 A thought on cyberware, Sammy vs Mage |
 Aug 4 2010, 11:14 AM
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A lot of people are unhappy with how Street Samurai end up with a perceived short end of the stick when compared to Adepts and are thought to be especially easy prey for Magicians. Of course, there are many ways to defend against magic, chief among them having a Magician of your own but also possibly looking at Qualities that make it easier to resist magic.
Going by the flavor text, cyberware appears as dead spots on a person's aura and this often seems to disturb mages as mentioned in Ghost Cartels in particular a number of times. A person is made more an object over time rather than a person. What I'm getting at is if a Street Sammy is more toaster than person, could not a GM rule that object resistance or spell dice modifiers come into play in addition to the basic Will/Body roll? It seems like an interesting option. Thoughts? |
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Inpu A thought on cyberware Aug 4 2010, 11:14 AM
Lansdren QUOTE (Inpu @ Aug 4 2010, 12:14 PM) A lot... Aug 4 2010, 11:19 AM
Inpu QUOTE (Lansdren @ Aug 4 2010, 01:19 PM) I... Aug 4 2010, 11:21 AM Ascalaphus Quick! Quick! Add some more metal rods to ... Aug 4 2010, 11:31 AM Inpu QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Aug 4 2010, 01:31 PM)... Aug 4 2010, 11:48 AM Simon Kerimov There is the Arcane Arrester metagenic trait that ... Aug 4 2010, 11:35 AM Mordinvan QUOTE (Simon Kerimov @ Aug 4 2010, 04:35 ... Aug 24 2010, 10:53 AM Doc Byte QUOTE (Inpu @ Aug 4 2010, 01:14 PM) A lot... Aug 4 2010, 01:15 PM Inpu QUOTE (Doc Byte @ Aug 4 2010, 03:15 PM) I... Aug 4 2010, 01:19 PM Doc Byte QUOTE (Inpu @ Aug 4 2010, 03:19 PM) I per... Aug 4 2010, 01:31 PM Inpu QUOTE (Doc Byte @ Aug 4 2010, 03:31 PM) T... Aug 4 2010, 01:32 PM JurneeJakes Whereas Adepts and Sammies fill the same roles (ty... Aug 4 2010, 01:37 PM Doc Byte QUOTE (JurneeJakes @ Aug 4 2010, 03:37 PM... Aug 4 2010, 01:57 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (JurneeJakes @ Aug 4 2010, 02:37 PM... Aug 4 2010, 02:09 PM Laodicea QUOTE (Johnny B. Good @ Aug 4 2010, 08:09... Aug 4 2010, 02:25 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (Laodicea @ Aug 4 2010, 03:25 PM) N... Aug 4 2010, 02:34 PM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (Johnny B. Good @ Aug 4 2010, 04:34... Aug 4 2010, 03:30 PM Kruger QUOTE (JurneeJakes @ Aug 4 2010, 05:37 AM... Aug 4 2010, 04:57 PM Irion It is worth considering for direct combat spells, ... Aug 4 2010, 01:49 PM Inpu Yes, that is why this is from a flavor perspective... Aug 4 2010, 02:06 PM Yerameyahu Johnny B. Good, are there actually rules for ... Aug 4 2010, 02:28 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 4 2010, 03:28 PM)... Aug 4 2010, 02:40 PM Yerameyahu That's what I thought. You don't have to ... Aug 4 2010, 02:51 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 4 2010, 03:51 PM)... Aug 4 2010, 02:55 PM Yerameyahu Well, you'd have to GM-approve having them. Th... Aug 4 2010, 03:00 PM Ascalaphus Sure, one failed initiative roll and that mage cou... Aug 4 2010, 05:38 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Aug 4 2010, 06:38 PM)... Aug 4 2010, 05:44 PM Yerameyahu I think that's the point. Aug 4 2010, 05:46 PM Inpu Mind that when I suggested this, I was specificall... Aug 4 2010, 05:53 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (Inpu @ Aug 4 2010, 05:53 PM) Mind ... Aug 4 2010, 05:57 PM KCKitsune QUOTE (Inpu @ Aug 4 2010, 01:53 PM) Mind ... Aug 6 2010, 08:07 AM Inpu Well, the incentive is already there. Nothing chan... Aug 4 2010, 06:00 PM Johnny B. Good Yes, but this means that in addition to being craz... Aug 4 2010, 06:05 PM sabs All you have to do is double the essence loss to m... Aug 4 2010, 06:11 PM Inpu Or you can rule that healing does still cause some... Aug 4 2010, 06:17 PM Saint Sithney The problem here is that the cyber isn't the s... Aug 6 2010, 01:47 AM Badmoodguy88 Mages have a trade off of being able to do more da... Aug 6 2010, 02:16 AM Smokeskin QUOTE (Badmoodguy88 @ Aug 6 2010, 04:16 A... Aug 6 2010, 09:27 AM Mäx QUOTE (Smokeskin @ Aug 6 2010, 11:27 AM) ... Aug 6 2010, 10:15 AM Inpu Kind of depends how you view it, really: the physi... Aug 6 2010, 07:42 AM Lansdren QUOTE (Inpu @ Aug 6 2010, 08:42 AM) Kind ... Aug 6 2010, 07:45 AM Inpu QUOTE (Lansdren @ Aug 6 2010, 09:45 AM) T... Aug 6 2010, 07:51 AM Irion QUOTE Honestly, heal might technically work on obj... Aug 6 2010, 08:05 AM Ascalaphus Well, if cyborgization makes you more an object th... Aug 6 2010, 08:27 AM Inpu QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Aug 6 2010, 10:27 AM)... Aug 6 2010, 08:30 AM Irion @Smokeskin
QUOTE The sample corpsec guard in SR4 w... Aug 6 2010, 09:51 AM Wasabi Fine print: "Although Reaction and Combat Sen... Aug 6 2010, 10:17 AM Dakka Dakka Don't forget that cover and visibility also af... Aug 6 2010, 10:22 AM Smokeskin QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Aug 6 2010, 12:22 PM... Aug 6 2010, 11:41 AM Ascalaphus QUOTE (Smokeskin @ Aug 6 2010, 01:41 PM) ... Aug 6 2010, 11:51 AM Mäx QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Aug 6 2010, 01:51 PM)... Aug 6 2010, 11:59 AM Smokeskin QUOTE (Mäx @ Aug 6 2010, 01:59 PM) But th... Aug 6 2010, 12:08 PM Mäx QUOTE (Smokeskin @ Aug 6 2010, 02:08 PM) ... Aug 6 2010, 12:12 PM Smokeskin QUOTE (Mäx @ Aug 6 2010, 02:12 PM) Why, i... Aug 6 2010, 12:50 PM Mäx QUOTE (Smokeskin @ Aug 6 2010, 02:50 PM) ... Aug 6 2010, 01:04 PM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (Mäx @ Aug 6 2010, 03:04 PM) My exs... Aug 6 2010, 01:05 PM Mäx QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Aug 6 2010, 03:05 PM... Aug 6 2010, 01:07 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (Mäx @ Aug 6 2010, 02:07 PM) Magic ... Aug 6 2010, 02:36 PM Smokeskin double Aug 6 2010, 12:08 PM Ascalaphus Hmm. So how do you calculate cover/visibility for ... Aug 6 2010, 10:36 AM Dakka Dakka Just add them to the resistance dice. I always fou... Aug 6 2010, 10:38 AM Ascalaphus QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Aug 6 2010, 12:38 PM... Aug 6 2010, 10:45 AM Inpu That, and the multiple spell option means they can... Aug 6 2010, 11:59 AM Ascalaphus QUOTE (Inpu @ Aug 6 2010, 01:59 PM) Leide... Aug 6 2010, 12:15 PM Inpu In Zeist currently, next to Utrecht. Moved from Am... Aug 6 2010, 12:19 PM Mäx QUOTE (Johnny B. Good @ Aug 6 2010, 04:36... Aug 6 2010, 02:45 PM Saint Hallow I don't see why more samurais don't take m... Aug 7 2010, 04:06 PM Yerameyahu Because they're already Fomori Ghouls SURGEd f... Aug 7 2010, 04:15 PM Glyph From the FAQ:
QUOTE How do you split a dice pool,... Aug 7 2010, 08:37 PM Mäx QUOTE (Glyph @ Aug 7 2010, 10:37 PM) From... Aug 7 2010, 11:47 PM Saint Sithney QUOTE (Mäx @ Aug 7 2010, 04:47 PM) That m... Aug 8 2010, 02:07 AM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Aug 8 2010, 04:07 ... Aug 8 2010, 09:31 AM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (Glyph @ Aug 7 2010, 03:37 PM) From... Aug 8 2010, 09:05 PM Yerameyahu What's magical? Some are obvious (Arcane Arres... Aug 7 2010, 08:47 PM Traul You emphasized the wrong part, Glyph:
QUOTE Non-ma... Aug 7 2010, 09:00 PM Glyph That part means that even the non-magical qualitie... Aug 7 2010, 10:01 PM Irion Actually, it does not. It is nowhere stated how yo... Aug 8 2010, 09:42 AM Glyph Yeah, in that instance I didn't see anything b... Aug 8 2010, 06:37 PM Dakka Dakka How you add the modifiers with multi-casting is un... Aug 8 2010, 10:50 PM Glyph I always took the term modifiers to apply to thing... Aug 8 2010, 11:49 PM Yerameyahu It helps to limit overpower and mod stacking, cert... Aug 8 2010, 11:54 PM Sheala sorry for resurecting old thread, but anyway...
t... Aug 23 2010, 06:51 PM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (Sheala @ Aug 23 2010, 02:51 PM) so... Aug 23 2010, 09:06 PM Yerameyahu I think you mean 'an'. Mwa ha.
Why doesn... Aug 23 2010, 09:11 PM Sheala QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 23 2010, 09:11 PM... Aug 23 2010, 09:18 PM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 23 2010, 05:11 PM... Aug 23 2010, 09:19 PM Yerameyahu Ooh, Heck Spirits sound powerful. I summon 3! Aug 23 2010, 11:36 PM Shinobi Killfist Yeesh, Bind 3, bind 3. You can only have one summ... Aug 24 2010, 01:13 AM  |
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