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post Jun 4 2005, 03:03 PM
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Sometimes, you have to change from the outside in.

No matter how much cyberware you have or how many grades you've initiated or how big your deck is, there comes a time when you're going to end up in a massive firefight, or penetrating a building, or some other circumstance where crawling around in a duster with a shotgun just isn't gonna cut it.

The Suit
A full-body suit of form-fitting body armor, preferably with five points of Thermal Dampening
Combat Vest (12 small equipment pouches)
Load Bearing Harness (4 large equipment pouches)
Military rucksack, with quick release mechanism
Forearm guards
Snake mesh socks
Desert Goggles (Smartgoggles may be substituted)
Night Vision Contacts (if needed)

The suit gives the most protection and usefulness for the least encumbrance. Very much a paramilitary outfit, the combat vest, load bearing harness and rucksack provide sufficient room for all your little toys, widgets and ammo. Plus, the suit is acceptable for all environments, as more extreme environmental gear can easily go on over the form-fitting body armor. Appropriate camouflage clothing over top is recommended.

In addition to the suit, and whatever toys you decide to bring-I suggest you fill your pouches-it is essential to bring four things:
1) Primary Weapon - Typically a shotgun or assault rifle, adepts or magicians might consider a katana or a laser crescent axe a suitable primary weapon, while deckers and riggers will almost certainly consider their deck the primary weapon. In any event, primary weapons must use quick-draw holsters when possible.

2) Back-Up Weapon - Typically a handgun, the size and style depending on the user. Collapsable weapons such as an extendable baton or telescoping staff may also work. Tasers are also a good choice. In any event, the Back-Up Weapon should be in a concealed holster.

3) Blade - Always have a blade in your gear. Not necessairilly a big, scary knife to gut snakes and hillbillies, but something that can cut through anything you need to cut through. Vibroknives and the small Cougar fineblade are ideal.

4) Gloves - Be them stun-gloves, Hardliner gloves for unarmed attacks, or just surgical gloves, you don't want to leave fingerprints.
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- Ancient History   Looking Professional   Jun 4 2005, 03:03 PM
- - Grinder   Sums it up nicely.   Jun 4 2005, 03:16 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE A full-body suit of form-fitting body armor,...   Jun 4 2005, 03:23 PM
- - Ancient History   Oh good, a discussion. I think what you're di...   Jun 4 2005, 03:42 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   I guess it's a matter of gaming styles, though...   Jun 4 2005, 03:52 PM
- - Eyeless Blond   Also note that FFBA with thermal dampening isn...   Jun 4 2005, 03:55 PM
- - toturi   The Actioneer Longcoat may not be worn with the Su...   Jun 4 2005, 04:12 PM
- - Critias   No such animal as a "default" suit, just...   Jun 4 2005, 04:25 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (toturi) The Actioneer Longcoat may not be w...   Jun 4 2005, 05:15 PM
- - Kagetenshi   My preferred getup is an ordinary comfortable gray...   Jun 4 2005, 05:27 PM
- - Arethusa   Huh. Personally, I prefer a snappy grey suit and ...   Jun 4 2005, 05:36 PM
- - Penta   If one takes AH's approach as one method, how ...   Jun 4 2005, 06:19 PM
- - Crimsondude 2.0   On the job. QUOTE Well, shit. Clock's running....   Jun 4 2005, 07:28 PM
- - Nythrun   QUOTE (Eyeless Blond) it's actually a great id...   Jun 4 2005, 08:03 PM
- - Edward   For camouflage work I like the rapid transit jumps...   Jun 4 2005, 09:35 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   Ruthenium Polymers are available at character crea...   Jun 4 2005, 09:43 PM
- - RangerJoe   My players just finished a module of mine a few ru...   Jun 4 2005, 09:46 PM
- - Edward   My current char has spent more than 5K on a meal, ...   Jun 4 2005, 10:14 PM
- - hermit   Your char met his girlfriend through your Johnson?...   Jun 4 2005, 10:17 PM
- - JongWK   Any of Battletech's Assault Mechs. ...   Jun 4 2005, 10:20 PM
- - Mortax   LMAO! you get a karma   Jun 4 2005, 10:36 PM
- - Crimsondude 2.0   QUOTE (hermit) And he got her a job? Jeez. Get her...   Jun 4 2005, 11:14 PM
- - toturi   double post   Jun 5 2005, 12:25 AM
- - toturi   QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein @ Jun 5 2005, 01:15...   Jun 5 2005, 12:26 AM
- - wargear   A couple of obvious (in hindsight) additions to ev...   Jun 6 2005, 04:51 PM
- - Krazy   but up the TN for sprinting tests in steel toes. t...   Jun 6 2005, 07:54 PM
- - grendel   Load bearing gear for the urban shadowrunner.   Jun 6 2005, 08:33 PM
- - Critias   QUOTE (grendel @ Jun 6 2005, 03:33 PM) Load b...   Jun 6 2005, 09:49 PM
- - Jrayjoker   Yah, that shit is funny, but the vest isn't ba...   Jun 6 2005, 09:52 PM
- - Crimsondude 2.0   How many spiders worth of silk would it take, anyw...   Jun 6 2005, 10:17 PM
- - hermit   As soon as spider silk can be produced synthetical...   Jun 6 2005, 10:27 PM
- - Thomas   QUOTE (Krazy)but up the TN for sprinting tests in ...   Jun 6 2005, 10:50 PM
- - Crimsondude 2.0   QUOTE (hermit) As soon as spider silk can be produ...   Jun 7 2005, 02:45 AM
- - Garland   QUOTE (Thomas) QUOTE (Krazy)but up the TN for spri...   Jun 7 2005, 03:56 PM
- - hermit   QUOTE If it's synthetic, it's not spider s...   Jun 7 2005, 04:09 PM
- - Lindt   Yeah, steel toes + airports = make sure to Gold Bo...   Jun 7 2005, 05:19 PM
- - Shadow   The big thing about looking professional is not dr...   Jun 7 2005, 06:06 PM
- - Ed_209a   Last I heard, the guys in the whit coats we workin...   Jun 7 2005, 11:08 PM
- - nick012000   QUOTE (Shadow) The big thing about looking profess...   Jun 8 2005, 06:45 AM
- - Critias   Radical, dude!   Jun 8 2005, 06:45 AM
- - mfb   the spider-goat experiments, besides being a sci-f...   Jun 8 2005, 07:04 AM
- - Clyde   -Form Fitting Body Armor Level III with Chemical S...   Jun 8 2005, 05:28 PM
- - Thomas   QUOTE (mfb)the spider-goat experiments, besides be...   Jun 8 2005, 08:12 PM
- - PBTHHHHT   Now for the opposing extreme... How about a spell...   Jun 14 2005, 05:07 PM
- - Angelone   In SSG on page 49 Androgyne mentions quickening a ...   Jun 14 2005, 05:14 PM
- - BitBasher   QUOTE (Angelone) In SSG on page 49 Androgyne menti...   Jun 14 2005, 05:26 PM
- - Angelone   Yeah, but wouldn't someone else call BS on som...   Jun 14 2005, 05:52 PM
- - Vaevictis   Don't forget the ultimate in concealable melee...   Jun 14 2005, 09:27 PM
- - Shockwave_IIc   Yeah im sure that they'll have some kind of ...   Jun 15 2005, 12:34 AM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE But the best part is that it's (STR+1)S ...   Jun 15 2005, 01:13 AM
- - viggo   the dikote might if nothing else   Jun 15 2005, 01:15 AM
- - Vaevictis   QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein)Nope, despite their name...   Jun 15 2005, 03:04 AM
- - Arethusa   Vaevictis, you'll get used to it on DS. Welco...   Jun 15 2005, 03:47 AM
- - toturi   It makes sense, if you can leave behind any precon...   Jun 15 2005, 04:02 AM
- - Arethusa   Yeah, SR makes lots of sense if you assume that th...   Jun 15 2005, 04:14 AM
- - toturi   QUOTE (Arethusa @ Jun 15 2005, 12:14 PM) Yeah...   Jun 15 2005, 04:40 AM
- - Vaevictis   shrug, you read it your way, I'll read it mine...   Jun 15 2005, 07:23 PM
- - littlesean   I nominate Cray74 to write the Physics in the Shad...   Jun 15 2005, 07:57 PM
- - Jrayjoker   QUOTE (Ed_209a @ Jun 7 2005, 05:08 PM) Last I...   Jun 15 2005, 08:17 PM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (littlesean) I nominate Cray74 to write the ...   Jun 16 2005, 07:42 AM
- - toturi   QUOTE (Vaevictis) shrug, you read it your way, I...   Jun 16 2005, 09:34 AM
- - Westiex   QUOTE Everything can be dikoted. Even Ally Spir...   Jun 16 2005, 10:52 AM
- - weblife   I'm considering whether to create an armored c...   Jun 16 2005, 11:03 AM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Westiex) QUOTE Everything can be dikoted. ...   Jun 16 2005, 12:23 PM
- - Vaevictis   sota63.99: "Magnetic anomoly detectors detec...   Jun 16 2005, 02:43 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   QUOTE (Vaevictis)sota63.99: "Magnetic anomoly...   Jun 16 2005, 02:59 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (Vaevictis) Not metal. Can't be detecte...   Jun 16 2005, 03:09 PM
- - Dawnshadow   QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein) QUOTE But the best part...   Jun 16 2005, 03:28 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (Dawnshadow)Not entirely correct. Yes, entir...   Jun 16 2005, 03:41 PM
- - Vaevictis   "By making the gun mostly or entirely out of ...   Jun 16 2005, 05:56 PM
- - Jrayjoker   I can't believe you had to spell this out in s...   Jun 16 2005, 06:02 PM
- - Vaevictis   QUOTE (Jrayjoker) I can't believe you had to s...   Jun 16 2005, 06:04 PM
- - Jrayjoker   No problem. Sometimes I think people are purposefu...   Jun 16 2005, 06:20 PM
- - Vaevictis   Further, just got a response from a Fan Pro guy (R...   Jun 16 2005, 07:21 PM
- - Jrayjoker   QUOTE (Vaevictis @ Jun 16 2005, 01:21 PM) Fur...   Jun 16 2005, 07:22 PM
- - toturi   Where exactly did you get that? I can't find t...   Jun 16 2005, 07:36 PM
- - Vaevictis   I emailed the guy directly. There's an addres...   Jun 16 2005, 07:35 PM
- - toturi   You mean you emailed info@shadowrunrpg.com? You mi...   Jun 16 2005, 07:45 PM
- - Vaevictis   shrug, it was signed Rob Boyle in the email, but I...   Jun 16 2005, 08:04 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (Vaevictis @ Jun 16 2005, 12:04 PM) I c...   Jun 16 2005, 08:51 PM
- - Vaevictis   QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein @ Jun 16 2005, 03:5...   Jun 16 2005, 09:29 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   1) I didn't say that the Lined Coat or Holste...   Jun 16 2005, 09:41 PM
- - Jrayjoker   Do you do that on purpose?   Jun 16 2005, 09:55 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   What? Point out how the rules work in a discussio...   Jun 16 2005, 09:58 PM
- - Vaevictis   Did it ever occur to you, perhaps, that the concea...   Jun 16 2005, 10:23 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   The point is that it doesn't matter. The diff...   Jun 16 2005, 10:32 PM
- - Vaevictis   Whatever. I maintain that MADs cannot detect non-...   Jun 16 2005, 10:50 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   <just smacks his forehead>   Jun 16 2005, 11:15 PM
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- - Vaevictis   QUOTE (Shadow) You can do that in your games, that...   Jun 16 2005, 11:49 PM
- - Voorhees   Its not that its not canon, its just not in accord...   Jun 16 2005, 11:56 PM
- - toturi   QUOTE (Vaevictis) QUOTE (Shadow @ Jun 16 2005...   Jun 16 2005, 11:56 PM
- - hermit   Also, no security is only using MADs even today. E...   Jun 17 2005, 12:35 AM
- - Vaevictis   QUOTE (toturi) You can do anything in your games a...   Jun 17 2005, 12:38 AM
- - toturi   No, it is when you mix and match passages when you...   Jun 17 2005, 01:45 AM
- - Nikoli   Just as a side note, the current level of tech, we...   Jun 17 2005, 04:43 AM
- - Angelone   This argument reminds me why I usually play mages....   Jun 17 2005, 04:49 AM
- - Nikoli   I thought it was the chem sniffers that detected t...   Jun 17 2005, 05:05 AM
- - Angelone   Thought Chemsniffers were built into the MAD. Coul...   Jun 17 2005, 05:14 AM
- - Nikoli   They are detailed in the same entry, and can be in...   Jun 17 2005, 05:23 AM
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