[M&M] Shadowrun [Recruiting]

[perrinmiller]

I think he meant starting a new thread to discuss specifically interest in an M&M game.

The past two days have been very busy RL, just struggling to keep up on my active games. I am having to generate a few new Star Wars characters and some DM stuff so I haven't been able to give this any more consideration.

If things are slow for the weekend I might be able to get back to it before Monday. But really my mind has left the Shadowrun option unless other people start popping in here.

As for M&M, trying to sort out Friday's game recruitment background will take me more time than I have in the next few days, maybe after the weekend. I will consider opening a new thread for just M&M interest if I cannot get myself interested in Friday's game. I would like to try something straight up first maybe, just to learn the system, since it is a little different than other d20 games.

 

[Walking Dad]

That sounds very good. My M&M experience (besides reading the books) are just one and a half PbP campaigns and some real life sparring fights using sample characters.

 

[Voda Vosa]

I think he meant starting a new thread to discuss specifically interest in an M&M game.

The past two days have been very busy RL, just struggling to keep up on my active games. I am having to generate a few new Star Wars characters and some DM stuff so I haven't been able to give this any more consideration.

If things are slow for the weekend I might be able to get back to it before Monday. But really my mind has left the Shadowrun option unless other people start popping in here.

As for M&M, trying to sort out Friday's game recruitment background will take me more time than I have in the next few days, maybe after the weekend. I will consider opening a new thread for just M&M interest if I cannot get myself interested in Friday's game. I would like to try something straight up first maybe, just to learn the system, since it is a little different than other d20 games.

As Friday said himself, it is not needed to know the setting a lot, think of a peloponese/ medieval fantasy game using the M&M rules. WD got the point with his sorcerer. As for the recruitment thread, the story he posted is quite interesting and enjoyable to read, got me right in =P
So take your time, I think you'll like it once you read it.

 

[Herobizkit]

If I may, perrin, I'd strongly suggest dropping the "basic" classes and use only "prestige classes" for the characters. Shadowrun was well known for its solid Archetypes, though making a character from scratch was always more fun (you mean I can pick to start as a multi-millionaire?! Sweet!). I would be interested in seeing if you'd be porting over the chargen from Shadowrun.

[Edit] Gah, never mind... you already changed systems. *LOL*

 

[perrinmiller]

I think I have a d20 Modern source called Classically Modern that has the D&D classes in it. That what you mean?

Also the Chargen, is that the Shadowrun d20 Core rules that HM mentioned finding on the internet.
Link: Shadowrun d20 Core Rules

I haven't abandoned the idea yet, but just not sure on interest at this time. Still no GM and only a few players. If the other d20 games that we are playing stall out and cannot continue, perhaps things will change.

 

[perrinmiller]

After delving into M&M 2nd Ed, I can see the idea of using those rules with a Shadowrun setting being a good idea. Would just need to figure out the races issues and their cost. Might be easier than what I was thinking about before. After getting the hang of the other M&M game I might look into it some more. Wondering how to handle decking though.

 

[Walking Dad]

In our real live games, we did always the hacking of screen. With only one decker in the group, each decking was the begin of a solo session, with only the decker and the GM playing.


BTW, you should change d20 modern to M&M 2nd here:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/5194612-post687.html

 

[perrinmiller]

WD; Changed it, and the title of this thread as well.

Having only actually seen the Decking in Shadowrun played out once, I am not really even comfortable how it works anyway. With a Computer Use skill, it can be wrapped up in one skill roll, but then it kind of makes being a Decker not that much fun.

But if the Decking encounter was a series of rolls, where you could apply your skill and a power or two, then it could be done quickly in 1-2 posts and provide some benefits for being a Decker rather than just a Computer Hacker. Probably have to spend PP on a Deck to get those Hacking powers.

Another similar Archetype Character is the Rigger. Besides being a technical geek, they control vehicles via implants. Haven't seen how that would work in M&M. Spend PP on devices again?

At least the Magic would be the easy part in M&M. I assume guns and cybernetics wouldn't be hard either.

 

[Walking Dad]

For Riggers, look at the Datalink power with the Machine Control Power Feat.

Guns are for the most part just equipment. (There is a great equipment section in the Agents of Freedom Sourcebook.)

Cybernetics and biotech descriptors for powers (Protection = Orthoskin, ...)

For magic I would suggest the Sorcery Magic variant in Warriors and Warlocks, to simulate the mental damage from casting. (It is just Magic with an autohitting Fatigue effect, reducing the cost from 1 / 2 to 2 / 1.)

 

[perrinmiller]

Sounds like it is all readily possible then, huh?
Hmm, don't have Warriors and Warlocks. Is readily available online?