[Stoneglobe]

At the end of the day it's got to feel right for the character you have. If none of the above truly sing out to you it might be better to save the karma and nuyen to go towards something you really want. All of the suggestions, apart from the mechanic option, would suggest that you have some history of working in the less illuminated work environment so if that fits your character have a ball. If not then I would probably recommend the mechanic option or saving it for something you really want.

[Stoneglobe]

Now I'm curious how you explain those minor talents in character. My character has like 2 rating 2 skills and everything else is 4 and 3. He is ignorant in a lot of things but not uneducated. But I can explain his stuff in character. I'd add a point in unarmed combat and get some knucks. Street knowledge of combat. Minor boxing and a kick sort of thing. That would make sense since your going for minor knowledge over time sort of thing.

Rating 1 & 2 can be used in a lot of skills and you don't really need to justify them too much. Maybe it's just a hobby or it makes sense for the character to have some basic understanding given the environment they grew up in. Pretty much anything can be written into a back story with the minimum amount of effort if you need to justify the selection.

[Beta]

Without revealing too much character stuff, I went with skills 'E.'  So the challenge was explaining why he doesn't have more (or better) skills.  Really he should have most of the above.

[Raiderjoseph]

Without revealing too much character stuff, I went with skills 'E.'  So the challenge was explaining why he doesn't have more (or better) skills.  Really he should have most of the above.

That explains a lot. Maybe he's a hobo. Hobo Shadowrunner. That sounds fun.

[Stoneglobe]

Without revealing too much character stuff, I went with skills 'E.'  So the challenge was explaining why he doesn't have more (or better) skills.  Really he should have most of the above.

Age, environment he grew up in, undiagnosed learning disability to name a few. Lots of reasons why you don't have better (or more) skills.

[Beta]

Oh, yah, the reason actually makes sense with the character background, and "challenge" was probably too strong of a word--I just meant that the basic character concept would lead one to expect more skills, so the backstory really did need to cover that.  (basically I took a concept for a standard character with skills B and dropped skills to E). 

Anyway, found another way to address my question, and now am basically done the mechanical part, and just need to actually write down that backstory.  I'm eager to see how this character works out ....

[Raiderjoseph]

Oh, yah, the reason actually makes sense with the character background, and "challenge" was probably too strong of a word--I just meant that the basic character concept would lead one to expect more skills, so the backstory really did need to cover that.  (basically I took a concept for a standard character with skills B and dropped skills to E). 

Anyway, found another way to address my question, and now am basically done the mechanical part, and just need to actually write down that backstory.  I'm eager to see how this character works out ....

Me too. This is torture.

[Ravensoracle]

Patience.... You'll need it for a PbP game. Sometimes it can take a while to get through one scene,

[Raiderjoseph]

Patience.... You'll need it for a PbP game. Sometimes it can take a while to get through one scene,

Thing is though I'm used to pbps. I'm a vet. But I can normally see the other character sheets. So now I have to deal with uncertainty. Maybe it's my Aspergers. I need to find a game to play and only check back on this forum once in a while. Mother 3? Done. Goodbye everyone. If the feels kill me I'll send word back.

[Ravensoracle]

Consider this a build up of anticipation to what should be a pretty good game.

[Raiderjoseph]

Got a question. Is there a turn order for posting? Like if two characters had a conversation between themselves they could keep going despite the fact that no one else is online or is that bad taste?

[Raven Runner]

Got a question. Is there a turn order for posting? Like if two characters had a conversation between themselves they could keep going despite the fact that no one else is online or is that bad taste?

It really just depends on the situation...if you're camped out running surveillance and two characters are having a side conversation then you might as well run with it a bit...but in general you want to give everyone present the chance to be part of the conversation.

[Stoneglobe]

Got a question. Is there a turn order for posting? Like if two characters had a conversation between themselves they could keep going despite the fact that no one else is online or is that bad taste?

It really just depends on the situation...if you're camped out running surveillance and two characters are having a side conversation then you might as well run with it a bit...but in general you want to give everyone present the chance to be part of the conversation.

Something to remember is that different people can/will post at different rates. Provided no one makes unilateral decisions for the group and or another player I say go for it. Post as often as you like but expect people to react to earlier posts that you make.

Also different people have completely different styles so just because one person writes 1/2 a page doesn't mean everyone has to.

[Raiderjoseph]

Got a question. Is there a turn order for posting? Like if two characters had a conversation between themselves they could keep going despite the fact that no one else is online or is that bad taste?

It really just depends on the situation...if you're camped out running surveillance and two characters are having a side conversation then you might as well run with it a bit...but in general you want to give everyone present the chance to be part of the conversation.

Something to remember is that different people can/will post at different rates. Provided no one makes unilateral decisions for the group and or another player I say go for it. Post as often as you like but expect people to react to earlier posts that you make.

Also different people have completely different styles so just because one person writes 1/2 a page doesn't mean everyone has to.

I've never done a pbp tabletop outside of a solo game on reddit so I was just making sure of the etiquette. Thanks for the info guys.

[Raven Runner]

Just checking in and saying hi, been swamped with life stuff but also found a few minutes to work on SR stuff.  I'm kinda picky about getting settings and stories the way I want them which takes time but hopefully it pays off.

Still looks like a week or more before I'm ready for IC, unfortunately, but I'll do my best to keep yall in the loop, and if I don't post for more then a few days please feel free to send me hellish amounts of PMs until I respond