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Moving Target ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 181 Joined: 9-October 10 Member No.: 19,106 |
So I've heard of Pornomancers, and from a Google trip I basically got the idea that it was a build from SR3 that rolled up to 50 dice for social tests (and I really wanted to say over 9,000). I started wondering, "How can we do that in SR4?" So I tried. Also, if anyone knows what techniques the original gangsters used to make these beasts, it would be illuminating.
Note- this is for a 400 BP build and I omitted the non-social factors. Assume -35 BP of Negative Qualities. Also, let it be noted that my build has 10 Gymnastics Dodge dice. Race: Elf Qualities: Adept Mentor Spirit (Gryphon) First Impression Linguist Class III Surge Glamour Vorneronasal Organ Symbiosis - -10 BP Attributes: Charisma 8/9 (11/13) Magic 5/6 (4/5) Skills: Influence 4 Magic: Kinesics 4 Linguistics Commanding Voice Improved Leadership 2 Enthralling Performance (Singing) Voice Control Bioware: 1 Ess worth Tailored Phermones 3 - .6 Ess Genetic Optimization (Charisma) - .2 Ess Enhanced Pheremone Receptors - .1 Ess Gear: Doses of eX All in all, that makes for, by my calculations, around 27-30 Dice for social tests. Here's how: 4 (Influence) + 8 (Charisma) + 3 (Glamour) + 1 (Voice Control *1) + 2 (Vorneronasal Organ) + 4 (Kinesics) + 3 (Tailored Pheremones) + 2 (Enhanced Pheremone Receptors) [+ 2 (Improved Leadership) + 2 (Gryphon)] {+ 1 (eX) + 1 (Symbiosis *2) + 1 (First Impression)} = 27 {30} Influence (31 {34} Leadership) *1 Voice Modulation bioware from Augmentation suggests that, at GM's discretion, an owner's social tests may be modified by + 1 if a listener can hear and understand the speaker, and Voice Modulation bioware and cyberware are exactly the same as an adept's Voice Control, if not inferior, IMHO. *2 I believe the Symbiosis description suggests that a "victim" may be granted positive social modifiers with those who live in the area that the user is attuned to. The Leadership dice are used when using the Commanding Voice adept power. Amidoinitrite? |
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PresentPresence Pornomancers - How do they work? Nov 9 2010, 02:59 AM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein I believe the current Cap for the Pornomancer in 4... Nov 9 2010, 03:01 AM
Mäx QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Nov 9 2010, 05... Nov 9 2010, 07:34 AM
Kagetenshi QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 8 2010, 09:5... Nov 9 2010, 03:37 AM
Jizmack Well, ok, but the targeted character or NPC would ... Nov 9 2010, 04:19 AM
Yerameyahu That's true. This has always been much more a ... Nov 9 2010, 04:23 AM
Karoline I though pornomancer made use of commanding voice ... Nov 9 2010, 04:27 AM
Glyph QUOTE (Karoline @ Nov 8 2010, 08:27 PM) I... Nov 9 2010, 05:15 AM
Yerameyahu That's not really what that power does, though... Nov 9 2010, 04:29 AM
tagz I always looked at the build as "wasted extra... Nov 9 2010, 04:31 AM
Yerameyahu It's the math. Optimization is for the challen... Nov 9 2010, 04:33 AM
Mongoose Yeah, but a lot of the maxed out pornomancer dice ... Nov 9 2010, 05:03 AM
Kagetenshi QUOTE (Mongoose @ Nov 9 2010, 12:03 AM) A... Nov 9 2010, 01:05 PM
Yerameyahu Preaching to the choir. I'm just pointing out ... Nov 9 2010, 05:05 AM
Makki QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 9 2010, 05:5... Nov 9 2010, 06:42 AM
Yerameyahu Honestly, I can't imagine Heightened Concentra... Nov 9 2010, 06:45 AM
hobgoblin The best part about the pornomancer was the descri... Nov 9 2010, 06:53 AM
toturi QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Nov 9 2010, 02:53 PM) ... Nov 9 2010, 07:04 AM
Glyph My favorite part was when Frackula named it.
... Nov 9 2010, 07:09 AM
PresentPresence Woof, I missed out! Forgot about the 6 extra d... Nov 9 2010, 01:23 PM
Makki QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 9 2010, 04:2... Nov 9 2010, 01:26 PM
Makki damn dp Nov 9 2010, 01:26 PM
Mäx QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 9 2010, 03:2... Nov 9 2010, 01:27 PM
Medicineman welll,hmmm Guys
You know that the Pool is capped b... Nov 9 2010, 10:17 PM
Yerameyahu And in this case, the natural attribute is like 10... Nov 9 2010, 10:19 PM
PresentPresence Man, surged Dryad? That's like, redoodoodiculo... Nov 10 2010, 02:13 AM
toturi QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 10 2010, 10... Nov 10 2010, 02:42 AM
Glyph @Medicineman:
Remember, that's an optional rul... Nov 10 2010, 02:50 AM
hobgoblin QUOTE (Glyph @ Nov 10 2010, 03:50 AM) @Me... Nov 10 2010, 10:57 AM
PresentPresence I suppose I did exaggerate a bit, but I agree with... Nov 10 2010, 03:05 AM
toturi QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 10 2010, 11... Nov 10 2010, 03:16 AM

PresentPresence QUOTE (toturi @ Nov 9 2010, 10:16 PM) But... Nov 10 2010, 03:39 AM

toturi QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 10 2010, 11... Nov 10 2010, 03:40 AM
Kagetenshi QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 9 2010, 10:0... Nov 10 2010, 04:03 AM
Cain QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 9 2010, 07:0... Nov 10 2010, 08:27 AM
Glyph Yeah, the pornomancer isn't a full-bore face. ... Nov 10 2010, 04:56 AM
toturi QUOTE (Glyph @ Nov 10 2010, 12:56 PM) How... Nov 10 2010, 06:34 AM
Kagetenshi Con-based skills with insane modifiers are a compl... Nov 10 2010, 05:14 AM
StealthSigma The pornomancer works by dying, preferably in the ... Nov 10 2010, 12:23 PM
Cain QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Nov 10 2010, 04:23 ... Nov 10 2010, 09:07 PM
sabs Whats wrong with cocooned riggers? Nov 10 2010, 09:08 PM
Zyerne Or speed sammies? Nov 10 2010, 09:19 PM
Yerameyahu Obviously, the problem with 'cocooned riggers... Nov 10 2010, 09:26 PM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Nov 10 2010, 02:26 PM... Nov 10 2010, 11:43 PM
The Grue Master The thing about characters who are singular in the... Nov 10 2010, 11:59 PM
Cain QUOTE (The Grue Master @ Nov 10 2010, 03... Nov 11 2010, 03:12 AM
etherial QUOTE (Cain @ Nov 10 2010, 10:12 PM) The ... Nov 11 2010, 05:01 AM
Christian Lafay Which is why you end up with movie style teams. Fi... Nov 11 2010, 01:38 AM
PresentPresence After reading, I think I am beginning to agree tha... Nov 11 2010, 02:41 AM
Karoline QUOTE (PresentPresence @ Nov 10 2010, 09... Nov 11 2010, 02:54 AM
Glyph That's my own personal PC design philosophy - ... Nov 11 2010, 02:58 AM
KarmaInferno Specialization is good.
Having a secondary skill ... Nov 11 2010, 03:34 AM
Cain QUOTE (Glyph @ Nov 10 2010, 06:58 PM) Tha... Nov 11 2010, 04:10 AM
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