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Fixit
Archetype: Elf Street Samurai
While, technically they are street sammys, street mages, an so
on, the members of the Troubleshooters shadowrunning team all have skills
in just about ever category imaginable. Fixit, a elf in his early 40s with
a long face, green eyes, and a body which, contrary to most elves, shows
a bit of age, has specialized skills in electronics, biotech, firearms,
athletics, demolitions, computers and even conjuring, though he is not
magically active. He, and the rest of his group, deplores wetwork and will
only kill when it is necessary for their own survival.
Unlike most running groups, the Troubleshooters don’t go on conventional
runs and only take jobs where the goal is minutely focused. In addition,
they will only work as backup and never as the primary group. They are
hired separately, perform separate research on their duties, and rarely
come face to face with their coconspirators for more than a few moments.
Usually, the primary group is only aware that they have backup and are given
a special transmitter which they can press to call the Troubleshooters
in, at which time they will complete their predetermined job, whether or
not that’s what the runners called them in for. (For example, the primary
group may have the job of stealing a formula from inside a corporate compound.
If this primary group gets pinned down by gunfire while entering the compound
and calls in the Troubleshooters, the Troubleshooters will go straight
for the formula, regardless of the primary group’s situation.) If the Troubleshooters
manage to complete the mission before the primary group the primary will,
mysteriously, receive a pretty good amount of money from the Troubleshooters.
It’s kind of their way of thanking the other team for keeping everybody
off their backs.
Watching Fixit and his group work is truly an experience. He is very
thorough with details, slipping through a compound in a graceful flurry
of small explosions, rewireings, athletic maneuvers, and taser shots. Sometimes
he doesn’t even have to break his stride.
Laserboy
Archetype: Human Street Samurai
In addition to his specialization in hand held lasers, Laserboy also has skills in biotech, athletics, demolition, computers,
and gunnery. He owns a customized MP laser which is smaller in size than
the normal model and which has an mechanism for controlling the output
of the laser, allowing him to stage down the damage. A boy genius, Laserboy
is only 18, but doesn’t look a day over 15. He’s extremely athletic, and
extraordinarily strong for somebody of his light build. He’s also a mute
(but not deaf) and communicates via sign language. Laserboy can do extraordinary
things with his weapon, including focusing the beam to a pinpoint and knocking
out single chips in electronic devices. Laserboy also hasn’t learned to
control his hormonal impulses yet and will proposition any attractive female
in the area via lewd hand motions and an unnerving boyish grin.
Normal Jean
Archetype: Human Street Samurai
Normal Jean specializes in undercover activity but also
has skills in many other diverse categories. She has four cyberlimbs, each
of which contains weapons of some kind, including a shotgun in each arm,
and a SMG in each leg. She’s 30, going on 19, and has
an disarmingly innocent smile. Normally she dresses like a corporate woman,
even on runs, and never uses any weapon which isn’t already built into
her. Despite her vast array of weaponry, she has never killed anybody,
preferring to disorient people by firing her weapons before manually knocking
them unconscious.
Normal Jean II
Archetype: Human Street Mage
Normal Jean’s identical twin sister, Normal Jean II is
an accomplished mage who contains no cyberware whatsoever. She also carries
no weapons, relying on her magical skills alone. She is probably the best
at electronics out of the entire group which may explain her preference for
electrical manipulation spells.
Mack
Archetype: Ork Rigger
In addition to being the
Troubleshooter’s rigger, Mack also specializes in biotech and electronic
warfare. His fast moving off-road jeeps and bikes are equipped with the finest
of communications and jamming gear, as well as an autodestruct system.
Digital Sorcerer
Archetype: Human Decker Adept
Digital Sorcerer is a sorcery adept
(illusion) as well as the Troubleshooter’s decker. He uses spells primarily in
order to cloak himself and his actions so he can move into a position from which
he can deck. He always wears a black jumpsuit of some kind, usually along with a
black leather jacket. He rarely talks about either decking or magic, preferring
to banter on for hours about endangered animals.
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