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I have played norms, I've played Awakened, and even one 'groggy'...

But I confess to never giving any magic using type cyber. I've always seen it as a bad idea I guess. However, from reading these forums frequently it seems like some folks to get a few unatural enhancements at chargen (or beyond). It does seem like SR3 allows Awakened to compensate for Magic loss much more liberally than previous editions.

To the meat of the matter: Do you give your magically active characters cyberware or bioware enhancements? Underwhat circumstances? Does this decision have more or less to do with the character's background? Does it have more to do with the game situation after play starts? How many enhancements do you get? Do you simply find having a datajack and some headware memory essential to 21st century living or is half of your body replacement parts? Finally, what is the motivating factor of cybering up your mage/shaman/adept?


Thanks to anyone that replies. I might have made a poll but I decided that it would be better if people just threw in their 2 :nuyen: .


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- CanvasBack   Awakened characters: Will you give them Cyber?   Feb 10 2005, 05:35 AM
- - Kagetenshi   Depends on who the character is. The closer the ch...   Feb 10 2005, 05:43 AM
- - mfb   rarely. it just doesn't tend to fit my charact...   Feb 10 2005, 05:48 AM
- - Smiley   Why NOT give them cyber and bio? They can only tak...   Feb 10 2005, 05:50 AM
- - CanvasBack   QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Feb 10 2005, 12:43 AM) De...   Feb 10 2005, 05:53 AM
- - Fortune   Most of my Awakened characters have some kind of i...   Feb 10 2005, 05:58 AM
- - Lindt   All depends on the concept. Most are non chromed,...   Feb 10 2005, 05:58 AM
- - CanvasBack   Hmmm, Lindt takes first prize so far in explaining...   Feb 10 2005, 06:11 AM
- - Fortune   It depends on the character (obviously). At charge...   Feb 10 2005, 06:18 AM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (CanvasBack) Ok, I want to explore this a bi...   Feb 10 2005, 06:18 AM
- - Smiley   QUOTE (CanvasBack @ Feb 10 2005, 01:53 AM) I...   Feb 10 2005, 06:21 AM
- - Eyeless Blond   I take a little Cyber and/or Bio in just about eve...   Feb 10 2005, 06:23 AM
- - Aes   I don't play too many awakened myself -- Tried...   Feb 10 2005, 06:30 AM
- - Kagetenshi   Doc Funk allows just that. The Geas ordeal also pr...   Feb 10 2005, 06:34 AM
- - CanvasBack   I don't know Smiley, your first post seemed pr...   Feb 10 2005, 06:43 AM
- - Smiley   QUOTE (CanvasBack @ Feb 10 2005, 02:43 AM) Yo...   Feb 10 2005, 06:56 AM
- - TeOdio   Since I GM 99% of the time in any sort of Shadowru...   Feb 10 2005, 07:40 AM
- - tisoz   There is usually some kind of cyber or bio that is...   Feb 10 2005, 07:50 AM
- - Traks   I will never be able to play in Shadowrun game *sn...   Feb 10 2005, 08:41 AM
- - Grinder   I rarely met an awakend character with cyber or bi...   Feb 10 2005, 09:55 AM
- - The White Dwarf   Awakened characters get cyber under 2 conditions: ...   Feb 10 2005, 10:03 AM
- - Capt. Dave   I'll give an Awakened character bioware any da...   Feb 10 2005, 10:06 AM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Capt. Dave) I'm generally against cybe...   Feb 10 2005, 10:09 AM
- - Capt. Dave   QUOTE (Grinder) QUOTE (Capt. Dave @ Feb 10 20...   Feb 10 2005, 10:12 AM
- - Capt. Dave   Confound double post...   Feb 10 2005, 10:13 AM
- - Wireknight   It depends on the character. Given that, I'll...   Feb 10 2005, 10:18 AM
- - Shockwave_IIc   I think that considering that shadowrunning is fre...   Feb 10 2005, 10:48 AM
- - Traks   QUOTE (Shockwave_IIc) But in some instance's i...   Feb 10 2005, 10:59 AM
- - DrJest   My taking part in this discussion is a bit of a no...   Feb 10 2005, 11:02 AM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Traks) Nitpicking, but how can you get Cyb...   Feb 10 2005, 11:08 AM
- - Shockwave_IIc   QUOTE (Traks) Nitpicking, but how can you get Cybe...   Feb 10 2005, 11:39 AM
- - Crusher Bob   Huh? What's that 2 for 1 bioware thing? My c...   Feb 10 2005, 11:45 AM
- - Edward   Of the 4 magicals I have set up 2 had cyber In or...   Feb 10 2005, 11:51 AM
- - DarkShade   in our games while we allowed the awakened to use...   Feb 10 2005, 12:20 PM
- - GentlemanLoser   "The gun adept I'm using to try and get i...   Feb 10 2005, 12:55 PM
- - toturi   QUOTE (Crusher Bob) Huh? What's that 2 for 1 ...   Feb 10 2005, 01:06 PM
- - Mr.Sinister   I made a backup-char Dwarf Aspect Shaman with Alph...   Feb 10 2005, 04:57 PM
- - CanvasBack   Ok. I like what I'm seeing so far. A few tho...   Feb 10 2005, 04:59 PM
- - Demosthenes   QUOTE (CanvasBack) One, if a physical-adept uses g...   Feb 10 2005, 05:18 PM
- - DrJest   QUOTE the book states that an implant can be used ...   Feb 10 2005, 05:24 PM
- - Cray74   QUOTE (CanvasBack @ Feb 10 2005, 05:35 AM) To...   Feb 10 2005, 05:30 PM
- - Shockwave_IIc   That sentence all depends on the placement of the ...   Feb 10 2005, 05:32 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   QUOTE (DrJest @ Feb 10 2005, 05:24 PM) Magic ...   Feb 10 2005, 05:34 PM
- - DrJest   Phew!   Feb 10 2005, 05:34 PM
- - Shockwave_IIc   it's nice to beat someone as opposed to be bea...   Feb 10 2005, 05:38 PM
- - shadow_scholar   The first character I ever created on my own and p...   Feb 10 2005, 05:40 PM
- - DrJest   Not that I want to cause trouble for your players,...   Feb 10 2005, 05:50 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Add reaction enhancers to that. It's a pretty...   Feb 10 2005, 05:55 PM
- - mfb   slightly lower essence cost, as well. wired is sti...   Feb 10 2005, 05:59 PM
- - Garland   And you can get the option of turning Wired off, i...   Feb 10 2005, 06:04 PM
- - Rev   Like most people I do when it fits the charachter,...   Feb 10 2005, 06:15 PM
- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (DrJest) The gun adept I'm using to try ...   Feb 10 2005, 06:16 PM
- - shadow_scholar   QUOTE ("DrJest")Not that I want to cause...   Feb 10 2005, 06:33 PM
- - DrJest   QUOTE just always figured that anything that raise...   Feb 10 2005, 06:53 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Why don't reaction enhancers count?   Feb 10 2005, 06:56 PM
- - DrJest   Because they enhance reaction, not reflexes. A sma...   Feb 10 2005, 06:59 PM
- - Smiley   Nothing works with Adept increased reflexes. Once ...   Feb 10 2005, 07:01 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Oh, I see the distinction you're making now.   Feb 10 2005, 07:04 PM
- - Kagetenshi   I think Move-by-Wire needs to be pumped a bit, per...   Feb 10 2005, 07:04 PM
- - DrJest   Either that or reduce the essence cost a little. Y...   Feb 10 2005, 07:06 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Well the extra actions from rating 3 and 4 MBW are...   Feb 10 2005, 07:07 PM
- - DrJest   Just looking at them via the NSRCG briefly (always...   Feb 10 2005, 07:14 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Don't forget the +2 dice for stealth and athle...   Feb 10 2005, 07:16 PM
- - Shockwave_IIc   Your missing +Lvl increase to Stealth and Athletic...   Feb 10 2005, 07:19 PM
- - DrJest   I had indeed forgotten that. On the other hand, En...   Feb 10 2005, 07:19 PM
- - Kagetenshi   With the muscle toner you get the advantage of it ...   Feb 10 2005, 07:26 PM
- - DrJest   Oh, btw - Boosted Reflexes 3 plus Synaptic Acceler...   Feb 10 2005, 07:27 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Maybe that's something for SOTA2065. MBW cost...   Feb 10 2005, 07:28 PM
- - KeyMasterOfGozer   My Opinion: You have to of course follow what your...   Feb 10 2005, 10:46 PM
- - tisoz   QUOTE (shadow_scholar) But right now I'm creat...   Feb 10 2005, 11:01 PM
- - Drain Brain   I almost invariably go with some form of cyber for...   Feb 10 2005, 11:38 PM
- - Kagetenshi   Drain Brain brings up a good point. Obvious cyber ...   Feb 10 2005, 11:40 PM
- - Rev   The other thing that is good about MBW 1 & 2 i...   Feb 11 2005, 12:01 AM
- - shadow_scholar   QUOTE (tisoz) Since you were not aware of the erra...   Feb 11 2005, 12:08 AM
- - tisoz   Targeting a specific part is different than the ca...   Feb 11 2005, 12:43 AM
- - CanvasBack   Hey, hey, hey!!! Don't go off top...   Feb 11 2005, 07:11 AM
- - Weredigo   Definitely not to Shapeshifters. The shape will sh...   Feb 11 2005, 08:05 AM
- - toturi   Body Points are for SR2. Bio Index for SR3.   Feb 11 2005, 08:23 AM
- - Weredigo   Uhm, SR1 here.   Feb 11 2005, 09:52 AM
- - Fortune   Then you need to make that clear when trying to co...   Feb 11 2005, 11:54 AM
- - Grinder   Some old school-fans are still around, it seems.   Feb 11 2005, 12:10 PM


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