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 Mar 1 2006, 12:30 AM
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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98  |
To me, Surge said "Oh god, running out of ideas... QUICK, TURN EVERY SHADOWRUNNER INTO AN X-MAN!" :please:
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Mar 1 2006, 12:53 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
SURGE doesn't effect every shadowrunner and it almost certainly isn't about turning people into X-Men. No, SURGE is about making some Shadowrunners superficially look like anime characters. Take, for example, the catgirl pornstar. I'm sure that only pure decorum prevented them from implimenting a futa SURGE effect.
With the exception of Chronic Osteocpus most SURGE effects aren't that powerful and can be replicated with cyber, bio, edges, or flaws. The real advantage is that some, like the perhensile tail, allow you to save some resources and some essence. |
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Mar 1 2006, 02:42 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Eh, I like YotC overall. SURGE has some silly aspects, but really, so do cyber and bio.
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Mar 1 2006, 06:06 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I didn't mean in the x-men "let's all shoot fire from our eyes or stick to walls" sense, much more just the stylistic thing. Your read on it was that it made some people look like anime characters, mine is that it made some people look like comicbook mutants. Same thing, really, I should have just been more clear.
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