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Justin
post Nov 28 2009, 01:47 PM
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I've read a lot about cyberlimb rules lately. But I want to make sure I understand it right. Lets say there is a hacker or rigger character (human, for simplicty), who has horrible stats in Strength, Agility, and Body (lets give them a value of 1, for arguements sake and easy math). The rest of his attributes would be split between Reaction, Logic, Charisma, Willpower, and Intuition-- all of his mental stats plus reaction would be really high, right?

Other than the massive essence loss, and huge monetary cost-- couldn't he replace all four of his limbs with cyberlimbs, and a cyber torso? They would all start with 3 strength, agility, and body right? Then with upgrades, he could upgrade each of those stats to his racial max of 9, with the only drawback of eating up capacity in each limb (and a bit more money), right?

Now this seems like a cool concept for a character (some out of shape rigger or hacker, who replaces most of his body in order to tinker with it), but it seems quite overpowered-- am I missing something here? Obviously it would take a TON of money, because the essence cost on a full body (two full arms, two full legs, torso, skull) is just over 6. So you would have to use deltaware limbs. But if you could finally afford cost of deltaware limbs in play, it would be quite interesting. From what I hear, hackers can make quite a bit of extra cash with odd jobs, right?

Anyway, forgive the major cheese here-- I'm just trying to see if my understanding is correct in how cyberlimbs work by giving an extreme example.
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- Justin   Cyberlimbs and the non-physically fit.   Nov 28 2009, 01:47 PM
- - LurkerOutThere   That is the benefit of playing a hacker over say a...   Nov 28 2009, 02:48 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (LurkerOutThere @ Nov 28 2009, 07:4...   Nov 28 2009, 04:51 PM
|- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 28 2009, 05...   Nov 28 2009, 09:05 PM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 28 2009, 02:05 PM...   Nov 28 2009, 09:14 PM
||- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 28 2009, 10:05 PM...   Nov 29 2009, 12:12 PM
||- - Justin   QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Nov 29 2009, 07:12 A...   Nov 29 2009, 12:28 PM
||- - Medicineman   QUOTE (Justin @ Nov 29 2009, 08:28 AM) So...   Nov 30 2009, 11:41 AM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Medicineman @ Nov 30 2009, 04:41 A...   Dec 1 2009, 02:47 AM
||- - Medicineman   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 30 2009, 10...   Dec 1 2009, 08:11 AM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Medicineman @ Dec 1 2009, 01:11 AM...   Dec 2 2009, 04:58 AM
|- - LurkerOutThere   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 28 2009, 10...   Nov 29 2009, 09:05 AM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   It's also the very concept of a Jarhead/Cyborg...   Nov 28 2009, 03:05 PM
- - Justin   Yeah, its more of me trying to give an extreme exa...   Nov 28 2009, 04:10 PM
- - Jaid   on a side note, while rare there will still be tim...   Nov 28 2009, 08:59 PM
- - Tachi   Keep in mind that you can also buy customized cybe...   Nov 28 2009, 09:00 PM
- - Tachi   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 28 2009, 03:05 PM...   Nov 28 2009, 09:16 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Tachi @ Nov 28 2009, 02:16 PM) Yea...   Nov 28 2009, 09:30 PM
- - Stahlseele   Remember that capacity goes down as grade goes up,...   Nov 28 2009, 09:19 PM
|- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 28 2009, 05:19 PM...   Nov 28 2009, 09:40 PM
|- - Tachi   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 28 2009, 03:19 PM...   Nov 28 2009, 09:44 PM
- - Stahlseele   Ah, i see.   Nov 28 2009, 10:09 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   It's a cool concept, but you're falling in...   Nov 29 2009, 12:38 PM
|- - Justin   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Nov 29 2009, 07...   Nov 29 2009, 01:17 PM
|- - Dakka Dakka   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Nov 29 2009, 01...   Nov 29 2009, 01:21 PM
|- - Traul   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Nov 29 2009, 01...   Nov 29 2009, 01:31 PM
- - Stahlseele   Go with 2 modified legs or lower legs and one tric...   Nov 29 2009, 01:15 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   I didn't say it was a cure-all for Infirm. I ...   Nov 29 2009, 01:41 PM
- - Dakka Dakka   You are right that it kinda fits, but, while I lik...   Nov 29 2009, 01:57 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Nov 29 2009, 06:57 A...   Nov 29 2009, 04:52 PM
|- - Traul   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 29 2009, 05...   Nov 29 2009, 05:46 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Traul @ Nov 29 2009, 10:46 AM) Yes...   Nov 29 2009, 05:49 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   You can for the massive cost of 0.1 Essence and 3,...   Nov 29 2009, 02:27 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Nov 29 2009, 07...   Nov 29 2009, 04:56 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   Uhm, duh. I didn't say otherwise. Regardless...   Nov 29 2009, 05:08 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Nov 29 2009, 10...   Nov 29 2009, 05:16 PM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 29 2009, 11...   Nov 29 2009, 06:03 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Nov 29 2009, 11...   Nov 29 2009, 07:05 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   Considering that half your posts around here the l...   Nov 29 2009, 07:15 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Nov 29 2009, 12...   Nov 29 2009, 09:05 PM
- - Justin   Did... did Dr.Funkenstein just call someone a trol...   Nov 29 2009, 07:19 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Justin @ Nov 29 2009, 12:19 PM) Di...   Nov 29 2009, 09:06 PM
|- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 29 2009, 05...   Nov 29 2009, 09:15 PM
|- - Mikado   QUOTE (hahnsoo @ Nov 29 2009, 04:15 PM) I...   Nov 29 2009, 09:39 PM
|- - etherial   QUOTE (hahnsoo @ Nov 29 2009, 04:15 PM) B...   Nov 29 2009, 10:11 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (etherial @ Nov 29 2009, 03:11 PM) ...   Nov 30 2009, 02:50 AM
|- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 29 2009, 09...   Nov 30 2009, 03:34 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (hahnsoo @ Nov 29 2009, 08:34 PM) M...   Nov 30 2009, 03:44 AM
|- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 29 2009, 10...   Nov 30 2009, 04:14 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (hahnsoo @ Nov 29 2009, 09:14 PM) I...   Nov 30 2009, 04:41 AM
|- - Mikado   QUOTE (hahnsoo @ Nov 29 2009, 11:14 PM) I...   Nov 30 2009, 06:22 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Mikado @ Nov 29 2009, 11:22 PM) I ...   Dec 1 2009, 02:45 AM
- - Jaid   encumbrance is based on *worn* armor. cyberlimb ar...   Dec 1 2009, 04:21 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Jaid @ Nov 30 2009, 09:21 PM) encu...   Dec 1 2009, 04:58 AM
|- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 30 2009, 11...   Dec 1 2009, 05:42 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (hahnsoo @ Nov 30 2009, 10:42 PM) Y...   Dec 2 2009, 04:57 AM
- - Bignaffer   I am currently playing a character just like this ...   Dec 2 2009, 06:35 PM


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