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MatrixJargon
post Apr 3 2010, 12:11 PM
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So I noticed something rather peculiar as of late. Now i've been running Shadowrun for awhile now, not as long as many of you, but a few good years. I've played in more third edition campaigns than I can directly recall (with only two or so of them actually completing a coherent plot) and four or five fourth edition campaigns. In all of this time, I've only played with a Dwarf PC is two sessions. One was a guest player, and the other was that same player returning to our group as a temp GM and decided to use the same character as a GM character.

I haven't played a single fourth campaign in which one of our players played a dwarf. (I don't particularly recall playing many with trolls either) and it just stunts me as to why. The majority of players I come across play humans or elves, in fact you didn't see much else until I started playing an ork (and i've played one in every campaign since). Now, in our current game, we have a human, two orks, and an elf; with another human player contemplating joining us.

Does anybody else have their own Dwarf Affect? Races they just....never see in their groups?
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- MatrixJargon   The Dwarf Affect   Apr 3 2010, 12:11 PM
- - nezumi   Because you don't play with number-crunchers. ...   Apr 3 2010, 02:06 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (nezumi @ Apr 3 2010, 09:06 AM) Bec...   Apr 3 2010, 11:00 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Apr 3 2010, 11...   Apr 3 2010, 11:26 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (D2F @ Apr 3 2010, 07:26 PM) Whethe...   Apr 4 2010, 07:24 PM
- - fistandantilus4.0   Was it Target:Matrix that had some shadowtalk abou...   Apr 3 2010, 02:11 PM
- - TBRMInsanity   I agree with nezumi on this. A lot of players wan...   Apr 3 2010, 02:14 PM
|- - Nifft   QUOTE (TBRMInsanity @ Apr 3 2010, 09:14 A...   Apr 3 2010, 05:39 PM
- - Squinky   Elves never have interested me. I always want to...   Apr 3 2010, 03:29 PM
- - Mantis   I've got one player who frequently plays dwarv...   Apr 3 2010, 03:41 PM
- - fistandantilus4.0   If you think about it, elves have the Tirs and imm...   Apr 3 2010, 03:49 PM
|- - nezumi   QUOTE (fistandantilus4.0 @ Apr 3 2010, 10...   Apr 3 2010, 06:52 PM
- - kjones   The dwarf affect is stereotypically grumpy and alc...   Apr 3 2010, 03:52 PM
- - Medicineman   out of my 25 Chars only 1 is a Dwarf everything ...   Apr 3 2010, 03:52 PM
- - Bushw4cker   I've had few players play dwarfs over the year...   Apr 3 2010, 04:01 PM
- - Machiavelli   We only had some random tries to establish dwarf-c...   Apr 3 2010, 05:30 PM
- - pbangarth   Most of the characters I play these days are dwarf...   Apr 3 2010, 05:45 PM
|- - Tanegar   My first Shadowrun character was an ork. I had a ...   Apr 3 2010, 07:39 PM
||- - pbangarth   QUOTE (Tanegar @ Apr 3 2010, 01:39 PM) Wa...   Apr 3 2010, 08:56 PM
|- - Machiavelli   QUOTE (pbangarth @ Apr 3 2010, 05:45 PM) ...   Apr 4 2010, 09:07 AM
|- - Stingray   QUOTE (Machiavelli @ Apr 4 2010, 12:07 PM...   Apr 4 2010, 09:54 AM
|- - Voronesh   QUOTE (Stingray @ Apr 4 2010, 09:54 AM) ....   Apr 4 2010, 10:23 AM
- - Pepsi Jedi   What's funny is that the fluff in the books sa...   Apr 3 2010, 05:48 PM
- - Emeraldknite   I have been running SR well...Since first edition....   Apr 3 2010, 05:56 PM
|- - fistandantilus4.0   QUOTE (Emeraldknite @ Apr 3 2010, 01:56 P...   Apr 3 2010, 09:59 PM
- - Muspellsheimr   Across all games, all systems, I think I have play...   Apr 3 2010, 06:19 PM
- - crash2029   I usually play orks. I like orks. I don't play...   Apr 3 2010, 08:07 PM
|- - Daylen   QUOTE (crash2029 @ Apr 3 2010, 08:07 PM) ...   Apr 3 2010, 10:10 PM
|- - crash2029   QUOTE (Daylen @ Apr 3 2010, 06:10 PM) meh...   Apr 4 2010, 06:44 AM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   I absolutely love dwarves and orks. I don't c...   Apr 3 2010, 08:38 PM
- - D2F   I think the three main factors are: -aesthetics -...   Apr 3 2010, 09:19 PM
- - pbangarth   Well, in a world in which magic plays a significan...   Apr 3 2010, 09:36 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (pbangarth @ Apr 3 2010, 09:36 PM) ...   Apr 3 2010, 10:36 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   +5. Humans get a free point of Edge.   Apr 3 2010, 09:48 PM
|- - pbangarth   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Apr 3 2010, 03:4...   Apr 3 2010, 10:33 PM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (pbangarth @ Apr 3 2010, 04:33 PM) ...   Apr 3 2010, 10:40 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Apr 3 2010, 10:4...   Apr 3 2010, 10:43 PM
- - Bull   There's also Wheeler from Mel Odom's Jack ...   Apr 3 2010, 09:55 PM
- - Stahlseele   I Allways play Trolls. I would LOVE to play Dwarv...   Apr 3 2010, 09:57 PM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 3 2010, 04:57 PM)...   Apr 3 2010, 10:06 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   <sighs> If the 0 BP option gives you the eq...   Apr 3 2010, 10:51 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Apr 3 2010, 10:5...   Apr 3 2010, 11:17 PM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (D2F @ Apr 3 2010, 05:17 PM) I said...   Apr 3 2010, 11:44 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Apr 3 2010, 11:4...   Apr 4 2010, 12:02 AM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (D2F @ Apr 3 2010, 06:02 PM) And th...   Apr 4 2010, 12:46 AM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Apr 4 2010, 12:4...   Apr 4 2010, 01:17 AM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (D2F @ Apr 3 2010, 07:17 PM) Oh the...   Apr 4 2010, 01:31 AM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Apr 4 2010, 02:3...   Apr 4 2010, 08:03 AM
- - Kumo   I have one new player who really likes to play dwa...   Apr 3 2010, 11:01 PM
- - fistandantilus4.0   This is where I point out a big difference between...   Apr 3 2010, 11:21 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (fistandantilus4.0 @ Apr 3 2010, 11...   Apr 3 2010, 11:28 PM
|- - Plan B   QUOTE (D2F @ Apr 3 2010, 06:28 PM) Sorry,...   Apr 3 2010, 11:32 PM
- - Ascalaphus   For riggers dwarves are... acceptable. The slightl...   Apr 3 2010, 11:33 PM
- - Glyph   Stat-wise, dwarves are not so hot. They don't...   Apr 4 2010, 12:27 AM
- - The Dragon Girl   Personally I really like dwarves and have been pla...   Apr 4 2010, 12:32 AM
- - Mongoose   Lets not forget that dwarves have lower movement r...   Apr 4 2010, 12:48 AM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   Most people ignore the secondary perks, too, like ...   Apr 4 2010, 01:00 AM
|- - Dread Moores   QUOTE (Dr. Funkenstein @ Apr 3 2010, 09:0...   Apr 4 2010, 04:49 AM
- - Navar   @Crash2029: You, My friend, Deserve the golden klo...   Apr 4 2010, 08:04 AM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (Navar @ Apr 4 2010, 02:04 AM) On t...   Apr 4 2010, 08:28 AM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   Eh, I rarely put more than 4 points into Reaction ...   Apr 4 2010, 10:39 AM
- - knasser   I've never seen a person create a dwarf charac...   Apr 4 2010, 10:49 AM
- - Samoth   I played a Korobukuru for a few sessions around 20...   Apr 4 2010, 11:25 AM
|- - MatrixJargon   QUOTE (Samoth @ Apr 4 2010, 11:25 AM) I p...   Apr 4 2010, 01:16 PM
- - Kliko   Well, I guess people just have to get used to that...   Apr 4 2010, 11:54 AM
|- - Ascalaphus   QUOTE (Kliko @ Apr 4 2010, 12:54 PM) Well...   Apr 4 2010, 12:01 PM
|- - knasser   QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Apr 4 2010, 01:01 PM)...   Apr 4 2010, 12:31 PM
- - Snow_Fox   My friends have been playing SR since 1st ed and e...   Apr 4 2010, 01:06 PM
- - Stahlseele   If i ever were to play SR4, i'd do the ultimat...   Apr 4 2010, 01:36 PM
- - Yerameyahu   I agree with a few good points above. In SR3, I al...   Apr 4 2010, 04:15 PM
- - nezumi   I haven't seen the Suitcase Rigger Archetype a...   Apr 4 2010, 05:15 PM
- - Stahlseele   We did the pocket-samurai once. A Troll threw a dw...   Apr 4 2010, 05:17 PM
- - Stahlseele   under SR3, Dwarves were the only Race that you cou...   Apr 4 2010, 09:14 PM
- - Pepsi Jedi   Maybe I'm the weird one out here, but I come u...   Apr 4 2010, 10:12 PM
- - Stahlseele   Yeah, but i think one should not be penalized for ...   Apr 4 2010, 10:16 PM
|- - Muspellsheimr   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 4 2010, 03:16 PM)...   Apr 4 2010, 10:27 PM
|- - The Dragon Girl   QUOTE (Muspellsheimr @ Apr 4 2010, 05:27 ...   Apr 5 2010, 09:07 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   The only way to really avoid that is to remove all...   Apr 4 2010, 10:19 PM
- - Stahlseele   *sigh* how you do it, you're doing it wrong ._...   Apr 4 2010, 10:27 PM
|- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 4 2010, 04:27 PM)...   Apr 4 2010, 10:34 PM
- - Stahlseele   It's just . . in SR3, playing dwarves was only...   Apr 4 2010, 10:42 PM
- - Glyph   I think the "core" metatypes are relativ...   Apr 5 2010, 02:21 AM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (Glyph @ Apr 5 2010, 03:21 AM) I th...   Apr 5 2010, 11:16 AM
|- - Glyph   QUOTE (Samoth @ Apr 5 2010, 03:16 AM) If ...   Apr 5 2010, 12:38 PM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (Glyph @ Apr 5 2010, 12:38 PM) That...   Apr 5 2010, 12:40 PM
|- - toturi   QUOTE (Samoth @ Apr 5 2010, 08:40 PM) I k...   Apr 5 2010, 12:54 PM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (toturi @ Apr 5 2010, 12:54 PM) Tha...   Apr 5 2010, 01:15 PM
- - Voronesh   Oh i dunno, if i look at trolls im not too sure. S...   Apr 5 2010, 11:54 AM
|- - MatrixJargon   QUOTE (Voronesh @ Apr 5 2010, 12:54 PM) O...   Apr 5 2010, 12:07 PM
- - Voronesh   And thats only useful if you play the weakest in e...   Apr 5 2010, 01:36 PM
|- - MatrixJargon   QUOTE (Voronesh @ Apr 5 2010, 01:36 PM) A...   Apr 5 2010, 01:43 PM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (Voronesh @ Apr 5 2010, 01:36 PM) A...   Apr 5 2010, 01:55 PM
- - Voronesh   Uhh yes, and any concept that buys itself a supers...   Apr 5 2010, 04:15 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   QUOTE In the BP system, it doesnt matter where som...   Apr 5 2010, 07:03 PM
- - Samoth   Right, and like I said earlier, make that Fomori G...   Apr 5 2010, 07:17 PM
- - Voronesh   Uhh what? No im complaining about someone min maxi...   Apr 5 2010, 08:10 PM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (Voronesh @ Apr 5 2010, 08:10 PM) U...   Apr 5 2010, 08:56 PM
|- - pbangarth   QUOTE (Samoth @ Apr 5 2010, 01:56 PM) So ...   Apr 5 2010, 09:09 PM
- - Stahlseele   One definition of a rounded character would be to ...   Apr 5 2010, 08:17 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   Another is having a character who's not below ...   Apr 5 2010, 08:45 PM
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