 4th, 6th, 7th worlds?, What's going on, exactly? |
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 Apr 14 2006, 08:28 PM
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Horror  Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445  |
I'm kind of confused. I know that people are drawing all sorts of links between ED and SR, and that it kind of can't be helped since the people responsible for both did it...
But where are the links between Shadowrun and Battletech? Also, isen't a mana cycle something like 6000 years or more? Certainly you'd still be in the upswing of the 6th world in 3060. I'm really curious here, though, because I like the idea of a Great Form Earth spirit going head-to-head with a Blood Asp. (Preferably C, for all those lovely LBX/AC20s.) |
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Apr 14 2006, 08:30 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
Nah, those two worlds are completely separate.
Remember, in 2005 in Battletech, the Crippen Station incident occured (when the Star Wars-like ABM defenses destroyed all nuclear missiles fired at Western targets by Russia). Nothing like that happened in 2005 in SR. That's just one thing I can cite; I'm sure i can name a few more if I can remember enough of BT history. |
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Apr 14 2006, 08:32 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Ah, okay.
Still that is a cool idea, isen't it? A 100-tonner Battlemech going head-to-head with a big mother'n great form spirit. :) |
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Apr 14 2006, 08:33 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Weellll, there WAS that little incident in 2009...
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Apr 14 2006, 08:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
Apparently BT is also a game in SR, with big stadiums or some such for it, held in VR of course though.
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Apr 14 2006, 09:06 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
Hmmm, revive the Mechwarrior game with magic and dragons. Interesting idea.
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Apr 14 2006, 09:49 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
Use a mech to kill horrors!!! muahahaha .... now I know we will win.
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Apr 14 2006, 09:52 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Nooooooooo!!!! Stop it! Not this thread too!
:please: |
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Apr 14 2006, 10:27 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
What, horrors might show up in Shadowrun? ;)
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Apr 14 2006, 10:32 PM
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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 |
Enforcement Mech 209. Just think about it. Who needs piloted mecha when you have remote control technology and robot pilots?
With a sufficiently intelligent robot pilot the EM 209 can put Lone Star and Knight Errant out of business. Imagine, a team of shadowrunners tries to illegally entire a corporate stronghold but their task is interrupted by a 100 ton combat drone. "Drop your weapons and put your hands up", commands the EM 209. The shadowrunners, wet their pants, drop their guns, and touch the sky. "You have 20 seconds to comply", the machine informs the hapless criminals who continue to tremble before its awsome might. "15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1" And then the Shadowrunners die and the Enforcement Mech turns its attentions toward a suspicious group of girl scouts. . |
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Apr 14 2006, 10:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
Those cookies contain Crack, and you know it!
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Apr 14 2006, 10:37 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
"Present hall pass!" "Second request, present hall pass!" "SECURITY BREACH! SECURITY BREACH!" *Ratta tatta tatta tatta tatta* :-P |
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Apr 14 2006, 11:04 PM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
Where they, because the friends in melee bonus is so damm important, kick its metal ass. |
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Apr 14 2006, 11:24 PM
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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 |
Vehicle armor counts as hardened, remember. The girl scouts couldn't even scratch the the Enforcement Mech's bulwark.
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Apr 15 2006, 02:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 313 |
So they head down a nearby staircase and the thing follows and falls on its ass. Works well on Daleks too (with an exception).
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Apr 15 2006, 02:54 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Ahhh, the image of a 100 ton Daishi doing an astral Alpha Strike on a Named Horror.... EAT 4 Large Lasers and 2 AC 30s!
We need Mega-Atlas-Daishi-Fafnir-zoid now! |
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Apr 15 2006, 02:57 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Fat Faffy....
Not even a Named Horror would stand a chance against an AStrike from those dual HvGauss. :)... Well, okay. A Named Horror would, but not an unnamed one. |
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Apr 15 2006, 03:02 AM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
I still say the girls scouts would kick its ass.
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Apr 15 2006, 03:19 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Hmmm.... if we take the armor step and define that as the basic BTech armor value....
Then come up with some new constructs built just to deal with mechs... Drek that could be fun. You've got the 21 or so major human factions battling each other for whatever reasons they are using at the time and truly alien force that is simultaneously (secretly) backing some parts of the various factions and openly warring with all of them. Toss in some flavor text about the colossal constructs generating interference that can be picked up on HPGs when being gated in and you have justification for the (meta) human forces actually being able to fight them off much of the time. I may have to run that sometime. [ Spoiler ]
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Apr 15 2006, 06:13 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 2-April 06 Member No.: 8,426 |
Well, seeing as most girl scouts in SR are chromed street sammies who just like to sell cookies, I don't see the mech having a chance.
oh. and daleks can fly, TYVM.. P.S: I hate you, herald. |
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Apr 15 2006, 03:25 PM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Nova Cats as a Clan of Awakened. "The Novacat tells me the Horrors are going to strike here, khan. We can issue them a batchall and invoke safecon. Once they fire upon our troops in safecon we will delete them from the galaxy!"
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Apr 17 2006, 03:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Scotland Member No.: 3,175 |
Do tell... |
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Apr 17 2006, 04:07 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
I think he means the Lone Eagle crisis. |
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Apr 17 2006, 04:32 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Aye.
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Apr 17 2006, 04:56 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,590 Joined: 11-September 04 Member No.: 6,650 |
no wonder I couldn't eat just one |
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