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Seth
post Jan 14 2011, 01:07 PM
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I like making characters for Shadowrun. There are a lot of options, and you can make a lot of different types.

I cannot make a good Drake character. As I see it the drakes loose cyberware / bioware / worn equipment when they change. The powers they get are very low compared to what they loose, and the forms they are quite weak in combat. The cost of the race reduces the flexibility in the character quite a lot. I am struggling with the idea that when the S**t hits the fan the drake turns back into a human because they are tougher and do more damage, but thats the case for every character I have managed to make.

Am I wrong...is there someone out there that has a cool Drake character? If so how do I make a drake that's fun to play, and not so fragile that a little old lady with a hold out pistol can blow through their armour.
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- Seth   Drakes   Jan 14 2011, 01:07 PM
- - Ramaloke   Well, I'd say that the first and foremost requ...   Jan 14 2011, 01:10 PM
- - Blade   Adepts powers and spells are kept, so an adept/spe...   Jan 14 2011, 01:23 PM
- - Machiavelli   This would be my suggestions, too. Adept or even b...   Jan 14 2011, 01:47 PM
- - Seth   QUOTE ..what do you think happens if somebody is g...   Jan 14 2011, 01:57 PM
- - Lansdren   Drakes are one of those instances where I think yo...   Jan 14 2011, 03:30 PM
- - Draco18s   Check out what I put together some time ago. Drak...   Jan 14 2011, 04:44 PM
- - Seth   QUOTE Check out what I put together some time ago....   Jan 14 2011, 09:39 PM
- - Draco18s   The entire design was "how do I make every be...   Jan 14 2011, 09:48 PM
- - Ryu   First, paying for playing a Drake offers mechanica...   Jan 15 2011, 12:39 AM
- - Draco18s   Exactly. Always build to the drake's benefits...   Jan 15 2011, 12:58 AM
- - Doc Byte   If you want a combat-drake you'll have to go f...   Jan 15 2011, 01:48 AM
|- - Ryu   QUOTE (Doc Byte @ Jan 15 2011, 02:48 AM) ...   Jan 15 2011, 09:22 AM
- - Stahlseele   Wait . . a Fomori Drake? Does he get the Arcane Ar...   Jan 15 2011, 01:55 AM
|- - Doc Byte   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 15 2011, 02:55 AM...   Jan 15 2011, 02:10 AM
|- - Medicineman   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 14 2011, 08:55 PM...   Jan 16 2011, 12:07 PM
|- - Grinder   QUOTE (Medicineman @ Jan 16 2011, 01:07 P...   Jan 18 2011, 06:36 AM
|- - Medicineman   QUOTE (Grinder @ Jan 18 2011, 01:36 AM) W...   Jan 18 2011, 07:32 AM
- - Dahrken   Metatype quality rather than Surge, but yes, it st...   Jan 15 2011, 07:19 AM
|- - Doc Byte   QUOTE (Dahrken @ Jan 15 2011, 08:19 AM) M...   Jan 15 2011, 03:05 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Doc Byte @ Jan 15 2011, 10:05 AM) ...   Jan 15 2011, 03:30 PM
- - Omenowl   Go eastern drake adept. Then go for heavy weapons...   Jan 16 2011, 12:49 AM
|- - TeknoDragon   QUOTE (Omenowl @ Jan 15 2011, 07:49 PM) G...   Jan 16 2011, 01:37 AM
|- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (TeknoDragon @ Jan 16 2011, 02:37 A...   Jan 16 2011, 02:32 PM
- - Stahlseele   Gratulations, you have just built the most wanted ...   Jan 16 2011, 01:14 AM
- - Udoshi   GOod character thats a drake, huh? Hacking Drake ...   Jan 16 2011, 10:58 PM
- - Seth   Very nice: in fact I love it: A drake who always w...   Jan 16 2011, 11:17 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Seth @ Jan 16 2011, 06:17 PM) and ...   Jan 17 2011, 04:36 AM
- - Yerameyahu   Custom drake body armor? Again, the drake aspect ...   Jan 17 2011, 04:43 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   Really, the only thing I can think of is a Phys/My...   Jan 17 2011, 05:01 AM
- - Draco18s   The problem is, the only good drake is an eastern ...   Jan 17 2011, 05:04 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   That Hardened Armor and Mystic Armor are nifty tho...   Jan 17 2011, 05:10 AM
- - Yerameyahu   The hardened armor is *not* nifty. It's worthl...   Jan 17 2011, 05:10 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 17 2011, 12:10 AM...   Jan 17 2011, 05:22 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   Does the Hardened Armor take into account other ar...   Jan 17 2011, 05:17 AM
- - Yerameyahu   Nyost: Sort of. The Hardened aspect doesn't ge...   Jan 17 2011, 05:23 AM
- - Draco18s   If they made it "Hardened armor equal to the ...   Jan 17 2011, 05:26 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   So, Hardened Armor 4 + say, 1.5 points worth of My...   Jan 17 2011, 05:27 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Nyost Akasuke @ Jan 17 2011, 12:27...   Jan 17 2011, 05:29 AM
- - Yerameyahu   Plus, everyone would get SURGED Granite Skin and a...   Jan 17 2011, 05:29 AM
|- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 17 2011, 06:29 AM...   Jan 17 2011, 09:26 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 17 2011, 04:26 AM...   Jan 17 2011, 04:14 PM
- - Nyost Akasuke   Wow. That really does suck. And I thought Drakes ...   Jan 17 2011, 05:31 AM
- - Yerameyahu   Barely relevant: at my table, attacks don't au...   Jan 17 2011, 05:35 AM
- - Draco18s   A punch from a well trained, but Strength 1 human ...   Jan 17 2011, 05:56 AM
- - Omenowl   This is why I believe hardened armor should count ...   Jan 17 2011, 12:09 PM
- - Yerameyahu   Definitely not, Stahlseele. The *point* is to avo...   Jan 17 2011, 03:10 PM
- - Yerameyahu   Body, actually.   Jan 17 2011, 04:27 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 17 2011, 11:27 AM...   Jan 17 2011, 04:31 PM
- - Grinder   Yeah, I'm sure she was totally good to catch b...   Jan 18 2011, 08:03 AM
- - Medicineman   She's still far away from being a professional...   Jan 18 2011, 08:23 AM
- - Grinder   Whatever. As long as you and your group are having...   Jan 18 2011, 08:32 AM
|- - Medicineman   QUOTE (Grinder @ Jan 18 2011, 03:32 AM) W...   Jan 18 2011, 10:45 AM
- - Stahlseele   DFA: The Drakening! Drake Hardened, Granite-Sk...   Jan 18 2011, 01:14 PM
- - Seth   Well thanks all of you for your help I think I am...   Jan 18 2011, 01:43 PM
- - Draco18s   Actually, I'd make changes based on each of th...   Jan 18 2011, 02:28 PM
|- - Omenowl   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 18 2011, 08:28 AM) ...   Jan 19 2011, 12:57 AM
||- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Omenowl @ Jan 18 2011, 07:57 PM) T...   Jan 19 2011, 01:14 AM
|||- - Omenowl   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 18 2011, 07:14 PM) ...   Jan 19 2011, 02:06 AM
||- - Doc Byte   QUOTE (Omenowl @ Jan 19 2011, 01:57 AM) T...   Jan 19 2011, 02:00 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Omenowl @ Jan 18 2011, 09:06 PM) T...   Jan 19 2011, 02:09 AM
|- - Omenowl   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 18 2011, 08:09 PM) ...   Jan 19 2011, 03:33 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   I think spit may be a more appropriate word.   Jan 19 2011, 01:07 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   I thought it would be neat to play an assassin-lik...   Jan 19 2011, 03:34 AM
- - Udoshi   Hmn. Can we use a combination of Drake and SURGE...   Jan 19 2011, 03:39 AM
|- - Omenowl   QUOTE (Udoshi @ Jan 18 2011, 09:39 PM) Hm...   Jan 19 2011, 04:07 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Udoshi @ Jan 18 2011, 10:39 PM) Su...   Jan 19 2011, 05:11 AM
|- - Nyost Akasuke   QUOTE (Udoshi @ Jan 18 2011, 07:39 PM) Hm...   Jan 19 2011, 06:27 AM
- - Yerameyahu   How can you say 'not really' and then agre...   Jan 19 2011, 05:43 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 19 2011, 12:43 AM...   Jan 19 2011, 02:31 PM
- - Yerameyahu   Personally, Shiva arms on a non-Eastern drake woul...   Jan 19 2011, 08:19 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 19 2011, 03:19 PM...   Jan 19 2011, 08:23 PM
- - Nyost Akasuke   Well, I think only Feathered Serpents don't ha...   Jan 19 2011, 08:56 PM
- - Stahlseele   Fuck opposable thumbs. Personalized Grip and you ...   Jan 19 2011, 09:55 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 19 2011, 04:55 PM...   Jan 19 2011, 09:58 PM
- - Stahlseele   As long as you can yurl up your fingers/claws into...   Jan 19 2011, 10:00 PM
- - Doc Byte   Or simply use the magic fingers spell...   Jan 19 2011, 10:04 PM
- - Nyost Akasuke   Lol. Well, at least by RAW.. only Easterns have en...   Jan 19 2011, 10:44 PM
- - Draco18s   I now have an intense desire to make a western dra...   Jan 19 2011, 10:46 PM
- - Nyost Akasuke   Iron Drake?   Jan 19 2011, 10:52 PM
- - Stahlseele   Iron Drago?   Jan 19 2011, 10:56 PM
- - Omenowl   From a GM standpoint even with dexterous hands I w...   Jan 19 2011, 11:44 PM
- - Stahlseele   Well . . IS it an Arm without a Hand?   Jan 19 2011, 11:45 PM
- - Nyost Akasuke   My impression on reading the quality was yes.. the...   Jan 19 2011, 11:57 PM
|- - Omenowl   QUOTE (Nyost Akasuke @ Jan 19 2011, 05:57...   Jan 20 2011, 01:37 AM
- - Brazilian_Shinobi   Eletronic firing + trigger removal + trode net for...   Jan 20 2011, 12:28 AM
|- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (Brazilian_Shinobi @ Jan 20 2011, 01...   Jan 20 2011, 12:30 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Brazilian_Shinobi @ Jan 19 2011, 07...   Jan 20 2011, 12:43 AM
|- - Brazilian_Shinobi   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 19 2011, 09:43 PM) ...   Jan 20 2011, 02:23 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Brazilian_Shinobi @ Jan 19 2011, 09...   Jan 20 2011, 04:56 AM
- - Brazilian_Shinobi   Seriously? Seriously? You are under arrest for th...   Jan 20 2011, 12:37 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   I suppose you could get a trode net designed for d...   Jan 20 2011, 01:16 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Nyost Akasuke @ Jan 19 2011, 08:16...   Jan 20 2011, 01:27 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   Celedyr, that's right. He's a Great Dragon...   Jan 20 2011, 02:03 AM
|- - Omenowl   QUOTE (Nyost Akasuke @ Jan 19 2011, 08:03...   Jan 20 2011, 02:10 AM
- - Draco18s   Never seen some depictions of gorgons?   Jan 20 2011, 02:11 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   QUOTE (''Runner's Companion'')...   Jan 20 2011, 02:24 AM
- - Yerameyahu   There's no reason it couldn't, except for ...   Jan 20 2011, 03:47 AM
- - Nyost Akasuke   I can't imagine that, with all the influence a...   Jan 20 2011, 05:08 AM
- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Nyost Akasuke @ Jan 20 2011, 12:08...   Jan 20 2011, 05:11 AM
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