[OOC] Character Creation

Let's talk about your characters here. If you need help during the character creation, do ask.

Was thinking a mystic adept currently.

As a heads up I have Herolab for 5e so can plug in numbers to double check if anyone wants.

Karma: Each player receives 50 Karma to customize characters.
*Maximum is still 70 Karma. 50 Karma is high, yes.

Resources: Follow the Prime Runners priority table...
• Priority A: 500,000 nuyen
• Priority B: 325,000 nuyen
• Priority C: 210,000 nuyen
• Priority D: 150,000 nuyen
• Priority E: 100,000 nuyen

Gear Restrictions: Device Ratings must be rated at 6 or less. Maximum Availability is 15 or less.

Nuyen Restrictions: Characters may convert up to 25 Karma into nuyen (50,000 nuyen).

Karma Restrictions: Instead of the normal Charisma x 3 Karma for contacts, increase this amount to Charisma x 6 Karma for contacts.

Background: (some questions you need to answer in the character background)
Why are you in Manila?
What jobs do you usually take as a shadowrunner?
(I might ask more)

RE: Languages

Common Language is English, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Racial Commons (Or'Zet and Sperethiel)
--- the country is invaded by foreigners. Colonial mentality affected what language becomes common in the country.

Filipino
--- Minor language by the natives. (This includes all 170 Filipino languages excluding Swardspeak.)

Swardspeak
--- Minor language used by the LGBTQ in the Philippines.
Comment: Yes, this one is real and I understand only a few words from it. I consider it a language of its own.

Since there are more than four players, I think I should go for a Team A and Team B set-up.
Easier to manage than six players in one thread hehe.

So its gonna be 3 characters in A and 3 characters in B then ??

I'll probably make 3 factions, and the players can decide where they want to start (Max 3/faction)
So if two more joins the game (8 players), the teams would be 3,3,2. They run separately but their actions may influence another team.

PVP might even happen if they meet (but it is too soon to think about that and I'd have to ask the players if they're fine with it.)

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The Factions (draft)

1. Jasper's Syndicate
- Runners in Jasper's group often deal with the supply and demand of illegal substances in the market. If mom and dad wanna test how the kids love the drugs they make, Jasper helps on testing it out in the market. If there is a feud between drug lords, Jasper mediates. Jasper's the kid who controls the drug trade from the backgrounds. His worse enemy: cops. With the never ending war against drugs going on, police are using extreme measures to subdue and hunt drug users down.

2. Maya's Ring
- Maya works with weapons manufacturers and the elite.

3. Church of Maximilian
- Max works with insurgents and some say he works with the Catholic church.

Hm, I'll go street samurai I think.

Take your time. Feel free to make extra characters as well if you guys want. I did set the max char per player to three.
If you have questions or suggestions, you can post them here. I've got time to entertain em.

So is this going to be more city style or urban warfare or an even mix?

I am leaning towards group 2 or 3 but need to look up the latter a bit so I have a better perspective on what the entails versus the concept I am toying with

For original char concept, the mystic adept, leaning towards 2. She can also backup face/be built towards face, if needed.

@LightOfMidnight
Mystic Face would be interesting but it would boost up your resume to invest in skills related to guns if you wanna join group 2. Not required but I'd say it would 'really help' hehe. We can discuss contacts later.

@DeJoker
It's gonna be a mix, and some missions may take you outside of Metro Manila so survival skills may still come handy. Switching groups may also be possible later.

Downloaded Shadowrun 5e....:) I have never played it. Are we all Humans?

I'll allow any metahuman. I'll even allow Metasapients and metavariants.

Not sure what a metahman, meatsapients or metavarients are.. LOL.. I see Human, Elf, Dwarf, Ork, and Troll. That is the part I'm asking about if we are playing Human only?

Elf, Dwarf, Ork and Trolls are meta humans. In universe when magic returned some people changed into other forms - the meta humans. The book should have a chapter on the history if I recall.

@GeneCortess

Oops, sorry.
Well, basically that's what you call races in the sixth world cause they are kinda derived from humans. If you have SR5e:Run Faster, there are other called metavariants. Something like gnomes, which are derived from dwarves, or cyclops derived from trolls. Then there are metasapients, who can think like humans but are not humans nor are derived from humans. These are snake like beings called Nagas, or magical beings called pixies. Then you can even create something like a 'race' of your own creation by combining some traits.

Sixth world is the world where the game takes place. For more info, read Section 1 of the core rulebook. No rush in creating the characters. Take your time.

Oh, and getting a copy of Run Faster is not required.

This one is on Page 20 I think. Something about goblinization.

Okay thanks for the clarification