 Planet of the Drop Bears, Curious Stories of the Ridiculous |
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 Sep 1 2005, 11:56 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 7-February 05 Member No.: 7,063  |
I got this one*! :smokin:
Shadowrun 3rd Edition Drop Bear Totem +2 Dice for Spirits of the Fall +2 Dice for Illusion Spells Willpower(6) Test to pass up Eucalyptus Leaves sautèd in blood. Spirits of the Fall (No, not the season) B: F + 2, Q: (F + 1) x 2, S: F + 1, C: F, I: F, W: F, E: F(A), R: F INIT: F + 10 + 1D6 Attacks: (F + 2)S Powers: Accident, Concealment, Guard, Materialization, Movement, Search Shadowrun 4th Edition` Drop Bear Totem +2 to for Spirits of the Fall +2 to Body Tests to be Heavy™ Willpower Threshold 3 Test to pass up Eucalyptus Leaves sauted in blood. Spirits of the Fall B: F+1, A: F, R: F, S: F+1, C: F, I: F, L: F, W: F, EDG: F, ESS: F, M: F, INIT: Fx2 IP2 Attacks: Drop DV 6P, AP 0; Bite/Claw DV 4P, AP 0 Powers: Accident, Concealment, Guard, Materialization, Movement, Search *See I even dual statted it for more Drop Bear Goodness! `Anybody that actually has the SR4 rules is welcome to correct this. |
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Sep 2 2005, 06:48 AM
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#377
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
:eek: Why? Why? Whyyyyyy? :| |
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Sep 3 2005, 03:26 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
That's just wrong.
In the spirit of boycott, or opposition.... err.... ornerieness I guess, my first 4th ed character WILL BE a drop bear shaman, in protest of dropping Raccoon! (Of course, my one and only raccon shaman did die on a rating 2 Astral quest thank you very much Fygg Nuuton. Yes, that really happened, it wasn't jsut a 'witty' sig). |
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Sep 3 2005, 07:37 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
That's the right spirit! :D
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Sep 3 2005, 08:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 7-February 05 Member No.: 7,063 |
In celebration (or mourning, depends on the person) of Shadowrun 4 we ought to petition for a Drop Bear emoticon. :drop:
EDIT: Wait, Rating 2 Astral Quest? You poor, poor thing. Were you already injured, or was it just really bad rolling? |
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Sep 3 2005, 08:55 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
really, really bad rolling.
Shaman, managed to have to go to ALL of the planes available for the quest, so I think like 8 stops totals. You'll have to ask Fygg Nuuton, becuase it was over IRC, and he was running the dice roller program, but it just kept picking away, got me to a mod, then I got trashed in the place of battle. I was just trying to learn a spell a little easier! :( So yeah, that's a lesson learned. That lesson: orks are bad luck for me. I have a friend that dies everytime he plays an ork. Guess it's contagious |
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Sep 3 2005, 09:02 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Maybe he's a Spike Baby and can't play an ork.
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Sep 3 2005, 09:11 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
It's sad, it's really an issue. He's gone through 5-6 orks, died on the first run EVERY time. He's got other characters that have done fine - to- great, but ... well, you know :dead:
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Sep 3 2005, 09:32 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
He doesn't play his orks like stupid thugs with a deathwish i hope?
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Sep 3 2005, 09:35 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
nope. He's really good about varying characters style and personality. One of the few people I know where no two characters are the same. Very distinct differences. Has played a few reckless types, most notable being a street mage human called Wise guy (and he is, just no 'family' relations). HE hasn't died! Just the orks! (sad to say, I've killed most of 'em)
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Sep 3 2005, 09:37 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 934 Joined: 26-August 05 From: Earth - Europe - AGS - Norddeutscher Bund - Hannover Member No.: 7,624 |
Possibly he didn't meet some Drop Bears in the place of battle, did he? That would of course explain it, I guess...
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Sep 3 2005, 09:42 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Fear the wrath of the Drop Bears!
I had a player at my ED-campaign who lost four characters in a row. Every character at the first evening - and it wasn't his fault, it was just bad luck, plain and simple. |
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Sep 3 2005, 09:43 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
it was a big frickin' cat actually. I'd have much preferred a drop bear. At least then it would seem justified (or at least cooler)
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Sep 3 2005, 11:30 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
If killed then by a Drop Bear. That's a honorable death. Or a ridicoulous one.
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Sep 3 2005, 05:17 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Fistandantillus, you complain about them dropping Racoon? Ain´t that the dropping of bears this movement demands, altough NA-style?
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Sep 3 2005, 07:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 7-February 05 Member No.: 7,063 |
Maybe Racoon isn't gone, he just got bit by Drop Bear and is off in his den turning into Drop Racoon. Sure, they can't give your runners HMHVV, but maybe they can spread it to other animals/totems.
So, now the question is "does a Drop Sloth drop fast or slow?" |
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Sep 4 2005, 03:28 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Raccoon has always had a special place in my heart. A certain warmness that always leaves me feeling like commiting petty larceny that won't quite go away, and leaves you with that nice afterglow. A mischevious little nutter, always into what he shouldn't be, and really quite foul mouthed when put into a bad position. I don't really see the regal Drop Bear taking Raccoon's place in my heart of hearts. As you can see, the problem here is much more deeply rooted than just "f*ck, they took out raccoon." I don't think a rebound totem is really the answer. I'll still be making my drop carebear shaman though |
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Sep 4 2005, 09:56 AM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Well, street magic will be our friend, I suppose.
On the racoon thingy: Before "Who hunts the hunter", most totems where not interesting enough for me. That one really opened my eyes. So yeah, racoon IS cool. |
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Sep 5 2005, 10:25 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 13-January 05 Member No.: 6,974 |
Who is to say that there are no Koala shifters?
I would imagine that once they are infected with HMHVV(Humvee) they would become dropbear shifters. Imagine walking into a back alley and having a grown man falling on your head from above... *edit* Pesky acronyms |
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Sep 5 2005, 11:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 384 Joined: 18-August 03 From: North VA Member No.: 5,519 |
Ha-HA! *That's* classic. :grinbig: Werewolf-hunting with a twist... |
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Sep 6 2005, 07:32 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-September 05 Member No.: 7,673 |
Ahh so that explains the sitting around in trees with vacant expressions on their faces too - either they are able to go on astral quest via the halucinogenic effects of the Eucalyptus - or they are centering with meditation to avoid the penalties on the initial drop (partial cover and distance modifiers). Surprisingly Koalas can swim rather well so I think this points to them actually being a perfect recruit for Special Forces Commando Death Squads. They are great for Air and Sea operations - maybe the SAS already have secret Dropbear teams in training or out on operation (hence the general silence and "no comment" answers!). |
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Sep 6 2005, 10:33 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
We already parachute bears into hostile regions...
Parachuting Teddy Bears in Iraqi Other names for them are para-bears and “teddy-troopers”. But remember, there is nothing to laugh at when a drop bear parachutes onto your head... :eek: |
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Sep 7 2005, 12:02 AM
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Dumpshock Widow aka Mrs Fisty Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next to Him Member No.: 6,929 |
But there is something to laugh at when they parachute onto the person standing next to you. (It's all about perspective... )
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Sep 7 2005, 03:23 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
That's just asking for it. Next time in our game, when a para-drop-bear lands on your head, and you're buried in it's chute and it;s claws, and Zraith is too busy laughing at you to help, remember , it's all karma. :P
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Sep 7 2005, 04:19 PM
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Dumpshock Widow aka Mrs Fisty Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next to Him Member No.: 6,929 |
I'm sorry. Zraith is apparently on a Caribbean vacation.. so there's nothing I have to worry about. So there.. :P
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