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 Dec 4 2008, 06:35 PM
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,328 Joined: 2-April 07 From: The Center of the Universe Member No.: 11,360  |
QUOTE (the_real_elwood @ Dec 4 2008, 12:54 AM)  The thing that slays me the most about the Shadowrun metaplot, is that there's probably nothing in the boxes, as none of the writers/developers have chosen to expand on that particular idea as of yet. And it just eats at me because the boxes are so mysterious, and I want to know whats in em so bad, but there's no answer until a developer decides to come up with one. Runner:"So Ehran, what was in the box?" Ehran: "I don't remember." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Guess the movie.... |
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Dec 4 2008, 07:10 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
"That's the first thing the teach you."
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Dec 4 2008, 09:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 825 Joined: 21-October 08 Member No.: 16,538 |
It WOULD explain a lot if there was an Immortal handbook.
"Lesson one. Be irritatingly mystical at all times. If a lynch mob isn't forming at a rumor of your presence, you're not doing the job right!" |
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Dec 8 2008, 05:36 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 19-November 07 From: Passau, Germany Member No.: 14,268 |
Non-native speaker Q (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) : What the heck are "NERPS"? Why do I keep on stumbling across the term and what do you use it for?
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Dec 8 2008, 05:43 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
QUOTE (Stalker-x @ Dec 8 2008, 11:36 AM) Non-native speaker Q (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) : What the heck are "NERPS"? Why do I keep on stumbling across the term and what do you use it for? Non-Essential Role-Playing Sssss (I forget the S; Substance?) |
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Dec 8 2008, 05:51 PM
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#406
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Target Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 19-November 07 From: Passau, Germany Member No.: 14,268 |
Don't worry about the "s". Looks like that's actually not what I'm looking for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)
Remember p. 37 in the Corporate Enclaves SB? There it says: QUOTE Mr. Cline is a test-marketed proven commodity designed to have a broad base appeal in a number of key demographics. The smiling face of the larger-than-life CEO of Horizon is quickly becoming a household name on the same level of NERPS. Maybe one of you guys could explain that to me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Dec 8 2008, 07:07 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
NERPS traces its origins back to an in joke from the original FASA team ... Nothing Ever Really Pleases Steve.
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Dec 9 2008, 02:47 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 16-September 08 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 16,349 |
QUOTE (Fortune @ Dec 8 2008, 01:07 PM) NERPS traces its origins back to an in joke from the original FASA team ... Nothing Ever Really Pleases Steve. Wow, you really DO learn something new every day! All I knew is that in-game, NERPS is some generic product that's advertised everywhere, but there's no detail on what NERPS actually is. |
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Dec 9 2008, 02:53 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I think that's the point. Throughout Shadowrun's history, there has never been anything specific written about NERPS actually is. It's always been kept vague, as if it is a given that you know what they are, so you shouldn't need to be told.
NERPS for what ails you! |
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Dec 9 2008, 02:57 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
In this respect, NERPS is very much like slood.
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Dec 9 2008, 03:26 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 825 Joined: 21-October 08 Member No.: 16,538 |
If a Nosferatu/Vampire?Banshee/Horse with regeneration/WHATEVER was killed in the middle of the day, and just left alone until sundown, would it still get a chance to regenerate? The wording of the power suggests so.
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Dec 9 2008, 03:46 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
QUOTE (Ancient History @ Dec 8 2008, 06:57 PM) In this respect, NERPS is very much like slood. "It is said to be much easier to discover than fire, and only slightly harder to discover than water." |
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Dec 9 2008, 07:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 664 Joined: 3-February 08 Member No.: 15,626 |
What was Haze's "fascinating experiences with the Horizon image-making machine"? |
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Dec 9 2008, 05:30 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
QUOTE (Hagga @ Dec 8 2008, 09:26 PM) If a Nosferatu/Vampire?Banshee/Horse with regeneration/WHATEVER was killed in the middle of the day, and just left alone until sundown, would it still get a chance to regenerate? The wording of the power suggests so. You're not dead until you have a chance to regenerate, and you can't make a regeneration test while exposed to your allergy. Technically, if a vampire takes 100P damage, as long as someone puts a toothpick in him before his next IP, he's not dead yet. Take him back to your medical facility, repair him with magic/first aid/medicine, then when you get the damage back down to manageable levels, remove the toothpick. That vampire just went to the brink and back (again). |
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Dec 9 2008, 09:28 PM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
How do you make a magical nuke and who's idea was it?
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Dec 9 2008, 09:53 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Well, first you get some necronium...
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Dec 9 2008, 10:47 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 664 Joined: 3-February 08 Member No.: 15,626 |
QUOTE (Ancient History @ Dec 9 2008, 09:53 PM) Well, first you get some necronium... I though winternight used Orichalcum. |
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Dec 9 2008, 10:50 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
that too, but you need something to channel the warp into the astral plane to get enough plasma
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Dec 9 2008, 10:58 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
I was making a joke to the GURPS Technomancer book.
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Dec 9 2008, 11:21 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
and i was trying to combine in this order warhammer 40k, shadowrun and star trek O.o
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Dec 10 2008, 12:22 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Dec 9 2008, 03:21 PM) and i was trying to combine in this order warhammer 40k, shadowrun and star trek O.o That would be corbomite. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Dec 10 2008, 02:05 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 10,361 |
Don't forget the flux capacitor.
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Dec 10 2008, 04:54 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Dec 9 2008, 05:21 PM) and i was trying to combine in this order warhammer 40k (warp), shadowrun (astral plane) and star trek (plasma) O.o (emphasis added) |
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Dec 10 2008, 06:09 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,328 Joined: 2-April 07 From: The Center of the Universe Member No.: 11,360 |
QUOTE (Fortune @ Dec 8 2008, 09:53 PM) NERPS for what ails you! NERPS ! THey're not just for breakfast any more. (ad:original seattle source book pg101) Troubled? NERPS! It's that simple. (ad:original seattle source book pg58) NERPS RULE!
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Dec 10 2008, 06:11 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,328 Joined: 2-April 07 From: The Center of the Universe Member No.: 11,360 |
QUOTE (Sir_Psycho @ Dec 9 2008, 09:05 PM) Don't forget the flux capacitor. And the watermelon! |
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