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MJBurrage: /* Poor Self Control */

2019-11-06T17:54:14Z

‎Poor Self Control

MJBurrage: /* Ex-Con */

2019-08-27T17:03:24Z

‎Ex-Con

MJBurrage: /* Rank */

2019-08-07T16:20:44Z

‎Rank

MJBurrage: /* Rank */

2019-08-07T16:19:38Z

‎Rank

MJBurrage: /* Restricted Gear */

2019-08-07T16:18:12Z

‎Restricted Gear

MJBurrage at 23:30, 5 August 2019

2019-08-05T23:30:10Z

MJBurrage: Created page with "===Adrenaline Surge=== {{hatnote|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.145}} {{statblock| ;Cost: 12 Karma }} Hit first, hit last, that’s your style. Adrenaline Surge allows a character to..."

2019-08-05T23:28:59Z

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 Third, the character is known to be an ex-con and is limited in their choice of contacts. Street-level folks will still freely associate with the runner—hell, they might even commiserate while waiting in their mutual PO’s waiting room. Corp contacts will only associate with the character if they have a Loyalty Rating of&nbsp;4 or higher, and law enforcement contacts only stick by the runner if they have a Loyalty Rating of&nbsp;5&nbsp;or&nbsp;6.
-If the character ever gets past their parole or creates a new life for him- or herself, this quality must be bought off or replaced with other negative qualities of equal or greater value.
+If the character ever gets past their parole or creates a new life for themself, this quality must be bought off or replaced with other negative qualities of equal or greater value.
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-Rank is the way most organizations or institutions determine leadership and responsibility among their staff or members. Although it’s usually associated with the military, in fact rank exists in all facets of life, including the business world and even policlubs and hobby groups. Rank provides a +1 to your social limits per level for those within your organization. In the case of military or law enforcement characters, the social limit modifier applies to members of the public over whom they have authority. In the table, the number on the right side of the slash is the cost for military or law enforcement; the number on the left side of the slash is for other ranks.
+Rank is the way most organizations or institutions determine leadership and responsibility among their staff or members. Although it’s usually associated with the military, in fact rank exists in all facets of life, including the business world and even policlubs and hobby groups. Rank provides a +1 to your social limits per level for those within your organization. In the case of military or law enforcement characters, the social limit modifier applies to members of the public over whom they have authority.<!-- In the table, the number on the right side of the slash is the cost for military or law enforcement; the number on the left side of the slash is for other ranks. -->
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 Rank is the way most organizations or institutions determine leadership and responsibility among their staff or members. Although it’s usually associated with the military, in fact rank exists in all facets of life, including the business world and even policlubs and hobby groups. Rank provides a +1 to your social limits per level for those within your organization. In the case of military or law enforcement characters, the social limit modifier applies to members of the public over whom they have authority. In the table, the number on the right side of the slash is the cost for military or law enforcement; the number on the left side of the slash is for other ranks.
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 Though probably known as a rich, spoiled brat, the name (and accompanying SIN and ID) is like a get-out-of-jailfree card for small misdemeanors (such as being caught carrying a weapon, casting an unauthorized mental manipulation spell, or driving a car without a license). Even when trying to act tough, local minor NPCs suffer a &minus;2 dice pool modifier on Social tests against the character.
 In order to have this quality the character must also possess the SINner (National or Corporate) quality. Remember that this quality also makes the character very easy to identify if those not concerned with their family name start asking questions.
 ===Restricted Gear===

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	It’s all about the rush. The character will always take the most dangerous and risky option in any situation if they don’t succeed at a Composure (2) Test. There is a slight payoff, as the adrenaline rush provides a +1 to their Initiative Score for 5 Combat Turns (meaning that is how long the bonus lasts, not that the character gets an additional bonus each turn).		It’s all about the rush. The character will always take the most dangerous and risky option in any situation if they don’t succeed at a Composure (2) Test. There is a slight payoff, as the adrenaline rush provides a +1 to their Initiative Score for 5 Combat Turns (meaning that is how long the bonus lasts, not that the character gets an additional bonus each turn).
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		+	====Vindictive====
		+	{{hatnote\|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.158}}
		+	{{statblock\|
		+	;Bonus: 5 Karma
		+	}}
		+	Though best served cold, the thought of vengeance sure makes your blood boil. No matter how small the slight, it cannot go unreturned, and the escalation factor must always be considered. An insult may be returned with a calm threat, a threat might get the same or may require a payment in pain, and any injurious assault must be brought back upon your enemies two-fold (or more). To resist the urge for instant payback, the character must make a successful Composure (2) Test, and even when resisted, the character must add the offender’s name to their hit list for the future.
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		+	===Records on File===
		+	{{hatnote\|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.158}}
		+	{{statblock\|
		+	;Bonus: 1 to 10
		+	}}
		+	For every point of Karma spent on this quality, one of the Big 10 megacorps possesses a relatively up-to-date record of the character’s SIN, biometrics, personal, and medical data. The gamemaster and player can work together to figure out why they have this data or the player can leave that mystery up to the gamemaster. The data provides the megacorp’s agents a +2 dice pool modifier for any tests made to identify the character through their records. Due to the proliferation and saturation of facial recognition and identification systems used by the megacorporations to track consumer habits, representatives of the selected megacorps also have a +2 dice pool modifier on tests to track down or locate the character whenever they are in an area with a C or better security rating. No character can have Records on File and Erased at the same time.
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		+	===Reduced (Sense)===
		+	{{hatnote\|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.159}}
		+	{{statblock\|
		+	;Bonus: 2 to 29 Karma
		+	}}
		+	One of the character’s five (or six for certain Awakened folks) senses is about as sharp as a butter knife. Any Test involving the chosen sense faces a −2 dice pool modifier. This quality can be taken multiple times, reducing a different sense each time, and its effects are cumulative for tests involving more than one sense, such as general Perception Tests. A character with a reduced sense of smell or taste gains 2 Karma, while a reduced sense of hearing, sight, or astral sight is worth 5 Karma, and a reduced sense of touch is worth 10 Karma because it affects most Physical skill rolls due to lack of tactile sensitivity.
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		+	If the sense is ever repaired or corrected permanently, the quality must be bought off. If the character does not have enough Karma to buy off the quality, the intended repair cannot be made. No character can have Reduced (sight) and Blind at the same time, or Reduced (hearing) and Deaf at the same time.
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		+	===Sensory Overload Syndrome===
		+	{{hatnote\|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.159}}
		+	{{statblock\|
		+	;Bonus: 15 Karma
		+	}}
		+	Sensory Overload Syndrome (SOS) is a growing epidemic in the world of ever-present AROs and excessive wireless sensory input. The condition is an offshoot of AIPS, and victims suffer similar epileptic episodes. Whenever a character with SOS enters an area of high ARO saturation (gamemaster discretion) or attempts to make use of sensory enhancement systems, they must make a Willpower + Edge (4) Test or enter into an epileptic seizure for (5 − hits) minutes.
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		+	The condition can possibly be prevented by deactivating enhancement systems, the character’s commlink, or running the commlink in hidden mode, but these last two options create issues in areas where identification is required or suspicious when not broadcast.
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		+	===Signature===
		+	{{hatnote\|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.159}}
		+	{{statblock\|
		+	;Bonus: 10 Karma
		+	}}
		+	The origami swan can mean only one thing. For some reason, a character with this quality feels it is necessary to leave their calling card to announce their involvement in a job. The signature is usually some specific item, symbol, or technique the character uses that identifies their participation. For those who know the character and their signature, the signature is easily identified. Anyone performing a test to identify the character’s handiwork or track the character is given a dice pool modifier equal to the character’s Street Cred and Public Awareness combined.
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		+	===Vendetta===
		+	{{hatnote\|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.159}}
		+	{{statblock\|
		+	;Bonus: 7 Karma
		+	}}
		+	This is some Hatfield and McCoy-level drek. The character is entangled in a blood feud with an individual or group, and no matter the initial cause, the vendetta is now as much an issue of honor and reputation as revenge. The quality means the character has extreme difficulty resisting a confrontation with her foe.
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		+	Whenever the character encounters the target of her ire, she must make a Composure (3) Test or else have no choice but to incite a violent confrontation. If the character should ever neutralize their nemesis, they have two options. They can buy off the quality, or someone new will pick up the vendetta, giving the character gets a new nemesis.
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		+	===Wanted===
		+	{{hatnote\|27004 ''Run Faster'', p.159}}
		+	{{statblock\|
		+	;Bonus: 10 Karma
		+	}}
		+	It feels so good to be wanted, or maybe not. Though most runners are probably wanted for questioning in a few cases, this is something different. When the character takes this quality, they work out why they have a bounty or contract on their head. The bounty should be worth at least 25,000 nuyen, enough to tempt even one’s own “friends.” The character should have to frequently deal with someone coming for them or finding out about the bounty and using it against them.
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		+	If for some reason the bounty ever goes away, like the character is turned in or they clear their name, the quality must be bought off with Karma.