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McSass
Does a technomancer need a Control Rig to operate vehicles and drones? I would assume they don't, and that they just wouldn't get the benfit of the +2 dice pool bones on all vehicle checks. Is my understanding correct?
DireRadiant
No one needs a control rig to control a drone.
laughingowl
QUOTE (McSass)
I would assume they don't, and that they just wouldn't get the benfit of the +2 dice pool bones on all vehicle checks. Is my understanding correct?

This is a correct statement for anybody.

SR4 no longer requires a VCR...

The Control Rig gives bonus dice to anyone using it, but is not required.
Jack Kain
They still might want to get one for the +2 dice roll bonus, despite the loss of resonance.

A control rig, a datajack (might as well allow access to hard wired systems) and .4 essence worth of bioware.

Hell a technomancer could make an excellent rigger. Everyone tries to make the technomancer duplicate a hacker but why not go the rigger way.
hobgoblin
hmm, true. and with a couple of machine sprites in place, those drones could be almost life like wink.gif

maybe those TM's are a reply to the request for rigger adepts? oh wait, one can be a true rigger adept these days...

and now that i think about it, on almost all images of TM's they are presented with a drone or more close by...
laughingowl
Actually Alice tended to be more of a drone rigger, though also covers the hacking aspects.


TM can make very impressive riggers.


Especially depending on how generous your GM is with:

QUOTE
Make a sprite rating x 2 test; each hit adds 1 die to the character’s
test to use or repair the item.


A friendly machine sprite running diagnostics giving bonus dice to any use of that device.... one would presume drones are a device smile.gif
Jack Kain
I think its time for a techo-rigger challange or something.
Who can make the most out of 400BP
Jaid
command CF boosted to ludicrous amounts FTW!

(throw in codeslinger(control device) for good measure, if you're feeling like extra cheese).
Jaid
QUOTE (Jack Kain)
I think its time for a techo-rigger challange or something.
Who can make the most out of 400BP

do i need to post the cheese-0-matic 400 technomantic vehicle control specialist again? (technically not a rigger, but better in every way imo... see the previous post for the basic concept)
hobgoblin
a link to the post would be nice. sure i could test my search-fu but im kinda lazy like that nyahnyah.gif

screw that, i was more bored then i was lazy:
http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=16732

some way down as i found no link directly to the post nyahnyah.gif
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