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post Mar 9 2007, 04:27 PM
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Perhaps I'm being stupid to ask this, but has anyone ever looked into a pacifist character in Shadowrun?

This might range from someone who tries to only do stun damage, to someone who tries to offer no violence at all. I know this is a philosophy very much out of place in a cyberpunk dystopia, but I thought it might be a good mental exercise.

Or maybe just cannon fodder, I don't know.

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- dionysus   Pacifism in the shadows   Mar 9 2007, 04:27 PM
- - cristomeyers   It'd be an interesting concept, for sure. But...   Mar 9 2007, 04:38 PM
- - dionysus   QUOTE (cristomeyers) no one is going to care that ...   Mar 9 2007, 04:40 PM
- - Kyoto Kid   ...pacifism aside, not leaving a high body count b...   Mar 9 2007, 04:42 PM
- - ThreeGee   I've DM'd pacifist characters on a couple ...   Mar 9 2007, 04:43 PM
- - cristomeyers   It would really depend on how extreme you want to ...   Mar 9 2007, 04:46 PM
- - Mistwalker   A hacker could get away with it too.   Mar 9 2007, 04:59 PM
- - Backgammon   SR3 (and SR2 also I think) had the Pacifist Flaw. ...   Mar 9 2007, 05:03 PM
- - lorechaser   As long as you don't try to enforce your pacif...   Mar 9 2007, 05:04 PM
- - mfb   i don't think pacifism should be an on/off swi...   Mar 9 2007, 05:08 PM
- - JongWK   Sam Verner is a pacifist runner, IIRC.   Mar 9 2007, 05:19 PM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Was just going to mention him. He doesn't kill...   Mar 9 2007, 05:27 PM
- - dionysus   QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Mar 9 2007, 12:27 ...   Mar 9 2007, 06:59 PM
- - FrankTrollman   Having PCs run around with Stunball and Narcoject ...   Mar 9 2007, 07:03 PM
- - fistandantilus3.0   QUOTE (FrankTrollman) Some Shadowrunners do that, ...   Mar 9 2007, 07:35 PM
- - deek   I think it really depends on how you want to defin...   Mar 9 2007, 08:37 PM
- - nathanross   Just adding my 2cents, though we've already pl...   Mar 9 2007, 08:44 PM
- - dionysus   QUOTE (deek)2) Motivation...I think this is my big...   Mar 9 2007, 08:48 PM
- - pbangarth   My wife and I just started a couple of characters ...   Mar 9 2007, 08:51 PM
- - cristomeyers   As to motivation: they could be a decker, first a...   Mar 9 2007, 08:51 PM
- - dionysus   QUOTE (nathanross)However, if you don't blow a...   Mar 9 2007, 08:58 PM
- - Kyoto Kid   ...maybe a new Flaw/Quality, (Similar to and old C...   Mar 9 2007, 09:20 PM
- - Crakkerjakk   My Opinion: If I were to play a pacifist characte...   Mar 9 2007, 09:27 PM
- - Drraagh   You can have a criminal who doesn't kill but s...   Mar 9 2007, 09:27 PM
- - cristomeyers   Hmm, interesting character concept approaching... ...   Mar 9 2007, 09:39 PM
- - mfb   QUOTE (FrankTrollman)Interestingly, it is for this...   Mar 10 2007, 02:41 AM
- - nathanross   Which part/character of Flame of Recca? Its been a...   Mar 10 2007, 02:43 AM
- - Protector152   how would you cope with a ex-military assassin who...   Mar 10 2007, 06:06 AM
- - Ravor   Well I suppose it all depends on how dark your DM ...   Mar 10 2007, 07:06 AM
- - knasser   I think a pacifist character can work well in Shad...   Mar 10 2007, 08:40 AM
- - Crakkerjakk   I'm not a pacifist. Frankly, I don't unde...   Mar 10 2007, 09:25 AM
- - tisoz   QUOTE (nathanross @ Mar 9 2007, 08:43 PM) Whi...   Mar 10 2007, 04:52 PM
- - cristomeyers   QUOTE (nathanross) Which part/character of Flame o...   Mar 10 2007, 05:25 PM
- - knasser   I run my games with a good focus. I don't requ...   Mar 10 2007, 05:57 PM
- - tisoz   Street Magic, page 36. The idea of magic being d...   Mar 10 2007, 07:06 PM
- - mfb   if belief shapes magic, then it doesn't matter...   Mar 10 2007, 07:09 PM
- - fistandantilus3.0   QUOTE There's an increasingly prevalent assump...   Mar 10 2007, 07:17 PM
- - mrslamm0   Just had to throw in my two nuyens worth. We do h...   May 19 2008, 05:20 PM
- - Nightwalker450   My technomancer is a non-combatant. The most leth...   May 19 2008, 05:48 PM
- - ArkonC   Pacifism is, IMO, almost impossible as a runner, e...   May 19 2008, 06:02 PM
- - Wesley Street   Pacifism in SR is entirely possible if your job an...   May 19 2008, 08:04 PM
|- - ArkonC   QUOTE (Wesley Street @ May 19 2008, 10:04...   May 19 2008, 08:21 PM
|- - Wesley Street   QUOTE (ArkonC @ May 19 2008, 04:21 PM) Wh...   May 20 2008, 01:31 PM
|- - ArkonC   QUOTE (Wesley Street @ May 20 2008, 03:31...   May 20 2008, 01:47 PM
|- - Wesley Street   QUOTE (ArkonC @ May 20 2008, 08:47 AM) I ...   May 20 2008, 03:57 PM
|- - Zak   QUOTE (Wesley Street @ May 20 2008, 09:57...   May 20 2008, 04:02 PM
- - ElFenrir   Complete pacifism would be fairly challenging. Now...   May 19 2008, 08:17 PM
- - Deimos Masque   Wow, makes me feel like a weird gamemaster to hear...   May 19 2008, 08:22 PM
- - Fortune   Kill 'em all! Take their stuff!   May 19 2008, 11:16 PM
|- - CanRay   QUOTE (Fortune @ May 19 2008, 06:16 PM) K...   May 20 2008, 02:28 AM
|- - Fortune   QUOTE (CanRay @ May 20 2008, 12:28 PM) St...   May 20 2008, 03:08 AM
- - Deimos Masque   Wow you guys are morbid   May 20 2008, 02:30 AM
- - CanRay   I'm a GM for Paranoia and Deadlands. I leave ...   May 20 2008, 02:32 AM
- - CanRay   But the enjoyment and look on their faces when the...   May 20 2008, 03:37 AM
- - FrankTrollman   Kind of like KFC offering a "live chicken opt...   May 20 2008, 07:35 AM
- - Pendaric   I have two pacifist characters who's ethical c...   May 20 2008, 10:58 AM
- - Fuchs   Weirdest stance I saw was with my very first group...   May 20 2008, 11:16 AM
|- - ElFenrir   QUOTE (Fuchs @ May 20 2008, 07:16 AM) Wei...   May 20 2008, 12:22 PM
- - ornot   I had a pacifist mage once. She had a gun she used...   May 20 2008, 12:17 PM
- - Sir_Psycho   It's funny when runner pacifism is bandied abo...   May 20 2008, 01:27 PM
- - Wesley Street   Bingo!   May 20 2008, 01:29 PM
- - ornot   You prolly mean Aikido, which is about as soft a m...   May 20 2008, 01:50 PM
- - CanRay   Well, only one solution for it. Find out where th...   May 20 2008, 01:55 PM
|- - ornot   QUOTE (CanRay @ May 20 2008, 02:55 PM) We...   May 20 2008, 02:00 PM
|- - Deimos Masque   QUOTE (CanRay @ May 20 2008, 08:55 AM) We...   May 20 2008, 02:01 PM
- - TheOneRonin   I would completely refuse to run with a true pacif...   May 20 2008, 02:24 PM
- - CanRay   "All that is necessary for the triumph of evi...   May 20 2008, 02:31 PM
- - ArkonC   QUOTE Swordsmanship's ultimate achievement is ...   May 20 2008, 02:37 PM
- - Fortune   "Do unto others before they do unto you....   May 20 2008, 02:42 PM
- - CanRay   Shadowrunner's Creed: "Do unto others, t...   May 20 2008, 02:43 PM
- - ornot   My ex was a pacifist, and would rather take a beat...   May 20 2008, 03:07 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (ornot @ May 20 2008, 11:07 AM) My ...   May 20 2008, 05:04 PM
- - Sir_Psycho   QUOTE The Pacifist claims that he (or she) is too ...   May 20 2008, 03:10 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Sir_Psycho @ May 20 2008, 11:10 AM...   May 20 2008, 05:28 PM
|- - Sir_Psycho   It's interesting that you call pacifists (not ...   May 21 2008, 04:51 AM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Sir_Psycho @ May 20 2008, 11:51 PM...   May 21 2008, 01:17 PM
|- - Fortune   QUOTE (TheOneRonin @ May 21 2008, 11:17 P...   May 21 2008, 01:57 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Fortune @ May 21 2008, 08:57 AM) W...   May 21 2008, 02:09 PM
|- - ornot   QUOTE (TheOneRonin @ May 21 2008, 03:09 P...   May 21 2008, 02:37 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (ornot @ May 21 2008, 09:37 AM) Wou...   May 21 2008, 03:32 PM
- - Zak   One of the hardest things I have / had to deal wit...   May 20 2008, 03:12 PM
|- - Wesley Street   QUOTE (Zak @ May 20 2008, 10:12 AM) If yo...   May 20 2008, 03:53 PM
|- - Zak   QUOTE (Wesley Street @ May 20 2008, 09:53...   May 20 2008, 03:57 PM
|- - Wesley Street   QUOTE (Zak @ May 20 2008, 10:57 AM) Yea, ...   May 20 2008, 04:03 PM
- - ElFenrir   I think any extreme can end up too much after awhi...   May 20 2008, 04:06 PM
- - TheOneRonin   Oooooo! Found another good one in my text fil...   May 20 2008, 05:31 PM
- - Zak   QUOTE There are no self-styled pacifists working a...   May 20 2008, 06:05 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Zak @ May 20 2008, 02:05 PM) Which...   May 20 2008, 08:31 PM
|- - Zak   QUOTE (TheOneRonin @ May 20 2008, 03:31 P...   May 20 2008, 08:50 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Zak @ May 20 2008, 03:50 PM) Fair ...   May 21 2008, 12:47 PM
- - Pendaric   Basically an idealistic view of pasifism does not ...   May 20 2008, 06:13 PM
- - FrankTrollman   True pacifism is a tactic. And sometimes that tact...   May 20 2008, 06:45 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ May 20 2008, 02:45...   May 20 2008, 08:19 PM
|- - FrankTrollman   QUOTE (TheOneRonin @ May 20 2008, 03:19 P...   May 20 2008, 08:48 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ May 20 2008, 03:48...   May 21 2008, 12:43 PM
- - ArkonC   Well said Frank, not willing to fight for it doesn...   May 20 2008, 06:55 PM
- - Sir_Psycho   Here's another from dictionary.com: "Oppo...   May 21 2008, 02:10 PM
|- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Sir_Psycho @ May 21 2008, 09:10 AM...   May 21 2008, 03:09 PM
- - ornot   First off, I don't consider myself a pacifist....   May 21 2008, 04:00 PM
- - TheOneRonin   I've been terribly responsible for the derailm...   May 21 2008, 04:04 PM
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