[Bushw4cker]

Wanted to post this before Halloween, but didn't have time to finish.

Loup-Garou infected character made using Karma Gen (800 Karma)


When Ayska is not running the shadows, she is driving a Taxi in the Barrens. Those who fail to pay, usually end up as dinner.

[spoiler]Name: Ayska Hassan "jiniri"   
Metatype: Human (Loup-Garou)   
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern     
Nationality: UCAS
Sex: ♀     Age: 29   
Weight: 56 kgs     
Height: 1.6 m     
Eye Color: Brown     
Hair Color: Dark Brown

ATTRIBUTES
Body 5   
Agility 5        ( Berserk: 8 )                    
Reaction 7(10)    ( Berserk: 12 )
Strength 4          ( Berserk: 7 )
Willpower 5      ( Berserk: 8 )
Logic 2
Intuition 8
Charisma 2
Essence 5
Magic 5
Edge 4
Initiative 18 + 5D6    (Berserk: 20 + 5D6)
Walk 15    (Berserk: 24)
Run 25      (Berserk: 40)

POSITIVE QUALITIES
Revels In Murder
Mentor Spirit (Berserker)
One Trick Pony (Counterstrike)
Steely Eyed Wheelman
Quick Healer

NEGATIVE QUALITIES
SINner (National, UCAS)
Superhuman Psychosis
Impassive
Day Job 2
In Debt 1

DAY JOB                                 
Barrens Taxi Driver                                 
2,500¥ a Month, 20 Hours a Week                                 

POWERS                                 
Dual Natured                                 
Low-Light Vision                                 
Thermographic Vision                                 
Claw: DV (STR + 3)P, AP -2                                 
Bite: DV (STR + 2)P, AP -2, -1 Reach                                 

WEAKNESSES                                 
Allergy (Sunlight, Severe)                                 
Allergy (Aconite, Severe)                                 
Dietary Req. (Metahuman Flesh)                                 

ACTIVE SKILLS
Etiquette 2
Intimidation 2
Animal Handling 1
Perception 4
*(Scent +2)
 *(Hearing +2)
 (Visual +2)
Assensing 1
Throwing Weapons 1
Heavy Weapons 1
Astral Combat 1
Unarmed Combat 6
 (Natural Weapons +2)
Sneaking 3
Gymnastics 1
Running 1
Swimming 1
Navigation 1
Survival 1
Tracking 1
Automotive
 Mechanic 1
Pilot Ground Craft 2
 (Wheeled +2)
*Loup-Garou Enhanced Senses         

COUNTERSTRIKE                                 
Interupt Action (-7 Initiative Score)                                 
Unarmed + Reaction [Physical] vs                                 
Opponents Standard Attack Test                                 
DV = Unarmed DV + Net Hits                                 

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS
Word On The Street 1
Combat Tactics 1
 (Ambush +2)
Literature 1
Police Procedures 1
Sprawl Life 1
Geography 1
Local Area
 Knowledge 2
 (Night Life +2)
Current Events 1
Local Gangs 1
Trid Shows 1
History 1
Islam 1
Music 1

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Arabic N
English 2
Japanese 1
Or'zet 1
                     
BERSERKER MENTOR SPIRIT                                 
 +2 Modifier for Composure Tests                                 
2 Free Levels Mystic Armor                                 
Whenever Someone Strongly                                 
Disagrees with you, you must pass                                 
Charisma + Willpower (3) Test, to                                 
Keep from Striking Out Against                                 
the Offender                                 

ADEPT POWERS
Kiai 5
Adrenaline Boost 3
Improved Reflexes 2(3)
Combat Sense 1
Mystic Armor 2

KIAI                                 
Battle Cry affects everyone that                                 
can hear it, within (Magic) meters                                 
Magic + Kiai vs Logic + Willpower                                 
 -2 to all Actions for Combat Turns                                 
equal to Net Hits. If Net Hits                                 
exceed Willpower, Target flees.                                 
                                 
FOCI                              
Qi (Rating 4) Improved Reflexes                                 
Lightning Bolt Tatoos on Wrists                                 

LOUP-GAROU BERSERK                                 
Physcial Damage can cause                                  
Beserk. Roll Composure (3)                                 
Beserk for # of Rounds = (3 - 1 turn                                 
per Hit on Composure Test)                                 
Ignore Injury Modifiers                                 
After Berserk, take Stun Damage =                                  
to  #  of Combat Turns, resisted by                                 
unmodified Body + Willpower                                 

VEHICLE
BMW 400GT w/ Ram Plate, Armor Upgrade 6,
Anti-Theft-2, Run Flat Tires,
Smuggling Compartment (Underneath Front Passenger Seat)

GEAR                                 
o Glasses (Capacity 2)                                 
Flare Compensation                                 
Imasge Link                                 
o Ear Buds (Capacity 1)                                 
Select Sound Filter-1                                 
o Flash-Bang Grenades x OOOO                                 
 (10S, -4 AP, Blast: 10 meter Radius)                                 
o High Explosive Grenades x OOOO                                 
 (16P, -2 AP, Blast -2/m)                                 
o Fragmentation Grenades x OOOO                                 
 (168, +5 AP, Blast -1/m)                                 
o Thermal Smoke Grenades x OO                                 
o Smoke Grenades x OO                                 

ARMOR
Mystic Armor (+2)
Natural Armor (+2)
o Armor Jacket
o Armor Clothing (Hijāb)

COMMLINK                              
o Renraku Sensei                                 
DR: 3     Data: 3     Firewall: 3                                 
o AR Gloves (DR3)                                 
o Subvocal Mic (DR3)                                 

ID/LICENSES/NUYEN                                 
SIN (Real) UCAS                                 
Ayska                                 
Fake SIN (Rating 2) UCAS                                 
Anis Hasan                                 

LIFESTYLE                              
Low Lifestyle (2,000¥ a Month)                                 
Public Grid Matrix Access                                 

CONTACTS
Mohammed (Fixer, Hobgoblin, Puyallup, Connection 4, Loyalty 2)
Butch (Tamanous, Redmond, Connection 2, Loyalty 4)[/spoiler]

Any thoughts, comments or suggestions are always appreciated.

[Dwagonzhan]

Heh. Barrens Cab Driver.
They could show up anywhere in Seattle.

[ZeldaBravo]

Very nice!

[Bushw4cker]

Very nice!

Glad you Like )

Having a Ridiculously high Reaction and Initiative, I thought Counterstrike would be awesome for this character.

So tell me if I get anything wrong in this scenario?..  (I used actual dice rolls, Gangers had a 6 dice pool for Clubs)

Ayska is being cornered by 5 gangers..

Combat Starts.

Gangers roll Initiative, they get 9, 11, 10, 7, and  7.  Ayska rolls a 41 for Initiative, she delays her action, waiting for the gangers to come to her.

First Ganger charges. He Rolls (Agility 3 + Clubs 3 + 2 Charge) gets 2 Hits vs (Reaction 12 + Unarmed (Natural Weapons) 8 - 1 Reach, -1 Delayed Action) 6 Hits, 4 Net Hits

Ganger Rolls just Body to resist damage (-2AP Claws tear though his Synthleather Jacket.) , gets 1 Hit, he is down.

Ayska's Initiative is now 34

Second Ganger charges Ayska, He rolls 8 dice, gets no hits, Ayska rolls and gets 5 Hits, Ganger goes down.

Ayska's Initiative is now 27

Third Ganger charges Ayska, he rolls 8 dice, gets 2 Hits, Ayska Gets 6 Hits, Ganger goes down

Ayska's Initiative is now 20.

Forth Ganger charges Ayska, he rolls 8 dice, gets 1 Hit, Ayska Gets 5 Hits, Ganger goes down

Ayska's Initiative is now 13

Fifth Ganger, not at all discouraged by his friends being dismembered in less than three seconds, charges Ayska. he spends Edge and gets 6 Hits. Ayska Spends Edge on Counterattack, she rolls 20 Dice, and gets 10 Hits, Killing the last Ganger.

Ayska's Initiative is now 6.

[spoiler]COUNTERSTRIKE
(UNARMED COMBAT ONLY)
Interrupt Action (–7 Initiative Score)
Counterstrike allows the character to leverage the
opponent’s force into an advantage, allowing the character
to make a quick strike back. In place of the standard
Defense Test, the character makes an Unarmed
Combat + Reaction [Physical] Test against the opponent’s
standard Attack Test. If the defender achieves
more hits than the attacker, the defender successfully
avoided the attacker’s strike while returning and landing
a strike of their own. The defender’s counterstrike attack
has a Damage Value equal to the defending character’s
standard Unarmed DV + net hits. The damage is resisted
by a standard Damage Resistance Test. If the defender
does not achieve more hits, then he must make a Damage
Resistance Test against the damage of the attacker’s
strike as normal. Note that use of this action requires
Martial Art training.[/spoiler]

[Kuirem]

Why do you pick One-Trick Pony over a Martial Art? OTP as much karma as a martial art but doesn't allow progression and also eat on your Positive Qualities pool.

I don't really see the rigger part of the character. 12 dice make a decent driver but far from the level of a rigger, not to mention all the other stuff missing like drones, EW, RCC…

I doubt that berserk can break the usual +4 limit for attribute so REA would be 11.

Using Counterstrike seems pretty good, there are a few points I'm not sure about with your interpretation:

• I feel like the delayed action bonus should only apply on the delayed action itself, not interrupt actions taken before.
• I'm not sure you can use your Natural Weapon for the roll, Counterstrike mention the 'standard Unarmed DV. I imagine it's because Counterstrike isn't just hitting with your hands but with any body parts that happen to be close enough from the enemy chin.
• There is a specialization for Blocking/Parrying which are Interrupt action as well so it would be fair to require rather a specialization to a Martial Art or to Counterstrike to apply it on that roll

[忍]

Critters use Unarmed to attack with natural weapons. Why not PCs?

[Bushw4cker]

Why do you pick One-Trick Pony over a Martial Art? OTP as much karma as a martial art but doesn't allow progression and also eat on your Positive Qualities pool.

I don't really see the rigger part of the character. 12 dice make a decent driver but far from the level of a rigger, not to mention all the other stuff missing like drones, EW, RCC…

I doubt that berserk can break the usual +4 limit for attribute so REA would be 11.

Using Counterstrike seems pretty good, there are a few points I'm not sure about with your interpretation:

• I feel like the delayed action bonus should only apply on the delayed action itself, not interrupt actions taken before.
• I'm not sure you can use your Natural Weapon for the roll, Counterstrike mention the 'standard Unarmed DV. I imagine it's because Counterstrike isn't just hitting with your hands but with any body parts that happen to be close enough from the enemy chin.
• There is a specialization for Blocking/Parrying which are Interrupt action as well so it would be fair to require rather a specialization to a Martial Art or to Counterstrike to apply it on that roll

I took Unarmed Combat (Natural Weapons +2), I didn't think there was a martial art  that worked with claws and biting?  ..

That's why Subject says Rigger? (with a question mark.) .. and it's 14 dice with a Ground Vehicle...which is pretty $#%@!ing good.

Reaction cap 11.. you're right.

Probably right about Delayed Action penalty.

Claws come standard on Werewolves

Ok... So I need a Loup-Garou Martial Art Style... Wildwolf?..

[Kuirem]

14 dice is ridiculous for Piloting, I mean compared to a Rigger. Let's say our Rigger starts with 6 REA, 6 Piloting and a specialization, that's 14 dice as well. However we have the Control Rig, let's take a Rating 1. That's not only an extra dice but also a reduction of all threshold by 1 which is roughly equivalent to 3 dice (4 if you buy hit) so 18 dice and we are talking about a cheap Rigger, not one that go whole hog with Used Rig 3. Some actions are also impossible without a Control Rig to raise the limit of your vehicles test.

How I imagine Counterstrike is that it doesn't only use the hands, it's likely a combination of punches, kick, elbow, knee, headbutt or whatever you can hit your opponent with depending from where his attacks come from. If you were always striking back with your hands there would be no reason you couldn't counterstrike with a knife or Shock Gloves.

Wildcat does have the Counterstrike technique and it has other cool stuff you can learn later like Clinch, Dim Mak (combined with claws/bite say goodbye to your arm/leg) or the infamous Finishing Move. Renaming it Wildwolf is only a detail.

[忍]

Also, I don't think Adrenaline Boost works with Improved Reflexes.

[RowanTheFox]

I like seeing a character who isn't min/max'd to hell and back. A refreshing change of pace, really.

[adzling]

I like her tagline:
"When Ayska is not running the shadows, she is driving a Taxi in the Barrens. Those who fail to pay, usually end up as dinner."

[Bushw4cker]

Also, I don't think Adrenaline Boost works with Improved Reflexes.

I was wondering about that... If it doesn't, I'm shocked Kuirem didn't notice it...

I like seeing a character who isn't min/max'd to hell and back. A refreshing change of pace, really.

Thanks!  I like making characters who aren't min/maxed to hell and back!

14 dice is ridiculous for Piloting, I mean compared to a Rigger. Let's say our Rigger starts with 6 REA, 6 Piloting and a specialization, that's 14 dice as well. However we have the Control Rig, let's take a Rating 1. That's not only an extra dice but also a reduction of all threshold by 1 which is roughly equivalent to 3 dice (4 if you buy hit) so 18 dice and we are talking about a cheap Rigger, not one that go whole hog with Used Rig 3. Some actions are also impossible without a Control Rig to raise the limit of your vehicles test.

She is definitely a step up from your average Shadowrunner behind the wheel...maybe not rigger quality..but definitely has the potential with that insanely high Reaction.... and she actually drives better when angry..

How I imagine Counterstrike is that it doesn't only use the hands, it's likely a combination of punches, kick, elbow, knee, headbutt or whatever you can hit your opponent with depending from where his attacks come from. If you were always striking back with your hands there would be no reason you couldn't counterstrike with a knife or Shock Gloves.

If you had razor sharp non-retractable claws, I think it would be really hard not to use them against someone who is attacking you.

Wildcat does have the Counterstrike technique and it has other cool stuff you can learn later like Clinch, Dim Mak (combined with claws/bite say goodbye to your arm/leg) or the infamous Finishing Move. Renaming it Wildwolf is only a detail.

Most of the Martial Art Maneuvers are kind of meh to me.. think counterstrike is probably one the the best.
Thanks.

I like her tagline:
"When Ayska is not running the shadows, she is driving a Taxi in the Barrens. Those who fail to pay, usually end up as dinner."

There really isn't much written about Loup-Garou's in the SR books, anyone know where else they are mentioned besides Run Faster..?

Can they eat food other than metahumans?

[ZeldaBravo]

Can they eat food other than metahumans?

I guess? There is no mention of any Nausea in Loup Garou section, so they can consume food. They just need a little extra (flesh) to sate hunger.

And yeah, Adrenaline Boost doesn't stack with IR.

The maximum rating
of Improved Reflexes is 3, and the increase cannot be
combined with other technological or magical increases
to Initiative.