Anybody interested in playing Shadowrun?

[Xael]

Shalimar: He is going to be casting those spells at Force 5. They're supposed to be accuired before he installed cyberware, so I wanted to leave them there. Not to mention that at least the armor spell can easily be casted without any drain.

And well, I might be a bit over scared of the spells, which might have something to do with my other character having sorcery of 3.

Most of Xerd's uhh... combat styles need at least one spell sustained. So exclusive is not really an option. Besides, I said that I was kinda perfectionist. And this just leaves me one area in the game which I DIDN'T min-max. ...much.

I know about Geasa, but I'd prefer not to take limitations to the spellcasting. I can always convince Douane to allow initiation...

And reapersaurus: I'm currently playing my FIRST SR campaing with my friends. And my GM is a freak. My knowledge of the world is basically what I've managed to dig up from the main soucrebook.

 

[Shalimar]

No, cultured Bio is not availible to beginning characters without a gm ruling.

If it as, I definitely would have played a mage with a trauma damper. Trauma dampers take one box away from any wound, effectively making light wounds do no damage (including Drain).

Anyway, If not for your want to make magic rare I would make Kate a sorcerer adept, since I know the magic rules pretty well, and am used to mages and Shamans.

 

[Douane]

Howling Coyote, thanks for your reconsideration.

There are some things I wanted to remark:

1. Bonus Attribute can only be taken once.

2. Edge: Essence Reduction - what does it do?

3. Flaw: Allergy (Dry Air) - I'm no expert, but in my opinion this would be uncommon.

4. Ultrasound Vision: I understand the reasoning, but would it possible to put it into cybereyes. I'm just not comfortable with the thought of having such an apparatus in an organic eye.

5. Would it help if I were to reverse my prior decision for priority based PC design and change it to point buy? This is something I've been thinking about already.

6. Is the PC a former Navy Seal?


Folkert


P.S. Regarding Point 5 - What do all of you think about it? A discussion with a former player of mine showed me that I might have been too prejudiced against it, probably another notion of that "Oldtimer-mentality".

 

[Shalimar]

I don't know, as a system Build Points leaves elves worse of then the priority system, the same for mages, but much worse. I wouldn't want to use it.

 

[Xael]

P.S. Regarding Point 5 - What do all of you think about it? A discussion with a former player of mine showed me that I might have been too prejudiced against it, probably another notion of that "Oldtimer-mentality".

The priority system is just fine I think. (in other words, I would lose stuff if we changed to point-buy. )

 

[Vychtorya]

(this is reapersaurus)

Just a note:
Vych's Street Samurai's old, probably rules-flawed sheet is littered with cyberware AND bioware.
It's tricked out so bad, it would probably make you sick looking at the cheese... LOL

 

[Douane]

@Shalimar:

I will freely admit to my want of keeping magic a rare occurence; however this should not force you into a certain direction. [It seems that I already do too much forcing as it is. ]

Are you comfortable with the non-magic bodyguard concept, or do you to want to change?


Folkert

 

[Douane]

@ Shalimar:

Once again forgot something: If you still want that FFBA, get it. If there Predator III's around, why not that armor.


Folkert

 

[Howling Coyote]

1. Okay I'll fix it.

2. It's a surgical option from Man and Machine. It can be taken as an edge and gives you 5% reduction for essence costs in character creation.

3. This is a though question that I'm not sure about either so I change it as uncommon if you like. It’s actually more of a mental flaw for him, not physical, which makes it only a mild allergy.

4. I don't see the reason since the three components involved can be installed just as easily as retinal modifications as camera or a display link. He even has high frequency hearing, which makes the process even simpler. Of course there's also the thing that I don't want to lose my natural low light vision

5. It would be nice, but since we have gone this far already it's really unnecessary.

6. NO, Swart has no prior military background. His fixer contact has a Navy SEAL background, and still some military contacts.

 

[Shalimar]

Well, I would most rather be the sorceror adept version. It does leave most of the magic rules out, no astral projection, no conjuring. I meant what I said about the fact that she was the same history, contacts, and for the most part equipment wise.