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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-February 06 Member No.: 8,316  |
I had a couple ideas I qwanted feed back on.
One is a negative quality.... I know that personal code was discussed sometime ago, but I came up with a new one (Maybe, I wasn't part of the forum back then) (Robin) Hooder- 10 pt's per level: for each level, the character must donate 25% of his money to a charity... the character shouldn't get any benifits from this donation (except maybe sl. increase to loyalty rating of 1 low connected contact.) Furthermore, the character must take jobs from certain "charities (to be worked out by the gm and the player) My other idea is an assensing focus. same yen and karma bonding cost as a summoning focus but each level adds a die to your assnsing tests. Won't be that great for players, but npc cops would find it exceptionally usefull |
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Apr 5 2006, 08:16 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
Hmm, those aren't half bad.
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Apr 5 2006, 08:19 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
I love the assensing focus idea. That's golden.
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Apr 5 2006, 08:22 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
You could still use a power focus to help you mask, but yes, this evens things out between security guards and initiates quite a bit.
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Apr 6 2006, 03:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-October 05 From: Arlington, TX Member No.: 7,909 |
I admit that the assensing focus really strikes me as cool. And it will put a little fear into the players. Muhahahaha
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Apr 6 2006, 08:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-February 06 Member No.: 8,316 |
yeah I think it could have some use to a player too.. our johnson is really nervous lets soak him for mor yen.... hey runner buddy looks like last tiem you visited your joy toy, you picked up a nasty case of the clap better get down to the free clinic.... etc
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Apr 6 2006, 08:59 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
If there is an assensing focus, wouldn't someone invent a masking focus?
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Apr 6 2006, 09:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-October 05 From: Arlington, TX Member No.: 7,909 |
Eventually, but it's more like the rising progression of technology. To counter something, or to build off of a new idea, takes time, money, and experimentation.
So eventually yes, but right then, depends on how advanced certain people have gotten. What if someone has just figured out this assensing focus, but before it goes public, the runners have a chance to get a hold of one of the prototypes. Could be a great adventure. |
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Apr 6 2006, 09:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 137 Joined: 21-February 06 From: Lenexa, Kansas (Yes Kansas, we ain't all hicks y'all.) Member No.: 8,291 |
Assensing focus = good damn idea. Assensing focus also = stolen by me right now!
*puts idea in big folder marked "Stolen ideas that make me look hella smart to my friends since they don't read the DS forums."* :D |
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Apr 6 2006, 09:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-October 05 From: Arlington, TX Member No.: 7,909 |
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I plan on stealing it too.
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Apr 7 2006, 02:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 25-February 06 Member No.: 8,307 |
*sends hordes of tiny ninjas to pilfer/purloin/snatch/grab/copy folder from Waltermandias*
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Apr 7 2006, 02:09 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Halifax, Canada Member No.: 7,975 |
Only that Assensing is a skill where as Masking is a Metamagic ability... very different there... Considering that there are already Foci to boost magical skills, this Quality makes perfect sense to me. |
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Apr 7 2006, 02:54 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
I would hate to be the guy about to release these things to the market just as a highly secretive group of magical initiates finds out.
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Apr 7 2006, 03:16 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
How about a counterspell focus for non-spellcasters. It could be designed like an anchored item (of course when and if Street Magic finally comes out with the rules for anchoring spells again).
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Apr 7 2006, 08:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-February 06 Member No.: 8,316 |
my gm offered an expendable counter spelling focus for mundanes that cost 2,500/lvl. THe problem is that it is still only applicable to a single type of spell so they aren't that great of deal.
Another idea for a focus I had back in sr3 that I wanted to do was a divining focus... my yarrow sticks make me quite the fortuneteller. Each level adds one die to the divining test... can't wait till the magic book comes out. |
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Apr 7 2006, 10:23 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
But power foci cover pretty much everything!!!
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Apr 8 2006, 05:58 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 97 Joined: 30-January 06 Member No.: 8,213 |
Ooh, I got a better one it's called Mob Debt-Variable. Must pay 500 yen per flaw point a month. If they fail to pay they meet the legbreakers or do a run for the syndicate. |
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Apr 8 2006, 06:24 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
They could kill the boss...
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Apr 8 2006, 07:04 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 |
Then another boss takes his place or worse, you get a negative quality of equal value of the GM's choice.
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Apr 8 2006, 04:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 671 Joined: 9-March 06 Member No.: 8,353 |
I love that rule. What happened to the enemy disadvantage? You can buy contacts, so why not buy (sell?) enemies? |
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