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Contacts

Courier/Smuggling

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Distraction

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Bodyguard

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ClubOwner

Enforcement

CorporateManager

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CorporateScientist

Hoax/Counterfeit

CorporateSecretary

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Security

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Runs To Go 15

Adventure Ideas 16

Assassination

Blackmail

Bodyguard

Contacts and Adventures

Wildhings

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. . . who you know . . .

Jake’susualhauntwasthesameasalways—darkanddingy.Theroomwasnauseatinglythickwithdespair,

justthewaytheregularslikedit.Jakeswirledhiswellsynthahol.Thestuffreeked,butbytheifthorsixthdrink,he

barelynoticed.Thehulkingmanwhojustsatnexttohim—Eddie—regardedthescenebriely,thengrowled,“Finish

yourdrink,shortman.Iain’tstayinghere.

“Whereweheadedthen?”

“We’lltalkinthecar.I’llplaytaxi-driver.”Jakenoddedandthetwoslippedoutintothenight.

InsideEddie’sbeat-upHondaSpirit,hementallyarguedwiththelousyearly-generationARinterface,telling

theautopilottoheaddowntownataleisurelypace.Thevehiclebegantodriveitself,neverbreakingthespeedlimitor

anyothertraficlaws,infuriatingtherecklessdriversontheroad.

“Idid.Icameback.”Eddieexhaledalong,thin,whistlingstreamofsmokeandsmiled.Hewasabouttoaskfor

afavor,andheneededtolightenhismoodabit.Smoketricksalwaysseemedtohelp.

“Welcomeback.”

JakenarrowedhiseyesatEddie,sensingtheapproachofthefavor.FavorsforEddieusuallymeanttrouble—

notthattroublewasnecessarilyabadthing.Lately,Jake’slifehadbeendullerthanaslategreycorpcubicle.Jake

knewhewasbeingbaited,buthegobbledthehookanyway.“Justwhatareyouplaying,here?”

“Iamputtingyouinchargeofindingme,Jake.”

“I’mlookingrightatyou,andyou’realamingidiot.Whatsortofscamareyourunning?”

“You’reinchargeofindingme.”EddiepulledacredstickfromhiscoatandtosseditintoJake’slap.Jakedidn’t

evenbothertoaskhowmuch.EddiealwaysmadesurehecompensatedthePIhandsomelyforhistime.“Butyou’re

notgoingtoindme.”

“Andifanyonecomeslooking,youheardfromareliablesourcethatIwasjustseensomewherethatIain’t.

Understood?”

“Whatrep?”Eddiesaidwithasmirk.Itwashisturnnowforafewdigsathisoldfriend.“Butitwon’tbeeasy

beingwrongallthetime.”

“Yeah.I’msickofhearingit.”

“Well,you’regonnakeephearingit.Ihadtalent.”Dasheddreamsalwayshaveawayofsoberingupaconver-

sation. “Howlongyouwantmetokeepupthischarade?”

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“What,anothersurveillancedronecrawlupyourass?”Jakerepliedwithanairofdeiance,yethequicklypol-

ishedoffhisswill.Eddiehadahightoleranceforsmart-assbanter,butaquickfusewhenitcametopatience.Eddie

shruggedoffthecomment.Jakestood,readytogo.

Followingafewminutesofsilentcigarettesmoking,Jakere-openedtheconversation.“I’msurprisedyou’rein

town.Iheardyouskipped.”

“I’mskippingagain.”EddieoptedtokeephismouthshutatthispointandgiveJaketheopportunitytocontinue

theconversation.Dramaticeffect.Peekhisinterest.

“I’mnotgoingtoindyou.”Jakepocketedthecredstick.“Consideryourselfmisplaced.”

Jakechuckled.“You’regoingtopaymetofail.That’sgonnadowondersformyrep.”

“Idigthroughsmokeandmirrorsforaliving,Edward.”EddiehatedbeingcalledEdward.“Icandamnsuretoss

upsomeofitmyself.DidIevertellyaIusedtobequitetheactor?”

“Sixmonths,eightontheoutside,andthingsshould

beclear.

ConTACT METATYpE

“You’vegotyourselfadeal.Fromthismomenton,you

arethemostelusivemanI’veeverhadthedispleasuretolook

for.” Jake eyed a bar up the street a bit on the right. “Pull

over.”

Eddie commanded the car to stop at the curb. Jake

popped open the door and grunted as he lifted his slightly

aching,thoroughlyintoxicatedframefromthecar.Without

even a glance back to his old friend, and current employer,

Jakeslammedthecardoorshutandstrolledintothebar.The

words “Eddie who?” skipping through his mind, over and

overagain.

Each of the contacts presented here may be of any metatype.

The stats listed assume the contact is human. To adjust the

metatype, apply the following modiiers, as appropriate. Note

that no attribute may be reduced below 1.

Metatype B A R S C I L W EdG InI

Dwarf +1 — –1 +2 — — — +1 –1 –1

Elf — +1 — — +2 — — — –1 —

Ork +3 — — +2 –1 — –1 — –1 —

Troll +4 –1 — +4 –2 –1 –1 — –1 —

hefollowingsectionprovidesaselectionofuse-

fulcontactaplayerorgamemastermightchoosefrom.Allgame

rulesandadditionaladviceforhandlingcontactsareinthe Friends

and Foes chapter, pp. 278–285 of Shadowrun, Fourth Edition.

Informationinthatchapterisnotduplicatedinthisbooklet.

electronic) nicely iled of, ready for your hot little hands at a

modestprice.Ifyourtastesinweaponryarealittlemoreexotic

or lean towards the military-grade, she should still be able to

hookyouup—eitherwiththegearorwithsomeoneelsewho

can get it. She will also be able to recommend a street doctor

whocanhandletheimplantationofweaponsystems.

he armorer knows her goods are in high demand from

allsortsofunscrupulouspartiesonbothsidesofthelaw,andis

likelytoemploybodyguardsforpersonalsafetyandthesafety

of the merchandise. She will almost certainly be competent

at defending herself and will have the technical know-how to

performatleastbasicrepairsonweaponsandarmor.Herweb

ofcontactswillincluderunners,smugglers,otherfences,street

docs, military types, and even corporate suits. Essentially, she

knowsalmostanyoneworthknowingacrosstheentirecriminal

spectrum(andbeyond).

heeasiestandbestwaytoestablishanarmorerasacon-

tactistodobusinesswithher…lotsofbusiness.Anoccasional

customerisgoingtohaveadiiculttimemovingbeyondclient

status.Regularvisits,droppingcopiousamountsofnuyenand

apenchantfordiscussingthelatestinirearmtechwillquickly

putarunnerinanarmorer’sgoodgraces.Whileitmaybeex-

pensivetodevelopandkeepthistypeofcontact,theirbroad-

reachinginluencecanproveinvaluable.

B A R S C I L W EDG ESS Init IP

2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3

Active Skills: Armorer 5, Con 2, Demolitions 2, Etiquette 2

(Street+2),FirearmsSkillGroup2,Hardware2,Negotiation

3,Perception2

Knowledge Skills: Ballistics 3, Chemistry 2, Engineering 3,

FirearmDesign3,Weapons5

Cyberware: Olfactory Booster 3, Reaction Enhancer 1,

Smartlink

5.4

ARMoRER

Uses:Weaponsandarmor,repairsandupgrades

Places to Meet:Shootingrange,bar,workshop,dojo

Similar Contacts:Fence,gunsmith,weaponsspecialist

hebodyguard’sjobsoundssimple:watchoutfortrouble,

andprotecttheclientfromit.Forthemodernbodyguard,that

involvesmorethanjustknowingthelayofthelandandclearing

Somewhereinthecity,thearmorerhasastashofweapons,

armor, and other goodies, serial numbers (both physical and

Contacts and Adventures

ConTACTS

BodYGuARd

Uses:Insideinformation,security

Places to Meet:Anevent,club

Similar Contacts:Bouncer

iorsandhabitsorjustgossipabouttheirpersonallives.hey’ll

also have intel on the security and layout of facilities they’ve

visited,whichmayproveuseful.

B A

S C I L W EDG ESS Init

3.3 6(7) 1(2)

Active Skills: Athletics Skill Group 2, Close Combat Skill

Group3,Dodge3,Intimidation4,Perception4,PilotGround

Crat2,Pistols3

Knowledge Skills:Law3,LoneStarProcedures3,MediaStars

4,PaparazziControl4

Cyberware: Cybereyes (Rating 2 with Flare Compensation,

hermographicVision,VisionMagniication),WiredRelexes1

Bioware:Orthoskin3

Let’sfaceit.Peoplegetintotheclubbusinessfortworea-

sons—nuyen and a certain degree of fame within the scene.

hey want nothing more than to please the clientele in order

to keep them (and their wallets) coming back and spreading

theword.Peoplenewtothebizwillhaveboundlessenthusiasm

forhavingagoodtimeandwillexpendatonofenergyandre-

sourcestokeepthecustomershappy.Adecadedowntheroad,

though,mostclubownerswillbejadedbythesceneandstrictly

goingthroughthemotions—“it’satoughlifebutsomeonehas

togetyoudrunk”.Usually,whenaclubownergetstothispoint,

onlymoneytalks,everythingelsewalks.Aclubownerwillal-

waystreatregularswithacertaindegreeofrespectandcamara-

derie,butthelongerhehasbeeninthemuck,thetougheritis

topenetratehisinnercircle.

thewayforasimsensestarlet.Hekeepstrackofmultiplefeeds

from external drones monitoring the area, and likely works

with a hacker to guard against electronic threats and a magi-

cian to guard against magical threats. A bodyguard team that

can’tprotecttheirclientfromallthreetypesofthreats—meat,

magic,andmatrix—isn’tlikelytolandanylucrativecontracts.

Rarely of-duty, a bodyguard will frequently work 16-hour

days, keeping one eye on his party and the other on everyone

else. However, even the middling bodyguard is compensated

handsomelyforhistime.hosewhoattendtotheeliterungsof

societyotenbecomemillionairesintheirownright.

Tostayaloatinthecutthroatclubscene,aclubownerhas

hadtobattleotherowners,undesirablesintheneighborhood

(some of which are regulars), and the city government, who

willhavemadelifetoughateveryopportunity.He’llhavespent

moretimearguingwithcityinspectionagentsandgoingback

andforthwithhislawyerandinancialconsultantsthanmost

othersmallbusinessowners,andhehasmorethanafewtricks

up his sleeve. He knows bands and comedians; strippers and

whores; politicians and bankers; gangers and runners; Maia

donsandYakuzaoyabun.

Bodyguards fall into a few categories: corporate body-

guards, employed by a single corporation and oten assigned

long-term to a single VIP; freelance bodyguards, who are ac-

credited professionals oten working for corporations such as

Lone Star when extra security is required for an event; and

shadowbodyguards,whoworkillegallyforcriminalsyndicates

orforcorpsasdeniableassets.

Youdon’tnecessarilyneedtopatronizehisclubforhimto

helpyouout,butitwillsurehelpifyoudo.Justdon’tbringheat

downonhishead,oryou’llnevergetbeyondthedoormanagain.

B A R S C I L W EDG ESS Init IP

Active Skills: Con 3, Etiquette 4, Forgery 2, Intimidation 2,

Negotiation3,Perception2

Knowledge Skills: Booze 3, Business 3, Fine Cuisine 3, Fine

Restaurants3,HighSocietyRumors4,LocalCulture3,Local

Politics4

Mostbodyguardsareunwillingtobetraytheirclients,no

matterwhatthebribemaybe.Reputationiseverythingintheir

businessandonceitistarnished,workmayneverbeavailable

again. Unscrupulous bodyguards exist, however, even at the

highestlevelsofthebusiness,thougheventheserareindividu-

alswouldnotsellouttheirclientsforanythinglessthanseveral

year’ssalary(aterall,theywouldneedthatmoneytore-forge

anewreputationinanothercity).heymaybemoreeagerto

passoninfoaboutformerclients,includingtheirtypicalbehav-

CoRpoRATE MAnAGER

Uses:Accesscodes,insideinformation

Places to Meet:PTAmeeting,corporateevent,happyhour

Similar Contacts:Citybureaucrat

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4 3 3(4) 3 2 3 2 4

CLuB oWnER

Uses:Additionalcontacts,information,privatemeetingplaces

Places to Meet:Club,localpoliticalmeeting

Similar Contacts: Localdiveowner,clubkid,barly

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