 What SR Players Do, In another life I'm a criminal genius... |
 Dec 15 2004, 01:10 AM
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I have this theory that SR (and cyberpunk in general) appeals to a more educated audience. I have always found it fascinating to learn what SR players do for a living in RL. Here on these boards I’ve read comments from engineers, chemists, physicist, military personnel, law enforcement officers, gun smiths, doctors, martial artists... the list goes on and on. Anyway I thought it would be interesting to hear what people do in RL and how that influences their characters (PCs and NPCs) and the themes in their games. Personally, I do research in molecular biology and microbiology and I'm getting ready to start medical school so as a GM I tend to focus on creepy medical research (Renraku is my ol' standby) and interesting cyberware/bioware combos. Anyone else? |
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FrostyNSO I spent some time in the military (Loved It!) ... Dec 15 2004, 01:13 AM Toptomcat I'm a high school student with a pencheant for... Dec 15 2004, 01:15 AM Ancient History College student, with diverse interests and a some... Dec 15 2004, 01:21 AM Toptomcat Certainly an excellent ability in pattern recognit... Dec 15 2004, 01:23 AM Shockwave_IIc Nothing special, I work in a casino as a Cashier/ ... Dec 15 2004, 01:28 AM iPad Im unemployed at the moment and generally work in ... Dec 15 2004, 01:40 AM kevyn668 I'm an admissions/financial aid officer. And a... Dec 15 2004, 01:42 AM JaronK I'm a theatrical stagehand and sound designer,... Dec 15 2004, 01:42 AM Kanada Ten I perform rudimentary supervisor duties and operat... Dec 15 2004, 01:43 AM Kagetenshi I'm a college student (Computer Science major)... Dec 15 2004, 02:11 AM Tarantula I'm also a college student (thats starting to ... Dec 15 2004, 02:16 AM Cray74 Would you believe I'm a materials engineer? I... Dec 15 2004, 02:20 AM Kagetenshi QUOTE (Tarantula) Oddly enough, like many other co... Dec 15 2004, 02:22 AM Voran Used to review state contracted providers of Child... Dec 15 2004, 02:26 AM Backgammon Software engineer. I GM alot. Dec 15 2004, 03:40 AM Crimsondude 2.0 Professional school Student. Dec 15 2004, 03:47 AM Lafcadio Helicopter pilot, soon aspiring towards fire-suppr... Dec 15 2004, 03:59 AM Mercer I'm a doorman at a college bar. Prior to that... Dec 15 2004, 04:03 AM Fix-it Senior In high school, shooting for a degree in el... Dec 15 2004, 04:07 AM akarenti I used to be in the US Navy's Nuclear Propulsi... Dec 15 2004, 04:10 AM toturi I was in the Army, was a civil engineer and now? I... Dec 15 2004, 04:19 AM Thistledown I'm a 5th year collage student, year and a hal... Dec 15 2004, 04:38 AM Jason Farlander College student, Biology major, graduating in 4 da... Dec 15 2004, 04:50 AM Tanka College student (Comp Sci, possibly minors in seve... Dec 15 2004, 04:58 AM DocMortand Wow - a lot of computer science majors...I get to ... Dec 15 2004, 05:11 AM Fortune I'm a retired globe-trotter who has worked in ... Dec 15 2004, 05:19 AM grendel QUOTE (Lafcadio) Helicopter pilot, soon aspiring t... Dec 15 2004, 05:20 AM FrostyNSO QUOTE (Thistledown) I'm a 5th year collage stu... Dec 15 2004, 05:46 AM draco aardvark After years of loving computers and 5 semesters of... Dec 15 2004, 06:33 AM Joe Outside I draw comics and sell RPGs to people, and try ver... Dec 15 2004, 06:58 AM OurTeam Experienced Software Developer (C, C++) with a Mas... Dec 15 2004, 07:45 AM Lafcadio QUOTE (grendel) [/QUOTE]
What helo do you fly?
... Dec 15 2004, 08:43 AM Sokei college student , mainly studying history (chinese... Dec 15 2004, 07:14 PM BitBasher IT for the local Police Department here permanentl... Dec 15 2004, 07:18 PM Lindt Full time draftsman/IT guru in an architectureal o... Dec 15 2004, 07:30 PM LinaInverse Datawarehouse developer, specializing in online re... Dec 15 2004, 07:38 PM mfb ex-army (hated it), doing tech support until i get... Dec 15 2004, 07:55 PM PBTHHHHT Part-time law school student and working full-time... Dec 15 2004, 08:00 PM Garland Radiochemical processor.
I'm pretty much just... Dec 15 2004, 08:09 PM Vera53 Linguist,
I am currently finishing my masters in ... Dec 15 2004, 08:33 PM Bigity I was in the Air Force (Computer Programmer), then... Dec 15 2004, 08:46 PM PBTHHHHT QUOTE (Vera53) I am interested in studying theory ... Dec 15 2004, 09:02 PM Austere Emancipator University student without any real interests in a... Dec 15 2004, 09:04 PM Apathy Ex-Army tanker, now a software project manager. Si... Dec 15 2004, 09:14 PM Vera53 QUOTE QUOTE
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I am interested in stu... Dec 15 2004, 09:26 PM Gem the Troll Army photograpger/video specialist and my characte... Dec 15 2004, 09:45 PM PBTHHHHT QUOTE (Vera53 @ Dec 15 2004, 04:26 PM) Supris... Dec 15 2004, 09:48 PM Wireknight I'm a professional student nearing the end of ... Dec 15 2004, 10:04 PM mintcar I´m a bored collage student, trying desperately to... Dec 15 2004, 10:32 PM Bandwidthoracle I'm a second year computer science student. I... Dec 15 2004, 10:58 PM Puck Wildhorse, M.D. I'm the Regulatory Affairs Manager for an in v... Dec 15 2004, 11:23 PM Solstice I'm a wildlife biologist in the Federal servic... Dec 15 2004, 11:28 PM Phyrexus I'm a 9th grader in the US. I'm a game-a-h... Dec 15 2004, 11:46 PM KaOs College Student at ITT geting my CNS degree (compu... Dec 16 2004, 12:02 AM Necro Tech Comercial Locksmith. Its fun to see how much peopl... Dec 16 2004, 12:56 AM BitBasher I forgot to add what I tend to play...
God.
I GM... Dec 16 2004, 01:45 AM Rev I'm a video game programmer. Currently workin... Dec 16 2004, 02:06 AM iPad Well spank me if Im not surrounded by some fancy p... Dec 16 2004, 02:15 AM Bossemanden I´m a (unemployed) mechanical engineer.
My current... Dec 16 2004, 02:19 AM edwardpoe Storage Engineer for a major law firm in the Chica... Dec 16 2004, 05:22 AM Morgannah Holy lots of engineers, Batman!
I'm curre... Dec 16 2004, 05:39 AM Fortune Gotta watch out for those cooks! Dec 16 2004, 05:43 AM BookWyrm I usually work in a warehouse as a shipping/reciev... Dec 16 2004, 05:43 AM Morgannah QUOTE (Fortune @ Dec 15 2004, 11:43 PM) Gotta... Dec 16 2004, 05:46 AM Lantzer I find that shadowrun attracts the same variety as... Dec 16 2004, 04:01 PM Jrayjoker One more Engineer...Structural. But I have degrees... Dec 16 2004, 05:19 PM The Amazing Mysto I'm a Graphic Designer. I started playing SR i... Dec 16 2004, 07:36 PM Rev QUOTE (Lantzer) I find that shadowrun attracts the... Dec 16 2004, 08:32 PM Paco I am a Technical Analyst for a well known Telecomm... Dec 16 2004, 08:35 PM Michael I work in Internet Security (detecting viruses, DM... Dec 16 2004, 08:36 PM Kremlin KOA I am an odd jobs guy.
I take short term work, usua... Dec 16 2004, 08:38 PM Catsnightmare Right now I'm just working grunt labor as a st... Dec 16 2004, 08:38 PM U_Fester I own my own company doing computer work and work ... Dec 16 2004, 08:58 PM Snow_Fox Licenced financial adviser,
when I started I was ... Dec 17 2004, 02:24 PM nezumi I'm an aspiring world dictator, currently a pr... Dec 17 2004, 04:56 PM U_Fester QUOTE (nezumi) I'm an aspiring world dictator,... Dec 17 2004, 05:27 PM UpSyndrome Finishing my undergrad in anthropology (already gr... Dec 17 2004, 05:46 PM Grimtooth I'm a midrange (read AS/400 or IBM Iseries) pr... Dec 17 2004, 05:56 PM Blaze I'm a Computer Systems Coordinator trying to g... Dec 17 2004, 05:57 PM Drain Brain I'm an actor (under-apreciated, of course, sni... Dec 19 2004, 12:03 AM Just Jonny I'm an off again, on again college student(psy... Dec 19 2004, 12:50 AM Whizbang I'm a history major, minor political science..... Dec 19 2004, 12:55 AM Sahandrian Currently halfway through my second year as a Comp... Dec 19 2004, 10:26 AM Neon Tiger Last year commercial school student, mostly comput... Dec 19 2004, 10:58 AM Phyrexus Ack! Forgot to add I'm an anime nut! Dec 19 2004, 02:17 PM Perssek I´m a journalist who lives mostly by doing freelan... Jan 18 2005, 04:43 AM Panzergeist I'm a college student at the moment, but I wil... Jan 18 2005, 05:12 AM Crimson Jack I'm an illustrator/graphic designer. I write ... Jan 18 2005, 05:32 AM James McMurray Software engineer for a government contractor spec... Jan 18 2005, 04:48 PM Grinder I'm working as some sort of therapist/teacher ... Jan 18 2005, 05:23 PM Birdy I have a title in Computer Science, specialising i... Jan 18 2005, 05:27 PM Req I'm either a sailor who's forced to do hum... Jan 18 2005, 08:42 PM Da9iel I'm a failed aero engineer, former airline mec... Jan 19 2005, 03:01 AM LordHaHa I'm a student at MATC (Milwaukee Area Technica... Jan 19 2005, 03:56 AM Trax I'm a Bombadier in the Royal Canadian Artiller... Jan 19 2005, 04:12 AM zephir I GM, play Volleyball, and in my spare time I stud... Jan 19 2005, 09:51 AM DeadNeon Computer technician by day, musician by night. I ... Jan 19 2005, 11:24 AM Enigma Haha! First lawyer to post!!
I am a c... Jan 19 2005, 12:33 PM
Foreigner I'm a 40-year-old (I'll be 41 on May 30th... Jan 19 2005, 03:55 PM  |
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