Scratch

[Jedaii]

He'll be either a mage or a "Face". Or both 🤪

[Jedaii]

Goal: put away $10,000,000

Ties: TBD

Rolling stats and placing them as desired:

STR: 7 (-1)

CON: 8

DEX: 9

INT: 10

WIS: 18 (+3)

CHA: 17 (+1)

LCK: 10 (4/4)

Saves:

• Physical 15
• Evasion 15
• Mental 12
• Luck 15

Hit Points: 6/6

System Strain: 8/8

Race: Human

Background: Criminal

Skills: Sneak, Talk, Cast (Spellcaster), Shoot, Survive + Drive (Roamer), Fix

Edges: Spellcaster, Prodigy (WIS)

Foci: Roamer (never gets lost in Seattle and acquired a Motorcycle)

Attack Bonus: +0 (+1 On Target)

AC: 13 (ranged) 10 (close) -2 damage

Mage Effort: 3

Spells: (2 prepared daily) Mirage, Heal Injury (+1d6 HP + 1 System Strain), Stunwave (1d6@5m-radius), Glide

Contacts:

• Hume Lavell, human (6'2", 200 lbs., late 50s, salt & pepper hair, beard and mustache, brown eyes) fixer; Scratch recovered some stolen equipment for him; acquaintance

• Simone Windsford, human (5'8", 130 lbs., late 20s, long black dreds, brown eyes) attorney; Scratch saved her from a group of drugged-out gangers; acquaintance

Gear: ($500 + 1 item $1,000-)

• Heavy Handgun + 2 extra mags (10m/100m [-2 beyond 10m]; 1d8; 1d6x3 Trauma; $254)
• IR Goggles (Flash protection and Darkvision; one item $1,000-)
• Reinforced Clothing ($100)
• Smoke grenade (10m-radius for 1 round; $25)
• Motorcycle (SPD 1, Armor 4, TT 10, AC 13, HP 10, POW 1, Mass 3, Size S, +1 cargo Space/50kg; from 'Roamer')
• Smartphone w/ plan ($60)
• $61

History:

Someone once said, "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light".

Kinda sums things up for Ernest "Scratch" Kinlaw. Born and raised in Renton's almost-bedroom community by an odd couple: mom was a Lone Star 'badge' and dad was a hustler who never saw a score he didn't like. After she got fed up and bugged-out, 'Scratch' (his dad called him that because Ernie was always asking for money - and he hated the name 'Ernest') became his pop's accomplice in too many criminal endeavors - which eventually landed pops in prison. Scratch had the choice of government custody or the streets - he chose the latter using the talents he learned from his father to blend in nicely with the Blood Mountain Boys, a local mixed race gang. Scratch's special expertise was his gift of gab which got him and his street pals out of serious trouble on many occasions and led to strengthening his place with the Boys. So much so that the gang's 'Herms' (eccentric street-shamans) shared their esoteric craft with him - and Scratch soaked up the metaphysics of it like a fish to water.

But one night when the Boys went after a wandering Downtowner, a young (attractive) attorney named Simone Windsford. Scratch drew the line defending her and that was the end of his Blood Mountain affiliation but the beginning of his solo experience. He'd heard of 'Shadowrunners' and thought he'd try his hand at it using the connections he'd made running errands for organized crime. One such connection was was a sardonic downtown 'fixer' named Hume Lavell who'd recently been relived of about $20K in personal inventory by a psycho-gang called the Halloweeners. Using all his capabilities, Scratch recovered Lavell's merchandise and in return the latter occasionally did 'business' with the fledgling Runner. The problem was ever so often Hume would have a very flashy run that was made for a team - Scratch wasn't a team. He needed a crew - like-minded semi-trustworthy chummers that could help him snag the ring. Maybe one big enough for Simone's finger.

He just wasn't sure where to start ...

Edited September 24, 2023 by Jedaii
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[Arcticus]

So I think you might be missing 1 skill. You get Sneak-0 for free with criminal background, looks like you selected your skills so you get 2 (Talk-0 and ???). You get Casting-0 from Spellcaster Edge, Survive-0 + Drive-0 from Roamer focus, and looks like you have Shoot-0 from free skill choice at the end. So you can choose one more skill from your background Learning table.

Otherwise everything looks good to me. 👍

[Jedaii]

15 hours ago, Arcticus said:

So I think you might be missing 1 skill. You get Sneak-0 for free with criminal background, looks like you selected your skills so you get 2 (Talk-0 and ???). You get Casting-0 from Spellcaster Edge, Survive-0 + Drive-0 from Roamer focus, and looks like you have Shoot-0 from free skill choice at the end. So you can choose one more skill from your background Learning table.

Otherwise everything looks good to me. 👍

Thanks!