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 Sep 5 2005, 06:51 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,662  |
Well, I'm thinking that my first PC is gonna be a Face who relies on drugs for an edge in combat. What are reasonable drug costs, since none are given in the book?
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Sep 5 2005, 10:16 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
i would think sticking with the SR3 rules for now wouldnt be too breaking
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Sep 5 2005, 10:39 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,662 |
I don't have the SR3 rules.
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Sep 5 2005, 10:48 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 77 Joined: 5-December 04 Member No.: 6,869 |
I'd charge between :nuyen:50 to :nuyen:500 a dose depending on the drug in question and what sort of quality the character's going for. You want a safe, high quality drug? Alot. Willing to settle for something that might be cut with something that'll fry your brain? Not so much.
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Sep 6 2005, 02:21 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,662 |
I'd like to have something that probably won't fry my brain.
I mean, if my character makes a habit of getting the cheap stuff, he probably wouldn't be around anymore anyway. :P |
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Sep 6 2005, 07:03 AM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,587 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 7,014 |
Cram is probably your best bet for a combat boost. 20 nuyen a hit, with an easy availability (4/12 hours under SR3, which would probably translate to a 4R or 4F under SR4). Jazz is a bit more expensive, but the effect is shorter (which may be an advantage). It's 40 nuyen a hit, with an availability of 8/4 days (probably an 8F under SR4).
Kamikaze would be the ultimate tailored amphetamine, but you'd literally turn into a combat monster (not sure if you want to go for that). 50 nuyen, Availability of 5/4 days (probably a 6F under SR4). |
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Sep 6 2005, 02:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Psyche's pretty good as well (+1 Intuition and +1 Logic). I can't tell if the lack of negative effects (short of actual addiction) is intentional or not. If it was intentional, I see quite a few mages being created with the 'negative' quality Addiction(Psyche, Moderate).
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Sep 6 2005, 02:40 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,598 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Hong Kong Member No.: 4,253 |
The money, of course. At moderate, the cravings are 'daily' assuming a hit of psyche goes for 100 :nuyen: and you are dosing 5 days out of 7 that adds ~2200 :nuyen: to your monthly lifestyle costs (well, we will assume that a luxury lifestyle would cover your drug addctions as well, but what runners live at luxury lifestyles?).
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Sep 6 2005, 02:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
OK... knock it down to Mild then. Or get a drug dealer as a very connected, very loyal contact (who won't try an intervention). Or knock off a Psyche dealer during the legwork phase of every run ;).
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