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 Nov 16 2016, 01:39 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 13-January 16 From: Fairfax, FDC Member No.: 199,957  |
Yeah, yeah. We all know street samurai. Chromed up orks with wired reflexes and smartlinked machine pistols. They're a Shadowrun staple.
But have you or your friends ever played a "real" street samurai? Someone who is not just a fighter, but a poet, a musician? What were your experiences like? |
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Nov 16 2016, 01:56 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Did not really change anything. One of my samurai was a pizza connoisseur and baker himself. Basically downtime only effects.
The other used his built in cyber blades to cut up cans of all kinds of drinks and made origami out of the aluminium when bored. |
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Nov 16 2016, 02:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 378 Joined: 11-May 12 Member No.: 52,307 |
QUOTE (Zednark @ Nov 16 2016, 02:39 AM)  Yeah, yeah. We all know street samurai. Chromed up orks with wired reflexes and smartlinked machine pistols. They're a Shadowrun staple. But have you or your friends ever played a "real" street samurai? Someone who is not just a fighter, but a poet, a musician? Not really actually… Most of them appeared to have not much interest in such things. Just guy who kept up trained and ready to do jobs and would crash drinking beers at home or in bars during downtime. I don't know what you mean by "real" though. Does the real street samurai is a poet or a musician? I guess this come from the "samurai" stuff, but I don't really remember seeing such as being the majority in the books. That's even a little contradictory with the idea that losing essence kind of reduces your humanity… |
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Nov 16 2016, 05:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 13-January 16 From: Fairfax, FDC Member No.: 199,957 |
QUOTE (freudqo @ Nov 16 2016, 09:43 AM) Not really actually… Most of them appeared to have not much interest in such things. Just guy who kept up trained and ready to do jobs and would crash drinking beers at home or in bars during downtime. I don't know what you mean by "real" though. Does the real street samurai is a poet or a musician? I guess this come from the "samurai" stuff, but I don't really remember seeing such as being the majority in the books. That's even a little contradictory with the idea that losing essence kind of reduces your humanity… It does indeed come from the samurai stuff. |
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Nov 16 2016, 07:02 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,038 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
A fan of Ghost Dog by chance? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
It depends a lot on the table and the campaign. Some tables with limited players or time constraints meet to just do the run, so outside of being on the same side, the runners don't associate much in their downtime. More of a Fade to Black and then cue next session. Other tables with a longer ongoing campaign or players with more time to spare often have a more organic touch, so you may see some of the other sides of the characters. |
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Nov 17 2016, 06:16 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
Always Beware "The Bird Man" Sendaz...
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