 Dudukain's Dedicated Character Thread, I wanted one too.... |
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 Jun 20 2006, 03:09 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116  |
Perhaps they were all wet behind he ears and he was the veteran of a few tours at 19. (shrug) |
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Jun 20 2006, 03:12 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116 |
Perhaps this is a sticking point. It doesn't seem to mention when he STARTED working for DocWagon. The DocWagon drill is outlined in the Missions book from a past edition. I'm not looking at it right now but I don't think DocWagon medics are particularly skilled, which would imply that they don't necessarily need to be very old. Will be right back with more info. |
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Jun 20 2006, 03:29 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 8,643 |
Actually, that's pretty accurate compared to RL. I used to run as an EMT with a volunteer rescue squad and my medic skills were probabaly on the level of a 3, judging by the description. Many years later, they may well be down to a 1. You would hope that wouldn't happen in-game though. It would suck to have to spend karma just to keep a skill at its present level.
I've fallen into that trap myself. I think it really depends on the group you're with. In some groups, it's all about the numbers and geting the most powerful character you can within the rules. In others, it's mostly about roleplay. That doesn't change my opinion about a 19 year old convincing his team to do something though. Hell, I'm in my thirties, and it's still hard to be taken seriously by a lot of people because I'm still too young. Again, referring back to my EMT days, we had guys who had been doing it for 20 years or more. They would have just blown me off if I had started some rant of 'we're here to help people.' |
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Jun 20 2006, 03:34 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
Did he actually convince his team? It sounded more to me like he told them off, then did it himself. I didn't get the impression that he got the others to actually go along with him.
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Jun 20 2006, 03:56 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116 |
From The Neo-Anarchists Guide to Real Life (from SR2) page 46...
"...HTR (High Threat Response) teams are made up of seven members who fall into two distinct categories of training. Three medical personnel, trained and equipped in much the same way as the personnel who make up SRTs (Standard Respone Teams) and CRTs (Crisis Response Teams), provide medical care to the client." "The other four members of the HTR team function as 'threat support personnel.' This group protects the medical team and the client from hostile action during the pickup. Though all DocWagon personnel receive medical training, threat support personnel receive a majority of their training and experience in combat." Regarding SRTs, page 45... "An SRT includes the personnel and equipment required to treat and release victims of minor accidents or injuries. In more serious cases, this team stabilizes the victim on-site, then transports him or her to a DocWagon clinic for additional care." Regarding CRTs, page 45... "...Incidents requiring a Crisis Response Team (CRT) typically include large, multi-vehicle accidents, fires, earthquakes, gang wars, and so on." Regarding leadership roles in DocWagon teams, page 45... "...In an environment with high active threat, however, DocWagon standard operating procedures (SOP) authorizes an SRT to attempt service, but nothing more. The team leader decides how to handle the situation, and usually calls in an HTR." I mentioned this last bit to emphasize the possibility that our intrepid 19 year old was likely a "threat support" person and also a team leader in that role. Given that (somewhat unlikely assumption) then it's perfectly reasonable that he called the shots. Also of note, the above-quoted out-of-print book is available as a PDF download for $8 at BattleShop. |
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Jun 20 2006, 04:04 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116 |
Additionally on this point, NAGRL page 98 lists an example Threat Support guy whose only medical skill is Biotech 1 (remember it's SR2). Medical Personnel example has two medical skills: Biotech 5 and Cybertechnology 1.
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Jun 22 2006, 09:20 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 10-June 06 Member No.: 8,690 |
Whoops, It's the second character that was the background for, the adept. HIS first aid is 4
Also, keep in mind Orks have shorter lifespans then humans, which means they probably mature faster. Nineteen for an ork is probably something like 25 for a human... |
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Jun 22 2006, 09:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 13-March 06 From: dusty Mexican borderlands Member No.: 8,372 |
And here I was, hoping these ridiculous dedicated character threads, originally created to keep emo samurai from spamming the boards, were finally going away...
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Jun 22 2006, 10:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 453 Joined: 15-August 02 From: Kansas City, MO Member No.: 3,116 |
Geek, you are getting to be about as much fun as SL James in a discussion about Szeto's or Ancient History 's fiction. Move on. =) I find these dedicated character threads terribly interesting and educational. My own thread contained some very helpful critical posts that I have since used to improve the character discussed. I think there should be more of these types of posts, not fewer. Sure beats the "I can't figure out movement.... Do I divide my movement rate by my number of passes or the highest number of passes" type questions. =) The beauty, of course, is that these types of threads are easily ignored by folks like yourself if they so choose. |
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