[Mythik]

Daniel Barnett (400BP)
Human (SURGE Changeling)

B: 4                 Edge: 2
A: 2           Essence: 6
R: 3               Magic: 5
S: 2            Initiative: 8
C: 5              
I: 5
L: 2
W: 5

Drain: 10

Positive Qualities
Restricted Gear Power Focus 4
Magician
Mentor Spirit: Lion
Changeling (Class II SURGE)

Celerity
Low-Light Vision
Claws
Fangs

Negative Qualities
Allergy: Common (Mild): Pollution
Prejudiced: Cyber-Enhanced: Biased
Sensitive System

Critter Spook
Unusual Hair-Mane

Spells
Bind 15
Detect Enemies 15
Heal 15
Healthy Glow 15
Increase Charisma 15
Increased Reflexes 15
Levitate 15
Lightning Bolt 19
Manabolt 19
Shatter 19
Stunball 19
Stunbolt 19

Skills
Assensing (2) 7 (+2 Aura Reading)
Counterspelling (4) 13
Intimidation (1) 6
Perception (1) 6
Heavy (1) 3 (+2 Grenade Launchers)
Spellcasting (6) 15 (+2 Combat Spells)
Summoning (1) 10

Famous Local Magicians 6
Gang Signs 7
Magic Theory 5
Parazoology 3
Urban Brawl odds 6

English N
Afrikaans 9
Japanese 7
Or'Zet 8
Salish 7
Sperethiel 7

Contacts
Fixer C: 3 L: 3
Talismonger C: 2 L:3

Greatcoat 6/5
Industrial Coveralls 5/4
Steampunk Outfit 7/7
Respirator 6
Arm Tech MGL-6
-Extra Clip
-Inc Clip Cap
-Ext Smart Link
-Imp Range Finder
x7ea Flash, Frag, HE, TSmoke mini grenades
C Credstick (50k max)
Sustaining Focus: Health (3)
Binoculars
Meta CommLink
Smart Glasses
Power Focus 4

[gargaM0NK]

Don't forget the negative quality: Distinctive Style.  It comes for free (0BP) with SURGE.

[Mythik]

Thanks for replying. I didn't take any overtly noticeable SURGE characteristics, so I didn't think Distinctive Style was appropriate. 

[Demerzel]

Don't forget the negative quality: Distinctive Style.  It comes for free (0BP) with SURGE.

You have a page reference for that? I know that Glamour comes free with it, but it's listed in the Glamour description on p113 of RC.

[rasmusnicolaj]

You really suffer from average attributes. Lower some and raise others. You  should get softcapped drain stats. And you could benefit from being an elf when you are a shaman. Willpower should be 5 anyway because that would give you +1 condition track.

You don’t want Astral Combat. Spirits will kill you. Just default to a stunbolt or powerpolt. The same goes for Banishing. Stunbolt is just more effective and much cheaper in BP on top of that. I would also drop Unarmed Combat. You are not good at it and will get hurt. Instead of pistols you could get heavy weapons and use the pistol sized ArmsTech MGL-6. Pistol dicepool 4 isn’t doing you much good but grenades doesn’t need to be as precise and they have greater utility with options like flashbang and smoke.

I would try and find points for a few more spells. Maybe some of Levitate, Metal Wall, Physical Mask, Imp. Invisibility, a elemental type attack spell for dealing with drones and vehicles. And I would drop Death Touch. You really should avoid melee with people that most of the time will be much better than you.

Have you access to other books than the core rules?

Rasmus

[rasmusnicolaj]

Don't forget the negative quality: Distinctive Style.  It comes for free (0BP) with SURGE.

You have a page reference for that? I know that Glamour comes free with it, but it's listed in the Glamour description on p113 of RC.

All the advanced character options in this book automatically suffer the effects of Distinctive Style and do not get a BP bonus.

Last line on p. 103 in RC.

In the description of the actual negative quality so maybe not the best place to mention a general rule.

Rasmus

[Demerzel]

Don't forget the negative quality: Distinctive Style.  It comes for free (0BP) with SURGE.

You have a page reference for that? I know that Glamour comes free with it, but it's listed in the Glamour description on p113 of RC.

All the advanced character options in this book automatically suffer the effects of Distinctive Style and do not get a BP bonus.

Last line on p. 103 in RC.

In the description of the actual negative quality so maybe not the best place to mention a general rule.

Rasmus

Hummn... that's interesting. So I wonder if that means that glamour counts as the two distinctive styles with double the penalty since it's called out in the glamour description above and beyond what is described in things like scales.

I guess that gives you an idea of how glamorous it really is, if your grace and beauty is twice as memorable compared to someone with scales shedding their skin.

[Mythik]

 Ok, so some changes made. Some of the options mentioned are a no-go (Not going elf, sorry). Others I took much more seriously. Added one more focus so the spells will be hard to resist.

[rasmusnicolaj]

A few more tips 

I would still try to get Willpower and Charisma 5. Drain is very important. Maybe lower Edge to 1 (not that expensive to buy back with karma) and then I would probably lower Logic with 1.

Airburst Link on your Grenade launcher.

Another really good investment from the start is a R4 Power Foci (needs Restricted Gear).

Rasmus

[Mythik]

derp for highlighting the wrong stat. Also derp-a-derp for not typing in Airburst link (the big reason I bought SmartLink...). I'm severely constrained by BP for that power focus. WAY too expensive (24 BP that has to come from somewhere else).

[Demerzel]

Looks like you've got spellcasting and counterspelling 5. If you do 6 spellcasting and 4 counterspelling you'll not only gain the die in casting, but will be able to add two more spells. I think you could get a lot of mileage out of increase attribute for your drain stats.

Increase charisma will be one you could use a lot for out of combat, you can get more bonus charisma than the sustaining penalty so it will overall help in social situations. Not to mention the option of having a spirit of man cast it on you.

It also gives you the ability to essentially trade spellcasting or summoning die for drain resistance by sustaining them, and often at a better than 1 to 1 ratio.

It's a trade off, but something to think about.

[Mythik]

Interesting and attractive idea Dem. Would have to take points from somewhere else to buy the two extra spells as well.

[rasmusnicolaj]

I know you are pressed for points - you always are as a magician 

Even though +4 to all tests with magic is a really big advantage and I think it is worth the BP. If you can find them that is.
Else you know why you are a runner - earning money to buy one.

Rasmus

[Mythik]

I really hate you people. But I mean that in a nice way  Changes in green (I think)

EDIT: Yup, changes in green lol

grumble grumble 

EDIT PART 2(electric boogaloo) Dropped Athabaskan for Or'Zet. Might be more useful in Seattle. Maybe later if I take off to the Great White North (TAKE OFF EH!) I might pick up Athabaskan, but the driving idea was to be passably fluent in the major languages found in Seattle first...

EDIT 3: (LOL) Somewhere in there I wound up with add'l Knowledge points so I put them toward Sperethiel as well. Most likely when I did that point shift Dem suggested...

NOTE: This is quite easy to do since I'm using Hero Lab....however, I note that HL does not recognize the Negative/Positive Qualities you mentioned above...(also why I haven't included them here, but again, none of the Surge qualities added alter my appearance in a drastically,  noticeable way)

[Tsuzua]

I really hate you people. But I mean that in a nice way  Changes in green (I think)

EDIT: Yup, changes in green lol

grumble grumble 

EDIT PART 2(electric boogaloo) Dropped Athabaskan for Or'Zet. Might be more useful in Seattle. Maybe later if I take off to the Great White North (TAKE OFF EH!) I might pick up Athabaskan, but the driving idea was to be passably fluent in the major languages found in Seattle first...

EDIT 3: (LOL) Somewhere in there I wound up with add'l Knowledge points so I put them toward Sperethiel as well. Most likely when I did that point shift Dem suggested...

NOTE: This is quite easy to do since I'm using Hero Lab....however, I note that HL does not recognize the Negative/Positive Qualities you mentioned above...(also why I haven't included them here, but again, none of the Surge qualities added alter my appearance in a drastically,  noticeable way)

Celerity does give you ropey and prominent leg muscles.  I guess they're very memorable or something.  It is actually not that hard to get a fairly "normal" looking changling, but you still get that distinctive style. 

I'll look into the character more.  Quick question, why are you changling?  Do you just want the positive qualities?  Do you have some sort of theme you want to follow?