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Havick

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« on: <10-18-11/2025:51> »
In the spoiler is a 400 BP Fox Shapeshifter that i made for a game requiring a sec specialist for Magical / Physical / Matrix security it was difficult but fun to make and i just chose a fox shapeshifter for the RP value rather than for anything else (i know another race would have been far more conductive for this though)please post your critiques to enhance the possibilities with this character. i will also post up any alterations i make myself
 
Name: Alexia Mooie Vos
Race: Fox Shapeshifter
Age: Unknown

Character: Shapeshifter (Fox)
Cost: 50
Ratial Abilities" -1 Reach (Animal Form), Enhanced Senses(Hearing, Low Light Vision, Smell, Taste), Dual Natured

Attributes:
Bod: 1/5 -> 3/5 = 20
Agi: 2/7 -> 5/7 = 30
Rea: 2/7 -> 5/7 = 30
Str: 1/4 -> 3/4 = 20
Cha: 1/6 -> 3/6 = 20
Int: 2/7 -> 5/7 = 30
Log: 1/6 -> 4/6 = 30
Wil: 1/6 -> 3/6 = 20
Initiative: 10/14

Total: 200
Total Cost: 250

Edg: 1/6 -> 4/6 = 30
Mag: 1/6 -> 3/6 = 20

Toal: 50
Total Cost: 300

Powers:
Shift (Human), Regeneration, Sapience, Allergy (Silver,Sever), Vulnerability (Silver), Astral Perception, Enhanced Perception (3), Improved Ability: Armorer (3), Combat Sence (1)

Qualities:
Analytical Mind (5)
Perceptive (10)
Spirit Pact (15)
Adept (5)

Cost: (35)

Albinism (-10)
Media Junkie (-5)
Signature (-10)
In Debt (-5)
Enemy (-5)

Bonus:35
Total Cost: 300

Contacts:
Armorer 2/3
Spider 3/3
Pirate 2/2


Cost: 15
Toatl COst: 315

Skills:
Perception: 2 (5)
Hardware: 3
Data Search: 3
Computer: 3
Software: 3
Armorer: 2 (5)
Assensing: 2
Heavy Weapons: 2

Cost: 81
Total Cost: 396

Lifestyle:
Medium (paid by 5k loan)

Comlink:
Novatech Airware/w Novatech Navi
+ System, Signal,and Responce Upgrade (5), Firewall Upgrade (6)
Pro User Suit programs
Analyze (4), Browse (4), Command (3) Edit (4)

Weapon:
Ares Predator IV
W/ 4 clips (60 Rounds)
Quick-Draw Holster

Armor:
Form Fitting Full Body Armor (6/2)
Clothing (Chic)

Misc Gear:
Glasses
+Vision Magnification, Vision Enhancement (r3), Image Link, Smartlink, Flare Compensation
Earbuds
+ Audio Enhancement (r3)
Miniwelder
RFID Sensor
10 Ultraviolet Security Lights
10 Infared Trip Beams
Tag Eraser
Subvocal Microphone
Trodes
AR Gloves

Total Gear cost 19,300 (4)

Total Character Cost: 400

Many years ago, on a plain somewhere in the world a fox was stalking a rabbit. This in of itself is unimportant as what else would you see a fox doing besides worrying about where it is to get its next meal, however there was something about this fox that was different than the rest. The era in which this particular event is obscured from time, as records from that period were lost for the most part in the calamities that struck the world. Even if records were to be kept, among the beings that walked this planet at that particular time would have seen no reason to hold this event in any kind of regard, even had they known or cared about this particular creature. This day started off as any other day, the Fox woke up and hunted for its first meal of the day. Then after it sated its hunger went off to do whatever it is that foxes do until it went looking for its next meal. That’s where we see it now, hunting for its second meal of the day, this rabbit that is unaware of the fox’s presence appears as nothing more than any other brown rabbit. Once the fox is close enough to the rabbit it leaps up and lands on the rabbit, Jaws just centimeters from the rabbits head when something extraordinary happens. Just before the fox goes for the killing blow the rabbit looks the fox in the eyes and the fox receives an assortment of images in its mind that in any sapient speaking creature we would interpret as words, however this being an animal it is incapable of comprehending the spoken word, but this fox was different than most of its kin. This fox was wittier than most and possessed an intelligence that surpassed the confines of what people believed of its race. So when it received this method of communication it let off a bit from killing the rabbit and closed its jaws and stared at the rabbit contemplating its decision. The message that the fox received translates as follows, although the translation is rough as some of the images are more complex and cannot be translated into words but the overall meaning is the same “Please, Oh valiant little hunter of the red fur. Spare me this once of becoming your prey. For if you can find it within yourself to do so you will be greatly rewarded for your kindness and compassion.”

The fox spent several minutes contemplating in its mind what to do, for among foxes this particular fox was more cunning and wise than its brethren. The fox finally after long contemplation, to which the rabbit seemed most content to wait for the foxes response, the fox lifted its paws off of the rabbit and nudged it with its nose. Upon this action there was a ripple all along the rabbit’s body and appeared to start glowing with a faint white light, and it grew in size till it was at least 4 times the size of the fox. Now even more curious than before the fox sat down on its haunches and tilted its head out of curiosity at the glowing image of a nine-tailed fox in front of it. Once the nine-tailed kitsune appeared another set of images went through the foxes mind translating as “For your generosity and kindness to a simple little rabbit whom others of your kind would not have thought twice about killing I bestow upon you this gift.” At this point the image of the kitsune becomes too bright to look at directly and so the fox lowers its head and closes its eyes as the light washes over the fox. Once the light disappears the final words spoken are “Use this gift wisely young one.” However this last remark was not in images but in words. When the light disappeared what was left where the fox was, was a pure white albino fox that was three times its previous size. The gift the fox would soon fin out to be was the ability to shape shift into that of a Human female roughly around the ages of 18-20, with a superior beauty compared to most others, and sentience. Although the comprehension of the spoken work was immediate the fox was unaware of its ability to Shift into that of its Human form, and it took many years before that realization became apparent, and once it realized its ability to shift into human form it still took years for it to master that ability to shift at will. As the years went by the fox ceased to age, being frozen at the physical age it was at the time the spirit bestowed its gift upon it. The fox learned how to interact with the Human society and became quite apt at defending itself as it soon learned that its Human form also drew humans of less reputable traits to it. The fox began to assert its individuality by choosing a name that it felt suited it and started referring to itself as a “Female” by the humans standards so that it could better integrate with that society. She began working with many people and many companies she saw come to power and disappears as the years went by.

Though there were things that she never fully comprehended such as the human’s fascination about time and money, for time was irrelevant to her and money was not a necessity. The lack of understanding about money however sometime got her into trouble with the humans as she would constantly go into debt and never pay it off which at times would cause people of a less reputable nature to try and track her down to get repayment through whatever means. Though rarely did they find her, sometimes one of her enemies would find her and she would be forced to run from them and go into hiding for awhile. She always outlived her enemies and after much time they would inevitably forget about her debt to them as she would persist in the mortal realm while they had long crossed into the void. Throughout her time among the humans she became fascinated with the Media and its ability to disseminate information quickly over vast distances. As time wore on she developed many relationships with many different people watching them grow up and pass on through the void while she never aged. She had taken on many habits one of her favorites was wherever she went and did something she felt was worth remembering she would leave some mark of her presence and watch and wait for it to appear in the media. Sometimes she did it so often that it forced her into hiding until the world forgot about it and then she would change what her identifying mark was. After much time in the mortal world she picked up many skills and among those was the love of creating objects, she loved to build trinkets and other interesting things that amused her however she also saw the potential of such a skill to be useful in protecting herself and the ones she cared about. Another one of her favorite skills was people watching as mortals never left her board they always found ways to be entertaining to her, and when there were the few times that they didn’t manage to entertain her she amused herself by playing pranks on them. The pranks were always harmless for the most part and would never cause more injury than minor bruising because she believed herself to be above maliciousness, it served her no purpose. Such was and is still the life of this entity..
« Last Edit: <10-18-11/2029:57> by Havick »
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« Reply #1 on: <10-18-11/2124:45> »
Is she crazy like a fox?  ;D
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« Reply #2 on: <10-18-11/2220:43> »
Modified skill rating cannot exceed the base skill x 1.5.  So with armorer: 2, you can only get 1 level of improved ability for it.  Enhanced perception is fine, because it is a dice pool bonus rather than a skill increase.

Cost for skills should be 80, not 81 - but you have the computer, data search, hardware, and software skills all at 3, costing you 48 points.  Get the electronics skill group at rating: 3, instead, costing only 30 and saving you 18 points.  Heavy weapons is not the skill used for pistols, so you will be defaulting if you use that Ares Predator.

So what do you envision this character actually doing?  At the moment, she is only a techie who is somewhat lacking in tools at the moment.

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« Reply #3 on: <10-19-11/0205:44> »
I have to say though that is an impressive backstory.
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« Reply #4 on: <10-19-11/0316:08> »
Glyph, im not sure if i understand you correctly or if i'm misreading the rules, Don't the rules mean i cannot exceed the base attribute by 1.5 times the base skill?
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« Reply #5 on: <10-19-11/2227:46> »
The rule I was looking at (SR4 pg. 109, couldn't tell you which page of SR4A) states:

"A modified skill cannot exceed the base skill rating x 1.5..."

Improved ability, unfortunately, is one of a handful of things that does modify the skill.  Most things, like the enhanced perception power, or specializations, provide a dice pool bonus, which is not affected by the above rule.