Random NPC aka. Cannon Fodder

This is my first substantial post to this newsgroup (and 
probably my first post usefull to anyone), and english is 
not my primary language, but here goes..

Do any of you know the situation where the game just calls 
for some badguy interruption? the situation where the 
runners stumble across a group of people, and you haven't 
really prepared the stats for these people? I for one always 
gets very stressed about making NPCs up on the spot, and 
always forgets something like combat pool or armor. And the 
ones i come up with doesn't always quite fit the power level 
needed.

Well.. here's something i came up with. Fore every 
power-level (ammount of distributed attribute points) i have 
made up 5 sets of stats, with calculated Reaction, Combat 
pool and Natural Recoil Compensation (as of Fields of Fire 
p. 83), and every level has a set of weapons and armor 
(which i thought was fitting).

When you need a random NPC you roll a D6 (or just pick one 
if you feel like it) if the result is 1 to 5, pick the npc 
with that number, if the number is 6 rol a second time (in 
the real shadowrun spirit) and this time you pick from the 
next level. If the result is 6 again, then.. take a guess :)

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"Kids (or drug-addicts)" (16)

This group includes weak drug/chip addicts, and kids (age
13-15) who have attributes below the normal human. Even the
weakest runner have better attributes that these. Old people
could fit in this group too.

    Kid1   Kid2   Kid3   Kid4   Kid5
B     3      2      4      2      1
Q     3      4      4      2      4
S     2      1      2      4      4
C     3      3      2      4      2
I     2      4      2      2      3
W     1      2      2      4      2

R     2      4      3      2      3
CP    4      4      4      4      4

Weapon: Fitchetti 500, Cnc 7, Light, Dmg 6L, RC 0, Ammo
12(c), 1 clip
Armor: Synthetic Leather, Bal 0, Imp 1
Extra: Will to fight? :)

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"Regular People (and weak runners)" (18)

These are the normal people living everyday lives and do
everyday stuf, and it is the weakest runners (who may pack a
little something extra).

    Reg1   Reg2   Reg3   Reg4   Reg5
B     4      3      2      2      3
Q     3      4      2      5      2
S     4      2      3      3      2
C     2      3      3      3      2
I     2      3      4      1      4
W     3      3      4      2      4

R     2      3      3      3      3
CP    4      5      5      4      5

Weapon: Fichetti 500, Cnc 7, Light, Dmg 6L, RC 0, Ammo
12(c), 2 clips
Armor: Armor Clothing, Bal 3, Imp 0
Extra: Credsticks, Panicbutton!

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"Standard Security Guards (and Gifted People)" (21)

If your runners need a little figting back this is the group
to look at. They do not necessarily pose a threat in
themselves, but in numbers they could be a factor. Maybe
they have a little skill too.

   Stand1 Stand2 Stand3 Stand4 Stand5
B     3      4      4      5      4
Q     5      4      5      3      4
S     4      3      3      4      3
C     2      4      4      3      3
I     3      4      2      4      3
W     4      2      3      2      4

R     4      4      3      3      3
CP    6      5      5      4      5

Weapon: Ares Predator, Cnc 5, Heavy, Dmg 9M, RC 0, Ammo
15(c), 2 clips
Armor: Armor Vest, Bal 2, Imp 1
Extra: Fair Skill, extra armor, cyber (eyes)

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"Weathered Security Guards & Other Runners" (24)

This is a group of people that know their stuff, and some of
them have even been in the businness for scores of years.
This could also be the majority of (rival) runners sharing
your livelihood. These people have skill and abillity. (if
they guard something valuable you could give them some
security-armor, and maybe a bigger selection of toys. Just a
thought).

   Secur1 Secur2 Secur3 Secur4 Secur5
B     3      5      4      3      4
Q     6      4      6      3      3
S     5      5      4      4      3
C     4      4      2      3      5
I     3      4      3      6      5
W     3      2      5      5      4

R     4      4      4      4      4
CP    6      5      7      7      6
RC   -1     -1      -      -      -

Weapon: Ares Predator, Cnc 5, Heavy, Dmg 9M, RC 0, Ammo
15(c), 2 clips or
HK227(s), Cnc 4, SMG SA/BG/FA, Dmg 7M, RC 2(3), Ammo 32(c),
2 clips.
Armor: Armor vest w. plates, Bal 4, Imp 3
Extra: Cyber (eyes, limbs), smartlink/weapon acc.

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Elite Guard (and Trained Runners) (27)

   Elite1 Elite2 Elite3 Elite4 Elite5
B     4      5      6      5      4
Q     6      6      4      5      6
S     3      5      5      6      3
C     4      3      4      4      3
I     6      4      5      4      6
W     4      4      3      3      5

R     6      5      4      4      6
CP    8      7      6(5*)  6      8
RC    -     -1     -1     -1      -

Weapon: Ares Predator (smartlinked), or
FN HAR, Cnc 2, AR SA/BF/FA, Dmg 8M, RC 2, Ammo 35(c)
Armor: Medium Security Armor, Bal 6, imp 5
Extra: Smartlink, Grenades, Wired Reflexes, Heavy Armor,
APDS/Exp rounds (BBB p. 116)
* armor penalty (BBB p. 285)

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Well.. todo: somehow make variation in skill fit into the 
table as well.. but untill that, i just give them a skill 
egual to their linked attribute, e.g. Qui 5 = Pistols 5 and 
so on..

I thought about making an extra level, but someone that good 
should really be made individually..