 Getting Airborne - Cheap, Second hand vehicles and hand-me-downs |
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 Jan 11 2010, 01:37 PM
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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948  |
I’ve never realized how cheaply you can get a ”down on my luck” rigger who still have access to a fairly capable vehicle with the availability rules.
Now- let our imagination wander for a bit as we introduce our character. Harari “Han Sulu” Suluman, a smuggler of Arabian/Chinese ancestry. Quality: Born Rich Black Market Pipeline [Vehicles] Black Market Pipeline [Vehicle Mods] In Debt [Jeb Hut Enterprises] Hunted [Bubba] Vehicle: The Awakening Falcon Vehicle Qualities: -Vehicle used in a Crime under investigation[-20] -Vehicle used [-20] -Vehicle stolen [-10] “…I won it fare and square…” -Black Market Pipeline [-10] Base Cost: 475000 [Cascade Scraacha – Variant Industries [Sea]Raptor] Reduced To: 190000 This vessel have been highly modified to be completely Amphibious and can dive down to about 100 meters and have the additional add-ons: Additional Fueltank Amphibious Operations II Ballast Tanks I Chameleon Coating Electronic Counter Measure Improved Sensor Array Life Support II Ejection Seats Extra Entrypoint (Airlock) No, some of them cannot be installed if one strictly follows the rules but where IS the fun in that. This means that you can squeeze in a fairly equipped vessel in under 300K – Skip my mods above and you have lots of guns instead. |
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Jan 11 2010, 02:40 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 4-December 09 Member No.: 17,943 |
So is there a troll metavariant which is covered in fur and notorious for removing limbs?
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Jan 11 2010, 03:00 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
QUOTE (zeborazor @ Jan 11 2010, 03:40 PM)  So is there a troll metavariant which is covered in fur and notorious for removing limbs? Che Bakari - Cuban Troll Mechanic Surge III Insulating Pelt Fangs Berserker Bad Vibe Qualities Juryrigger |
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Jan 11 2010, 03:02 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 4-December 09 Member No.: 17,943 |
Very, very, nice. I must say I never actually knew about these vehicle qualities before, though I have arsenal. I must to do some rereading I suppose. But anyway, I love the concept, I might have to try it sometime (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Jan 11 2010, 03:25 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Well, its not really vehicle qualities but more about Vehicle Availability.
The problem is that Availability will suffer when you add used vehicles into the game which will make some vehicles impossible to get. Unfortunately it makes the Cascade Scraacha impossible to get if one goes by RAW as it would have a +4 Availability as a used vehicle, landing it at 16R... This can of course be alleviated with teh Restricted Gear Quality. |
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Jan 12 2010, 08:54 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Oh jeez - I just realized what hilarious fun a GM could have with the stolen vehicle availability. You can create entire campaigns around such a thing - no-one says the CHARACTER stole the vehicle...
- Originally stolen from Military, Mafia, Dragon... And the poor unsuspecting possession free spirit who picks up a new shell, that happens to be Lady Margareth's (a fina upstanding lady of Elven origin visiting seattle) priced pet drone - a platinum plated EVO Falcon. You can even squeeze this in unsuspecting players "new" vehicles as they purchase them second hand - how are they to know that the vehicle is in fact stolen or just old? Stolen Drone and used in a crime...great whacky fun for the new AI who lacks certain concepts of "crime" or simply woke up as an AI after the Rigger died in the middle of his criminal runner career... |
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Jan 12 2010, 09:11 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
QUOTE (The Jopp @ Jan 11 2010, 09:37 PM) Harari “Han Sulu” Suluman, a smuggler of Arabian/Chinese ancestry. QUOTE Che Bakari - Cuban Troll Mechanic You, sir, have my respect. |
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Jan 12 2010, 09:15 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 3-November 09 Member No.: 17,838 |
And mine as well.
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Jan 12 2010, 10:02 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Damn you all...
Ali-Ben Kenobai Arabian Mystic Ancestor Adept Quality: Common Sense Lucius Skywalker Native American Mystic Ancestor Adept Negative Quality: Whiner C3 Personal Orator Renraku Manservant Negative Quality: Doomsayer Personal Style (Golden) R2 Defense Two Modified GMC Chariot Equipment: Tazer Quality: Authority – Spoof Command |
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Jan 12 2010, 10:16 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,782 Joined: 28-August 09 Member No.: 17,566 |
QUOTE (The Jopp @ Jan 12 2010, 01:54 AM) Oh jeez - I just realized what hilarious fun a GM could have with the stolen vehicle availability. You can create entire campaigns around such a thing - no-one says the CHARACTER stole the vehicle... You know how some vehicles have quasi-lifestyles through Amenities? Why not add in the rest for shits and giggles. Just wait till your party finds out their new Rover 2068 has a resonance well inside....as well as an angry AI. No wonder the previous owner turned off the gridguide system.... |
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Jan 12 2010, 11:07 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Well - there is nothing that says that Amenities (Lifestyles) cannot have Qualities...
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Jan 12 2010, 08:58 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,768 Joined: 31-October 08 From: Redmond (Yes, really) Member No.: 16,558 |
QUOTE (Udoshi @ Jan 12 2010, 02:16 AM) You know how some vehicles have quasi-lifestyles through Amenities? Why not add in the rest for shits and giggles. Just wait till your party finds out their new Rover 2068 has a resonance well inside....as well as an angry AI. No wonder the previous owner turned off the gridguide system.... I like that. I like that very very much. |
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Jan 12 2010, 11:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 704 Joined: 20-November 06 From: The seemingly unknown area of land between Seattle and Idaho. Member No.: 9,910 |
I have to agree, this is an awesome idea. Serious kudos to you, Jopp.
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