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Shadowrun: Mumbai [NOW RECRUITING; ALL WELCOME!]

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Deirdre is updated. Now with stealthy machine pistol, knife, and scary mask. Includes brand new Con and wee tweak of the attributes.
 
Just a check on this. I was thinking of a social Adept. I tend to base characters off images, and I have this idea for a Face based on Maetel and other Matsumoto-style female anime characters.

Born to Russian parents who worked in Mumbai's entertainment industry, young Yulia Belakova was actually raised on the trailing edges of the Bollywood B-list. even as a young girl, she had a way with people, a charm and presence that coaxed people into doing things for her. Surely, even as her parent's careers were fading, she would become a rising star. She was a truly beautiful girl, which helped.

Oddly, that presence didn't seem to extend to cameras, so after a short stint as a child star, the young lady dropped from view. Years would pass before she resurfaced in a very unanticipated position. She never left Mumbai, she just moved to the business side of Bollywood - and soon became all to familiar with its seedy black underbelly. Like many a burned out child actress, Yulia had found that she was no longer entitled to any profits or proceeds from, nor did she have any rights to,any of her previous work. Unlike most burnouts, she'd found her true talent and calling, instead of the usual collapse and tabloid tragedy. Furthermore, it seemed that like many thousands of others, her acting career was mostly forgotten, since her adept abilities didn't charm the cold hearted camera lens. Most of her performances were considered average at best, with her looks considered as the only reason she'd been given the part. But she had changed.

She learned that she was an adept, and that her frail, seemingly waifish body could do inhuman things. Likewise, she learned that she was constantly using the magic to influence and read people around her. . She could charm information out of the most stoic, calm the most vicious and gently redirect the energy of others to benefit her. It was a dangerous role, and so she took it upon herself to use some of her natural adept talent to become a competent fighter.

She found herself acting as a sort of negotiator for shady parties, a sort of fixer who brought talented people together with jobs that needed to be done. This included herself, often accepting jobs that needed a personal touch to get done. Now, she works backstage to run the show. The Vory she deals with jokingly have called her Tsarina, although she thinks it's annoying. Worse, it seems to be spreading with her rep as a negotiatior...
 
Shojifox said:
Just a check on this. I was thinking of a social Adept. I tend to base characters off images, and I have this idea for a Face based on Maetel and other Matsumoto-style female anime characters.

Born to Russian parents who worked in Mumbai's entertainment industry, young Yulia Belakova was actually raised on the trailing edges of the Bollywood B-list. even as a young girl, she had a way with people, a charm and presence that coaxed people into doing things for her. Surely, even as her parent's careers were fading, she would become a rising star. She was a truly beautiful girl, which helped.

Oddly, that presence didn't seem to extend to cameras, so after a short stint as a child star, the young lady dropped from view. Years would pass before she resurfaced in a very unanticipated position. She never left Mumbai, she just moved to the business side of Bollywood - and soon became all to familiar with its seedy black underbelly. Like many a burned out child actress, Yulia had found that she was no longer entitled to any profits or proceeds from, nor did she have any rights to,any of her previous work. Unlike most burnouts, she'd found her true talent and calling, instead of the usual collapse and tabloid tragedy. Furthermore, it seemed that like many thousands of others, her acting career was mostly forgotten, since her adept abilities didn't charm the cold hearted camera lens. Most of her performances were considered average at best, with her looks considered as the only reason she'd been given the part. But she had changed.

She learned that she was an adept, and that her frail, seemingly waifish body could do inhuman things. Likewise, she learned that she was constantly using the magic to influence and read people around her. . She could charm information out of the most stoic, calm the most vicious and gently redirect the energy of others to benefit her. It was a dangerous role, and so she took it upon herself to use some of her natural adept talent to become a competent fighter.

She found herself acting as a sort of negotiator for shady parties, a sort of fixer who brought talented people together with jobs that needed to be done. This included herself, often accepting jobs that needed a personal touch to get done. Now, she works backstage to run the show. The Vory she deals with jokingly have called her Tsarina, although she thinks it's annoying. Worse, it seems to be spreading with her rep as a negotiatior...
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Sounds good to me!
 
VampireCommander said:
I don't see any way to use priorties in chummer. Are we supposed to get resources a different way?
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No. Resources are allocated via the Priority system. After you confirm that you are using the default settings for a new character, the next page after you hit next will give you the Priorities you can take for your characters.You have A,B,C,D,E as options for your priorities.

E -> Least
D->
C->
B->
A-> Most
 
TheThinker said:
No. Resources are allocated via the Priority system. After you confirm that you are using the default settings for a new character, the next page after you hit next will give you the Priorities you can take for your characters.You have A,B,C,D,E as options for your priorities.

E -> Least
D->
C->
B->
A-> Most
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Okay I see. I had to restart my computer which deleted my character so now I'm at the beginning again. :/
 
So I was thinking of doing a... Combat Medic I guess you could say, with secondary in infiltration (As a So I can get to your ass) kinda thing.

Priorites went
Magic: E
Metahuman: D (Human)
Resources: C
Attributes: B
Skills: A

Attributes
Bod 3
AGI 5
REA 4
STR 1 (+1 Paid with Karma)=2
CHA 2
INT 4
LOG 6
WIL 3
EDGE 5

Qualities
Common Sense
Sense of Direction

SINner (National) (Asmando)
Prejudiced (Specific, Outspoken) [Ghouls]
Vendetta (Ghouls)
Social Stress

Lion-O {Fixer} (3/2)
Pickit {Fence} (2/2)
(3 Karma used)

So given those qualities I think some people can guess that this guy has had a rather bad run in with Ghouls before (specifically Asmando's feeding of metahuman flesh to ghouls.)

Skills currently has
Skill Groups
Athletics 5 (Gymnastics 10, Running 7, Swimming 7)
Biotech 5 (Biotechnology, Cybertechnology, First Aid, Medicine 11)

Individual Skills (Rank) [Dice Pool]
Armorer (4) [10]
Chemistry (3) [9]
Demolitions (6) [12]
Etiquette (4) [6]
Free-Fall (3) [6]
Navigation (2) [7]
Negotiation (4) [6]
Perception (3) [7]
Pistols (6) [11]
Sneaking (6) [11]
Survival (+1 Paid with Karma= 1) [4]
Unarmed Combat (5) [10]

I'm kinda feeling like this is a bit too spread out, but I'm not sure what I want to drop...

Knowledge Skills

Arabic N
German (5) [9]
English (4) [8]
Business (5) [11]
Biology (6) [12]

Martial Arts
Parkour
-Leaping Mantis
-Monkey Climb
-Rolling Clouds
-Kip-Up
(22 Karma)

Cyberware
Retractable Climbing Claws (2000Y)

Lifestyle

Traveler two months paid (6000Y)

Armor
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (650Y)
-Biomoniter
Urban Explorer Helmet (100Y)
Vasion Island: Steampunk (2250Y)
-Custom Fit

Weapons
Tiffani-Defiance Protector (300Y)
-Laser Sight
-Gecko Grip
--70 Taser Darts (350Y)
Colt Government 2066 (425Y)
-100 StickNShock (800Y)
-70 Explosive (560Y)
-60 Hollow Point (420Y)
-20 Flare Rounds (40Y)



Gear
Renraku Sensei (1000Y)
Autopicker [6 Rating] (1500Y)
Sequencer [3 Rating] (750Y)
White Noise Generator [6 Rating] (300Y)
Area Jammer [3 Rating] (600Y)
Bug Scanner [6 Rating] (600Y)
AR Gloves (150Y)
Subvocal Mic (50Y)
Backpack [Good] (100Y)
Goggles [4 Rating] (1950Y)
-Flare Compensation
-Vision Enchancement [2]
-Low Light
Maglock Passkey [4 Rating] (8000Y)
Keycard Copier [4 Rating] (2400Y)
7 Flashbang Grenades (700Y)
7 Paint Grenades (700Y)
Fake License [4 Rating] (Concealed Carry Permit) (800Y)
Fake License [4 Rating] (Firearms License) (800Y)
Fake License [4 Rating] (Medical License) (800Y)
Fake SIN (Abram Dulan) (12,400Y)
-Fake License [4 Rating] (Concealed Carry Permit) (800Y)
-Fake License [4 Rating] (Firearms License) (800Y)
-Fake License [4 Rating] (Explosives Licence) (800Y)
Flashlight, low-light (25Y)
Survival Kit (200Y)
3 Advanced Medkits [3 Rating] (2700Y)
6 Medkit Supplies (600Y)
2 Biomoniters (600Y)
7 Disposable Syringes (70Y)
6 Liter Bottles of Water (30Y)
10 Thin Washcloths (10Y)
Gold Docwagon Contract (25000Y)

I've currently got about 7 Karma and 63,270Y left. Any ideas for extra purchases or redistribution?

(Extra money is going into credsticks to later pay for things like explosives that we don't need right now.)

As for background he (I do names last) grew up in Asmando, where he and a very close friend/sibling were surrounded by rampaging/ravenous Ghouls. They tried to get away, but only my character succeeded. He took what happened and it gave him a lifelong hatred of those who have succumbed to the HMHVV virus, but especially those of the HMHVVIII strain. (Wanted to make him a carrier for some self loathing but I couldn't find the trait for some reason.) On one particularly dark occasion he went back to the area where his friend was eaten with weapons and let loose. He hasn't quite done that again, though he can't really find it in himself to feel bad about it, though he tries to remember that not all of them are as bad as those ones were, he'd just rather find the distinction from a far.

However, he also used it as motivation to try and discover a way to prevent subsequent infections and kill off the disease in this generation--though if that takes wiping out the current population, he doesn't won't loose sleep. He was taken in as an apprentice by a Street Doc, now five years dead, and learned the trade from that woman.

He uses the Shadows to see the research and projects the corps either don't mention or don't show the results of, looking for anything to help him end what might be a "magical disease." Though since he doesn't have a lick of magic in his blood...
 
With 63k left you can grab cybereyes and smart gun link, if you do not want cyber ware grab some contacts with startling and startling your guns as well.

Some burner comm links and some burner SINs are also often useful.
 
Some of the helmet upgrades could be useful. Flare compensation, a smartlink there, the ultrasonic noise generator is handy too for the stealth.
 
Any work on my stuff will be facing a slight delay, as while my house isn't in danger of flooding, downtown and some nearby cities are taking every volunteer they can get so we don't have a repeat of '08.
 
Priya Choudhary AKA "Asp"
Age: 23
Skin: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Height: 5'6
Weight: 106 Lbs

Background: Priya was born in the slums of Mumbai, to parents only barely well-off enough to be SINners. When she was young, her parents were killed by a Troll thug working for a loan shark they owed money to. She was forced to fend for herself on the streets and survive alone.
She began picking pockets and running messages for gangers. Unsavory work, but she figured there were worse ways for girls to earn money on the street...
When she was about 17, Priya found the dwelling of the loan shark who had killed her parents. She bought a gun with her savings and tried to sneak in and kill the man, but she was caught and beaten within an inch of her life and left to die in an alley. Somehow, she survived, dragged herself to a StreetDoc and, Using what Nuyen she had left got her to fix her up enough to pull through. After that incident, Priya resolved to never let her emotions rule her and only focus on surviving.

Some time later, she came into contact with a fence named Rajan, who agreed to work with her and teach her how to do sell items herself. Priya became a professional cat burglar and bagan making more money than she ever had in her entire life. She saved up enough to get an apartment and even some cyberware and earned the nickname "Asp" from her friends. After someyears of this work, Priya has decided she wants to become a more legitimate Shadowrunner and run with a group rather than solo.
Asp really only cares about money and saving her own skin, athough she's not so slippery as to abandon her friends at a moments notice. She simply has issues trusting people and can be rather prickly and self-centered.

Description: A lithe, sinewy woman with short-cropped black hair, and a cocky smirk. Her outward appearance is dirty and her clothes are ragged but she has an air of confidence about her and she moves like a cat, scanning her envionment.

Concept: B&E Specialist

Stats coming soon.
 
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So, I'm not quite clear on aquisitions. We roll Negotiation+Charisma vs the Availability number or against the Availability as a pool?
 
Yep, which means I will usually be able to beat availability 14 and if I pay double normal price that jumps to beating availability 18 currently.
 
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