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Meriss
post Jun 14 2007, 08:59 PM
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I've been noticing a lack of chat on this book so I thought, well what does it mean? I came up with this.
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Now, in 2070, the existence of these technomancers becomes front-page news, leading to widespread paranoia and witchhunts.

Now let's talk about this. Emergence will be the tool with which the sadistic GM can beat the previously carefree TM about the head. What do I mean? Imagine if you will the scenario.

Your average hard running TM comes home, goes to sleep and wakes to find several neighbours have decided to hold an impromteau BBQ. Of course they are in violation of several ordences, using an upright cross as fuel, wearing bedsheets as party clothes, and using the TM as the roast.

Or

Again TM comes home, goes to sleep and wakes up staring at her brain floating in a jar.

Or

TM comes home, goes to sleep and never wakes up. :evil:

In the interest of equal time what should smart players do to prevent this?
Answer, I'll tell you what I would do. Starting my very next session, my TM would look for property. Preferably property no one else would want or be crazy enough to buy. I'm thinking somewhere in the SOX or the Redmond Barrens. Or the Moon, yes the Moon would work. Then remove any and all previous occupants. (An adventure in and of itself) Dig a large hole (fifty cubic feet ought to do) Line said hole with three to five feet of concrete. Line concrete with a Faraday cage. Drill a hole though the lining. Insert data cable, link one commlink to the inside and one to the outside. Now go and get a Sleep Regulator (Yes it interferes with Resonance, no I don't care) Once I have a sleep regulator, get enough Long Haul for two years. Then buy MREs for three years, furniture and all other accesories for living. Equip bunker with every concievable security system, magical and otherwise. Buy SOTA upgrades for comms. Enter bunker, and don't leave for three years, use comms to get news and do biz.

And that's what Emergence should be doing to your TMs right now
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- Meriss   Fun with Emergence   Jun 14 2007, 08:59 PM
- - Ancient History   That's the SR equivalent of not dating because...   Jun 14 2007, 09:05 PM
- - Jaid   i disagree. what TMs should be doing now is threa...   Jun 14 2007, 09:10 PM
- - WearzManySkins   Actually I am hoping that is has some optional rul...   Jun 14 2007, 09:18 PM
- - knasser   No players wanted to play a technomancer in my gam...   Jun 14 2007, 09:54 PM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (knasser) So I have to say that the whole id...   Jun 14 2007, 10:01 PM
- - Adam   There's a lot that can be done with Emergence ...   Jun 14 2007, 10:13 PM
- - knasser   QUOTE (Ancient History) QUOTE (knasser @ Jun ...   Jun 14 2007, 10:13 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   Keep in mind that in a witch-hunt, it's rarely...   Jun 14 2007, 10:15 PM
- - Ancient History   QUOTE (knasser) QUOTE (Ancient History @ Jun ...   Jun 14 2007, 10:23 PM
- - Synner   QUOTE (Ancient History @ Jun 14 2007, 10:23 P...   Jun 14 2007, 10:33 PM
- - Ranneko   Sounds like tinfoil will be back in vogue.   Jun 14 2007, 10:37 PM
- - hobgoblin   QUOTE (WearzManySkins) Actually I am hoping that i...   Jun 15 2007, 03:30 AM
- - Meriss   @AH: Like I said that's what I would do, but m...   Jun 15 2007, 03:36 AM
- - emo samurai   when'sitcomingwhen'sitcomingaaaaaaaagggggg...   Jun 15 2007, 04:12 AM
- - Meriss   Soon I hope, or we're going to explode DS talk...   Jun 15 2007, 04:21 AM
- - Cheops   QUOTE (Jaid) i disagree. what TMs should be doing...   Jun 15 2007, 04:48 AM
- - Casazil   Through a rose colored display link SRM 02-05   Jun 15 2007, 05:36 AM
- - Jaid   QUOTE (Cheops) QUOTE (Jaid @ Jun 14 2007, 09:...   Jun 15 2007, 05:42 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   QUOTE (Synner @ Jun 14 2007, 05:33 PM) One po...   Jun 15 2007, 07:06 AM
- - WearzManySkins   I have more interests in a book of how TM work, op...   Jun 15 2007, 07:25 AM
- - Synner   Emergence was announced as a plot/campaign book, p...   Jun 15 2007, 07:49 AM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Jun 15 2007, 09:06...   Jun 15 2007, 09:12 AM
- - odinson   QUOTE (Grinder) QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Ju...   Jun 15 2007, 09:16 AM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   Implanted commlinks are cheap and widespread among...   Jun 15 2007, 09:27 AM
- - The Jopp   Also remember that you can have an external commli...   Jun 15 2007, 10:06 AM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (odinson) QUOTE (Grinder @ Jun 15 2007,...   Jun 15 2007, 12:48 PM
- - TW   QUOTE (The Jopp)Spotting a technomancer will be ba...   Jun 15 2007, 01:52 PM
- - Dashifen   QUOTE (The Jopp) Spotting a technomancer will be b...   Jun 15 2007, 04:00 PM
- - X-Kalibur   I don't think you can "X-Ray" a brai...   Jun 15 2007, 05:45 PM
- - lunchbox311   QUOTE (X-Kalibur @ Jun 15 2007, 12:45 PM) I d...   Jun 15 2007, 05:53 PM
- - knasser   QUOTE (Meriss) @knasser: Look at it this way chumm...   Jun 16 2007, 05:40 PM
- - Wakshaani   Until you hear otherwise, here's the Wakshaani...   Jun 16 2007, 10:20 PM
- - Aaron   QUOTE (Wakshaani) Until you hear otherwise, here...   Jun 16 2007, 10:56 PM
- - bibliophile20   My personal opinion is this: We have some sort of ...   Jun 16 2007, 11:50 PM
- - Meriss   Hmm.. bibliophile I am intrigued by your ideas and...   Jun 17 2007, 03:03 AM
- - bibliophile20   QUOTE (bibliophile20) My personal opinion is this:...   Jun 22 2007, 11:30 PM
- - knasser   QUOTE (bibliophile20)    My personal opinion...   Jun 22 2007, 11:46 PM
- - bibliophile20   What do you mean? It says right in there that the...   Jun 23 2007, 12:03 AM
- - knasser   Going to have to get back to you later. I think I...   Jun 23 2007, 12:14 AM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   Combining Spoilers with quotes makes the board go ...   Jun 23 2007, 12:22 AM
- - JonathanC   QUOTE (Meriss) Again TM comes home, goes to sleep...   Jun 23 2007, 12:29 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   QUOTE (knasser) Maybe a mod could look at it? The ...   Jun 23 2007, 03:47 AM
- - hyzmarca   I've ran into the same problem before. It is r...   Jun 23 2007, 04:09 AM
- - knasser   Okay. I think that I've sorted the odd bugs in...   Jun 23 2007, 07:49 AM
- - Synner   QUOTE (knasser @ Jun 22 2007, 11:46 PM) So it...   Jun 23 2007, 08:45 AM
- - knasser   Okay. They are good points. I've just done a f...   Jun 23 2007, 10:45 AM
- - Meriss   QUOTE (JonathanC @ Jun 22 2007, 08:29 PM) QUO...   Jun 24 2007, 12:35 AM
- - Prime Mover   Guess after rereading an Ehran and Harley conversa...   Jun 24 2007, 03:22 AM
- - Synner   There's a reason one track particular of Syste...   Jun 24 2007, 09:50 AM
- - hobgoblin   transhumanism anyone?   Jun 24 2007, 11:40 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   I'm interested in some of the side things we...   Jun 25 2007, 02:27 AM
- - Synner   Wonder if I should make a pitch for making London ...   Jun 25 2007, 02:37 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Also wondering about the capture of "Quicksil...   Jun 25 2007, 02:52 AM
- - knasser   QUOTE (Synner) Wonder if I should make a pitch for...   Jun 25 2007, 07:28 AM
- - Synner   QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ Jun 25 2007, 02:52...   Jun 25 2007, 07:56 AM
- - MadPirate   I was making some funny asotiations while reading ...   Jun 25 2007, 06:56 PM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Well, the Pope does welcome Tms later in the book....   Jun 25 2007, 07:38 PM
- - TW   Nope, not that one...it's somewhat more 'p...   Jun 25 2007, 08:57 PM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Hmmm... will keep digging then.   Jun 25 2007, 09:33 PM
- - raggedhalo   QUOTE (Synner) There are loads more like that. Hec...   Oct 8 2007, 02:24 PM
- - TW   @raggedhalo: Yes it is. Sunshine's other sear...   Oct 8 2007, 02:39 PM
- - Synner   Actually I thought the double reference would make...   Oct 8 2007, 04:02 PM


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