 "I turn off my cyberears", Player action, after wandering out alone in Seattle |
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 Mar 3 2009, 03:22 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 137 Joined: 16-July 07 Member No.: 12,281  |
Last friday, I had a very interesting session.
One of my PC's wandered out in Seattle, Redmond Barrers, when the other team members were busy with stuf, not related to the run. Me: So, were are you going? Player: Just walking around, do I see something I recognise? Me: Are you going anywhere special? Player: No, not really. Me: [Describe hooker encounter] Player: Walks one, no interest. Me: A man grabs your shoulder, and tries to sell you a watch, for 10 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) . Player: I push the man away. Me: the man falls on the ground, and starts cursing you for all he's worth Player: I turn off my cyberears, so I don't hear him anymore. `Mind you this PC has totaly tricked out cyberears, including soundfilters` Me: Make an audio perception roll at -6 (he's deaf atm) Player: Looks at me unbelieving. makes the roll and fails the treshold. (PC has a dice pool of 13 for perception) Me: As you are walking down the street, deaf for all purposes, you feel a claw strike you on your back (I make an attack roll, and tell the player to roll for damage resistance) Me: Next your are hit on your shoulder by a claw. (I make an attack roll, and tell the player to roll for damage resistance) You are attacked by two ghouls and no the others can't make it in time. Player (after a few hits): I take a flashpack ( he is in melee) and throw it to the ghouls, close my eyes and runaway. I was very lenient that session. |
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Mar 3 2009, 03:48 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494 |
I say you handled it appropriately.
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Mar 3 2009, 03:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 137 Joined: 16-July 07 Member No.: 12,281 |
And all I wanted to do was give them an impression of Seattle by night.
I saved the beasties for another time |
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Mar 3 2009, 04:04 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
A past group of mine had a cybersam who got punked by two gangers on the way to the pre-run meet. He decided for a detour through the Barrens (it was shorter).
The gangers pulled shotguns. Cybersam pulled a monofilament sword and charged them (he was on a motorcycle). In the end I think he took something like 8 or 9 boxes of damage (of 10 or 11). And the mission hadn't even started yet. |
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Mar 4 2009, 04:07 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 18-February 09 Member No.: 16,894 |
How did the ghoul sneak up on that poor guy so quickly? Was it just wandering the sidewalks, sneaking up on people from behind? Had it already killed the hooker and watch-selling guy?
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Mar 4 2009, 04:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 23-December 08 From: the Tampa Sprawl Member No.: 16,707 |
QUOTE (jzn @ Mar 4 2009, 11:07 AM)  How did the ghoul sneak up on that poor guy so quickly? Was it just wandering the sidewalks, sneaking up on people from behind? Had it already killed the hooker and watch-selling guy? Humans might be visual creatures, but our hearing provides a lot of warning about dangers around us. If nothing else, it taught the player not to do something stupid like turn off his hearing completely, when he could have just 'select sound filtered' the guy out. |
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Mar 4 2009, 05:42 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 16-March 05 From: 51° 16' North 7° 11' East Member No.: 7,168 |
QUOTE (Marduc @ Mar 3 2009, 04:22 PM) Player (after a few hits): I take a flashpack ( he is in melee) and throw it to the ghouls, close my eyes and runaway. Whoops, where did that truck come from? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Mar 4 2009, 05:47 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
A flashpack used against blind enemies? Ghost be praised that he escaped!
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Mar 4 2009, 06:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 23-December 08 From: the Tampa Sprawl Member No.: 16,707 |
Yea, I find that pretty funny too.
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Mar 4 2009, 11:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 11-December 05 From: Philadelphia, UCAS Member No.: 8,063 |
QUOTE (Kanada Ten @ Mar 4 2009, 12:47 PM) A flashpack used against blind enemies? Ghost be praised that he escaped! I was just about to mention that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Mar 4 2009, 11:57 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
QUOTE (Doc Byte @ Mar 4 2009, 06:42 PM) Whoops, where did that truck come from? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) happened way to many times with people using a dap cranked to 11 and crossing a street... i suspect its no longer appliable for darwin awards... |
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Mar 5 2009, 12:04 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Can happen to you nowadays even with very acute hearing . . ever heard the motor sound of one of those bentley monsters?
that's right, they don't have any x.x . . 2 tons, 400 HP and it's not even as loud as a bicycle . . |
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