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 May 5 2011, 03:38 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 5,623  |
Lot of interesting ideas. The draw backs of the nano-vampires are the severe allergy to Silver which disrupts the nanites ability to communicate with each other and the allergy to sunlight or more to the point UV which causes the nanites to start rendering the hosts body down instead of just its blood.
As far as adding addictions; the fluff part would be the extended life which comes to a crashing end if the nanites are removed. If the host has lived past his species normal life span the body collapses and begins to decay much like "Dorian Gray". Game mechanic wise I would say the host needs to feed off of a living victem (Blood in a bottle does not do it) which would also lend itself to the developmment of several mental issues (ie. humans are just cattle, I enjoy causing pain to my victems). The mental issues would all lead to any player character being converted to an npc at some point. As I don't think anyone wants to play a serial killer. |
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May 5 2011, 03:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 26-April 11 Member No.: 28,868 |
QUOTE (Stormdrake @ May 5 2011, 10:38 AM)  I don't think anyone wants to play a serial killer. One of my groupmates is doing it terrible wrong then... |
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May 5 2011, 03:59 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (Halflife @ May 5 2011, 08:44 AM) One of my groupmates is doing it terrible wrong then... Indeed, so is one of mine... Though I would not shed tears if he were to be apprehended by the authorities. Oh Wait, he has been. Sweet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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May 5 2011, 04:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: 3-May 11 Member No.: 29,372 |
QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ May 5 2011, 11:59 AM) Indeed, so is one of mine... Though I would not shed tears if he were to be apprehended by the authorities. Oh Wait, he has been. Sweet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) This seems to be a common problem. Worst cases are when the serial killers use things besides guns... |
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May 5 2011, 04:08 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
QUOTE (Dez384 @ May 5 2011, 11:05 AM) This seems to be a common problem. Worst cases are when the serial killers use things besides guns... Like STDs. Oh god! |
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May 5 2011, 04:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 26-April 11 Member No.: 28,868 |
QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ May 5 2011, 10:59 AM) Indeed, so is one of mine... Though I would not shed tears if he were to be apprehended by the authorities. Oh Wait, he has been. Sweet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) I divested our group of mine as well (much easier as player than as GM). Although it took me a number of simultaneous plans to make him burn all four points of edge in a single session.... |
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May 5 2011, 04:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 5,623 |
Seriously though I would add an addiction for blood to the whole thing so the story teller could call for a will check to see if the host goes on a feeding rip. Very upsetting, especially if the only "things" available to eat are your fellow runners.
Sigh, I new as soon as I said "who would want to play a serial killer" a lot of people would come up with examples of just that. Granted a lot of Shadowrunners "could" be labeled as serial killers from the body counts they leave behind them on runs. "Yes I am looking at my own group" >> |
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May 5 2011, 04:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 26-April 11 Member No.: 28,868 |
I believe we are more commenting on the...questionable levels of sanity (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif) ...in our group members and less on your comment, which should totally hold with the majority of the populace
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May 5 2011, 04:39 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (Stormdrake @ May 5 2011, 09:16 AM) Seriously though I would add an addiction for blood to the whole thing so the story teller could call for a will check to see if the host goes on a feeding rip. Very upsetting, especially if the only "things" available to eat are your fellow runners. Sigh, I new as soon as I said "who would want to play a serial killer" a lot of people would come up with examples of just that. Granted a lot of Shadowrunners "could" be labeled as serial killers from the body counts they leave behind them on runs. "Yes I am looking at my own group" >> The one in our group actually has a Obsessive Compulsion to Kill innocents, preferrably daily, If I remember correctly. In a very specific manner, of course (Thus the Seriel Killer Moniker). It is quite disturbing, actually. Fortunately, that character is now in the hoosegow... Hopefully for good. If not, I am sure that he will likely suffer an accident of some sort. Might even happen in Prison, if it can be arranged. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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May 5 2011, 04:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 5,623 |
I have never had someone go so far as to take an Obsessive Compulsion to Kill innocents in character creation. I have had players push a witness off a bridge before in cold blood but I see what your saying about the sanity level.
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May 5 2011, 06:13 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (Stormdrake @ May 5 2011, 09:50 AM) I have never had someone go so far as to take an Obsessive Compulsion to Kill innocents in character creation. I have had players push a witness off a bridge before in cold blood but I see what your saying about the sanity level. Yeah, sometimes it gets crazy. |
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May 6 2011, 12:32 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 17-March 10 Member No.: 18,317 |
I don't really like the idea how these nanites affect essence ein a way only magic does by now, thus recreating a magical effect via technology... why not just go with a severe addiction to haemoglobin? Then put in some effects more common to certain drugs ("Woad", for instance): the urge to bite!
Did you ever think of just using a system of special wildcard nanites (found in "Augmentation"), maybe even two or three? Therefore not all boni are availiable at one time... Personally, I'd like to scale them down a bit... A character in one of my groups just wiped out a team of five men last game... well, they were attacking us. We could still have let them go, though... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohplease.gif) |
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May 6 2011, 12:52 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
"Wait... You can get PAID to shoot people in the face? Why has no one told me before! ... Can I get retroactive pay if I sign up?"
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