[Gabriel404]

Hi guys,
Having played fairly magic heavy characters in the past i'm now putting together my first Decker ... i'm most of the way through but could do with some pointers to finish off if someone could oblige!

After the below I have 11 Karma and a few pennies to spend.

Gabriel Everard AKA '404'
Second generation richkid and serious coding hobbyist. Still working on work history.

Priorities (Sum to 10):
Resources: A
Attributes: B
Skills: B
Metatype: E Human(1)
Magic/Res: E

Positive Qualities:
Codeslinger -10
Quick Config -5
Perfect time -5
Overclocker -5

Negative Qualities:
National SIN +5
Curiosity Killed the Cat +7
Creature of Comfort (middle) +10
Driven +2

Skills: (36/5 +14 Karma spent on 7 lvl1 skills)
Electronic Group 5
Cybercombat 6
Ewar 6 (spec: ??)
Hacking 6 (spec: hack on the fly)
Automatics 5 (spec: machine pistols)
Etiquette 1 (spec: matrix interactions)
Perception 5 (spec: searching)
Negotiation 2
Con 1
Gymnastics 1
Running 1
Cybertech 1
First Aid 1
Palming 1
Sneaking 1

Lifestyle:
3 months of High lifestyle paid

Cyberwear:
Datajack Plus (3)
Cerebral booster (2)
Alphaware Synthetic Cyberarm (Upgraded to 6/6 - Really wanted to avoid the decker-with-a-cyberarm cliche but... couldn't see another way to be useful out of ejecting clips and burning smartlinks etc)

Gear:
Shadow Warrior Deck (figured from what i've read my decking style will likely be sleaze heavy)
Multidimensional co-processor
Agent (3)
Pantheon Hard Case CCOB (2x personal drone racks for future purchases)
Transys Avalon (6) with sim module
Erika Elite (4) with hotsim module
Metalink (1) x4
AR gloves
Mapsoft and shopsoft
Faceless (5) Generic face version
Datatap
tag eraser

Have budget for ALL programs

Saviour medkit and supplies
Stim patches (4)
A few doses of Psyche for... reasons

Earbuds (3) - audio enhancement 3
Goggles (6) - smartlink, flare comp, low light, enhancement (3)
Armour jacket
Custom ballistic mask (considering loading this out instead of goggles but the gogs are more subtle)
Form fitting bodyarmour (figure coupled with high lifestyle I can buy whatever reg clothes I want and have this underneath)
Chemsniffer ring (4)
Concealable holster
Quick draw holster


Fake SIN (4) + licenses for firearms, cyberware and deck
A variety of credsticks
Tags, datachips, stealth tags and security tags
Sat link
Hardware shop
Hardware toolkit

Languages & Knowledge:
A few languages TBC
Skills revolving around matrix systems, architecture and security, hardware, current events and politics, and some background related nonsense

[Hobbes]

Decker's burn through edge like crazy hacking a host.  I wouldn't leave home without at least 3, if not 5.

If you have access to Kill Code the "Custom Decks" are hands down the best bang for the buck.

Decker with a Cyberarm is a classic for a reason, it works really well.

You've got a cyberdeck, you don't need multiple good Commlinks.  One Good Commlink, possibly to juggle the team PAN/Gear, and a bag of pre-paid disposables. 

Deckers get a lot of mileage out of a cheap recon drones.  Flyspy or whatever.

Electronic Warefare spec, I like Sensors, YMMV.

Drugs.  Initiative boosters. 

Not sure why Alphaware on the Organic cyberarm.  Seems expensive for someone with that much Essence to burn.

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

Since the matrix rules are so ticky tacky, how a GM decides to apply them makes an impact on how you're going to want to build your decker.  If he's going to hand waive most things and let you just roll Skill + Attribute a couple times and call it a hack, you really can focus on a lot more "secondary" capabilities.

OTOH, if he's going to be a stickler for all the details, then you will need to be too.  For example: Instinctive Hack from BTB is a mandatory buy at 2 karma (4 karma post-chargen) if the GM is going to make you spot everything before you can start hacking it.

[BeCareful]

Also, since your Datajack Plus gives you DNI, you don't need those AR gloves, unless you really want a backup to click on stuff in AR if someone bricks your Datajack +.