Called shots, "Penalty skill levels" Options

[wagnern]

Disclamer: If this is listed plainly in the rules please forgive me.

I hope to be able to have my pistol packing sam compensate for her preference to pistols by using called shots agianst hard targets (drones vehickles exc.) Now because of charictor origions, I can only have Bio, no cyber, so Smartlink II is out.

In Champions, there is something called 'Penalty Skill levels' these are skill levels that only apply to offset penalties. Some offset the range penality, some offset hit location penalties, exc.

Is there an equilivent for Shadowrun?

[Nikoli]

Not really.
Though I'm intrigued how someone that can't take Cyber can call themselves a street sam. Initiative boosters and smartlink are almost installed at birth for someof these guys.

Extended Laser Sight is about as good as you'll get.

Awaken the poor slitch andmake her a pistol packing adept and you've atleast got the option of throwing 13 dice to start (with specialization) in addition to bonding with the weapon and using image magnification.

[Bearclaw]

Does the "called shot to bypass armor" work against a vehicle?
You're still gonna be stuck with half power versus vehicle body or armor whichever is higher, and 0 damage if you don't beat it. Unless I'm missing something as well.

[Frater Inominatu...]

Or get some initiate to quicken increased reflexes +3 on her, along with the other appropriate boosts.

[wagnern]

If I remember the main book, a called shot on a vehickle or drone on a exposed system (wheels, rotors, intakes, exhause, camers exc) get you past the 1/2 power and scaledown damage problem of using normal rounds aganst a vehicle.

Now as far as the charictor goes, with my background I have painted myself in a bit of a corner. She is the result of a genetic expiriment (These enhancements are simulated with bioware), and she has a modified rejection flaw that won't let her have cyber. (and with all that Bioware, Magic is right out, She is an abomination of nature after all) Now she is an ok Sam, with Str and Quick 9, 8 +3D6 initative, Trama Dampiner and the oh so nice and cheesy Enhanced Articulation. She holds her own quite well with the other Sam.

I guess, I will have to just boost my pistol skill throught the roof with Karma and throw lots and lots of dice at it.

Thanks

[The Other DSE]

Actually, going by the spirit of the rules:

If the bioware just represents things that your character has had since birth, then they wouldn't frag up your essence. Loss of essence is caused by pattern damage, i.e. your pattern changes drastically.

In this case if these are "natural" abilities for the character (i.e. born with them), the abilities themselves aren't problematic to the essence of the character (at least in terms of magic use). :wobble:

Now, mind you, if I were my GM and I brought this up, I'd figure out a way to kick my own butt to the curb.

Hmm.... maybe I should cross post this to the No.... and the questions that precede it post.

[wagnern]

Her essence is 6, but when using magic, you subtract your Bioindex from your magic score, which would put her at -1.4 magic or so. I really don't want magic, she is a Sam.

Now, I have been playing her with an intence intrest in magic and on a massively multiplayer matrix game she is addicted to (we jokingly call it 'World of Everquest') she plays a mage.

[Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_*]

If she was a Grade 2+ Adept, she could Center Against Penalties for Ranged Combat.

Other than that, no... There's nothing like that AFAIK.

[Slacker]

[Backgammon]

Since Wagnern seems to be new to Shadowrun, he may not know about the errata page.

Here's the part about bioware and the awakened:

[Trax]

You can still use Smartlink by either having smartlink goggles, or more expensive but better looking, smartlink shades.

[Eyeless Blond]

You can even get those in Smartlink II variety. Although you only get a -1 to shooting TNs, you also get that nifty +2 for called shots dealie, which is really good for a guy who makes them all the time.

[Crimson Jack]

[Edward]

I think SL2 glasses will still give you the full called shot benefit while halving the SL benefit, giving you close range called shots at TN5

Also having a spell quickened on you your bio index is largely irrelevant. For example increase reflexes target number is reaction, any other increase stat spell is target stat. this probably means it wont work well for you.

The target number for healing spells will be 10-esence + bio index/2 round up. This will be 8 in your case.

Edward