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 Oct 31 2003, 12:46 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 31-October 03 Member No.: 5,777  |
I want to know what this line means for legality codes. 4P-BC/D
I already know its a Permit level 4 but the last section confuses me... help? |
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Oct 31 2003, 01:17 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
this is explained in the SR3 book, towards the beginning of the "street gear" section, under the "legality" heading. oddly enough.
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Oct 31 2003, 01:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 1-July 02 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,921 |
Okay, so no legality code goes like "4P-BC/D". It'd probably be "4P-B". The "P" stands for "Permit", as in, a permit can be purchased for possession and/or transport. The letter after the dash, in this case "B", tells you what type of ordinance it is. The chart is right before the Street Gear section, as has already been explained. The number is the target number for a Police Procedures check by a law enforcement official, once he notices the weapon. The lower the number, the more likely they are to deal with you. That being said, I wouldn't stroll around with a bunch of 1-K material. |
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Nov 3 2003, 09:50 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 31-October 03 Member No.: 5,777 |
Id like to clarify for you. This is a Legality code for bioware (Muscle Toner and Augmentation) from Man and Machine. The code is 4P-BC/D(pg. 67).
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Nov 3 2003, 11:22 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,138 Joined: 10-June 03 From: Tennessee Member No.: 4,706 |
What printing and language is the book? The English first printing gives 4P-Q. |
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Nov 3 2003, 11:29 PM
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Traumatizing players since 1992 Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,282 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 220 |
That means IF a cop sees it and rolls a 4 or better on his Police Procedues skill (which is damn likely he will do) then he is going to call SWAT for backup because that's security/military grade cyberware. It's not worth his life to ask you about it in person without the cavalry on the way. :D Maybe not that extreme but you just punched his sense of paranoia right in the jimmy.
The second number just tells you what classigication of cyberware it is legally. B is Bioware, C/D is Security(Paramilitary)/Military. Fan, Drek... Drek, Fan... good to see you aquainted. :D |
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Nov 3 2003, 11:43 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
One wonders how a cop is going to notice muscle toners and augmentation.
Of course, if you're already in a medical exam, you've got more problems than just your illegal 'ware. ~J |
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Nov 3 2003, 11:57 PM
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Traumatizing players since 1992 Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,282 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 220 |
That was why I made it a big IF ;) Bioware is pretty much undetectable to an observer in most cases. If you were to toss a motorcycle at someone then he may make a few inferences. :D
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Nov 4 2003, 01:22 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
*snort* bioware can't take you above the natural max, remember? that's one of its "features".
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Nov 4 2003, 01:33 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,965 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 2,032 |
There may, however, be records of your character having the bioware installed somewhere. Also: if you're taken to hospital for trauma surgery then there's a chance it'd be noticed and you'd have a team of LS elites ready to take you in for questioning when you came round (still on 9 boxes of physical-not the best time to fight back).
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Nov 4 2003, 02:49 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Which for a typical human is 9. Ooh, how crippling. ~J |
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Nov 4 2003, 05:01 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 15-April 03 From: My own personal purgatory Member No.: 4,453 |
In referring to Muscle Augmentation and/or Toner, it's a typo. (See the errata.) |
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Nov 10 2003, 08:15 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 31-October 03 Member No.: 5,777 |
thank you bolverk that helps me out alot.
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Nov 10 2003, 08:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 226 Joined: 4-June 03 Member No.: 4,685 |
So how is read that 1-G in table in Shadowrun book?
Of course P means permit, which in this case does not apply :) That the police officer must roll 1 to see my railgun, and after that he calls reinforcements to enforce level G punishments? That table really got me confused, and that is why I do not use it, just seeing if equipment is legal. Then why there are concealability rules? Isn't that a number against which police and scanners roll? |
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Nov 10 2003, 08:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 226 Joined: 4-June 03 Member No.: 4,685 |
Posted twice, deleted.
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Nov 10 2003, 03:01 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
The number in the legality code is the number to roll against to see whether, after the officer has noticed the item, they're going to do anything about it. Some officers really don't want to hassle the man with the pair of SMGs under his coat.
~J |
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