Hello, I'm a fairly new Shadowrun player. I've never played any previous editions and my group just decided to start playing Shadowrun. I would really appreciate some help making my character more efficient and any advice that anyone can give me.
The obvious choice for Priority setups seems to be A for Resources, but I wanted to see if I could create an extremely skilled Rigger instead, so I set my priorities slightly differently, but I'm not sure how well it actually works out.
My current setup is: Metatype D (Human), Attributes C, Magic/Resonance E, Skills A, and Resources B.
Attributes:
Body 3
Agility 3
Reaction 4
Strength 1
Willpower 3
Logic 6
Intuition 3
Charisma 2 (Was 1, but upgraded with Karma)
Edge 5
Essence 4.55
Qualities:
Gearhead (-11 Karma), National SIN (+5 Karma), Allergy - Bees, Mild (+10 Karma), Weak Immune System (+10 Karma)
Skills:
Computer 6, Engineering 4, Gunnery 6 (+2 Ballistic), Pilot Aircraft 4, Pilot Groundcraft 4, Perception 6 (+2 Visual), Automatics 6, Electronic Warfare 6, First Aid 5 (+2 Gunshot Wounds), Con 5 (+2 Fast Talk), Athletics 1 (Bought with Karma), Navigation 1 (Bought with Karma), Armorer 1 (Bought with Karma), Sneaking 1 (Bought with Karma)
Knowledge Skills and Languages:
English N, Japanese 1, HTR - Street 4, Seattle City Streets - Street 4, Smugglers - Street 3
Augmentations:
Rating 1 Control Rig - Used (1.25 Essence) - 32,250 nuyen
Smartlink in Natural Eyes (.2 Essence) - 4,000 nuyen
Weapons:
2 Ares Crusader II's - 200 Regular Ammo, 100 Stick-n-Shock Ammo (Shared between the 2) - 2,860 nuyen
Ares Alpha - 100 Regular Ammo, 50 APDS Ammo - 3,450 nuyen
2 Concealable Quick-Draw Holsters - 550 nuyen
3 Spare Clips for each weapon - 45 nuyen
Gear:
Credsticks: 3 Silvers, 1 Gold - 160 nuyen, 1 Rating 6 Directional Jammers - 1,200 nuyen, 1 Rating 4 Fake SINs - 10,000 nuyen, Biomonitor - 300 nuyen, Micro-transceiver - 100 nuyen, Armor Jacket w/ Nonconductivity 4 - 2,000 nuyen, Renraku Sensei Commlink - 1,000 nuyen, Low Lifestyle (1 Month) - 2,000 nuyen, Capacity 4 Glasses w/ Image link, Flare Compensation, Vision Enhancement 2 - 1,675 nuyen
Rigger Gear:
Proteus Poseidon RCC - 68,000 nuyen
Programs: Browse, Encryption, Signal Scrub, Armor, Wrapper - 740 nuyen
Rating 4 Clearsight Autosoft - 2,000 nuyen
Rating 6 Ares Alpha Targeting Autosoft - 3,000 nuyen
Rover Model 2072 w/ Rigger Interface + Manual Operation + 1 Standard Weapon Mounts (AK-97 w/ 100 rounds of APDS Ammo) - 71,650 nuyen
3 MCT Fly-Spy Minidrones w/ Sensor Array Rating 3
Camera (Capacity 3 w/ Low-light, Flare Compensation, Vision Magnification), Camera (Capacity 3 w/ Thermographic, Flare Compensation, Vision Magnification), Laser Microphone (Capacity 2 w/ Select Sound Filter 2), Directional Microphone (Capacity 3 w/ Audio Enhancement 1, Select Sound Filter 2), Motion Sensor, Olfactory Sensor, Ultrasound, Radio Signal Scanner (Rating 3) - 20,250 nuyen
3 MCT-Nissan Roto-Drone w/ Standard Weapon Mount - Ares Alphas + Grenade Launcher + 100 APDS Round each +100 Stick n' Shock Round Each + 30 Flashbangs each + 30 Smoke Grenades each + 30 High Explosive Grenades each - 60,050 nuyen
Total Money: 287,000 nuyen (6 Karma spent) - 285,280 nuyen = 1,720 + (3d6 x 60) nuyen
Initiative: 7 + 1d6, Matrix (cold-sim): 8 + 3d6, Matrix (hot-sim): 8 + 4d6
Limits: Physical 3, Mental 6, Social 4
Karma Left: 4
Fixer (Specializes in Arms dealing): 6c/1l, Mechanic: 1c/6l
As a new Shadowrun player, I would greatly appreciate any and all criticism.
Edited on August 6 due to suggestions.