Bouncing this off of the hivemind - Hairdressers?, I thought Kimchee Icream before sleep was a bad idea.... |
Bouncing this off of the hivemind - Hairdressers?, I thought Kimchee Icream before sleep was a bad idea.... |
Jan 20 2016, 06:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 5-September 03 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 5,585 |
/Hoi Chummers - after some thieving toerag flogged our decks we've been putting our lives back together, but back again with a shadowrunning proposal....
How about setting up a Shadowrunning team operating out of a hairdressers (as cover)? Different social walks, "regulars" that could be couriers, "hairdressing chemicals" that are delivered with satisfying regularity and the occasional guy in a suit that looks nervous - oh, he's just another rep trying to sell his company's products....? No, I've not see "Dont mess with Zohan" or whatever it's called, it's just something the Wife and I (Wife mainly) came up with during a random walk around town. Considering how implanted fiber-optic hair, neon tattoos, fur and chroming horns are cannon in SR, I thought it'd make sense to have a wide variety of "personal attendants" that "can cater to every *cough* hair-related *cough* need..? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Still running, -Tir. |
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Jan 20 2016, 07:29 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,039 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
So would this be a Pink Mohawk campaign or more a crewcut? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Admittedly this could make for a good Day Job for the team. I shall have to comb the files to see what ideas might crop up. |
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Jan 20 2016, 07:47 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,102 Joined: 23-August 09 From: Vancouver, Canada Member No.: 17,538 |
Nothing wrong with it that I can see, beyond the usual issues of a bunch of runners owning a business in a game that has zero support for that outside the dayjob quality.
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Jan 20 2016, 08:12 PM
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Awakened Master Ninja Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 931 Joined: 30-January 07 From: CalFree Member No.: 10,844 |
I've seen a thread in the past here that was all about "front companies" for Shadowrunners. Possibly the best one I saw involved them being a subsidiary of Ares (for weapons permits). I'll see if I can find that thread.
EDIT: Found it here. |
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Jan 20 2016, 08:16 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,042 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
I like the idea. Well-rounded characters make a well-rounded game. Good cover identities make for better runners.
And as you point out, it can be more than just hairdressing, and branch out to a broader beauty salon, or even a day spa. I now have the mental image of the physical adept leading a qi gong and tai chi chuan session. |
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Jan 20 2016, 09:05 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,039 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
Plus don't forget in settings like this, staff are either overlooked as furniture so may hear interesting conversations between two clients or may be treated as a confidante, like a sympathetic barber who listens to the exec vent in general...
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Jan 21 2016, 02:09 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 |
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