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SHADES’s a Corporate drone coder turned hacker when he was framed by a co-worker at Kamigawa Neurotechnics who wanted to cover up their tracks of stealing and selling data to the competition. SHADES had to leave overnight, not before taking a standard issue cubicle cyberdeck and valuable data to set him up for his new life as an operator. Now hiding in the urban maze of District 1, using his modded ‘deck for the occassional black op for former business acquaintances or system maintenance work for folk of his former home, an offhshore drift nation, he waits patiently for the opportunity to exact revenge… | SHADES’s a Corporate drone coder turned hacker when he was framed by a co-worker at Kamigawa Neurotechnics who wanted to cover up their tracks of stealing and selling data to the competition. SHADES had to leave overnight, not before taking a standard issue cubicle cyberdeck and valuable data to set him up for his new life as an operator. Now hiding in the urban maze of District 1, using his modded ‘deck for the occassional black op for former business acquaintances or system maintenance work for folk of his former home, an offhshore drift nation, he waits patiently for the opportunity to exact revenge… | ||
Stats | Stats | ||
Attributes Score Modifiers | Attributes Score Modifiers | ||
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Administer-0 (Learning) | Administer-0 (Learning) | ||
Connect-0 (Learning) | Connect-0 (Learning) | ||
Program-1 ( | Program-1 (Coder+bonus skill) | ||
Sneak-0 (Many Faces) | Sneak-0 (Many Faces) | ||
HP: 5 | HP: 5 | ||
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Masterful Expertise | Masterful Expertise | ||
Foci: Many Faces | Foci: Many Faces | ||
You have multiple usable identities registered with corporate and governmental databases. These identities are so deeply embedded in the systems that they’re almost impossible to pry out unless you do something to compromise them. Level 1: Gain Sneak as a bonus skill. You can maintain one alternate identity at a time per three character levels, rounded up. These identities have their own names, backgrounds, criminal records, financial dealings, and bank accounts, and will register as authentic to all normal corporate and governmental checks. If an identity is compromised or you want a different one, you can replace it with a week’s work. False identities cannot be important people or involve corporations you don’t have a Contact in already. | |||
Hacking setup (minimal mobile, modular, and utilitarian) | Hacking setup (minimal mobile, modular, and utilitarian) | ||
Deck Costs Bonus Access Mem Shield CPU Enc | Deck Costs Bonus Access Mem Shield CPU Enc | ||
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(Scrap deck) $500 1 8 5 2+1 1 | (Scrap deck) $500 1 8 5 2+1 1 | ||
Mods: | Mods: | ||
Bespoke Code Optimization: Pick one Verb and one Subject when installing this mod [ | Bespoke Code Optimization: Pick one Verb and one Subject when installing this mod [Delude +Device]; those utilities occupy no Memory and one instance of that Verb-Subject program doesn’t count against its CPU burden. 20% of deck cost (=$100) | ||
CPU Overclocking: CPU+1. 30% of deck cost (=$150). | CPU Overclocking: CPU+1. 30% of deck cost (=$150). | ||
Progams (local Fixer supplies programs in exchange for hack work) | Progams (local Fixer supplies programs in exchange for hack work) | ||
Subject Type | Subject Type | ||
Cyber Cyber | Cyber Cyber | ||
Door Device | Door Device | ||
Program Program | Program Program | ||
Camera (bespoke) Device | |||
Verb Target Types Access Cost Modifier Use | Verb Target Types Access Cost Modifier Use | ||
Glitch Device/Cyber 0 +2 Briefly deactivate a device or cyber | Glitch Device/Cyber 0 +2 Briefly deactivate a device or cyber | ||
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Sabotage Device/Cyber 1* -1 Make the target damage itself | Sabotage Device/Cyber 1* -1 Make the target damage itself | ||
Terminate Program 1* +0 Forcibly end an unwanted program | Terminate Program 1* +0 Forcibly end an unwanted program | ||
Delude (bespoke) Device 1 -1 Spoof a device with false sensor input | |||
*These verbs are self-terminating, and return their CPU slot immediately after the program is run. | *These verbs are self-terminating, and return their CPU slot immediately after the program is run. | ||
Gear | Gear | ||
Knife (switchblade) | Knife (switchblade) | ||
Reinforced Clothing | Reinforced Clothing | ||
Smartphone, basic | Smartphone, basic | ||
Goggles, IR (big ticket item, modded to display simple messages) | |||
$90in cash | $90in cash | ||
Contact: TBD | Contact: TBD | ||
Apperance: late 20s; lean and lanky, winning smile (sometimes twitching), wears way too large | Apperance: late 20s; lean and lanky, winning smile (sometimes twitching), wears way too large goggles, hiding twitching eyes; bulky backpack, 2nd hand punkwear to blend in (had to ditch corpo uniform quickly) | ||
Goal: | Goal: | ||
Wants revenge against coworker (Set them up for a crime or other transgression they didn't commit, sth worse than if the corp found out they stole from them) | Wants revenge against coworker (Set them up for a crime or other transgression they didn't commit, sth worse than if the corp found out they stole from them) | ||
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Learned to depend on his own, other people seem untrustworthy | Learned to depend on his own, other people seem untrustworthy | ||
Eats too much kibble. | Eats too much kibble. | ||
Most valued possessions: | Most valued possessions: modded goggles, vintage synthesizer | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 12 March 2024
SHADES’s a Corporate drone coder turned hacker when he was framed by a co-worker at Kamigawa Neurotechnics who wanted to cover up their tracks of stealing and selling data to the competition. SHADES had to leave overnight, not before taking a standard issue cubicle cyberdeck and valuable data to set him up for his new life as an operator. Now hiding in the urban maze of District 1, using his modded ‘deck for the occassional black op for former business acquaintances or system maintenance work for folk of his former home, an offhshore drift nation, he waits patiently for the opportunity to exact revenge… Stats Attributes Score Modifiers Strength 11 +0 Dexterity 10 +0 Constitution 9 +0 Intelligence 6 14 +1 Wisdom 6+2 (Growth) +0 Charisma 14 +1 Attack Bonus +0 Skills: Administer-0 (Learning) Connect-0 (Learning) Program-1 (Coder+bonus skill) Sneak-0 (Many Faces) HP: 5 Edges Hacker Masterful Expertise Foci: Many Faces You have multiple usable identities registered with corporate and governmental databases. These identities are so deeply embedded in the systems that they’re almost impossible to pry out unless you do something to compromise them. Level 1: Gain Sneak as a bonus skill. You can maintain one alternate identity at a time per three character levels, rounded up. These identities have their own names, backgrounds, criminal records, financial dealings, and bank accounts, and will register as authentic to all normal corporate and governmental checks. If an identity is compromised or you want a different one, you can replace it with a week’s work. False identities cannot be important people or involve corporations you don’t have a Contact in already. Hacking setup (minimal mobile, modular, and utilitarian) Deck Costs Bonus Access Mem Shield CPU Enc PanadyneQD40 (Scrap deck) $500 1 8 5 2+1 1 Mods: Bespoke Code Optimization: Pick one Verb and one Subject when installing this mod [Delude +Device]; those utilities occupy no Memory and one instance of that Verb-Subject program doesn’t count against its CPU burden. 20% of deck cost (=$100) CPU Overclocking: CPU+1. 30% of deck cost (=$150). Progams (local Fixer supplies programs in exchange for hack work)
Subject Type Cyber Cyber Door Device Program Program Camera (bespoke) Device Verb Target Types Access Cost Modifier Use Glitch Device/Cyber 0 +2 Briefly deactivate a device or cyber Analyze Device/Data 0* +1 Identify a target device or a file’s topic Decrypt Data 1* +0 Decrypt a file or radio transmission Sabotage Device/Cyber 1* -1 Make the target damage itself Terminate Program 1* +0 Forcibly end an unwanted program Delude (bespoke) Device 1 -1 Spoof a device with false sensor input
- These verbs are self-terminating, and return their CPU slot immediately after the program is run.
Gear Knife (switchblade) Reinforced Clothing Smartphone, basic Goggles, IR (big ticket item, modded to display simple messages) $90in cash Contact: TBD Apperance: late 20s; lean and lanky, winning smile (sometimes twitching), wears way too large goggles, hiding twitching eyes; bulky backpack, 2nd hand punkwear to blend in (had to ditch corpo uniform quickly) Goal: Wants revenge against coworker (Set them up for a crime or other transgression they didn't commit, sth worse than if the corp found out they stole from them) Background: Origin: A drift nation (a floating offshore city) somewhere in the Atlantic of poor sea nomad upbringing, worked his ass off to get a job in the corp inheritor of a family debt Personality: Values most: his integrity Most valued person: himself and his coding skills When calm, overconfident. When stressed, becomes calculating. Learned to depend on his own, other people seem untrustworthy Eats too much kibble. Most valued possessions: modded goggles, vintage synthesizer