 No augmentation, no magic - a realistic char? |
 Oct 9 2011, 06:58 AM
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Is it possible to have a useful and reasonably combat capable character in SR4A with no magic (inc resonance) and no augmentations? I get the feeling it probably is - using very high edge, maybe drugs to boost combat, and spend all your cash and the best gear/equipment...? What do folks think? If anyone has played such a character I'd love to hear how it went.
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Psikerlord No augmentation, no magic - a realistic char? Oct 9 2011, 06:58 AM
Mayhem_2006 A lot of stuff useful in combat can be worn as gea... Oct 9 2011, 07:06 AM
Udoshi QUOTE (Mayhem_2006 @ Oct 9 2011, 12:06 AM... Oct 10 2011, 10:07 PM Tanegar For some reason, this archetype appeals to me imme... Oct 9 2011, 07:36 AM Psikerlord Yeah, I guess by "reasonably capable" in... Oct 9 2011, 08:04 AM Glyph QUOTE (Psikerlord @ Oct 9 2011, 12:04 AM)... Oct 9 2011, 08:38 PM Tanegar I think you can still get pretty good dice pools, ... Oct 9 2011, 08:36 AM Faraday QUOTE (Tanegar @ Oct 9 2011, 01:36 AM) I ... Oct 9 2011, 08:53 AM Ryu You should be able to build a GuardXL with 400 BP.... Oct 9 2011, 09:08 AM Hound I don't know if this counts, but what about th... Oct 9 2011, 09:44 AM HunterHerne QUOTE (Hound @ Oct 9 2011, 06:44 AM) I do... Oct 9 2011, 01:07 PM Whipstitch TBH it seems to me that you may as well set those ... Oct 9 2011, 02:44 PM suoq QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Oct 9 2011, 08:44 AM)... Oct 9 2011, 02:58 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (suoq @ Oct 9 2011, 09:58 AM) While... Oct 9 2011, 07:18 PM Makki QUOTE (suoq @ Oct 9 2011, 04:58 PM) Why a... Oct 9 2011, 08:10 PM suoq Quick stab for a starting point:
http://fairlygood... Oct 9 2011, 01:51 PM ChatNoir Creating a character good enough shouldn't be ... Oct 9 2011, 02:30 PM Makki drones or sensor pack carrying squirrels for your ... Oct 9 2011, 02:50 PM Neraph Trode Net + Commlink + Drone = Capable. Toss in Re... Oct 9 2011, 05:37 PM Ryu QUOTE (Neraph @ Oct 9 2011, 07:37 PM) Tro... Oct 9 2011, 07:23 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (Ryu @ Oct 9 2011, 01:23 PM) Much o... Oct 9 2011, 10:29 PM KCKitsune Why play as a non-augmented normal?
I mean why ... Oct 9 2011, 07:28 PM Ol' Scratch There's nothing wrong at all with wanting to p... Oct 9 2011, 07:46 PM Ascalaphus Explaining "no magic" isn't the prob... Oct 9 2011, 08:22 PM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Oct 9 2011, 03:22 PM)... Oct 9 2011, 08:28 PM TheOOB The topic of this thread mentioned "A realist... Oct 9 2011, 08:38 PM Makki QUOTE (TheOOB @ Oct 9 2011, 10:38 PM) Edg... Oct 10 2011, 05:23 AM Ascalaphus QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 9 2011, 10:2... Oct 9 2011, 09:06 PM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Oct 9 2011, 03:06 PM)... Oct 9 2011, 09:20 PM Ascalaphus QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 9 2011, 11:2... Oct 10 2011, 08:20 AM suoq QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 9 2011, 04:2... Oct 10 2011, 05:31 PM JonathanC QUOTE (suoq @ Oct 10 2011, 09:31 AM) Beca... Oct 10 2011, 05:49 PM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (suoq @ Oct 10 2011, 11:31 AM) Beca... Oct 10 2011, 06:12 PM suoq QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 10 2011, 12... Oct 10 2011, 06:29 PM JonathanC QUOTE (suoq @ Oct 10 2011, 10:29 AM) Agil... Oct 10 2011, 06:34 PM suoq QUOTE (JonathanC @ Oct 10 2011, 01:34 PM)... Oct 10 2011, 06:39 PM JonathanC QUOTE (suoq @ Oct 10 2011, 10:39 AM) I ag... Oct 10 2011, 06:44 PM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (suoq @ Oct 10 2011, 12:29 PM) Agil... Oct 10 2011, 06:51 PM suoq QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 10 2011, 12... Oct 10 2011, 07:17 PM UmaroVI QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 10 2011, 01... Oct 10 2011, 10:03 PM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Oct 10 2011, 04:03 PM) T... Oct 10 2011, 11:02 PM UmaroVI QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 10 2011, 06... Oct 11 2011, 12:10 AM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Oct 10 2011, 07:10 PM) I... Oct 11 2011, 01:01 AM TheOOB QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 9 2011, 05:2... Oct 11 2011, 07:43 AM Bigity QUOTE (TheOOB @ Oct 11 2011, 02:43 AM) Fo... Oct 11 2011, 01:21 PM Ascalaphus QUOTE (Bigity @ Oct 11 2011, 03:21 PM) I ... Oct 11 2011, 01:24 PM Critias QUOTE (Bigity @ Oct 11 2011, 08:21 AM) I ... Oct 11 2011, 05:27 PM TheOOB QUOTE (Bigity @ Oct 11 2011, 08:21 AM) I ... Oct 11 2011, 09:06 PM Brainpiercing7.62mm QUOTE (TheOOB @ Oct 11 2011, 11:06 PM) Th... Oct 12 2011, 10:54 AM Glyph QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Oct 9 2011, 01:06 PM)... Oct 9 2011, 10:03 PM Kirk If I may quote from Augmentation:
QUOTE Though mos... Oct 9 2011, 09:17 PM Shortstraw You could try playing a pariah. Oct 9 2011, 09:59 PM Saint Hallow In earlier editions of SR, this might have been ea... Oct 10 2011, 05:13 AM Irion Can you have a starting character performing like ... Oct 10 2011, 09:06 AM Blade A few ways I can see to make an unaugmented charac... Oct 10 2011, 09:35 AM Brainpiercing7.62mm It depends on the parameters of the game
- the mo... Oct 10 2011, 09:40 AM UmaroVI As an unaugmented mundane, you will suck - in the ... Oct 10 2011, 10:58 AM Glyph Honestly, augmented or awakened characters are les... Oct 10 2011, 06:50 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Glyph @ Oct 10 2011, 10:50 AM) Hon... Oct 10 2011, 06:56 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (JonathanC @ Oct 10 2011, 12:56 PM)... Oct 10 2011, 09:55 PM Saint Hallow Isn't Hood (Troll Archer) from 1 of the novels... Oct 10 2011, 06:57 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Saint Hallow @ Oct 10 2011, 10:57 ... Oct 10 2011, 07:04 PM Paul Unaugmented characters have popped up from time to... Oct 10 2011, 07:14 PM Glyph Here is a thread with some examples of mundane bui... Oct 10 2011, 07:17 PM Ol' Scratch Or 40 BP worth of other gear. Oct 10 2011, 09:58 PM Ascalaphus Drugs vs. Implants: I'm having a hard time bel... Oct 10 2011, 10:02 PM Whipstitch 40 bp of other gear (like perhaps a few quirky veh... Oct 10 2011, 10:03 PM Irion It is possible to start like that and not be a dea... Oct 10 2011, 10:34 PM Glyph Mundane builds can certainly be viable. But havin... Oct 10 2011, 11:45 PM HunterHerne QUOTE (Glyph @ Oct 10 2011, 07:45 PM) Oth... Oct 11 2011, 12:25 AM suoq This is going to an area where I always have diffi... Oct 11 2011, 12:55 AM KarmaInferno I dunno about "hyperoptimized characters are ... Oct 11 2011, 01:15 AM HunterHerne QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Oct 10 2011, 09:15 ... Oct 11 2011, 01:54 AM Udoshi Reformed Powergamers optimize for flavor, but eat ... Oct 11 2011, 02:36 AM Saint Hallow Another good example is the bodyguard type charact... Oct 11 2011, 03:57 AM Mayhem_2006 QUOTE (Saint Hallow @ Oct 11 2011, 04:57 ... Oct 11 2011, 05:21 AM Whipstitch Yeah, I ran a former corp bodyguard and spider bef... Oct 11 2011, 05:35 AM Cain First of all, y'all are making a silly assumpt... Oct 11 2011, 06:10 AM Saint Hallow Some triple AAA rated areas & parties can/will... Oct 11 2011, 06:12 AM Faraday 4 hits on an assensing test is a lot. For a checkp... Oct 11 2011, 06:40 AM Whipstitch Given the oft-repeated ubiquity of headware in cor... Oct 11 2011, 06:57 AM Ol' Scratch QUOTE Your character should be good at what they d... Oct 11 2011, 08:06 AM Brainpiercing7.62mm As badly as I would want an unaugmented character ... Oct 11 2011, 08:47 AM Ryu Introducing a new quality that permits higher perf... Oct 11 2011, 12:12 PM Glyph QUOTE (Ryu @ Oct 11 2011, 04:12 AM) Regar... Oct 12 2011, 02:39 AM KarmaInferno Eh. If you want an in-game reason to not have ... Oct 11 2011, 01:08 PM KarmaInferno I think, in short, an un-augmented character IS po... Oct 12 2011, 02:45 AM Midas I too think an unaugmented mundane character is fe... Oct 12 2011, 03:46 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Midas @ Oct 11 2011, 08:46 PM) I t... Oct 12 2011, 03:55 AM Cain QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Oct 11 2011, 07... Oct 12 2011, 09:05 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cain @ Oct 12 2011, 03:05 AM) ... Oct 12 2011, 02:13 PM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (Midas @ Oct 11 2011, 10:46 PM) Sur... Oct 12 2011, 01:09 PM Kirk QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 12 2011, 09... Oct 12 2011, 01:23 PM Ol' Scratch QUOTE (Kirk @ Oct 12 2011, 07:23 AM) Actu... Oct 12 2011, 02:46 PM DamienKnight QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Oct 12 2011, 09... Oct 12 2011, 02:48 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (DamienKnight @ Oct 12 2011, 07:48 ... Oct 12 2011, 02:58 PM suoq QUOTE (Midas @ Oct 11 2011, 09:46 PM) Sur... Oct 12 2011, 02:17 PM Saint Hallow Maybe if the campaign was a street level game with... Oct 12 2011, 04:46 AM Neraph Isn't this really a thread about whether or no... Oct 12 2011, 02:19 PM DamienKnight QUOTE (Neraph @ Oct 12 2011, 09:19 AM) Is... Oct 12 2011, 02:29 PM  |
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