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What this means for you guys is that you can carry around more than one SIN without having to carry around a separate commlink for each one. All you have to do is hot swap the SIN cards, and your commlink now shows a new identity. |
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How's that work for implanted commlinks? |
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Still thinking about a character, just so you know. ![]() Possibly a demo expert/long arms specialist (read sniper) ![]() What kind of cyber-packages can I get? |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
For black-ops guys like you, an easily traced SIN is a huge liability. Any evidence you would end up leaving behind on a mission could be traced back to you. [...] |
QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein @ Aug 23 2007, 12:36 PM) | ||
If that's really a concern for the government, there is an easier solution available as well. In the Genetech chapter of Augmentation there's a treatment called "Genewipe." It essentially makes it so that the implantee's DNA corrodes soon after leaving their body, making ritual material and DNA evidence useless after five minutes. Could be a new standard treatment for all black ops types. There's even an optional rule in the book that lets such treatments cost 0 Essence. Just a suggestion/comment. ![]() |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
Remember that everyone needs to be at Special Ops level. A former FBI guy probably cut his teeth on Hostage Rescue, so he is gonna have some really good combative skills. After that, he would most likely have transitioned to Anti-Terror field work. |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
As an addendum to my previous post, I would like to say that someone with a Military Combat Arms background might be more willing to escalate to the use of lethal force, or might resort to it earlier than someone with a Law Enforcement background. The rest of the team might pull their guns out before you do, but once yours are out, you will be shooting to kill. And if a badguy manages to survive but be incapacitated by your fire, then you might be more likely to attempt to subdue/capture him than just double-tap him. |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
And you better your chance of approval if you give the cyber/bio both make and model names. |
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Character Generation: 600 BPs, 300 BPs max on Mental and Physical Attributes. Metatypes: Ork, Elf, or Dwarf costs 25 BPs. Trolls won't be allowed for this game. Attributes Attributes cost 10 BPs up to 1 less than the normal racial maximum. The point of normal racial maximum costs 25 points. Skills Skill groups cost 5 points, and may be purchased up to rating 5. Individual Skills cost 2 BPs per die, and one of them can be brought to 6, three of them to 5, and all others capped at 4. Specializations cost 1 BP Knowledge/Language Skills are available free as normal (Logic x3 + Intuition x3) and can be purchased at the rate of 1 BP per point of Knowledge skill (keeping with the skills at half-cost model). |
QUOTE (Fortune) |
Questions: a) Do we have to supply our own Commlinks, or will (decent) 'links be supplied? |
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b) How does your reworking of the Armor rules affected implanted, or otherwise integral armors? |
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c) Even though you are not allowing the splitting of Skill Groups (not thrilled about this ruling, by the way, as coupled with your other house rules can tend to make things come out weird), are you allowing us to Specialize in Skills still within the Groups? |
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Probably more later ... ![]() |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
Basically, implanted armor stacks with worn armor, and follows the rules I posted on page 1 of this thread. Click on the spoiler link to see them. If that's not the details that you are looking for, please let me know and I'll try to answer your question to the best of my ability. |
QUOTE (Fortune) |
Yeah, there are quite a number of different Armor variations. Thanks for the info. ![]() I do think your reworking (or lack thereof) of Orthoskin is a bit off, considering the costs in both Karma and nuyen involved. |
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Oh, and you didn't actually answer as to whether we can Specialize within Skill Groups (although I assume not). ![]() |
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As for Commlinks, let me get this clear. You do not want us to purchase our own Commlink? Can we play with the makeup of the ones we are issued? Can we have a say in their physical form (ie. earring, watch, belt buckle, retro-i-pod, etc.)? |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) | ||
True. And that probably would be an SOP treatment for Black Ops like you guys. However, it doesn't change your finger/thumb/palm prints, retinal patters, or keep someone from getting a blood sample once they have you in custody. Of course, combine the "Fake gubmint created SIN" along with that treatment, and yes, assets become much more deniable. |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
I don't know what more I can say other than you guys have my word that you won't get screwed on gear. There will be some limits for this particular mission, and those make perfect sense within the mission parameters. No one is going to wake up naked in the street. I am not running that type of game. If you still really want in but can't get past that hurdle, and don't mind having some of the initial story spoiled for you, go ahead and PM me and we can talk. |
QUOTE (Fortune) |
Dude! It's cool. ![]() I have lots more things to spend cash (or BPs) on than gear. ![]() I'm not trying to pry game info as much as get the clearest possible picture on what you are expecting from us, as well as the range of your limitations (which is a little difficult given your semi-revealed house rules). |
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I was pretty much done with the first draft (except for finalizing his bio), but if you have recalculated augmentations, then it looks like I am back to square one. ![]() |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
Nice to see this generating some interest. Let me see if I can answer some of the basic questions posed here. <snip> I've changed the nuyen cost and effects of some pieces of cyber/bio, and I've changed the cost of many of the physad abilities. I use a version of Blakkie's Excel character generator that I would be happy to e-mail out to everyone who needs it. Also, if someone has a place they can host it, that would be even better. |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
It would be ideal if there was a place I could upload these docs and just share out the link. |
QUOTE (Fortune @ Aug 26 2007, 09:36 PM) |
See my Trillian comment earlier. ![]() |
QUOTE (TheOneRonin) |
I know some of you cringe when you hear "GM PC", but you'll have to trust that this won't be one of those. |