Like Taking Candy From A Baby

2020-08-18T09:49:11Z

Zen:

Terry "The Biz" Isfahani

2020-08-18T07:56:28Z

Zen:

{{ContactInfobox|

|Image=[[File:The_Biz.jpg|200px]]


|Profession=

Corner Shop Owner / Hooligan
|Shortblurb1=
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=

|OwnersRedditName=

ZenDaMan
|Connection=

4
|Archetype=

Fixer
|Location=Everett, Seattle
|Metatype=Orc
|AwakenedEmergedOrMundane=Mundane
|Gender=Male
|PreferredPayment=Barter (Hobby/Vice)
|HobbiesOrVice=American Football
|PersonalLife=In Relationship
|Faction=

|Age={{Age|
|Month=9
|Day= 5
|Year=2035
|}}

}}

==Overview==
Born as Tahir Isfahani, Terry is known by two names, neither of which are his real first name. Terry he earned living in the London suburbs, the son of a Pakistani immigrant and an Englishman. It was here that Terry picked up his love for sports - football at first, but as he looked to the greener pastures of America, he discovered a love for American football as well. He was something of a hooligan even into his adulthood, ending up in sports riots. This love for angry crowds extended further in his late 20s - rather than just getting angry at who was wearing which colors, he started actively protesting against metatype prejudice. Of course, he could still be found out with the boys on Saturday nights after the big games, causing a ruckus.

You don't spend as much time in riots and protests as Terry without getting into contact with the real bad folk. Not the people who come outside waving banners and signs, but the ones that stuff rags into bottles of high-grain alcohol and carry brass knuckles in their pockets. Turns out Terry got along pretty well with them, and before long, Terry found himself building up a network in the London underground. His little corner store turned out to be the perfect front for a black market trade in weapons and drugs.

Still, beautiful London couldn't keep Terry satisfied. The black market was profitable, but Terry had his sights set on bigger fish. He was in his mid-30s when he exchanged the green fields of Albion for Seattle, UCAS. Turns out once you know how to reach the underbelly in one town, you know how to do it in all of them. Terry opened up a new store, this time in Everett, and went back to selling crisps and apples over the counter - and brass knuckles and novacoke under it.

Selling drugs and weapons in Seattle leads to a different crowd than the hooligans and rioters that he was used to. Oh, he probably had a runner in the store once or twice back in London, but never as much as in Seattle. What started as leaving notes and messages for other runners turned into arranging tasks and jobs, and before he knew it, Terry was making a pretty penny off acting as a fixer. It was a lot safer than running trade in illegal goods, too - though of course, he still did so. His little corner store and self-made fixer business soon earned him the nickname "The Biz". The contacts even made it a lot easier to hook up with the right folks when the Seahawks lost another game.

==Aspects Description==

{{AspectTable|



{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect="Ex"-Hooligan
|Description=Sports riots're all in good fun, and The Biz specializes in delivering goods that you might see in the occasional crowd; melee weapons and non-lethal grenades such as flashbangs and smoke bombs.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Common Man
|Description=The Biz is a known face in upright, mundane Everett. He knows a lot of people - regular people like you and me, not hoity-toity businessmen and politicians, both inside and out of Everett.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Shadow Connections
|Description=The Biz knows a lot of runners and has acted as middle-man for quite a few Johnsons.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Humanis Hater
|Description=As an orc and a very opinionated man, The Biz hates Humanis and similar racist groups with a passion, and so do his friends. They're all too happy to share with anyone looking to crack a few racist noses.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Smuggler
|Description=You can't run a simple store that doubles as a black market without knowing how to get items in and out of your place without a hitch. Smuggling's just one of The Biz's many talents.
|}}



}}


==Dicepools==
{{ContactDicepools}}


==Network==
===Player Characters with this Contact===
{{ContactPlayerConnections}}


===NPC who know this contact===

==Narrative Significant Runs==
{{ContactRuns}}

[[Category:Contacts]]
[[Category:Public Contacts]]

Terry "The Biz" Isfahani

2020-08-18T05:19:16Z

Zen: /* Overview */

{{ContactInfobox|

|Image=[[File:The_Biz.jpg|200px]]


|Profession=

Corner Shop Owner / Hooligan
|Shortblurb1=
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=

|OwnersRedditName=

Zen
|Connection=

4
|Archetype=

Fixer
|Location=Everett, Seattle
|Metatype=Orc
|AwakenedEmergedOrMundane=Mundane
|Gender=Male
|PreferredPayment=Barter (Hobby/Vice)
|HobbiesOrVice=American Football
|PersonalLife=In Relationship
|Faction=

|Age={{Age|
|Month=9
|Day= 5
|Year=2035
|}}

}}

==Overview==
Born as Tahir Isfahani, Terry is known by two names, neither of which are his real first name. Terry he earned living in the London suburbs, the son of a Pakistani immigrant and an Englishman. It was here that Terry picked up his love for sports - football at first, but as he looked to the greener pastures of America, he discovered a love for American football as well. He was something of a hooligan even into his adulthood, ending up in sports riots. This love for angry crowds extended further in his late 20s - rather than just getting angry at who was wearing which colors, he started actively protesting against metatype prejudice. Of course, he could still be found out with the boys on Saturday nights after the big games, causing a ruckus.

You don't spend as much time in riots and protests as Terry without getting into contact with the real bad folk. Not the people who come outside waving banners and signs, but the ones that stuff rags into bottles of high-grain alcohol and carry brass knuckles in their pockets. Turns out Terry got along pretty well with them, and before long, Terry found himself building up a network in the London underground. His little corner store turned out to be the perfect front for a black market trade in weapons and drugs.

Still, beautiful London couldn't keep Terry satisfied. The black market was profitable, but Terry had his sights set on bigger fish. He was in his mid-30s when he exchanged the green fields of Albion for Seattle, UCAS. Turns out once you know how to reach the underbelly in one town, you know how to do it in all of them. Terry opened up a new store, this time in Everett, and went back to selling crisps and apples over the counter - and brass knuckles and novacoke under it.

Selling drugs and weapons in Seattle leads to a different crowd than the hooligans and rioters that he was used to. Oh, he probably had a runner in the store once or twice back in London, but never as much as in Seattle. What started as leaving notes and messages for other runners turned into arranging tasks and jobs, and before he knew it, Terry was making a pretty penny off acting as a fixer. It was a lot safer than running trade in illegal goods, too - though of course, he still did so. His little corner store and self-made fixer business soon earned him the nickname "The Biz". The contacts even made it a lot easier to hook up with the right folks when the Seahawks lost another game.

==Aspects Description==

{{AspectTable|



{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect="Ex"-Hooligan
|Description=Sports riots're all in good fun, and The Biz specializes in delivering goods that you might see in the occasional crowd; melee weapons and non-lethal grenades such as flashbangs and smoke bombs.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Common Man
|Description=The Biz is a known face in upright, mundane Everett. He knows a lot of people - regular people like you and me, not hoity-toity businessmen and politicians, both inside and out of Everett.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Shadow Connections
|Description=The Biz knows a lot of runners and has acted as middle-man for quite a few Johnsons.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Humanis Hater
|Description=As an orc and a very opinionated man, The Biz hates Humanis and similar racist groups with a passion, and so do his friends. They're all too happy to share with anyone looking to crack a few racist noses.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Smuggler
|Description=You can't run a simple store that doubles as a black market without knowing how to get items in and out of your place without a hitch. Smuggling's just one of The Biz's many talents.
|}}



}}


==Dicepools==
{{ContactDicepools}}


==Network==
===Player Characters with this Contact===
{{ContactPlayerConnections}}


===NPC who know this contact===

==Narrative Significant Runs==
{{ContactRuns}}

[[Category:Contacts]]
[[Category:Public Contacts]]

Terry "The Biz" Isfahani

2020-08-18T05:19:03Z

Zen: /* Overview */

{{ContactInfobox|

|Image=[[File:The_Biz.jpg|200px]]


|Profession=

Corner Shop Owner / Hooligan
|Shortblurb1=
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=

|OwnersRedditName=

Zen
|Connection=

4
|Archetype=

Fixer
|Location=Everett, Seattle
|Metatype=Orc
|AwakenedEmergedOrMundane=Mundane
|Gender=Male
|PreferredPayment=Barter (Hobby/Vice)
|HobbiesOrVice=American Football
|PersonalLife=In Relationship
|Faction=

|Age={{Age|
|Month=9
|Day= 5
|Year=2035
|}}

}}

==Overview==
Born as Tahir Isfahani, Terry is known by two names, neither of which are his real first name. Terry he earned living in the London suburbs, the son of a Pakistani immigrant and an Englishman. It was here that Terry picked up his love for sports - football at first, but as he looked to the greener pastures of America, he discovered a love for American football as well. He was something of a hooligan even into his adulthood, ending up in sports riots. This love for angry crowds extended further in his late 20s - rather than just getting angry at who was wearing which colors, he started actively protesting against metatype prejudice. Of course, he could still be found out with the boys on Saturday nights after the big games, causing a ruckus.

You don't spend as much time in riots and protests as Terry without getting into contact with the real bad folk. Not the people who come outside waving banners and signs, but the ones that stuff rags into bottles of high-grain alcohol and carry brass knuckles in their pockets. Turns out Terry got along pretty well with them, and before long, Terry found himself building up a network in the London underground. His little corner store turned out to be the perfect front for a black market trade in weapons and drugs.

Still, beautiful London couldn't keep Terry satisfied. The black market was profitable, but Terry had his sights set on bigger fish. He was in his mid-30s when he exchanged the green fields of Albion for Seattle, UCAS. Turns out once you know how to reach the underbelly in one town, you know how to do it in all of them. Terry opened up a new store, this time in Everett, and went back to selling crisps and apples over the counter - and brass knuckles and novacoke under it.

Selling drugs and weapons in Seattle leads to a different crowd than the hooligans and rioters that he was used to. Oh, he probably had a runner in the store once or twice back in London, but never as much as in Seattle. What started as leaving notes and messages for other runners turned into arranging tasks and jobs, and before he knew it, Terry was making a pretty penny off acting as a fixer. It was a lot safer than running trade in illegal goods, too - though of course, he still did so. His little corner store and self-made fixer business soon earned him the nickname "The Biz". The contacts even made it a lot easier to hook up with the right folks when the Seahawks lost another game...

==Aspects Description==

{{AspectTable|



{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect="Ex"-Hooligan
|Description=Sports riots're all in good fun, and The Biz specializes in delivering goods that you might see in the occasional crowd; melee weapons and non-lethal grenades such as flashbangs and smoke bombs.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Common Man
|Description=The Biz is a known face in upright, mundane Everett. He knows a lot of people - regular people like you and me, not hoity-toity businessmen and politicians, both inside and out of Everett.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Shadow Connections
|Description=The Biz knows a lot of runners and has acted as middle-man for quite a few Johnsons.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Humanis Hater
|Description=As an orc and a very opinionated man, The Biz hates Humanis and similar racist groups with a passion, and so do his friends. They're all too happy to share with anyone looking to crack a few racist noses.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Smuggler
|Description=You can't run a simple store that doubles as a black market without knowing how to get items in and out of your place without a hitch. Smuggling's just one of The Biz's many talents.
|}}



}}


==Dicepools==
{{ContactDicepools}}


==Network==
===Player Characters with this Contact===
{{ContactPlayerConnections}}


===NPC who know this contact===

==Narrative Significant Runs==
{{ContactRuns}}

[[Category:Contacts]]
[[Category:Public Contacts]]

Terry "The Biz" Isfahani

2020-08-18T05:18:09Z

Zen:

{{ContactInfobox|

|Image=[[File:The_Biz.jpg|200px]]


|Profession=

Corner Shop Owner / Hooligan
|Shortblurb1=
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=

|OwnersRedditName=

Zen
|Connection=

4
|Archetype=

Fixer
|Location=Everett, Seattle
|Metatype=Orc
|AwakenedEmergedOrMundane=Mundane
|Gender=Male
|PreferredPayment=Barter (Hobby/Vice)
|HobbiesOrVice=American Football
|PersonalLife=In Relationship
|Faction=

|Age={{Age|
|Month=9
|Day= 5
|Year=2035
|}}

}}

==Overview==
Born as Tahir Isfahani, Terry is known by two names, neither of which are his real first name. Terry he earned living in the London suburbs, the son of a Pakistani immigrant and an Englishman. It was here that Terry picked up his love for sports - football at first, but as he looked to the greener pastures of America, he discovered a love for American football as well. He was something of a hooligan even into his adulthood, ending up in sports riots. This love for angry crowds extended further in his late 20s - rather than just getting angry at who was wearing which colors, he started actively protesting against metatype prejudice. Of course, he could still be found out with the boys on Saturday nights after the big games, causing a ruckus.

You don't spend as much time in riots and protests as Terry without getting into contact with the real bad folk. Not the people who come outside waving banners and signs, but the ones that stuff rags into bottles of high-grain alcohol and carry brass knuckles in their pockets. Turns out Terry got along pretty well with them, and before long, Terry found himself building up a network in the London underground. His little corner store turned out to be the perfect front for a black market trade in weapons and drugs.

Still, beautiful London couldn't keep Terry satisfied. The black market was profitable, but Terry had his sights set on bigger fish. He was in his mid-30s when he exchanged the green fields of Avalon for Seattle, UCAS. Turns out once you know how to reach the underbelly in one town, you know how to do it in all of them. Terry opened up a new store, this time in Everett, and went back to selling crisps and apples over the counter - and brass knuckles and novacoke under it.

Selling drugs and weapons in Seattle leads to a different crowd than the hooligans and rioters that he was used to. Oh, he probably had a runner in the store once or twice back in London, but never as much as in Seattle. What started as leaving notes and messages for other runners turned into arranging tasks and jobs, and before he knew it, Terry was making a pretty penny off acting as a fixer. It was a lot safer than running trade in illegal goods, too - though of course, he still did so. His little corner store and self-made fixer business soon earned him the nickname "The Biz". The contacts even made it a lot easier to hook up with the right folks when the Seahawks lost another game...

==Aspects Description==

{{AspectTable|



{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect="Ex"-Hooligan
|Description=Sports riots're all in good fun, and The Biz specializes in delivering goods that you might see in the occasional crowd; melee weapons and non-lethal grenades such as flashbangs and smoke bombs.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Common Man
|Description=The Biz is a known face in upright, mundane Everett. He knows a lot of people - regular people like you and me, not hoity-toity businessmen and politicians, both inside and out of Everett.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Shadow Connections
|Description=The Biz knows a lot of runners and has acted as middle-man for quite a few Johnsons.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Humanis Hater
|Description=As an orc and a very opinionated man, The Biz hates Humanis and similar racist groups with a passion, and so do his friends. They're all too happy to share with anyone looking to crack a few racist noses.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Smuggler
|Description=You can't run a simple store that doubles as a black market without knowing how to get items in and out of your place without a hitch. Smuggling's just one of The Biz's many talents.
|}}



}}


==Dicepools==
{{ContactDicepools}}


==Network==
===Player Characters with this Contact===
{{ContactPlayerConnections}}


===NPC who know this contact===

==Narrative Significant Runs==
{{ContactRuns}}

[[Category:Contacts]]
[[Category:Public Contacts]]

2020-08-18T04:46:58Z

Zen:

Terry "The Biz" Isfahani

2020-08-18T04:46:24Z

Zen:

Terry "The Biz" Isfahani

2020-08-18T04:37:45Z

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Covering The Basics

2020-08-10T15:18:35Z

Zen: /* Player After Action Reports (AARs) */

{{AARInfobox|



|Date=2081-08-10


|GM=Crimson

|Location=Everett, Seattle

|Ally=
|Ally2=


|RunnerList={{AARCharacterList|Nita|Gemini|Arun}}
|RunnerCasualties= None


|Threat=Medium

|Metaplot=Home is where the heart is
|Metaplot2=
|Metaplot3=

|OppositionFaction=Bentley & Hart's
|OppositionUnits=One confused receptionist
|OppositionCasualties=None


|OppositionFaction2=
|OppositionUnits2=
|OppositionCasualties2=


|Image=CyberpunkWalmart.jpg
|ImageSize=
|ImageCaption=


|Notes=
|}}
==Summary==
The gang gets asked to quietly steal heavy industrial equipment from a local cyberpunk Walmart by the name of Bentley & Hart's. The gang proceeds to pull off a spotless heist with a flawless plan where one person does all the work and the other two nap in the car.
==Background==
The Redmond Rejuvenation Project required certain pieces of gear to help make folks' lives easier, but doesn't quite have the finances to afford these pieces of gear. Luckily, a hardware store in Everett has everything the group needs. As it's a simple heist from a store, the RRP hires a trio of greenhorn shadowrunners to fix the problem.
==The Meet==
The three runners meet with an orc woman in a Touristville TexMex restaurant. Well, two runners and the third runner's drone. She explains the situation, and after some haggling on the reward, the group accepts the apparently-simple robbery job posting and gets to work. Almost too eagerly, as Gemini starts googling intel before the gang even leaves the restaurant.
==The Plan==
After Gemini's internet search on the store (in which she helpfully figures out Mithril provides the store's rent-a-cops), the group's first step is to case the joint. Pretending to be simple interested potential customers, the group heads inside. While Arun got accosted by a teenage employee eagerly attempting to sell him a hunting rifle, Gemini poked at the store's security and Nita did a round through the store, tagging the targeted goods. Using her astral senses, she also figures out Mithril has a mage stationed in the store who has several low-Force spirits keeping an eye out.

For transport of the goods, the group realizes they require a truck. Via Nita's contact, one Alessa P, the group comes into contact with a driver by the name of Marcus. After haggling for payment, the truck and its driver are settled, with a drop point a few blocks away from the actual drop point for the RRP. The group then plots to plant a datatap in the hopes of neutralizing security from the inside. The group then acquires a set of simple janitor's fatigues in the actual store itself. Through Gemini's contact, Giovanni Montalban, the group comes into contact with a local tailor who owes the mob a debt. With the fatigues now modified to resemble the B&H janitor uniforms, the group sends Gemini inside under the pretense of being a new employee.
==The Run==
After several awkward moments, bold-faced lies, filled-in pieces of paperwork and strokes of luck, Gemini manages to infiltrate the facility proper and plant the datatap. She soon figures out that with her setup, she can easily expose one of the system's major flaws: someone breaking in from the inside can easily put in new, fake orders without any payment. Faking a pick-up for the list of goods provided by the RRP, Gemini arranges for the rest of the group to pick up the relevant items and exfiltrates. With Marcus's help, the gang makes off with the goods, dropping them off with the RRP.
==Aftermath==
There's very little aftermath to add - the infiltration was nigh-on flawless, with no hitches in the plan or unpredictable scenes. The RRP is happy, the runners get paid, the fixers are pleased with their people's performance.
==Rewards==
7700 Nuyen (6000 base reward, 2000 from negotiation, -300 for in-run costs)

8 Karma

2 CDP
==Game Quotes==
{{Gamequote|The drone rolls up in a musclecar, wearing a suit... -Gemini}}
{{Gamequote|That's actually galaxy brain. -Crimson}}
==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==
===Arun===
First haven run here, turned out fairly simple. Could have gone quite bad if we went a different route. I was very impressed with D's and Gemini's performance, definitely made this one simple. And I am glad to have helped a good cause. Gemini and Nita definitely seem like some runners I would appreciate having had if it turned messy.

===Nita===
Honestly, it feels like I could've been more helpful, but in the end we all pulled through. Can't believe Gemini pulled it off so smoothly, to be honest. Kinda expected her to hose it, but no static no nothing. In the end the Johnson got their goods and we got paid, with a little extra cred courtesy of the negotiations. Didn't piss off any spirits either, which is always a good thing, and that's a chip truth. I'm just hoping Gemini was as clean as she said, and we're not gonna get tracked down by some dataslave or that wagemage they had sitting around.

2020-08-10T04:45:12Z

Zen:

{{AARInfobox|



|Date=2081-08-10


|GM=Crimson

|Location=Everett, Seattle

|Ally=
|Ally2=


|RunnerList={{AARCharacterList|Nita|Gemini|Arun}}
|RunnerCasualties= None


|Threat=Medium

|Metaplot=Home Is Where The Heart Is
|Metaplot2=
|Metaplot3=

|OppositionFaction=Bentley & Hart's
|OppositionUnits=One confused secretary
|OppositionCasualties=None


|OppositionFaction2=
|OppositionUnits2=
|OppositionCasualties2=


|Image=CyberpunkWalmart.jpg
|ImageSize=
|ImageCaption=


|Notes=
|}}
==Summary==
The gang gets asked to quietly steal heavy industrial equipment from a local cyberpunk Walmart by the name of Bentley & Hart's. The gang proceeds to pull off a spotless heist with a flawless plan where one person does all the work and the other two nap in the car.
==Background==
The Redmond Rejuvenation Project required certain pieces of gear to help make folks' lives easier, but doesn't quite have the finances to afford these pieces of gear. Luckily, a hardware store in Everett has everything the group needs. As it's a simple heist from a store, the RRP hires a trio of greenhorn shadowrunners to fix the problem.
==The Meet==
The three runners meet with an orc woman in a Touristville TexMex restaurant. Well, two runners and the third runner's drone. She explains the situation, and after some haggling on the reward, the group accepts the apparently-simple robbery job posting and gets to work. Almost too eagerly, as Gemini starts googling intel before the gang even leaves the restaurant.
==The Plan==
After Gemini's internet search on the store (in which she helpfully figures out Mithril provides the store's rent-a-cops), the group's first step is to case the joint. Pretending to be simple interested potential customers, the group heads inside. While Arun got accosted by a teenage employee eagerly attempting to sell him a hunting rifle, Gemini poked at the store's security and Nita did a round through the store, tagging the targeted goods. Using her astral senses, she also figures out Mithril has a mage stationed in the store who has several low-Force spirits keeping an eye out.

For transport of the goods, the group realizes they require a truck. Via Nita's contact, one Alessa P, the group comes into contact with a driver by the name of Marcus. After haggling for payment, the truck and its driver are settled, with a drop point a few blocks away from the actual drop point for the RRP. The group then plots to plant a datatap in the hopes of neutralizing security from the inside. The group then acquires a set of simple janitor's fatigues in the actual store itself. Through Gemini's contact, Giovanni Montalban, the group comes into contact with a local tailor who owes the mob a debt. With the fatigues now modified to resemble the B&H janitor uniforms, the group sends Gemini inside under the pretense of being a new employee.
==The Run==
After several awkward moments, bold-faced lies, filled-in pieces of paperwork and strokes of luck, Gemini manages to infiltrate the facility proper and plant the datatap. She soon figures out that with her setup, she can easily expose one of the system's major flaws: someone breaking in from the inside can easily put in new, fake orders without any payment. Faking a pick-up for the list of goods provided by the RRP, Gemini arranges for the rest of the group to pick up the relevant items and exfiltrates. With Marcus's help, the gang makes off with the goods, doing the last bit of the transport with Gemini's car instead of Marcus's truck just to be sure.
==Aftermath==
There's very little aftermath to add - the infiltration was nigh-on flawless, with no hitches in the plan or unpredictable scenes. The RRP is happy, the runners get paid, the fixers are pleased with their people's performance.
==Rewards==
7700 Nuyen (6000 base reward, 2000 from negotiation, -300 for in-run costs)

8 Karma

2 CDP
==Game Quotes==
{{Gamequote|The drone rolls up in a musclecar, wearing a fancy suit...}}
==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==