"The best way to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time -- and then shut up."Character: Shōjiki Sasori / "Storyteller"
Concept: Con Artist Extraordinare
Just in case my Private Detective character concept for Neo-Tokyo get rejected, I thought I should have a more conventional character as backup. Please review and critique.Priorities:Metatype: D
HumanAttributes: A
24Magic: B
AdeptSkills: C
28/2Resources: E
¥6,000AttributesBody: 3
Agility: 5
Reaction: 5 (6)
Strength: 4
Willpower: 3
Logic: 3
Intuition: 3
Charisma: 6
Edge: 5
Magic: 6
Essence: 6
QualitiesAllergy [Uncommon, Moderate; Dogs] (-10)
Creature of Comfort [Middle] (-10)
Phobia [Uncommon, Mild; Awakened Canines] (-5)
Solid Rep [Mitsuhama] (+2)
The Speaker's Way (+20)
Too Pretty to Hit (+3)
Martial Arts
Style: Kenjutsu
Techniques: Bending of the Reed, Iaijutsu
Adept Powers (Rank / PP Cost)Authoritative Tone (3 / 1.50 PP)
Commanding Voice (- / 1.00 PP)
Imp. Ability [Con] (1 / 0.25 PP)*
Imp. Potential [Social] (1 / 0.25 PP)*
Improved Reflexes I (- / 1.50 PP)
Kiai (2 / 0.50 PP)
Kinesics (1 / 0.25 PP)
Voice Control (2 / 0.75 PP)*
*The Speaker's Way Discount
Active SkillsBlades [Kenjutsu] 5
Con* (3)
Etiquette 6
Impersonation* 2
Intimidation 4
Negotiation [Bargaining] 6
Perception** 4
Performance* 2
Unarmed Combat 3
Pistols 2
*Skill Group
**Free Adept Skill
Knowledge Skills Business (Megacorp) 3
Fashion (Tokyo Scene) 3
Japanese Politics 2
Mitsuhama Computer Technologies 2
Contacts - Fixer (Con 6, Loy 2)
- Mitsuhama Office IT Guy (Con 2, Loy 5)
- Nightclub Owner (Con 4, Loy 2)
Karma Expenditure (25 Karma)- 3 added to
Contacts-12 Karma for
Martial Arts-10 to gain ¥20,000 more
ResourcesEquipment LifestylesMiddle (One Month) ¥ 5,000
ArmorZoé Executive Suite [Cap 4] ¥ 2,000
> Nonconductivity (Rating 4; -4 Cap) ¥ 1,000
Forearm Guards [Cap 3] ¥ 300
Ballistic Mask [Cap 8] ¥ 150
WeaponsCombat Knife ¥ 300
> Personalized Grip ¥ 100
Colt New Model Revolver ¥ 180
>Regular Ammo (Hold Out, x10) ¥ 20
>Speed Loader ¥ 25
>Concealable Holster ¥ 150
Katana ¥ 1,000
> Personalized Grip ¥ 100
Other StuffCommlink, Meta Link ¥ 100
Commlink, Sony Emperor ¥ 700
> Biometric Reader ¥ 200
> Sim Module ¥ 100
Contacts [Cap 2] ¥ 400
> Low-light Vision [-1 Cap] ¥ 500
> Image Link [-1 Cap] ¥ 25
Credstick, Standard ¥ 5
Duct Tape, Roll of ¥ 5
Earbuds (Capacity 1) ¥ 100
> Sound Link [-1 Cap] ¥ 25
Fake SIN (Tendo Nabiki; Rating 4) ¥10,000
> Fake License (Awakened; Rating 4) ¥ 800
> Fake License (Armor; Rating 4) ¥ 800
Flashlight ¥ 25
Medkit (Rating 4) ¥ 1,000
Restraints, Metal ¥ 20
Subvocal Mic ¥ 50
Tag Eraser ¥ 450
Trodes ¥ 70
White Noise Generator (Rating 6) ¥ 300
Background[/b] There's a lot of folks running around Neo-Tokyo who can shoot a gun, swing a sword, or make Matrix code dance. Even a fair few that can sneak up on their own shadows. Shōjiki's different. She can hold her own in a scrap, don't get me wrong, but when she's around most of the time you won't need to fight. Shōjiki Sasori is the only Shadowrunner I've ever met that says "Please" and "Thank You." Like my first `run with the girl... Slot this:
You know the type of job, snatch and grab of a corporate suit, standard relocation package. Should of been a milk-run. But this time situation was a little bit complicated because this particular salaryman didn't want to go. We were going to have to extract him. To do that we needed to gain access to his fortified villa. Four meter tall continuous wall topped with razor-wire and only one gate through it. Six centimeter plasteel plate on the gate, two hardened guardhouses with hardwired air gapped telephone link to the main house, four guards with submachine guns, two guard dogs, and a silent alarm hooked to a deadman's switch linked to each the guards' bio-monitors. So, how do we do it?
Walk up to the front door and ask to be let in.
No drek, chummer. That's how we did it. The salaryman even invited us in for a cup of tea, the two of `em made small talk, and he walked right back out with us.
She told me and the team that she was called Shōjiki Sasori (most likely an assumed name, but we all know not to ask) and on the Matrix she operates under the handle of Storyteller. I don't know too much about Shōjiki's past. Shōjiki Sasori told me that she was the spoiled eldest daughter of Mitsuhama Computer Technologies executives who left her life of luxury behind to seek thrills and excitement in the shadows. But I've also heard Sasori tell other folks she was an orphan from Ciba City, an heiress to a disgraced samurai family, the mistress of a Yakuza oyabun, and many more. So I've got no clue exactly where she came from and damn near every time I've overheard her tell someone her "real history," well... Hell, I would swear to you on a stack of Bibles and my own mother's grave that they were told the absolute truth.
I've seen a lot of weird drek back in Seattle. Seen even weirder drek over here in Tokyo. Never saw a `runner get a bloody 'Thank You' card in the mail though. Not `til I met Shōjiki...