So we had our first game and I didn't find 300 BP that much of a deterrent to a good gaming experience. My stats ended up mostly 2s and 3s (before cyberware / bioware enhancements), though I spent a lot of money on an 2 attribute enhancing pieces of cyberware (avoided Wired Reflexes. Essence cost is too high for me). I ended up with 2 init passes, and an 8 initiative when I can use the adrenal pump. Most of my dice pools are 5 to 6 dice, which gave me a decent amount to toss around. I usually ended up with at least 1 success.
So it's not power gaming, but it was fun and I got a lot more out of my character than I expected to get. And if you milk the negative qualities correctly, you can get a 335 point character out of it.
Anyone who hasn't tried it, should try it. Just for the experience of it.
Yeah thought it was fine.
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== Info ==
Street Name:
Name: Pavel Cerny
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 6
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Elf Male Age 23
Height 2.0m Weight 54kg
Composure: 8
Judge Intentions: 8
Lift/Carry: 5 (30 kg/20 kg)
Memory: 6
Nuyen: 70
== Attributes ==
BOD: 3
AGI: 4
REA: 3
STR: 2
CHA: 5
INT: 3
LOG: 3
WIL: 3
EDG: 2
MAG: 4
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 6
IP: 1
Astral Initiative: 6
Astral IP: 3
Matrix Initiative: 7
Matrix IP: 1
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 10
== Active Skills ==
Assensing : 1 Pool: 4
Automatics : 3 [Submachine Guns] Pool: 7 (9)
Climbing : 1 Pool: 3
Con : 1 Pool: 9
Counterspelling : 1 Pool: 4
Etiquette : 1 Pool: 9
Flight : 1 Pool: 3
Gymnastics : 1 Pool: 5
Infiltration : 1 Pool: 7
Intimidation : 1 Pool: 9
Leadership : 1 Pool: 9
Negotiation : 1 Pool: 9
Perception : 1 Pool: 4
Pilot Ground Craft : 1 [Wheeled] Pool: 4 (6)
Running : 1 Pool: 3
Spellcasting : 3 [Illusion] Pool: 6 (11)
Swimming : 1 Pool: 3
== Knowledge Skills ==
Area Knowledge: Marienbad : 3 Pool: 6
Bars and Clubs : 2 Pool: 5
Combat Tactics : 2 Pool: 5
Czech : N Pool: 0
English : 2 Pool: 5
Magic Traditions : 2 Pool: 5
Magical Theory : 2 Pool: 5
Military : 1 Pool: 4
Russian : 2 Pool: 5
Underworld : 2 Pool: 5
== Qualities ==
Changeling (Class II SURGE)
Critter Spook
Distinctive Style
Extravagant Eyes
Glamour
In Debt (25,000¥)
Low-Light Vision
Mentor Spirit (Cat)
Mystic Adept
Nasty Vibe
Records on File
== Spells ==
(Tradition: Black Magic, Resist Drain with WIL + CHA (
)
Foreboding (Illusion) DV: (F÷2)+2
Increase Reflexes (Limited) (Health) DV: (F÷2)+2
Stealth (Illusion) DV: (F÷2)+1
Steam (Limited) (Combat) DV: (F÷2)+3
Vehicle Mask (Illusion) DV: (F÷2)-2
== Powers ==
Astral Perception
== Commlink ==
Hermes Ikon (4, 4, 3, 3)
+Novatech Navi
+AR Gloves
+Trodes
+Subvocal Microphone
+Armor Case Rating 4
== Gear ==
Combat Fetish
Contact Lenses Rating 3
+Smartlink
+Vision Enhancement Rating 3
+Vision Magnification
Earbuds Rating 3
+Spatial Recognizer
+Audio Enhancement Rating 2
Healing Fetish
Health Formulae (Heal)
Illusion Formulae (Hot Potato)
Illusion Formulae (Improved Invisibility)
Spellcasting Focus (Illusion) (bonded) Rating 1
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Pavel came out just fine.
Personally I don't see the thrill behind rolling large dice pools, I like the chance to fail.