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==Traits==
==Traits==


It's an open question whether Zheng is a psychopath, or if he simply discarded his empathy on the way up the corporate ladder. Whatever the case he's a cruel, venal man, one who takes pleasure in abusing the power his position gives him over others. His dream is to one day be made a Yakuza, which despite his family connection is unlikely to ever happen. He is a middle man, nothing more, and the knowledge eats at him every day
It's an open question whether Zheng is a psychopath, or if the climb up the corporate ladder has simply trained the empathy out of him. Whatever the case he's a cruel, venal man, one who takes pleasure in abusing the power his position gives him over others. His dream is to one day be made a Yakuza, which- despite his family connection- seems unlikely to ever happen. At the end of the day he's just a middle man, and that eats at him like nothing else


==Aspects Description==
==Aspects Description==
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{{NegativeAspect|
{{NegativeAspect|
|Aspect=All for the Bottom Line
|Aspect=All for the Bottom Line
|Description=People say Zheng would sell his grandmother for a new Concordant. While this is an exaggeration (he'd rather have a Gladius), runners should know that he's motivated by profit and power above all else. Appeals to emotion, requests for favors, all will fall on deaf ears.  
|Description=People say Zheng would sell his grandmother for a new Concordant. While this is an exaggeration (he'd rather have a Gladius), runners should know that he's motivated by profit and power exclusively. Appeals to emotion, requests for favors, all will fall on deaf ears.  
|HasThematicsApproval=Yes
|HasThematicsApproval=Yes
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{{NegativeAspect|
{{NegativeAspect|
|Aspect=The Boss is the Boss
|Aspect=The Boss is the Boss
|Description=Zheng doesn't quite get the idea that shadowrunners are freelancers. When you take a job from him you are his employee, and can expect to be treated as well as your average unpaid college intern. Anything that you can do he can do better, and he'll always be ready to give helpful "advice" that he expects to be followed exactly. If- god forbid- you bruise his ego, you must make it up to him with a long, sycophantic apology. If you refuse, lose one loyalty. If loyalty drops to zero in this way, you will be burned and have your information sold to the highest bidder.
|Description=Zheng doesn't quite get the idea that shadowrunners are freelancers. When you take a job from him you are his employee, and can expect to be treated as well as your average unpaid intern. Anything that you can do he can do better, and he'll always be ready to give helpful "advice" that he expects to be followed exactly. If- god forbid- you bruise his ego, you must make it up to him with a long, sycophantic apology. If you refuse, lose one loyalty. If loyalty drops to zero in this way, you will be burned and have your information sold to the highest bidder.
|HasThematicsApproval=Yes
|HasThematicsApproval=Yes
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{{PositiveAspect|
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Corpo Connections
|Aspect=Corpo Connections
|Description=Zheng is an MCT employee, and an ambitious one at that. If there's a powerful executive or up and coming hotshot working in Seattle, you can bet Zheng has at least tried to get their number. +2 to networking checks involving MCT employees.  
|Description=Zheng's Rolodex is hefty indeed. For every powerful MCT exec, one only need to cast their eyes down to see Amadou licking their boots. +2 to networking checks involving MCT SINners.
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{{PositiveAspect|
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Fell Through the Cracks
|Aspect=Fell Through the Cracks
|Description=Plenty of stuff gets lost in a distribution center as big as Zheng's. For the right price, it could even wind up in your hands. +2 to gear acquisition checks for MCT products.  
|Description=Being the head of warehouse security certainly has its perks. +2 to gear acquisition checks for MCT products.  
|}}
|}}


{{PositiveAspect|
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Can't Spell "Smuggler" Without "Smug"
|Aspect=Can't Spell "Smuggler" Without "Smug"
|Description=Need to get out of the city after a job gone bad? Zheng can help you out, as long as it isn't easier to sell you out to the cops. +2 to networking checks involving smugglers and safehouse owners.  
|Description=Looking to travel abroad on a budget? Need to skip town after a job gone bad? Your good buddy Zheng has got your back, so long as it isn't more profitable than "transporting" you into a landfill. +2 to networking checks involving smugglers.
|}}
|}}


{{PositiveAspect|
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Lawyer Up
|Aspect=Lawyer Up
|Description=Like any good corpo, Zheng has a legion of lawyers ready to make all of his legal troubles disappear. You're probably a bit more... low class than their usual clientele, but if you ask real nice maybe he'll put you through. +2 to networking checks involving attorneys and other legal professionals.  
|Description=When you're the victim of as many lawsuits as Zheng, you need a team that you can trust. +2 to networking checks involving attorneys and other legal professionals.  
|}}
|}}


{{PositiveAspect|
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Livin' the Dream
|Aspect=Livin' the Dream
|Description=No point in making money if you don't spend it. Zheng is a regular in Seattle's luxury nightlife, and will be sure to tell you about the ludicrously exclusive club he went to the other day. +2 to knowledge and networking checks involving the city's high society.
|Description=What's the point of making money if you aren't having fun? Name a debauched nightlife activity, and Zheng has probably been banned from it already. +2 to knowledge and networking checks involving the city's high-class nightlife
|}}
|}}


{{PositiveAspect|
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Eyes on the Prize, Not on the Bodies
|Aspect=Working Relationships
|Description=Zheng tossed his moral compass a long time ago; if the relationship proves profitable, he's willing to overlook any number of crippling personality flaws. For each point of loyalty above 1, ignore 1 point of notoriety when making a roll.  
|Description=Working with a stone cold psycho does have its perks. Mental instability, violent tendencies, crippling personality flaws- so long as you're bringing in that sweet sweet nuyen, Zheng could not care less. For each point of loyalty above 1, ignore a point of notoriety when making a roll.  
|}}
|}}


{{PositiveAspect|
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Not so Big Anymore
|Aspect=Big Ego, Small Man
|Description=For all his dreams of controlling a syndicate, Zheng's actually a bit of a coward. As difficult as his personality is to deal with, those who hold sufficient leverage can wrap him around their finger. Each chip held over this contact gives a +2 to their rolls, rather than the traditional +1. However, the longer you hold these chips the more resentful he becomes. If you ever lose your leverage, he'll be all the more eager to sell you out.  
|Description=For all his posturing as a hard-bitten Yak, Zheng is actually a coward. If he is threatened with physical violence, he will fold like an origami crane. +4 to intimidation rolls made against him in person. Doing this instantly drops loyalty by 1. If the threats are made by another runner who doesn't have Zheng as a contact, "the boss is the boss" is triggered instead.
|}}
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 16 July 2024

Amadou Zheng
Zheng.jpg
MCT's Magical Middle Manager
You can't be corrupt if you never had integrity in the first place
Contact OwnerDiscowhor
Connection5
Public Contact?Yes
ArchetypeFixer
LocationSeattle, Bellevue
MetatypeElf
Awakened/EmergedAwakened
GenderMale
AgeMiddle Aged
Preferred Payment MethodBribes
Hobbies/ViceToo many to list
Personal LifeThrice divorced
FactionMitsuhama Computer Technologies
AspectsAll for the Bottom Line
The Boss is the Boss
Corpo Connections
Wannabe Crime Lord
Fell Through the Cracks
Can't Spell "Smuggler" Without "Smug"
Lawyer Up
Livin' the Dream
Working Relationships
Big Ego
Small Man



Overview

A Mitsuhama manager and born paper pusher, Zheng oversees magical security for the company's Seattle warehouses. While he is not awakened himself, he has access to a far greater power: nepotism from his Yakuza-connected uncle. He supplements his substantial income by being ludicrously corrupt, taking a cut of the illicit goods he allows to flow through his network.

Traits

It's an open question whether Zheng is a psychopath, or if the climb up the corporate ladder has simply trained the empathy out of him. Whatever the case he's a cruel, venal man, one who takes pleasure in abusing the power his position gives him over others. His dream is to one day be made a Yakuza, which- despite his family connection- seems unlikely to ever happen. At the end of the day he's just a middle man, and that eats at him like nothing else

Aspects Description

Aspect Description
All for the Bottom Line People say Zheng would sell his grandmother for a new Concordant. While this is an exaggeration (he'd rather have a Gladius), runners should know that he's motivated by profit and power exclusively. Appeals to emotion, requests for favors, all will fall on deaf ears.
The Boss is the Boss Zheng doesn't quite get the idea that shadowrunners are freelancers. When you take a job from him you are his employee, and can expect to be treated as well as your average unpaid intern. Anything that you can do he can do better, and he'll always be ready to give helpful "advice" that he expects to be followed exactly. If- god forbid- you bruise his ego, you must make it up to him with a long, sycophantic apology. If you refuse, lose one loyalty. If loyalty drops to zero in this way, you will be burned and have your information sold to the highest bidder.
Corpo Connections Zheng's Rolodex is hefty indeed. For every powerful MCT exec, one only need to cast their eyes down to see Amadou licking their boots. +2 to networking checks involving MCT SINners.
Wannabe Crime Lord Deep down, Zheng is simply a Yakuza fanboy. He knows power players' names by heart, and hopes to one day count himself among them. +2 to networking checks involving members of the Yakuza
Fell Through the Cracks Being the head of warehouse security certainly has its perks. +2 to gear acquisition checks for MCT products.
Can't Spell "Smuggler" Without "Smug" Looking to travel abroad on a budget? Need to skip town after a job gone bad? Your good buddy Zheng has got your back, so long as it isn't more profitable than "transporting" you into a landfill. +2 to networking checks involving smugglers.
Lawyer Up When you're the victim of as many lawsuits as Zheng, you need a team that you can trust. +2 to networking checks involving attorneys and other legal professionals.
Livin' the Dream What's the point of making money if you aren't having fun? Name a debauched nightlife activity, and Zheng has probably been banned from it already. +2 to knowledge and networking checks involving the city's high-class nightlife
Working Relationships Working with a stone cold psycho does have its perks. Mental instability, violent tendencies, crippling personality flaws- so long as you're bringing in that sweet sweet nuyen, Zheng could not care less. For each point of loyalty above 1, ignore a point of notoriety when making a roll.
Big Ego, Small Man For all his posturing as a hard-bitten Yak, Zheng is actually a coward. If he is threatened with physical violence, he will fold like an origami crane. +4 to intimidation rolls made against him in person. Doing this instantly drops loyalty by 1. If the threats are made by another runner who doesn't have Zheng as a contact, "the boss is the boss" is triggered instead.

Dicepools

Dicepools
Knowledge Checks 5 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Active Checks 3 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Gear Acquisition Checks 9 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Networking Checks 13 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety


Network

Player Characters with this Contact

NameLoyaltyChips
Joule1Even
Manashoe2Even
Miut1Even
Oracle2Even
Ronin2Even
Wayfarer2Even
Weevil2Even


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