NERPS cards Options

[paws2sky]

Does anyone have a full list of what NERPs cards are available? I think I heard there are 12 total.

Also, I have some duplicates, so if anyone wanted to do some trading... shoot me a PM.

-paws

[BishopMcQ]

Complete List:

Universal Pass
Trideo Static
I Know this Lock
Look, Jet Black
I Summon Thee
Ka-Boom
Spammer
Gang Slapped
Finger of Fate
Bad Karma
Fame
I Know a Guy

Note: These cards are only available at Origins and GenCon. (At least that's what is printed on them.) If you didn't get to Origins and want these cards, I'd recommend going to GenCon or find someone who is going to be there. You get the cards for playing in CGL events, booth demos, etc.

[the_dunner]

Moved thread to main SR forum, since these weren't a Missions specific item.

[Dumori]

What are these and what do they do?

[the_dunner]

These are cards that Catalyst passed out to players at Origins last weekend, and will be passing again at GenCon Indy. Players received them for playing in CGL sponsored games and demos.

At any of our events, except the tournament, players could use them to trigger specific effects, once per scenario. Players were allowed to pick out up to three cards, if they had collected them, prior to the game starting. They could then use each of them once per game. Frex - Playing "I Know this Lock" allows a character to successfully pick one lock, regardless of skills and threshold.

[CanRay]

I really want these cards. They'd so help a game out at times!

[Cgarybdis]

NERPS cards? I thought NERPS was just some house-rules that a few players put together, 10+ years ago...?

[CanRay]

NERPS is the generic "Ultra-Consumerism" item that has been advertised in Shadowrun since the begining. It's the thing you just gotta have, it's great for everything, even Dragons use it, and so on.

[DireRadiant]

At any of our events, except the tournament, players could use them to trigger specific effects, once per scenario. Players were allowed to pick out up to three cards, if they had collected them, prior to the game starting. They could then use each of them once per game. Frex - Playing "I Know this Lock" allows a character to successfully pick one lock, regardless of skills and threshold.

The way the cards are used may change based on what happens when 18+ cards are used during a 4 hour Missions scenario. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Aaron]

Yeah, at Origins the "three cards" thing was quickly reduced to one, and you had to pick the one you were bringing to the table before play started.

[CanRay]

OK, I want these cards just as bad as I want real NERPS!

[tweak]

Nice. I signed up for one SR Mission game at GEN CON. Will these be passed out at the SR Mission games as well?

[Cadmus]

any chance these or something like them will be done at Dragon con this year?

[Raven Bloodeyes]

Any chance of waiting a few monthes and then putting up a pdf of them up as a freebie on www.shadowrun4.com??

[Dumori]

Any chance of them come to the UK any time soon?

[the_dunner]

Nice. I signed up for one SR Mission game at GEN CON. Will these be passed out at the SR Mission games as well?

If it's a Mission game run by Catalyst Game Labs, then yes.

any chance these or something like them will be done at Dragon con this year?

At this stage of the game, that's looking a touch unlikely. Possibly for next year.

Any chance of waiting a few monthes and then putting up a pdf of them up as a freebie on www.shadowrun4.com??

There aren't any plans in that direction. This really is intended as something for the folks who can make it to the big conventions.

Any chance of them come to the UK any time soon?

I don't believe Catalyst has any plans to attend any UK cons "soon."

[Bull]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bull...ERPSCards01.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bull...erpsCards02.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/NerpsBack.jpg

Not the best pics, I admit, but it's as good as I can get with my crappy little camera and my shaky hand (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Ryu]

Now my SR TCG cards have a gruelling fate in their future... Thanks bull.

[Jackstand]

Yar... If only Gen Con had not left us!

[paws2sky]

@Bull: those are actually pretty good shots. Thanks.

[apollo124]

I must possess them all!

Don't know how I'm gonna do that on my budget, but I must!

[Bull]

The one thought that struck me (And I had thought I'd posted with the pics) was that this struck me as very reminiscent of the Hackmaster/Knights of the Dinner Table Player Advantage Coupons, and the "Coupon Wars" that broke out in a recent storyline (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

A local friend won a set of these at Origins, and he and a couple others thought they'd be funny and spring those on the GM. But they accidentally let slip that they had these cards, but wouldn't tell him what they were, so he wisely asked me. They were quite disappointed when Shawn refused them in game (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Should have been running a Missions event! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Anyways, for those that may not be able to read the text on the cards, he's a rundown:

Finger of Fate - Fate grants you a boon. You may turn 1 die that shows a one to a six.
I Summon Thee! - You gain 1 extra hit on a summing test at no cost.
Fame! - Your reputation proceeds you. Take a surprise action when your opponents realize who they're dealing with.
Universal Pass - You have a pass that can be used to safely cross any border and counts for all characters traveling together.
Earth Shattering Ka-Boom - You found 2 kilograms of Rating 15 Plastic Explosives and 1 detonator.
Trideo Static - One virtual recording of your character is scrambled and cannot be viewed.
Bad Karma - You can change a single six to a one on any die roll made against your character.
I Know This Lock - You can open one electronic lock because you know its passcode.
Spammer - Thousands of ads for performance-enhancing drugs causes any trace program to lose track of you.
Look! Jetblack! - Usable when encountering security forces. They become distracted, allowing you to escape.
I Know a Guy... - You have access to a fence who will pay full price for one item acquired during the 'run.
Gang Slapped - A gang owes you a favor. They'll help you out in a social test. (+2 dice pool bonus)

I played in two missions games and got Universal Pass and Earth Shattering Ka-Boom. I got a full set via super sekret methods, but I'm keeping those seperate. Figure it's only fair to only use the cards I got for the Missions games, for my Missions games at Gen Con.

Universal Pass came in really handy for my first missions game, since Manhattan Island is a restricted area thanks to the corp group that runs the joint. Our first GM (Aaron, from the boards here) was cackling madly like the Evil GM he is when Caine_Hazen and I tried to take Caine's bigass Rigger Truck and my 500 pounds of illegal hard- and cyberware packed on a 250 pound frame into the city. Then I slapped that bad boy down. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I didn't end up using either of my cards in game two (I choose the Pass), as we had a face character this time around who was able to get us in with no fuss, so I held on to it Just In Case. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

Gen Con should be interesting. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Bull]

Now my SR TCG cards have a gruelling fate in their future... Thanks bull.

Heh. you're welcome! Though I think most of those pics are from commons, so... if you're collections anything like mine, you likely have several dozen of some of them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

Though, at the very least, this could make for a neat reward mechanism for a home game. Give out "One time use" cards as rewards at the end of games or story arcs. Though see my comment about the "Coupon Wars" in KoTD. It was silly, yes, but such a thing is easily imagined with the right players (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Hell, I'm tempted to just choose my "Earth Shattering Ka-Boom" card at each Gen Con Missions game I play in, just to stockpile some C-15 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Yar... If only Gen Con had not left us!

You know, Indy isn't all THAT far away (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

@Bull: those are actually pretty good shots. Thanks.

Thanks. The flash washed the cards out a bit, and I have a very shaky hand. I took a handful of each shot, and chose the least blurry (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I went ahead and posted the text anyways, to help folks out.

[CanRay]

Now I really, really, really want these. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

And have no chance of getting to any major Con at any time in any kind of future. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

[Bull]

NERPS cards? I thought NERPS was just some house-rules that a few players put together, 10+ years ago...?

NERPS is the generic "Ultra-Consumerism" item that has been advertised in Shadowrun since the begining. It's the thing you just gotta have, it's great for everything, even Dragons use it, and so on.

Missed these the first time around somehow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

CanRay's got the right of it, though I know what Cgary is thinking of. The old ShadowRN mailing list had a sister list that was called NERPS, which stood for "Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrun". They basically did a handful projects for Shadowrun stuff. I'm not entirely certain if that stuff is still even hosted today (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)