 3rd Ed Archtypes, Topic Search is failing |
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 Nov 19 2004, 02:36 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 3-October 04 Member No.: 6,723  |
Hey guys, I need a bunch of ready made characters to make my life easier. I did a search for Archtypes and the Dumpshock search engine... well it dumped. No response. Anyone have any pet sites they use when they need a quick NPC?
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Nov 19 2004, 02:41 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
OurTeam has a section of archtypes from the books embedded into printready sheets.
TSS has a bunch of charactets about the various issues. Seven Samurai, NonRunners, and those in the adventure "Infected Greetings" along with some here and there in the Places to Go, People to Meet sections. |
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Nov 19 2004, 02:52 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 3-October 04 Member No.: 6,723 |
This is great, thanks!
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Nov 19 2004, 02:53 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 3-October 04 Member No.: 6,723 |
Oh, its just the base book archtypes. :( I was hoping for more variety.
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Nov 19 2004, 03:06 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
I kinda like the 7 Sams thing for ideas but as with the BBB arch's I'd never use one unless it was tourney play or something.
Here's a few questions: Why does the Sub Sam in the 7 Sams have a stepped reflex trigger? He only has Wired 1...What gives? Did I miss something? Why do they all pack caseless guns? Submitor preference, I assume but I could have missed something. Again with the Sub Sam, why no Colt Water Carbine? I've never had a reason to use that bizzar hunk of crap, but I couldn't think a better arch. Anyone got any thoughts? |
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Nov 19 2004, 03:25 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Because Stepped Reflexes are cooler. 8) Caseless means no tracing it back to you by the case. D'uh. :P Colt Water Carbine is good underwater. If the character isn't going underwater, why buy a gun that is only truly good underwater? |
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Nov 19 2004, 03:32 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Well, yeah, there's that...smartass :D
He's a Sub Sam. :) I don't care how cool the Stepped Trigger is. Putting one on Wire 1 is like putting tits on bull (Gosh, I've always wanted to say that) |
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Nov 19 2004, 03:33 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Sub as in underwater or Sub as in SMG?
*hasn't read 7 Samurai. Is lazy.* |
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Nov 19 2004, 03:37 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Shame on you. Clicking that link was just too much, huh? :P
I assumed Sub as in "-marine." He's got the cybergill, cyberfins, and the Diving skill. |
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Nov 19 2004, 03:37 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Sub Samurai
Concept: An elf samurai, built for underwater action. |
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Nov 19 2004, 03:42 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Ah, then he should have the Carbine. Maybe he just likes being silly.
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Nov 19 2004, 03:43 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Fair enough.
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Nov 19 2004, 06:54 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
He doesn’t have a single underwater weapon.
Giro jet pistol Spear gun Water carbine Take one. Edward |
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Nov 19 2004, 06:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: 16-September 04 From: UK Member No.: 6,671 |
Theyre all a bit boring on paper anyway. Something few touch on it seems is doing a generic runner, but looking into actual roleplayed characters, not the bits of paper and backgrounds.
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Nov 19 2004, 08:58 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
Characters built using bastardized rules and some out of date stuff, but decent flavor...link
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Nov 20 2004, 01:38 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
OMG!! Are those SR1?!? :eek: Pretty much all archetypes will rub you the wrong way. That's why we all like SR. It let us be a little more unique.:) |
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Nov 20 2004, 02:38 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
kevyn: Either 1st or 2nd. Can't tell at the moment. (It'd be an easy-shot if they posted stats for the weapons.)
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Nov 20 2004, 08:29 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
According to the first page, it's SR2. But it's also pasked with gobs of house rules that seem to pile on the muchkins. (Psychic rules, rules for stacking on more than 6 points of cyber, anime-type cyber).
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Nov 20 2004, 11:37 PM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
Not to mention the assault cannon w/ sound suppressor.... :S
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Nov 21 2004, 12:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Scotland Member No.: 3,175 |
The stepped reflex trigger will still allow him to turn the system on and off. So say he wants to fit in (slightly) better in a social situation, he could engage that and would look a bit less twitchy, mow down innocent people a little less often, etc.
I think one of the 2nd Ed books said caseless was actually much more common than cased in the future, but don't quote me on that. Do quote the books though, if you have them. :) |
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Nov 21 2004, 12:05 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
No, a Reflex Trigger allows the Wired Reflexes to be shut off and turned on. A Stepped Trigger has the added feature of allowing Wired Reflexes to be used at a lower level (i.e Wired Reflexes 2 can be turned down to 1), and would be superfluous with Wired 1.
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Nov 21 2004, 12:06 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Opps. Fortune beat me to it.
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Nov 21 2004, 12:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Scotland Member No.: 3,175 |
Oops.
Oh well, maybe they made the same mistake I did then, except in reverse. :D |
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Nov 21 2004, 02:31 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
Eh, it's just a little mistake. If you use it, change it to a normal reflex trigger. I've made those kind of mistakes a lot, because I've made revisions to characters and forgotten to do things like re-calculate Combat Pool or change the flavor text referring to something in the original configuration.
@iPad: Archetypes generally are generic and unfleshed-out. They are meant to be a generic "type" such as bounty hunter, break-in decker, ex-corporate assassin, etc. They are ready to play, but the player still needs to fill in the details of description and background. I like to see a bit of flavor text with an archetype, though. A description of the character's role helps, but a first-person monologue and a few quotes are even better. I liked that about the old first and second edition archetypes. @twofalls: I have a few archetypes that I have done. I may post them here later (with spoilers, so they won't take up too much room for people scrolling down the thread). Here's one of them, a former Lone Star sorcerer: [ Spoiler ] |
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