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Kerenshara
post Oct 17 2009, 07:19 PM
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Going all the way back to 1st Ed, everybody knows that to execute a successful 'run, you usually need three things:

1) A Street Samurai (or combat Physical Adept) for when the whole world suddently turns to apedrek
2) A Magician to sling mojo and handle Awakened threats
3) A "Technical" specialist, usually a Decker. (No, just because you have a "comlink" now instead of a "cyberdeck" doesn't mean you can start calling them "hackers"; After almost five decades of use, which is longer than the current three decades or so during which "hacker" has come into use, you're not going to resurect a dead term.)

If you had a 4th party member, usually it was a "face": somebody good with the social stuff to make sure that when Mr. J was screwing you at least you got a reach-around, financially speaking. They also tended to have a good network of contacts to help with legwork and going to ground.

That got me thinking; What if you have a fifth or sixth, or even more members on the team? Once you've filled the three core roles and the fourth typical role, then what? I have often heard the idea of having the Decker play medic because they can double-dip their high LOGic. But then I turn around and twice in as many groups, I've seen a Face/Medic that wasn't Awakened.

So here's my question to you:

What secondary specializations do you like to put together? I am mainly interested in those "extra" people beyond the "core" roles, but if you like having a Samurai that is also a face, I'm dying to hear how it worked out for you... and how you pulled it off.

Have at it, but let's try to keep it polite; I'm trying to stimulate a little discourse and some brainstorming, not "My űbergeek is more űber than your cheeseweazel" pissing contests.
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- Kerenshara   Synergistic Secondaries   Oct 17 2009, 07:19 PM
- - Namelessjoe   hi i know there both sams but we usally have a ha...   Oct 17 2009, 07:53 PM
- - Marwynn   I think you're still in need of a Rigger beyon...   Oct 17 2009, 08:06 PM
- - Shrike30   Second sam is always good. Try to have their skil...   Oct 17 2009, 08:31 PM
- - vladski   1. Street Sam/Gun Bunny/Muscle 2. Mage/Shaman 3. D...   Oct 17 2009, 08:44 PM
- - Omenowl   I think a well rounded team would have these membe...   Oct 17 2009, 10:07 PM
|- - Whipstitch   QUOTE (Omenowl @ Oct 17 2009, 05:07 PM) E...   Oct 17 2009, 11:55 PM
- - twilite   Actually, if you are very short on players in a pl...   Oct 17 2009, 10:49 PM
|- - Kerenshara   QUOTE (twilite @ Oct 17 2009, 05:49 PM) A...   Oct 17 2009, 11:14 PM
- - Glyph   Hackers and Mages are both character types that se...   Oct 18 2009, 12:49 AM
- - Marwynn   That's true. The Cybered Sam with Skillwires 3...   Oct 18 2009, 02:03 AM
- - rob   I have a couple things that I've noticed, and ...   Oct 18 2009, 02:18 AM
- - toturi   1) Street Sam for general combat needs, skillwires...   Oct 18 2009, 02:42 AM
- - Cthulhudreams   I don't get why people think Street Sammie...   Oct 18 2009, 04:35 AM
|- - kzt   QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Oct 17 2009, 09:35...   Oct 18 2009, 04:45 AM
|- - Whipstitch   QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Oct 17 2009, 11:35...   Oct 18 2009, 07:20 PM
- - Cthulhudreams   QUOTE Guns and grenades aren't exactly undetec...   Oct 18 2009, 04:53 AM
|- - kzt   QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Oct 17 2009, 09:53...   Oct 18 2009, 07:53 AM
|- - Cthulhudreams   QUOTE (kzt @ Oct 18 2009, 06:53 PM) Give ...   Oct 18 2009, 08:14 AM
- - Saint Sithney   I gotta say, I think riggers are a bit overrated. ...   Oct 18 2009, 05:45 AM
- - The Jake   To further add fuel to the debate - the problem is...   Oct 18 2009, 12:50 PM
- - The Jake   To simplify: Anything linked to either Charisma, ...   Oct 18 2009, 01:02 PM
- - Cthulhudreams   Except that hackers don't really need a good l...   Oct 18 2009, 01:24 PM
- - Cthulhudreams   Strongly agree - the street sammie is definately t...   Oct 19 2009, 02:23 AM
- - Blade   The social engineer, or (ha|de)cker/face: uses the...   Oct 19 2009, 11:56 AM
- - kzt   QUOTE (Blade @ Oct 19 2009, 04:56 AM) Som...   Oct 19 2009, 03:32 PM


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