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« Reply #75 on: <02-06-15/2110:37> »
Feel free to post them in your placeholder slots and we'll update them as we go along. That way, the most recent version of everyone's character is on page 1.

Duly noted.  With that in mind, I just put up the first draft of the crunch on there.  Experts, feel free to tear this apart :D

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« Reply #76 on: <02-07-15/1143:04> »
I have a question about qi focuses, even though it's the example from the core book. Say I have Improved Reflexes 2. I buy a level 4 qi focus for Improved Reflexes at force 4 and then have IR 3? If magic is 6 I have no risk of addiction either, right?

Correct; kind of. You have Improved Reflexes 2 always on, but you need to activate your Qi Focus to add that extra level of Improved Reflexes. That will show up on the Astral, can be knocked out (by disrupting the focus), and takes a Simple Action to activate.

Even with Ryo's houserules, Skills C is rough for a Technomancer. Here's to hoping I get a ton of Karma to spend on Skills.

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« Reply #77 on: <02-07-15/1219:00> »
Ok, let's talk about Lyhall.
Which role are you thinking about going with for her?
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« Reply #78 on: <02-07-15/1228:07> »
To be sure, when I made my selections, I wasn't thinking of a specific role, but rather what felt right for a soldier to use (punch, invisibility, detection, reflexes, wall running, etc) in a small team setting.  I would surmise to guess she is currently set up as a skirmisher type with some magic support, and had considered dabbling into summoning in the phase 2 build.

As for the tradition choice, I'm hoping to legitimize that in background.

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« Reply #79 on: <02-07-15/1432:04> »
No, i meant which of the five roles from the original post in this thread were you thinking of doing?
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« Reply #80 on: <02-07-15/1433:26> »
Ah...I thought I put that up.  Going off of (I believe) Tecumseh's appraisal of the concept, Lyall would fit into the Fall from Grace role.  Had a promising career, misfortune happened, got it all stripped away.

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« Reply #81 on: <02-07-15/1718:42> »
I have a question about qi focuses, even though it's the example from the core book. Say I have Improved Reflexes 2. I buy a level 4 qi focus for Improved Reflexes at force 4 and then have IR 3? If magic is 6 I have no risk of addiction either, right?

Correct; kind of. You have Improved Reflexes 2 always on, but you need to activate your Qi Focus to add that extra level of Improved Reflexes. That will show up on the Astral, can be knocked out (by disrupting the focus), and takes a Simple Action to activate.

Even with Ryo's houserules, Skills C is rough for a Technomancer. Here's to hoping I get a ton of Karma to spend on Skills.

Yeah, Decker and Technomancer basically can't be done below Skills B. What's your array? Something like:

A - Resonance
B - Attributes
C - Skills
D - Metatype
E - Resources

Assuming you want to be human, you could use Sum to 10 to go with this:

A - Resonance
B - Attributes
B - Skills
E - Metatype
E - Resources

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« Reply #82 on: <02-07-15/2112:55> »
Ah...I thought I put that up.  Going off of (I believe) Tecumseh's appraisal of the concept, Lyall would fit into the Fall from Grace role.  Had a promising career, misfortune happened, got it all stripped away.

True, but it was a promising career in the military, wasn't it? Not exactly an "ivory tower" as it were. Thoughts?
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« Reply #83 on: <02-07-15/2210:33> »
Posted a first draft of how I imagine my troll was prior to his infection. I'm foreseeing him as a hitman-for-hire, as well as an Interrogator of sorts, who is sent to find people, extract information, and dispose of them. He's methodical, but also a bit theatrical, using fear to his advantage and portraying himself as a boogeyman.

I ended up taking adapt powers that are more for stealth and disguise than for killing, since I see him using his abilities to make catching a target unawares easier, and to add mystique to his reputation. Nobody knows what he really looks like, because he can change his face between every job. If Poindexter allows it, I'd go for Master of 1000 Faces as well, but that power only exists in 4th edition at the moment.

I was also sorely tempted to go with Raven as a mentor for Traceless Walk and Voice Control, which fit my theme perfectly, but the +2 Con is useless to me, and the Disadvantage of being a mischievous trickster just doesn't feel right.

Cat was also a contender, since +2 Sneaking is good, and the disadvantage of having to play with a foe fits with the theatricality, but Light Body isn't all that great.
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« Reply #84 on: <02-08-15/0150:08> »
Ah...I thought I put that up.  Going off of (I believe) Tecumseh's appraisal of the concept, Lyall would fit into the Fall from Grace role.  Had a promising career, misfortune happened, got it all stripped away.

True, but it was a promising career in the military, wasn't it? Not exactly an "ivory tower" as it were. Thoughts?

Maybe she was intelligence or something of that sort?
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« Reply #85 on: <02-08-15/0157:31> »
Could upgrade that SINner quality to Corporate SIN. Corporate born military brat is pretty high in the ivory tower.

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« Reply #86 on: <02-08-15/1219:19> »
hmm...didn't consider corporate.  (the limit for negative qualities is 25 right?)  That would definitely help legitimize in a way how she passed under the mojo sensors in her training and testing and how she would get placed on a spec ops team.  ...And also why she would get swept out the way she did once her status blew the cover on a job.

I'll make the edits  :)

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« Reply #87 on: <02-08-15/1503:02> »
I have a question about qi focuses, even though it's the example from the core book. Say I have Improved Reflexes 2. I buy a level 4 qi focus for Improved Reflexes at force 4 and then have IR 3? If magic is 6 I have no risk of addiction either, right?

Correct; kind of. You have Improved Reflexes 2 always on, but you need to activate your Qi Focus to add that extra level of Improved Reflexes. That will show up on the Astral, can be knocked out (by disrupting the focus), and takes a Simple Action to activate.

Even with Ryo's houserules, Skills C is rough for a Technomancer. Here's to hoping I get a ton of Karma to spend on Skills.

Yeah, Decker and Technomancer basically can't be done below Skills B. What's your array? Something like:

A - Resonance
B - Attributes
C - Skills
D - Metatype
E - Resources

Assuming you want to be human, you could use Sum to 10 to go with this:

A - Resonance
B - Attributes
B - Skills
E - Metatype
E - Resources

I have the former setup, yes. I would go Sum to 10, if Poindexter is alright with it.

Also, really busy this weekend. I'll start working on a first draft story for you guys soon.

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« Reply #88 on: <02-09-15/0336:33> »
Getting close on a first draft. The attributes and skills are coming together but I'm doing Resources A and the shopping takes me a long time. I'm going augmented mundane because my last 5 PCs have been Awakened. Time to mix it up, and Chicago seems like a good place to be mundane.

I will probably buy a vehicle for the group because I'm rich and that's what rich boys do.

@8-bit, what race is your technomancer? I'm considering a prejudice against elves.

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« Reply #89 on: <02-09-15/1152:07> »
Very likely going to be Human. Although, thinking about it, Elf wouldn't be half bad if I can't use Sum to 10.