[Crazy Ivan]

@Check Mate

Fair enough; I may swap out the Jazz for another drug (Numb or something). Is that an issue?

[Check Mate]

@Crazy not at all as long as the game hasn't started

[Arilus]

I'd be interested in participating. I have a true drake occult investigator posted in a spoiler below. Assuming you want her as one of your runners, lemme know of any changes you'd want me to make. Especially the commlink and programs, since I'm not sure exactly how trashed the Matrix is supposed to be.


Name: Jagdkenntnis
Alias: Sammlerin, Samantha Tanis
Race: True Drake
Sex: Female
Nationality: Czech
Lifestyle: Low (1 Month, 2000¥)
Build Points Spent: 400
Physical Description:
   Jagdkenntnis’s true form is that of a small Western dragon with a dark purple coloration and yellow eyes. This human-sized dracoform is unusually sleek and slender for the Western variety with a proportionately longer neck, tail, and wingspan. Her 1.65-meter metahuman form is that of a Caucasian elf with a similarly slim build and yellow eyes but with pale skin and purple-tinted, shoulder-length black hair. Like her elven form, her dracoform is on the small side for a Western drake. Since Jagdkenntnis has spent the majority of her life in her true form, communicating via dragonspeech, her metahuman form exhibits a somewhat blunted affect and slight awkwardness in her movement. She is a mere 15 years old, though her elven form has always had the static appearance of a young adult. She wears loose black robes under a lined coat which allow her to quickly strip when shifting form. She often wears goggles and headphones on straps as well as fingerless AR gloves which are improvised to fit her saurian morphology and are therefore useless in her metahuman form. These give her an AR interface with her commlink in her dracoform, since dragonspeech is not picked up by electronics and she has difficulty manipulating devices in her true form.
Personality/Background:
   Jagdkenntnis was created by the great dragon Schwartzkopf to serve as an agent in adding to his stores of knowledge. She was raised by a tutor in a secluded lair near Marienbad in the Czech Republic, though she does not speak a word of Czech. The only physical sentient beings she had met were her caretaker and Schwartzkopf for her first 15 years of life. She views Schwartzkopf with filial reverence, always referring to him as “Father.” Though Schwartzkopf has a vast library at the Universitas Carolina Pragensis, Jagdkenntnis was only given limited access to information, forcing her innate curiosity to hone the skills and appetite the great dragon wanted her to develop. She voraciously consumed information of any kind she could get her claws on. Though an avid technophile she knows that any augmentations are virtually non-existent for dracoforms and cannot even use ’trodes for a VR interface unless she is in her metahuman form. She was recently instructed to leave her childhood home and sent off to the western UCAS, Schwartzkopf telling her only that she would know when he wanted her to return.
   Jagdkenntnis, now using the alias “Sammlerin,” has only gone on a few runs thus far, the information buried in the shadows being too tempting a lure to keep her to legal channels. Her fake SIN under the name “Samantha Tanis” says she is a common drake, letting her pretend to be metahuman to the authorities and helping hide origin and loyalties. She spends most of her down time perusing the Matrix and her new collection of datasofts. Her magical tradition is that of the chaos mage, staunchly adhering to the Unified Magical Theory paradigm and incorporates unconventional technological aids in her magic. She gravitates towards awakened individuals, hackers, and technomancers alike, lusting after what they know or what information they can access. This attention may make these individuals uncomfortable, for she remains in her true form whenever possible, and the presence of even a human-sized dracoform makes most persons at least a little uneasy. She feels vulnerable in her metahuman form, reinforcing her reluctance to blend in. Since she was never truly socialized, the alien and psychopathic way a draconic mind works makes it fairly difficult for her to interact with metahumans in general. On top of that, her habit of devouring fallen enemies if she has time does not help. Fortunately the influence of Snake results in her avoiding combat if at all possible. She also views all sentient life as a potential asset, further cementing her aversion to unnecessary death at the loss of possible utility. As a creature of cold calculation, she is out of her element when she cannot control her emotions, resulting in reckless behavior during any emotional extreme.
   As a loyal agent of Schwartzkopf, she is somewhat safe from being pressed into the service of other dragons, but she was warned to give them a large berth if possible as dragons’ preference for drake servants is notorious. Some members of Benandanti XXV are aware of her existence, presumably also due to her relationship to her creator. Her hedonistic tendencies are mostly consumed by her curiosity but she is susceptible to other stimulation as well. She has even started to experiment with the sensations of her elven form since her arrival in North America, going so far as to attempt the decidedly non-draconic act of sex for pleasure. Unfortunately for her would-be mate, the excitement and arousal resulted in her reverting to her true form and she ended up eating the poor man. She is currently residing in little more than a cabin on the fringes of the Seattle metroplex, which lets her hunt for food in the nearby wilderness with little risk of discovery in her true form. She has managed to establish a shaky working relationship with a fixer in the Seattle area, giving her access beyond her lack of connections and social skills.

Attributes

Body	Agility	Reaction	Strength
5/1	2	1	6/1
Charisma	Intuition	Logic	Willpower
3	4	5	3
Edge	Magic	Essence	Initiative
1	5	8	5

Positive Qualities

Analytical Mind	(5 BP)
Elf	(30 BP)
+1 Agility, +2 Charisma
Magician	(15 BP)
Mentor Spirit (Snake)	(5 BP)
+2 Dice for Detection Spells
+2 to Binding Tests
−1 Die for Combat Spells
True Drake	(125 BP)
Dragonspeech	(5 BP)
Dual Natured
Elemental Attack (Fire)
Enhanced Sense (Hearing)
Enhanced Sense (Low-Light Vision)
Enhanced Sense (Smell)
Enhanced Sense (Thermographic Vision)
Flight
Hardened Armor 6	(5 BP)
Mystic Armor 6	(5 BP)
Natural Weapon (Bite/Claws)
Regeneration	(5 BP)
Shift (Elf)
+1 Reach, +4 Body, +5 Strength

Negative Qualities

Distinctive Style (Drake)	(0 BP)
Low Pain Tolerance	(−10 BP)
Sensitive Neural Structure	(−5 BP)
Uncouth	(−20 BP)

Active Skills

Arcana	1
Assensing	4
Astral Combat	1
Binding	1
Counterspelling	2
Data Search	1
Dodge	1
Exotic Ranged Weapon (Elemental Attack)	1
Perception	1
Spellcasting	4
Summoning	1
Unarmed Combat	1

Knowledge Skills (24 Free Points)

Biology	2
Chemistry	2
Dragons	4
History	2
Magical Theory	5
Mathematics	2
Occult	5
Physics	2

Language Skills (3 Free Points)

English	N
German	3

Spells

Chaos

Control Thoughts

Improved Invisibility

Mind Probe

Spatial Sense, Extended

Stunbolt

Programs

Pro User Suite		600¥
Analyze	4
Browse	6	200¥
Command	2
Edit	4

Gear

AR Gloves	250¥
Binoculars (Optical)	50¥
Certified Credsticks (2)	50¥
Clothing	20¥
Colt America L36 Light Pistol	150¥
Concealable Holster	75¥
Laser Sight	100¥
Regular Ammo (110 Rounds)	120¥
Spare Clips (9)	45¥
Datachips (10)	10¥
Datasoft 6 (Biology)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Chemistry)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Computer Science)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Databases)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Dragons)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Ecology)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Forensics)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (History)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Linguistics)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Literature)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Mathematics)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Magical Groups)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Magical Theory)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Magical Threats)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Magical Traditions)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Occult)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Philosophy)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Physics)	60¥
Datasoft 6 (Psychology)	60¥
Earbuds 1	10¥
Electronic Paper	20¥
Fake SIN 6 (Samantha Tanis)	6000¥
Fake License 6 (Colt America L36)	600¥
Fake License 6 (Concealed Carry)	600¥
Fake License 6 (Hunting)	600¥
Fake License 6 (Private Investigator)	600¥
Fake License 6 (Spellcasting)	600¥
Glasses 1	25¥
Image Link	25¥
Goggles 6	300¥
Flare Compensation	50¥
Image Link	25¥
Vision Enhancement 3	300¥
Handheld Radio Signal Scanner 6	150¥
Headphones 3	150¥
Audio Enhancement 3	300¥
Select Sound Filter 3	600¥
Spatial Recognizer	100¥
Holo Projector	200¥
Lined Coat	700¥
Mage Sight Goggles	2000¥
Myomeric Rope (30 Meters)	600¥
Magical Lodge Materials 6	3000¥
Mapsoft 6 (California Free State)	30¥
Mapsoft 6 (Native American Nations)	30¥
Mapsoft 6 (Seattle)	30¥
Mapsoft 6 (Tír Tairngire)	30¥
Mapsoft 6 (United Canadian and American States)	30¥
Micro Camera (Trideo) 1	100¥
Micro Microphone 1	50¥
Satellite Link	500¥
Security RFID Tags (20)	100¥
Stealth RFID Tags (20)	5¥
Transys Avalon Commlink	5000¥
Novatech Navi Operating System	1500¥
Survival Kit	100¥
Trodes	50¥

Contacts

Contact	C/L
Fixer	4/1

Build Point Totals

Metatype	175
Attributes	130
Qualities	25−35=−10
Active Skills	76
Knowledge/Language Skills	2(27−27)=0
Spells	18
Gear	6
Contacts	5
	400

Books Referenced

SR4A Core Rulebook
Runner’s Companion	(Analytical Mind, Distinctive Style, Drake)
The Clutch of Dragons	(True Drake)
Street Magic	(Chaos Magic, Spatial Sense)

[/spoiler]

[Check Mate]

Recruitment is closed currently apologies but if a spot becomes available ill let you know however you will not be able to play a true drake in my game.

[Check Mate]

Just a reminder this game will start on the 27th. If you have not emailed me your character sheet by then you will not be participating in the first mission.

[Ren]

Will post my character later today (sorry for the delay, had a busy weekend). A question to the GM: what is your take on a custom magical tradition? I imagined a 'necromancer' who is closer to the role of a priest. His belief is that the souls of ancestors come back to influence the fate of their descendants. These spirits can only act through physical beings (possession-type tradition). Technically it is almost the same as voodoo, just using beast spirits instead of water.

Also, the question is about if you allow possession traditions.

[Check Mate]

@Ren So long as you have not violated the character creation rules it is fine.

[Check Mate]

The IC thread is up and the game has begun. Currently there are four  players so have fun. It is not pre-established run group yada yada yada blah blah blah here is link http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=14644.0

[Crazy Ivan]

I'll post as often as I can, but most of my posting time is going to be in the morning/noon time since I'm currently in Africa. I can't get online while I'm at work, or at least to the forums. I can be reached by email almost any time.

[Csjarrat]

im on uk time so will be similar to you ivan

[Crazy Ivan]

Damn, we got people all over the world. Assuming that Check Mate is in the States, that has us spread over 3 continents that I'm tracking.

[Csjarrat]

lol, these boards are like the UN :-)

[Crazy Ivan]

A collection of multi-ethnic people from a wide variety of locations discussing nothing and debating the nature of blowing shit up? Sounds like the U.N. allright.

[Cram]

I come from Hungary... 

[Crazy Ivan]

I'm natively from the States, but deployed to Africa at the moment.