presumably the guns are the backup - not really worth it to pay the essence just to get an extra +1 in wireless mode.
Speaking of, I'd put smartlink on contacts or such. Ballistic masks are nice, but they're rather obvious. It's better to walk around with your smartlink at the ready without looking like a murderer on a rampage.
y'know, now that i think about it, why am i fucking with smartlink at all? these guns ARE the backup, so why even waste the money? Why not get throwbacks, so they can't be hacked? FUCK those high end guns. This dude aint no gun guy anyways.
Also, Ballistic Mask is +2 and PPP is +1 (IIRC) so that'd put you into encumberance.
dammit, you're right. gotta ditch the PPP.
Anyway, more serious problem - Aspected Magicians can't astrally project. So er, Astral Combat isn't going to do much.
i was under the impression that one could still fight an astral entity as long as one was able to perceive.
Also, I can't believe you spend all that karma in skills but don't pick up negotiation. Negotiation will determine how much you get paid.
He's never been good at convincing people to give him what he felt he was owed. He's always been better at taking it.