Risus: No Rest for the Wicked

Name: Priti Agarval Hook: Owes a Favor (Lagna Asura, a Desi crime
Affiliation:MedNet syndicate, arranged for the Agarvals to emigrate
Description: from Kashmir and for Priti to go to med school)
Lucky Shots: 
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Quest Dice:  
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Quest: Implanted Medical Tech
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Cliché: Cybered Medic Cliché: ‘StimStar Aficionado
Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Accurately diagnosing and What it’s Good For: Knowing who’s who in the
treating medical emergencies with a quick glance glamorous world of ‘StimStars ad all the hot gossip,
and touch of your hand (literally), Having “shiver” Knowing where they come from and how, Knowing
[secure wireless] access to the MedNet network, about the nitty-gritty of the Sim’Stim industry
Being a walking first aid kit (especially the scandalous)
Tools of the Trade: Medic toolkit , Prosthetic hand Tools of the Trade: A massive library of ‘Stims and
and forearm loaded with sensors and first aid stuff, gossip rags including more than a few bootlegs and
Digital optical input, Wireless neural modem hard- pirated/ “paparazzi direct” releases
coded to the MedNet network, Neural USB jack
Cliché: Desi Klub Kid
Cliché: Student Surgeon Rating: 
Rating:  What it’s Good For: Dancing your brains out,
What it’s Good For: Having a basic understanding of Knowing where ALL the clubs are including the cool
surgical procedure, Knowing specific procedures in ones, Being friends with bouncers and bartenders,
textbook fashion, Being smug and full of yourself, Knowing the Crowds and the K-Rowds, Knowing
Having access to research libraries, Being good with which dealers sell “the good chaat,” Having a
your hands Rakshasi tolerance for drinks and drugs
Tools of the Trade: Subdermal I.D./access chip, Tools of the Trade: Money, Multiple forged I.D.s,
Whites, E-textbooks on chip, Several half-finished Hot Couture, A pocket full of “dust” [recreational
research papers drugs], Energy to burn
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 Risus: No Rest for the Wicked
Name: Peter “Small Change” Yakatori Hook: Constantly trying to prove himself
Affiliation: “MedNet”
Description: Lucky Shots:   
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Quest Dice: 
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Quest:
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Cliché: EMT in Training Cliché: Small but Fierce
Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Treating those in need of What it’s Good For: Being short or “petite,” Being
emergency medical care with “gentle” reminders underestimated, Holding your own
from a senior tech, Knowing the textbook version of
being an EMT, Having awkward questions after a
call, Being a fresh young face
Tools of the Trade: Medic toolkit, Ambulance, Tools of the Trade: Mean glare, Small stature
Textbook, Stretcher, Lucky t-shirt, MedNet-linked
blue tooth with POV camera

Cliché: Son of a Yakuza Soldier Cliché:

Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Knowing about people in high What it’s Good For:
and illegal places, Having access to firearms and
other implements of harm, Knowing some Karate,
Knowing where the Yakuza bar and ramen shops are

Tools of the Trade: Kick-ass cell phone, Your dad’s Tools of the Trade:
name, Plenty of cash, A “pop gun”

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 Risus: No Rest for the Wicked
Name: Samuel Chase Hook: Street Bushido (Stick to your word, Don’t let
Affiliation: MedNet others suffer needlessly, Only fight The Good Fight)
Description: Lucky Shots: 
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Quest Dice:  
 
Quest: Street Bushido
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Cliché: Ex-Army Medic Cliché: Old Soldier
Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Keeping your head under What it’s Good For: Having war stories, Being
pressure, Seeing to the wounded, “I’ve seen worse,” tough, Knowing and dealing with other grognards,
Giving and taking orders, Improvising Having lots of first-hand experience with combat and
tactics
Tools of the Trade: Medic toolkit, Ambulance, Tools of the Trade: Cybernetic arm, Old service
Stretcher, Leatherman, MedNet-linked blue tooth sidearm, Membership at the local VFW, More than a
with POV camera few scars and plated bones

Cliché: Former Truck Driver Cliché: Amateur Painter

Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Driving big vehicles like traffic What it’s Good For: Knowing about painting, Having
cops are a fairy tale, Knowing about automobile artistic friends, Having a living room full of your own
engines and making them work long enough to get artwork
where you’re going, Smuggling, Knowing the back
roads and all the best truck stops
Tools of the Trade: Trucker’s cap, Phone numbers Tools of the Trade: Paints, Brushes, Canvases,
on diner receipts and strip-club napkins, Lucky air Books of art
freshener
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 Risus: No Rest for the Wicked
Name: Friedrich Snyder Hook: Dark Secret
Affiliation: MedNet
Description: Lucky Shots: 
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Quest Dice:  
 
Quest: “Ganesh on your Shoulder”
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Cliché: Hindu Cowboy Cliché: “Legit’” Cybernetics Technician
Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Hacking and coding, Knowing What it’s Good For: Knowing about cybernetics,
data thieves, Skating and breaking EIC, Knowing Repairing cybernetics, Spotting cybernetics, Knowing
about computer systems, Knowing about the ‘net good cyrgeons, Knowing black medics, Knowing
and the Devas, Knowing how to petition the Devas, about the cybernetics black market
Praying, Keeping the fun holidays
Tools of the Trade: Neural USB jack, “Diving board” Tools of the Trade: Diagnostics console, Tool kit,
[laptop with neural interface] with stickers of Hindu Workshop, Spare parts, Phone numbers
gods on it, Incense, Offerings, Mirrored sunglasses

Cliché: Non-Stop Bullshitter Cliché: Ex-Convict

Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Talking without cease, Telling What it’s Good For: Knowing about the prison
stories, Telling jokes that may or may not be system, “I bunked with this guy in the can…,”
appreciated, Making friendly, Not stopping for Smuggling small objects, Having a good “Don’t fuck
breath with me” face, Knowing about being “kinked”

Tools of the Trade: Sex, Lies, Nixon tapes Tools of the Trade: Cigarettes, Shiv

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 Risus: No Rest for the Wicked
Name: Shania Steel Hook: Owned (MedNet picked you up and put you
Affiliation: Motherfucking MedNet back together without a contract with them. You’re
Description: now their indentured muscle.)
Lucky Shots:  
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Quest Dice: 
 
Quest:
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Cliché: Razorgirl Cliché: Jeet Kun Do Practitioner
Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Being unassuming, Being What it’s Good For: Kung fu fighting, Knowing a
athletic, Being the deadliest person in the room and little bit of a lot of martial arts styles, Being
an all-out bad ass, Hurting people, Knowing a few unpredictable, Improvising, Going with the flow,
good cyrgeons, Lookin’ good Quoting Bruce Lee and Spike Spiegel

Tools of the Trade: Retractable blade implants, Tools of the Trade: Brass knuckles, Improvised
Easily concealed weapons, A killer haircut weapons, A mean “HWA-TAAAAH!”

Cliché: Former Doll Cliché: SINLess Southern Belle

Rating:  Rating: 
What it’s Good For: Knowing about dollhouses, What it’s Good For: Being charming, Being
Knowing where to find dollhouses (both licensed and colloquial and genial, Being ignored by The System,
unlicensed), Knowing people that are or were dolls, Having a twang, Knowing what chicken-fried steak is
Being seductive

Tools of the Trade: Neural USB jack, IUD Tools of the Trade: Forged I.D.s, Sweet tea

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