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Message no. 1
From: Shannon@*****.co.za (Shannon Buys)
Subject: Yourself as a Shadowrun character
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:41:57 +0200
The D20/SR system debate made me think of this. It's been done before, but
hell, it's still fun.

List your OWN stats and atributes as if you where drawing yourself up as an
SR character.

(Obviously no metahuman or awakend characters :) (Except maybe for Bull)
:] )

Shannon Buys
Streetname "Plastic Rat"

Body: 2
Quickness: 3
Strength: 2
Intelligence: 3 (depends on your perception I guess, 3 is average I reckon)
Willpower: 3 (+3 to all TN# when faced with playing SR over doing something
else or if asked to do something by girlfriend, +5 if she smiles)
Charisma: 2 (+2 dice if in a good mood and properly groomed)
Reaction: 3
Essence 6 (Duh')
Magic 0

Initiative 3 + 1D6

Active skills:
Computer 3
Computer B/R 3
Pistols 2
Rifles 1
Bike 4 (Yeah, maybe I'm over compensating here, but I've been on bikes since
I could just about walk)
Car 3
B/R Car 2
B/R Bike 3
Etiquette (Fasttalk) 1(3)
Etiquette (Matrix) 1(3) (Matrix / Internet - same diff)


Knowledge skills:
Networks 2
Programming 2
Religious groups (Jehovah's Witnesses) 2(4) ;)
Nightclubs in PTA/JHB 2
Narcotics 1
Narcotics Production 1
Comic books / Rpg's 4
Anime 2

Language skills
English (Joburg streettalk) 4(3)
English R/W 4

Afrikaans 3
Afrikaans R/W 3

Xhosa/Soto/Zulu 1

Cyberware:
I bloody wish, the day the datajack comes out, I'm first in line.

Ok, C'mon the rest of you, let's see 'em!
Message no. 2
From: ValeuJ@*************.navy.mil (Valeu John EMFA)
Subject: Yourself as a Shadowrun character
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:26:36 -0800
>List your OWN stats and atributes as if you where drawing yourself up as an
>SR character.

Don't get me fraggin started. This will be the third time I've done this.
But I love doing it.

John Wayne Valeu (yes, that's my real name)
> Streetnames TimeKeeper, Big V, Duke
>
> Body: 3
> Quickness: 2
> Strength: 3
> Intelligence: 4
> Willpower: 4
> Charisma: 2
> Reaction: 3
> Essence 6
> Magic 0
>
> Initiative 3 + 1D6
>
> Active skills:
> Computer 3
> Computer B/R 2
> Pistols 3
> Rifles 2
> Bicycle: 3
> Car 2
> Etiquette (Matrix) (Military) 2 (3) (4)
Electronics 4
Electronics B/R 5 (Gotta love my rate)

> Knowledge skills:
Networking 1 (I can hook one up, does that count?)
> Programming 1 (Woohoo! Go Pascal!)
Police Procedures 2 (my uncles are cops)
> Narcotics 1 (thanks to my ex)
> Rpg's 4
> Anime 4
>
> Language skills
> English (Navy Jargon) 4 (4)
> English R/W 4
>
Japanese .5 (I'm learning... again)
Japanese R/W 0

> Cyberware:
>I bloody wish, the day the datajack comes out, I'm first in line.
I'll get that done with my new eyes. God I hate glasses and contacts.
Message no. 3
From: zebulingod@*****.com (Zebulin Magby)
Subject: Yourself as a Shadowrun character
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:38:43 -0700
"Shannon Buys" <Shannon@*****.co.za> wrote:
>
> Cyberware:
> I bloody wish, the day the datajack comes out, I'm first in line.
>

Right after me!

Zeb
Message no. 4
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: Yourself as a Shadowrun character
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 19:14:11 +0200
According to Shannon Buys, on Thursday 10 April 2003 12:41 the word on the
street was...

> List your OWN stats and atributes as if you where drawing yourself up as
> an SR character.

Go to http://plastic.dumpshock.com/nagee, then grab a copy of NAGEE 9. It's
a few years old, but it'll give you an idea of some of the current and
former listmembers' SR stats :)

--
Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
We'll all take turns. I'll get mine, too.
-> Probably NAGEE Editor * ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://plastic.dumpshock.com <-

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Message no. 5
From: deaths_fist@*****.com (Dustin Rahn)
Subject: Yourself as a Shadowrun character
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:21:10 -0700 (PDT)
Alright, two firsts for me here. First post to the list,
and first write-up of myself for the shadowrun system.

Here goes!

>List your OWN stats and atributes as if you where
>drawing yourself up as an
>SR character.

Dustin Walker Rahn
Streetname: D-man, Dustman (People get real creative with
my name.)

Body: 4
Quickness: 5
Strength: 3
Intelligence: 5
Willpower: 4
Charisma: 4
Reaction: 5
Essence 6
Magic 0
Combat Pool: 7 (Look Ma! I can dodge bullets! Yeah, right.)

Initiative 5 + 1D6

Active skills:
Computer 3
Computer B/R 2
Karate 4 (With maneuvers Full Offense and Whirling)
Edged Weapons (Swords) 1(3)
Staffs/Polearms (Bo) 1(2)
Bicycle 3
Car 2
Athletics (Running) (Climbing) 2 (3) (4)
Etiquette 4
Electronics 3
Electronics B/R (Sound systems) 2(4)
Negotiations (Con) 2(4)
Leadership (whether I want it or not...) 3
Stealth 3
Instruction 2
Interrogation 0 (No matter how skilled I am, no one finds
me scary at all. Oh well.)

Knowledge skills:
Art (Pencils) 3(5)
RPGs 5
Anime 1
Theology 4
Sociology 2
Miniatures Painting 4
Underground Music 1
Video Games (2D fighters) 3(4)

Language skills
English (Gamer Jargon)(Grocery Jargon) 5(6)(6)
English R/W 5

German 2 (I've forgotten too much grammar to speak it
correctly)
German R/W 3 (This is actually easier than speaking it...)

Cyberware:
I would fraggin' love some cybereyes. With laser cutting
tools, just because who DOESN'T want to shoot lasers out
their frickin' eyes, man?! Annoying salespeople at your
door? ZAAAP! Too much fun.

Edges/Flaws:
High School Education (1)
Adrenaline Surge (2)
Resistance to Pathogens (1)
Pacifist (-2)
Mild Phobia (Heights) (-1)
Blandness (2)
Dark Secret (-2)
Day Job (-3)

Well, there ya have it.

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Message no. 6
From: maxnoel_fr@*****.fr (Max Noel)
Subject: Yourself as a Shadowrun character
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 23:38:21 +0200
Okay, my turn (I think I posted my stats a while ago, but that's v2.0).

Max Noel aka Wild_Cat
Computer geek / CS Engineer in training
human (caucasian), male
age: 20, height: 186cm, weight: 70kg
eyes: blue, hair: dark blond / light brown

Attributes

Body 3
Quickness 4
Strength 3
Charisma 3
Intelligence 5
Willpower 4

Reaction: 4, Init: 4+1D6
Essence: 6, Magic: 0

Active Skills

Athletics 2 (Running 4)
Stealth 3
Electronics 3
Computers 4 (Gaming 5)
Electronics B/R 3
Computers B/R 3
Negociations 3
Etiquette 2 (Geek 5)
Car 2 (Citroën Saxo 3)

Knowledge/Language skills

Computers background 5
Electronics background 3
Computer gaming 5 (with the Retrogaming manoeuver!)
Roleplaying Games 4
Speed Metal Bands 3
Video Game Music 4
Mangas/Anime 4
Techno-thrillers 3
Sci-Fi literature 3
Movies 3 (Sci-Fi 4, Shadowrunner movies 4)
Internet/Geek Subculture 4 (Cool wallpaper sites 5)
Military Science 2

French 6 (R/W 6) (special manoeuvers: geek-speed verbal
flooding, complex yet so bad they're painful jokes)
English 3 (R/W 3)
Japanese 1, maybe 2 (R/W 1)

Edges/Flaws: Geek, Sarcastic smartass, Hard to anger, Pacifist

Cyberware: none so far. I'll be in the line with you guys the day datajacks
are made available to the public. Headware memory, a chipjack and low-light
or thermographic vision will come next if I still have some cash.

/me looks at his knowledge skills... Geez. I should get a life, shouldn't I?

-- Wild_Cat

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