[UmaroVI]

Personally, I've never found it particularly hard to simply ROLEplay (not ROLLplay) whatever stream or tradition a given character has. You can also always talk to your GM about a custom stream, since they are meant to be only samples. If you feel like you really have to ROLEplay a Singularitarian or something rather than ROLLplaying a Sourceror, though, go for it, but when someone is asking about streams I generally assume they don't already have a ROLEplaying preference and just want to know which ones aren't trap options.

[theKernel]

I'll use the stream but roleplay how I want, a logic tradition sounds good alas I want to be a good ole ork also what skills? All of the matrix ones except decompiling?

[UmaroVI]

Depends what you want to prioritize. The must-have ones for technomancy:
Hacking
Registering
Compiling
Software

If you have any of these below 4, you are dumb. You should probably have some skill at 6, there are arguments for it not being one of these.

Not having Electronic Warfare 1 is dumb. You don't really need more than 3.
Not having Computer 1 will get you in trouble because Matrix Perception uses it. Computer 4 is not bad.

Maybe skills:
If you care about shooting people from drones, Gunnery.
You can't default on Pilot: Aircraft or Anthroform, so you may want 1 in those. You can default on ground and water. If you have Machine or Tutor sprites, they can do piloting for you (machine sprites are better at it) for anything, so take this only if you plan to be able to pilot things yourself.
Hardware: if you aren't a logic stream techno, you're going to suck at this. Can you summon a tutor sprite to do this for you? If you are logic and don't have tutor sprites you may care.
Cybercombat: you really only want this for matrix defense checks - if you're making cybercombat attacks, something has gone deeply wrong. Sprites are better than you at fighting. Having some Cybercombat to add to your defense check isn't useless - but it's far pricier than shield, so have it only if you have Shield 6 already.

Things you don't need:
Data Search: sprites can do this for you
Decompiling: it's a trap!

[wizard_of_ozzy]

Personally, I've never found it particularly hard to simply ROLEplay (not ROLLplay) whatever stream or tradition a given character has. You can also always talk to your GM about a custom stream, since they are meant to be only samples. If you feel like you really have to ROLEplay a Singularitarian or something rather than ROLLplaying a Sourceror, though, go for it, but when someone is asking about streams I generally assume they don't already have a ROLEplaying preference and just want to know which ones aren't trap options.

Yeah, I generally disregard the stuff that says what technomancers of the streams believe in or how they act. The way I see it, if you want to roleplay it differently, then screw the fluff. Your character doesn't have to have the same outlooks as the sample streams in order to be of that stream. It's perfectly acceptable to be a dronomancer/cyberadept/info savant/etc and believe that your powers are a gift from some higher power and have all your sprites come out looking like angels, saints, loa, Bodhisattvas or whatever is appropriate for that character's faith. Or you can have sprites that look like animals and see them as your "pets" and not give a damn about who or what gave you your digital mojo.

In short, don't limit your roleplaying to just "I'm a standard issue technomancer" if you don't want to. Have fun with it!

[theKernel]

Right which is how I did it, also you are right elves must die

[wizard_of_ozzy]

Right which is how I did it, also you are right elves must die

I know right? Immortal my ass.