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Brambles
post Feb 23 2005, 04:06 PM
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Hi there,

I recently started my first campaign, with all SR newbies (myself included).
One of my players always dominates over the other players, so I thought I had a great idea: I made him warm for the sniper idea.

In our first run everything was more or less fine. He set himself up in a tree around the villa, and sniped the guards (I admit I forgot to ask how he could put a sniper in a tree) :sleepy: I also made sure he couldn't enter the villa (one of his contacts was inside, and he didn't want to be recognised)

The second run he got back to his old habits.
He took his sniper rifle, used it as a normal rifle and killed without trouble all the monsters I had set up (it was in a sewers, with devil, or was it demon, rats and wererats). He also has a katana, wich he never uses... I think he'd rather use his rifle as a club. At last, I made one of the wererats pin him to the wall to make him stop using it. And with the money he got from the 2 runs, he upgraded even more, so he always hits.

Are there any special rules for sniping? Do you have any ideas on how to handle him? Do you use any house rules for these situations?

Thanks in advance,
Brambles.
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- Brambles   Sniper... or not?   Feb 23 2005, 04:06 PM
- - Chibu   make the 'monsters' stronger. give them hi...   Feb 23 2005, 04:09 PM
- - Tarantula   How is he getting the gun around? Have cops spot ...   Feb 23 2005, 04:12 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   QUOTE (Chibu)make the 'monsters' stronger....   Feb 23 2005, 04:19 PM
- - Rolemodel   Well. I suppose you could start by having his rif...   Feb 23 2005, 04:24 PM
- - Tarantula   Another option, make it an infiltration style run,...   Feb 23 2005, 04:27 PM
- - TheOneRonin   And don't allow him to use the bonus from the ...   Feb 23 2005, 04:28 PM
- - nezumi   And, of course, the enemies could always use camou...   Feb 23 2005, 04:36 PM
- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Tarantula)Another option, make it an infilt...   Feb 23 2005, 04:48 PM
- - Tarantula   I'm pretty sure the description for the barret...   Feb 23 2005, 04:59 PM
- - mmu1   Hmm... If anything, people usually complain about ...   Feb 23 2005, 05:01 PM
- - durthang   Also keep in mind he isn't the first person to...   Feb 23 2005, 05:11 PM
- - GrinderTheTroll   QUOTE (Brambles) Are there any special rules for s...   Feb 23 2005, 05:21 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (TheOneRonin) And don't allow him to use...   Feb 23 2005, 05:40 PM
- - Backgammon   QUOTE (Kagetenshi) QUOTE (TheOneRonin @ Feb 2...   Feb 23 2005, 06:08 PM
- - RoaminNose   I didn't see anyone mention this, so.... In t...   Feb 23 2005, 06:18 PM
- - Kagetenshi   So basically you could weaken the option with a lo...   Feb 23 2005, 06:21 PM
- - GrinderTheTroll   QUOTE (Backgammon) QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Feb 23...   Feb 23 2005, 06:21 PM
- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Brambles) The second run he got back to his...   Feb 23 2005, 06:38 PM
- - Foreigner   Tarantula: IRL, the Barrett Model 82A1 (known to ...   Feb 23 2005, 06:44 PM
- - Rev   The main solution without a house rule is to start...   Feb 23 2005, 06:48 PM
- - TheOneRonin   QUOTE (Foreigner)TheOneRonin: You left out a coup...   Feb 23 2005, 07:28 PM
- - Weredigo   QUOTE make the 'monsters' stronger. give t...   Feb 23 2005, 07:44 PM
- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Weredigo) QUOTE He also has a katana, wich ...   Feb 23 2005, 07:56 PM
- - mfb   given the high power of most sniper rifles, few fr...   Feb 23 2005, 07:58 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   I'll have to disagree with you there, mfb. It...   Feb 23 2005, 08:07 PM
- - kerensky   Or just use magic to make his sniping life a lot h...   Feb 23 2005, 08:22 PM
- - FrostyNSO   Cops remedy this problem for me easily. Have more...   Feb 23 2005, 08:25 PM
- - mfb   i tend to assume that there are a lot more force 3...   Feb 23 2005, 08:28 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   Certainly not by the fact that every spirit going ...   Feb 23 2005, 08:31 PM
- - hahnsoo   A simpler thing would be having a Free Spirit who ...   Feb 23 2005, 08:33 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   Since one point of Spirit Energy is very cheap Kar...   Feb 23 2005, 08:39 PM
- - Garland   QUOTE (hahnsoo)QUOTE (Weredigo @ Feb 23 2005,...   Feb 23 2005, 09:03 PM
- - Shockwave_IIc   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) Since one point of Spi...   Feb 23 2005, 10:18 PM
- - mfb   no. all materialized spirits get 2*force hardened ...   Feb 23 2005, 10:19 PM
- - Endgame50   First, don't use house rules to bring him down...   Feb 23 2005, 10:35 PM
- - Clyde   In the excellent Cyberpunk sourcebook "Listen...   Feb 23 2005, 10:59 PM
- - Charon   I just ask my players to please behave, if not rea...   Feb 23 2005, 10:59 PM
- - Tarantula   QUOTE (TheOneRonin) Haha....good choices. I knew ...   Feb 23 2005, 11:01 PM
- - mfb   i like Charon's answer, myself: "stop bei...   Feb 23 2005, 11:07 PM
- - toturi   QUOTE (Clyde) In the excellent Cyberpunk sourceboo...   Feb 24 2005, 01:29 AM
- - mfb   yeah, but those stat blocks are only suggestions, ...   Feb 24 2005, 01:36 AM
- - hahnsoo   It doesn't have to be all the secguards, just ...   Feb 24 2005, 01:44 AM
- - Foreigner   Here's a thought, mfb: A large-caliber Capsul...   Feb 24 2005, 01:45 AM
- - hahnsoo   QUOTE (Foreigner) Here's a thought, mfb: A la...   Feb 24 2005, 01:47 AM
- - kevyn668   QUOTE (hahnsoo) QUOTE (Foreigner @ Feb 23 200...   Feb 24 2005, 01:53 AM
- - BitBasher   Still a force of 1. High force takes up meters of ...   Feb 24 2005, 02:19 AM
- - mfb   in open air, yeah. should be able to compress them...   Feb 24 2005, 02:31 AM
- - Arethusa   It's fine in most cases, assuming you can sust...   Feb 24 2005, 02:39 AM
- - Kanada Ten   It's probably cheaper (per effect) to anchor s...   Feb 24 2005, 02:41 AM
- - Arethusa   Yeah, and given the volatility of suspended bacter...   Feb 24 2005, 02:46 AM
- - kevyn668   QUOTE (BitBasher) Still a force of 1. High force t...   Feb 24 2005, 03:42 AM
- - mfb   there aren't any strains of FAB that are reall...   Feb 24 2005, 03:47 AM
- - Westiex   QUOTE If the guy is a real jerk the next time he s...   Feb 24 2005, 03:53 AM
- - Arethusa   Or, you know, don't resort to asinine contriva...   Feb 24 2005, 04:11 AM
- - mfb   it's not the sniping that i think is problemat...   Feb 24 2005, 04:24 AM
- - Charon   QUOTE (Arethusa @ Feb 23 2005, 11:11 PM) Or, ...   Feb 24 2005, 04:28 AM
- - kevyn668   QUOTE (Arethusa)Or, you know, don't resort to ...   Feb 24 2005, 04:42 AM
- - mfb   the problem, really, is that sniper rifles in SR a...   Feb 24 2005, 04:47 AM
- - Arethusa   This is actually something i brought up years ago ...   Feb 24 2005, 04:50 AM
- - mfb   yeah, i've discussed the same idea myself. if ...   Feb 24 2005, 04:53 AM
- - Arethusa   QUOTE (mfb) the problem, really, is that sniper ri...   Feb 24 2005, 04:59 AM
- - kevyn668   I may have missed it but which rifle does the char...   Feb 24 2005, 05:07 AM
- - mfb   sure, nothing made for killing is that fragile. wh...   Feb 24 2005, 05:09 AM
- - Crusher Bob   The real problem is that an Alpha loaded with EX r...   Feb 24 2005, 06:45 AM
- - toturi   Factor in the added difficulty in dodging a burst ...   Feb 24 2005, 06:54 AM
- - Arethusa   +1 dodge TNs is nice, but not usually that signifi...   Feb 24 2005, 06:56 AM
- - Crusher Bob   hmm, lemme run some numbers: iirc, dodging is nor...   Feb 24 2005, 07:01 AM
- - Johnson   You have to remember that when being Sniped at you...   Feb 24 2005, 07:13 AM
- - toturi   You don't really use a Assault Rifle to snipe,...   Feb 24 2005, 07:16 AM
- - Crusher Bob   In that particular comparison, we were comparing t...   Feb 24 2005, 07:18 AM
- - Johnson   QUOTE (Crusher Bob) Had the sniper been using any ...   Feb 24 2005, 08:05 AM
- - Arethusa   QUOTE (Johnson) QUOTE (Crusher Bob @ Feb 24 2...   Feb 24 2005, 08:09 AM
- - Weredigo   QUOTE Cops remedy this problem for me easily. Hav...   Feb 24 2005, 08:13 AM
- - Arethusa   Well, I'm expecting you get to get slammed for...   Feb 24 2005, 08:20 AM
- - Johnson   QUOTE (Arethusa) QUOTE (Johnson @ Feb 24 2005...   Feb 24 2005, 08:20 AM
- - Sandoval Smith   QUOTE (Weredigo) take the round and carve the holy...   Feb 24 2005, 08:50 AM
- - Crusher Bob   Saying the little prayer: "free pizza for the...   Feb 24 2005, 08:53 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   There's no good reason to use anything but a h...   Feb 24 2005, 09:25 AM
- - Kagetenshi   Easier to explain at the airport? ~J   Feb 24 2005, 09:31 AM
- - Dissonance   That's why the Decker is your friend. Gee, I ...   Feb 24 2005, 09:53 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   Try taking any kind of rifle to the airport and ex...   Feb 24 2005, 10:08 AM
- - Johnson   I would expect that a good portable Snipers rifle ...   Feb 24 2005, 11:22 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   In SR, you can design any kind of rifle to allow b...   Feb 24 2005, 12:45 PM
- - Brambles   Many people asked for his equipment. I don't ...   Feb 24 2005, 03:43 PM
- - Luke Hardison   You may have given him an advantage of which you w...   Feb 24 2005, 04:29 PM
- - Jrayjoker   It is always good to brainstorm. I like the use of...   Feb 24 2005, 04:37 PM
- - mmu1   QUOTE (Brambles) Many people asked for his equipme...   Feb 24 2005, 04:49 PM
- - Charon   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator @ Feb 24 2005, 04:...   Feb 24 2005, 05:14 PM
- - mfb   QUOTE (Crusher Bob)alpha, etc. yes, but the alpha ...   Feb 24 2005, 05:39 PM
- - Kagetenshi   Can the sniper rifle perform suppressive fire? ~J   Feb 24 2005, 05:43 PM
- - mfb   we call the ones that can "HMGs". hoo, i...   Feb 24 2005, 06:04 PM
- - Kagetenshi   I suppose it wasn't clear; that was a rhetoric...   Feb 24 2005, 06:05 PM
- - mfb   you post, ninja-fast, before i edit!   Feb 24 2005, 06:06 PM
- - Garland   Only if it's an FA sniper rifle. (Egah!)   Feb 24 2005, 06:06 PM
- - Jrayjoker   That is the shortest full auto burst ever.... ban...   Feb 24 2005, 06:21 PM
- - Critias   Dragunov's have a full auto setting, IRL.   Feb 24 2005, 06:43 PM
- - Garland   QUOTE (Critias) Dragunov's have a full auto se...   Feb 24 2005, 06:44 PM
- - Arethusa   I imagine it's possible. As for automatic sni...   Feb 24 2005, 07:06 PM
- - mfb   yeah. "anything that's worth shooting on...   Feb 24 2005, 08:09 PM
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