sound Filter Rating 3
   +Skinlink
Fake SIN (A) Rating 3
   +3 Fake License (Vehicle, Firearms, Cyberware) Rating 3
Fake SIN (B) Rating 3
   +3 Fake License (Vehicle, Firearms, Cyberware) Rating 3
Fake SIN (C) Rating 3
    +3 Fake License (Vehicle, Firearms, Cyberware) Rating 3
Holo Projector
Medkit Rating 6
Miniwelder
Monofilament Chainsaw
Tool Kit (Hardware)
Tool Kit (Computer)
Wire Clippers

== Vehicles ==
Ford Spiral 115Ti (Low-Cost Sports Car)
   +Vehicle Sensor

[Crash_00]

Well, I sound like a broken record, but I'd go away from cybereyes.

He's got a strength of 2, blades isn't really doing him much good. I'd drop that point and put it to use elsewhere.

Locksmith is for old school locks. Don't know how common they are in your game, but if they aren't very common, I'd suggest dropping it (he'd still get six dice defaulting) and tossing that point elsewhere as well.

He's really trying to do quite a bit. Without knowing what kind of expert type he's wanting to play I couldn't really tell a whole lot more. He could pick up the stealth group at 2 instead of having Shadowing and Infiltration at 3. He'd have 4 extra point and have palming and disguise at 2 as well.

Already having a street sam in the group, I'd recommend dropping Automatics down to 3 and bumping hacking up to 5.

[UmaroVI]

All of Crash's advice is good, especially the advice to drop the cybereyes and just get goggles/contacts.

If you want to melee with strength 2, unarmed+shock gloves or clubs+stun baton.

[Kaptain O]

I'll try to answer some of the char questions (the ones I know)

Blades: I think he wanted some kind of skill to use, I'll recommend the gloves/baton
Locksmith: I explained that, he said it would *really suck* to get all the way through a high tech security system and be confounded by a simple keylock.
Automatics vs Hacking:  Good Idea, I'll suggest it.
cybereyes: he is aware of the innefficiency but he likes not having them able to be lost.

One question we had - when it comes to hacking, how does your logic attribute ever come into play?  I know matix actions are hacking+program, but is there ever a situation you roll logic+hacking?

[All4BigGuns]

I'll try to answer some of the char questions (the ones I know)

Blades: I think he wanted some kind of skill to use, I'll recommend the gloves/baton
Locksmith: I explained that, he said it would *really suck* to get all the way through a high tech security system and be confounded by a simple keylock.
Automatics vs Hacking:  Good Idea, I'll suggest it.
cybereyes: he is aware of the innefficiency but he likes not having them able to be lost.

One question we had - when it comes to hacking, how does your logic attribute ever come into play?  I know matix actions are hacking+program, but is there ever a situation you roll logic+hacking?

I can see not wanting that to happen, but that's what a shotgun with shock-lock ammo is for. The good ol' Masterkey

The cyber eyes, well, I agree with him there. That's why I take 'em

[UmaroVI]

No, you don't use logic to hack. The only advantage to having high Logic as a hacker is that if you were getting Electronics anyways, this makes you good at Hardware which is useful for stuff like bypassing maglocks. If you don't just use core, hackers also typically get stuff like PuSHeD, Encephalon, and Neocortical Nanites that make you good at logic skills, which means you might as well have a decent logic and pick up other logic skills so they can benefit too.

[Tsuzua]

Locksmith: I explained that, he said it would *really suck* to get all the way through a high tech security system and be confounded by a simple keylock.

There's also the oft-overlooked autopicker that can pretty much give you Locksmith 6 for 1200Y. 

[Kaptain O]

Actually he has one, does that not stack with his locksmith skill?

[vinnmun]

Actually he has one, does that not stack with his locksmith skill?

It does stack