 Hacker, Rigger, or Technomancer. (lots of questions), If you are the only tech in the group, which would do a better job? |
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Is it just me, or does no one really get super excited about hackers, riggers, and technomancers? I see posts about magic or street samurais all the time. Adepts too. But where is the love for the techies?
I have a new game starting soon, with five players (including myself) and of course a GM. I don't know what two of the other players will be playing, or what role they want to cover for the group. I've drafted up one character idea, full with a character sheet and backstory (A Dryad, who is a dedicated summoner. Have a full history, and tons of quirks-- should be fun to play)... But as things stand, no one has chosen to play a hacker, technomancer, or rigger of any sort. I think it would be fun to play a tech-geek or gear-head character, and if the other two undecided players in my group don't want to cover a tech role, I think I might put my current mage on hold, and play a tech guy instead. I'm actually pretty excited about it, and want to prepare a character sheet. So, assuming a group only has one go-to tech guy-- What would perform their role better? What is the best way to go about it? Should I go with a mundane hacker who dabbles in rigging? A hacker who is chromed up, using cyber-limbs to boost his low Strength, Agility, and Body? A technomancer? Though I've seen quite a few postings on creative ways for hackers to do things, I haven't seen much of a clear guide on what is needed to create an effective hacking character (Obviously an amazing commlink decked out with high rating programs). What qualities are best to choose? What about building an effective Technomancer? Any other qualities that are great at creation for them? Would they be as good, or better than a mundane hacker with access to lots of money? Oh, and... How are AI as player characters? Can they do really well too? Or is it too limiting? |
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Justin Hacker, Rigger, or Technomancer. (lots of questions) Nov 26 2009, 08:39 AM
Thanee There are no posts about hackers/technomancers and... Nov 26 2009, 08:50 AM
Justin QUOTE (Thanee @ Nov 26 2009, 03:50 AM) Th... Nov 26 2009, 08:52 AM Dr. Funkenstein Between a Hacker and a Technomancer, your best bet... Nov 26 2009, 09:06 AM Justin Thanks Doc. This was actually exactly the sort of... Nov 26 2009, 09:26 AM Justin But the idea of a gear-head hacker/rigger, who tin... Nov 26 2009, 09:28 AM Ascalaphus My gut says technomancer; sprites and threading ma... Nov 26 2009, 09:33 AM hahnsoo It may also depend on the details and the flavor o... Nov 26 2009, 09:45 AM Justin QUOTE (hahnsoo @ Nov 26 2009, 04:45 AM) I... Nov 26 2009, 11:36 AM The Jake If you only have one spot a hacker will go further... Nov 26 2009, 12:30 PM Dr. Funkenstein Yeah, you want a Hacker for sure. They are, witho... Nov 26 2009, 12:50 PM Cthulhudreams It's entirely arbitary and depends on how your... Nov 26 2009, 01:41 PM Justin QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Nov 26 2009, 08:41... Nov 26 2009, 01:59 PM Cthulhudreams I will bet you 10 bucks that while you may think y... Nov 26 2009, 02:10 PM Red-ROM 1- being a dedicated hacker takes like 200BP's... Nov 26 2009, 02:19 PM Kumo QUOTE Well, my GM has played Shadowrun a few times... Nov 26 2009, 03:01 PM Justin QUOTE (Kumo @ Nov 26 2009, 10:01 AM) You ... Nov 26 2009, 04:06 PM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (Justin @ Nov 27 2009, 03:06 AM) I... Nov 27 2009, 02:14 AM etherial I don't have much to add on the relative usefu... Nov 26 2009, 04:35 PM Dr. Funkenstein I don't blame her, it's one of my favorite... Nov 26 2009, 04:42 PM gtjormungand Riggers can be built to do all the hacker actions ... Nov 26 2009, 05:06 PM Johnny B. Good Technomancers can be total matrix monsters, thanks... Nov 26 2009, 05:33 PM Marwynn If you're into Sprites as a Technomancer don... Nov 26 2009, 06:17 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Marwynn @ Nov 26 2009, 11:17 AM) I... Nov 30 2009, 03:37 AM Fezig In my opinion the first thing you ought to do is n... Nov 26 2009, 07:33 PM Jaid i will add one thing:
it isn't entirely true ... Nov 26 2009, 11:44 PM The Jake QUOTE (Jaid @ Nov 26 2009, 11:44 PM) but ... Nov 27 2009, 02:42 AM etherial QUOTE (The Jake @ Nov 26 2009, 09:42 PM) ... Nov 27 2009, 03:04 AM Jericho Alar The matrix rules aren't *that* hard; really... Nov 27 2009, 04:22 AM Cthulhudreams Please be aware that a number of sprites are unabl... Nov 30 2009, 03:56 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Nov 29 2009, 08:56... Nov 30 2009, 03:59 AM Cthulhudreams While you may hold that interpretation, it is not ... Nov 30 2009, 04:18 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Nov 29 2009, 09:18... Nov 30 2009, 04:31 AM Cthulhudreams will do when I get home! Btw: I'm pretty s... Nov 30 2009, 04:37 AM Cthulhudreams Right I checked. First up, needing the matrix perc... Nov 30 2009, 02:15 PM Sengir QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Nov 30 2009, 03:15... Nov 30 2009, 02:55 PM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (Sengir @ Dec 1 2009, 01:55 AM) Rea... Nov 30 2009, 10:12 PM Sengir QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Nov 30 2009, 11:12... Nov 30 2009, 10:46 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Sengir @ Nov 30 2009, 07:55 AM) Re... Dec 1 2009, 02:50 AM Petrie_SMG Hacker over Technomancer over Rigger. Hackers can... Nov 30 2009, 04:46 PM DWC With the flexibility of Sprites, particularly Mach... Nov 30 2009, 10:17 PM WyldKnight QUOTE (DWC @ Nov 30 2009, 02:17 PM) With ... Dec 1 2009, 12:01 AM The Jake QUOTE (DWC @ Nov 30 2009, 11:17 PM) With ... Dec 1 2009, 04:06 AM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (The Jake @ Dec 1 2009, 03:06 PM) S... Dec 1 2009, 07:41 AM The Jake QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 1 2009, 07:41 ... Dec 2 2009, 12:56 AM Jaid QUOTE (The Jake @ Dec 1 2009, 07:56 PM) T... Dec 2 2009, 02:29 AM Cthulhudreams Wait so you're saying that the matrix rules ar... Nov 30 2009, 11:05 PM Octopiii Yes. Plus, sending the sprite off into the node w... Dec 1 2009, 12:35 AM Adrian Korvedzk I ran a TM right out of the gate, so I may be a ta... Dec 1 2009, 01:02 AM Falconer You're missing an option... I vote for hacking... Dec 1 2009, 02:43 AM Cthulhudreams Sure, but the table explicitly states that you hav... Dec 1 2009, 03:02 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Nov 30 2009, 08:02... Dec 1 2009, 04:05 AM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Dec 1 2009, 03... Dec 1 2009, 07:54 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 1 2009, 12:54 ... Dec 2 2009, 04:39 AM Sengir QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 1 2009, 04:02 ... Dec 1 2009, 11:18 AM Jaid QUOTE (WyldKnight @ Nov 30 2009, 07:01 PM... Dec 1 2009, 04:18 AM Cthulhudreams When you log onto a node, the only infomation you ... Dec 1 2009, 11:51 AM Sengir QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 1 2009, 12:51 ... Dec 1 2009, 01:56 PM Jericho Alar QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 1 2009, 06:51 ... Dec 2 2009, 02:20 AM Wasabi If you're trying to evaluate if a TM is the ri... Dec 1 2009, 12:35 PM Kumo About Perception/Matrix Perception:
1. "Obvio... Dec 1 2009, 01:55 PM Cthulhudreams Please note that you don't get the list until ... Dec 1 2009, 11:23 PM Sengir QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 2 2009, 12:23 ... Dec 1 2009, 11:54 PM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (Sengir @ Dec 2 2009, 10:54 AM) Jus... Dec 2 2009, 01:00 AM Cthulhudreams All that means is your agent has to take the time ... Dec 2 2009, 04:53 AM Jericho Alar QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 1 2009, 11:53 ... Dec 2 2009, 05:03 AM Cthulhudreams Well yeah, you'd do that too if you were doing... Dec 2 2009, 05:10 AM Jericho Alar QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 2 2009, 12:10 ... Dec 2 2009, 05:26 AM Kumo QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Dec 2 2009, 07:10 ... Dec 2 2009, 10:50 AM Cthulhudreams That would be nice if it didn't explictly say ... Dec 2 2009, 10:20 AM Ascalaphus If you had to render everything separately, wouldn... Dec 2 2009, 11:40 AM Cthulhudreams Data search action only tells you which node the f... Dec 2 2009, 11:46 AM Kumo QUOTE Data search action only tells you which node... Dec 2 2009, 01:06 PM StealthSigma My opinion is.....
None. If you need hacking legw... Dec 2 2009, 01:42 PM Golgoth QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Dec 2 2009, 07:42 A... Dec 15 2009, 09:11 AM etherial QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Dec 2 2009, 08:42 A... Dec 15 2009, 02:24 PM The Jake QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Dec 2 2009, 01:42 P... Dec 16 2009, 06:20 AM Ascalaphus QUOTE None. If you need hacking legwork, get a hac... Dec 16 2009, 12:22 PM Golgoth The Jake: That's actually a really cool way o... Dec 16 2009, 07:18 PM  |
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