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LastRose

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« on: <11-12-12/1819:51> »
== Info ==
Street Name: Techno-Haze
Name: Alexander Vash
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 6
Karma: 51
Street Cred: 6
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 2
Elf
Composure: 6
Judge Intentions: 6
Lift/Carry: 11 (120 kg/80 kg)
Memory: 6
Nuyen: 300

== Attributes ==
BOD: 3
AGI: 6 (9)
REA: 5 (7)
STR: 5 (8)
CHA: 3
INT: 3
LOG: 3
WIL: 3
EDG: 3
MAG: 6

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                   5.04
Initiative:                8 (10)
IP:                        1 (3)
Astral Initiative:         6
Astral IP:                 3
Matrix Initiative:         8
Matrix IP:                 1
Physical Damage Track:     13
Stun Damage Track:         12

== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling            : 0                      Pool: 2
Animal Training            : 0                      Pool: 2
Archery                    : 0                      Pool: 8
Armorer                    : 0                      Pool: 2
Artisan                    : 0                      Pool: 2
Automatics                 : 0                      Pool: 8
Blades                     : 0                      Pool: 8
Climbing                   : 0                      Pool: 7
Clubs                      : 0                      Pool: 8
Computer                   : 3 [command]            Pool: 6 (8)
Con                        : 0                      Pool: 2
Cybercombat                : 0                      Pool: 2
Data Search                : 0                      Pool: 2
Demolitions                : 0                      Pool: 2
Disguise                   : 0                      Pool: 2
Diving                     : 0                      Pool: 2
Dodge                      : 1                      Pool: 8
Escape Artist              : 0                      Pool: 8
Etiquette                  : 0                      Pool: 2
First Aid                  : 0                      Pool: 2
Flight                     : 0                      Pool: 7
Forgery                    : 0                      Pool: 8
Gunnery                    : 0                      Pool: 8
Gymnastics                 : 0                      Pool: 8
Hacking                    : 0                      Pool: 2
Heavy Weapons              : 0                      Pool: 8
Infiltration               : 1                      Pool: 10
Instruction                : 0                      Pool: 2
Intimidation               : 0                      Pool: 2
Leadership                 : 0                      Pool: 2
Locksmith                  : 0                      Pool: 8
Longarms                   : 0                      Pool: 8
Navigation                 : 0                      Pool: 2
Negotiation                : 0                      Pool: 2
Palming                    : 0                      Pool: 8
Parachuting                : 0                      Pool: 2
Perception                 : 3 [Visual]             Pool: 6 (8)
Pilot Aircraft             : 2                      Pool: 9
Pilot Anthroform           : 1                      Pool: 8
Pilot Ground Craft         : 2                      Pool: 9
Pilot Watercraft           : 0                      Pool: 6
Pistols                    : 0                      Pool: 8
Riding                     : 0                      Pool: 6
Running                    : 0                      Pool: 7
Shadowing                  : 0                      Pool: 2
Survival                   : 0                      Pool: 2
Swimming                   : 0                      Pool: 7
Throwing Weapons           : 6 [Overhand]           Pool: 15 (17)
Tracking                   : 0                      Pool: 2
Unarmed Combat             : 0                      Pool: 8

== Knowledge Skills ==
Business                   : 4 [Budgeting]          Pool: 7 (9)
English                    : N                      Pool: 0
Japanese                   : 4                      Pool: 7
Security Design            : 6                      Pool: 9

== Qualities ==
Adept
Allergy (Uncommon, Moderate) (Cranberries)
Amnesia (Past)
Distinctive Style
Flashbacks (Uncommon)
Low-Light Vision
SINner (Standard) (Alexander Vash)
The Warrior's Way
Tough as Nails (Rating 2)
Vendetta

== Powers ==
Improved Physical Attribute (AGI) Rating: 2
Improved Reflexes 2
Missile Mastery
Nimble Fingers
Power Throw Rating: 3
Supernatural Toughness (Physical) Rating: 1
Supernatural Toughness (Stun) Rating: 2

== Lifestyles ==
Bob's Rent-A-Ho se  2 months
   Comforts:      Middle
   Entertainment: Middle
   Necessities:   Middle
   Neighborhood:  Middle
   Security:      Middle
   Qualities:     Perfect Roommate [2LP]
                  Network Bottleneck [-1LP]
                  This Isn't Big Bob's Autos [-1LP]

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Muscle Augmentation Rating 3
Muscle Toner Rating 3

== Armor ==
Clothing                  0/0
   +Color Changing
Form-Fitting Half-Body Suit4/1
Lined Coat                6/4
SecureTech Arm Casings    0/1
SecureTech Forearm Guards 0/1
SecureTech Leg Casings    0/1
SecureTech Shin Guards    0/1

== Weapons ==
Boomerang
   +Vintage
   Pool: 15   DV: 9P   AP: -   RC: 0
Boomerang
   +Chameleon Coating
   Pool: 15   DV: 9P   AP: -   RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 8   DV: 4S   AP: -   RC: 0

== Commlink ==
Custom Commlink (5, 4, 6, 5)
   +Custom Commlink OS
Meta Link (1, 1, 1, 2)
   +Vector Xim

== Gear ==
Biometric Lock
Command Rating 6
   +Copy Protection Rating 6
   +Registration
Fake SIN (John McClane) Rating 3
Glasses Rating 4
   +Flare Compensation
   +Vision Enhancement Rating 3
   +Image Link






If it isn't obvious I went for more of an adept rigger type that specializes in throwing, mainly hackysacks that he'll carry around with him, and other such things. I wanted to put a bit into charisma as well just in case we had any missions where we couldn't force our way in, though not sure if it is completely worth it.


Edit: Added a bunch of stuff, moved around a few stats.
« Last Edit: <11-18-12/0702:31> by LastRose »

Kat9

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« Reply #1 on: <11-12-12/2000:01> »
I'm not really seeing any rigger in this. No drones, no vehicles, no software, no fake SINs.....no gear really other than the boomerangs.

LastRose

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« Reply #2 on: <11-12-12/2014:52> »
Haven't actually added the drones, I just wanted to see if the actual build works, rather then the drones. The drone part is a bit easy.

Kat9

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« Reply #3 on: <11-12-12/2118:18> »
Personally, I'd drop Charisma down to 4 and bump Logic up to 3. The character is supposed to be a technical type (rigger) so it would be more reasonable they'd be of average Logic/Intuition (I call logic intelligence, but people always want to argue that).

LastRose

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« Reply #4 on: <11-15-12/0103:40> »
Moved around some stuff, added the drones, and half tempted to add a personality to one of my drones, naming it HAL.

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« Reply #5 on: <11-15-12/1731:41> »
For some reason, when i saw this i thought of someone picking up a armored rigging cocoon with the rigger still inside it  and throwing it.  ;D

Anyhow, you may be able to swap your "Visual" under Perception to " 'Rigged" as a thought, can nevah have too much perception, even in the middle of battle!

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« Reply #6 on: <11-15-12/1859:51> »
Looking at your adept powers:

Improved Physical Attribute is made of total fail. It costs way, way too many Power Points. I don't really know what kind of a discount Way of the Warrior is giving you, but it's highly unlikely to be enough. If you want attributes like strength and agility, take moderate amounts of bioware. (BTW a strength of 6 is useless. Damage is calculated as Strength / 2 rounded UP. So a 5 is as good as a 6 for determining damage codes.)

You have no powers that actually make you a better rigger. For combat rigging, improved ability: gunnery is nice, inexpensive boost costing only 0.25 PP per rank. Maybe also good to get better at hacking too so you can take over patrol drones more effectively.

Basically, being a physical combat adept and being a rigger are - well there's just no synergy there. A rigger can afford to dump physical stats to be really good at matrix actions. A Physical combat adept needs good physical stats and really doesn't have any superpowers that help in the Matrix.

You would probably be better off making a powerful Social Adept (commanding voice, kenisics, improved ability leadership, etc) - this a very inexpensive role, and you'f have enough Power Points left over to spend on becoming supernaturally good in your  rigging/matrix related skills. You'd also actually get some benefit from being an elf if you went this way,

If you want to work in the hackysack thing, take Enthralling Performance. You can * literally* mesmerize large groups of people with your mad skills.

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« Reply #7 on: <11-18-12/0700:17> »
If I wanted to make a social adept I'd have made a pornomancer rather easily, or if I wanted a pure rigger, I'd end up making mech, though you were right about something, the power points were atrocious for upping my str, and agility, so I popped one essence to get up my stats. I'll post mech, and then update Techno-haze:


== Info ==
Street Name: Mech
Name: Unnamed Character
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 51
Street Cred: 6
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 2
Human
Composure: 7
Judge Intentions: 7
Lift/Carry: 9 (90 kg/60 kg)
Memory: 10
Nuyen: 940

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

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                   1.66
Initiative:                9
IP:                        1
Matrix Initiative:         11
Matrix IP:                 5
Physical Damage Track:     10
Stun Damage Track:         11

== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling            : 0                      Pool: 4
Animal Training            : 0                      Pool: 4
Archery                    : 0                      Pool: 5
Armorer                    : 0                      Pool: 4
Artisan                    : 0                      Pool: 4
Automatics                 : 0                      Pool: 5
Blades                     : 0                      Pool: 5
Climbing                   : 0                      Pool: 5
Clubs                      : 0                      Pool: 5
Computer                   : 4                      Pool: 9
Con                        : 0                      Pool: 1
Cybercombat                : 3                      Pool: 8
Data Search                : 4                      Pool: 9
Demolitions                : 0                      Pool: 4
Disguise                   : 4                      Pool: 9
Diving                     : 0                      Pool: 2
Dodge                      : 4                      Pool: 8
Electronic Warfare         : 3                      Pool: 8
Escape Artist              : 0                      Pool: 5
Etiquette                  : 0                      Pool: 1
First Aid                  : 0                      Pool: 4
Flight                     : 0                      Pool: 5
Forgery                    : 0                      Pool: 5
Gunnery                    : 6                      Pool: 12
Gymnastics                 : 0                      Pool: 5
Hacking                    : 3                      Pool: 8
Hardware                   : 4                      Pool: 9
Heavy Weapons              : 0                      Pool: 5
Infiltration               : 4                      Pool: 10
Instruction                : 0                      Pool: 1
Intimidation               : 0                      Pool: 1
Leadership                 : 0                      Pool: 1
Locksmith                  : 0                      Pool: 5
Longarms                   : 0                      Pool: 5
Navigation                 : 0                      Pool: 4
Negotiation                : 0                      Pool: 1
Palming                    : 4                      Pool: 10
Parachuting                : 0                      Pool: 2
Perception                 : 0                      Pool: 4
Pilot Anthroform           : 4                      Pool: 8
Pilot Ground Craft         : 4                      Pool: 8
Pilot Watercraft           : 4                      Pool: 8
Pistols                    : 0                      Pool: 5
Riding                     : 0                      Pool: 3
Running                    : 0                      Pool: 5
Shadowing                  : 4                      Pool: 9
Software                   : 4                      Pool: 9
Survival                   : 0                      Pool: 4
Swimming                   : 0                      Pool: 5
Throwing Weapons           : 0                      Pool: 5
Tracking                   : 0                      Pool: 4
Unarmed Combat             : 0                      Pool: 5

== Knowledge Skills ==
Business                   : 4                      Pool: 9
Data Havens                : 4                      Pool: 9
Engineering                : 4                      Pool: 9
English                    : N                      Pool: 0
Japanese                   : 6                      Pool: 11
Security Design            : 4                      Pool: 9
Security Tactics           : 4                      Pool: 9
Underworld                 : 4                      Pool: 9

== Qualities ==
Astral Hazing (non-Awakened)
Biocompatability (Cyberware)
Changeling (Class I SURGE)
Distinctive Style
Fangs
Mania/Phobia (Common, Moderate) (Kelptomania)
Prejudiced (Specific, Outspoken) (Artists)
Reality Impaired
Restricted Gear (Rating 1)

== Lifestyles ==
Street  1 months

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Control Rig
Muscle Replacement Rating 4
Sim Module (Hot-Sim Modified)
Simsense Booster
Skillwires Rating 4

== Weapons ==
Fangs
   Pool: 5   DV: 4P   AP: -   RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 5   DV: 3S   AP: -   RC: 0

== Commlink ==
Custom Commlink (6, 6, 6, 6)
   +Custom Commlink OS [Firewall 6, System 6]
   +Simsense Accelerator

== Gear ==
Activesoft (Pilot Ground Craft) Rating 4
   +Copy Protection Rating 1
   +Registration
Activesoft (Pilot Anthroform) Rating 4
   +Copy Protection Rating 1
   +Registration
Activesoft (Pilot Watercraft) Rating 4
   +Copy Protection Rating 1
   +Registration

== Vehicles ==
Dodge Guardian (Police Motorcycle)
   +Armor, Normal Rating 16
   +Chameleon Coating
   +Electromagnetic Shielding Rating 4
   +Rigger Adaptation
   +Rigger Cocoon, Basic
   +Walker Mode
   +Weapon Mount (Normal, Internal, Fixed, Remote)
   +Vehicle Sensor
« Last Edit: <11-20-12/0121:31> by LastRose »

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« Reply #8 on: <11-19-12/1757:36> »
Perception 0?
NO.
JUST NO.
Unless this character has some sort of house ruled "I think I just failed a Spot check!", 0 perception leads to all sorts of problems.
Like having to roll to detect someone's prescence.
Directly in front of you.
If this character is actually in a game already, get them at LEAST 1 point of perception.

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« Reply #9 on: <11-20-12/0117:32> »
lol Mecha was a joke, not a real idea for a character. He'd be way overpowered for a campaign, with 5 ips, and 16 armor, always hotsimmed into his bike.

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« Reply #10 on: <11-20-12/0521:54> »
lol Mecha was a joke, not a real idea for a character. He'd be way overpowered for a campaign, with 5 ips, and 16 armor, always hotsimmed into his bike.

He'd need to spend a complex action each turn keeping his bike in check, so that's already only 4 IP. A good jolt of electricity would also do wonders to that thing.

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« Reply #11 on: <11-20-12/1012:09> »
Hence the electromagnetic coating or w/e, but either way, sad that I'm only getting "if you're an adept be a pornomancer" for my original submission... Though it has gradually changed.

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« Reply #12 on: <11-26-12/1430:40> »
Can't have Magic 6 and that ware without Initiating, which you can't do in chargen unless you're using karmagen. If you're set on Adept it's more affordable to take Synaptic Booster than Improved Reflexes with PP - even with a Way discount and Geas.

Get some Gymnastics to dodge...or think about upping your Dodge.

CHA 3 is a waste. You won't be talking your way anywhere with a defaulting pool of 2 for Con.

You don't have the Logic to maintain or work on your drones.

Really focus on a way to boost your Command pool since I take it you'll be RCing, not diving in. Alternatively get good Pilot programs for the drones. I don't think Computer has anything to do with rigging but I'm AFB right now.

There's obviously a lot of synergy issues with this build. You might be able to do better wired for a rigger/thrower.
Playability > verisimilitude.