Character Creation Walk Through

So far, so good. :) Given this is my first game in SR, I'm going to trust your judgement. If I understand you right, we're prioritizing money and attributes so that I'm able to buy gadgets etc, as well as attribute so I can use them effectively?

As for the backstory questions, I start working on those.

Carter is looking good. Just mostly working on goods now.

Think of him as a street samurai type person. Hired merc mostly. Great with a sword and good with a gun. Has fairly good connections. Big on drugs and the street scene. Seems to have an excellent supply of money. Rather familiar with Manila.

GeneCortess since your character was raised in Manila (if I am correct) how about us having a connection of some sort -- currently my character concept is a Shadowy Mystical/Adept that functions as a Decker -- and since your character has Adept abilities I figured they would not only have something in common but also be able to compliment one another on assignments -- what do you think? Note this concept for the character does not change regardless of the outcome of what the GM says about what I presented to them for approval so we can work off this -- if we do become compadres I will fill you in with more info on him as it solidifies

Carter growing up was BLIND from birth. It wasn't till his late teens that he got his first set of cybereyes. His father never accepted him a son. Publicly Carter never existed. His father is the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Otherwise very rich. Carter could have most anything besides acceptance and publicity. His Adapt abilities are more secondary. Your a true Adept. Later Carter fell to drugs and the street scene. As long as he never publicly admits his last name is "Delta", the family name, he receives funds.

What do you think about a connection to that. 1) times before he could see 2) Times after getting sight 3) Times he left the family as he feel into drugs and street scene.

Those are the three most major times for him. At each time he really is a different person.

That is correct Mr.Armitage just want to be sure your okay with things before moving forward as well as to help you understand the creation process. So with that we move on to... (note tweaked previous Step post -- Step 3 is Assign Attributes)

Step 4: Acquire Qualties (45 Karma)

This one dovetails allot into who and what the character is all about but there a few things you are definitely going to want -- first we can have up to 20 Points of Negative Qualities which if chosen properly augment your character and give them some personality. There have been times where my concept called for more Negative Qualities than I would get credit for and I would weave these Negative Qualities in but in a manner that caused them to be more role playing than mechanics affecting and sometimes well I just took the hit because it really needed to be there. Other times I did not get the full 20 points but that is rather uncommon since I like the color these Negative Qualities add. Below are links to a fairly comprehensive list of predefined Negative and Positive Qualities we start with the Negative ones so we know how many points we ultimately have to spend and because it helps to define things about the character that we might not already have considered.

Negative Qualities

Positive Qualities

Now as for Positive qualities you are going to want two of them out of the gate and those are:
• Gearhead (Cost 11 Karma)
• Juryrigger (Cost 10 Karma)

So read up on these two Positive Qualities -- once you have gone through both lists making notes on the ones you think might be interesting -- and have posted your Background story for your character outlining who and what they are all about taking into account potential negative and positive qualities you think you might like -- I may can better make suggestions on what Negative and Positive Qualities to take and why I think so.

GeneCortess well I think it would be cool if during his blind youth he had a young individual (about his own age) that was helping with how to acoustically get around. Basically how to see your environment using sound. Something he may have forgotten how to do since he got his eyes. Then later on when he fell into drugs and the street scene they meet once again and he eventually figures out this was his childhood friend. How does that sound. If you like it we can discuss more details about it.

DeJoker Sounds about right. You would have been only a voice to him mostly. A childhood playmate per say. Not like he had very many at all. Perhaps we split more apart (parents doings) later. With getting his eyes, he had mostly forgotten and surely later in life didn't help.

Your fairly much lost to him until he hears your voice, then he would remember you. As you can imagine, voices he never forgets.

You may be one of the few that actually knows who he is. Carter is what every says, but you actually know he is Carter Delta and know of his family which vertually no one else knows. There is no doubt you were sworn to keep that secret. Your parents were probably paid off too. The Delta's own and run Farmers Goods. A large pharmaceutical company. And which why his parents are very wealthy. Always money in drugs. And even in public records Carter Delta doesn't exist.

You know as a child Carter wanted to be like the great sword fighters that could even fight blind. It was always a childhood dream of his. He didn't have the body for it as he was fairly fragile back then. You even played with that. He of course failed each time to anticipate anything. He was just a blind kid. He was hard to play with because of that too.

Despite being a lesser body person and all, Carter was actually never sick. He just had a birth defect and was blind. A lesser body came as he was totally inactive. His father gave him zero incentive. Only his mother held any concern for him and it was strictly controlled.

And he doesn't have dead white eyes any more. That and he isn't the weakling that he was then either. His body has very much changed. He has become rather muscled and now has penetrating blue eyes. His whole body has been worked over. But Carter's voice hasn't changed. It always had a distinct sound to it.

How is that?

Sounds hot to me. But we both need to be in the same group I would think. I can't access the picture you tried to send to me.

Yeah I saw your statement and can see your character gravitating to that crew -- not that it would be all that good for him ;) long term -- drugs is bad business -- still good business folk do not mix business with pleasure (aka smart folk who deal drugs do not use drugs and further they know its good business to get others addicted so they can be used)

I can adjust my background to slip into your group -- perhaps my character can get your character to leave the drug scene ;) which is why he is there maybe --- to bad one cannot belong to one group and still do work for another group

For GM mostly but tossing out thoughts if it becomes viable -- I mean if your character belongs to the Jasper group and you get a mission that can use my talents -- your character could let me know -- and if I belonged to the Max group and got a mission that can use your talents I would let you know --- but that would only work if the group you are doing a mission does not necessarily need to be the group you belong too --- this would only be an issue if both groups have a mission that is taking place at the same time --- I mean I do not necessarily see direct conflict between the Jasper group and the Max group but I could be wrong -- however I do see direct conflict between the Max group and the Maya Group -- while the Jasper and Maya groups might be on okay standings maybe

Then again maybe we already went through this perhaps... aka my character helped your character get off the really bad drugs which got you back into doing shadow running --- I could see very few folks trusting a drug addicted runner -- yeah they exist and seem like they might not be too uncommon but I would venture to guess they get the bottom feeder jobs for the somewhat unreliables or the send some expendables on that job kind of thing.

So with those musing let me know what you think -- so far we are flipping a coin so-to-speak between Jasper or Max

So Mr.Armitage how are things on your end -- we about ready to look things over or you still figuring things out?

Yeah. Carter is addicted to ZEN. It was the way he could escape for a bit and drop stress. He needs some every two weeks or less. (9 Karma build) It is a very cheap cost drug and easy to get for him. He of course tries not to use it, but sometimes and usually it preys on him. If he wasn't so good at what he does, it might be a breaking point for him. He is after all a prime runner.

So like an alcoholic does he stay out of bars when he can ;) and we join the Max Group or does he like to torture himself and we join the Jasper Group?? I mean I can still see him going to Jasper thrown parties ;) from time to time no stopping a junky from goin' where the junk is ;) but at least he's not neck deep in the stuff 24/7 and trying not to over consume

Okay, so as far as Negative Qualities, I think Uncouth looks like a good fit, especially if I'm going full Rocket Raccoon. :)



As for his backstory, he grew up in more rural Philippines (Leyte specifically), where he originally was a motorcab driver/mechanic. (I spoke with the GM via DM and he's cool with some of my race migrating over a while ago). As his town was eventually wrapped up in the conflicts there, he began exploring new inventions and drones and such to protect himself. When his talents began to be noticed, he realized a warzone is no place to make a living, and he made his way to Manila.

Primarily, he is quite literally a grease monkey, but is the guy to go to when you need a vehicle or drone or gadget in some way. He can be "the guy in the chair," the driver, or the pilot. He has a temper, and makes up for his small stature by being surly and short-tempered. Those who know him know not to piss him off or he'll likely just send a drone to take you out (or even better, publicly embarass you) when you're not looking. He's impulsive, vindictive, and as smart as he thinks he is.

Yeah. Carter is good on other drugs about resistance.. and fails on ZEN if he is stressed out. That or hasn't had the feel in days on end. And wants to feel it again. Seems like every two weeks now he just gotta have some.

Okay Mr.Armitage if you do not want to post it openly please post a note to me so I know what Negative Qualities you took for your character -- I can guess at them but I would much rather know for sure what you chose so that I can either make suggestions on those and/or suggestions on other perhaps Positive Qualities you might want to take that fit the picture you are painting of this guy. Look forward to seeing those.

@Armitage

If you're gonna go with Vendetta, do note on your character sheet about your nemesis, and on your background the reason why.
That would help me :)

I do not have problems with the other qualities you chose.