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maglaurus
post Jun 30 2009, 10:04 PM
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I'm writing today for support, feedback, and clarification on an issue in my Shadowrun game that has been bothering me of late. In game-time, my group started their careers as Shadowrunners two months ago and so far they've been hired for four fairly short missions: a get-in-get-out robbery, investigation of a kidnapping, a live-animal heist, and helping a group of moving targets get out of Dodge. They've also botched an assassination attempt, but that was retribution rather than biz-as-usual. During the course of these events the 'runners have been in at least half-a-dozen gunfights, and have dropped about a dozen security guards, mob soldiers, and gang-bangers. They've been pursued by the cops twice, and in both cases they've escaped with the use of fancy driving (speed, cornering, knowledge of alleys and side-streets) and a handful of well-placed shots that put police cars and a helicopter out of commission. They've never killed a Lone Stars officer and they've always altered the look and AR tags of the associated vehicles after the escape. They have, however, discharged automatic weapons, grenades, lethal magic, and--most recently--a LAW in relative view of the public (mostly near-Z level neighborhoods or away from urban areas, save for once where a 'runner's middle-lifestyle apartment was blown up by angry cultists).

Are they playing it fairly smart, or are they taking risks they shouldn't get away with?
Am I being too soft on them? Should they be hunted men at this point?
If I need to change my behavior as a GM, what can I do to introduce adjustments in Law Enforcement slowly?
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- maglaurus   Are My Players Reckless, or Just Regular 'Runners?   Jun 30 2009, 10:04 PM
- - Mirilion   I think fun should be the first priority (yours in...   Jun 30 2009, 10:11 PM
- - Ravor   Along the same lines you need to decide whether or...   Jun 30 2009, 10:18 PM
|- - BlueMax   QUOTE (Ravor @ Jun 30 2009, 02:18 PM) Alo...   Jun 30 2009, 10:36 PM
- - Generico   The thing you need to realize is that everyone has...   Jun 30 2009, 10:27 PM
- - Red-ROM   yea, it sounds like your group is having fun blo...   Jun 30 2009, 10:34 PM
|- - Androcomputus   QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Jun 30 2009, 11:34 ...   Jul 2 2009, 05:32 PM
- - Legs   I guess it depends on the style you want your camp...   Jun 30 2009, 10:53 PM
- - maglaurus   I've only really had one situations where by c...   Jun 30 2009, 11:14 PM
- - tsuyoshikentsu   That's actually a really clever compromise -- ...   Jul 1 2009, 01:46 AM
- - Critias   Sounds like you've got a good handle on it. E...   Jul 1 2009, 01:58 AM
- - Omenowl   Sounds like the shadowrunners are playing in Nuevo...   Jul 1 2009, 02:42 AM
- - maglaurus   So I've decided to further reinforce the point...   Jul 1 2009, 05:02 AM
|- - tsuyoshikentsu   QUOTE (maglaurus @ Jun 30 2009, 09:02 PM)...   Jul 1 2009, 07:02 PM
- - paws2sky   Overall, it sounds like your players are being fai...   Jul 1 2009, 01:54 PM
- - maglaurus   Oh I've certainly been giving them Notoriety f...   Jul 1 2009, 06:05 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (maglaurus @ Jul 1 2009, 02:05 PM) ...   Jul 4 2009, 02:05 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jul 3 2009, 08...   Jul 4 2009, 02:09 AM
- - Machine_From_God   It all sounds pretty good to me. Not shooting cops...   Jul 1 2009, 06:45 PM
- - daves456   Me and my fellow runners, a group of 3, were in a ...   Jul 1 2009, 07:05 PM
- - MaxwellHouse   It's good to see some posts reflecting a gener...   Jul 1 2009, 07:45 PM
- - Mr. Mage   If they keep changing their looks/vehicles, etc. a...   Jul 2 2009, 01:00 PM
- - maglaurus   You know that's a really good point. These gu...   Jul 2 2009, 04:13 PM
- - Stahlseele   QUOTE trust me, they won't use a LAW or grenad...   Jul 2 2009, 05:47 PM
- - Demon_Bob   Agree with a previous post. Some players enjoy th...   Jul 4 2009, 01:48 AM
- - rathmun   It's useful for getting rid of any street cred...   Jul 4 2009, 08:09 AM
- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (rathmun @ Jul 4 2009, 02:09 AM) It...   Jul 4 2009, 02:38 PM


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