Genesys SR PC Shadowstar Elf Con Artist Shadow

Genesys RPG

Shadowrun – Shadowstar
Awakened Elf – Con Artist – Shadow

Introduction

This is a conceptual post about my journey building a Shadowrun campaign using the Genesys rule systems and how I am planning on introducing it to my players.

This section I am building example characters that may or may not be used in the games ongoing.

Character Concept

Step 1 – Background

Fired – While not a corporate drone, you had income, now you don’t.

Step 2 – Race

Elf – Awakened (Gen 2+)

Version 2.0 (Changed with ST, WT and Magic rating, with skill also changing)

• XP 110 (spent 20 with 90 remaining)
• Elf
  • Shielded or Nimble (-10 xp) Elves have a melee and ranged defence of 1.
• Attributes Options – Exchange – Willpower for Agility (-10 xp)
• Awakened (-10 xp) You begin with a Magic Rating of 1.
• Body Disadvantage (+10 xp) Wound Threshold -2
• Magic (0 xp) Choose a magic skill – Gain 1 Rank (choose one only)

Version 1.0

• Attributes – 2 in everything except 1 in Will and 3 in Agility, Wounds (8+Br), Strain (11+Will), XP (90)
• Starting Skills – one rank in Negotiation
• Awakened Elf – You begin with 1 rank in one of the magic traditions and a Magic Rating of +1.

• Selected Skill – Negotiation

Step 3 – Career & Specialisation

Career – Con Artist

• Career Skills – Charm, Coordination, Deception, Melee, Negotiation, Ranged – Light, Skulduggery, Stealth
• Optional Starting Gear
  • Gen-1+
    • Pistol or Stun Baton and 3 stun grenades
    • Concealed Kevlar or disguise kit and lockpick set
    • 2 slap-patches or one does of sting
    • A smartphone and 2 happy patches
  • Gen-4+
    • A fletcher pistol or a Monoblade and 3 stun grenades
    • Concealed Buckyweave or disguise kit and lockpick set
    • 2 slap-patches or one does of sting
    • A personal comlink and 2 happy patches
  • 1d100 credites

• Selected Career Skills – Charm, Coordination, Deception, Melee, Negotiation, Ranged – Light, Skulduggery, Stealth
• Optional Starting Gear – blade and 3 stun grenades, disguise kit and lockpick set, 2 slap-patches, A smartphone and 2 happy patches, 1d100 credits

Specialisation – Shadow (Adept)

Based on Star Wars Force and Destiny – Sentinel – Shadow p 97.

• SW Career Skills – Knowledge – Underworld (Int), Skulduggery (Cun), Stealth (Ag), Streetwise (Cun)
• SR Career Skills (Gen 3+) – Knowledge – Shadowrunner (Int), Skulduggery (Cun), Stealth (Ag), Streetwise (Cun). Note – Magic Rating of 1 if not already awakened, and become awakened. Available from Gen-3+
• Starting Character gains one rank in two career skills of their choice.
• These skills become additional Career skills.
• Level 1 Talents – Codebreaker, Indistinguishable, Slight of Mind, Street Smarts
• Level 2 Talents – Grit, Indistinguishable, Mental Fortress, Well Rounded
• Level 3 Talents – Dodge, Grit, Shroud, Sleight of Mind
• Level 4 Talents – Codebreaker, Dodge, Now You See Me, Slippery Minded
• Level 5 Talents – Anatomy Lessons, Force Rating, Master of Shadows, Sleight of Mind

• Chosen Career Skills (Gen 3+) – Knowledge – Shadowrunning (Int), Skulduggery (Cun), Stealth (Ag), Streetwise (Cun).

Step 4 – Spend Experience

• Starting Experience = 90 XP
• Intellect from 2 to 3 = 30 XP (40 remaining)
• Intellect from 3 to 4 = 40 XP (10 remaining)
• 1st Rank in Charm = 5 XP (5 remaining)
• 1st Rank in Deception = 5 XP (none remaining)

Step 5 – Derived Features

• Wound Threshold (8+Br) = 10
• Strain Threshold (11+Will) = 12
• Defence = 0
• Soak Value = 2
• Encumbrance Threshold = 7
• Base Move = 9
• Range Bands = Engaged 1/Short BM 9/Medium BMx2 18/Long BMx4 36/Extreme BMx8 72

Step 6 – Determine Motivation

Step 7 – Gear, Appearance and Personality

Step 8 – Duty, Morality and Obligation

Step 9 – Favours

Campaign Rewards

Completed Session 1 – 5 XP + Affiliation – Aztechnology +1 + 100cr

Completed Session 4 – 5 XP + Affiliation – Aztechnology +1 + 100cr

Completed Session 7 – 5 XP + Affiliation – Redmond Gangs +5 + 1,500cr

Completed Session 10 – 5 XP + Affiliation – Aztechnology +5

Completed Example

Shadowstar the Fired

Br 2 (Brawl), Ag 3 (Agility), Int 4 (Intellect), Cun 2 (Cunning), Will 1 (Willpower), Pr 2 (Presence)

Soak 3 – WT 10 (Wound Threshold), ST 12 (Strain Threshold), Defence 1, Base Move 9,
Range Bands – Engaged 1/Short 9/Medium 18/Long 36/Extreme 72

Skills
General Skills – (Cun) Skulduggery 1, (Ag) Stealth 2, (Cun) Streetwise 1
Social Skills – (Pr) Charm 1, (Cun) Deception 1, (Pr) Negotiation 2
Combat Skills – (Br) Melee 1, (Ag) Ranged – Light 1
Knowledge Skills (Int) – Shadowrunners 1
Magic Skills – (Int) Arcane 1

Abilities
Nimble – Elves have a melee and ranged defence of 1.
Magic Rating – 2 – You can add ranks in magic rating in force dice to all magic checks.
Magic Spells – Utility (Basic Only)

Equipment (Encumbrance Threshold 1/7)
Pistol (Enc 1) Kevlar (Def 1, Soak +1), 2 Happy Patches, 2 Slap-patches

Weapons
Pistol (Ranged – Light, Dam 6, Crit 3, Range Medium)

Notes
Race/Career/Specialisations – Awakened Elf/Con Artist – Shadow
Career Skills – Charm, Coordination, Deception, Knowledge – Shadowrunners, Melee, Negotiation, Ranged – Light, Skulduggery, Stealth, Streetwise
Experience – Total (110), Starting (90), Spent (0), Unspent (20),
Affiliation – Azterchnology (7), Redmond Gangs (5)
Credits – 1,745cr

Content Updates

• 2022-07-09 – Updated after session 10.
• 2022-06-29 – Updated after session 7.
• 2022-06-08 – Created this page.

Genesys RPG

Building my own Shadowrun in Genesys:

Part 1 – Why choose Genesys
Part 2 – Setting, Races and Careers
Part 3 – Changes to History
Part 4 – Character Creation
Part 5 – Magic System
Part 6 – Hacker System
Part 7 – Player Races
Part 8 – Player Careers
Part 9 – Specialisations
Part 10 – Combat System
Part 11 – Social System
Part 12 – Vehicle System
Part 13 – Equipment System

References: Equipment, Vehicles

Examples – Bolt, Cuscus, Desrin Deadshot, Floggar, George, Rakash, Shadowstar, So-Cal Burns, Womp, Human Mage Arcanist

Shadowrun RPG

Game Management: Choosing a new Campaign, Creating a SR Campaign Skype, Tracking Experience

Locations: Seattle 2069, ShadowSea

Storyline: Seattle Elections 2069

Corporations: Ares, Aztechnology, Evo, Horizon, MCT, NeoNet, Renraku, Saeder-Krupp, Wuxing

References: Corporations, Personalities, Rewards, Timeline, Vehicles

Security: Automated Defences – Barriers – Countering Matric Threats – Countering Physical Threats – Doors – HTR – Landscaping – Sensors

Campaign 2

Gen 3 – 2050

Campaign 1

Gen 1 Street: The Setup, Year One – Origin Story, Year Two – Emergence

Gen 1 Runner: Year Three – Ghost Cartels, Year Four – Artefacts, Year Five – Horizon

Gen 2 Street: The Setup, Year Five – Horizon, Year Six – Dragons, Year Seven – Jet Set

Gen 2 Runner: Year Eight – Sprawl Wilds, Year Nine – Stolen Souls

Gen 3 Runner: The Setup, Year Nine – Stolen Souls, Year Ten – Lockdown

Gen3 Terrinoth:

Gen3 Prime: Year Ten – Lockdown, Year Elven – The End.

Library of Books

B5, d20 System, Pathfinder, SW

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