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 May 27 2004, 04:49 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 20-March 04 From: That really good state. Yeah, you know the one... Member No.: 6,177  |
Reading another thread got me wondering, what kind of must have gear do you carry that doesnt have any actual stats? I like earplugs myself. How about you guys?
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May 27 2004, 04:57 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
Gloves, chewing gum... can't think of anything else.
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May 27 2004, 05:04 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Duct tape.
Multi-tool. Fishing line. -Siege |
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May 27 2004, 05:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 30-May 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 4,652 |
what Siege said and a towel.
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May 27 2004, 05:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 10-May 04 Member No.: 6,316 |
Chemical Lightsticks - Work underwater, as flares, etc
Camera - Never know when a little blackmail could be usefull. Geiger Counter - Worth carrying it the one time you need it. Illegal Drugs - For planting. Smoke Grenades - Good all around. Spraypaint - Marking trails, defacing stuff, whatever. Wet-naps - If you get sprayed by something, or just to keep clean. |
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May 27 2004, 05:37 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Not anywhere in Canon, but bleach.
Great for obscuring DNA evidence. -Siege |
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May 27 2004, 06:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 409 Joined: 9-March 04 Member No.: 6,140 |
Duct tape, a bag of tiny ball bearings for tripping up pursuit, spare batteries, and of course, rags soaked in chloroform.
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May 27 2004, 06:15 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 27-April 04 From: Everywhere, but nowhere. Member No.: 6,286 |
A 5,000T mallet, which my character can pull out of nowhere, always hits, and causes instant stun. Cannot be used in combat and deals no damage, and is mainly used to hit a fellow player/NPC spouting nonsense.
Gotta love senseless anime cameos. |
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May 27 2004, 06:24 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Plenty of water, some chocolate or other sugar-bearing substance, a bag or backpack, multi-vitamins, aspirin or other analgesic, a roll of Ace bandage, bungie cords, and some good music.
~J |
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May 27 2004, 06:33 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 360 Joined: 24-May 04 Member No.: 6,354 |
This is from one of my last character sheets. I have a tendency to include minor movie and literary references in my characters, so don't mind any brand names. :) I always seem to forget to add the pocket spray bottle of ammonia inspired by the Boondock Saints, but that was a bloody great idea.
ACE Bandage, Bottle of Aspirin, Breath Mints, Business Cards (assorted), Compact Mirror (filled with cornstarch instead of cosmetics), Couple of Bacchus brand Condoms, Dental Mirror, Disposable Surgical Gloves, Leather Gloves, Little Black Book (filled with hundreds of random names, cryptic notes, and addresses... several being of people who've pissed him off in the past), Matchbooks (from random hotels, gas stations, and corporations), Nails brand Zippo Lighter, Nicotene Gum, Notepad, Old Blues Harmonica, Pack of Red Apples Cigarettes, Pack of Tums, Pocket Flashlight (NightShot™ Low-Light), Rayban Sunglasses, Silver Liquor Flask with an engraving of Pan (and a Dikote-equivalent casing) filled with cheap booze, Subscription to Buxom Nuns, Swiss Army Knife, WD-40 Mini-Can, Wire Clippers, Worn-Down Pencil. |
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May 27 2004, 06:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 942 Joined: 13-May 04 Member No.: 6,323 |
Pocket Mirror and Disinfectant.
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May 27 2004, 07:45 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 2,074 |
Sticky micro cameras and fiber optics, even though I heard they do have stats now as per SOTA 2063. Gotta love those Sam Fisher moments.
Oh, and a monowire yo-yo. |
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May 27 2004, 08:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 402 Joined: 23-April 03 From: London, UK Member No.: 4,491 |
Gloves, bottle of sunflower oil (Or soy-oil), a Black Night chip (for blackmail), pocket mirror.
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May 27 2004, 10:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 15-September 03 From: Worcester, MA Member No.: 5,621 |
Cigarettes and a lighter. People get suspicious if someone is just hanging around. Less so if someone just happened to stop and light up for a couple minutes. And if you don't smoke, learn to fake it.
Personally, I preferred to set up my lighter to double as an incendiary device, or micro-grenade. Cigarette cases are a good place to hide a one-shot flash-pak. Zip ties, multi-tool, latex gloves (2 pair), energy bar or two. That's for on the street. In the field or on a run, add in duct tape, industrial lubricant, a WD-40 clone, small pocket or dental mirror, fiber cam, spray bottle of bleach or similar DNA-nuker. Aspirin, camera, bottled water, irritant powder for use against scenting animals (dogs, etc), glowsticks. |
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May 27 2004, 10:40 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Heh.
Power drill and mini-laser torch. Evidence baggie and DNA swab. -Siege |
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May 27 2004, 10:49 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 4-March 03 Member No.: 4,196 |
There's been some good lists. Add a handkerchief, pen, and an umbrella- for a group running in Seattle (or the Tir) one of those should always be handy. I would *not* want 2060's metroplex rain on me.
I often wonder if the tabacco industry would last into the '60s, in the UCAS anyway. There are occasional references in some fiction, I'm talking about in the adventures, I've never read a novel, and some art, especially Berting stuff (check Virtual Realities 2). Although not based on anything, I figured the only people that'd still smoke are elves and dwarves born relatively early, when it was still normal to do. An image, prompted when reading Pattern Recognition, was of elves and dwareves having to special order their favorite brands from otaku (not the Matrix kind) in Japan, since no one else would go through the trouble of perfectly re-creating cartons of Lucky Strikes.
Back on track, yeah. Smokes and a lighter. Who cares if you don't smoke, provided there is still a large enough population of nicotine addicts a Face should always be ready to offer a smoke and a light to break the ice and get friendly with the security guard or whoever it is. Who knows, there might be lasers or something that you could use the smoke to see, if you forgot to pick up the thermal goggles.... |
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May 27 2004, 10:59 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
The 2060 version of a clipboard.
For those moments you just have to look anonymously official. :grinbig: -Siege |
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May 27 2004, 11:05 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 26-February 02 From: BC Member No.: 1,677 |
waterproof matches, box not book
ciggies, any brand toothpicks, mint flavor permanent marker, black sticky notes, yellow keychain - with flashlight and butane lighter penknife flask of 151 proof rum (about 12 ounces) deck of bicycle playing cards, air cushion finish and bubble gum, watermelon flavor :D [edit]almost forgot my digital wristwatch with stopwatch feature (leather band) and my shades Just all the stuff I normally carry, also useful in shadowrun with a little imagination |
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May 27 2004, 01:03 PM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
My personal manservent Winston...he handles the details! :D
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May 27 2004, 02:02 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Man you guys carry lots of stuff with you just to go to the corner Stuffer. :)
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May 27 2004, 02:22 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
The sad part is, it's mostly true.
I usually have an assortment of stuff on my person -- not as much now, but when I wore large coats with lots of pockets, I could always count on finding some bizarre stuff. In my backpack, I have a flashlight, pocket knife, mini-first aid kit and an assortment of change, a snack and pen/paper. -Siege |
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May 27 2004, 04:47 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 27-May 04 Member No.: 6,364 |
My God...all this stuff, and no one's mentioned CONDOMS?!?
Birth control, people! No wonder the world of 2063's so damn crowded... |
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May 27 2004, 04:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 280 Joined: 22-October 03 Member No.: 5,757 |
don't need condoms anymore. You just pay for innoculations, and injected yearly birth control
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May 27 2004, 05:03 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Ya know, it may be a sad commentary on my social life, but I don't expect to get laid while heading to the...ahem...Stuffher Shack.
-Siege |
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May 27 2004, 05:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 5,677 |
Touche. :D |
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