 Hooper-Nelson, Origins of the term |
 Jun 25 2004, 07:23 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 214 Joined: 8-June 03 Member No.: 4,696  |
I get the feeling that this question has been asked a lot (and I have vague memories of seeing it on the old boards), but does anyone know the origin of the name of the Hooper-Nelson rule? (pg. 248, BBB). Have any of the designers, in their darkest, drunkest moments, spilled this one?
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Jun 25 2004, 09:08 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Paris, France Member No.: 639 |
This might be in reference of Fred Hopper and Jim Nelson ?
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Jun 25 2004, 10:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 498 Joined: 31-May 02 From: All the way in the Back to the Left. Member No.: 2,800 |
Correct.
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Jun 25 2004, 12:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 751 Joined: 7-June 02 From: Hamilton.LTG.on.ca Member No.: 2,853 |
These fellers here
**swigs his wild turkey** must of had the dangest of luck **slaps sisters ass** must been going through characters like a pig in heat. YYYYYEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW |
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Jun 25 2004, 01:42 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
You are a strange man, Platinum. :eek: |
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Jun 25 2004, 02:32 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
I don't have my books handy right now (at work). What is the hopper-nelson rule?
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Jun 25 2004, 02:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 17-June 02 From: Concord University, Athens, WV Member No.: 2,880 |
Something along the lines of burning karma pool to lower TNs. Can only be used for TNs above 8, can never reduce them below 8...
Something like that. It's an optional rule. |
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Jun 25 2004, 03:50 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
1 karma pool = -1TN, TN must be above 12, can't be lowered below 8, karma pool goes bye-bye afterwards perm.
Don't ask me who the people are though, I assumed playtesters or players who came up with a cool house rule they decided to put in. The Abstruse One |
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Jun 25 2004, 04:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 28-May 04 From: Moorhead, MN, USA Member No.: 6,367 |
With all the topics on people trying to learn force 10 spells, that's one way to do it. Burn your Karma Pool down . . . permanently. :|
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Jun 25 2004, 06:44 PM
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Not Cameron Diaz Group: Retired Admins Posts: 472 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Newark, Delaware Member No.: 188 |
Fred Hooper and Jim Nelson were (and sometimes still are) artists for the Shadowrun books. They've also done stints as the art directors. As I hear it, the folks at the FASA office got together at least semi-regularly for games -- it's likely that the artists were also involved.
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