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 Aug 24 2010, 11:52 PM
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Starting a game with some wholly new players to shadowrun and a couple who haven't played in a long while.
We did a character build season that ended with them saying "I will finish everything up later." But I am a little worried about character balance. So I would like to hear everyone's best advice for making a good character. So far I am thinking: Take at least one point in perception. Everyone needs at least one weapon. Combat characters should have two types if weapons. Even if you can't use it as a weapon, have a knife. Thanks for the help. |
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DoomFrog Advice for new players Aug 24 2010, 11:52 PM
Kincaid I imagine some things transcend edition...
If it... Aug 25 2010, 12:36 AM sabs my b&e guy has a clip of stick and shock and a... Aug 25 2010, 12:42 AM Tanegar Watch your back. Shoot straight. Conserve ammo. ... Aug 25 2010, 01:02 AM Glyph The sidebar on page 8 of Runner's Companion, S... Aug 25 2010, 02:16 AM
Whipstitch QUOTE (Glyph @ Aug 24 2010, 09:16 PM) The... Aug 25 2010, 02:42 AM Runner Smurf Kit I highly recommend:
Spare commlinks that can b... Aug 25 2010, 02:28 AM DAP QUOTE (Runner Smurf @ Aug 24 2010, 07:28 ... Aug 26 2010, 01:08 PM Kruger QUOTE (DAP @ Aug 26 2010, 05:08 AM) As fo... Aug 26 2010, 04:10 PM Yerameyahu I take most skills at 1 or 2, and rely on high sta... Aug 25 2010, 02:46 AM nemafow QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 25 2010, 12:46 PM... Aug 25 2010, 03:05 AM Whipstitch QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 24 2010, 09:46 PM... Aug 25 2010, 03:27 AM Saint Sithney Yeah, it's the Universe's job to destroy y... Aug 25 2010, 03:24 AM Johnny B. Good Try to cover all your bases when it comes to the g... Aug 25 2010, 05:52 PM Yerameyahu I just hate Defaulting, Whipstitch. Versatile tend... Aug 25 2010, 06:04 PM Doc Chase That it's cheaper to boost skills rather than ... Aug 25 2010, 06:13 PM suoq For a home game, I'd go the Yerameyahu way and... Aug 25 2010, 06:25 PM Mooncrow QUOTE (suoq @ Aug 25 2010, 01:25 PM) For ... Aug 25 2010, 06:27 PM Whipstitch What Doc Chase said-- the system tends to reward e... Aug 25 2010, 06:41 PM Yerameyahu That's a good point: new players may not under... Aug 25 2010, 06:47 PM Doc Chase Heh. I figure if you're cascading 15+ dice on... Aug 25 2010, 06:50 PM sabs A character I'm building will have 21 dice for... Aug 25 2010, 06:50 PM Yerameyahu Totally. I'm not saying people can't (obvi... Aug 25 2010, 06:56 PM Doc Chase QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 25 2010, 07:56 PM... Aug 25 2010, 06:59 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Aug 25 2010, 01:59 PM)... Aug 25 2010, 10:53 PM Yerameyahu That's what I'm sayin'! Aug 25 2010, 07:00 PM Summerstorm Hm... well there have been a lot of equipment and ... Aug 25 2010, 10:16 PM Rehlor Red Samurai, professional rating 5 - 12 dice to sh... Aug 25 2010, 11:20 PM Whipstitch And yet one guy with nice contacts and an attentio... Aug 26 2010, 12:06 AM Glyph How many dice you need to roll for a skill varies ... Aug 26 2010, 02:32 AM Yerameyahu Don't forget that Defaulting is super-lame. It... Aug 26 2010, 02:47 AM Tiralee 6 dice = "I think I can"
Oh, holy crap.... Aug 26 2010, 10:02 AM sabs QUOTE (Tiralee @ Aug 26 2010, 10:02 AM) 6... Aug 26 2010, 12:39 PM Yerameyahu It applies triple to vision and audio gear. Just g... Aug 26 2010, 02:08 PM DAP QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 26 2010, 08:08 AM... Aug 26 2010, 03:37 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (DAP @ Aug 26 2010, 04:37 PM) How a... Aug 26 2010, 03:46 PM suoq 6 dice is a attribute 3 skill 3 character with no ... Aug 26 2010, 02:37 PM Yerameyahu It's true that you can forget the tools. +3 P... Aug 26 2010, 02:43 PM Johnny B. Good I prefer cybereyes and cyberears to goggles and ea... Aug 26 2010, 02:45 PM Yerameyahu No reason that earbuds are obvious.
Still, there... Aug 26 2010, 02:52 PM Doc Chase Unless you're a mage or an adept, or don't... Aug 26 2010, 02:52 PM sabs I use Contacts with flare comp, smart gun, and ima... Aug 26 2010, 02:53 PM Elfenlied What everyone needs:
Skills:
Athletics
Influence
... Aug 26 2010, 03:17 PM Doc Chase I'm on a budget. This is what I typically tak... Aug 26 2010, 03:33 PM sabs and after you buy all that stuff you basically hav... Aug 26 2010, 03:21 PM Johnny B. Good QUOTE (sabs @ Aug 26 2010, 04:21 PM) and ... Aug 26 2010, 03:26 PM suoq I look at that list and I keep wondering "Why... Aug 26 2010, 03:26 PM Johnny B. Good Honestly I think that's a pretty good list. Yo... Aug 26 2010, 03:34 PM Elfenlied Ok, maybe I was a bit unclear. My list isn't e... Aug 26 2010, 03:50 PM Yerameyahu Someone made a good point: in previous editions, c... Aug 26 2010, 04:23 PM Kruger Even in 1e you could run an implanted smartlink of... Aug 26 2010, 04:53 PM Yerameyahu I meant that you did need the *implanted* smartlin... Aug 26 2010, 04:57 PM Kruger Yeah, safe to say, contact lenses would never be a... Aug 26 2010, 05:04 PM Mooncrow QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 26 2010, 12:04 PM) Ye... Aug 26 2010, 05:10 PM Stingray Buying the bike is always good,car for subtle tran... Aug 26 2010, 05:07 PM Yerameyahu Contacts with image link/smartlink is fine; very c... Aug 26 2010, 05:11 PM Doc Chase QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 26 2010, 06:11 PM... Aug 26 2010, 05:12 PM Kruger QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 26 2010, 09:11 AM... Aug 26 2010, 05:25 PM Yerameyahu That's his point: all visual mods are capacity... Aug 26 2010, 05:16 PM Doc Chase QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 26 2010, 05:16 PM... Aug 26 2010, 05:18 PM Mooncrow QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Aug 26 2010, 01:18 PM)... Aug 26 2010, 05:20 PM Doc Chase Wha-really?
I now decree it to be 1,3,4. IT IS D... Aug 26 2010, 05:22 PM Mooncrow QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Aug 26 2010, 12:22 PM)... Aug 26 2010, 05:25 PM Yerameyahu I'm sure they just steal power from the body o... Aug 26 2010, 05:28 PM Kruger Well, I think my stance on everything AR and wirel... Aug 26 2010, 05:38 PM Yerameyahu They had to *think* of buying the supergoggles tha... Aug 26 2010, 05:40 PM Kruger Aldous Huxley wrote an interesting novel about a s... Aug 26 2010, 05:57 PM Mooncrow QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 26 2010, 12:57 PM) Al... Aug 26 2010, 06:01 PM Yerameyahu Yeah, everyone was happy. Anyway, it's cyberp... Aug 26 2010, 05:59 PM sabs Given that we have AR today.. with slightly specia... Aug 26 2010, 06:04 PM Yerameyahu Indeed, and if we have no problem with trodes (dir... Aug 26 2010, 06:15 PM suoq Why I like cybereyes:
1) I like having a digital ... Aug 26 2010, 06:17 PM Stahlseele "Keep da pin an' throw da udda thing... Aug 26 2010, 06:24 PM Kruger One thing I always took into account about cyberey... Aug 26 2010, 09:06 PM suoq QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 26 2010, 03:06 PM) I ... Aug 26 2010, 09:17 PM X-Kalibur QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 26 2010, 02:06 PM) On... Aug 26 2010, 09:53 PM Yerameyahu Psh, Kruger. Ubiquitous AR makes total sense, and ... Aug 26 2010, 09:26 PM Kruger I don't know what kind of low bandwidth house ... Aug 26 2010, 09:47 PM Whipstitch As someone with a metal plate in their head and a ... Aug 26 2010, 10:15 PM X-Kalibur QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Aug 26 2010, 03:15 PM... Aug 26 2010, 10:27 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (X-Kalibur @ Aug 26 2010, 05:2... Aug 26 2010, 10:41 PM X-Kalibur QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Aug 26 2010, 03:41 PM... Aug 26 2010, 10:56 PM Stahlseele "Go for the eyes boo!"
I'd go fo... Aug 26 2010, 10:29 PM Yerameyahu And *my* point, Kruger, is that you're not eve... Aug 26 2010, 10:54 PM Kruger QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 26 2010, 02:54 PM... Aug 26 2010, 11:56 PM Kruger Some negative penalties, sure. But I think we... Aug 26 2010, 11:56 PM Mooncrow QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 26 2010, 07:56 PM) If... Aug 27 2010, 12:00 AM suoq QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 26 2010, 06:56 PM) yo... Aug 27 2010, 12:18 AM Kruger QUOTE (suoq @ Aug 26 2010, 04:18 PM) You ... Aug 27 2010, 12:38 AM Kruger Yeah, but you're talking the difference betwee... Aug 27 2010, 12:10 AM Mooncrow QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 26 2010, 08:10 PM) Ye... Aug 27 2010, 12:20 AM Kruger QUOTE (Mooncrow @ Aug 26 2010, 04:20 PM) ... Aug 27 2010, 12:41 AM Yerameyahu Since you ask, I wasn't. I don't see the r... Aug 27 2010, 12:41 AM Doc Chase QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 27 2010, 01:41 AM... Aug 27 2010, 12:49 AM Kruger QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Aug 26 2010, 04:41 PM... Aug 27 2010, 12:50 AM Doc Chase QUOTE (Kruger @ Aug 27 2010, 01:50 AM) If... Aug 27 2010, 12:54 AM Kruger QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Aug 26 2010, 04:54 PM)... Aug 27 2010, 01:08 AM Yerameyahu You started it.
They give presence, but that... Aug 27 2010, 12:53 AM Yerameyahu We certainly already have tons of wildly popular ... Aug 27 2010, 12:58 AM Yerameyahu Which is not that same thing as broadcasting their... Aug 27 2010, 01:13 AM  |
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