[Illume]

== Info ==
Street Name:Vangarde(Van for short)
Name: Vanessa
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Elf, Female
Composure: 6
Judge Intentions: 6
Lift/Carry: 12 (105 kg/70 kg)
Memory: 5
Nuyen: 0

== Attributes ==
BOD: 5
AGI: 6 (10)
REA: 4 (6)
STR: 5 (7)
CHA: 3
INT: 3
LOG: 2
WIL: 3
EDG: 2
MAG: 5

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                   5.04
Initiative:                7 (9)
IP:                        1 (3)
Astral Initiative:         6
Astral IP:                 3
Matrix Initiative:         7
Matrix IP:                 1
Physical Damage Track:     11
Stun Damage Track:         10

== Active Skills ==
Automatics                 : 1                      Pool: 11
Blades                     : 6 [Swords]             Pool: 16 (18)
Climbing                   : 1                      Pool: 8
Disguise                   : 2                      Pool: 5
Dodge                      : 4                      Pool: 10
Gymnastics                 : 1                      Pool: 11
Hardware                   : 2                      Pool: 4
Infiltration               : 2                      Pool: 12
Palming                    : 2                      Pool: 12
Pilot Ground Craft         : 3                      Pool: 9
Shadowing                  : 2                      Pool: 5
Throwing Weapons           : 4                      Pool: 14
Unarmed Combat             : 1                      Pool: 11

== Knowledge Skills ==
Bars and Clubs             : 1                      Pool: 4
English                    : N                      Pool: 0
Gaming                     : 4                      Pool: 7
Japanese                   : 5                      Pool: 8
Sperethiel                 : 5                      Pool: 8

== Contacts ==
(4, 6)

== Qualities ==
Adept
Allergy (Common, Mild) (Latex)
Geas (Meditation)
Poor Self Control (Thrill Seeker)
Restricted Gear (Rating 1)
Sensitive Neural Structure
The Warrior's Way

== Powers ==
Combat Sense Rating: 2(Way of the Adept Discount)
Counterstrike Rating: 1
Improved Reflexes 2(Way of the Adept Discount/Geasa discount)
Missile Mastery
Power Throw Rating: 2
Wall Running

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Muscle Augmentation Rating 2
Muscle Toner Rating 4

== Armor ==
Chameleon Suit            6/4
   +Nonconductivity 6
   +Shock Frills
   +Thermal Damping 5
Form-Fitting Full-Body Suit6/2
   +Biomonitor
   +Chemical Protection 3
SecureTech Arm Casings    0/1
SecureTech Forearm Guards 0/1
SecureTech Helmet         0/2
SecureTech Vitals Protector1/1
Vashon Island: Synergist High-collar Shirt1/0
Vashon Island: Synergist Longcoat4/2
Vashon Island: Synergist Skirt/Slacks1/1

== Weapons ==
Ares Alpha
   +Easy Breakdown, Manual
   +Gas Vent 3
   +Personalized Grip
   +Smartgun System
   +Underbarrel Weight
   DV: 6P   AP: -1   RC: 7
Ares Crusader
   +Electronic Firing
   +Gas Vent 3
   +Personalized Grip
   +Smartgun System
   DV: 4P   AP: -   RC: 5
Ares Predator IV
   +Advanced Safety, Electro Shocker
   +Easy Breakdown, Powered
   +Electronic Firing
   +Personalized Grip
   +Smartgun System
   +Trigger Removal
   DV: 5P   AP: -1   RC: 2
Boomerang
   DV: 5P   AP: -   RC: 0
Grenade: Flash-Pak
   DV: Special   AP: -   RC: 0
Grenade: Fragmentation
   DV: 12P(f) (-1/m)   AP: +5   RC: 0
Grenade: High Explosive
   DV: 10P (-2/m)   AP: -2   RC: 0
Grenade: Thermal Smoke
   DV: (10m Radius)   AP: -   RC: 0
Ingram Smartgun X
   +Smartgun System, Internal
   +Stock
   +Chameleon Coating
   +Easy Breakdown, Manual
   +Electronic Firing
   +Gas Vent 2
   +Personalized Grip
   +Sound Suppressor
   DV: 5P   AP: -   RC: 5
Net
   DV: 0   AP: -   RC: 0
Net
   DV: 0   AP: -   RC: 0
Net
   DV: 0   AP: -   RC: 0
Sword
   +Gecko Grip
   +Personalized Grip
   +Skinlink
   +Tracker Rating 2
   +Weapon Focus
   DV: 9P   AP: -   RC: 1
Sword
   +Gecko Grip
   +Personalized Grip
   +Skinlink
   DV: 9P   AP: -   RC: 1
Throwing Knife
   DV: 5P   AP: -   RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
   DV: 4S   AP: -   RC: 0

== Martial Arts ==
Arnis De Mano
   ++1 DV on Blades attacks
Krav Maga
   +Ready Weapon as Free Action
Sangre y Acero
   ++1 DV on Blades attacks
Disarm
Finishing Move
Iaijutsu
Off-Hand Training
Riposte
Two Weapon Style

== Commlink ==
Hermes Ikon (4, 4, 5, 3)
   +Novatech Navi
   +Suite: Pro User [Analyze 4, Browse 4, Command 2, Edit 4]
Meta Link (1, 1, 1, 2)
   +Vector Xim

== Gear ==
Acid Rating 5 x4
Ammo: EX-Explosive Rounds (Assault Rifles) x80
Ammo: EX-Explosive Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x40
Ammo: Flechette Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x40
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Submachine Guns) x40
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Assault Rifles) x80
Ammo: Subsonic Rounds (Submachine Guns) x80
Autopicker Rating 6
Backpack
Contact Lenses Rating 3
   +Vision Enhancement Rating 3
   +Vision Magnification
   +Skinlink
Earbuds Rating 3
   +Audio Enhancement Rating 3
   +Spatial Recognizer
Fake License (Swords) Rating 4 x2
Fake License (Ingram Smart Gu) Rating 4
Fake License (Cham Suit) Rating 4
Fake License (Ares Crusader) Rating 4
Fake SIN (Seraphol Inkura) Rating 4
Fake SIN (Haruhi Tamaki) Rating 4
Flashlight x4
Gecko Tape Gloves
Glasscutter
Glue Sprayer
Goggles Rating 6
   +Image Link
   +Smartlink
   +Thermographic
   +Flare Compensation
   +Skinlink
Grenade: Flash-Pak x4
Grenade: Fragmentation x6
Grenade: High Explosive x4
Grenade: Thermal Smoke x4
Jammer, Area Rating 3
Light Stick x8
Maglock Card-reader
Maglock Passkey Rating 4
Mapsoft (Seattle) Rating 6
Molotov Cocktail x6
Nanopaste Disguise (Small Container) x4
Plasteel Restraints x10
Sequencer Rating 4
Smart Pack x4
Standard Rope (100 m)
Stealth Tags x40
Tag Eraser
Throwing: Throwing Knife x20
Weapon Focus (bonded) (Sword) Rating 2

== Vehicles ==
Horizon-Doble Revolution (Enclosed Monocycle)
   +Anti-Theft
   +Armor, Concealed (Rating 6) Rating 6
   +Morphing License Plate
   +Motorcycle Gyro Stabilization
   +Smart Tires
   +Smuggling Compartment, Shielded
   +Smuggling Compartment, Shielded
   +Vehicle Sensor

Still have 1 PP left to spend, or could drop it for the 30karma it costs and spend it elsewhere.

[CalibanX9]

If you have the geas and way discount already on the improved reactions, you can afford improved reactions 3 with that extra pp.

[Glyph]

Muscle Augmentation: 2 and Muscle Toner: 4 will cause 2 points of Magic loss, since they cost 1.20 Essence (unless they are alphaware, in which case they only cost 0.96 Essence).

[Illume]

They're both alpha ware.

[UmaroVI]

I think you are mostly fine, and just have tweaks to suggest.

You're investing pretty heavily in having two different, incompatible ways to roll agility+skill to do ranged damage. Pick one and be better at it; either be better at Palming and get a chameleon-coated machine pistol and then drop the throwing stuff, or get rid of the Automatics and pick up stuff like Improved Ability: throwing. And don't have Pistols 2 either way.

Depending on which way you go:
1) Buy better guns. The Ingram is fine. The ruger is not, because you should just be using a machine pistol with Chameleon Coating which would be better in every way and not cost you 8 karma to shoot badly. I don't think any of your automatics have enough RC for fully compensated FA fire, which is bad; take a look at my sig and the Combat Hacker for an example of how to do that without RC-enhancing ware. Also, you might want to use an Ares Executive Protector instead of a lot of breakdown guns. You should probably have a battle rifle as well, for the range.

2) Carry better throwing weapons. Throwing knives are useful because they are concealable. You also want combat axes (for damage), Molotov cocktails (for destroying vehicles/drones), Boomerangs (for hilarious range) and Nets (for disabling people who can't get out of nets quickly).

In any case, also use better melee weapons, by which I mean a vibroblade in your mainhand. It's just a sword, but better in every possible way, for an insignificant amount of extra nuyen.

[Katrex]

Good luck getting your gm to agree on geass.

[UmaroVI]

One last thing: I can't tell what's up with your armor. You don't appear to have any suit you can wear that puts you exactly at your cap. Also, are you trying to pull the ol' "if you attach PPP/Gel Packs/etc to FFBA, you halve the total armor for encumbrance, not just the FFBA part" shenanigans?

In any case, consider ruthenium coating something instead of using Chameleon Coating; it makes it easier to get a proper armor setup.

[Illume]

Was just waiting for you to showup Umaro, so you could pick it apart ^.^

Where are the rules for throwing combat axes? I've heard them mentioned before, but I've never read them. Their listing in the corebook doesn't mention anything about them.

As for armor, it works in chummer, it comes out to 14/11, and I'm only wearing the arm part of the arm/leg casings so it just gives +1 to impact instead of both.

Also, Caliban while you're looking over this, what is your opinion on Geasa, yay or nay? I can live without it since I still have that extra PP.

[UmaroVI]

I think something's funny with chummer.

Chameleon suit is 6/4
Gel packs is 1/1
FFBA is 3/1 (for encumbrance) and +3/+1 that's not encumbering.
Vitals protector is 1/1
Forearm Guards is 0/1
Shin Guards is 0/1
Arm casings only is 0/1
So that's 11/10 for encumbrance (14/11 total), and it would be 12/10 and 15/11 with the full leg and arm casings). That will encumber you.

So.... time for Pretty Princess Shadowrun Dressup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSbXGsysAAk

The short answer to how to fix this problem is you need to do one of two things:
1) Lose the chameleon suit and instead Ruthenium coat something more awesome.
2) Use YNT Softweave from WAR! and die a little inside.

You also have the general problem that your Chameleon suit is R, and you really do want to have armor clothing you can walk around inconspicuously in. Lastly, you might want to aim to get some type of armor with the "-2 to spot items hidden under it" thing.

The Mercenary Rigger (sig) has a good example of armor for a body 5 character that's at the cap, has a way to get -4 to spot, and has the "-2 to spot hidden items" thing, without any visible R gear on it. There are of course other ways to do it.

Check the listing of "Improvised Throwing Weapons" on Arsenal p20. In particular, Combat Axes have the best damage of any throwable weapon, and Molotov Cocktails are the only throwable weapon that goes against half armor (making them handy for fighting drones/vehicles).

Also, I highly, highly recommend nets. Even if you choose to primarily focus on a different mode of combat - and especially if you elect to go melee primary, throwing secondary - nets are invaluable. You can use Iaijutsu to throw two nets per pass, and it takes a full complex action to get out at minimum. Also, some people are really boned by nets and have a very hard time escaping.

[Illume]

Alright, I fixed up the armor, or it should be...

FFBA: 6/2(3/1 for encum)
+SecureTech Forearm Guards(0/1)
+SecureTech Shin GuardS(0/1)
+SecureTech Leg/Arm Casings(Only 1 worn)(0/1)
+SecureTech Vitals Protectors(1/1

Helmet(1/2)

Synergist Longcoat(4/2)
+Gel Packs(1/1)

And just throw on an overcoat w/ruthenium. Comes out to 10/10 for encum, and the longcoat gives the -2 to conceal.

[Crash_00]

Ruthenium only works if its a full body suit.

[CalibanX9]

Since, I'm the 'deciderer' on this, I'll agree with the Ruthenium coating, needs to be a full body suit, like a chem suit worn over armor.

As far as meditation, it was in the SR1 version of street magic (the grimmoire), if I remember right. It's pretty similar to ritual in SM. I 'll let it fly. Just make sure you do one hour at least every day if you want to keep up to speed. Chummer is processing the bonuses sequentially when the designers wanted them to be done cumulatively. Make sure you  do that right (way + geas on increased reflexes 2 = 1.25 pp, ir 3= 2 pp).