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Rigger tricks |
Jun 29 2010, 02:26 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 29-August 02 Member No.: 3,195 |
A few questions that were unresolved during a recent game.
First, a Rigger has an aerial drone scanning the surrounding area. Can the Rigger take this information and provide a map for characters without Tactical Software? If someone has an "active" PAN, can the Rigger/Decker pinpoint/triangulate their location? Or would he have to find the node, hack it, and access the GPS? Going on the previous, if a Rigger/Decker finds a "hidden" PAN, can he pinpoint it's location with GPS? Or would he have to hack it first? Finally, two Riggers (R1 & R2) are present on a scene, R1 decides that he wants to eliminate R2's drone that's shredding his buddies. Can he disable or overtake the drone? If so, how would he do it? Rigger 3 has some information, but I didn't see anything in 4th edition materials to help on this front. ...this is why I don't like Riggers and Deckers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Jun 29 2010, 02:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 26-January 10 Member No.: 18,081 |
First, a Rigger has an aerial drone scanning the surrounding area. Can the Rigger take this information and provide a map for characters without Tactical Software? Sure, you can share that camera feed with your teammates in AR. QUOTE If someone has an "active" PAN, can the Rigger/Decker pinpoint/triangulate their location? Or would he have to find the node, hack it, and access the GPS? Going on the previous, if a Rigger/Decker finds a "hidden" PAN, can he pinpoint it's location with GPS? Or would he have to hack it first? The way we play it, GPS information is simple to get once you hack a node, so as soon as our hacker gains access the team knows where that commlink is. QUOTE Finally, two Riggers (R1 & R2) are present on a scene, R1 decides that he wants to eliminate R2's drone that's shredding his buddies. Can he disable or overtake the drone? If so, how would he do it? Rigger 3 has some information, but I didn't see anything in 4th edition materials to help on this front. There's a great write-up about the Netcat vs. Slamm-O! skirmish that details exactly how this happens that I'm sure somebody will link for you. Basically, you hack your way into the node and engage the rigger in Matrix combat. He's still an icon present in the node and subject to the same rules as all other icons in there. |
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Jun 29 2010, 03:29 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 31-May 09 From: London, UK Member No.: 17,229 |
If someone has an "active" PAN, can the Rigger/Decker pinpoint/triangulate their location? Or would he have to find the node, hack it, and access the GPS? Sure. If it was not possible, then AR would not work: one needs the physical location of a node to display its ARO at the right place. |
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Jun 29 2010, 04:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 20-July 09 From: Detroit Member No.: 17,413 |
For the two icons in the same node, the way we've always done it in my group is that any rigger with access can give it commands so instead of duking it out via cybercombat or program crashing we've had some hilarious moments where drones were jumping back and forth from team to team. One pass he'd shot at the runners, the next he'd fire at the corp teams.
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Jun 29 2010, 07:01 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
You can triangulate via wireless, *or* steal location data (GPS or otherwise).
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Jun 29 2010, 07:45 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
SR4A matrix fiction mechanics
, thanks go to Aaron and Tiger Eyes. |
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Jun 29 2010, 09:04 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Des Moines, IA Member No.: 17,742 |
The way we play it, GPS information is simple to get once you hack a node, so as soon as our hacker gains access the team knows where that commlink is. This makes sense, though finding a comms address and hacking it to gain a precise GPS location are quite different. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I also don't believe that locating a comms address will give you precise distance to that comm either. It will only tell you that the comm is somewhere in mutual signal range. |
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Jun 29 2010, 09:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 557 Joined: 26-July 09 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 17,426 |
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Jun 29 2010, 10:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 26-January 10 Member No.: 18,081 |
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Jun 30 2010, 02:34 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Yes, the 'address' is the commcode or Matrix ID.
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