Deadeye SnipesI didn't hack anything. My character had practically been in the bar forever cooling down after an attempt on his life while he had a dedicated team scouring the station. The fireteams that went out are going to citizen's arrest the two who were involved in the attempt on his life and drop them off in security. No delusions of grandeur there. And his backstory is quite meager and modest, and he hates resorting to utilizing the "big guns" of his wealth, as evidenced by the fact that he quietly walked into the station and bar without escort. I have RL experience in military, fugitive recovery, and federal work as an analyst, but I don't just walk up and introduce myself that way, but you can bet when I'm pissed off it comes out. Same here. I'm working on his background dossier, just haven't posted it yet. I'm trying to stay on the small scale since the grenads snafu, but what would you do? as for pros, hard work and running a tech/PMC have granted him wealth, decades of combat as Marine; quite capable, but not the best fighter in the cockpit. Cons, schizoid personality type but understands you need allies in the cut-throat galaxy, overestimates his abilities considering his age and sees himself as expendable after what happened to his family.
I'm not doubting that he -is- capable. Presentation is also important. How is the character presented? In a believable way? Or far fetched?
For example, If my opening scene for Stryker involved him wearing the mole singlet/costume with the little mole hat with tiny button eyes, waltzing into a bar and demanding attention, no one would take him serious. He would be considered a troll (very much like the response to your character in the grenade scene).
Now, a few weeks ago, Stryker did end up in the bar wearing that stuff. And it worked. Why? Over the course of four months, I've been slowly introducing his quirks. This massive bodybuilder, with a wicked cybernetic claw, does needle point. Listens to Opera. He has a unique sense of humor and really doesn't care what people think of him (except he does) and hides his insecurities behind a bravado of self assurance and humor (sometimes self deprecating, hence the mole suit)
I don't know if this is helpful. I guess what I am getting at is, slowly introduce your character. Let it -naturally- evolve over time.
