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 Dec 19 2003, 07:07 PM
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@Rev:
interested in that, too. (dying for some SR action) :) |
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Dec 19 2003, 07:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 28-May 02 Member No.: 2,784 |
Nah, it's about the average janitor -- 6 attributes at 3 = 18 attr. pts = 36 BPs. The leftover 4 BPs can give you a couple of low level active skills -- for example, Cleaning (Toilets) 2(4). Of course, if you want to be a troll (10 BPs) then you're going to have either lower-than-average attributes or some serious personal flaws. You'd be surprised with that people produced -- a decker (who ever Blue hosts could dump), a shaman (who can barely cast spells and has never conjured), an adept (scrawny little girl who only survives by her magical powers), and a couple of low-end mundane ganger wannabes. Of course, every took Flaw points to get just a little extra BPs. Someone even produced a ghoul face (who wasn't played) as a proof-of-concept. --K |
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Dec 20 2003, 07:47 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
... and the occasional Immortal Elf. :D |
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Dec 21 2003, 01:29 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 872 |
If you are using a proper street level campaign and are introducing organised crime, and allow the players to work their way up (ala Grand Theft Auto, Scarface, etc) then there is no reason why a character could not obtain good cyber or gear. Especially if they manage to establish their own sources of revenue (e.g. BTLs, smuggling, prostitution, gambling) and if they're paying their dues to whoever runs things in the area (e.g. Mafia, Yaks, etc). This is something I was contemplating doing in SR. Biggest weakness are those characters that require large sources of cash (deckers, riggers, samurai, etc). And if they're willing to sell their souls to someone in a large crime family that should be more than sufficient to help them get a legup early on (this is even covered in the Underworld Sourcebook as well). - J. |
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Dec 21 2003, 04:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 28-May 02 Member No.: 2,784 |
You don't always need big amounts of cash. Samurai can start their careers with a mindset more than anything else -- the only piece of 'ware that's critical is the Smartlink, and that's only 2500 nuyen. For the riggers, VCR I is 12,000 nuyen. For the deckers, entry-level cyberdeck, Allegiance Sigma, is 14,000 nuyen. Does it suck? Sure it does, but in talented hands you can still run the LTG, set up phone calls, and dump tortoise users. It's enough to write a script on, decrypt a low-end file, etc etc. You can make a living.
Cyberware gets even cheaper if you get it used. Sure it's got a few Stress points and glitches, but it's half price! 1250 nuyen for a Smartlink! A mere 6000 nuyen for a VCR I! You can borrow that kind of cash for a few promises, or steal a few cars and raise it. Once you make some money, maybe you can buy something off-the-shelf new. --K |
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Dec 22 2003, 12:31 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Vigo (Spanish Kingdom) Member No.: 1,446 |
As a small note, Mr Johnson's Little Black Book will feature a small section talking about low-level and high-level campaigns.
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