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 Nov 5 2003, 04:17 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 611 Joined: 21-October 03 From: Yorkshire Toxic Zone Member No.: 5,752  |
D'OH! sorry, having a very off day yesterday.
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Nov 5 2003, 06:07 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Sphynx: you're suffering from a bout of 3-point Amnesia. You've forgotten you're a demolitions expert.
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Nov 5 2003, 08:06 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,685 Joined: 17-August 02 Member No.: 3,123 |
This had me quite confused for several minutes. Then I figured out that you were talking about parole officers :) |
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Nov 5 2003, 08:24 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,769 |
You might want to read that flaw over a bit more carefully, because that's not the only hindrance of it. You're stuck with a criminal SIN that has *all* of your personal information on it (and you're not gettting rid of it without paying 60 Karma first, and then only with the GM's blessing to allow you to buy the flaw off), meaning if you leave so much as a drop of sweat behind at a crime scene, they'll be able to track you down pretty easily. Not only that, but you can never have any contacts beyond the street level. Every corporation will have a copy of your records, including your face, prints, and style, allowing them to easily identify you when you infiltrate their property *and* know your weaknesses. And finally, your GM has free reign to have Lone Star or other police/security individuals harrassing you whenever he feels like doing so. And when they do find out that you're performing illegal activities, which again is going to be easy as cake for them to do, they'll know most if not all of your contacts, your primary residence (any new safehouses should be safe, as long as you secured them through Level 2 or higher contacts who'll try to protect you -- Level 1's usually don't), and they can check up on you any time they wish, so you can't just keep a fake lifestyle going to bypass those things. In fact, I'd say it's one of the *worst* flaws that a Shadowrunner can possible have. |
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Nov 5 2003, 08:39 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437 |
It's better than Vindictive. ;)
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Nov 5 2003, 08:46 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,769 |
Only in your mind's eye. :) By the rules involved, the in-character consequences of the flaw, and the reprecussions of both of them, Police Record is *EASILY* three times (more like ten times) worse.
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Nov 5 2003, 08:48 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437 |
Fortunately, you live in a world where you can have your own (albeit bizarre) opinion. Lucky you. :P
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Nov 5 2003, 08:54 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,769 |
Yes, lucky me. In my strange little world, having a bad attitude and a reputation for not being someone to fuck with (because doing so usually results in the offensive individual being punished for the perceived wrong -- sorta like Lucy Liu's character in Kill Bill), which admittedly can be a pain if you can't control it when around someone bigger and badder than yourself... is SO MUCH less a hassle than having all of your personal information on government and corporate records, a criminal SIN, constant harrassment, not being able to leave the area, nothing but street contacts, no association whatsoever with corporate types, and all the other pains that come with Police Record.
But as you pointed out, the former is obviously more of a hassle than the latter for a Shadowrunner in the "real" world. What a silly world I live in. |
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Nov 5 2003, 09:23 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
The greatest advantage of vindictive is that there is no requirement as to when you exact revenge, just that it will happen. The vindictive keep track of those who "will suffer greatly!" and implement the pain as is fitting.
A lying braggart griffin shaman is a potent flaw: will take credit for all accomplishments, none will believe the claims, and the first person to challenge his truthfulness gets in a fight to the death. Vindictive is easy if the player and character are smart, low intelligence on either part makes it suicide. |
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Nov 5 2003, 09:25 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Not to mention that an ex-con is going to get hassled on general principles. And anyone who happens to be with them at the time.
-Siege |
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