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I would like to come up with a list of things worth establishing when forming or joining a new game. On DS we get into a lot of arguments interpreting RAW. I hear people talking a lot about tables needing to establish not even a list of house rules, but an implementation of RAW. My intent is to gather enough data to list of everything that is worth stating to a new player about how your table works. What I would like your help fleshing out 3 lists:
1) Places where people could disagree about RAW, like how agents work 2) Common gentleman's agreements, like not using more interrupt actions than you have IPs per round 3) House rules common enough to ask about, ignoring Availability after char gen, or gymnastic dodge While I'm sure people will get bent out of shape about what counts a RAW per usual, please take the actual arguing somewhere else. Remember if people disagree with you that makes the point contested EVEN IF THEY ARE WRONG. Synner said point blank you can't cast off of ultra-sound, but it's still worth it to tell people new to your table whether or not that will fly. I'll edit this post to keep the lists updated. 1 Contended RAW How does edge refresh Can unattended agents move to a new node What response do agents use Does cracking give you one or unlimited copies How mobile are wards Scope of Knowledge skills Do wards protect a volume or a surface (especially in regards to direct spells) The dice pools of "Average Joes" and "Typical Professionals" What is a "set of wounds" for healing. What can treat drain Augmented Skill max Brain Hacking Targeting spells off implanted ultra sound or Radar What counts as 'limbs' for the purposes of determining average attributes in the case of unbalanced cyberlimbs. 2 Gentleman's Agreements No comlink haystack / 4 IP AR decking / Agent Smith'ing Don't use your ally spirit as an infinite sustaining focus. Don't be a script kitty No using more interrupt actions than you have IPs per round Don't spam great form spirits Some kind of expectation about dice pool range 3 Common House Rules Making the matrix rules functional some how Basically everything about edge Basically everything about contacts 2xCha in contact points Assorted dodging variants Variants on getting gear / ignoring availability rules Indirect fire variants How does common sense get applied to social rolls First-Aid and natural recovery Maintaining safe houses / Multiple Lifestyles Buying hits What do Knowledge skills let you do (i.e. is Chemistry rolled in labs? does a demolitionist need Engineering(structural)? |
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WeaverMount Contended RAW Mar 5 2008, 12:33 AM
Mr. Unpronounceable I didn't realize some of these could be debate... Mar 5 2008, 01:34 AM
WeaverMount QUOTE (Mr. Unpronounceable @ Mar 4 2008, 09... Mar 5 2008, 07:42 AM
WeaverMount QUOTE (Mr. Unpronounceable @ Mar 4 2008, 09... Mar 5 2008, 07:42 AM
mfb what counts as 'limbs' for the purposes of... Mar 5 2008, 01:53 AM
Jaid gentlemen's agreement:
don't use your all... Mar 5 2008, 03:33 AM
nathanross QUOTE (Jaid @ Mar 4 2008, 11:33 PM) gentl... Mar 5 2008, 06:17 AM
FrankTrollman QUOTE (Jaid @ Mar 4 2008, 10:33 PM) gentl... Mar 5 2008, 01:17 PM
KCKitsune Radar and Ultrasound can NOT be used for targeting... Mar 5 2008, 04:13 AM
WearzManySkins Can First Aide be used to Heal Drain tracks?
If y... Mar 5 2008, 04:16 AM
nathanross QUOTE (WearzManySkins @ Mar 5 2008, 12:16... Mar 5 2008, 06:16 AM
Shrike30 QUOTE (nathanross @ Mar 4 2008, 10:16 PM)... Mar 5 2008, 07:36 AM
nathanross QUOTE (Shrike30 @ Mar 5 2008, 03:36 AM) ... Mar 5 2008, 08:01 AM
Abbandon I disagree that these are even close to being 50/5... Mar 5 2008, 07:59 AM
Cthulhudreams Why would they get pissed off an kill you? I mean,... Mar 5 2008, 08:03 AM
Abbandon Err nevermind. I was thinking of spell binding whi... Mar 5 2008, 08:12 AM
Cthulhudreams If your doing that trick, I suspect you'd be l... Mar 5 2008, 08:22 AM
Abbandon Dont you have to stay in LOS of a sustained spell.... Mar 5 2008, 08:40 AM
Cthulhudreams I don't think so? I could be completely wrong,... Mar 5 2008, 08:46 AM
Abbandon Oh cool
QUOTE ( FAQ)Do you need to maintain line o... Mar 5 2008, 08:57 AM
GryMor Wards at least, can't be freestanding, so to g... Mar 5 2008, 09:21 AM
Blade QUOTE Don't be a script kitty
I think it... Mar 5 2008, 10:42 AM
Whipstitch QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ Feb 10 2008, 02:33... Mar 5 2008, 10:53 AM
ElFenrir As for the Gentleman's Argument bit about dice... Mar 5 2008, 12:23 PM
Abbandon That makes no sense. Your ally has to be connecte... Mar 5 2008, 02:37 PM
Prime Mover Knowledge skills: I base thresholds on obscurity.... Mar 5 2008, 04:19 PM
Prime Mover Gotta go with Abb on Ally spirit thought. Why wou... Mar 5 2008, 04:25 PM
Spike QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Mar 5 2008, 08:25 AM... Mar 5 2008, 04:43 PM
crizh What I don't really understand about the Ally ... Mar 5 2008, 04:43 PM
Prime Mover Standard spirit would use a service yes. But that... Mar 5 2008, 04:49 PM
Whipstitch A convenience issue that could very well get you k... Mar 5 2008, 04:55 PM
crizh Nah.
It's measured in seconds per service use... Mar 5 2008, 04:56 PM
Prime Mover One service is used in spirits force x services ow... Mar 5 2008, 05:06 PM
Slymoon QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Mar 5 2008, 11:06 AM... Mar 5 2008, 05:29 PM
crizh QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Mar 5 2008, 05:06 PM... Mar 5 2008, 06:39 PM
BlackHat Lol, didn't see page two. Mar 5 2008, 05:54 PM
Abbandon -You dump all that karma into ally's to get ex... Mar 5 2008, 06:27 PM
Prime Mover So not as vulnerable as foci or quickening.....but... Mar 5 2008, 06:48 PM
crizh QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Mar 5 2008, 06:48 PM... Mar 5 2008, 07:10 PM
samuelbeckett QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Mar 5 2008, 06:48 PM... Mar 5 2008, 07:13 PM
Whipstitch Yeah, you have to remember that you also have to d... Mar 5 2008, 07:31 PM
Whipstitch Bleh. Mar 5 2008, 07:31 PM
Prime Mover Just apples and oranges...if cast three spells bef... Mar 5 2008, 08:11 PM
samuelbeckett QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Mar 5 2008, 08:11 PM... Mar 5 2008, 08:32 PM
Prime Mover No you were very clear the first time and I get it... Mar 5 2008, 09:31 PM
crizh I think Frank was pretty clear that it was an erro... Mar 5 2008, 10:00 PM
BlackHat I am sure there is a fair amount of bureaucracy to... Mar 5 2008, 10:32 PM
crizh I was under the impression that Catalyst was a pre... Mar 5 2008, 10:47 PM
WearzManySkins QUOTE (crizh @ Mar 5 2008, 04:47 PM) I wa... Mar 5 2008, 11:03 PM
crizh That's what those big metal D20's are for.... Mar 5 2008, 11:13 PM
BlackHat I've always found rock-paper-scissors to be a ... Mar 5 2008, 11:14 PM
Jhaiisiin Also, I'm not certain Frank still works for th... Mar 5 2008, 11:55 PM
Jaid frank was a freelancer. most (probably all, actual... Mar 6 2008, 12:16 AM
FrankTrollman Jaid hit the points exactly and succinctly.
I was... Mar 7 2008, 09:09 PM
Abbandon Frank why would an ally spirit be unable to do som... Mar 8 2008, 05:13 AM
FrankTrollman QUOTE (Abbandon @ Mar 8 2008, 12:13 AM) F... Mar 8 2008, 06:54 AM
crizh It's only bound spirits that can do it.
I thi... Mar 8 2008, 06:19 AM![]() ![]() |
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