Sample Character Technomancer 350 pt gun specialist

[baakyocalder]

Originally Posted by Johan Larson

Shouldn't a 350 point character have some reputation? Presumably he didn't just drop from the sky. He's already done something memorable and somebody loves or hates him for it.

I'd add some contacts, too.

The character is a pastiche from an old Car Wars character of mine who would have used GURPS Gun Fu had it existed in the late 1980s. . . Contacts for a sample character would best align with those useful to the employer, which as a sample character I would leave blank. Criminal contacts providing Streetwise or business Contacts from a security firm with a penchant for wetwork seem most appropriate. A positive Reputation as a skilled shooter who leaves none of the enemy alive would be appropriate in any genre, though it could also be offset by a negative Reputation. Is Mr. Frosty, the gunman a good guy or bad guy? He could go either way, depending on what the GM needed.

Originally Posted by Frater C

Baakyocalder,
You didn't specify his Odious Personal Habit; I'm assuming you are leaving that to the player to personalize.
The only two things I could suggest for this character is a Powerstone or Magestone and some ballistic armor. He's going to need extra fatigue to keep up in a long gunfight and he's going to want extra protection in case his missile shield fails him. Otherwise, he's devastating against foes without armor or guns themselves.

An Odious Personal Habit would probably be taunting, since the character talked a lot of smack. Another one of always interrupting people or otherwise related to his ridiculous sense of timing would also be appropriate. In one Car Wars adventure, he shot a helicopter rotor with his assault rifle and knocked the copter out of the sky. He'd be bragging that he could take a shot like that for several minutes before. . .

As for gear, I'd go for a Powerstone or Magestone and ballistic armor. Bullets are nasty and at 100 times cost per bullet, he's probably not facing spellpenetrating bullets. Just in case the Missile Shield fails and for blades, a ballistic vest and other ballistic gear is appropriate. I don't really like the skill level of 12 but there are point total limitations and one has to be a mage to use Missile Shield. An alternative to him casting the spell would be to have a Missile Shield item as Signature Gear, which would mean the Magery could be dropped to 1 and the spell list truncated.

Thanks for the comments! If anyone wants to use the character in a game, feel free to do so and tell us how well he performed. . .