 Otaku Neglect, It only seems funny |
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  Dec 14 2004, 03:32 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 338 Joined: 17-September 04 From: Pueblo Sector of Denver Member No.: 6,672  |
Hello All,
I have a player who is currently playing an otaku, and loving it. We have ran into a few problems, thought. So here they are. 1) There are rules for tribe creation, which is great, but not rules for handling a tribe. My current solution is, if they are doing well, and spend time recruting they (slowly) grow /gain sponsors, rep etc. (Using this bugs me) 2) Otaku need more echos. My solution to this so far, has been to stalll. So are there any echos other than listed in Matrix? Are there web-supplement non-cannon echos? Should I try my hand at making my own? Thanks, -Eric |
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Dec 14 2004, 03:40 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
There are enough echoes to keep someone going through quite a few submersions, IMO…
Regarding the tribe, it all depends how you want to play the little guys and how close to 2055 it is. ~J |
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Dec 14 2004, 03:40 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 don't know anything about decking or Otaku, but you could try getting some input from your player. Ask him what nifty new trick he'd like his otaku to be able to do. You could then try to create a balanced echo that would let him do just that.
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Dec 14 2004, 03:41 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
i play 90% of the tribe my otaku comes from. but i play online, where such things are possible. as for new echoes, i've been pondering one that applies a single programming option per iteration to the otaku's complex forms, at a cost of +1 karma per form the option applies to.
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Dec 14 2004, 03:51 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 338 Joined: 17-September 04 From: Pueblo Sector of Denver Member No.: 6,672 |
As for the time it's April 1 (I'm not kidding, but it's hard to hire runners on Api 1st) 2063.
I do agree that there are enough submersions to keep you busy, But I don't think there are enough to differentiat otaku that much. Otaku can upgrade stats that otaku allready have (nothing wrong here) Otaku can traceroute, summon daemons, and info sort. I'd like to see sub abilities for these, or totally new "Meta-magics" for otaku. Perhaps echos to be able to add IC options to more complex forms? (I don't know if this would work yet) |
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Dec 14 2004, 03:55 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Then the tribes might well be getting sponsors, etc. I personally liked it back in 2055 when they were all street kids doing crazy things (except for the ones in the Denver Data Haven, of course).
~J |
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Dec 14 2004, 04:06 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
some of us are still street kids doing crazy things.
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Dec 14 2004, 04:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 338 Joined: 17-September 04 From: Pueblo Sector of Denver Member No.: 6,672 |
Well, the created as dirt poor, and 2 members so they are street kids doing crazy things. But they'd like to get sponsors, and that sort of thing.
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Dec 14 2004, 04:16 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I know. I mean when aside from the DDH kids they were all street kids, without meaningful exception. The mere fact that they can get sponsors means times have changed (id est, people actually know what they exist and what they can do). ~J |
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