 If you could play a contact..., What contact would you play? |
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 Apr 19 2007, 04:59 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 225 Joined: 1-November 05 Member No.: 7,917  |
If you could play a contact from Shadowrun as a character in a Shadowrun MMORPG, what contact (or contacts) would you play? What contacts have such an active role that you would play them? How would you play them?
I am asking on behalf of the Shadowrun Awakened MMO project. We figured we would turn to the community to silence our speculation and provide facts on this issue. Thank you |
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Apr 19 2007, 05:08 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Other Shadowrunners. Maybe bounty hunters (whether of the manhunter or paracritter bounty variety). Anything else that comes to mind is either too restrictive or too difficult to adapt.
If we assume that you have infinite creativity and resources, add reporter to the list, but just thinking about how to do that non-horribly makes me shudder. ~J |
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Apr 19 2007, 05:38 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
A base-level member of organised crime. Nearly the same as a shadowrunner, can get his own missions (higher percentage of guard-jobs). Regular pay, maybe a hideout if on gang-level. Needs restrictions on equipment and ware.
Maybe you could offer the opportunity to create gangs? Should be great for clan-play and could be so limited that real power would stay with the runners. |
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Apr 19 2007, 05:39 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 |
Batman!
(The cool one: Adam West!) :grinbig: |
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Apr 19 2007, 05:42 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
Street doc, maybe an Awakened one.
No one would dare piss me off... mwahahahaha! |
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Apr 19 2007, 05:45 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Weapons dealer/gear dealer type. It would be cool, especially if there was some way of actually engaging in haggling and deal making, favors, etc., rather than gear purchases just being
Sword: 5gp Armor: 10gp |
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Apr 19 2007, 05:47 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
By definition you can't play a contact. If you play a contact, it stop being a contact and becomes a PC.
Did you mean "what alternative archetype/character concept would you play?" |
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Apr 19 2007, 05:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 546 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Manchester, England Member No.: 1,062 |
Mr Johnson.
Or a Animus/Anima Free Blood Spirit. |
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Apr 19 2007, 06:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 718 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Montevideo, in the elusive shadows of Latin America Member No.: 7,727 |
Mr Johnson too, or a fixer
Cheers, Max |
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Apr 19 2007, 06:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 225 Joined: 1-November 05 Member No.: 7,917 |
Pretty much. A PC could posses street doc skills and perform tasks that a street doc would perform. PCs and NPCs could elicit their services. Would you be interested in being a street doc in addition to being a shadowrunner? Does it have enough depth that playing a role similar to "contacts" could take up a majority of your time? What contact-types could be applied to this. Obvious ones: Street Doc Talismonger Mechanic What else? |
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Apr 19 2007, 06:42 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Street Doc: no.
Talismonger: no. Mechanic: no. IMO, of course. Then again, the number of people willing to grind to craft demonstrate that I'm probably wrong in my estimation of talismongers. ~J |
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Apr 19 2007, 06:55 PM
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Shadow Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Secret Tunnels under the UK (South West) Member No.: 8,636 |
Media type. Definitely one of the most underated and useful types of contact out there. Plus you get to act such fun stereotypes. |
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Apr 19 2007, 07:39 PM
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Creating a god with his own hands Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 |
warehouse foreman.
"yeah, if you could just re-route these crates somewhere else.... great. and burn the paperwork." |
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Apr 19 2007, 07:41 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
i'd play any/all of those, at least as support characters. being a crafter can be kinda fun. |
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Apr 19 2007, 07:44 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 17-April 07 Member No.: 11,471 |
Thats an easy question. Yes. My rigger friend does the following: Organ Pusher Mr.FixIt Rigger |
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Apr 19 2007, 07:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 21-December 06 Member No.: 10,416 |
Lots of my characters start out in Bounty Hunter roles, paracritter focus rather than metahuman, except for toxics and such. I've played a Shaman/media character who did a lot of wildlife photography (think the new Planet Earth series not that Irwin fellow). Spirit Concealment came real in handy for that, and Movement when it was time to run.
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Apr 19 2007, 08:25 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Rocker, wheeerrreeeeeeee *does air guitar*
That or a blackberry cat. |
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Apr 19 2007, 08:35 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Yes. Rocker. Your game is worthless if it does not support rockers.
Blackberry cats are optional, but cool. ~J |
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Apr 19 2007, 09:51 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Blackberry cats are awesome. I ran a job once where stealing a blackberry cat was the center of the plot. Hilarious times.
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Apr 19 2007, 09:54 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
I think it would add a lot of flavor and depth to play a rocker. It means that you're emphasizing adding flavor and character to the world and not just catassing all the time to become t3h ult1m4t3 gunslinger.
I actually think that gunsmiths would be indispensible to the world of SR. There is a whole lot of things which are pretty powerful rules wise in the firearms customization rules that theoretically only a gunsmith can do. |
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Apr 19 2007, 10:07 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Very much so. Mrow "Here kitty, have my steak that cost me half the profit from this last run." Mreow "I don't feel like watching urban brawl anymore, what's on the nature channel." purrr |
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Apr 19 2007, 10:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 546 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Manchester, England Member No.: 1,062 |
Isn't that just a normal cat? Or do I have the misfortune to own 3 Blackberry cats? |
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Apr 19 2007, 11:14 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
my rigger has much better Blackberry cat--crawler drones that look like realistic felines, for subtle surveillance.
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Apr 19 2007, 11:33 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
With eight legs? *Hopeful*
~J |
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Apr 20 2007, 01:46 AM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
Several of my players think that too. I once had a blackberry cat save the PCs from the Tir Nan Og elite bodyguards with a well placed confusion. Best critter evah... Yes Blackberry Cats playable please. them or the old elven hitman from SR2. |
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