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 Dec 5 2003, 01:27 AM
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i just joined this forum and it seems pretty good so far, i been playing 2 ed for awhile, then switched to 3rd, got the 3rd core rulebook, magic in the shadows, and new seattle, then fasa whent out of business and i didnt hear anything new about shadowrun for awhile, now im getting back into it, but i keep seeing mention of things i got no clue about, what's the whole year of the comet thing with surge and all about? and what finally happened with the whole renraku shutdown?
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Dec 5 2003, 01:34 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Well, FanPro is publishing new stuff.
SURGE and YotC? Halley's comet showed up and messed with the manasphere, resulting in all sorts of weird stuff happening. Renraku- Deus and some other folks had it out, Deus lost, had a "resurrection" protocol going, but we're not sure if it worked. And, if it did, it brought back Megara. |
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Dec 5 2003, 01:36 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
Who the heck was Megara?
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Dec 5 2003, 01:36 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 |
This is debatable. :) |
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Dec 5 2003, 01:37 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Whoever the opposing AI was.
Started out as Morgan, then went nuts after she got partially reconstituted... |
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Dec 5 2003, 01:40 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 8-November 03 Member No.: 5,802 |
In a nutshell, Year of the Comet is the year Halley's Comet returns to the solar system. Naturally, in the Awakened world, things get difficult. SURGE is the new strangeness that results: it's much like UGE and goblinization, but different.
As for the Renraku Arcology situation, it has changed, but not really been solved. It's still a warzone, though the powers and factions involved are still out there in the Sixth World, up to various schemes and plots. Things change, things stay the same... |
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Dec 5 2003, 01:42 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
See the book "Threats 2" for what he means by this |
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Dec 5 2003, 04:49 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,512 Joined: 16-August 03 From: Northampton Member No.: 5,499 |
[ Spoiler ]
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Dec 5 2003, 04:52 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 30-May 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 4,652 |
But it's nice to know that even all powerful AIs are subject to such little things like Murphy's Law.
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Dec 5 2003, 05:13 AM
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And by different, you mean retarded. Right? |
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Dec 5 2003, 05:13 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Hey, WTF you talking about? SURGE is teh win!
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Dec 5 2003, 05:19 AM
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Yeah, just what the world needs--a blue furry elf with horns, scales, a tail and --if your a Kenson character--just became magical even though their essence level is almost negative.
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Dec 5 2003, 05:24 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Yes, it can be stupid. But it can also be really interesting with some of the "themed" characters.
And you used in elf. I mean, that's a strike already. |
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Dec 5 2003, 05:44 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
Hmmm...an elf with blue fur. You can make Nightcrawler with those rules! Minus the teleportation power, of course... |
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Dec 5 2003, 05:55 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 |
SURGE: Anime for Shadowrun! :please:
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Dec 5 2003, 05:57 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
I don't see anything wrong with that. I like anime.
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Dec 5 2003, 06:03 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 |
So? I like cheesecake, but that doesn't mean I want or need to combine it with Shadowrun.
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Dec 5 2003, 06:49 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Ah, but you should. Cheesecake is like sex, only you can do it in public without anyone raising eyebrows. Really, SURGE isn't a problem IMO. Yes, it opens up the potential for silliness, but only if the GM allows it to. SURGE can be worked into gritty games, can be worked in in very non-anime styles. I can think of ways off the top of my head. If you can't, it's your fault, not FanPro's. That being said, there are always those games in April when you just can't help but play a catgirl. ~J |
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Dec 5 2003, 07:01 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 8-November 03 Member No.: 5,802 |
SURGE is like many other things in SR (cybermancy comes to mind): it can be good for a game, or it can be a quick death for it. Limits must be set in any game, unless you're aiming for over-the-top style.
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Dec 5 2003, 07:04 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 |
I understand all that, and have no real problem using bits and pieces of it. I just have no need for cat people in my games. :P
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Dec 5 2003, 07:41 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Fair enough, but I demand you add cheesecake ;) Damn. Now I'm hungry. ~J |
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Dec 5 2003, 11:51 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 17-June 02 From: Concord University, Athens, WV Member No.: 2,880 |
Surge has made an appearance in our games a bit before it was supposed to, actually... This let one player make an interesting character idea, and gives me a controversial topic to make in-character news posts about.
And it's fine so long as it stays rare. I think we've had a grand total of 2 Surge mutants in our game (that's counting PCs, NPCs, and NPCs / PCs I made but haven't used), and only one of them is actually active. |
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Dec 5 2003, 05:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 27-May 03 From: Detroit Member No.: 4,642 |
My group is a little behind the actual timeline. SURGE is do to happen after one or two more sessions. I'm still trying to figure a way to work it in. Does anyone have some ideas for me?
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Dec 5 2003, 05:39 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Hear the news stories.
Then, inflict it on a character or an NPC the group works with. At least, that's how I did it. |
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Dec 5 2003, 11:00 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 |
If you are going to add SURGE, I wouldn't inflict it involuntarily on your players. Contacts, on the other hand, are fair game. ;)
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