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EnigmaticOxygen at 18:00, 12 December 2023

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EnigmaticOxygen: /* In Play */

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In Play

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	==In Play==		==In Play==

	Gumshoe's a rather effective sorcerer. Sure, he cannot summon "pocket sams" (read: spirits, especially bound ones), but he's been around the block and knows much about how magic can heal, hide and protect. By necessity, he excels in avoiding combat - or anyone noticing there's even ''been'' a run. His current combat ability is extremely low (although he does have the unique ability of chipping away at very dodgy or highly armored targets), but give him time to turn into a Swiss Army knife. He's a force multiplier and has to support the team, the team supporting him in turn. See the section on [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Magical_Skills magical skills] for a full primer on magic, another section dealing with [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Knowledge_Skills_&_Matrix legwork], with [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Stealth_(Physical_and_Social) stealth], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Perception_&_Outdoors detective skills], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#First_Aid first aid], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Gear gear] and [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Combat_Options combat options] explained as well.		Gumshoe's a rather effective sorcerer. Sure, he cannot summon "pocket sams" (read: spirits, especially bound ones), but he's been around the block and knows much about how magic can heal, hide and protect. By necessity, he excels in avoiding combat - or anyone noticing there's even ''been'' a run. His current combat ability is extremely low (although he does have the unique ability of chipping away at very dodgy or highly armored targets), but give him time to turn into a Swiss Army knife. He's a force multiplier and has to support the team, the team supporting him in turn. You're a great fit for virtually any team composition. See the section on [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Magical_Skills magical skills] for a full primer on magic, another section dealing with [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Knowledge_Skills_&_Matrix legwork], with [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Stealth_(Physical_and_Social) stealth], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Perception_&_Outdoors detective skills], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#First_Aid first aid], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Gear gear] and [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Combat_Options combat options] explained as well.

	===Knowledge Skills & Matrix===		===Knowledge Skills & Matrix===

EnigmaticOxygen: /* In Play */

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In Play

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	==In Play==		==In Play==

	Gumshoe's a rather effective sorcerer. Sure, he cannot summon "pocket sams", but he's been around the block and knows much about how magic can heal, hide and protect. By necessity, he excels in avoiding combat - or anyone noticing there's even ''been'' a run. His current combat ability is extremely low (although he does have the unique ability of chipping away at very dodgy or highly armored targets), but give him time to turn into a Swiss Army knife. He's a force multiplier and has to support the team, the team supporting him in turn. See the section on magical skills for a full primer on magic, ~~the next~~ section dealing with legwork.		Gumshoe's a rather effective sorcerer. Sure, he cannot summon "pocket sams" (read: spirits, especially bound ones), but he's been around the block and knows much about how magic can heal, hide and protect. By necessity, he excels in avoiding combat - or anyone noticing there's even ''been'' a run. His current combat ability is extremely low (although he does have the unique ability of chipping away at very dodgy or highly armored targets), but give him time to turn into a Swiss Army knife. He's a force multiplier and has to support the team, the team supporting him in turn. See the section on [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Magical_Skills magical skills] for a full primer on magic, another section dealing with [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Knowledge_Skills_&_Matrix legwork], with [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Stealth_(Physical_and_Social) stealth], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Perception_&_Outdoors detective skills], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#First_Aid first aid], [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Gear gear] and [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Gumshoe#Combat_Options combat options] explained as well.

	===Knowledge Skills & Matrix===		===Knowledge Skills & Matrix===

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	** Physical spells are resisted with LOG + INT (living creatures) or OR (inanimate objects). They're confined to meatspace, but where else would you fool every camera in the building?		** Physical spells are resisted with LOG + INT (living creatures) or OR (inanimate objects). They're confined to meatspace, but where else would you fool every camera in the building?

	~~==Object Resistance Table==~~
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	! colspan="7" \|Object resistance table (CRB)		! colspan="7" \|Object resistance table (CRB)

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Magical Skills

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	Gumshoe is a hermetic mage, so he resists drain with WIL (7) + LOG (5) = 12 dice total. All stun drain you failed to resist can be healed in hourly intervals. He rolls 15 dice there, meaning he's easy to rebound if he incurs drain. Physical is healed in daily intervals - you've got 13 dice there. Hermeticism is a materialization tradition (spirits don't need vessels to possess to interact with the physical world), but as a sorcerer, you needn't worry about this.		Gumshoe is a hermetic mage, so he resists drain with WIL (7) + LOG (5) = 12 dice total. All stun drain you failed to resist can be healed in hourly intervals. He rolls 15 dice there, meaning he's easy to rebound if he incurs drain. Physical is healed in daily intervals - you've got 13 dice there. Hermeticism is a materialization tradition (spirits don't need vessels to possess to interact with the physical world), but as a sorcerer, you needn't worry about this.

	Importantly, force effects leave [[https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Rulings/Awakened#Auras_and_Signatures astral signatures]] around. It's possible to track you by your signature. That's why you want to scrub the sig right after casting a spell. It takes a complex action per point of force used. Sigs do fade away on their own too (at an F/h rate), but Gumshoe cannot afford to leave things up to luck. Mountain would have seriously disapproved. Numinous perception - noticing magic - is a simple INT + Perception [mental] test with a threshold equal to the ranks in a skill like Spellcasting - force of the effect or 6 - force if there's no skill involved (minimum 1 in either case). This is why increasing ranks benefits mages. You get a + 2 on this test if you have any magic-related skill (active or knowledge). Because wards and other mana barriers can block you if you have sustained spells on, for example, it's worth assessing if there are any such obstacles before you bounce off one with a Physical Mask spell on.		Importantly, force effects leave [https://shreloaded.net/wiki/Rulings/Awakened#Auras_and_Signatures astral signatures] around. It's possible to track you by your signature. That's why you want to scrub the sig right after casting a spell. It takes a complex action per point of force used. Sigs do fade away on their own too (at an F/h rate), but Gumshoe cannot afford to leave things up to luck. Mountain would have seriously disapproved. Numinous perception - noticing magic - is a simple INT + Perception [mental] test with a threshold equal to the ranks in a skill like Spellcasting - force of the effect or 6 - force if there's no skill involved (minimum 1 in either case). This is why increasing ranks benefits mages. You get a + 2 on this test if you have any magic-related skill (active or knowledge). Because wards and other mana barriers can block you if you have sustained spells on, for example, it's worth assessing if there are any such obstacles before you bounce off one with a Physical Mask spell on.

	====Assensing====		====Assensing====

EnigmaticOxygen: /* In Play */

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In Play

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	==In Play==		==In Play==

			Gumshoe's a rather effective sorcerer. Sure, he cannot summon "pocket sams", but he's been around the block and knows much about how magic can heal, hide and protect. By necessity, he excels in avoiding combat - or anyone noticing there's even ''been'' a run. His current combat ability is extremely low (although he does have the unique ability of chipping away at very dodgy or highly armored targets), but give him time to turn into a Swiss Army knife. He's a force multiplier and has to support the team, the team supporting him in turn. See the section on magical skills for a full primer on magic, the next section dealing with legwork.

	===Knowledge Skills & Matrix===		===Knowledge Skills & Matrix===
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	===Magical Skills===		===Magical Skills===

	Gumshoe's a rather effective sorcerer. Sure, he cannot summon "pocket sams", but he's been around the block and knows much about how magic can heal, hide and protect. By necessity, he excels in avoiding combat - or anyone noticing there's even ''been'' a run. His current combat ability is extremely low (although he does have the unique ability of chipping away at very dodgy or highly armored targets), but give him time to turn into a Swiss Army knife. He's a force multiplier and has to support the team, the team supporting him in turn.

	Magic may sound intimidating to a newcomer to Shadowrun. This is why Gumshoe is a sorcerer. The way he's built is on purpose - you only have to worry about Assensing and the Sorcery group's skills: Spellcasting, Counterspelling and - after a few runs perhaps - Ritual Spellcasting. Forget about scaling statblocks of five different spirits dependent on tradition. Projection? Too much at once. Alchemy? Not today.		Magic may sound intimidating to a newcomer to Shadowrun. This is why Gumshoe is a sorcerer. The way he's built is on purpose - you only have to worry about Assensing and the Sorcery group's skills: Spellcasting, Counterspelling and - after a few runs perhaps - Ritual Spellcasting. Forget about scaling statblocks of five different spirits dependent on tradition. Projection? Too much at once. Alchemy? Not today.
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	Illusions can't directly deal damage, but tell the gangers fleeing from imaginary cops that. They're always sustained. They can be physical or mana, obvious or realistic, have single targets or hit groups, affect a single sense or more, have the range of touch, LoS or area LoS. Hits are crucial in order to affect someone. The target is fully affected by the illusion only if the spell is not completely resisted. Note that reagents can replace force as the limit, so burning them and post-edging can be extremely effective, because most illusions are highly potent debuffs.		Illusions can't directly deal damage, but tell the gangers fleeing from imaginary cops that. They're always sustained. They can be physical or mana, obvious or realistic, have single targets or hit groups, affect a single sense or more, have the range of touch, LoS or area LoS. Hits are crucial in order to affect someone. The target is fully affected by the illusion only if the spell is not completely resisted. Note that reagents can replace force as the limit, so burning them and post-edging can be extremely effective, because most illusions are highly potent debuffs.
	** Mana spells are resisted with LOG + WIL. They can be cast on the astral, but Assensing their auras immediately gives them away.		** Mana spells are resisted with LOG + WIL. They can be cast on the astral, but Assensing their auras immediately gives them away.
	** Physical spells are resisted with LOG + INT (living creatures) or OR (inanimate objects). They're confined to meatspace, but where else would you fool every camera in the building?		** Physical spells are resisted with LOG + INT (living creatures) or OR (inanimate objects). They're confined to meatspace, but where else would you fool every camera in the building?

	==Object Resistance Table==		==Object Resistance Table==

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Goals

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	** Detection: Detect Individual, Spatial Sense, Recorded Room, Catalog, Detect Life, Analyze Truth, Eyes of the Pack, Animal Sense, Diagnose, Enhance Aim, Hawkeye, Translate.		** Detection: Detect Individual, Spatial Sense, Recorded Room, Catalog, Detect Life, Analyze Truth, Eyes of the Pack, Animal Sense, Diagnose, Enhance Aim, Hawkeye, Translate.
	** Health: Resist Pain, Detox, Stabilize, Antidote, Cure Disease, Alleviate Addiction, Alleviate Allergy, Healthy Glow, Prophylaxis, Oxygenate.		** Health: Resist Pain, Detox, Stabilize, Antidote, Cure Disease, Alleviate Addiction, Alleviate Allergy, Healthy Glow, Prophylaxis, Oxygenate.
	** Illusion: Foreboding, Dream, Sound Barrier.		** Illusion: Foreboding, Dream, Sound Barrier, Hot Potato.
	** Manipulation: Shapechange, Fashion, Makeover, Fix, Armor, Astral Armor, Calm Pack, Calm Animal, Control Pack, Control Animal, Magic Fingers, Deflection, Napalm Wall, Ice Sheet, Clean Air, Clean Water, Electricity Aura, Snakeblood, Conceal Scent, Sterilize, Preserve, Gecko Crawl, Catfall, Increase Gear Limits.		** Manipulation: Shapechange, Fashion, Makeover, Fix, Armor, Astral Armor, Calm Pack, Calm Animal, Control Pack, Control Animal, Magic Fingers, Deflection, Napalm Wall, Ice Sheet, Clean Air, Clean Water, Electricity Aura, Snakeblood, Conceal Scent, Sterilize, Preserve, Gecko Crawl, Catfall, Increase Gear Limits.
	** Rituals: Circle of Healing, Remote Sensing, Curse, Renascence, Prodigal Spell, Ward, Watcher.		** Rituals: Circle of Healing, Remote Sensing, Curse, Renascence, Prodigal Spell, Ward, Watcher.

EnigmaticOxygen: /* Positive */

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Positive

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	* Aspected Magician (Sorcerer). Gumshoe Awakened as a teenager, but he's able to use only one magical group (besides groupless skills like Assensing). He's able to cast, counter and dispel spells. He also hopes to put theory behind Ritual Spellcasting into practice the moment he can get his hands on some ritual formulae.		* Aspected Magician (Sorcerer). Gumshoe Awakened as a teenager, but he's able to use only one magical group (besides groupless skills like Assensing). He's able to cast, counter and dispel spells. He also hopes to put theory behind Ritual Spellcasting into practice the moment he can get his hands on some ritual formulae.

	* Mentor Spirit: Mountain. Enduring and determined, if also stubborn and inflexible, this mentor spirit favors survivors, but commonly refuses to step off a chosen path or proceed without a plan. The synergy with Gumshoe's personality and upbringing is obvious. CHA + WIL (3) to go without a plan or change one, +2 to Survival, Counterspelling and anchored rituals.		* Mentor Spirit (Mountain). Enduring and determined, if also stubborn and inflexible, this mentor spirit favors survivors, but commonly refuses to step off a chosen path or proceed without a plan. The synergy with Gumshoe's personality and upbringing is obvious. CHA + WIL (3) to go without a plan or change one, +2 to Survival, Counterspelling and anchored rituals.

	* Dedicated Spellslinger. He makes the most out of his limited talent. Every rank of Spellcasting grants a spell of his choice he learns from Mountain. It's also easier to learn new spells - they cost 4 karma each.		* Dedicated Spellslinger. He makes the most out of his limited talent. Every rank of Spellcasting grants a spell of his choice he learns from Mountain. It's also easier to learn new spells - they cost 4 karma each.

EnigmaticOxygen at 21:02, 21 November 2023

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