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Motivation for a globally famous person in the shadows?

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UmaroVI

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« Reply #15 on: <07-22-12/2222:21> »
Did you just describe Shadowrun Johny Cage?

ArkangelWinter

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« Reply #16 on: <07-22-12/2243:17> »
We need a Shadow Kick adept power ASAP  8) and a power for never losing those sunglasses

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« Reply #17 on: <07-22-12/2250:44> »
Did you just describe Shadowrun Johny Cage?

ROFL!

I was imagining, like, Orc Mike Tyson. But Johnny Cage is perfect.  ;D

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« Reply #18 on: <07-23-12/0250:45> »
We need a Shadow Kick adept power ASAP  8) and a power for never losing those sunglasses

Oh, that's simple: Gecko Tape on the arms and nose-pads so it sticks to your face.
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« Reply #19 on: <07-23-12/0507:48> »
He could be an actor who is preparing for his next role in a shadowrunner action sim.

Day Job 40hrs is very bad. If your GM plays it out, you won't be participating in the run at least half the time.

Consider making him an adept with those look-altering powers (change hair, change body, can't remember the names of those powers)

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« Reply #20 on: <07-25-12/1256:52> »
I see that everyone is taking the globally famous thing literally, as in everyone not only know who you are, but what you look like as well.  Interesting.

While this may not apply directly to your character, one who is globally famous could be an anonymous hacker or terrorist that we've all heard of but have never seen.  Imagine if someone hacked the FBI - we'd all know about them, but we wouldn't all know who precisely they were.  "Did you hear about that guy Lulz?"  "The guy who shut down the FBI's power system for 20 hours?  That was so amazing!"

And now that I think about it, this could potentially work for your character as well.  "Everybody knows he's a runner, but nobody knows what he looks like."  "Yeah, I heard he got some Johnson to give him a house in the hills.  UP FRONT."  "That's nothing - I hear Renraku wants to hire this guy to do their negotiating for them, but they can't figure out what the guy looks like."
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