[X] My Assistant

[Runner Smurf]

Things I advise my players:
- Non-lethal attacks are good. The guards don't fight as hard when they don't think their life is on the line. Sure, they might lose their job, but it's better than dying. Note: Does not work so well with SK and Aztech guards...as they have pretty permanent (dare I say, draconian?) separation policies.
- Lone Star/Knight Errant is not composed of morons. (Thugs...yes. Morons...no.) I've seen a few CSI episodes in my day. Worry about things like forensic evidence.
- Feel free to carry whatever ordinance and armor you like, but people tend to get suspicious when the troll with the SWAT armor and a machine gun walks up to their building.
- Great dragons are lethal. If you try and fight one, I will kill you. Ditto for regular dragons, but a few of you might survive.
- Snipers are bad juju. It's no fun when an NPC sniper starts killing PCs without warning, or any effective way to respond. Therefore, if you don't snipe too much, I own't snipe too much.
- Lethal chemical/biological/neurotoxin weapons are bad juju. It's no fun when an NPC uses Cyanide, Seven-7 or Ringu to kill the PCs without warning, or any effective way to respond. Therefore, if you don't use them too much, I won't use them too much.

Things I have learned are good ideas:
- Be willing to ditch gear at a moment's notice. Guns, vehicles, commlinks, armor, whatever. It can be tagged, it can be traced, so if you think that you might have been made, linked to a piece of gear, or the gear has been tagged, ditch it.
- Corollary to the above: don't invest too much money in single bits of gear (like the uber-modded vehicles). You have may to ditch it, and it may get severely damaged. Then you are SOL.
- Diversions are a very good idea. Diversions as emergency back-up plans are even better - nothing distracts the guards and the cops like a car blowing up a few blocks away.
- Drones go in first. DGIF. Always, always, always.
- Grenades are a very good thing to have around. Airburst links on a grenade launcher are even better.
- Tag erasers are good. Carry them. Use them. Don't trust that they worked.
- Geek the mage first.
- If you are a mage, do not stand out in the open, wearing robes and shouting arcane insults. Carry the same gear as everyone else, even if you don't know how to use it, and don't draw attention to yourself until you have to.
- Spirits suck. Dealing with them should be the mage's first priority, because the rest of the team may not be able to even scratch them.
- Do not do anything over a wireless link if it can be done over a cable or a direct connection.
- Carry three or four commlinks. Slows down hackers. And you can ditch them without losing all connectivity.
- Have three or four backup IDs.
- Have a safehouse with spare gear. Two if you are paranoid.
- Invest in some basic IC, even if you aren't a hacker. A basic set of analyze/trace/attack helps keep you free of pests.

[Yerameyahu]

Well, not that CSI is a good basis for… anything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[CanRay]

Well, not the CSI is a good basis for… anything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Except for the episode with the stewing pot. I have it on good authority that they are more effective, and cheaper, than the "Official" equipment that Coroners are supposed to use.

[Runner Smurf]

Well, not the CSI is a good basis for… anything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) Fair point. But, surely by 2070 the technology has caught up a bit.

Mind you, nothing could help that lab. Nobody could ever work in a lab with that much light coming out of the tables. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

[Yerameyahu]

Yeah, I feel like 2070 tech can do what the show says we can do now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Abstruse]

Yeah, I feel like 2070 tech can do what the show says we can do now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

We got a still off the 1990s model B&W surveillance camera seven blocks away!

Zoom in! More! More! More! Enhance! Enhance!

Yep, there it is...the freckle behind his ear. That's our guy!

[Yerameyahu]

Haha, did you see when they mocked that in the new Futurama season?

[Saint Sithney]

Mutually-assured destruction is the basis of all good working relationships.

You can never leave a man behind, because, as soon as you do, he ceases being a man and becomes a liability.

A Tac-net is the difference between a group and a team.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can put off until you're god damn ready to do it right.

Get the hell out of Seattle once in a while.

Never miss a chance to start a mob war.

A patsy is worth 1000 lies.

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

Most would still apply to shadowrun:

[ Spoiler ]

USMC Rules For Gun Fighting
Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Bring their friends who have guns.
If you can, make friends with those on the crew served weapons. Bring them as well. Borrow money from them, it gives them an added incentive to protect you.
Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
Only hits count. Close doesn't count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.
Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)
If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.
In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived and who didn't.
If you are not shooting, you should be communicating (calling for arty or air support), reloading, and running.
Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting is more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.
Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."
Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
In combat, there are no rules, always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
Have a plan.
Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
Have a back-up, back-up plan in case CentCom or SecDef finds the first two plans "unacceptable".
Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The only visible target should be in your gun sights.
Flank your adversary when possible. Protect your flank.
Don't drop your guard.
Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them).
Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a "4."


Army Rules for Gun Fighting
See USMC Rules to gun Fighting.
Add 60 to 90 days.
Hope the Marines already destroyed all meaningful resistance.


Navy Rules for Gun Fighting
Adopt an aggressive offshore posture.
Send in the Marines.
Drink Coffee and eat donuts.


Air Force Rules for Gun Fighting
Kiss the wife goodbye.
Drive to the base in your sports car.
Fly to target area, drop bombs, (try not to hit the Canuks) fly back to your home base.
BBQ some burgers and drink beer in your back yard, and talk shit about the Navy, Army and Marines.

Damn Straight... that was Awesome (and so true)...

Semper Fi Marine...

Keep the Faith