Apr 30, 2018 5:38 am
Ohhhhh realllyyyyy... as images of Frank offing the Creepy Decker flash through me mind... hahahah
Character Creation
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Apr 30, 2018 5:46 pm
I've submitted a character. I don't think it's very powerful, but it ticks my boxes of being fairly simple and (hopefully) interesting and characterful.
Apr 30, 2018 6:03 pm
He's cool. Reading his background I think he should also have the "You know a guy" quality. It seems he might know Everett, Wyvern's brother. Perhaps I can have Everett introduce you to the team? Are you ready to jump right in?
Apr 30, 2018 10:42 pm
Sorry I didn't come back earlier, got called at my job for an emergency and pulled a double so I didn't really have time to make my character. So here's what I'd like to do (with GM permission)... A mystic adept reflavored as a ninja wielding ninjutsu powers. Inspired by ninjas in naruto. Tradition could be Ninshū (忍宗, Viz: Ninja Creed, Literally meaning: Shinobi Sect), a intuition based tradition with mystic adepts and adepts. Ninjutsu would be the spells and Taijutsu the adept powers and skills. He would be part of an hidden clan in [insert city] where player are based. Would that be ok with the GM and the group ?
May 2, 2018 11:33 am
My player is almost finished, I should be able to post it before tonight !! Sorry it took so long, had a lot of work and its been a while since my last shadowrun game, and my first time making a Mystic Adept.
May 2, 2018 2:09 pm
No worries. Look forward to seeing the character. Now I have to figure out how to include him.
May 2, 2018 2:24 pm
Haven't fleshed out all the details but he has been secluded since birth to train and now has been sent out to train in the real world to learn about the modern ways. Will try to include his ninja clan as a contact and an outsider doing business with them. The outsider could be the same contact another player has (but with less loyalty towards me since we barely know)
May 3, 2018 6:55 am
Thanks for submitting. Some comments on the character.
1. Spellblade
Let's try your spell blade modification. If it needs tweaking in the future we can do that
2. Character BG.
I see this character as a bit of a superhero. He is a ninja that can kick ass and take names. Having a ninja clan is cool. I think there will be interesting clan dynamics to play. But he is missing his alter ego. The Clark Kent side. What is he like when he is not killing things? How does he buy milk in the grocery store? How will he help with the legwork part of the mission? The current chapter is a bit of a missing person noir story. How will he work with the current runner team?
1. Spellblade
Let's try your spell blade modification. If it needs tweaking in the future we can do that
2. Character BG.
I see this character as a bit of a superhero. He is a ninja that can kick ass and take names. Having a ninja clan is cool. I think there will be interesting clan dynamics to play. But he is missing his alter ego. The Clark Kent side. What is he like when he is not killing things? How does he buy milk in the grocery store? How will he help with the legwork part of the mission? The current chapter is a bit of a missing person noir story. How will he work with the current runner team?
May 3, 2018 3:13 pm
For my BG, since I still have 20K left, I was thinkingof adding the "Made Man" (5 K) quality from Run Faster p.148 (replacing "organized crime syndicate" by "ninja clan"). As for his alter-ego, he was raised with no-name to make him understand that he "did not exist", and has just been deemed competent enough to go learn from "the real world" on his own. He is eager to learn new things (maybe I could add "jack of all trade and master of non" and/or "linguist" RF p.147-148) and find more about himself. For the team, he is a very intuitive person, so he can help with searching rooms, astral perceptions (aura reading can tell a lot about someone), judge intentions and is also good at sneaking around. He can also summon minor spirits that can help in a lot of ways. If I take linguist I can easily be the groups translator. In the future I'll be able to upgrade skills useful to the group and learn more utility spells (kind of limited at the start).
I'll be adding the ninja clan contact group soon and the Ninshū tradition for you to approve.
I'm sorry if it's taking too long, I'm the kind of guy who likes to fine-tune all the details of the character at creation...
I'll be adding the ninja clan contact group soon and the Ninshū tradition for you to approve.
I'm sorry if it's taking too long, I'm the kind of guy who likes to fine-tune all the details of the character at creation...
Last edited May 3, 2018 3:17 pm
May 7, 2018 2:57 am
My character is ready, I kept 2 contacts open to suggestion to help a tie in with the group. (I have 10 pts to spend. Starting pts + 4 K left).
Wang Lu, aka Akuma, has been trained from birth to be an elite warrior of the Mukei ha Ninja Clan. He always was eager to learn everything but was too young to be left alone outside with the secrets of the clan. Now that he is old and wise enough, he has been granted permission to leave the training grounds and take jobs on his own, as long as he still honors his duty as a member of the Mukei ha Clan. He is a good spellcaster with a basic knowledge in summoning, is fast and hard to hit. Can be very stealthy and has mastered more languages than most at his age. His best trait is his perception, he has been taught to always be aware of his surroundings.
Tradition: Ninshū (忍宗, Viz: Ninja Creed, Literally meaning: Shinobi Sect) (subject to gm approval)
Combat: Guardian spirit (SG p.193)
Detection: Guidance spirit (SG p.193)
Health: Man spirit (SR5 p.304)
Illusion: Plant spirit (SG p.193)
Manipulation: Task spirit (SG p.193)
Drain: Willpower+Intuition
The Ninshu tradition revolves around the perception of the world surrounding us. By perceiving clearly, one can alter it with training.
Preferred Spells: Spellblades, Combat Sense, Invisibility, Killing Intent (Stun bolt), [element] Grenades (SS p.17)
Prefered Powers: Astral perception, Combat Sense, Improved Reflexes, Traceless Walk, Adept Spell (HT p.190)
Wang Lu, aka Akuma, has been trained from birth to be an elite warrior of the Mukei ha Ninja Clan. He always was eager to learn everything but was too young to be left alone outside with the secrets of the clan. Now that he is old and wise enough, he has been granted permission to leave the training grounds and take jobs on his own, as long as he still honors his duty as a member of the Mukei ha Clan. He is a good spellcaster with a basic knowledge in summoning, is fast and hard to hit. Can be very stealthy and has mastered more languages than most at his age. His best trait is his perception, he has been taught to always be aware of his surroundings.
Tradition: Ninshū (忍宗, Viz: Ninja Creed, Literally meaning: Shinobi Sect) (subject to gm approval)
Combat: Guardian spirit (SG p.193)
Detection: Guidance spirit (SG p.193)
Health: Man spirit (SR5 p.304)
Illusion: Plant spirit (SG p.193)
Manipulation: Task spirit (SG p.193)
Drain: Willpower+Intuition
The Ninshu tradition revolves around the perception of the world surrounding us. By perceiving clearly, one can alter it with training.
Preferred Spells: Spellblades, Combat Sense, Invisibility, Killing Intent (Stun bolt), [element] Grenades (SS p.17)
Prefered Powers: Astral perception, Combat Sense, Improved Reflexes, Traceless Walk, Adept Spell (HT p.190)
May 7, 2018 3:18 am
Thanks Deadpool. I approved the character. Wang Lu seems a Chinese name, is of Chinese and Japanese descent?
May 7, 2018 3:48 am
aaronschmidt says:
Thanks Deadpool. I approved the character. Wang Lu seems a Chinese name, is of Chinese and Japanese descent?May 7, 2018 5:30 pm
aaronschmidt says:
He's cool. Reading his background I think he should also have the "You know a guy" quality. It seems he might know Everett, Wyvern's brother. Perhaps I can have Everett introduce you to the team? Are you ready to jump right in?May 8, 2018 1:59 am
@Robago, Since you dont have the book, here's the text from Run Faster. If you need anything else, just ask.
[ +- ] I know a guy
I KNOW A GUY
People come and go in a character’s life; there are people encountered at parties and conventions, ex-army buddies, neighbors with unusual hobbies, and so on. After a while in your travels, you’ll know a few people, but not well enough to be contacts, or maybe they are people who could have been contacts if you’d gotten to know them better, or people who still would be a contact if circumstances were different. Take, for example, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian from Star Wars or Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood from Raiders of the Lost Ark. With the gamemaster’s permission, "I Know a Guy" allows the player to use Edge in pulling a contact from the character’s past. It’s expensive; players must spend Edge points equal to twice the desired Connection Rating of the contact. The resulting contact’s Loyalty starts at 1, although the gamemaster may change the Loyalty of the contact to suit the background and storyline of the adventure. The Edge spent on this contact does not refresh until the next point that the character earns Karma. After the mission/adventure, the character can spend the normal amount of Karma to add the new contact permanently. If that Karma is not spent, the individual fades back into the character’s past until they use Edge once more to summon them forth.
People come and go in a character’s life; there are people encountered at parties and conventions, ex-army buddies, neighbors with unusual hobbies, and so on. After a while in your travels, you’ll know a few people, but not well enough to be contacts, or maybe they are people who could have been contacts if you’d gotten to know them better, or people who still would be a contact if circumstances were different. Take, for example, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian from Star Wars or Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood from Raiders of the Lost Ark. With the gamemaster’s permission, "I Know a Guy" allows the player to use Edge in pulling a contact from the character’s past. It’s expensive; players must spend Edge points equal to twice the desired Connection Rating of the contact. The resulting contact’s Loyalty starts at 1, although the gamemaster may change the Loyalty of the contact to suit the background and storyline of the adventure. The Edge spent on this contact does not refresh until the next point that the character earns Karma. After the mission/adventure, the character can spend the normal amount of Karma to add the new contact permanently. If that Karma is not spent, the individual fades back into the character’s past until they use Edge once more to summon them forth.
May 8, 2018 3:18 am
No problem, I have a more than a dozen books in pdf format for shadowrun 5th, so if you need any references, I'd be more than happy to help.
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