 Shiva Arms: Practical or Just Fun? |
 Jan 27 2012, 04:35 AM
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I've always had a thing for characters with extra arms. Don't know why but I do. My question is are there any good way's to build a character around the Shiva Arms meta-quality in 4E.
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maine75man Shiva Arms: Practical or Just Fun? Jan 27 2012, 04:35 AM
Udoshi Yes there is.
I have, as an experiment, made a si... Jan 27 2012, 04:40 AM Wejoto QUOTE You basically have to load up on all the dic... Jan 27 2012, 06:31 AM
Dakka Dakka QUOTE (Wejoto @ Jan 27 2012, 07:31 AM) Wa... Jan 27 2012, 07:32 AM
Udoshi QUOTE (Wejoto @ Jan 26 2012, 11:31 PM) Wa... Jan 27 2012, 07:43 AM CanRay Fun and difficulty of six arms, in webcomic form. ... Jan 27 2012, 09:30 AM Irion @Udoshi
QUOTE You ONLY split Stat+Skill.
Not quite... Jan 27 2012, 09:42 AM NiL_FisK_Urd QUOTE (Irion @ Jan 27 2012, 10:42 AM) You... Jan 27 2012, 09:55 AM Glyph QUOTE (Irion @ Jan 27 2012, 01:42 AM) @Ud... Jan 27 2012, 10:27 AM Irion For example:
QUOTE ("Reflex recorder")T... Jan 27 2012, 10:29 AM NiL_FisK_Urd Well, you use an old book. SR4 Errata changed it t... Jan 27 2012, 10:38 AM Medicineman Hello everybody
QUOTE My question is are there an... Jan 27 2012, 11:06 AM UmaroVI One of the interesting things about the six-armed ... Jan 27 2012, 11:46 AM Udoshi QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Jan 27 2012, 04:46 AM) U... Jan 28 2012, 03:16 AM UmaroVI Yeah, the importance of negating modifiers might m... Jan 28 2012, 11:38 AM Mäx QUOTE (Udoshi @ Jan 28 2012, 06:16 AM) Th... Jan 28 2012, 04:37 PM Mäx Tacnet has a max rating of 4. Jan 27 2012, 12:44 PM UmaroVI QUOTE (Mäx @ Jan 27 2012, 07:44 AM) Tacne... Jan 27 2012, 04:57 PM Dakka Dakka Where's the red dot sight from? Jan 27 2012, 02:33 PM Mäx QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Jan 27 2012, 05:33 P... Jan 27 2012, 03:18 PM Irion @Medicineman
QUOTE ("FAQ")A dice pool is... Jan 27 2012, 02:57 PM Irion QUOTE ("Corebook")These modifiers can re... Jan 27 2012, 04:12 PM 3278 QUOTE (maine75man @ Jan 27 2012, 04:35 AM... Jan 27 2012, 09:46 PM Glyph QUOTE (3278 @ Jan 27 2012, 01:46 PM) Are ... Jan 28 2012, 03:49 AM Udoshi QUOTE (Glyph @ Jan 27 2012, 08:49 PM) So ... Jan 28 2012, 04:04 AM maine75man QUOTE (Glyph @ Jan 27 2012, 11:49 PM) The... Jan 28 2012, 02:34 PM Yerameyahu No, and no. Jan 27 2012, 10:01 PM CanRay The advantage is pistol in one hand, magazine in s... Jan 27 2012, 10:03 PM Yerameyahu Agreed. It's silly enough to use 2 guns at onc... Jan 27 2012, 10:23 PM Medicineman QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 27 2012, 06:23 PM... Jan 28 2012, 06:56 AM Mäx With 4 hands you can suppress 4 corridors at the s... Jan 27 2012, 10:26 PM CanRay QUOTE (Mäx @ Jan 27 2012, 06:26 PM) With ... Jan 27 2012, 10:44 PM Stahlseele Suppressive Fire does not care about blind fire, r... Jan 28 2012, 01:52 AM Yerameyahu You can use them for that. You just don't get ... Jan 28 2012, 04:13 AM Dakka Dakka You forgot FA mod and MRSI on the MGL. Now that i... Jan 28 2012, 07:58 AM Shortstraw I was always a fan of heavy weapon shield and mele... Jan 28 2012, 08:38 AM UmaroVI Actually, that reminds me of the other practical u... Jan 28 2012, 11:40 AM Medicineman I wonder if Shiva Arms have to be symmetrical ?
h... Jan 28 2012, 12:51 PM Yerameyahu That's a dangerous line of thinking. If we ass... Jan 28 2012, 04:39 PM UmaroVI Hmm, here's an interesting one: how about a me... Jan 28 2012, 05:15 PM Raiki QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Jan 28 2012, 12:15 PM) H... Jan 28 2012, 07:43 PM Mäx QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Jan 28 2012, 08:15 PM) H... Jan 28 2012, 08:47 PM Yerameyahu Man, I hope no one notices the six-armed chrome Tr... Jan 28 2012, 08:13 PM Raiki QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 28 2012, 03:13 PM... Jan 28 2012, 08:24 PM Yerameyahu It certainly doesn't make sense for 6 independ... Jan 28 2012, 08:56 PM Irion @Yerameyahu
Yeah, thats the said thing about Shado... Jan 28 2012, 09:07 PM Yerameyahu It's not the nifty concept that bothers me: mu... Jan 28 2012, 09:21 PM Irion The sad thing is, that the line between munchkin a... Jan 28 2012, 09:28 PM UmaroVI I think it actually was meant to be +1 per arm, bu... Jan 28 2012, 09:29 PM Sponge QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Jan 28 2012, 04:29 PM) I... Jan 29 2012, 04:55 PM Stahlseele Well, aside from Reach and better damage/AP . . Jan 28 2012, 09:34 PM UmaroVI QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 28 2012, 04:34 PM... Jan 28 2012, 10:06 PM Yerameyahu I know this goes back to the basic problem of ... Jan 28 2012, 09:36 PM Stahlseele Shadowrun 4: Now you too can have your +6 Cyber-Ar... Jan 28 2012, 09:49 PM UmaroVI Well, ultimately, yes, this goes back to the poorl... Jan 28 2012, 10:03 PM Yerameyahu QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Jan 28 2012, 04:03 PM) W... Jan 28 2012, 10:08 PM The Jopp Hmm, use of X6 shiva arms (Nartaki Changeling with... Jan 29 2012, 09:53 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein I have a Spider like character (Changeling Class I... Jan 29 2012, 03:08 PM Stahlseele Make a ScorpionCharacter.
Have him walk on the 6 a... Jan 29 2012, 03:23 PM UmaroVI I don't want to get any further into a pointle... Jan 29 2012, 05:51 PM Yerameyahu And, of course, shouldn't. Jan 29 2012, 05:54 PM maine75man I think I'll be making a four armed Naritaki p... Jan 29 2012, 06:39 PM Mäx QUOTE (maine75man @ Jan 29 2012, 09:39 PM... Jan 29 2012, 06:52 PM Yerameyahu If you're paying cash and slots for drone guns... Jan 29 2012, 06:47 PM NiL_FisK_Urd Tracer Rounds are in the core Rulebook Jan 29 2012, 06:51 PM maine75man QUOTE (NiL_FisK_Urd @ Jan 29 2012, 02:51 ... Jan 29 2012, 10:47 PM Mäx QUOTE (maine75man @ Jan 30 2012, 01:47 AM... Jan 30 2012, 12:25 AM UmaroVI Yeah, 5x Ambidexterity is not worth it - you'r... Jan 29 2012, 07:05 PM Yerameyahu They're not even really terms; that would assu... Jan 29 2012, 10:53 PM maine75man QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 29 2012, 06:53 PM... Jan 30 2012, 12:30 AM UmaroVI SR4A changed the description of reflex recorders. ... Jan 30 2012, 12:26 AM Yerameyahu Hehe, but we have mountains of evidence that (even... Jan 30 2012, 01:29 AM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jan 30 2012, 02:29 AM... Jan 30 2012, 02:36 PM bobbaganoosh It would have been nice for the developers to make... Jan 30 2012, 02:35 AM Yerameyahu It's mostly that they use them sloppily (or fa... Jan 30 2012, 03:42 AM UmaroVI Well, also, the consequence of multiple authors do... Jan 30 2012, 11:10 AM UmaroVI MBW also stacks with RE. It is Synaptic Boosters t... Jan 30 2012, 03:16 PM Dakka Dakka True, but that is not what I am talking about. Con... Jan 30 2012, 03:29 PM Sponge QUOTE (The Dumpshock poster named Dakka Dakka ... Jan 30 2012, 04:43 PM UmaroVI You think "a bonus of +1 to Reaction" is... Jan 30 2012, 03:50 PM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Jan 30 2012, 04:50 PM) Y... Jan 30 2012, 04:45 PM Udoshi QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Jan 30 2012, 09:45 A... Jan 31 2012, 11:30 PM Yerameyahu Heh. That way lies madness. There's a slim (bu... Jan 30 2012, 04:15 PM  |
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