Robot bears? Options

[MrOramri]

Ok, my stepdad who is new to shadowrun is playing a rigger when I described to him what a rigger does he imediatly came up with the idea of having giant mechanical bears with machine guns to control as his robots. I told him I had no idea how I would create these "robot bears" so I came here. How would one make the bears and have them have the attributes of a bear and giant machine guns attached to it, also would this work?

[zeborazor]

lmao, I like his style.

[Kovu Muphasa]

Use a Dalmation with the Walker Mod

[Ascalaphus]

Take a drone that's about similar in size and vaguely fits the description, then describe how Rival Company Inc. has their own version of that drone, conveniently bear-shaped. With the same stats, of course.

[Jaid]

Use a Dalmation with the Walker Mod

dalmations are the flying ones. you sure you didn't mean doberman?

(in any event, i would actually use steel lynx as the base, personally... and then do what Ascalaphus suggested. if you *really* want, and if you own arsenal, you could put in legs for locomotion instead of wheels i suppose)

[Udoshi]

I'd use a steel lynx instead of a doberman. The body 4 is larger, and hence more bear like. Just say it looks like a bear, and you're good.

[Karoline]

I'd use a steel lynx instead of a doberman. The body 4 is larger, and hence more bear like. Just say it looks like a bear, and you're good.

That'd be my suggestion. Use Arsenal to add in walker mod and perhaps an extra machine gun, or maybe gripper arms (As the forepaws) to hold a real machine gun while another rests on its shoulder (As the mounted one). Perhaps the 'pimped out' mod would be appropriate as well.

[Kovu Muphasa]

One our player has a Doberman that is basicaly shaped like one, she even covered it in faux fur.
I dies every run though, it has started to become a running gag, now at the end of every run it just randomly explodes [when this happens we don't charge her for the replacement]

[Brazilian_Shinob...]

And if he someday decides to use ACTUAL bears, you may use the bio-drones rules on augmentation (those things are AWESOME (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif) )

[Udoshi]

That'd be my suggestion. Use Arsenal to add in walker mod and perhaps an extra machine gun, or maybe gripper arms (As the forepaws) to hold a real machine gun while another rests on its shoulder (As the mounted one). Perhaps the 'pimped out' mod would be appropriate as well.

Hm. Mechanical Arm - for two slots should work. You can even cram a Smartlink in there on the cheap(if you're using the Full Limbs get Cyberlimb Goodies optional rule), and get bonus dice. Mechanical grapplers and limbs can be used to melee. Custom Looks to look like a bear.
If you add in Anti-Theft it can even zap people who try to fight back.

[LivingOxymoron]

I don't know why, but the first thing I thought of (right after OMFG, teh AWESOME!) was this:

http://sale.images.woot.com/X-treme_Nation...rkdznDetail.png

[D2F]

Biodrones, anyone?

[nezumi]

Sounds like someone has been reading Dr. McNinja.

Just make a custom walker drone using the rules in Rigger 3 and pay a little extra for cosmetic mods.

[BishopMcQ]

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[MrOramri]

And if he someday decides to use ACTUAL bears,

That was his first idea but i talked him into robot ones.

[MrOramri]

And if he someday decides to use ACTUAL bears,

That was his first idea but i talked him into robot ones.
double post

[lordnth]

I told my wife, she got a giggle. Now she wants to know what kind of bear? Brown, Black, Red Panda?

Red Panda with Heavy Pistols concealed in the forearms. Yeah I have a new drone to attack my players with >:)

[Kovu Muphasa]

Care Bears with Chest Mounted Pain Enducers

[Jaid]

Care Bears with Chest Mounted Pain Enducers

if you give it nanotrode sprayers pre-subscribed to a sim module, with the right accompanying program you can actually make them care (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silly.gif)

[toturi]

Care Bears with Chest Mounted Pain Enducers

A whole row of them going, "Carebears countdown! 5, 4, 3..."

[crash2029]

I told my wife, she got a giggle. Now she wants to know what kind of bear? Brown, Black, Red Panda?

Red Panda with Heavy Pistols concealed in the forearms. Yeah I have a new drone to attack my players with >:)

Koala?

[Tsuul]

Add a hat and a circus ball and you qualify for the Signature negative quality (provided it dances for the cameras)!

[hobgoblin]

And if he someday decides to use ACTUAL bears, you may use the bio-drones rules on augmentation (those things are AWESOME (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif) )

especially when comboed up with running wild, for those extra "animals" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

btw, here is a real life artillery shell carrying grizzly:
http://www.atom.com/blog/2009/02/17/an-ode...oldier-in-wwii/

there was some crazy stuff going during WW2...

[toturi]

I was re-reading Running Wild - Warform VGI Drop Bear Bio-drones.

[hobgoblin]

weaponized drop bears, love it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silly.gif)