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 Jun 1 2005, 06:59 PM
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Shooting Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024  |
All this SR4 talk has made me have a strong desire to play SR1 or SR2 again, but I can't decide which. I have more SR2 stuff then SR1, but alas, I miss variable staging, Program Carriers, I/O Notes, Datastores, a single Firearms skill, etc etc.
I also think it would be cheaper to complete my 1st edition collection though, instead of 2nd. Hmmm. |
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Jun 1 2005, 09:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 23-April 05 Member No.: 7,354 |
I miss the details that used to be abundant in the SR1 sourcebooks. The BBS-like banter was more interesting and quirky. Nowadays, it seems more like an excuse to explain away the disconnect of the books having multiple authors. And where did all the full-color panels go? Yeah, a lot were chessy, but I appreciated details like that.
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Jun 1 2005, 10:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Definitely go SR1 and play a rock band member!
Go 80s punkers! |
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Jun 2 2005, 01:15 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Sold. SR1 with Rockers it is.
U: I agree. I hate that there has been less art relevent to the subject matter. (no scale pictures of critters, metahumans, even typical 2060s bars or even gear. The shadowtalk is really gotten alot more 'meh'. I always found it a nice mix of humor, insight, propoganda, and more. Now it seems like it's the same 6 people, each stating the same kind of thing no matter what the topic. |
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Jun 2 2005, 11:07 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Second. Need I remind you of the indestructable troll wearing armour and automatic successes? Unless you like having to equip your security guards and gangers with Panther assault canons. :)
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Jun 3 2005, 01:05 AM
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Avatar of Mediocrity Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 725 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle, WA (err, UCAS) Member No.: 277 |
I also seem to recall that my SR1 Decker had a hacking pool of like 18+ dice, though I don't recall enough to remember how exactly that worked out.
I do remember that all the other players went out for pizza whenever I jacked in, though. :P |
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Jun 3 2005, 01:29 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Hm, I wonder what my ideal "mix" of rules editions would be.
1) Mandatory allergies 2) Spell Locks 3) Spell Grounding 4) SR2/SR3 armor (no layering) 5) Consolidated Firearms/Melee Combat skills 6) VR2 (not all that much different from Matrix is it?) 7) Staggered Karma Pool (fewer points as total rises) 8) SR2 amount of spell points (and keep SR3 drain and variable damage level) 9) SR2 initiative 10) SR3 die pools |
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Jun 3 2005, 01:41 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,547 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Have you considered simply making it so the tenth or twentieth karma point <b>optionally</b> goes into karma pool? That way, the PC can decide if he wants to put one more in his karma pool of 10, or if he actually wants to use that karma for something else. |
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Jun 3 2005, 01:42 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Yea, that's what I mean.
From KP 1-10, its 1 KP per 10 karma 11-15, its 1 KP per 20 karma 16-20, 1 for 30 karma etc I thinks it's a SR2 Shadowrun Companion rule. |
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Jun 3 2005, 01:48 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
I think he just meant that you get to decide every 10th (or 20th= Karma point to whether you pack it into KP or not, and keep it to pay for things you use Karma to pay for instead.
Char has done well and gets 10 Karma. Char then decides whether to keep 9 and up his KP by 1 OR keep 10 and add nothing to his KP. |
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Jun 3 2005, 01:55 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Meh. Not for me :) Not a bad idea though.
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Jun 3 2005, 03:16 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
I prefer that, and I think I will institute it in my next campaign.
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Jun 3 2005, 03:20 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
I agree with ya, but I think that's just the nature of the business. Older SR books tried things like having a full book release for one country, for instance. That meant a whole lot more word count for one topic and so you had a lot more room and freedom with shadowtalk. Unfortunately, book sales weren't terribly great with that format. Nowadays, one book needs to cover a broader topic which means less word count for each individual thing, which means tighter shadowtalk and less freedom for irrelevant, just-for-kicks, comments. |
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