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Skills

These Aptitudes are worth considerably more than the number of Aptitudes required to purchase bonuses with all the separate skills. However, I think that these work well as package deals. 

Crack Pilot 
Value: +6 
You have an Aptitude with all vehicle piloting skills, including Hovercraft, Bike, Car, Motorboat, Sailboat, Winged Craft, Rotorcraft, Vector Thrust, and LTA. This does not apply when defaulting other skills off the piloting skills.  

Mechanical Aptitude 
Value: +6 
You have an Aptitude with working with mechanical devices, including Lockpicking, Aircraft B/R, Ground Vehicle B/R, Boat B/R, and any other such skills that are introduced as part of the campaign (plumbing, clockwork). This does not apply when defaulting other skills off the repair ones.  

Jack of All Trades 
Value: +6 
You are widely experienced, and can generally fake any skill test as if you actually have one dot in an appropriate skill a single spot away on the Skill Web. You must purchase actual skills normally.  
 

Physical

Short 
Value: -4 
Your character is much smaller than normal for their metatype; subtract 1 from your Body attribute and racial maximum. You have trouble seeing over many objects, and lose 1 from your Running multiplier. Humans, Elves, and Orks with this flaw may take a +1 Edge, Dwarf-Looking.  

Obese 
Value: -2 
Your character is extremely fat. Gain one point of Body, but lose one point from your Running multiplier and suffer a +2 to all target numbers regarding athletic motion. This is common among couch potato mages and riggers. Only a -1 for people who take Paraplegic and -0 for those who take Quadriplegic.  

Note that for all of the Missing [part] Flaws, these do not apply if you can easily have the part replaced with clonal tissue or cyberware. Come up with a reason why your character cannot get the piece taken care of with modern technology— perhaps it was lost to a fragmentation mine covered with a mutagenic virus, or was bitten off by some kind of nasty magical creature or spirit and all attempts at replacement have been rejected. At the game master's option, you might be able to get a cyber or clonal replacement after a great deal of effort (perhaps involving getting a major corp to owe you a favor, or tracking down the spirit, slaying it, and performing a major Astral Quest). 

Missing eye 
Value: -2 
You have no depth perception, and have a blind side on which people can approach unseen. Take a +2 penalty to all ranged attacks. If you want to take this Flaw twice, use Blind instead.  

Missing hand 
Value: -2 
You can only use one hand for climbing, combat, and other such activities. Take a +2 to +4 penalty on any such actions.  

Missing foot 
Value: -2 
You have an artificial (strapped on) or peg foot; lose two dice from your Combat Pool, lose one point from your Running multiplier, and gain a +2 penalty to actions involving keeping your balance. If you take this Flaw twice, it is only worth one Flaw point the second time.  

Missing arm 
Value: -3 
You have only one arm; in addition to the penalties of Missing Hand, your balance is thrown off and you lose one die from your Combat Pool and gain a +1 penalty to actions involving keeping your balance.  

Missing leg 
Value: -3 
You can get around on crutches, but cannot run, and your Combat Pool is cut in half. If you want to take this Flaw twice, use Paraplegic instead.  

Unthinking Reflexes 
Value: +3 
Your reflexes are so fast, you react without thinking. Whenever you are surprised or startled, make a Reaction (4) roll. Even one success indicates that you react reflexively on the phase in which the startlement happens, independent of your Initiative roll: choose one type of action (dodging, blocking, attacking, shooting, running) which you are most likely to do, though the game master may override this if you have showed other choices in the past. (If you have been fully aware of someone making a startling move, you may follow your planned course of action.) This can, however, lead to blowing a joking friend's head off if your reflexes are ready for an assassin's strike.  

Ork-Looking 
Value: +1 
A human character with the Ork-Looking Edge can "pass" for an Ork in most circumstances, though their teeth aren't quite tusks and they need to hide their round ears under their hair.  

Elf-Looking 
Value: +1 
A human character with the Elf-Looking Edge can "pass" for an Elf in most circumstances, though making their ears properly pointed will require good cosmetic surgery. An excellent Edge for competent Elf Posers.  

Catlike Balance 
Value: +2 
You have an innately perfect sense of balance. You are able to land on your feet from a fall almost every time. You have two extra dice to roll on all balance-related matters.  

Light Sleeper 
Value: +1 
You seem to sleep with one eye open, and become wide awake immediately when woken. -2 to all TN's to waking up.  

Versatile Sleeper 
Value: +1 
You've mastered the art of catching quick catnaps; perhaps you were in the military. You can fall asleep at will, any place, any time; you can get the equivalent of a full night's sleep without having to occupy a large block of time with continuous unconsciousness. This goes well with Light Sleeper and Cat shamans.  

Deep Sleeper 
Value: -1 
You sleep heavily, though you do not necessarily snore, have a +2 to all TN's for being woken up, and suffer a +1 to all TN's for up to half an hour after waking (though your morning coffee, hot shower, or a jolt of adrenaline can clear this up pronto).  

Keen Sense 
Value: +1 
You have -1 to all Perception target numbers with a particular sense.  

Poor Sense 
Value: -1 
You have +1 to all Perception target numbers with a particular sense.  

Distinctive Features 
Value: -1 
These must be something you cannot hide without great difficulty— a sixth finger, tattoos all over your face, a missing ear— and a reason you aren't going to have this corrected as soon as you've got the nuyen for cosmetic surgery.  

Short of Breath 
Value: -2 
You have difficulty performing strenuous tasks because you cannot breathe properly; medical science has yet to find a cure for your asthma-like ailment. Because your lungs only pull in a fraction of the air you need for serious exertion, any time you attempt such, make a Body (4) roll or be unable to perform any action on the next round while you catch your breath.  
 

Mental

Amend the Phobia table on page 29 of the Shadowrun Companion: common events such as magic, sunlight, crowds, and the outdoors are common; other common things include specific metahuman races. Uncommon phenomena include particular sorts of weather (storms, high winds), common animals (dogs, cats, insects), and spirits. Rare phenomena are worth -0 and are specific things (dogs barking, cats hissing, fire elementals, dragons, lightning). 

Example: Barry, a Trollish Physical Adept, has been on the receiving end of discrimination one too many times. He is Intolerant of injustice, and tends to interfere when a bunch of humans gang up on an Ork, when a bunch of Orks gang up on a human, or when corrupt Lone Star officers begin brutalizing innocents. Such injustice is Uncommon in the world of Shadowrun, and he must make a Willpower (4) roll not to interfere in such troubles; if he fails to interfere, he is at +2 to target numbers as he watches. This is worth 3 points of Flaw. 

Lightning Calculator 
Value: +1 
You have an exceptional talent for mental arithmetic, and are dangerous at the poker and blackjack tables due to your ability to estimate odds on the fly. Gain -2 to all appropriate target numbers.  

Confused 
Value: -1 
The world seems to be a very distorted and twisted place, and you are often left confused. Sometimes, things just don't make sense. Mostly, this is a roleplaying Flaw, but you should gain penalties to your target numbers when suffering from overwhelming sensory input, such as in a crowd or loud nightclub. This Flaw can work equally well on brainless thugs who just don't bother making sense of the world and reclusive geniuses who fail to find a pattern in the wealth of information they can perceive.  

Shy 
Value: -1 
You a naturally shy person, and prefer to avoid most social situations if you can. Increase your target numbers for Social activities with strangers by +1, or +2 if you are the center of attention.  

Soft-hearted 
Value: -1 
You cannot bear to witness suffering, and causing it can bring you nights of nausea and days of sleepless grief. It may be that you empathize too strongly, or merely that being in the presence of such intense emotions drives you to distraction. Whenever you must witness suffering, difficulties of all rolls are increased by one for the next hour.  

Overconfident 
Value: -1 
You have an exaggerated sense of your own abilities, and do not hesitate to meet challenges that would leave more sensible people quailing in their boots or heading for a fortified position. You can always find fault in others to blame for your failure. If you are a charismatic individual, you may be able to infect others with your overconfidence.  

The following three Flaws have relatively large point values because they are especially dangerous to shadowrunners. 

Absent-Minded 
Value: -3 
You don't actually forget your Knowledge skills, but details like names, addresses, and the last time you ate continue to escape your mind. In order to remember more than your name and home address, you need to make an Intelligence roll (target number varying with the obviousness and simplicity of the information— remembering your favorite restaurant is a 4, remembering where the meet with the Johnson is requires a 6, and the details of complex plans can be an 8 or 10).  

Curiosity 
Value: -3 
Your natural curiosity is strong enough to override your common sense, even if you possess that Edge. To resist the temptation to investigate mysteries, make a Willpower roll. Resisting "I wonder what's in that cabinet?" requires only a 4, but "I'll just peek into the Renraku mainframe— no one will notice!" requires an 8.  

Speech Impediment 
Value: -1 
You have a stammer or some other speech impediment that hampers verbal communication. Your TN's for communication and some Social rolls can go up by 2 under appropriate circumstances.  

Lifesaver 
Value: -1 
While you are not a complete Pacifist, you consider killing to be the last resort, and will only do so when it is obvious that a person cannot be brought to justice or in self-defense; even then, you do so in as humane a means as possible. You have a firm conviction in your beliefs, and will attempt to exhort your teammates to avoid wetwork contracts against all but the most heinous of criminals.  

Clear Thinker 
Value: +1 
You have a -2 bonus or others a +2 penalty when attempts are made to confuse, befuddle, lie to, or fast talk you.  
 

Social

Attractive 
Value: +1 
You gain a -2 to Social rolls with sexually compatible characters in appropriate situations. People are often attracted to you; at times, this can be put to good use, at other times it's an annoyance.  

Striking 
Value: +2 
This edge provides a -2 target modifier on all Social and Etiquette Tests made when dealing with the opposite sex (-1 with the same sex) and members of the opposite sex great the characters with a friendly attitudes when they first meet.  

Spectacular 
Value: +3 
This edge provides a -3 target modifier on all Social and Etiquette Tests made with members of the opposite sex (-2 with the same sex) and members of the opposite sex great the characters with Friendly attitudes when the first meet.  

Curse of Venus 
Value: -1 
You are very attractive to people whom you do not wish to attract (+-3 to appropriate target numbers). People whom you detest are constantly getting crushes on you, and tend to overlook your rejection of them. On the other hand, people you wish to attract or endear tend to think you are vain and shallow (±1 to appropriate target numbers).  

Innocence 
Value: +1 
For some reason, everyone considers you pure and innocent, though not necessarily naïve. You have a saintly quality that is hard to put a finger on, but others tend to see it in you; you are trusted, even if you are not trustworthy. You tend to receive lesser punishments for wrongdoing and are liked by most; you get a great deal less hassling on the street than most.  

Scapegoat 
Value: -1 
For some reason, you just seem to be the guilty party; even when you're asleep, you look like you're up to something. People seldom trust you, even if you've done nothing wrong, and you are often singled out for special attention.  

Eerie Presence 
Value: -1 
You may be physically unexceptional, but there's just a creepy aura about you; choose how it manifests, whether people are simply uneasy around you, if they get the feeling you exude waves of invisible slime, if menace and evil hang over your head like smog, et cetera. You possess a +2 penalty to Social rolls around most people, though friends may grow to overlook your magical air and some people— often magically active, though many enlightened, self-assured people also possess such capabilities— may automatically overlook it. People with Eerie Presence can seldom detect this presence in other people.  
 

Magical

Elemental Ties 
Value: +2, +4, -2, -4 
Hermetic mages only. Your magic resonates strongly with a particular element, in harmony or disharmony. For each two points in the Edge or Flaw, you have a permanent one-point bonus or penalty with respect to dealing with spells and elementals of that particular element. With respect to the metaplanes, it only aids in understanding the geography of that particular plane, and does not help in the usual tests made on Astral Quests.  

Blatant Magic 
Value: -1 
Your magic is always obvious whenever you cast spells, though you may sustain them normally. Perhaps your totemic mask appears at the drop of a hat— often regarded as a good thing by shamans— or glowing signs and sigils appear in the air when you cast your spells.  

Continuous Blatant Magic 
Value: -2 
As Blatant Magic, but it continues while you sustain spells.  

Oracular Ability 
Value: +3 
Life, for you, is filled with signs and portents; pigeons sitting above a door, clouds in the sky, and reflections in puddles of spilled water stand out to you with significance. Recognizing the meaning of such things requires a Special Skill, Omen Interpretation. Your teammates will quickly learn to duck when you say, "I've got a bad feeling about this."  

Magic Sensitivity 
Value: +2 
You tend to notice when magic is occurring around you.  

Precognition 
Value: +4 
You have an uncontrolled ability to catch glimpses of the future. When and how your visions come to you, and what they relate to, are up to the game master, as well as whether they are the future as might-be or will-be. You may have developed some rituals that can occasionally induce such premonitions, such as reading Tarot cards, drinking yourself into a stupor, or meditating with the stereo turned up to 110 dB.  

Visions 
Value: +2 
Similar to Precognition, but the nature of the visions you experience is usually allegorical, and are always related to your own life. Like Precognition, you may have rituals that increase the probability that you will have visions. The Dream Interpretation Specialization of Psychology may be very useful to you.  

The Bard's Tongue 
Value: -1 
Somehow, you are in contact with a pool of universal knowledge, or some spirit deep in the metaplanes has hooks set deeply into you. Roughly once per adventure, an uncomfortable truth will come into your head and proceed immediately to your lips; only making a Willpower (6) roll and biting your tongue hard enough to cause a Light wound can prevent it. Gamemasters who do not feel up to making use of such a Flaw should ban it.  

Danger Sense 
Value: +? 
You have a sixth sense that warns you of danger. When danger threatens, the game master should have you make a perception check against a target number based on the remoteness of the danger.  
 

Miscellaneous

The notion in the Shadowrun Companion that a character should have more enemies because they had more starting nuyen just doesn't make sense; we're ignoring it. 

Background Trouble 
Value: -1 
Somewhere in your past, you've left problems that could lead to difficulties if ever you go back where you left the trouble. You might have a relatively large organization gunning for you, but insufficiently motivated to chase you to your current location.  

Hidden Past 
Value: -1 
Either you're trying to keep your own past secret, or there's something about it you yourself are not aware of. Either way, respectable amounts of trouble may ensue when it's uncovered that you're not just any orphan, you're the illegitimate grandchild of a megacorporate CEO, or you were once a charter member of the Humanis Policlub.  

Favors 
Value: -1 
Someone did something major for you in the past and you owe them, big time. They can call on you for favors which may be fairly dangerous.  
 

Fate

Weirdness Magnet 
Value: -1 
Whenever weird shit comes down, it happens in your neighborhood or to you directly. Spirits seem to find you absolutely fascinating for reasons they can't or won't describe, and paranormal animals keep popping up in your neighborhood. You keep getting Elvis shamans as free contacts. Not-quite-sane street people seem to consider you a valuable confidante.  

Trouble Magnet 
Value: -2 
Perhaps you were a very evil person in a previous life; you cannot seem to escape the vicissitudes of the world. Gang wars seem to break out around you, and trouble happens in your general vicinity and neighborhood, if it doesn't seek you out directly. If you're in a bad neighborhood, it's gangs and muggers; if you're in a good one, it's intrigue and happenstance occurrences that piss off powerful people. Thugs will cross the street to get in your way. Surviving this kind of trouble may get you a reputation as a badass.  

When multiple characters with Weirdness Magnet or Trouble Magnet group together, sum the number of Flaw points devoted to this magnetism. This is the level of the Flaw that the group has. Thus, three people with Trouble Magnet should regularly run into lethal danger; two with Trouble Magnet and two with Weirdness Magnet will be in similar amounts of trouble, but it will be somewhat less lethal and somewhat more bizarre.