Re: So why would anyone become a shadowrunner, anyway?

>I pause here and ask: Does this make sense?
>
>My character, unfortunately...He's 30. He's the new kid, only been on
>the unit about a year or two, maybe 3 years, tops. Everybody else has
>influence they can use to pull themselves to another job in KE; He has
>none. No enemies, but no friends besides those he served with, really.
>So he's the victim of attrition during a cutback in 2070.

Well, cutbacks always are a bees-itch, but when you are highly skilled and

given even a slight increase in pay, when some bean counter comes along to

cut costs you are always the first one to be fired, especially if you are 
working slightly less than 10 years and due long service leave.

>OK, so he's jobless. Separated on good terms, but still.

No doubt you were given 15 minutes to empty your locker and left the 
building escorted by security, rather than being fired by email while you 
are in hospital after being injured in the line of duty.....

>But, still. Why would he become a shadowrunner? (I know, maybe it
>means I should go with another character concept, but...Eh, I dunno.
>Something in me feels stubborn.)

Most of the Star characters in the books retained some sort of sense of 
justice (modified for survival of course), most would choose periphery 
positions in the shadows as a freelance "thief-taker" or private 
investigator, unless they uncovered some stereotypical Awful Secret (TM) 
about the cor****ation.

>Why would *anybody* become a shadowrunner, actually?

Well, certainly not for the medical benefits or retirement package, but 
sometimes you take dangerous work to survive from day to day.  Those who
do 
it for the thrills have an even shorter life expectancy.

While there are those who spend up big or who do not want to plow the
money 
back into cyberware or hardware - but if I had a million nuyen in "real 
life", I would purchase a permanent middle or high lifestyle and not
bother 
to go on shadowruns.

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