 Technomancers and Drones, Do they need a Control Rig? |
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 Apr 25 2007, 08:58 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 26-June 03 Member No.: 4,816  |
Does a technomancer need a Control Rig to operate vehicles and drones? I would assume they don't, and that they just wouldn't get the benfit of the +2 dice pool bones on all vehicle checks. Is my understanding correct?
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Apr 25 2007, 09:14 PM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667 |
No one needs a control rig to control a drone.
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Apr 25 2007, 10:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 615 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,895 |
This is a correct statement for anybody. SR4 no longer requires a VCR... The Control Rig gives bonus dice to anyone using it, but is not required. |
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Apr 25 2007, 10:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 906 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 9,630 |
They still might want to get one for the +2 dice roll bonus, despite the loss of resonance.
A control rig, a datajack (might as well allow access to hard wired systems) and .4 essence worth of bioware. Hell a technomancer could make an excellent rigger. Everyone tries to make the technomancer duplicate a hacker but why not go the rigger way. |
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Apr 25 2007, 11:05 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
hmm, true. and with a couple of machine sprites in place, those drones could be almost life like ;)
maybe those TM's are a reply to the request for rigger adepts? oh wait, one can be a true rigger adept these days... and now that i think about it, on almost all images of TM's they are presented with a drone or more close by... |
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Apr 25 2007, 11:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 615 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,895 |
Actually Alice tended to be more of a drone rigger, though also covers the hacking aspects. TM can make very impressive riggers. Especially depending on how generous your GM is with:
A friendly machine sprite running diagnostics giving bonus dice to any use of that device.... one would presume drones are a device :-) |
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Apr 25 2007, 11:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 906 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 9,630 |
I think its time for a techo-rigger challange or something.
Who can make the most out of 400BP |
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Apr 25 2007, 11:24 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,089 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,813 |
command CF boosted to ludicrous amounts FTW!
(throw in codeslinger(control device) for good measure, if you're feeling like extra cheese). |
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Apr 25 2007, 11:27 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,089 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,813 |
do i need to post the cheese-0-matic 400 technomantic vehicle control specialist again? (technically not a rigger, but better in every way imo... see the previous post for the basic concept) |
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Apr 25 2007, 11:59 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
a link to the post would be nice. sure i could test my search-fu but im kinda lazy like that :P
screw that, i was more bored then i was lazy: http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=16732 some way down as i found no link directly to the post :P |
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