 Identifying marks and scars, do your characters get marked up? |
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 Oct 13 2012, 03:16 PM
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Prime Runner  Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221  |
Anyone remember the scene in Leathal Weapon 3 where Mel Gibson and Renee Russo fall in love by comparing scars? Well your average runner is going to get shot a couple of times in a career. While magical healing might not leave marks your average first aid doc wagon work will. Even small ones. So are your characters unable to go out in a bikini even though toned because of unmerous bullet marks?
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Oct 13 2012, 03:45 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
Well, I am quite certain that the vast majority of my characters would be looked at questionably if they ever went out in a Bikini (Majority are Male - Think I have only 3-4, out of 50+, female characters) .
That said, wear your scars proudly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Oct 13 2012, 04:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 18-May 12 From: Tacoma Member No.: 52,460 |
Most of my characters would have plenty of scars from being shot at, particularly Kali the gun adept. I think my username-sake Ruby would be the only one without scars. She had a surprisingly high survival rate for a mousy technomancer. Now the real question is if you could convince her to wear a bikini.
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Oct 13 2012, 04:11 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,643 Joined: 22-April 12 From: somewhere far beyond sanity Member No.: 51,886 |
Silky Skin™ Treatment also removes scars (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Oct 13 2012, 04:50 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
When you get your Orthoskin, might as well chip in the extra cash and pay for all new skin as well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Oct 13 2012, 04:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 7-July 08 From: Germany Member No.: 16,124 |
QUOTE (bannockburn @ Oct 13 2012, 06:11 PM)  Silky Skin™ Treatment also removes scars (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Pretty much my line of thought. I'd expect 2070s surgery to be able to remove most scars (if you have the money). IIRC scar removal was among the surgery options in the SR3 Man & Machine book. I'd also say that physical damage need not necessarily be a surface wound. You might get physical damage from a bullet that doesn't actually penetrate your armor, but still has sufficient impact power to cause bone fractures and such. |
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Oct 13 2012, 06:05 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
Old Man Jones is not the type to consider Silky Skin as an option. Hell, he doesn't even use scented soap.
He is, of course, a mass of scar tissue. A quarter century in the Shadows will do that. I think he's more or less scar tissue connected by a few bits of meat and cyberware. -k |
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Oct 13 2012, 06:06 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,643 Joined: 22-April 12 From: somewhere far beyond sanity Member No.: 51,886 |
But he could feel so pretty again? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Oct 13 2012, 06:51 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 3-July 10 Member No.: 18,786 |
QUOTE (bannockburn @ Oct 13 2012, 08:06 PM) But he could feel so pretty again? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It's mostly that his plan for the contingency "the doc who does the Silky Skin™ treatment sedates me and sells me to the Tamanous" is "don't get the Silky Skin™ treatment." |
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Oct 13 2012, 10:21 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
QUOTE (Halinn @ Oct 13 2012, 11:51 AM) It's mostly that his plan for the contingency "the doc who does the Silky Skin™ treatment sedates me and sells me to the Tamanous" is "don't get the Silky Skin™ treatment." But by that rationale, he wouldn't ever get any 'ware. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) I figure you don't need to get in a tank for a lengthy treatment just to get a scar removed. It would probably be a quick outpatient procedure. Some runners might deliberately keep their scars, either as a reminder to be a bit quicker next time, or to proudly display, to show how tough/experienced they are. Almost makes me wonder if there would be wannabes out there who would get fake scars to give themselves that "authentic" look. |
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Oct 13 2012, 10:35 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
One of my most beloved Trolls had pretty bad scarring all over his left arm and torso side from a car crash he survived better than the van that crashed into him.
He also wore them proudly, with a jeans vest displaying his upper body quite nicely, only held together at the front by a clasp made from the vans numberplate. One of my magical characters had pretty bad scarring on one side of his head and a glowing cyber-eye on that side too. ANOTHER of my loved Trolls, this time a Heavy Weapons-Expert, had an obvious cybernetic arm and got, in game, some serious scars after having boxed with a feathered serpent for 2 rounds before having been thrown into(yes, into, as in half way trough) a van from which he got some pretty bad scars on the back. Smiley, an ork-face(yes, i can do that) had the sicilian smile scars you probably know from the new joker on one side of his mouth . . |
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Oct 13 2012, 10:52 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,389 Joined: 20-August 12 From: Bunbury, western australia Member No.: 53,300 |
My last character didn't care about scars, but since he tended to kill people before they could attack him he didn't have too many. My current character does care a lot about scars, so she skulks around in camo with silenced weapons and lets the shotgun wielding maniacs charge wildly in and take the bullets.
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Oct 13 2012, 11:26 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
I found out that I can be ID'd at GenCon by the scar of my right arm.
To be sure, it's an impressive scar. |
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Oct 14 2012, 01:53 AM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
QUOTE (Halinn @ Oct 13 2012, 01:51 PM) It's mostly that his plan for the contingency "the doc who does the Silky Skin™ treatment sedates me and sells me to the Tamanous" is "don't get the Silky Skin™ treatment." Nah. He just has no sense of vanity. For my part as his player, it doesn't fit in with the "tough old bird" image I've crafted for him. That said, he does have the Paranoid negative quality. And contingency plans to avoid getting sedated and sold off to Tamanous. -k |
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Oct 14 2012, 01:56 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,389 Joined: 20-August 12 From: Bunbury, western australia Member No.: 53,300 |
QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Oct 14 2012, 09:53 AM) Nah. He just has no sense of vanity. For my part as his player, it doesn't fit in with the "tough old bird" image I've crafted for him. That said, he does have the Paranoid negative quality. And contingency plans to avoid getting sedated and sold off to Tamanous. -k Paranoid is a negative quality for a shadowrunner? |
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Oct 14 2012, 01:58 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 (FuelDrop @ Oct 13 2012, 07:56 PM) Paranoid is a negative quality for a shadowrunner? The Paranoia Level of the Negative Quality is.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Oct 14 2012, 05:30 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Oct 14 2012, 08:58 AM) The Paranoia Level of the Negative Quality is.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) That's the one where the Mr. Johnson starts with, "Hello Troubleshooters...", right?
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Oct 15 2012, 01:44 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 (CanRay @ Oct 14 2012, 11:30 AM) That's the one where the Mr. Johnson starts with, "Hello Troubleshooters...", right? Quite Possibly... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Oct 15 2012, 06:06 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Good. There will be some day where I will do that to my group. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/vegm.gif)
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Oct 15 2012, 06:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 963 Joined: 15-February 11 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 21,972 |
Mine wouldn't get it, but that might make it better.
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Oct 16 2012, 08:53 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 681 Joined: 23-March 10 From: Japan Member No.: 18,343 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Oct 15 2012, 02:30 AM) That's the one where the Mr. Johnson starts with, "Hello Troubleshooters...", right? Only problem is that Mr. J wouldn't hire any known Technomancers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) -D |
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Oct 16 2012, 10:05 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 770 Joined: 19-August 11 From: Middle-Eastern Europe Member No.: 36,268 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Oct 14 2012, 01:26 AM) I found out that I can be ID'd at GenCon by the scar of my right arm. To be sure, it's an impressive scar. The one from grizzly wrestling? Out of my characters, the most recognizable would be Kestrel. Burn scars and cybernetic arms do that to you. |
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Oct 17 2012, 03:59 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (DMiller @ Oct 16 2012, 03:53 AM) Only problem is that Mr. J wouldn't hire any known Technomancers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The problem is "Known", knowing about Technomancers is above this security clearance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) -D QUOTE (Seriously Mike @ Oct 16 2012, 05:05 AM) The one from grizzly wrestling? That sounds a hell of a lot more impressive than how I got it, so let's go with that, yeah.
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