Ditch

Ditch

Real Name  Richard B. Resnick Age ? Metatype Human Archetype  Phys. Adept Origin ? Affil. DXM Status PC (Living) @PCs PC

Actor: Vin Diesel

Concept

Fugitive Blade-Wielding Assassin

Tropes

Le Parkour

Details

• Orphan; dumped in trash bin at birth, found
• Raised in foster homes, in Seattle, during early childhood; lived mostly on the street and/or juvenile corrections facilities (mostly for B&E) by adolescence; discovered gift for free-running
• Got hired on w/ [Company] at ground-floor job; learned how corrupt the company was; tried to speak out & got thrown under the bus, & sent to prison for it
• Escaped prison after three years; shot two guards in the process
• Over several years, killed a number of bounty-hunters trying to bring him back in. Returned to prison a few times, but escaped each time.
• Joined merc/shadowrunning outfit doing corporate espionage work.
• Entire merc outfit wiped out on mission, Ditch the only survivor. Johnson presumed he had killed the team, and handed him over to bounty-hunters ([Johns]), to be imprisoned again. Escaped capture, nearly killing [Johns] in the process.
• Caught by [Johns] again. Transport crashed in [dangerous wilderness area] while en route to prison facility; befriended [Jack/Kyra] during the ordeal. Survived [creature] attacks, & escaped back to Seattle w/ [Jack/Kyra], [Imam]
• After a few years of laying low, started taking freelance running jobs again

Traits (261)

ST 13* [30]; DX 14 [80]; IQ 10 [0]; HT 13† [30].
Damage 1d/2d; BL 34 lb; HP 13 [0]; Will 12 [10]; Per 12 [10]; FP 12 [-3].
Basic Speed 7.00 [5]; Basic Move 8 [5]; Dodge 11‡.

Social Background

TL: 9 [0].
CF: Western (Native) [0].
Languages: City-Speak (Accented) [4]; English (Native) [0].

Templates and Meta-Traits

Dagger Fighting (Martial Arts; p. MA155) [0]; Intelligence (p. A1:4) [0]; Traceur (p. A3:9) [0].

Advantages

Combat Reflexes [15]; Damage Resistance 1 (Magical; Tough Skin) [3]; Dark Vision (Always On (effects are physically inconvenient); Magical; Temporary Disadvantage (Reduced Vision 3, Daylight Only) (-13)) [15]; Double-Jointed [15]; Fit [5]; High Pain Threshold (Magical) [9]; Perfect Balance (Magical) [14]; Signature Gear 1 (Large Monowire Knife, Pair) [1]; Street-Smart 2 [10]; Striking ST 1 [5].
Perks: Acrobatic Feints; Acrobatic Kicks; Off-Hand Training (Knife); Weapon Bond (Knife). [4]

Disadvantages

Bloodlust (12 or less) [-10]; Callous [-5]; Code of Honor (Pirate's) [-5]; Enemy (Bounty-Hunter of the Week; Equal in power to the PC; 9 or less) [-10]; Intolerance (Authorities; One group) [-5]; Loner (9 or less) [-7]; Reputation -2 (Bounty-Hunter Killer; 10 or less; Small class) [-1]; Secret Identity (Escaped Convict/False SIN; Imprisonment or Exile) [-20]; Sense of Duty (Kyra; Individual) [-2]; Unnatural Feature -1 (Eyes) [-1].
Quirks: Doesn't trust easily; Keeps himself physically pure and balanced; Minor Vow (Live Off-the-Grid); Secretly, holds a rather low opinion of himself; Soft spot for children. [-5]

Skills

Acrobatics (H) DX+2 [8]-16§; Animal Handling (Dogs) (A) IQ [2]-10; Area Knowledge (Seattle) (E) IQ+1 [2]-11; Brawling (E) DX [1]-14; Breath Control (H) HT-1 [2]-12; Climbing (A) DX+5 [1]-19¶; Computer Operation/TL9 (E) IQ [1]-10; Driving/TL9 (Motorcycle) (A) DX [2]-14; Escape (H) DX+3 [1]-17**; Expert Skill (Thanatology) (H) IQ-1 [2]-9; Fast-Draw (Knife) (E) DX+2 [2]-16††; Forced Entry (E) DX [1]-14; Guns/TL9 (Pistol) (E) DX [1]-14; Guns/TL9 (Shotgun) (E) DX-2 [0]-12; Guns/TL9 (Submachine Gun) (E) DX-2 [0]-12; Holdout (A) IQ [2]-10‡‡; Intimidation (A) Will [2]-12§§; Jumping (E) DX+2 [4]-16; Knife (E) DX+2 [4]-16¶¶; Meditation (H) Will-2 [1]-10; Merchant (A) IQ+1 [1]-11***; Observation (A) Per [2]-12; Running (A) HT+1 [4]-14; Savoir-Faire (Prison) (E) IQ [1]-10; Scrounging (E) Per+2 [1]-14***; Search (A) Per [2]-12; Shadowing (A) IQ [1]-10‡‡‡; Smuggling (A) IQ [2]-10; Stealth (A) DX [2]-14; Streetwise (A) IQ+2 [2]-12***; Swimming (E) HT [1]-13; Throwing (A) DX-3 [0]-11; Thrown Weapon (Knife) (E) DX [1]-14; Tracking (A) Per-5 [0]-7; Urban Survival (A) Per+2 [2]-14***; Wrestling (A) DX [2]-14.
Techniques: Acrobatic Stand (Acrobatics) (A) [0]-10; Aggressive Parry (Brawling) (H) [0]-10; Arm Lock (Wrestling) (A) [0]-14; Armed Grapple (Knife) (H) [0]-14; Back Strike (Knife) (H) [0]-14; Choke Hold (Wrestling) (H) [0]-11; Dive n' Roll (Acrobatics) (A) [0]-12; Dual-Weapon Attack (Knife) (H) [0]-12; Dual-Weapon Defense (Knife) (H) [0]-10; Evade (Acrobatics) (A) [0]-16; Feint (Acrobatics) (H) [0]-16; Feint (Knife) (H) [0]-16; Jump Kick (Acrobatics) (H) [0]-12; Knee Strike (Brawling) (A) [0]-13; Neck Snap (Wrestling) (H) [0]-9†††; Push Kick (Acrobatics) (H) [0]-13; Push Kick (Brawling) (H) [0]-11; Reverse Grip (Knife) (A) [0]-10; Running Climb (Jumping) (H) [0]-16; Scaling (Climbing) (H) [0]-16; Skidding (A) [0]-12; Sliding (Acrobatics) (A) [0]-16; Spinning (Acrobatics) (A) [0]-14; Spinning Kick (Acrobatics) (H) [0]-13; Spinning Strike (Knife) (H) [0]-14; Sweeping Kick (Acrobatics) (H) [0]-13; Targeted Attack (Knife Thrust/Sweet-Spot) (H) [2]-7.

Footnotes

* Conditional +1 from 'Striking ST'.

† Conditional +1 from 'Fit'.

‡ Includes +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'.

§ Includes +1 from 'Perfect Balance'.

¶ Includes +5 from 'Double-Jointed', +1 from 'Perfect Balance'.

** Includes +5 from 'Double-Jointed'.

†† Includes +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'; Conditional -1 from 'Concealed-Carry Rig'.

‡‡ Conditional +1 from 'Shoulder Rig', +2 from 'Concealed-Carry Rig'.

§§ Conditional +1 from 'Callous' when you use threats or torture, -2 from 'Reputation (Bounty-Hunter Killer)' when your reputation works against you.

¶¶ Conditional +1 from 'Weapon Bond (Knife)'.

*** Includes +2 from 'Street-Smart'.

††† Includes -1 from 'Neck Snap (Wrestling)'.

‡‡‡ Includes -1 from 'Unnatural Feature (Eyes)', +2 from 'Street-Smart'.

Trivia

• Reboot, v2; previous version reached ~330pts, and featured cybernetics instead of "magical" abilities. The only PC to appear in all previous Shadowrun one-shots.
• Obvious Riddick ripoff is obvious; more representative of "earlier" ability levels, though
• The name "Ditch" comes from Charlie Sheen's character in the movie, Terminal Velocity; a diminutive of "Richard," a combination of "Dick" and "Rich"