Back in the day, I used to play on a Shadowrun MUSH and, there, I got to play a ranking Humanis member, which means I ha dto go around and flip all kinds of racial investives and soft backhands for public speeches. That was *horribly* fun from a writing challenge and, one of these days, I might push him out as a villain for people who need a good racist hoop to kick around for a while. Villains are a *blast* to perfom as... just ask any wrestler.
Now, as for Street Legends: Supplemental, I picked it up last night and have been printing it out as ink allows. (Had to go buy a new blue halfway through. That's what I get for gambling on the 'replace soon' warning, neh?) ... some of these entries are just *neat*. I don't think I've glanced over the mechanics of anyone yet, just the backstory. Buttercup was given a more sinister vibe than expected (And the art backs that up. Oddly, I also would have pegged her weight a full 10 kg less than listed.) Clockwork talking about silent intrusion, and having data on Netcat's kid, was creepy, and you can see why certain attitudes bother him due to his own viewpoint.
As an aside, Clockwork needs to do something soon. His rep has to be tanked and he's turning into a one-note machine of Technomancer hate. Fastjack invited him for a reason and we need to see why a bit more.
Street Rage helps give us some kind of famous Troll, which was needed, Hard Exit was different than I expected, but close. Kane's write-up showed that he was a tad more complex than expected ... much like Muhammed Ali, his mouth and bold statements get him air time, but his actual SKILL is legit and he takes precautions behind the scene. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a letter of Marque from Texas.
"What? That 'Kane' fellow? Terrible man, low-life no-good scummy pirate. Why would you think he's been docking in our ports? Simply outrageous." (... and somehow I went with 'British' instead of 'Texan' for that. Hrm.)
The Smiling Bandit has one of the best bits of artwork, ever. I don't know why, but I absolutely LOVE this.
I'm a bit surprised at Damien Knight's Commlink. On the one hand, he was the Echo Mirage leader and one of teh first Deckers. On the othe rhand, it seems like he's more worried about finances and physical fitness these days and would have let his tech-dedcation get a bit rusty. Ares isn't known as a tech giant, so I would have pegged his gear lower than 10's across the board. Of course, there's also the old rumor that he's actually Fastjack, so...
