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Hey All
Starting a first time SR4 game with my local gaming group tomorrow. Any advice for a first timer? My basic first game premise is to place the players in the midst of a riot as a way to break them into the basics of combat and ease them into variables such as non-lethal combat, fighting in smoke, exposure to hazzards and some basic matrix work ie.. breaking locks, disable drones and locating the cause of the riot. What are peoples thoughts on the use of miniatures? Are they useful? Are there rules for using them on say a tile map? Also what are some general pittfalls I should be aware of as a nood SR GM? Ive GMed several games in the past so I know how to move a story but concerned about specific SR4 land mines. Cheers Lass (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Lass Advice Jun 27 2009, 02:10 PM
Ravor The game will run allot smoother and won't fal... Jun 27 2009, 04:16 PM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Ravor @ Jun 27 2009, 09:16 AM) The... Jun 28 2009, 02:14 AM
Cain QUOTE (Ravor @ Jun 27 2009, 08:16 AM) The... Jun 28 2009, 12:15 PM Chibu QUOTE (Lass @ Jun 27 2009, 09:10 AM) Also... Jun 27 2009, 04:27 PM Snow_Fox Don't make it just a brawl but a way out, with... Jun 28 2009, 02:03 PM Critias It was also -- for some groups -- a murderously di... Jun 28 2009, 02:22 PM Snow_Fox Yeah, our very first game, one player had an ork g... Jun 28 2009, 02:33 PM Medicineman When SR started in 1st ed the book included an int... Jun 28 2009, 02:54 PM Snow_Fox read up 3 postings Jun 28 2009, 02:57 PM Ravor Not really Cain, as DM you just have to remember t... Jun 28 2009, 08:36 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein In teh end, I have found that most, if not all, ga... Jun 28 2009, 08:52 PM deek As a GM, my concern lies in playability and making... Jun 28 2009, 09:35 PM Glyph Opposition should be scaled to the players, true, ... Jun 28 2009, 11:53 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Glyph @ Jun 28 2009, 04:53 PM) Opp... Jun 29 2009, 12:13 AM Lass Hey All,
I played the game and all together it we... Jun 29 2009, 12:33 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein Congratulations ands Keep the Faith... Jun 29 2009, 12:34 AM Cain At dice pools of 10-12, it's no wonder you... Jun 29 2009, 12:38 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cain @ Jun 28 2009, 05:38 PM) At d... Jun 29 2009, 02:05 AM DireRadiant QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jun 28 2009, 09... Jun 29 2009, 06:54 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jun 29 2009, 12:54 P... Jun 30 2009, 01:31 AM Blade QUOTE (Cain @ Jun 29 2009, 02:38 AM) So, ... Jun 29 2009, 08:30 AM Cheops QUOTE (Blade @ Jun 29 2009, 09:30 AM) The... Jun 29 2009, 03:11 PM Cain QUOTE (Blade @ Jun 29 2009, 01:30 AM) No.... Jun 29 2009, 09:23 PM Cheops To the OP:
I'd say the most important thing w... Jun 29 2009, 02:27 AM Cain QUOTE I think that those who opt for those types o... Jun 29 2009, 03:20 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cain @ Jun 28 2009, 09:20 PM) Offe... Jun 30 2009, 12:50 AM Glyph Plus, high dice pools aren't always the result... Jun 29 2009, 03:53 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Glyph @ Jun 28 2009, 09:53 PM) Plu... Jun 30 2009, 01:29 AM Muspellsheimr QUOTE (Cain @ Jun 28 2009, 05:38 PM) Ther... Jun 29 2009, 05:40 AM Cheops Glyph's example is exactly why it is so import... Jun 29 2009, 03:09 PM Blade I'm not so sure. Let's take the example of... Jun 29 2009, 03:39 PM Cheops QUOTE (Blade @ Jun 29 2009, 03:39 PM) I... Jun 29 2009, 03:44 PM Cain QUOTE Yes... You can get dice pools to the extreme... Jun 30 2009, 01:36 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cain @ Jun 29 2009, 07:36 PM) I... Jun 30 2009, 02:02 AM Glyph A character "intended" by the rules is a... Jun 30 2009, 02:17 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Glyph @ Jun 29 2009, 08:17 PM) A c... Jun 30 2009, 02:20 AM Cain QUOTE If I remember, you SUGGEST a cap of 20 Dice.... Jun 30 2009, 04:41 AM Generico There was a time when I thought a combat monster n... Jun 30 2009, 08:29 AM Ravor Hmm, a couple of things that randomly popped into ... Jun 30 2009, 08:50 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Ravor @ Jun 30 2009, 02:50 PM) Hmm... Jul 2 2009, 02:40 AM Warlordtheft QUOTE (Ravor @ Jun 30 2009, 04:50 PM) Hmm... Jul 3 2009, 02:42 AM Cain Personally, I prefer flexibility to the One True S... Jul 2 2009, 03:48 AM Glyph Some people prefer smaller dice pools and nothing ... Jul 2 2009, 06:45 AM Ravor *shrugs* Then replace Mr Talky pissing on the Don... Jul 3 2009, 01:21 AM Cain It's not hard to construct a Sam with 14+ dice... Jul 3 2009, 02:55 AM Ravor And as always I'll have to disagree, Shadowrun... Jul 3 2009, 03:07 AM Cain From a meta-gaming standpoint, if I'm using th... Jul 3 2009, 03:25 AM Red-ROM dear OP,
I find that In SR. the tricky part is ke... Jul 3 2009, 04:02 AM Snow_Fox I agree with Cain-the occasional runner can be a j... Jul 3 2009, 05:15 PM Critias I think the issue isn't "should Shadowrun... Jul 3 2009, 07:23 PM Glyph It depends on the campaign, but one thing to keep ... Jul 3 2009, 10:31 PM DuctShuiTengu I'm going to have to disagree with one minor p... Jul 3 2009, 11:36 PM Glyph The sample characters in Shadowrun have consistent... Jul 4 2009, 01:58 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Glyph @ Jul 3 2009, 07:58 PM) The ... Jul 4 2009, 02:01 AM Glyph Unless you have personally talked to the developer... Jul 4 2009, 02:39 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Glyph @ Jul 3 2009, 08:39 PM) Unle... Jul 4 2009, 03:17 AM toturi As of SR4, the sample characters "are designe... Jul 4 2009, 03:40 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (toturi @ Jul 3 2009, 09:40 PM) As ... Jul 4 2009, 02:42 PM toturi QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jul 4 2009, 10... Jul 4 2009, 03:35 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (toturi @ Jul 4 2009, 09:35 AM) Whi... Jul 4 2009, 03:45 PM Snow_Fox the size of the 'specialization' varies fr... Jul 4 2009, 03:08 PM Traul QUOTE (Snow_Fox @ Jul 4 2009, 05:08 PM) t... Jul 4 2009, 06:25 PM Ravor I think this is an example where K.I.S.S. is neede... Jul 4 2009, 05:11 PM Stahlseele QUOTE (Ravor @ Jul 4 2009, 07:11 PM) I th... Jul 4 2009, 11:09 PM toturi QUOTE (Ravor @ Jul 5 2009, 01:11 AM) I th... Jul 5 2009, 12:44 AM Ravor QUOTE (toturi @ Jul 4 2009, 05:44 PM) The... Jul 5 2009, 05:09 PM Cheops QUOTE (Ravor @ Jul 5 2009, 06:09 PM) Exce... Jul 5 2009, 08:29 PM Glyph QUOTE (Ravor @ Jul 5 2009, 09:09 AM) Exce... Jul 5 2009, 08:43 PM toturi QUOTE (Ravor @ Jul 6 2009, 01:09 AM) Exce... Jul 6 2009, 12:13 AM Ravor Although I can't speak for Snow_Fox too me the... Jul 4 2009, 10:48 PM twilite K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple, Stupid Jul 4 2009, 11:25 PM Stahlseele I like my interpretation better y.y Jul 5 2009, 12:26 AM Cheops Except that we do have some evidence that the deve... Jul 5 2009, 03:24 PM CanadianWolverine Er, I am not sure if this will add much since I am... Jul 5 2009, 04:48 PM Stahlseele No, you can get improved reflexes level 3 even if ... Jul 5 2009, 04:57 PM Ravor Cheops, that is a very interesting point and one t... Jul 6 2009, 02:59 AM toturi QUOTE (Ravor @ Jul 6 2009, 10:59 AM) totu... Jul 6 2009, 03:48 AM Omenowl 8-12 base dice should be a fairly competent charac... Jul 6 2009, 03:48 AM Ravor Ah, but you see the problem is that we don't h... Jul 6 2009, 03:54 AM  |
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