From:	Aaron Binns sparrow@***.net.au
Subject:	Dwarves in Shadowrun
Date:	Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:27:51 +1000

> I was just pondering the idea of Dwarves in Shadowrun. I haven't read many
> of the novels but from the few that I have read I have only seen one dwarf
> character. It was the rigger in Preying for Keeps.
>
> Other than this I have not really seen any characters in any sourcebooks
> that have been dwarves. In fact I haven't even heard of any players that
> wanted to play Dwarves.
>
> I'm curious to find out if anyone out there plays a dwarf or runs a game
> with a dwarf PC. If so, what is the character like. Just a short
> description would be nice.

I play a dwarf rigger (yes - sounds typical - but wait...)

I cant say everything about the character because there are other players out
there who shouldnt know some of the stuff.

He is a beginning character so whatever I say - take it with a grain of salt
since the skills and stats will reflect the beginner level of the character.

He is a dwarf rigger, formerly from downtown seattle who now lives in Tacoma.
He has his own car and a few drones he has modified to suit. He has some
previous tactical respose training (cant say if its military or otherwise) and
he is quite well cybered (fast, strong, quick, smart).

he is compulsively tidy and atttempts to stay well groomed in general. He isnt
ever without some form of defensive weapon although he is out of his league
when facing magic. His mother is his only family still alive and is in a
nursing home run by (name removed) for (reason removed).

he is illergic to (name removed) but only mildly. This is combined with a
phobia related to the allergy to make a slight twist.

He of course has a VCR.

I dont really know what to say other than he is a well rounded character with
about 10 pages of storyline behind him (aned this is a beginning character mind
you). He isnt just a driver, but also isnt a combat freak. He is capable both
in a car, a gunfight, the matrix (computer skill is nice for this - he doesnt
have a cyberdeck however - and comp skill is useful for rigger too...) but not
so much outside the car as to bother anyone else. He would be ripper apart by a
real sam, and nuked by a real decker, but in a car or using drones (or in a
rigged secutiry system) you cant beat him - or so he thinks anyway :).

Good enough for you Chariot?

Greywolf