 Street level play, Magicrun incarnate? |
 Jul 29 2013, 12:43 AM
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,389 Joined: 20-August 12 From: Bunbury, western australia Member No.: 53,300  |
I just took a glance at the alternate gameplay sidebar, and noticed something rather odd. Street level only really penalizes tech-based runners: dropping the starting cash, availability of gear, and starting karma.
This doesn't really hurt mages. Actually, considering the pitiful cash for even high-level priorities, it helps them by giving them a dump priority. Street sams, on the other hand, are really going to suffer. Let's look at an (mystic) adept with priority A magic vs a Street sam with priority A resources. With 75 grand you probably get wired 1, rating 1 reaction booster, and an implanted smartlink... if you're lucky. Mystic adept gets 6 PP worth of adept powers, plus potentially a bunch of boost spells to add to that. 6 grand of starter gear isn't going to kill you if most of your shtick is mysticism and badass magic powers. Considering that the game is already considered to favor magic over tech, how is making tech virtually unplayable without noticeably hindering magic at all going to create a street level game rather than just Magicrun? |
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FuelDrop Street level play Jul 29 2013, 12:43 AM
LGD It doesn't. "Street level" play is ... Jul 29 2013, 01:04 AM PriorityKarmaGen You might want to use the Street Scum or High Life... Jul 29 2013, 01:09 AM
FuelDrop QUOTE (PriorityKarmaGen @ Jul 29 2013, 09... Jul 29 2013, 01:18 AM Jaid QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Jul 28 2013, 08:18 PM) ... Jul 29 2013, 01:40 AM FuelDrop QUOTE (Jaid @ Jul 29 2013, 09:40 AM) only... Jul 29 2013, 01:43 AM Novocrane QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Jul 29 2013, 11:18 AM) ... Jul 29 2013, 08:55 AM FuelDrop QUOTE (Novocrane @ Jul 29 2013, 04:55 PM)... Jul 29 2013, 08:57 AM Umidori QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Jul 29 2013, 01:57 AM) ... Jul 30 2013, 10:21 PM Seerow QUOTE (Novocrane @ Jul 29 2013, 08:55 AM)... Jul 30 2013, 08:33 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Seerow @ Jul 30 2013, 02:33 PM) I ... Jul 31 2013, 12:10 AM Mäx QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Jul 29 2013, 04:18 AM) ... Jul 29 2013, 08:59 AM thorya Agreed, I would probably also tone down the magic ... Jul 29 2013, 01:16 AM LGD QUOTE (thorya @ Jul 28 2013, 09:16 PM) Ag... Jul 29 2013, 01:44 AM RHat ... Yeah, that's a little bit weird. But her... Jul 29 2013, 01:39 AM apple QUOTE (RHat @ Jul 28 2013, 09:39 PM) SR4 ... Jul 29 2013, 10:12 AM PriorityKarmaGen If advancement by karma is outpacing advancement b... Jul 29 2013, 01:48 AM Umidori QUOTE (PriorityKarmaGen @ Jul 28 2013, 07... Jul 29 2013, 06:33 AM FuelDrop QUOTE (Umidori @ Jul 29 2013, 02:33 PM) Y... Jul 29 2013, 06:35 AM Umidori Yeah, there's a reason I stopped watching Burn... Jul 29 2013, 06:36 AM FuelDrop QUOTE (Umidori @ Jul 29 2013, 02:36 PM) Y... Jul 29 2013, 06:45 AM Umidori I stopped at season 6 I think.
He kept doing thin... Jul 29 2013, 07:09 AM FuelDrop QUOTE (Umidori @ Jul 29 2013, 03:09 PM) I... Jul 29 2013, 07:11 AM The Masked Ferret QUOTE (Umidori @ Jul 29 2013, 02:09 AM) S... Aug 2 2013, 02:52 PM Umidori Tell my cyborg Fixer I love her!
*is carried ... Jul 29 2013, 07:16 AM FuelDrop Ok, we've got him...
uh... what do we do with... Jul 29 2013, 07:18 AM Umidori Okay, I know it's kinda hard to avoid when you... Jul 29 2013, 07:19 AM FuelDrop Set him down, it is time for his punishment.
*deep... Jul 29 2013, 07:24 AM Umidori So wait... does this mean I have to tell my cyborg... Jul 29 2013, 07:28 AM FuelDrop Sure, I'll go and do it. Sounds like a milk ru... Jul 29 2013, 07:35 AM Umidori Sorry, used cyberlimbs aren't as available as ... Jul 29 2013, 07:38 AM FuelDrop Can I at least grab some painkillers? Jul 29 2013, 07:39 AM Umidori Here, have some NoPaint.
(Don't worry, at 15... Jul 29 2013, 07:46 AM FuelDrop QUOTE (Umidori @ Jul 29 2013, 03:46 PM) H... Jul 29 2013, 07:48 AM Umidori Do you need a good Fixer? Because I could totally ... Jul 29 2013, 07:50 AM phlapjack77 So for street-level play, what's needed? (divo... Jul 29 2013, 10:40 AM FuelDrop QUOTE (phlapjack77 @ Jul 29 2013, 06:40 P... Jul 29 2013, 10:42 AM phlapjack77 QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Jul 29 2013, 06:42 PM) ... Jul 29 2013, 10:50 AM Elfenlied I've never really understood the appeal of Str... Jul 29 2013, 12:54 PM Seerow QUOTE (Elfenlied @ Jul 29 2013, 12:54 PM)... Jul 30 2013, 08:40 PM Cheops QUOTE (Elfenlied @ Jul 29 2013, 01:54 PM)... Aug 2 2013, 03:48 PM Tecumseh My favorite games have all been Street-level campa... Jul 30 2013, 09:09 PM Voran Street level play also requires GM support of, ... Jul 31 2013, 10:28 AM ElFenrir Yeah, Street Level play I feels takes effort from ... Jul 31 2013, 10:56 AM Moirdryd Street Level games have always been low in cash, s... Jul 31 2013, 12:07 PM Elfenlied QUOTE (Moirdryd @ Jul 31 2013, 01:07 PM) ... Aug 2 2013, 03:32 PM ElFenrir It'll be probably be in a later book. I never ... Jul 31 2013, 12:30 PM Moirdryd Normally I'd be on the same boat. But for SR (... Jul 31 2013, 12:42 PM ElFenrir Oh, I'll pop some 'ware now and again-but ... Jul 31 2013, 12:59 PM  |
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