Shadowrun: Saint Louis

[Feathersnow]

Please post your character sheets and give an introduction here!

[Lord Bayushi]

Travis McGinty
Former Lone Star Detective

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Growing up in St. Louis, Travis McGinty always wanted to be a professional baseball player. Unfortunately, he was born a dwarf, and, while he could quote you decades of statistics by the time he was a teenager, he couldn't run fast or bat particularly well. On top of that, he was awakened, a gift from his mother, and he would always be accused of cheating if anyone knew.

His mother was awakened, a sort of neighborhood hedge-witch that helped the sick and infirm. She never had great power, but she did what she could with the gifts she had. His father was a cop, as his father was, and as he grew up Travis was raised to help the community and respect the rules. When he graduated, he followed into the family business and signed up for the Lone Star Academy.

While in the Academy, he received instruction in the use of his magical gifts for the first time. He developed his mind and his magic to be a careful investigator, and graduated with high marks. He entered the force on the beat, but it didn't take long for his talents to be appreciated, and he became one of the youngest detectives in the precinct's history.

He was partnered with an experienced veteran named Paul Crowe, and together they were often tasked with investigating crimes with a supernatural lean. They showed a good success rate with crimes that were hard to solve, and gained a good reputation among the force.

As the years moved on, Travis never lost his obsession with sports. His keen mind for patterns and statistics convinced him that there was money to be made on bets, and he quickly found himself addicted to the thrill of gambling. As time went on, though he won often, he always turned his winnings back over to the game, and eventually had debts. He was careful to keep his habits under wraps, or so he thought.

Six years ago, a case involving a high profile sexual assault was assigned to Travis and his partner. The investigation had come to show that the perpetrator was infected with HMHVV, and the suspect list was a who's who of St. Louis society. The pressure to get to the bottom of the case in the midst of a political mine-field chipped away at Travis, and, as it happened, it was the same time as the MLB playoffs. Travis made a big bet, and lost.

Somehow, one of the principal suspects found out about Travis' mounting debts. He was invited to a private meeting under the pretext of learning new information on the case, and he was offered a deal. The man making the offer claimed he could prove that he had no connection with the crime, and all Travis had to do was accept this proof and look elsewhere, in exchange for twice as much money as he was in debt.

Travis examined the evidence he was given, and it stood up, it proved that the man didn't have HMHVV. He believed the man was innocent, and he needed the money, so what was the harm in taking it. Travis talked himself into taking the bribe, and continued the investigation looking harder at the other suspects.

A break in the case came a few days later, one of the employees of the man that had bribed Travis was revealed to be a Banshee, and they had tampered with the crime scene immediately after the assault to throw law enforcement off the track. The Banshee named his employer as the one that had paid him to corrupt the scene, and that was enough to bring his partner and the other investigators down hard on that suspect, despite Travis' attempts to steer them away.

In the end, the man who had bribed Travis was arrested and charged, and he cut a deal in exchange for evidence of a corrupt Lone Star detective. Travis was exposed and disgraced. He was thrown off the force and prosecuted for taking the bribe. He served 18 months as a cop with no protection.

In the years that have followed, Travis his found himself struggling to keep any kind of life together. His family and former friends have all turned away from him following his disgrace, all except for his former partner that still believes that Travis was convinced of the suspect's innocence before he took the bribe.

His skills as a paranormal investigator have allowed him to find work on the streets. By day, he scrapes a living as a private investigator, but between his drinking, gambling, and propensity for pro-bono work, it's never enough. As a result, he runs the shadows. He tries to keep himself from falling deeper into disgrace and dishonor, attempting to find some kind of code in the chaos. Only time will tell if Travis winds up finding redemption, or a path into the abyss.

Travis is a dwarf occult investigator with demons. He's ex-Lone Star, and he served time for taking a bribe. He drinks and gambles on sports, both of which get him in trouble from time to time. He is aware of his weaknesses, and tries not to let them hurt others (he doesn't drive, for instance, and is a big fan of public transportation).

He is trying to make amends for past mistakes. In his day job as a licensed P.I., he is known to take pro-bono cases when he feels it is the right thing to do, tracking down missing persons and the like. In his shadowrunning, he tries to maintain some morality, using non-lethal methods whenever possible and staying away from the worst jobs.

He lives out of his office near the downtown area, maintains ties to his old Lone Star partner, and keeps an ear to the street and magic goings on in the city. He is known as a competent investigator, though his past gives him some notoriety.

[Harmony]

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As any ork, Nat is imposing next to most humans, and is covered in tattooed from the feet to top. If there are archetypes of 'brainless ork muscle' the mold seems to fit Nat perfectly, from body language to or'zet slang frequently used. No one bats an eye in surprise when her wired reflexes spins up.
For a much more observant user, the image cracks at the edges. The first sign is typically that her skin is all to soft for an orc her age, and the second is just how calculated her moves are, how the body language is just an act - easily overlooked for just another street raised ork. While her eyes are hard to read, anyone familiar with cyber eyes and able to draw the connection will probably notice that they are just set to appear vacant, and that Nat is more aware than she appears.

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Nat grew up in the slums with her large extended family. While society would say that she 'took to a life of crime early', the truth is that there were no options. There are however just so much luck an ambitions young ork can have, and eventually she was caught, and sent to jail. Already sharper than most of her kin, she thrived in prison and was soon running her own gang.
After a couple of years, she had a strange visitor. They offered her sentence to be cut, great benefits and a job. It was all to good to be true. Corporate humans did not make such an offers to lowly orcs. She declined, but the very thought of a chance escaping the cycle she was destined too - she would die inside walls like these or in the gutters of the slums she grew up in. So, she called back and accepted. Her records were scrubbed clean the very same day, and a car picked her up.
The jobs were easy, follow a suit or dress - or Johnsson as they were inevitable called to a public location, look menacing as they had a meeting with scruffy individuals and then report what she thought of the group. She did well, so she got promoted. In the way [REDACTED] promotes orks, by having some of the finest medical staff cut into their flesh and replace soft parts with metallic parts. And other things - strange new technology that grew part of her body, something she had never even heard of existed before. Missions got more complicated. Running security was not easy when most of the staff was human and had issues taking orders from someone with a bit of fangs. But like most humans there is a lot of bravado until the threat of violence comes up. Once again, earned a promotion, and more cutting. At several points, she has been unsure who she actually is. So many parts have been replaced, including her very skin to make her 'less disturbing'. Nothing mattered though, in the eyes of all employed, she was just muscle. '63 was hectic, and when '64 crashed, she just walked out.

In the confusion that followed she left. Ever since that date, she has expected [REDACTED] to come knocking, but to the best of her knowledge, they were to busy just holding their ship together.
Staying hidden made her accrue a massive debt, which in the last few years has brought her out of hiding, and doing jobs as a runner, and as if that was not enough, she promised to look after April, the daughter of the old lady that helped hiding Nat. While April is by Ork standards technically an adult, April does not seem to grasp that concept herself. The two share apartment, and are more like siblings.

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== Info ==
Street Name: Nat
Name: Emily Williams
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Ork Female Age 32
Height 1,91 Weight 108
Composure: 6
Judge Intentions: 8
Lift/Carry: 14 (105 kg/70 kg)
Memory: 9
Nuyen: 0

== Attributes ==
BOD: 6 (7)
AGI: 4 (9)
REA: 4 (9)
STR: 4 (7)
CHA: 3
INT: 5
LOG: 4 (6)
WIL: 3
EDG: 1

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 0,61
Initiative: 9 (14)
IP: 1 (3)
Matrix Initiative: 6
Matrix IP: 1
Physical Damage Track: 12
Stun Damage Track: 10

== Active Skills ==
Archery : 0 Pool: 8
Armorer : 1 Pool: 7
Artisan : 0 Pool: 4
Automatics : 6 Pool: 15
Blades : 1 Pool: 10
Climbing : 1 Pool: 8
Clubs : 0 Pool: 8
Computer : 1 Pool: 7
Con : 1 Pool: 7
Cybercombat : 0 Pool: 5
Data Search : 0 Pool: 5
Demolitions : 1 Pool: 7
Disguise : 1 Pool: 6
Diving : 0 Pool: 6
Dodge : 0 Pool: 8
Escape Artist : 0 Pool: 8
Etiquette : 1 Pool: 7
First Aid : 1 Pool: 7
Flight : 0 Pool: 6
Forgery : 0 Pool: 8
Gunnery : 1 Pool: 10
Gymnastics : 4 [Parkour] Pool: 13 (15)
Hacking : 0 Pool: 5
Heavy Weapons : 1 Pool: 10
Infiltration : 1 Pool: 10
Instruction : 0 Pool: 2
Intimidation : 1 Pool: 7
Leadership : 1 Pool: 7
Locksmith : 1 Pool: 10
Longarms : 1 Pool: 10
Medicine : 1 Pool: 7
Navigation : 0 Pool: 4
Negotiation : 1 Pool: 7
Palming : 1 Pool: 10
Parachuting : 0 Pool: 6
Perception : 4 Pool: 9
Pilot Ground Craft : 1 Pool: 10
Pilot Watercraft : 0 Pool: 8
Pistols : 1 Pool: 10
Running : 1 [Urban] Pool: 8 (10)
Shadowing : 1 Pool: 6
Survival : 0 Pool: 2
Swimming : 0 Pool: 6
Throwing Weapons : 1 Pool: 10
Tracking : 0 Pool: 4
Unarmed Combat : 1 Pool: 10

== Knowledge Skills ==
Area Knowledge: St. Loius : 3 Pool: 8
Business : 1 Pool: 7
Chemistry : 1 [Pharmaceuticals] Pool: 7 (9)
Club Music : 2 Pool: 7
English : N Pool: 0
Gangs : 1 Pool: 6
Japanese : 1 Pool: 6
Magical Theory : 1 Pool: 7
Magical Threats : 1 Pool: 7
Or'zet : 3 [Lingo] Pool: 8 (10)
Recreationals : 2 Pool: 7
Security Companies : 2 Pool: 8
Security Tactics : 2 Pool: 8
Shadow Community : 2 [Safe Houses] Pool: 7 (9)
Underworld : 1 [Smuggling] Pool: 6 (8)

== Contacts ==
Street Doc (3, 2)

== Qualities ==
Allergy (Uncommon, Severe) (Nuts)
Dependent (Nuisance)
Erased (1 Week)
In Debt (15,000¥)
Low-Light Vision
Restricted Gear (Rating 2)

== Lifestyles ==
Low 1 months

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Cerebral Booster Rating 2
Cybereyes Basic System Rating 3
+Eye Recording Unit
+Image Link
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
+Smartlink
+Flare Compensation
+Thermographic Vision
+Vision Magnification
Muscle Augmentation Rating 2
Muscle Toner Rating 4
Reaction Enhancers Rating 2
Silkskin
Slimworm
Suprathyroid Gland
Tailored Pheromones Rating 3
Wired Reflexes Rating 2

== Armor ==
Actioneer Business Clothes5/3
Camouflage Suit 8/6
Form-Fitting Full-Body Suit6/2
+Fire Resistance 6
+Insulation 6
+Nonconductivity 6
Helmet 1/2

== Weapons ==
Ares Alpha
+Foregrip
+Gas-Vent 2 System
+Shock Pad
+Smartgun System
Pool: 17 DV: 6P AP: -1 RC: 6
Grenade: Flash-Bang
Pool: 10 DV: 6S (10m Radius) AP: -3 RC: 0
Grenade: Smoke
Pool: 10 DV: (10m Radius) AP: - RC: 0
HK 227-X
+Gas-Vent 3 System
+Folding Stock
+Smartgun System
+Sound Suppressor
Pool: 17 DV: 5P AP: - RC: 4
Knife
Pool: 10 DV: 5P AP: - RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 10 DV: 4S AP: - RC: 0

== Commlink ==
Disposable Commlink (1, 2, 1, 3) x4
+Disposable Commlink OS
+Subvocal Microphone

== Gear ==
Ammo: EX-Explosive Rounds (Assault Rifles) x42
+Spare Clip (Ares Alpha)
Ammo: Flechette Rounds (Assault Rifles) x84
+Spare Clip (Ares Alpha)
Ammo: Flechette Rounds (Submachine Guns) x140
+Spare Clip (HK 227-X)
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Submachine Guns) x56
+Spare Clip (HK 227-X)
Ammo: Stick-n-Shock (Submachine Guns) x28
+Spare Clip (HK 227-X)
Autopicker Rating 3
Biomonitor
Certified Credstick, Standard x4
Earbuds Rating 2
+Select Sound Filter Rating 3
+Audio Enhancement Rating 3
Fake SIN (Jane Scott) Rating 4
+Fake License (HK 227-X) Rating 4
+Fake License (Wired Reflexes) Rating 4
Grenade: Flash-Bang x5
Grenade: Smoke x4
Medkit Rating 4
Scent-masking Cigarette x2
Security Tags x20
Standard RFID Tags x20
Stealth Tags x20
Tag Eraser

Nat, or Emily as her SIN states, does not overly stand out among all the orks making a living on being muscle for those with deep pockets. Her SIN gives away very little about her persona, just as if had been a counterfeit. Eats, subscribes to some networks, does some legal work. Steady income, steady expenses. Enjoys clubs and music, and not much to anyone's surprise has a decent insight into street life and gang culture.

Nat is a quite private person and is hard to get close to her about her values. She does care about ork and troll rights, and would stand behind metahuman rights as a whole if push came to shove. If anyone has worked with previously Nat, she is strangely calm, cool and collected, and sees violence and by that extent, herself, as a last resort. That said, she has no hesitation on earning her pay when it comes to that. This goes against the persona she normally projects, which always seems one step away from an altercation.

(If someone wants to tie together characters, I would gladly do so!)

[Lentrax]

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== Info ==
Street Name: Doc Nix
Name: Cara
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Human Female Age 19
Height 5'7" Weight 168
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 8
Lift/Carry: 4 (30 kg/20 kg)
Memory: 9
Nuyen: 300

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

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 6
IP: 1
Matrix Initiative: 9
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 9
Stun Damage Track: 11 (4 damage taken)

== Active Skills ==
Archery : 0 Pool: 2
Armorer : 0 Pool: 3
Artisan : 0 Pool: 3
Automatics : 0 Pool: 2
Blades : 0 Pool: 2
Climbing : 0 Pool: 1
Clubs : 0 Pool: 2
Compiling : 5 Pool: 10
Computer : 4 Pool: 8
Con : 0 Pool: 3
Cybercombat : 3 Pool: 7
Data Search : 4 Pool: 8
Decompiling : 3 Pool: 8
Demolitions : 0 Pool: 3
Disguise : 0 Pool: 3
Diving : 0 Pool: 2
Dodge : 0 Pool: 1
Electronic Warfare : 3 Pool: 7
Escape Artist : 0 Pool: 2
Etiquette : 0 Pool: 3
First Aid : 0 Pool: 3
Flight : 0 Pool: 1
Forgery : 0 Pool: 2
Gunnery : 0 Pool: 2
Gymnastics : 0 Pool: 2
Hacking : 3 Pool: 7
Hardware : 4 Pool: 8
Heavy Weapons : 0 Pool: 2
Infiltration : 0 Pool: 2
Instruction : 0 Pool: 3
Intimidation : 0 Pool: 3
Leadership : 0 Pool: 3
Locksmith : 0 Pool: 2
Longarms : 0 Pool: 2
Navigation : 0 Pool: 3
Negotiation : 0 Pool: 3
Palming : 0 Pool: 2
Parachuting : 0 Pool: 1
Perception : 0 Pool: 3
Pilot Ground Craft : 2 Pool: 3
Pilot Watercraft : 0 Pool: 1
Pistols : 3 Pool: 6
Registering : 5 Pool: 10
Running : 2 Pool: 3
Shadowing : 0 Pool: 3
Software : 4 Pool: 8
Survival : 0 Pool: 4
Swimming : 0 Pool: 1
Throwing Weapons : 0 Pool: 2
Tracking : 0 Pool: 3
Unarmed Combat : 0 Pool: 2

== Knowledge Skills ==
Area Knowledge: Seattle : 5 [Seattle Matrix] Pool: 9 (11)
Bars and Clubs : 4 [Seattle] Pool: 8 (10)
Biology : 2 [Physiology] Pool: 6 (8)
Data Havens : 4 [N. America] Pool: 8 (10)
English : N Pool: 0
Gaming : 5 Pool: 9

==Contacts==
MoltenM3rlyn (MM) (3, 4) Technomancer
Synchro Black (3, 2) Fixer

== Qualities ==
Media Junkie (Severe)
Photographic Memory
SINner (Standard) (Marseinne Thompson)
Technomancer

== Complex Forms ==
(Tradition: Explorers Guild, Resist Fading with LOG+ RES (9))
Browse Rating: 5
ECCM Rating: 5
Exploit Rating: 5
Sniffer Rating: 5
Spoof Rating: 5
Stealth Rating: 5

==Sprites==
Goblin(Machine Sprite) Rating: 5 Services Owed: 1
Dragoon(Tank) Rating: 5 Services Owed: 2

== Lifestyles ==
Low 6 months

== Armor ==
Armor Clothing 4/0

== Weapons ==
Ares Predator IV
+Gas Vent 3
+Smartgun System
Pool: 6 DV: 5P AP: -1 RC: 3
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 2 DV: 1S AP: - RC: 0

== Commlink ==
Living Persona (4 (5), 4, 5, 3)
+Living Persona
+Biofeedback Filter Rating 4
Sony Emperor (2, 2, 2, 3)
+Renraku Ichi

== Gear ==
Ammo Drum/Box (Ares) x4
Ammo: Explosive Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x10
Ammo: Hollow Point Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x10
Ammo: Tracker Rounds, Stealth Tag (Heavy Pistols) x10
Certified Credstick, Ebony
Fake License (Ares Predator IV) Rating 4
Fake SIN (Sara O'Neill) Rating 3
Fake SIN (Cara Velmont) Rating 3
Spare Clip (Ares Predator IV) x2

== Vehicles ==
Suzuki Mirage (Racing Bike)
+Anti-Theft
+Firewall 5
+Pilot Program Rating 1
+Rigger Adaptation
+Vehicle Sensor

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The Explorers Guild
Fading: Logic+Resonance
Sprites: Crack(called Rogue), Machine(called Ranger), Paladin, Tank, Tutor(called Wizard)

The Explorers Guild is a stream for technomancers who find greater comfort in the settings of various fantasy realms found in many MMORPGs as opposed to the cold steel reality of the sixth world.

Technomamcers of this stream view complex forms as fantasy parallels: Sword, shields, sets of lock picks, etcetera. They view sprites as mercenaries and holy warriors. They work with sprites, as opposed to use them.

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Cara is on the run. Mostly from her family.

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MoltenM3rlyn: MoltenM3rlyn is another Technomancer, a fellow member of the Explorer's Guild. He says he lives in Seattle, but of course, Nix has no way to know for sure. What she does know is he helped her tune out most of the background noise of the Resonance constantly bombarding her mind. He helped teach her some basics of living on her own and how to use her talents to make the cash to get by. She is pretty sure that she can call on him for a favor or two. So long as M3rlyn doesn't have to get his physical hands dirty.

Synchro Black: Black is the guy. At least, that's what he always says when you need something. Spending most of his time in one bar or another, the elf does always seem to come through with his claim. So long as you have the cash. Or you'll be earning cash. Or you cut him in on the deal for arranging it.

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[Volthawk]

Alright, stuff got in the way of finishing this off for longer than I thought, hence the full background still being unfinished (one of these days my brain isn't going to start the day feeling melted) but there's enough to start with so here's Jack.

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Street Name: Nest
Name: Jack Miller
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Human Male Age 34
Height 5"10'
Composure: 5
Judge Intentions: 6
Lift/Carry: 5 (30 kg/20 kg)
Memory: 10

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Attributes
BOD: 3
AGI: 2
REA: 2
STR: 2
CHA: 2
INT: 3
LOG: 5 (8)
WIL: 3
EDG: 4

Derived Attributes
Essence: 2.85
Initiative: 5
IP: 1
Matrix Initiative: 10
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 10

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Active Skills
Aeronautics Mechanic : 3 Pool: 12
Armorer : 1 [Firearms] Pool: 10
Automotive Mechanic : 3 Pool: 12
Computer : 1 Pool: 10
Con : 2 [Fast Talk] Pool: 4 (6)
Data Search : 1 Pool: 10
Dodge : 1 [Ranged Combat] Pool: 3 (5)
Electronic Warfare : 1 Pool: 10
Gunnery : 4 [Ballistic] Pool: 6 (8)
Hardware : 1 Pool: 10
Industrial Mechanic : 3 Pool: 12
Infiltration : 5 [Urban] Pool: 7 (9)
Navigation : 1 [Urban] Pool: 4 (6)
Nautical Mechanic : 2 Pool: 12
Perception : 5 [Visual] Pool: 8 (10)
Pilot Aircraft : 3 [Remote Operation] Pool: 5 (7)
Pilot Anthroform : 1 [Remote Operation] Pool: 3 (5)
Pilot Ground Craft : 3 [Remote Operation] Pool: 5 (7)
Pilot Watercraft : 1 [Remote Operation] Pool: 3 (5)
Pistols : 1 [Semi-Automatics] Pool: 3 (5)
Shadowing : 1 [Tailing] Pool: 4 (6)
Software : 1 Pool: 10

Knowledge Skills
Academic:
Engineering : 1 [Mechanical] Pool: 10 (12)
History : 1 Pool: 10

Professional:
Drone Design : 3 Pool: 12

Street:
Area Knowledge: St. Loius : 3 Pool: 4
Chop Shops : 3 Pool: 6
Vory : 3 Pool: 6

Interest:
Children's Entertainment : 1 Pool: 4
Sports : 1 [Street Races] Pool: 4 (6)

Language:
English : N Pool: 0
Russian : 3 Pool: 6
Japanese : 1 Pool: 4
Or'zet : 1 Pool: 4
Spanish : 1 Pool: 4

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Skill groups bought: Electronics 1, Mechanics 3
+1 to all LOG skills from Encephalon, already factored into pools above
Shooting has higher numbers than listed from cyberlimb and accessories, see weapon entry below

When jumped in:
Pilot skills +5 dice (Reaction 2 -> Response 5, +2 control rig)
Gunnery: +(Sensors) dice (Agility 2 -> Sensors ?, +2 control rig)
Infiltration: +5 dice (Agility 2 -> Response 5, +2 control rig)
Perception: +(Sensors-1) dice (Intuition 3 -> Sensors ?, +2 control rig)

Using remote control uses Command of 6 instead of Response/Sensors except for Perception, no +2 from control rig

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Contacts
Valeriya Soloveva (4, 6)
Ilariy Sorokin (2, 2)

Positive Qualities
Black Market Pipeline [Vehicles/Drones]
Restricted Gear [Cerebral Booster] (Rating 1)
Juryrigger

Negative Qualities
Dependent (Demanding)
In Debt (15,000¥)
SINner (National)

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Nuyen 1,300

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Months Paid 1
Cost 5000 nuyen (15 LP)
v16LP (6000 nuyen), 1 month

Comforts: 3
Entertainment: 2
Necessities: 2 (+2 for space and food)
Neighbourhood: 2
Security: 3

Positive Qualities (+6): Concerned Neighbours, Friendly Neighbours, Homegrown Farming, Workplace
Negative Qualities (-3): Crash Pad, Poor Condition, Worse Neighbours

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Cerebral Booster (Rating 3)
Control Rig
Cybereyes Basic System (Rating 4)
- Eye Recording Unit, Image Link
- Eye Laser System, Eye Laser Designator, Eye Laser Microphone Rating 3, Eye Laser Range Finder
- Flare Compensation, Smartlink
- Microscopic Vision, Vision Magnification
- Thermographic Vision, Vision Enhancement Rating 2
Datajack
Encephalon (Rating 1)
Obvious Full Arm (BOD 3, AGI 7, STR 3) (Left)
- Enhanced Agility Rating 4, Armor Rating 3
- Magnetic System
- Snake Fingers
- Smuggling Compartment

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Weapons
Ruger pool includes cyberarm Agility and smartlink, Enforcer is mounted on Dalmation and pool is autonomous/jumped-in

Ruger Super Warhawk
- Mods (3/6 slots): Ammo Skip System, Skinlink, Smartgun System
- Accessories: Quick-Draw Holster
- Pool: 12 DV: 6P AP: -2 RC: 0 Mode: SS Ammo: 6(cy) [3 Ex-Explosive, 3 Stick'n'Shock]

HK PSG Enforcer
- Mods (3/6 slots): Chameleon Coating, Easy Breakdown, Extended Clip
- Accessories: Imaging Scope, Laser Sight
- Pool: 7/12 DV: 7P AP: -3 RC: 0 Mode: SA Ammo: 2x15(c) [1 clip Ex-Explosive, 1 clip Stick'n'Shock]

Armor
Total Armour: 11/9
Encumbrance limit 6, effective armour 6/6, no penalty

Form-Fitting Shirt 3/0
Victory: Industrious Coverall 5/4
- Chemical Protection 2, Fire Resistance 2
Victory: Industrious Hard Hat 0/2
- Chemical Protection 2, Fire Resistance 2
Armoured Cyberlimb 3/3

Ammunition
Pistol ammo for personal use, rifle for drone usage.

EX-Explosive Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x30
Regular Ammo (Heavy Pistols) x30
Stick-n-Shock (Heavy Pistols) x30
Speed Loader x2

EX-Explosive Rounds (Sniper Rifles) x60
Stick-n-Shock (Sniper Rifles) x60
Spare Clips (PSG Enforcer) x6

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[B]Commlink[B]
Upgraded Fairlight Caliban (Response 5, Signal 5, Firewall 6, System 4)
- Novatech Navi (Upgraded)
- Customized Interface, Sim Module (Hot)
- Biometric Lock, Hardening (Rating 6), Armour Case (Rating 6)

Autosofts
Adaptability (Rating 3)
Chaser (Rating 3)
Clearsight (Rating 3)
Covert Ops (Rating 3)
Defense (Rating 3)
Electronic Warfare (Rating 3)
Maneuver [Aircraft] (Rating 3)
Maneuver [Ground Vehicles] (Rating 3)
Targeting [Longarms] (Rating 3)

Programs
Iris Antivirus
- Analyze (Rating 5; Viral Resistance 3)
- Purge (Rating 5; Viral Resistance 3)
Browse (Rating 3)
Command (Rating 6)
ECCM (Rating 3)
Edit (Rating 3)
Encrypt (Rating 6)
Scan (Rating 3)
Sniffer (Rating 3)

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Worn
Not everything here is worn all the time, of course, he's not gas masking it up all day
Backpack
Earbuds (Rating 3)
- Audio Enhancement (Rating 2), Spatial Recognizer
Gas Mask
Respirator (Rating 6)
Skinweb Array

ID
Fake SIN (James Clarke) Rating 4
- Fake License (Ruger Super Warhawk) Rating 4
Fake SIN (Tobias Magnusson) Rating 4
- Fake License (Ruger Super Warhawk) Rating 4

Tools
Tool Shop [Armourer]
Tool Shop [Automotive Mechanic]
Tool Shop [Aeronautics Mechanic]
Tool Kit [Automotive Mechanic]
Tool Kit [Armourer]
Tool Kit [Aeronautics Mechanic]
Tool Kit [Hardware]
Tool Kit [Industrial Mechanic]
Tool Kit [Nautical Mechanic]

Medical
Medkit (Rating 6)

Chips
Datachip x4
RFID Sensor [Camera (Rating 1)] x2
Standard RFID Tags x20
Stealth Tags x20

Misc Electronics
GPS
Jammer, Directional (Rating 6)
Printer
White Noise Generator (Rating 6)

Odds and Ends
Chisel
Glasscutter
Miniwelder
Monofilament Chainsaw
Sleeping Bag
Survival Kit
Wire Clippers

Spoiler: Vehicles

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GMC Bulldog Step-Van (Van)
- Handling 0, Acceleration 5/10, Speed 90, Body 16, Armour 8, Pilot 2, Sensor 1, 8/20 slots used
- Rigger Adaptation, Rigger Cocoon (Basic), Interior Cameras
- Mechanical Grapple, Winch (Enhanced)
- Morphing License Plate, Spoof Chip
- Oil Slick Sprayer, Smoke Projector
- Smuggling Compartment (Shielded against chemical and MAD sensors)
- Run Flat Tires (Rating 4)

C-D Dalmatian (Large)
- Handling 0, Acceleration 15/40, Speed 120, Body 4, Armour 2, Pilot 3, Sensor 3, 4/4 slots used
- Assembly Time Improvement
- Chameleon Coating
- Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 2
- Weapon Mount (Normal, External, Flexible, Remote; PSG Enforcer mounted)

MCT Fly-Spy (Minidrone)
MCT Fly-Spy (Minidrone)
MCT Fly-Spy (Minidrone)
- Handling 1, Acceleration 3/5, Speed 15, Body 1, Armour 0, Pilot 3, Sensor 2, 0/4 slots used
- Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 2

Bust-A-Move (Minidrone)
- Handling 0, Acceleration 3/10, Speed 15, Body 1, Armour 0, Pilot 2, Sensor 1, 2/4 slots used
- Termination System (Self-Destruct)
- Walker Mode

S-B Microskimmer (Microdrone)
S-B Microskimmer (Microdrone)
- Handling 1, Acceleration 2/10, Speed 10, Body 0, Armour 0, Pilot 3, Sensor 1, 0/4 slots used
- Hovercraft Upgrade, Add-on

Micro-Tapper Bug (Microdrone)
Micro-Tapper Bug (Microdrone)
- Handling 1, Acceleration 2/10, Speed 10, Body 0, Armour 0, Pilot 3, Sensor 1, 0/4 slots used
- Special Equipment

Spoiler: Background

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TBD

Spoiler: Contacts

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Valeriya Soloveva: The owner - sort of - of Soloveva Scrappage, a sprawling scrapyard on the outskirts of town that also handles a lot of work for the Vory, serving as a chop shop and clearing house for hot vehicles and drones - or their parts, more often (it's harder to prove that an engine came from a stolen vehicle than a whole car, after all). Jack's worked with her for a long time - in an entirely legitimate role when he was younger, working in the scrapyard and developing his technical and mechanical skills, and later getting more involved in the criminal side of things. Now that's blossomed into freelancing in the shadows, he doesn't work for her anymorer but he still sources most of his drones and van parts from her yard, and when things at home are a little intense he sometimes goes to have a drink with her at the yard.

Ilariy Sorokin: Ilariy is a Vory footsoldier, and the man who is Jack's main go-between between himself and the crime syndicate - this also means he's the main who handles repayments of Jack's debt to the Vory, although they try to keep that separate from other business. Now Jack's gone freelance work, there are times where having a friend in the Vory is useful (although Ilariy is very aware of what his help is worth, and it might be a slight stretch to call them friends).

Probably the most notable thing about him is that he has a family - partner, kids, the works. It's part of why his street name stuck, being of the sort he was given rather than picked, the other part being his tendency towards using airborne drones in his work (mostly surveilance type stuff, although he does have a larger one with a rifle). His getting into the shadowrunning world was a gradual process, going from working in a Vory-aligned legitimate business to working for them directly behind the scenes to putting his skills to more recently trying out putting his skills to more direct use as an independent rigger as his family's needs (and the debt he's gotten into preparing things and dealing with some life emergencies) prove more pressing, driven by the desire to make something better for them (given he's SINless and not particularly well-inclined towards corps).

[Feathersnow]

I'm not 100% no one else is joining, but I have a good party to start with. I have a bust day planned fir tomorrow, so in the time before we start... any requests from my bag of pre-prepared shake-down missions?

1)go to Chicago and come back with a robotic probe that got stuck.

2)do security for a Shadowrun-themed reality TV show

3)pest extermination


These three jobs or variations on them are always available to runners in the St. Louis area.

[Lord Bayushi]

One vote for Chicago. One vote against reality tv show, though that is really mainly personal bias against the things in RL.

[Volthawk]

Yeah, the Chicago job sounds good to me.

[Harmony]

I like the premise of the Chicago job as well!

Might need some update if possible on the geopolitical state if so.

[Feathersnow]

Yeah...

Sorry.

Chicago was quarantined after it was nuked. After the Insect spirits used it as ground zero of their invasion. There are also areas of Null magic from the experimental doomsday weapons unleashed.

[Volthawk]

Yeah, Chicago is a fun little place these days. Don't recall how much it's recovered by 4e's point in the timeline.

[Lord Bayushi]

Chicago has a full breakdown for 4e in Feral Cities. While far from a nice place to be, it's a far cry from the hell-hole it was in earlier additions.

[Feathersnow]

I am working on building an initial post for the IC, but my partner's car just died so I may be distracted.

[Feathersnow]

IC up!

It's a little basic, but I was hoping to play off what everyone brings to the table, and that requires a little introduction.

[Lord Bayushi]

Sorry if my start is a little off base, but my character is paranoid enough to look for more info on a job before appearing at a meet.

Happy IC thread, everyone.

[Feathersnow]

Middle class people actually represent a non-trivial part of Shadowrun work because they have no other options.

[Lentrax]

Rolling starting Nuyen: (3d6)[6] x50 = 300

[Harmony]

Oh right!

Starting nuyen (3d6+3)[13] x 50 = 650

[Volthawk]

Making my IC post and thinking some more about my character's life situation (and double-checking the changes I made since copying over from Chummer and finding I lost 6 BP somewhere in transition) has led to some minor adjustments to my sheet (skill additions since I apparently goofed when making post-Chummer adjustments, ended up making him a SINner so less debt, lifestyle change using the advanced rules, inventory tweaks to make those two changes work budget-wise), ss a heads up.

Those changes have also warranted another d6 of starting money: (1d6)[5]

[Feathersnow]

I'm distracted and in pain, but I really want this game to work so I pushing forward. Forgive me if I'm a little terse. I kind of was trained in a minimalist style that isn't the best for forums.

[Feathersnow]

Double post because volt replied when I was posting the response to Lentrax

[Lord Bayushi]

So this is new, I never made a Mr. Johnson cry before.

Actors say never work with animals or kids...

I'll let everyone else chime in before I try again.

[Lord Bayushi]

Should we have in-character posts about preparations, or just state what we are doing before meeting up to depart here out of character?

[Feathersnow]

Should we have in-character posts about preparations, or just state what we are doing before meeting up to depart here out of character?

Probably some IC about coordinating

[Feathersnow]

Let me know if you needs anything in particular or want a time skip.

[Harmony]

Some legwork on good routes in and out of St. Louis, in particular entering.

[Feathersnow]

The interbelt for both cities merges from I-55. You could, in principle, just drive. Bribing a guard to let you in to Chicago is easy. Bribing one to let you our is... possible. But the cordon is loose and you asked about getting out of St. Louis, not into the exclusion zone. If you want to avoid the interstate, it will add about two hours to the trip but is possible without any difficulty.

[Volthawk]

Nothing in particular comes to mind for me - Jack's going to get the stuff from Enkidy (I guess lemme know if there's anything particularly interesting about the parts and such), then do any shopping that Travis hasn't covered (lemme know what you're getting and if you need Jack to cover some of it, Bayushi), and then home.

[Lord Bayushi]

I'm crushed with work this week, I will try to put a shopping list together either late tonight or tomorrow.

[Lord Bayushi]

Travis' shopping list:
For the mission (for team use and/or trade):
Radiation Detection Tool Kit (500Y)
4 Radiation Film Badges (100Y)
4 Rating 2 Radiation Antidote Patches (400Y)
20 Meals Ready to Eat (200Y)
6 Gallons Fresh Water (60Y)
2 Bottles Whiskey (30Y)

Personal expenses:
Pay off Bookie (1000Y)
Pay off Vig for this month on remaining 4000Y (400Y)
*Lay down a bet (600Y)
Pay up Lifestyle for 1 Week (500Y)

Total 3790Y

*Laying down a sports bet of at least 2:1 odds.
Gambling (+2 Sports): (9d6)[2][3][2][3][6][2][6][3][6](33) -> 3