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[Stahlseele]

Tank/Heavy Weapons/Devastating Close Combat Fighter . . yes, Trolls mostly *g*
Every Group needs one, especially one made up of elves and Humans that specialize in stealth and such things . .

[Stahlkörper]

In SR3 most of my characters were orc tanks with big guns and high charisma. Most of them were taking part in any subculture - Punks, Skins, Rude Boys, Gangsta Rapper,...
My SR4 characters tend to be loner type professionals. Im still searching for a new style for 2070 - and I even dont have found an favourite archetype. TMs are quiet cool, I think... or pixie mages...

[masterofm]

"Not a mundane" is about the only thing you pin on me.

[Heath Robinson]

I, too, play technophiles. I honestly don't see any reason why anyone in 2070 should amputate the advantages that tech can bring them. Having technological aptitude in RL, I love AR. I don't necessarily play Hackers or Riggers, but I try to incorporate drones and computational infrastructure into any character I can. Because SR makes it easy. On the other hand, I do like Riggers quite a bit.

[Namelessjoe]

hi there
I tend to play big guys (read: trolls) simply because there big and can be tough easy.....
next up is usally magic users how ever that may come

[Whipstitch]

I play mages. I'd like to think I'm good at it.

[Hatspur]

Totally not enough infiltrator love...

I love infiltrators, all of em', fat skinny, augmented, adepts, mages, shamans; ALL can do the infiltrator. All of them can be unstoppable with a creative player at the helm. Lord forbid if you have a hacker and a mage in support, then you really do become the wind.

I played my first SR4 character as an infiltrator until he reached 204 karma. And he's still not dead.

[Zombayz]

I like me melee monsters. Somehow, no gun is as satisfying as shredding some long range specialist with an axe or pair of swords

[ElFenrir]

Melee guys here, usually. I do like to switch things up now and again, though.

I do sometimes mix and match-there was my fellow who was a face/martial artist-still melee but more of a hybrid. Dunno why I like the up-close and personal, but I do.

I also tend to play more brain-oriented trolls/dwarves/orks, the melee guys are humans and elves, typically. Not sure why. Just end up being drawn to it.

[It trolls!]

Anything that is not a dwarf.

Dwarves suck!

[Fortune]

They're definitely the right height for it.

[Cantankerous]

They're definitely the right height for it.

Yup, it says Immoral Elf for a reason. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


Isshia

[Kliko]

Orc marine! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif) , loosely based on the Orc Merc, but with a broader skillset.

[Kliko]

I feel so stupid right now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spin.gif)

[Stahlseele]

They're definitely the right height for it.

that is actually the only reason i do not like playing dwarves <.< . .
i myself alone can come up with at least half a dozend short jokes and little plays of words depending the size, or lack thereof, of dwarves in a single sentence, if i really try . .
and the rest of my group ain't that far behind when it comes to that . . i usually really love the idea of playing a dwarf, but all of the time taking those jokes and having to be the
one to show enough selfrestraint to not shove one characters head into the ass of another character sucks ._.

I feel so stupid right now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spin.gif)

eh, it happens . . what's the reason this time? ^^

[Roadspike]

DPS.

Whether it comes from mojo, bullets, or cold steel, I like being able to pump out serious pain in a short period of time. Usually this ends up being an orc cyberthug (occasionally an actual street samurai) with abilities in ranged combat and melee, but I've been known to play a glass cannon human sorcerer on occasion too.

[Pendaric]

Ref.

As to PC's I play...
Everything with a good story.

[Thadeus Bearpaw]

Wrong thread, sorry for the non-content bump.

[ImmoralSalvage]

I like to play a Troll or an Orc, I love being the big mean killing machine. The first guy I made was a weapon specialist Troll, the next guy was a Bioware/cyber ware troll based monster who used his bare-hands having taken the martial arts quality from runners companion. My latest guy is a duel-wielding gunslinger Orc who can put a lot of lead down range.

[TKDNinjaInBlack]

Well, it seems that people use Trolls for the tanks that they are intended to be. Does anyone use odd combination metatype/team roles? Like instead of having an elf face, using a troll face? Instead of a troll combat monster do something like an elf tank? Let's hear it.

[Cantankerous]

Well, it seems that people use Trolls for the tanks that they are intended to be. Does anyone use odd combination metatype/team roles? Like instead of having an elf face, using a troll face? Instead of a troll combat monster do something like an elf tank? Let's hear it.

Yeah, well, because he was "da man" he was, Big Blue often did the talking for his comrades. Mostly of course I relied on RPing bonuses, but hey, he wasn't just a tank, he had a very decent Charisma (for a troll especially) and some bio mods that helped out too. He wasn't all that and a bag of chips, but word got around not to take him too lightly in a conversation either and since there were two elves in the group... Ok, one was mute and the other so disdainful of anyone not metahuman that he only got to open his mouth when there were no humans at all involved as subject of the topic or participating in it. Unless we were trying to piss people off. He was great at that.

Isshia

[Glyph]

Well, it seems that people use Trolls for the tanks that they are intended to be. Does anyone use odd combination metatype/team roles? Like instead of having an elf face, using a troll face? Instead of a troll combat monster do something like an elf tank? Let's hear it.

Yeah, I like playing metatypes against the popular stereotype. In SR3, I played Rent, a troll face who was a marksman with a pistol. No elf tanks yet (I have played around with such builds, but not played one as a character), although Dancer was similar, in that she looked like a petite ork woman, but was lethally skilled in melee.

Overall, I tend to gravitate towards awakened characters who are combat-oriented but have some face capabilties. In SR3, I liked sorcerers for their versatility, while in SR4 I tend to prefer adepts with a bit of bioware.

[Stahlseele]

elves just don't work as tanks.
in SR3,. you could do that more or less because of high combat pool and armor being restricted on quickness instead of body . .
but to make a strong man, i once used an elf . . after some modding, he surpassed orcs in physical attributes and came close to trolls . .
the GM's face when he realized that i had made a character like that with a 3 in charisma as the dump stat he went into shock *snickers*

[Zaranthan]

I love hackers. Making the world around me dance to my beat makes me giggle like a schoolgirl. My characters usually pull fire support as a secondary ability, as it's relatively easy to pump out damage boxes with a Warhawk or SMG, and smartguns are great for keeping my hide out of the line of fire.

I would play Jack-of-all-Trades characters, but I'm never satisfied with how they turn out and wind up just making a hacker with high edge and skillwires.

[Fortune]

Elves work just fine as tanks! I've played my fair share of tanks, and have never once used and ork or troll for the job (or any job! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ).