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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 6850436" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>I'm actually giving it a final pass even as I post now. In particular, I've been mulling taking a couple more negative qualities, and using the proceeds to buy one or two more Complex Forms. I shall update anon.</p><p></p><p>In fact, I shall repost for convenience's sake:</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Death Otter]Priorities</p><p>Attributes: A, Skills B, Resonance C, Metatype D, Resources E</p><p></p><p>BOD 3</p><p>AGI 4</p><p>REA 4</p><p>STR 2</p><p>CHA 3</p><p>INT 5</p><p>LOG 6</p><p>WIL 5</p><p>EDG 2</p><p>RES 6</p><p></p><p><strong>Initiative </strong>9+1d6</p><p></p><p><strong>Limits</strong></p><p>Physical 4</p><p>Mental 8</p><p>Social 6</p><p></p><p><strong>Living Persona</strong></p><p>Rating 6</p><p>Attack 3</p><p>Sleaze 5</p><p>Data Processing 6</p><p>Firewall 5</p><p></p><p><strong>Qualities</strong>:</p><p>Codeslinger (Hack on the Fly) 10</p><p>Natural Hardening 10</p><p>Analytic Mind 5</p><p>SINner (UCAS national) -5 (Name: Dolores Zane)</p><p>Distinctive Style -5 (outlandish behavior)</p><p>Allergy -5 (Mild, Uncommon - Animal Fur)</p><p></p><p><strong>Group skills</strong></p><p>Tasking 5 (11)</p><p>- Compiling</p><p>- Decompiling</p><p>- Registering</p><p></p><p><strong>Active skills</strong></p><p>Computer 6 (12)</p><p>Cybercombat 4 (10)</p><p>Electronic Warfare 5 (11)</p><p>Hacking 6 (specialized in Hosts) (12/14)</p><p>Perception 2 (7)</p><p>Pistols 3 (specialized in semi-automatics) (7/9)</p><p>Sneaking 1 (specialized in Urban) (5/7)</p><p>Software 6 (12)</p><p></p><p><strong>Knowledge skills</strong></p><p>Area Knowledge (Campaign City) 4 (9)</p><p>Matrix Games 3 (8)</p><p>Data Havens (Matrix) 3 (8/10)</p><p>Security Companies (Knight Errant) 2 (8/10)</p><p>Underworld (Matrix Crime) 2 (7/9)</p><p></p><p>English (Native)</p><p>Japanese 5 (10)</p><p></p><p><strong>Complex Forms</strong> (resist Fading: 11)</p><p>Diffusion of Firewall (FV L+1)</p><p>Transcendent Grid (FV L-3)</p><p>Resonance Spike (FV L)</p><p></p><p><strong>Lifestyle</strong></p><p>1 month of Low Lifestyle, 2000</p><p>Rating 3 fake SIN, 7500 (Name: Deezy Klatta)</p><p>Rating 1 fake SIN, (free) (Name: Beth Cotter)</p><p></p><p><strong>Cash</strong></p><p>801 ny</p><p></p><p><strong>Armor</strong></p><p>- Chameleon suit (with chem protection, nonconductivity and thermal damping all at rating 2), AR 9, 3700</p><p>- Armor vest, AR 9, 500</p><p></p><p><strong>Weapon</strong></p><p>- Browning Ultra Power, ACC6/7, DMG 8P, AP -1, ammo 10(c), mode SA, RC 1, int. laser sight, 670</p><p>** Silencer, 500</p><p>** Concealable Holster, 150</p><p>Ammo (7 extra clips), 35</p><p>- 30 regular, 60</p><p>- 20 APDS, 240</p><p>- 20 stick and shock, 120</p><p></p><p>- Streetline Special, ACC4, DMG 6P, ammo 6(c), mode SA, RC 1, -2 to MAD scans to detect, 120</p><p>** Concealable Holster, 150</p><p>Ammo (1 extra clip), 5</p><p>- 12 APDS, 144</p><p></p><p><strong>Gear</strong></p><p>MetaLink commlink, 100 (loaded with fake SIN)</p><p>Rating 2 Contact lenses with Flare Compensation and Low Light Vision, 1150</p><p>Subvocal microphone, 50</p><p>Trodes, 70</p><p>Electronic paper (6), 30</p><p>Stealth tags (8), 8</p><p>Sensor tags</p><p>- camera (4), 16</p><p>- mic (4), 16</p><p>Low light flashlight, 25</p><p>Slap Patch (Stim) 3, 75</p><p>Tag Eraser, 450</p><p></p><p><strong>Contacts</strong></p><p>Mac (Fixer) Con 6 / Loy 1</p><p>Reggie "The Snake" Conner (Street Doc) Con 2 / Loy 1</p><p>Tyler Horst (Knight Errant Officer) Con 3 / Loy 3</p><p></p><p>Karma expenditures</p><p>Current 0</p><p></p><p>Complex Forms</p><p>- Resonance Spike, 4kr</p><p>- Transcendent Grid, 4kr</p><p></p><p>Registered Sprites</p><p>- FUTBOL (Fault Sprite) Rating 6, 1 service, 1kr</p><p></p><p>Bonus starting funds - 6kr (18000ny total start funds)[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Okay, a quick little analysis...partly so you can catch me out in any mistakes. Death Otter's a Sleaze Hacker all the way. Her Attack attribute is lackluster, and while she has some skill at Cybercombat she's no great shakes at it. In contrast, if she's using Hack on the Fly, on a Host, in full VR, she rolls 18 dice. This means she, on straight mathematical averages, actually blows past her Sleaze Limit. Which I will need to fix asap. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> In Matrix combat she relies on Resonance actions...either using Resonance Spikes for direct attacks, or conjuring up burly sprites to keep IC and spiders busy. In general she likes to have a Fault sprite registered at any given time to call in for backup. She's also fond of compiling Crack sprites on an as-needs basis to help distract systems and Suppress IC activation. This does make Fading an issue...she has a good resistance to it, but it only takes one or two blown rolls before things get hairy.</p><p></p><p>I'm a little unclear on Natural Hardening...it says that the bonus stacks with a Technomancer's Firewall. Does that apply to ALL Firewall dice pools, or only those relating to biofeedback damage (which for a technomancer is any kind of Matrix damage)?</p><p></p><p>One big giant gaping problem I detect immediately is that her dice roll to remove marks is kind of crummy. I mean, the POOL isn't terrible, but it's Limited by Attack, and that could be bad. Fortunately she throws an inordinate crapton of dice to Hack on the Fly, but even one blown roll gives someone a mark that she may not be able to get rid of without rebooting. Or, you know, sending a Rating 6 Fault sprite to go disintegrate the persona of. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.</p><p></p><p>Otter's distinctive style refers to her personality and behavior. She lacks subtlety. My general guide in deciding what she does or says is to imagine someone who acts IRL the way most people only act when buffered by being safely, anonymously online. No filters. If she acts with restraint or tact, it's probably just to set you up for a punchline. She's in the biz more for the thrills and entertainment value than the money...she could probably get a decent wage doing something quasi legit if she really wanted that. Death Otter lives for those moments of perfect trolldom, when she not only gets what she wants, but gets it by really really embarrassing whoever was in her way. Or standing nearby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 6850436, member: 4936"] I'm actually giving it a final pass even as I post now. In particular, I've been mulling taking a couple more negative qualities, and using the proceeds to buy one or two more Complex Forms. I shall update anon. In fact, I shall repost for convenience's sake: [sblock=Death Otter]Priorities Attributes: A, Skills B, Resonance C, Metatype D, Resources E BOD 3 AGI 4 REA 4 STR 2 CHA 3 INT 5 LOG 6 WIL 5 EDG 2 RES 6 [B]Initiative [/B]9+1d6 [B]Limits[/B] Physical 4 Mental 8 Social 6 [B]Living Persona[/B] Rating 6 Attack 3 Sleaze 5 Data Processing 6 Firewall 5 [B]Qualities[/B]: Codeslinger (Hack on the Fly) 10 Natural Hardening 10 Analytic Mind 5 SINner (UCAS national) -5 (Name: Dolores Zane) Distinctive Style -5 (outlandish behavior) Allergy -5 (Mild, Uncommon - Animal Fur) [B]Group skills[/B] Tasking 5 (11) - Compiling - Decompiling - Registering [B]Active skills[/B] Computer 6 (12) Cybercombat 4 (10) Electronic Warfare 5 (11) Hacking 6 (specialized in Hosts) (12/14) Perception 2 (7) Pistols 3 (specialized in semi-automatics) (7/9) Sneaking 1 (specialized in Urban) (5/7) Software 6 (12) [B]Knowledge skills[/B] Area Knowledge (Campaign City) 4 (9) Matrix Games 3 (8) Data Havens (Matrix) 3 (8/10) Security Companies (Knight Errant) 2 (8/10) Underworld (Matrix Crime) 2 (7/9) English (Native) Japanese 5 (10) [B]Complex Forms[/B] (resist Fading: 11) Diffusion of Firewall (FV L+1) Transcendent Grid (FV L-3) Resonance Spike (FV L) [B]Lifestyle[/B] 1 month of Low Lifestyle, 2000 Rating 3 fake SIN, 7500 (Name: Deezy Klatta) Rating 1 fake SIN, (free) (Name: Beth Cotter) [b]Cash[/b] 801 ny [B]Armor[/B] - Chameleon suit (with chem protection, nonconductivity and thermal damping all at rating 2), AR 9, 3700 - Armor vest, AR 9, 500 [B]Weapon[/B] - Browning Ultra Power, ACC6/7, DMG 8P, AP -1, ammo 10(c), mode SA, RC 1, int. laser sight, 670 ** Silencer, 500 ** Concealable Holster, 150 Ammo (7 extra clips), 35 - 30 regular, 60 - 20 APDS, 240 - 20 stick and shock, 120 - Streetline Special, ACC4, DMG 6P, ammo 6(c), mode SA, RC 1, -2 to MAD scans to detect, 120 ** Concealable Holster, 150 Ammo (1 extra clip), 5 - 12 APDS, 144 [B]Gear[/B] MetaLink commlink, 100 (loaded with fake SIN) Rating 2 Contact lenses with Flare Compensation and Low Light Vision, 1150 Subvocal microphone, 50 Trodes, 70 Electronic paper (6), 30 Stealth tags (8), 8 Sensor tags - camera (4), 16 - mic (4), 16 Low light flashlight, 25 Slap Patch (Stim) 3, 75 Tag Eraser, 450 [B]Contacts[/B] Mac (Fixer) Con 6 / Loy 1 Reggie "The Snake" Conner (Street Doc) Con 2 / Loy 1 Tyler Horst (Knight Errant Officer) Con 3 / Loy 3 Karma expenditures Current 0 Complex Forms - Resonance Spike, 4kr - Transcendent Grid, 4kr Registered Sprites - FUTBOL (Fault Sprite) Rating 6, 1 service, 1kr Bonus starting funds - 6kr (18000ny total start funds)[/sblock] Okay, a quick little analysis...partly so you can catch me out in any mistakes. Death Otter's a Sleaze Hacker all the way. Her Attack attribute is lackluster, and while she has some skill at Cybercombat she's no great shakes at it. In contrast, if she's using Hack on the Fly, on a Host, in full VR, she rolls 18 dice. This means she, on straight mathematical averages, actually blows past her Sleaze Limit. Which I will need to fix asap. :) In Matrix combat she relies on Resonance actions...either using Resonance Spikes for direct attacks, or conjuring up burly sprites to keep IC and spiders busy. In general she likes to have a Fault sprite registered at any given time to call in for backup. She's also fond of compiling Crack sprites on an as-needs basis to help distract systems and Suppress IC activation. This does make Fading an issue...she has a good resistance to it, but it only takes one or two blown rolls before things get hairy. I'm a little unclear on Natural Hardening...it says that the bonus stacks with a Technomancer's Firewall. Does that apply to ALL Firewall dice pools, or only those relating to biofeedback damage (which for a technomancer is any kind of Matrix damage)? One big giant gaping problem I detect immediately is that her dice roll to remove marks is kind of crummy. I mean, the POOL isn't terrible, but it's Limited by Attack, and that could be bad. Fortunately she throws an inordinate crapton of dice to Hack on the Fly, but even one blown roll gives someone a mark that she may not be able to get rid of without rebooting. Or, you know, sending a Rating 6 Fault sprite to go disintegrate the persona of. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Otter's distinctive style refers to her personality and behavior. She lacks subtlety. My general guide in deciding what she does or says is to imagine someone who acts IRL the way most people only act when buffered by being safely, anonymously online. No filters. If she acts with restraint or tact, it's probably just to set you up for a punchline. She's in the biz more for the thrills and entertainment value than the money...she could probably get a decent wage doing something quasi legit if she really wanted that. Death Otter lives for those moments of perfect trolldom, when she not only gets what she wants, but gets it by really really embarrassing whoever was in her way. Or standing nearby. [/QUOTE]
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