I understand now first-hand what you mean, WinterRat, when you suggest that it is sometimes hard to find a way to answer my posts!
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Ha! Well I'm definitely glad to hear that. Seriously, sometimes I've just sat and stared at your posts, the equivalent of a 'duh...' on my face, because I'm just not sure where to take it from there.
Hopefully Grendel will provide you many more of these moments of difficulty responding, so you can know even better what it's like!
Although when I think about it, I think it's in large part because sometimes you're so creative, I never would even have considered certain things you post, so I have to take time to let my mind catch up to think how you're thinking, so I can understand how to respond to the post in a way that makes sense. Unless you just want me to post nonsense, that is.
Hopefully Grendel will provide you many more of these moments of difficulty responding, so you can know even better what it's like!
Although when I think about it, I think it's in large part because sometimes you're so creative, I never would even have considered certain things you post, so I have to take time to let my mind catch up to think how you're thinking, so I can understand how to respond to the post in a way that makes sense. Unless you just want me to post nonsense, that is.
Important SR 4 General Announcement
OK everyone, your much beloved and adored GM staff has
been working very hard to come to a resolution on an
issue I know has been on the back of all your minds
lately: what is LitS going to do about SR4?
After long discussions and negotiations, we have
managed to come to a consensus on how we will be
addressing this issue. The answer to the million
dollar question is that yes, we will be switching
systems over to SR4.
The reason for this essentially boils down to the
reality that Shadowrun, as a world and as a game
(mechanic-wise) is changing. As a living world, LITS
must change with it, not only for the current
characters' sake, but also so that we can continually
grow with new characters to populate and bring it to
life. In order to stay up to date on all the new
developments, LITS must change or become obsolete.
Yet at the same time, we had to acknowledge that many
of the changes within SR4 are much more closely tied
to timeline events than in any other previous system
change. Timeline jump was not an option. We believe
we have found a system of LitS conversion which will
allow maximum flexibility and eventually full
adaptation of the new rules, bending the canon ever so
slightly in order to remain faithful to the spirit of
SR4.
In order to make the transition as smooth as possible,
we will be implementing the following timeline for
conversion:
From now until the end of October: Players
should obtain a copy of SR4 and consider how they
might want to remake their PC as a starting character
under the SR4 rules, but using their existing
technology wherever SR4 technology does not overrule
it. One special case: commlinks and technomancers are
not available to these starting PCs. (SR3
communications and rigging equipment does not suddenly
cease to function; and the world event triggering the
birth of technomancers has not yet occurred.)
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31: Players should
remake their characters under SR4 rules, working with
their GMs throughout the process. The exact procedure
for doing this will be explained in complete detail in
the Living in the Shadows: Guidelines
thread. By Dec. 31, all current characters should have
been remade to conform to SR4 rules in accordance with
the procedure laid out in the Guidelines thread. As
characters complete their conversion and are approved,
they will then begin using SR4 rules.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
us, and hopefully we'll be able to provide you with
timely answers. Thanks to everyone so far for your
support of LITS and helping it grow and develop, and
we, the GM staff, look forward to playing with you all
for a long time to come! See you in SR4!
All the best,
The LITS GM staff
OK everyone, your much beloved and adored GM staff has
been working very hard to come to a resolution on an
issue I know has been on the back of all your minds
lately: what is LitS going to do about SR4?
After long discussions and negotiations, we have
managed to come to a consensus on how we will be
addressing this issue. The answer to the million
dollar question is that yes, we will be switching
systems over to SR4.
The reason for this essentially boils down to the
reality that Shadowrun, as a world and as a game
(mechanic-wise) is changing. As a living world, LITS
must change with it, not only for the current
characters' sake, but also so that we can continually
grow with new characters to populate and bring it to
life. In order to stay up to date on all the new
developments, LITS must change or become obsolete.
Yet at the same time, we had to acknowledge that many
of the changes within SR4 are much more closely tied
to timeline events than in any other previous system
change. Timeline jump was not an option. We believe
we have found a system of LitS conversion which will
allow maximum flexibility and eventually full
adaptation of the new rules, bending the canon ever so
slightly in order to remain faithful to the spirit of
SR4.
In order to make the transition as smooth as possible,
we will be implementing the following timeline for
conversion:
From now until the end of October: Players
should obtain a copy of SR4 and consider how they
might want to remake their PC as a starting character
under the SR4 rules, but using their existing
technology wherever SR4 technology does not overrule
it. One special case: commlinks and technomancers are
not available to these starting PCs. (SR3
communications and rigging equipment does not suddenly
cease to function; and the world event triggering the
birth of technomancers has not yet occurred.)
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31: Players should
remake their characters under SR4 rules, working with
their GMs throughout the process. The exact procedure
for doing this will be explained in complete detail in
the Living in the Shadows: Guidelines
thread. By Dec. 31, all current characters should have
been remade to conform to SR4 rules in accordance with
the procedure laid out in the Guidelines thread. As
characters complete their conversion and are approved,
they will then begin using SR4 rules.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
us, and hopefully we'll be able to provide you with
timely answers. Thanks to everyone so far for your
support of LITS and helping it grow and develop, and
we, the GM staff, look forward to playing with you all
for a long time to come! See you in SR4!
All the best,
The LITS GM staff
And yes, I know the Guidelines do not yet contain the Conversion Guidelines. I'm giving the GMs a few more hours to look it over and comment if they choose or deem it necessary.
The revised draft is out there and polished for them to look at, and unless someone finds a problem with it, the Conversion Guidelines will be up later today or early tomorrow.
The revised draft is out there and polished for them to look at, and unless someone finds a problem with it, the Conversion Guidelines will be up later today or early tomorrow.
Eyes- Let me know or post if you're going into the restaurant, I already PMed you back with what you see outside.
Well, I had a nice new post written, and I'd like to say that my computer ate it, but it was lost through human error. I'll have something up later today.
-S
-S
Sorry 'bout that. Got called away for a sec.
[ Spoiler ]
Perception for Vedic:
Base is Intuition+Perception: 6
Perceiver is not distracted.
Perceiver is actively looking/listening for something, but does not know specifically what. No bonus.
Object/sound not in immediate vicinity: -2
Object/sound is not far away.
Object/sound does not stand out.
No interfering sight/sound/odor. The club environment is distracting, but Vedic has both low-light, thermographic, and flare compensation. This acts to filter out the vision modifiers. Sound, on the other hand, is a lost cause given the ambient acoustic level.
Perceiver has active vision enhancements: +3
Perceiver is not using virtual reality.
Visibility modifiers discussed above.
Final pool: 7
Roll: 6, 6, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1 (4 hits)
Base is Intuition+Perception: 6
Perceiver is not distracted.
Perceiver is actively looking/listening for something, but does not know specifically what. No bonus.
Object/sound not in immediate vicinity: -2
Object/sound is not far away.
Object/sound does not stand out.
No interfering sight/sound/odor. The club environment is distracting, but Vedic has both low-light, thermographic, and flare compensation. This acts to filter out the vision modifiers. Sound, on the other hand, is a lost cause given the ambient acoustic level.
Perceiver has active vision enhancements: +3
Perceiver is not using virtual reality.
Visibility modifiers discussed above.
Final pool: 7
Roll: 6, 6, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1 (4 hits)
Eyes- Give me a perception test.
Scrap- Give me a torture test again.
Here you go-
07 05 05 01
07 05 05 01
Another? Okay.
[ Spoiler ]
Here is where I learn about the SR4 system. This would be a surprise check.
Also:
Also:
| QUOTE |
| only the pair of hostesses taking coats and cover. Vedic paid for himself and Lilith, |
Does Vedic have his longcoat?
Layout of Domain:
Have to try describing it -- if anyone more artistically adept than I can render it into a quick sketch, I'll be grateful. (Blame grendel, he gave me the idea of differing heights.) Entryway is even with the outside but elevated relative to the main floor. It curves slightly, though I've drawn it straight:
| CODE |
O [stage #3] ==============O [stage #1] O [stage #2] |
Stage #1 is seven feet above the main ground level, stage #2 three feet above it, stage #3 four feet above that. The stairs connect from #1 to #3, and from #1 to #2. (Figure all stairs -- open iron mesh, catching and reverberating the deep bass sound -- are at 30 degree angles, for simplicity's sake.
| CODE |
[ladder] O O [#5] ==============O O [#4] ---> [bar area (base level, non-elevated)] O O [#6] |
Similar and opposite arrangement with the other three stages, with #4 eight feet above #1 and partly overlapping it, and then #5 and #6 branching out. #4 cannot be reached directly from #1, only via #2. The stairs here connect from #2 to the central #4, and then from #4 to #5 and from #4 to #6, roughly the same ratio of height.
Finally, the floor below is something of a combination mosh pit and open bar area: the only stairway descending to it from the elevated stages goes down from #4 on the right of this diagram.
Pattern of stairs:
| CODE |
#5 #3 / \ #1 #4 ---> main floor /_____/ \ #2 #6 |
except that the stairs from #2 to #4 go right over stage #1.
Surprise tests are made using an Initiative test for all those involved. Characters that have been alerted somehow gain a +3 dice pool modifier, while characters that are ambushing receive a +6 dice pool modifier. Since it doesn't seem that Vedic is either:
Initiative (9): 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1 (3 hits)
Vedic still has his long coat.
Initiative (9): 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1 (3 hits)
Vedic still has his long coat.
Important Announcement
Guidelines are up for conversion. If you have any questions, post them here in the OOC thread. DO NOT PM me, since I'm sure others may have the same question as well, so we may as well get the questions and answers out for all to see. Plus, I may have to consult with the GMs from time to time, so may as well put it where they all can see it too.
Happy converting!
Guidelines are up for conversion. If you have any questions, post them here in the OOC thread. DO NOT PM me, since I'm sure others may have the same question as well, so we may as well get the questions and answers out for all to see. Plus, I may have to consult with the GMs from time to time, so may as well put it where they all can see it too.
Happy converting!
[quick stop-in, will follow up in more detail in a few hours]
Which means almost all of my NPCs would be rolling straight initiative tests as well. How does one read outcome?
Also, forgot to add a couple of things about the place, might or might not be of use.
First, side-to-side and front-to-back, it's very small for a club, only 30' x 60' (+ possibly another 10 or so feet of hidden space in the back) : hence the heavy use of vertical space.
The bar area itself is tucked in under stage #1. The rest of the bottom floor has scattered pedestal-style tables. Although also metal(lic?) they look light -- maybe in comparison to the iron mesh used everywhere else -- but their bases are bolted to the floor.
Forgot yesterday to add the 5' wide mezzanine that runs against the back wall and along 20' of the side walls on both sides. Height: on a level with the highest stage. It's accessed by staircases at both ends from the main floor, and by a railed catwalk leading from the highest stage.
Which means almost all of my NPCs would be rolling straight initiative tests as well. How does one read outcome?
Also, forgot to add a couple of things about the place, might or might not be of use.
First, side-to-side and front-to-back, it's very small for a club, only 30' x 60' (+ possibly another 10 or so feet of hidden space in the back) : hence the heavy use of vertical space.
The bar area itself is tucked in under stage #1. The rest of the bottom floor has scattered pedestal-style tables. Although also metal(lic?) they look light -- maybe in comparison to the iron mesh used everywhere else -- but their bases are bolted to the floor.
Forgot yesterday to add the 5' wide mezzanine that runs against the back wall and along 20' of the side walls on both sides. Height: on a level with the highest stage. It's accessed by staircases at both ends from the main floor, and by a railed catwalk leading from the highest stage.
Man that SR4 Contact stuff really hurt, but I think I managed to get it close.
40BP spent in contacts...ouch!
Slip
40BP spent in contacts...ouch!
Slip
400BP. Scaling back to street-level then, alrighty.
Can I convert this guy to a shaman, or make up a new tradition? I'm about 70% certain that the shamanic tradition won't really fit this guy anymore. Oh, and how much leeway do I have in playing with some of the softer abilities in the book? Say I want to change the bonuses for a certain mentor spirit, whose personality in no way matches the mentor advantages; can I do that or is it set in stone?
Oh, and how many points is a database contact worth (anyone with my charsheet knows which I'm talking about)? I'm baselining it as 6; that sound all right?
And I feel your pain Slip; I just had to ditch my Solitaire contact to spend her 4BP on Conjuring skill, so I could actually pull off that bit of summoning I did... what was it, Wednesday in-game? I'm seriously considering Combat Paralysis as a Flaw to scrounge for BP (*wince*).
(Edit): Oh, and what do we do about 'ware that doesn't exist in the main book yet? (Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned the Math SPU
)
Can I convert this guy to a shaman, or make up a new tradition? I'm about 70% certain that the shamanic tradition won't really fit this guy anymore. Oh, and how much leeway do I have in playing with some of the softer abilities in the book? Say I want to change the bonuses for a certain mentor spirit, whose personality in no way matches the mentor advantages; can I do that or is it set in stone?
Oh, and how many points is a database contact worth (anyone with my charsheet knows which I'm talking about)? I'm baselining it as 6; that sound all right?
And I feel your pain Slip; I just had to ditch my Solitaire contact to spend her 4BP on Conjuring skill, so I could actually pull off that bit of summoning I did... what was it, Wednesday in-game? I'm seriously considering Combat Paralysis as a Flaw to scrounge for BP (*wince*).
(Edit): Oh, and what do we do about 'ware that doesn't exist in the main book yet? (Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned the Math SPU
)
WR1 - Eyes brings up a good question about Traditions. While Max is a shaman I was he is more of an Urban Shaman with a Hunter Totem.
Would it be possible for my to keep most of the Shaman Tradition but switch:
Detection: Water
Manipulation: Man
to
Detection: Man
Manipulation: Water
Detection: Man and Manipulation: Water, just seems to make the most sense for Max and it goes along with his mentor spirit's affinity for Detection Spells and Spirits of Man.
Slip
Would it be possible for my to keep most of the Shaman Tradition but switch:
Detection: Water
Manipulation: Man
to
Detection: Man
Manipulation: Water
Detection: Man and Manipulation: Water, just seems to make the most sense for Max and it goes along with his mentor spirit's affinity for Detection Spells and Spirits of Man.
Slip
Eyes- Work it out with me and Grendel. Send us a baseline template that you feel is the closest you can get to Eyes, and a list of any changes/adaptations/suggestions/duct taped solutions you can think of.
Don't worry, we'll be going over all your characters with a fine-toothed comb, so if we see something we don't like, rest assured we'll mention it.
Seriously though, we don't want to screw or depower anyone just because we switched systems. We're about as open as we'll get to 'thinking outside the box' during the conversion, so if you have ideas or thoughts that you think would help keep your character true to their original intent, by all means, come up with something and show it to us.
Does that about cover it?
Don't worry, we'll be going over all your characters with a fine-toothed comb, so if we see something we don't like, rest assured we'll mention it.
Seriously though, we don't want to screw or depower anyone just because we switched systems. We're about as open as we'll get to 'thinking outside the box' during the conversion, so if you have ideas or thoughts that you think would help keep your character true to their original intent, by all means, come up with something and show it to us.
Does that about cover it?
Slip - Uh, apparently I need to go read the magic section some more, because I did NOT follow that at all. Let me get back to you on that.
EDIT: Yours truly has focused on the combat and the cyber/bio sections of the book to date. No prizes for guessing why.
EDIT: Yours truly has focused on the combat and the cyber/bio sections of the book to date. No prizes for guessing why.
WR1 - Every Tradition links a spirit to a spell type.
So if I am using just the straight Shaman Tradition and I want a bound spirit to use its Aid Sorcery ability to help me cast a detection spell I would have to use a bound Water Spirit. Since in the Shamanic tradition detection spells are linked to Water Spirits.
For Max I was thinking his version of Shaman would be:
Combat = Beast Spirits (Obviously with the type of Shaman he is.)
Detection = Spirits of Man
Health = Earth Spirits
Illusion = Air Spirits
Manipulation = Water Spirits
Resist Drain = Willpower + Charisma
I have to admit I like the way Max turned out. Though it took a lot of tweaking, Max went from being a decent Shaman to a decent Shaman with a good amount of Face skills, now that the influence skills are linked to Charisma.
So if I am using just the straight Shaman Tradition and I want a bound spirit to use its Aid Sorcery ability to help me cast a detection spell I would have to use a bound Water Spirit. Since in the Shamanic tradition detection spells are linked to Water Spirits.
For Max I was thinking his version of Shaman would be:
Combat = Beast Spirits (Obviously with the type of Shaman he is.)
Detection = Spirits of Man
Health = Earth Spirits
Illusion = Air Spirits
Manipulation = Water Spirits
Resist Drain = Willpower + Charisma
I have to admit I like the way Max turned out. Though it took a lot of tweaking, Max went from being a decent Shaman to a decent Shaman with a good amount of Face skills, now that the influence skills are linked to Charisma.
| QUOTE (WinterRat1 @ Oct 21 2005, 11:19 AM) |
| Seriously though, we don't want to screw or depower anyone just because we switched systems. We're about as open as we'll get to 'thinking outside the box' during the conversion, so if you have ideas or thoughts that you think would help keep your character true to their original intent, by all means, come up with something and show it to us. |
Oh it's not a question of whether he'll be altered/depowered; he will be. Or at least he'll be somewhat less ambitios: more limited in scope. Part of the charm of building this guy in the first place was throwing in all the stupid munchkin min-maxing tricks I could think of at chargen, putting them together and building a character who was--despite all those tricks--functionally gimped, and then trying to "fix" him as the game went on.
At this point I don't know the SR4 rules well enough to play those kinds of math games; I'm just looking to write a character who can do all the things he already *did* in-game, more-or-less keep to a similar backstory, and not disappoint you guys *too* much when/if he eventually becomes a decker in an actual shadowrunning team. That's more than ambitious enough this go-around.
(Edit): Okay, so two big questions: what does a Math SPU do now, and can Snake have a bonus to something other than Binding, first because I don't intend on getting that skill, and second because it doesn't really fit under the Snake totem's purview?
Oh, and how the heck did your post about the white-eyed kid get above mine? I swear I didn't see it there when I looked yesterday.
That's almost as creepy as the kid itself. So is the fact that Eyes turned his attention away from the kid before even seeing him (timestamps)
Allrighty, let's see what I can have up before going to bed. Nothing is ever easy, is it?
That's almost as creepy as the kid itself.
So is the fact that Eyes turned his attention away from the kid before even seeing him (timestamps) Allrighty, let's see what I can have up before going to bed. Nothing is ever easy, is it?
Scrap - LOL! Your last post with the Doc reminded me of my favorite Shadowrun saying.
"Parts is Parts."
"Parts is Parts."
Eyes- Ok part of what I wanted was for you to respond to that kid, I thought you were just ignoring him. For the sake of not going back and revising a ton of posts, in your next post, assume that you did see him, but you were not entirely conscious of it because you were tired and it was so unusual. When Eyes was distracted for a moment (by Stan and the waitress) and then looked back, he was gone. A mental monologue of response should serve to simulate that, and for the time being, that’s good enough.
Scrap- I don’t know what’s more disturbing. The fact that John just offered a doctor a living person to butcher and sell, or that everyone is so normal about it.
Slip- Ah, I remember now. I’ll take a look at it (hopefully this weekend) and get back to you on it.
Scrap- I don’t know what’s more disturbing. The fact that John just offered a doctor a living person to butcher and sell, or that everyone is so normal about it.
Slip- Ah, I remember now. I’ll take a look at it (hopefully this weekend) and get back to you on it.
| QUOTE (WinterRat1 @ Oct 21 2005, 12:30 PM) |
| Scrap- I don’t know what’s more disturbing. The fact that John just offered a doctor a living person to butcher and sell, or that everyone is so normal about it. |
As if the torture itself was any better! Can't an honest runner make a buck?
Already in the process. Give me a while though; I've got to consider Eyes's response carefully, considering that the way the circumstances are looking (ICly) I may not be playing him much longer. 
I'm beginning to feel like that one guy in the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, sitting in a house smack between a derailing train, a moving fault line and a crashing airplane all at once.
Give me a while though; I've got to consider Eyes's response carefully, considering that the way the circumstances are looking (ICly) I may not be playing him much longer. I'm beginning to feel like that one guy in the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, sitting in a house smack between a derailing train, a moving fault line and a crashing airplane all at once.
| QUOTE (Sedna @ Oct 21 2005, 07:59 AM) |
| Which means almost all of my NPCs would be rolling straight initiative tests as well. How does one read outcome? |
SR4, p. 155:
At this point, the Combat Turn begins, and characters roll Initiative as normal. During the first Initiative Pass, however, character are considered surprised by any other characters who scored more hits than they did on the surprise test. A character who is surprised may not directly act toward or react to characters who have surprised him - this includes friends as well as foes.
Initiative for Vedic (Initiative roll of 9: 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 2, 1, 1 [5 hits]): 14
| QUOTE |
| Already in the process. Give me a while though; I've got to consider Eyes's response carefully, considering that the way the circumstances are looking (ICly) I may not be playing him much longer. I'm beginning to feel like that one guy in the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, sitting in a house smack between a derailing train, a moving fault line and a crashing airplane all at once. |
But at least no one's shooting missiles at you...yet.
| QUOTE (WinterRat1) |
| But at least no one's shooting missiles at you...yet. |
Yeah, well it's only a matter of time, isn't it?
And all I've got is Nervous Stan between me and hot explodey death.
Scrap- If you have nothing else to do in the clinic (besides wacking the goon and giving Fraggers 1 and 2 any instructions you might have) you can write yourself doing those things and then write yourself up to the clinic to meet Max. If there's more you have/want to do here that needs my involvement, post up to that point and then just let me know in the OOC thread.
Eyes- You're back up again. Oh, and give me another perception roll.
Sedna- Were you waiting on me for anything since my last post that I might have missed?
EDIT: Eyes- And who says Stan is between you and hot explodey death?
Eyes- You're back up again. Oh, and give me another perception roll.
Sedna- Were you waiting on me for anything since my last post that I might have missed?
EDIT: Eyes- And who says Stan is between you and hot explodey death?
| QUOTE (WinterRat1) |
| EDIT: Eyes- And who says Stan is between you and hot explodey death? |
Well he is between me and the window, right?
[ Spoiler ]
Sorry, peoples: just got here to post -- through more flu (don't ask) -- and apparently tonight is the scheduled electrical disruption, meaning computers will be down.
Until tomorrow. (Leaving quickly before the power gets pulled.)
Until tomorrow. (Leaving quickly before the power gets pulled.)
WR1-
The only thing I will need your input on was John was going to ask the bodyguards for actual names and contact info. You can PM me the response or post it here.
-S
The only thing I will need your input on was John was going to ask the bodyguards for actual names and contact info. You can PM me the response or post it here.
-S
Scrap- They'll give you a phone number to contact them at, but they're moonlighting as bodyguards from a legal professional security firm (which they don't want to name) so they prefer to avoid giving out their real names. Just in case.
Karma awards for my players
Cedric: 1 (Oct 17th - Oct 23rd)
Moirdryd: There is a post waiting for you back on page 69 of LiTS:IC and a complentary post on page 92 of the OOC. I just wanted to flag them for you in case they got barried. Happy posting.
Cedric: 1 (Oct 17th - Oct 23rd)
Moirdryd: There is a post waiting for you back on page 69 of LiTS:IC and a complentary post on page 92 of the OOC. I just wanted to flag them for you in case they got barried. Happy posting.
I have questions concerning the conversion to SR4. In looking over the conversion I notice that several Edges and Flaws didn't carry over. Unfortunately for me those included almost every single edge and flaw I have, so now what?
Am I free to just add whichever qualities make me happy or what?
In the conversion I loose a bunch of nuyen towards lifestyles and toys and such, but I've already included those in the IC posts, what happens to that?
For instance, I bought a permanent lifestyle as a bolt hole and obviously cannot afford to do so in the conversion, what happens to that lifestyle since I believe we're planning on using that as a base of operations IC?
Also, what happens if the conversion effectively destroys your character's back story? I built my character's motivation around the Hunted Flaw and now that's gone, so what do I do? I think this is something I'll be discussing with Bandit in PM but I understand we're supposed to at least post the questions here for everyone to consider.
Those are my initial set of questions concerning the conversion, I'm sure I'll have more.
Am I free to just add whichever qualities make me happy or what?
In the conversion I loose a bunch of nuyen towards lifestyles and toys and such, but I've already included those in the IC posts, what happens to that?
For instance, I bought a permanent lifestyle as a bolt hole and obviously cannot afford to do so in the conversion, what happens to that lifestyle since I believe we're planning on using that as a base of operations IC?
Also, what happens if the conversion effectively destroys your character's back story? I built my character's motivation around the Hunted Flaw and now that's gone, so what do I do? I think this is something I'll be discussing with Bandit in PM but I understand we're supposed to at least post the questions here for everyone to consider.
Those are my initial set of questions concerning the conversion, I'm sure I'll have more.
WR1-
FYI-I'm not expecting them to answer. I'll have another post up later that will hook Max and John back up.
-S
FYI-I'm not expecting them to answer. I'll have another post up later that will hook Max and John back up.
-S
Well, as for Qualities I'm sorta improvising. My character's Phobia for instance I'm just taking the allergy rules and pretending they're similar; if your GM doesn't approve he'll just say so and you can change accordingly. The lifestyle thing, I guess you'll just have to buy a few months and leave it at that. It's not like any of us are going to be making a monthly lifestyle payment for several years yet.
At this point we're just going to have to accept that the switchover's going to happen and make the best of it. Qualities and such are pretty easy to hand-wave; just take the old Flaw value, multiply by 3, and round to the nearest 5, using the result as a baseline.
At this point we're just going to have to accept that the switchover's going to happen and make the best of it. Qualities and such are pretty easy to hand-wave; just take the old Flaw value, multiply by 3, and round to the nearest 5, using the result as a baseline.
Thanks for the FYI, I'd have thought you were waiting for an answer otherwise.
Sorry for the long delays...been busy, a lot of overtime the last month, along with other issues brought up by my absence from home. Too bad the government sees more of that OT check than I do. Good news, Im only scheduled for 3 long days this week, and 4 next, so maybe I can make some posts! 
Plus I have an extra day off in there somewhere.
Im going to rebuild my computer this weekend...I think, so if Im offline next week, its because I did something wrong. Which is a real strong possiblity due to my lack of computer comprehension.
Just don't let the magic pixie smoke escape from your computer. That's not ever a good sign
Cedric: Your conversion comments have already sparked discussion amongst the GM core. Rest assured that we are working out the most fair compromise to suit your situation
Shadow- Glad to have you back! Hope everything's going good with la familia. (er, the normal kind, not the Mafia kind, for those of you who don't know!) That must have been a REALLY long movie Ivan was in.
That pixie smoke wasnt green, was it?
No, the green smoke is (checking pixie smoke reference card) a bad sound card
Also, I'll be out of town in Baltimore from tomorrow (Wednesday) until Friday. I'll probably have Internet access, so I'll be able to post in the mornings and evenings.
Also, I'll be out of town in Baltimore from tomorrow (Wednesday) until Friday. I'll probably have Internet access, so I'll be able to post in the mornings and evenings.
Scrap/WR1 - I will try to get something up today so we can move on to the meet with the Wong's.
WR1 - Should I write up to reaching the Arcology or just to leaving the Respite?
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WR1 - Should I write up to reaching the Arcology or just to leaving the Respite?
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Heading to the Arcology leads me to a question: what is publically known about the Arcology mall/food court? Specifically, do they check for weapons, illegal cyber, etc? If we have to go in basically unarmed, then we'll need to be extra careful, Slip. The Wongs may have decided to help us...right into an ambush!
If needed, I'd like to see if we can recruit a gang member or two to go in early, to check for a set-up.
Heading to the Arcology leads me to a question: what is publically known about the Arcology mall/food court? Specifically, do they check for weapons, illegal cyber, etc? If we have to go in basically unarmed, then we'll need to be extra careful, Slip. The Wongs may have decided to help us...right into an ambush!
If needed, I'd like to see if we can recruit a gang member or two to go in early, to check for a set-up.
The Arcology still hosts two full companies of Red Samurai guards along with Ren Raku's standard security for the building, and the UCAS Marines still man barricades along Ren Raku Way. Security at the mall and food court is tight, with weapons and cyberware scanners, as well as astral scans. The Arcology is a AAA area.
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