Here's my character. I ended up going a little crazy on the bio, put a lot of detail into that as well as the contacts and one of the fake SINs (the other SIN is cheap and disposable, but the first is important). Also don't have a fixer contact, although the data broker contact could be a source of runs. I wasn't sure if you had a fixer contact you would want to use independent of the contacts we chose. I know my old GM has a fixer he made that he gave us all as a free contact.
Corvus: Human Male Adept, Infiltrator and Faceman
A Attributes
B Adept
C Skills
D Nuyen
E Human
I didn't note the costs for everything, but my karma was used to buy one specialization for perception, and a bunch of skills at rating 1. Also, I paid 31k for the weapons focus; thats 21 for the focus cost, and 10 for the monowhip itself, as I assume you have to pay both costs for a weapon focus.
[spoiler] “Corvus,” Human Male Adept
Real Name: Alex Jensen (SINless)
Street Name: James “Corvus” Clapton
Age: 23 Height: 5’11 Weight: 175 lbs Eyes: Blue Hair: Black Ethnicity: Caucasian
Fake SIN #1: Keith Springer, Freelance Journalist- UCAS National SIN
Fake SIN #2: Jim Stanley, Unemployed Laborer- UCAS National SIN
STR 3
BOD 3
AGI 5
REF 5 (
LOG 3
WIL 3
INT 5
CHA 5
EDG 3/3
MAG 6
Initiative- Physical: 13+4D6
Limits- Physical: 5 Mental: 5 Social: 7 (
Attribute Tests- Composure 8, Judge Intentions 10, Lifting/Carrying 6, Memory 6
Movement: Walk 10m, Run 20m, +2m/hit sprinting
Damage- Stun 0/9, Physical 0/9, Overflow 0/3
Current Karma: 0
Total Karma: 25
Nuyen: 80 + Starting Money 3D6 x 60
Lifestyle: Low 1 month
Fake SIN #1: Keith Springer, Freelance Journalist
UCAS national SIN, Rating 3
Licenses: Press Pass 3
Fake Sin #2: Jim Stanley, Unemployed Laborer
UCAS national SIN, Rating 1
Qualities:
First Impression (+11)
Mentor Spirit: Raven (+5)
Allergy- Moderate, Antibiotics (-10)
Weak Immune System (-10)
Active Skills:
Exotic Melee Weapon (Monowhip): 6 (9) weapons focus bonus
Unarmed Combat: 3
Perception (Searching): 4 (6)
Stealth Skill Group (Sneaking, Disguise, Palming): 2
Etiquette: 4
Negotiation: 4
Con: 4 (6) totem bonus
Impersonate: 4
Running: 1
Gymnastics: 1
Performance: 1
Intimidation: 1
Locksmith: 1
Pistols: 1
Computer: 1
Throwing Weapons: 1
Forgery: 1
Escape Artist: 1
Knowledge Skills: 1
English (N)
(Language) Japanese: 1
(Professional) Freelance Journalism: 2
(Professional) Security Systems: 2
(Professional) Business Management: 2
(Street) Runner Hangouts: 2
(Interest) Fashion: 1
(Academic) Magical Theory: 1
(Interest) Rock and Roll: 2
(Street) Sprawl Life: 2
(Street) Seattle Fences: 1
Adept Powers:
Traceless Walk (totem)
Voice Control 1 (totem)
Improved Reflexes 3
Wall Running 3
Kinesics 2
Light Body 2
Pain Resistance 1
Agility Boost 2
Gear
Commlink: Sony Emperor (rating 2)
Note: Usually interfaced with using contacts with image link and microtranceiver.
Weapons
Bonded Force 3 Monowhip Weapon Focus
Shock Gloves
Fichetti Security 600 w/laser sight, concealable holster
1 clip regular ammo 3/30, 1 clip gel rounds 30/30
Armor and Clothing
Armor Vest (9 armor)
Business suit (base cost 300 nuyen) with electrochromic mod
Chameleon Suit (9 armor)
Tools
Disguise kit
Directional Mic 1
Laser Mic 1
Microtranceiver
Contacts (rating 2) with image link and vision magnification
Contacts
Marcellus Fisk
Street Doc
Connection 1, Loyalty 1
Marcellus is a dependable, if unremarkable street doctor. He can be a good source of drugs and medical supplies, and will also buy used ‘ware without asking too many questions as long as he’s sure it won’t be traced to him. More importantly to Corvax though, he knows how to treat the awakened, as well as how to deal with someone like Corvax who has a weak immune system and problems with antibiotics.
John “Hancock” Marston
Forger
Connection 2, Loyalty 3
Corvus tends not to form strong and lasting attachments to people, but Hancock is one of the few people who has really gotten to know him. Hancock has provided him with several fake SIN’s and licenses over the years, as well a smaller documents for use in particular jobs. Corvus, in turn, has on two occasions helped Hancock intimidate enemies who were threatening to do him harm, and as a result the two have formed something that might be called a friendship.
Alexandria
Data Broker/Decker
Connection 3, Loyalty 1
Alexandria is a decker who specializes in collecting, buying and selling information of all kinds. She rarely, if ever hires herself out as a decker, but instead collects information on her own initiative, whether through purchase, trade or theft. She knows a lot of other runners, mostly deckers, who she trades information with, and was introduced to Corvus by his friend Hancock. She is mainly useful as both a supplier and potential buyer of information, as well as a referral source for deckers and spies. She can also act as a fence for matrix-related good such as decks and commlinks, but will typically act exasperated when asked to do so- it’s good money, but she likes to think of herself as being above dealing in physical goods.
Eric Halford
News Editor
Connection 3, Loyalty 1
Eric Halford is an editor for the Seattle Examiner, a mid-sized local news service which disseminates news through mailing lists and its Matrix host. Unlike Corvus’s other contacts, Eric has a legal SIN, uses his real name, and doesn’t know Corvus as a shadowrunner. Rather, he knows Keith Springer, Corvus’s main fake identity. As Keith, Corvus has written a few articles for the Examiner, ranging on topics from crime, to fashion, to concerts to local business news. He considers Keith an average writer at best, but Keith has surprised him a few times with articles in which he’s gotten inside scoops, mostly in crime or business stories. Between Keith’s apparent inside scoops on crime stories, seeming lack of formal training, and unwillingness to talk much about himself, Eric has some suspicion that Keith isn’t who he says he is. He doesn’t really care though, although he’s sometimes curious about Keith’s sources.
Corvus Bio
Alex Jensen was born SINless to a decent but unremarkable mother, and a deadbeat father who he rarely saw. His childhood wasn’t that terrible by SINless standards; he lived in a rough neighborhood and a broken home, and got into a lot of fights, but he got some education from various charitable organizations and free matrix sources, and was never in danger of starving.
Alex’s mother died when he was twelve years old. He arranged a funeral for her just in time to get evicted from their apartment, and so began living as a squatter. There he lived off of a combination of charity and theft, barely scraping by, with little contact with and no help from his father. He was on the verge of desperation when he awakened. Suddenly, stealing just seemed easier, and Alex was able to feed himself again. Eventually he met a physical adept named Simon, who brought him under his tutelage.
Simon worked as a burglar, and was one of the best in Seattle. He taught Alex the trade of theft, as well as helping him to harness his magical power and channel it into adept powers. Although Alex largely learned Simon’s physically-focused adept powers and most of his skills, he had an aptitude for con artistry and other social skills that Simon didn’t have. Together, the two of them made an amazing team. Simon also stuck to a moral code: he avoided violence wherever possible, wouldn’t harm innocent bystanders, and his thefts were always targeted at people who could avoid the loss, whose lives wouldn’t be ruined by them. He did his best to impress these principles on Alex.
During this time, Alex’s father was sent to prison for 5-10 years for manslaughter, as a result of a fight he and some friends got into. Rather than visit him in prison, Alex simply went to his home and looted his belongings, as revenge for years of shitty parenting. It was shortly after this that Raven appeared to Alex, and took the boy under his wing. Alex began calling himself Corvus shortly thereafter.
It came as a shock when Simon was gunned down by a gang of thieves in a botched mugging. Bereaved, Corvus arranged a funeral and cremation for Simon. However, at Raven’s urging, he also kept most of Simon’s belongings rather than passing them on to his next of kin. After that, Corvus embarked on a very successful solo career as a con artist and burglar, and has been able to provide quite well for himself. His greatest success came when he palmed a key to a talismonger’s shop, then robbed the store later that night. He found a rare and valuable weapon focus in the form of a monofilament whip. Monowhips being highly illegal, the talismonger was unable to report this theft because monowhips. Corvus had never seen a monowhip before, but became obsessed with it, and began practicing with it obsessively while laying low after the burglary, which he (wrongly) assumed would bring a lot of heat down on his head.
Over the course of his career, Corvus has been through several fake SIN’s. Two years ago he hit in the idea of pretending to be a journalist and getting a fake press pass so he could gather information under a legitimate cover. He even began writing a few freelance pieces for various local news services under the name Keith Springer in order to bolster the identity, but found that journalism was actually kind of fun, especially when he was assigned to write about a local rock concert. He now makes a minor side income writing freelance articles, most often for the Examiner.
Corvus loves rock music, and sings karaoke when he really wants to unwind. He also is a snappy dresser (when dressing to look good rather than fit in), and sometimes uses his knowledge of fashion to aid him in his work. He is prone to bouts of sickness, and allergic to most antibiotics, so he is a bit paranoid about filth and disease.
Corvus is a very likable person, but people who get to know him often come to question his reliability. Although an able combatant, Corvus has never killed anyone. He shot someone once, but not seriously, and on another occasion he cut a ganger’s hand off with his monowhip, but then retreated and allowed the man to be treated by his friends. Corvus lacks a clear moral code, but instead has feelings of ambivalence regarding the morality of some of hi actions. He sometimes feels torn between violence and non-violence, honesty and manipulativeness, and between the advice of his mentor spirit and the ethics of society at large.
After a bad couple of months in which he lost some of his B&E gear, had to move to a new apartment to escape some heat, and burned through much of his savings, Corvus has decided to broaden his horizons and try out shadowrunning. [/spoiler]
EDIT: Raised the ettiquette and negotiation skills to 5 each after realizing I had misunderstood the skill point rules- thought the two skill group points also counted against the individual skill points.