 Implanted commlinks: Location and accessories? |
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 Nov 1 2009, 01:00 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 825 Joined: 21-October 08 Member No.: 16,538  |
Something that came up in our last session - can you implant 'links with accessories, such as a simrig? Or is that something that has to go in separately for the extra essence? And where's it located? (So when a technomancer blows it up, we know which part of the body catches fire.)
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Nov 1 2009, 01:05 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,141 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 2,048 |
usually a commlink is located in the head, but for all I know it lies on the outer part of the skull. I didn't know commlinks were explosive. What causes the explosion?
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Nov 1 2009, 01:09 AM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (Chrysalis @ Oct 31 2009, 07:05 PM)  usually a commlink is located in the head, but for all I know it lies on the outer part of the skull. I didn't know commlinks were explosive. What causes the explosion? He was being Metaphorical I think... as Comlinks do not explode... Keep the Faith |
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Nov 1 2009, 03:31 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 825 Joined: 21-October 08 Member No.: 16,538 |
Technomancer Echo, "Sparky".
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Nov 1 2009, 03:45 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 31-May 09 From: London, UK Member No.: 17,229 |
As any headware with Capacity, you can also have it stored in a cyberlimb.
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Nov 1 2009, 04:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 602 Joined: 2-December 07 From: The corner of Detonation Boulevard and Fascination Street Member No.: 14,464 |
darn, and here I wanted one implanted somewhere else so I could tell the cute elvish razorgrrl that she had " A call from Mr. Johnson" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)
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Nov 1 2009, 05:02 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,188 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
QUOTE (kanislatrans @ Oct 31 2009, 11:00 PM) darn, and here I wanted one implanted somewhere else so I could tell the cute elvish razorgrrl that she had " A call from Mr. Johnson" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) :rimshot: That was bad kanislatrans... just awful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead.gif) ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Nov 1 2009, 12:32 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 944 Joined: 19-February 03 Member No.: 4,128 |
QUOTE (Chrysalis @ Oct 31 2009, 09:05 PM) usually a commlink is located in the head The neural interface would be in the head of course, and any external interfaces might be on your head for convenience. I know of no logical reason why a commlink would have to be implanted in the head, rather than in a much less critical area, and then connected by a short length of fiber. Brain tissue is so slow that we could not notice the difference between a few cm of fiber (.5 nanosecond round trip) and a meter of fiber(6.6 nanoseconds round trip). |
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Nov 1 2009, 05:25 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (Hagga @ Oct 31 2009, 08:31 PM) Technomancer Echo, "Sparky". Please note that your description of exploding and burning is a very edge case, applicable only when the GM says so... so obviously it is not the norm... The norm is that it (the device) sufferes degradation to its response rating (if it actually loses the opposed test that is, and a Technomancers Response vs. Willpower is generally less than a Professional Shadowrunners System + Firewall (as an example. the comlink that I use for my Hacker would give me 15 Dice, which I know is also an edge case, teh average would be 11-12))... once the node reaches a rating of Response 0, then the node crashes, and reboots... Also, I don't know about you, but I always apply Hardening to my Internal Comlink (Hell, to all my electronics actually) to avoid just such a circumstance... Keep the Faith |
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