Qualities

Banned Qualities

Qualities listed here are not allowed, even if Chummer shows them.

• Codeblock (Brute Force) — Brute Force is almost always the inferior choice to Hack On The Fly, so this quality is basically points for free. Other versions of Codeblock are allowed.

Adjusted Qualities

• Lazy Fingers — A larger penalty on something that already has a large enough penalty you wouldn't regularly do it should not be worth free points. Characters with this quality may never use Brute Force or Hack On The Fly to gain multiple marks in a single action.

New Positive Qualities

Deductive Defender

Cost: 3 Karma

Knowledge is power, and being able to deduce where exactly an attack is most likely to land can turn a deadly hit into a near miss. This quality allows the character to use their Logic in place of their Willpower attribute while using Full Defense.

Handy

Cost: 1 Karma

This character always carries all sorts of small things with them, just in case they’re needed. Up to twice per day, when the runner successfully buys one item with a maximum 6-hour delivery time, they can choose to have had the item with them the whole time, “just in case”. This cannot be used on items with an R or F availability. If the runner is not near their car, truck, home, a large piece of luggage, or other places where larger items of theirs could have been stored, they cannot use this ability on items that have a Concealability greater than +0.

Hey, This Is Easy!

Cost: 1 Karma

This character has a knack for learning all sorts of new things. Reduce the training time for learning a new active or knowledge skill down to Instant. This means that as long as the character has the necessary karma, they can always instantly learn a new active or knowledge skill at Rating 1.

[Heat/Cold/Pollution/Radiation] Adjusted

Cost: 1 Karma per Level (Max 2)

This character has spent so much time in a certain environment that they do not suffer from the effects of its mild extremities. At levels 1 and 2, the character does not suffer fatigue effects of Mild environmental severity in the chosen environment. At level 2, the character treats fatigue effects of Moderate environmental severity in the chosen environment as if they were Mild. Radiation Adjusted is incompatible with Rad-Tolerant and Radiation Sponge.

Lives Below Means

Cost: 1 Karma

This character tends to be more frugal in the way they live. Decrease lifestyle costs by 10%. Treat Comforts and Necessities as if they were 1 level lower.

New Negative Qualities

Prejudiced (Specific, Leaning)

Refund: 1 Karma

Same as Prejudiced (Specific, Biased), but the effects are halved.

Favored (Specific, Leaning)

Refund: 1 Karma

Same as Favored (Specific, Biased), but the effects are halved.