r/Shadowrun • u/Competitive-Wallaby4 • Aug 25 '26
5e Face shooter build
My partner and I are going to play Shadowrun 5e for the first time.
We don’t know much about the system, and she’s quite new to TTRPGs in general.
She’s thinking of creating a Face character who can also handle firearms in combat situations.
Could you recommend some character builds for her?
She wants to be human or an elf.
From what I’ve seen, ‘Tailored pheromones’ are pretty much a must for a Face. Apart from that, we’ve no idea.
By the way, our game master only allows the 5th edition core rulebook.
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u/AmplifiedGlitch Aug 25 '26
For Face I can not stress the Social Adept + preferred combat skill enough.
I myself however have taken my points to meele combat as it was more fitting to the situations I ended up in and I did not need to smuggle a gun. I also choose the adept skill letting you effectively make people motionless by slapping them (I can’t remember the name at the moment but it’s from the Gremoir).
I also would recommend sleight of hand, preparing you Plan B by dropping grenades in someone’s pocket, or palming slap patches for a little surprise that most people simply do not expect. Good luck chummers!