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 Feb 19 2004, 01:12 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 10-February 04 Member No.: 6,066  |
Heya,
Before I have to go writing up stats for various contacts, anyone have any already made up? Player of mine came up with some strange contacts (Ares Arms Quartermaster), and I have no clue where he got it from (one of the 2E books, maybe). Any suggestions? R-W-S |
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Feb 19 2004, 01:19 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 20-October 03 Member No.: 5,740 |
I usually just modify either a.) the sample contacts from the BBB or Companion, or b.) the sample characters.
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Feb 19 2004, 02:17 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
It depends on what books you have.
Before you commit to writing up a half-page character, figure out the relationship -- jot down a quick note or two and run with it. An Ares Arms Quartermaster? A quartermaster is in charge of supplies for an organization -- is he thinking of a Quartermaster for the Ares military? Or maybe a fixer or even an armorer who specializes in Ares products? -Siege |
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Feb 19 2004, 02:21 AM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
Why would you need stats for contacts?
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Feb 19 2004, 02:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 22-October 03 From: Marianna Member No.: 5,753 |
Incase they get attacked. My local SR group has atleast two people who would attack anything. Likely there own contacts. |
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Feb 19 2004, 02:28 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Hah! That's the first time I've ever heard of a party earning "Hung Out to Dry." :grinbig: -Siege |
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Feb 19 2004, 02:28 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
legend says that in some games, contacts do more than sit around and wait for equipment requests. i'm not superstitious enough to believe that, though.
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Feb 19 2004, 02:48 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 10-February 04 Member No.: 6,066 |
As far as stats, my players use contacts for info, and use fixers and such to TRY to get weapons. I often make my players roll Etiquette for dealing with contacts, getting info out of them (especially Lvl 1, or those that haven't had their share of nuyen upkeep). God forbid players trying to frag their own contacts, but with a paranoid group...hell, even their mothers aren't safe.
Actually, I noticed that a lot of the contacts have stats/skills prelisted (ala BBB and SR comp). I noted on Ebay that there was a Contacts supplement (came with the 2nd ed screen?) and wondered if anyone had seen it, or if it was worth trying to get ahold of. R-W-S |
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Feb 19 2004, 02:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 22-October 03 From: Marianna Member No.: 5,753 |
Contacts and fixers can be one and the same.
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Feb 19 2004, 02:53 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 20-October 03 Member No.: 5,740 |
My players' contacts would actually be useful for all kinds of things, if they thought of using them.
badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger... |
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Feb 19 2004, 02:54 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 22-October 03 From: Marianna Member No.: 5,753 |
cept i aint got contacts. |
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Feb 19 2004, 02:56 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 20-October 03 Member No.: 5,740 |
Maybe I wasn't talking about you. ^_^ Also note that with a little care and a few gifts, any of you could claim any of the friendly-to-neutral NPC's as contacts. One elven rigger, perhaps? |
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Feb 19 2004, 02:57 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 22-October 03 From: Marianna Member No.: 5,753 |
actually i was planing on claiming her as a love intrest.... but contact would work too. |
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Feb 19 2004, 03:09 AM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
I have it, and no it's not worth getting. Unless you need more contacts to kill. The "fan" contact, I have to admit, could be very fun to kill. |
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Feb 19 2004, 10:57 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
I was thinking an interesting contact to have would be the local university's library's head referrence decker or something. That sounds useful, right? "Hey, Ben, I'm 'Writing a paper' on abnormal viri. I need such and such info..."
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Feb 19 2004, 11:03 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
The comprehensive list of contacts:
Wigs' Contacts He moved his archive and hasn't granted permissions to the new files, but it's got a massive listing of almost any possible contact you could want and then some. -Siege |
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Feb 19 2004, 11:03 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 |
Unless the info you are trying to get is unavailable from public libraries I doubt the uni library head contact is going much more useful.
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Feb 19 2004, 11:05 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Actually, you'd be surprised the kind of information stored in University libraries.
Granted, you won't out about the Yak turf war, but if the University is any good, academic journals and resources can be found on almost any topic you care to explore. -Siege |
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Feb 19 2004, 12:32 PM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Yes, probably I'll find the same things in the UCAS Library of Congress (which is probably open to the public)
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Feb 19 2004, 05:12 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
And a contact: UCAS Library of Congress Librarian could come in handy there, too. :grinbig: -Siege |
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Feb 20 2004, 03:45 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
But probably requires you to slot your SIN to gain admittance. In fact, throughout history, most libraries have not been open to the public. I can easily see this restriction being reinstated in the Sixth World. |
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Feb 20 2004, 03:46 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,110 |
Heck, even these days, to check out a book at least, you have to prove who you are with ID and apply for a Library Card. At least it's like that around here. |
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Feb 20 2004, 04:50 AM
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Getting a LOC card does require a bit more effort than getting a regular library card, including the fact that you have to sit for a photo, which is on the card. But for what you get access to--it's definitely worth it. I still have mine around somewhere. I just do what someone (second, third post) suggested and use the characters in the BBB (depending on who is actually fleshing out the contact, the player or GM, since the player should--least of why as to not get screwed as much). |
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Feb 20 2004, 06:20 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,719 |
Having a librarian contact is actually quite brilliant if you ask me. I've worked as a librarian before, and there are things you learn that no one else really does. And there are links between articles and people and things that no one thinks to look for but the librarian who has already gone through them all. You may ask a librarian for something on gene research and you'll get it--but you may get things about how gene research will affect the medical field as well as economics as well as corporate monopolies in addition--the kinds of things other people may think about but can't find.
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Feb 20 2004, 07:15 AM
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Guests |
Don't be in for any surprises then. ;) |
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