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A player in my game pointed out that his 6/6 mob boss (only) contact could hook him up with anything he needed, or at least someone who could get it for him.
I pointed out "Look, Uncle Enzo does not want to be called at 9 PM on a Sunday, when he's resting in his hot tub after a meal and watching his grandkids run around the yard, to hook you up with "a dude with a bitchin' car." He might get tired of that after a while." The more connected you are, the more you can get for someone, yeah... but the more you've got to keep an eye out for stuff way beyond the level of the average shadowrunner. Uncle Enzo gets investigated by the FBI a lot more often than Third-Gear Jimmy does, and is likely to have more issues if he's constantly feeding services to a shadowrunner. |
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Jun 8 2006, 06:57 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
I'd allow a bit more flexibility in the Connection 6 part. I'd encourage a character with less overall pull, but more total control over their respective organization. For example, the CEO and Chairman of a small mercenary company won't have all the power that contact from MET2000 would, but he would be able to assign soldiers and material much more freely.
But for a character who's a conspiracy theorist, the contact I'd reccomend would be Smoking Man, or similar. At a 6/6, he knows all the buried secrets and is secure, but he can't reveal too much without hurting the character-- and at a loyalty of 6, he wouldn't want to do that. He'd dribble out just enough information to allow the character to choose her own path. |
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Jun 8 2006, 07:35 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Who's the smoking man?
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Jun 8 2006, 08:45 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Halifax, Canada Member No.: 7,975 |
Some obscure connection with Cancer Man from X-Files? ;)
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Jun 8 2006, 08:46 AM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
Pop-Culture reference to the X-Files. You can search through google for a fuller understanding, but here is a link to a general explanation.
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Jun 8 2006, 09:09 AM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
You could decide the character is Cog's love child, he's my idea of a Conn 6 fixer...
Helps if you've read some of the old novels I guess. |
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Jun 9 2006, 04:39 PM
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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 |
...Night Angel had him effectively as a 6/6 (level 3 in SR 3). |
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Jun 11 2006, 02:16 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 10-June 06 Member No.: 8,690 |
Why not a high level executive? Convince him to let you beta test new Commlinks, maybe get some high-tech new matrix program, or whatnot.
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