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 Jul 24 2007, 01:03 PM
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Technomancer  Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374  |
Anyone got the reference for how long it takes to regain consciousness? This came up in one of my games and I couldn't find it after a cursory look in the Healing section of the book. It clearly talks about how long it takes to heal the wounds, but not how long it takes to wake up. Probably, I just missed it and the resuscitation thread reminded me.
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Jul 24 2007, 01:15 PM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667 |
Kind of buried in a different paragraph, but
P 153 "he or she does not regain consciousness until some of the Stun damage is healed and removed from the Stun column. See Healing, p. 242." And then it base one hour interval for the stun recovery test. Now what does this mean if you recover more then one stun box during that hour? |
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Jul 24 2007, 03:04 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 160 Joined: 14-November 03 From: MSP Metroplex Member No.: 5,822 |
Following the rules as closely as possible, I'd say you regain consciousness after an hour, provided you roll at least one hit on your Body + Willpower test.
A possible house rule is to divide the hour into fractions of the hits rolled. 2 hits means you heal a box after 30 min, 3 hits = 20 min, 4 hits = 15 min, etc. A critical success, or 5 hits, could either mean simply 12 minutes, or perhaps at a critical point advantageous to the PC. I might let a PC burn an edge to immediately regain consciousness, healing boxes of Stun = 1 + the hits on a Body + Willpower test. This is sort of like the stun version of the Escape certain death roll. It's a little better though, since you might have lived otherwise. You could roleplay this as simple luck- it wasn't as bad as you thought, or an adrenaline rush, or any number of effects. Dread Polack |
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Jul 24 2007, 04:53 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
Awesome; thanks. |
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Jul 24 2007, 07:01 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 5-June 03 Member No.: 4,689 |
For what it's worth, 3e used to require damage to be reduced to 6 boxes in both tracks (out of a standard 10).
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Jul 24 2007, 11:08 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
That mechanic isn't possible under the SR4 rules, as you can't heal any Physical damage at all if the patient still has even one box of Stun damage. |
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Jul 24 2007, 11:23 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
... say what? I feel bad for anyone undergoing professional (or nonprofessional) surgery. Must suck feeling every single slice and dice into your meatbody since they can't knock you out first.
Where is this rule found? If it's a legitimate one, I've found my first offical House Rule in the new system. |
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Jul 24 2007, 11:36 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,089 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,813 |
who says they can't knock you out? not healing physical damage while you've got stun damage doesn't interfere with you being unconscious while they operate on you.
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Jul 24 2007, 11:49 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
Traditionally, being knocked unconscious in this game was simulated with Stun damage. Particularly with the Surgery rules of old.
Either way it's still a very, very silly rule. Why can't they heal you of Physical damage simply because you got hit on the head? "I'm sorry sir, we can't sew up that wound right now. You have a mild headache. Come back once it clears up." Anyway, I just found the rule (SR4 p. 242, "Physical Damage"). Healing can be done just fine if you have Stun damage. You can't heal Physical wounds through rest without healing your Stun damage first. That's easy to accept and is there to basically say you can only heal one hit point (:P) at a time, with Stun being healed before Physical, without medical attention. |
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Jul 25 2007, 12:33 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Ah right. Two words make all the difference ... my bad. |
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Jul 25 2007, 01:33 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 2-July 07 Member No.: 12,127 |
What is the board's opinion on using stim patches to wake up an unconscious person?
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Jul 25 2007, 01:36 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,664 Joined: 21-September 04 From: Arvada, CO Member No.: 6,686 |
Fantastically useful, if you want to deal with them for however long it lasts.
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