Variance

Variance

Social Adept
"Con man has a dirty connotation, I prefer title of social engineer"
Discord	@thane_garm#1142
Reddit	[1]
Metatype	(Elf)
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	-1
Public Awareness	0
CDP	6
D.O.B.	January 6th, 2028
Age	57
Folder	[2]
Priority	Metatype - B Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - D Skills - B Resources - E
#Max IGs/Ascension	1

Character Information

Summary

"If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, you are the sucker."

Some people just wanna watch the world burn others wanna strike the match. Me? I wanna bet on which city burns first. Life is nothing without risk and shadowrunning is the ultimate gamble, where the stakes are the highest and the odds are never in your favor. Everyone has a reason to run. For me running is the reason.

Goals

I need money and new digs. The leak and devil rats have their charm but I think it's time to at least sleep on some clean sheets. That'll be easier if I can hit it big at the game tonight.....

Background

What is there to tell but a short tale of illusions shattered, lives torn apart, and the great wheel of corporate oppression claiming another victim on his long spiral towards rock bottom. The Grand Masquerade finally at its end, revealing what lies under the masque of ineptitude and corruption is nothing more than a game of chance. See the world today is nothing more than a casino, there are players and there is the house. The house has all the money, all the advantages, all the power, while the players delight over the occasional scrap tossed their way. It's simple. It's pure. It's.... exhilarating.

This is the truth that Variance now lives by, seeing everyday actions as a move by "the house" and attempting to work every angle. This mentality has led him in a downward spiral as his gambling debts mount ever higher, and the loan sharks circle ever closer. But still he revels in this predicament, seeing it as nothing more than a consequence of losing the game. Cards, slots, dice, lives, no game is beneath him, no payoff to low, and no risk too great. And it is precisely this mentality that sends him ever downward into the abyss of of his affliction.

Full backstory can be found here

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

It's not my fault people like me (Exceptional Attribute (Magic), Good Looking And Knows It): Some people have all the perks, friends, good looks, supernatural power to alter people's perception of you. It really is a sweet gig if I do say so myself.

Negative

Gambling Addict (Dependant (Inconvenience), Poor Self Control (Compulsive)): Cards, horses, scratchers, fighting, if there's money to be made off a sure thing and a bit of luck you'll find him there

Neo-Anarchist (SINner (National Allied German States), Prejudice Common, Outspoken (Megacorporations)): Growing up in East Berlin tends to develop a deep seated hatred for the Man in a young elf. Not gonna plant a bomb or start a revolution but he knows what side he's on if one goes off

Run History

Name	GM	Metaplot	Threat	Date of Run
RATS in The Barrens Part I	Villiers	All The World's a Stage	Medium	30 December 2084
Prelude to Pumpkin-Head	Fangblade_		Medium	21 August 2084
The Red Star	Asmodeus		High	13 January 2082

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
Der Opa	6	1	Fixer	Fixer	Early Riser, Family Man, A Man of Principle, Forger, You Can Fake Your SINs, But For How Long?, (White Picket) Fence, Old School, A Little Birdy Told Me, Edelweiss, Shadow Connections, (Neo Anarchist) Book Club, Hermetic Shermetic, Fairy Godmother	Even
Cornelius Morton	5	1	Generalist	Cartel Head	No Chains, Only Contracts, NoLa Life, Drug Cartel, I've Got Friends on the Otherside, Big Family, Drugs aren't my only games, Hungry Ghouls, Infected Community, Undertaking as a Passion, Glancing into the otherside	Even
Hideo Masamune	6	1	Custom(G,K,N,A)	Talismonger	Enchanter, Talismonger, Arcane Blacksmith, Moshi Moshi, Sushi Chef, Guardian Of Horrible Secrets, Tattoo Artist	Even
John David	1	3	Service	Taxi Driver	Driver, Redmond	Even

In Character Information

Matrix Search Table

Threshold	Result
1	Variance noun; the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.
3	A social adept new to the shadows. Hasn't done much of note yet.
6	A compulsive gambler with more than a few screws loose. Fled the AGS to escape debtors and set up shop in Seattle sometime later. Solid magical abilities if he is a bit green. Wear earplugs or tune him out with 'ware cause that voice is downright dangerous.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold	Result
1	An adept from Seattle
3	A social adept from Downtown Seattle.
5	A social adept from Berlin specialized in social manipulation and infiltration. Is somewhat of a wild card also wear ear plugs around him those adept powers can cause a real headache

Assensing Table

Threshold	Result
1	Awakened and itching to get a fix
2	Social Adept with a decent bit of power behind him
3	Still no cyberware essence seems relatively untouched
4	7 Magic and 6 Essence no ware of any kind
5	Aura shows signs of near constant use of body morphing magics such as Facial Sculpt and Keratin Control.

SINs

Dietrich Becker R4 (U.C.A.S)