 Is Damien Knight HMHVV positive? |
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 Dec 17 2003, 02:05 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110  |
What do y'all think? Sound off. Perhaps it pertains to some of his motives.
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Dec 17 2003, 02:11 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,755 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
He has a datajack...
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Dec 17 2003, 02:25 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Is there something that makes you think this? I mean, sure he's a blood sucker but I don't know about vampire :D
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Dec 17 2003, 02:38 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
He has a datajack, he goes through leonization, etc. Those don't mesh well with HMMVV regeneration. |
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Dec 18 2003, 04:12 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
Do we *know* it's a *functional* Datajack? Maybe it's just a cosmetic, surface thing... ? and can we prove he takes leonization? |
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Dec 18 2003, 04:37 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,311 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 2,062 |
I can tell you with the utmost confidence that, unless someone decides so in response to this thread, Damien is not HMHVV positive. And *that* is *Very* unlikely. |
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Dec 18 2003, 05:17 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
He is now!
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Dec 18 2003, 06:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 606 Joined: 17-December 03 Member No.: 5,909 |
Its time for me to sound stupid but what is HMHVV?
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Dec 18 2003, 06:02 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
Don't worry about asking stupid questions -- there's no such thing as long as it's sincere. HMHVV is the abbreviation for the Human-Metahuman Vampiric Virus. It's the "disease" responsible for creating vampires, ghouls, wendigos, and all those fun critters. You can read up on them in sourcebooks like Critters (which is found in the Game Master's Screen, or whatever it's called; I can't remember anymore).
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Dec 18 2003, 06:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Montréal, QC, Canada Member No.: 5,029 |
Guys, the Krieger strain of the virus--which creates ghouls--does NOT confer regenerative abilities. Ghouls may have cyberware implanted just like everyone else. For the record, I don't think Damien Knight is HMHVV positive. |
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Dec 18 2003, 06:53 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 606 Joined: 17-December 03 Member No.: 5,909 |
Being as my GM's screen name is Damien Knight I seriosly doubt that he is in fact HMHVV positive.
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Dec 19 2003, 10:32 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
Oh, well then I guess that answers my question! :D |
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Dec 19 2003, 10:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 931 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Somewhere near Jupiter orbit Member No.: 1,668 |
Plus (and I'll probably get flamed for mentioning it) the is canon (well the novels) references to Vampires having cyberware *ducks for cover* it's bizarre and freaky but according to that novel as long as they had the cyber *before* infection they keep it..... well with some major drawbacks like if it gets damaged at all they die *8-> I'd never let a cybered vampire into any game I was running... or really was in... too silly and faaaaar to powerful....
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Dec 19 2003, 11:13 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Shanshu - I'd just like to know what you're basing your hipothesis on. Any canon fact that eluded us? What motives would it justify?
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Dec 19 2003, 11:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 9-October 03 Member No.: 5,702 |
SR changed that I think. Now, even pre-infection cyber gets rejected -- in painful and dramatic fashion no doubt. In 1st edition they could keep their cyber. Just check out the vampire hit-mage, Nemisis, in the adventure Total Eclipse. |
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Dec 19 2003, 12:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 931 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Somewhere near Jupiter orbit Member No.: 1,668 |
Well I'd certainly make their cyber and bio be ejected painfully..... *8-> But I didn't know that they had errata'ed the cybered vamp issue, :D very glad they have though as the only reference I've ever seen to whether they can or can't is that novel.....
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Dec 19 2003, 01:21 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
*visions of a hunted man who knows too much flash through Shanshu's head* Oh no, I'm not falling into that trap!!!11one |
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Dec 19 2003, 04:52 PM
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Traumatizing players since 1992 Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,282 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 220 |
I have seen no canon rule that contradicted the creation of someone like nemesis. SR3 blatantly states that all old sourcebooks are still valid as long as they were not contradicted by newer books. Unless someone provides a book quote saying that this specific circumstance is not possible I will continue to use it.
There is something seriously wrong with you! :D |
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Dec 26 2003, 03:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
noes! |
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Dec 26 2003, 04:13 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'd still like to know the basis of your theory.
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Dec 26 2003, 07:08 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
To be precise, I never said I thought he was. I just asked if *you* guys thought he was... Maybe I'll elaborate sometime. |
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Jan 20 2004, 06:11 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,213 Joined: 10-March 02 From: Back from the abyss. Member No.: 2,316 |
I hate to dig up old topics, but the Hidden Life thread got me thiking. What if it isn't HMHVV but a spirits hidden life that keeps him enternally youthfull. He is after all a AAA CEO. How hard would it be for him to convience a low level spirit to do that for him. He could do a lot for the spirit, and it would make him basically immortal, immune to just about all damage. The only side effect would be the mental flaws he picked up when the spirit got stronger. He could have a mage find its true name though and have it bound so it couldn't do anything or whatever, the spirit surely couldn't kill him for betraying it, other wise it would die. He could then never really have any mental flaws from it, and with his money he could have them fixed, plus he has karma to burn to fix them also. He could them kill the mage so no one knows the spirits name to do anything to his protection charm.
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