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Ascalaphus
QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 23 2011, 04:37 PM) *
Squirts.


Tricky. Take a look at the EVO HEL suit - Arsenal p. 54:
- Cold Insulation 4
- Fire Resistance 2
- Radiation Shield 3
- Chemical Protection 2
- Armor 3/3
- 5 minutes of vacuum protection

That's normal inside-clothing in space.
Stahlseele
QUOTE (Squinky @ Apr 23 2011, 05:33 PM) *
Pain inducers might be okayish....

Ah, yes, that's the microwave gun i meant i think ^^
Ascalaphus
That's probably one of the few safe-to-use weapons that'll be effective indoors.
longbowrocks
If you don't mind me saying, I think the safest weapon would be one used by someone with an incredibly high dice pool (never miss).
Or anything+stick n' shock.
Xahn Borealis
Tranq patches.
Ascalaphus
QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 23 2011, 06:50 PM) *
Tranq patches.


Again, protective clothing.
Xahn Borealis
Who said they were going to be applied in combat? I have this wonderful image of someone sitting on the loo and passing out because of the derm on the seat smile.gif
Stahlseele
*nods* disguise as cleaning personel, "clean" with Gamma-Scopolamine/DMSO-Mixture. Wait. Profit.
Xahn Borealis
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 23 2011, 09:12 PM) *
*nods* disguise as cleaning personel, "clean" with Gamma-ScopolamineLaxative/DMSO-Mixture. Wait. Profit.

Fixed. biggrin.gif
Stahlseele
Noo, that's juvenile fun, but not very effective . . especially seeing how laxative has no place in your blood stream, but only in your digestive trackt.
Xahn Borealis
Fine. LOTS OF LAXATIVE.
Stahlseele
then you can use rat poison too . .
Xahn Borealis
Would it be possible to use nano-carcerand plus and a shitton of laxative to get synchronised soiling? With the 1812 Overture? rotfl.gif
Stahlseele
TECHNICALLY . . yes, yes it should work indeed . . but practically?
No two asses are the same.
Xahn Borealis
Anchored spells? This needs to happen somehow.
Stahlseele
spells would be a better way to do this.
big ritual spell with enough oomph to do this on arcology scale for example . .
or city-scale.
great form earth elemental has LOS(A) Quake power.
great form shit excremental could have LOS shitstorm power *snickers*
Xahn Borealis
Just imagine the fireworks scene from V for Vendetta, only change the colour to brown... devil.gif
KarmaInferno
FIRE UP THE SONIC DISCOMBOBULATOR!





-k
Xahn Borealis
That's weird, I feel sort of... bubbly in my stomach. Wait, what's-OH NO.
Stahlseele
QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Apr 24 2011, 02:03 AM) *
FIRE UP THE SONIC DISCOMBOBULATOR!





-k

QUOTE
Spider's weapon of choice for most of the series is a handheld "bowel disruptor," which causes instant and painful loss of bowel control, with various settings that allow him to vary the level of pain and discomfort the device will inflict, ranging from simple diarrhea to complete rectal prolapse. At a much harsher level, the victim has a bowel movement so dramatic and agonizing that it induces unconsciousness. While at least three times in the series, it is revealed through dialogue that the gun can be set to 'Fatal Intestinal Maelstrom'. Spider prefers this weapon because, despite being illegal, it is (usually) non-lethal and its effects are untraceable. His assistants, Channon and Yelena, have also been armed with bowel disruptors during The Cure arc.

Also, the Brown Note.
longbowrocks
We're talking about space right? How are you going to cast a spell with only a few dozen local life forces supporting the mana flow?
Stahlseele
Ah, right, i forgot about that . .
Well, technically, you can cast a ritual spell into space . .
It's only a -12 Mana Void after all . .
So if you get the spell strong enough and a material link up there, you can cast it on earth and have it take efect up there.
As long as the spell is Force 13+ before entering the void.
Xahn Borealis
QUOTE (longbowrocks @ Apr 24 2011, 04:42 PM) *
We're talking about space right? How are you going to cast a spell with only a few dozen local life forces supporting the mana flow?

I don't care where it happens, I want my poop orchestra.
longbowrocks
Space in general is a -12 mana void? Or are you talking about space stations?
God, they really should make empty space into a -everything mana void. A number can be overcome, but in a game sense, you can't cast spells if there's nothing to support them.
Stahlseele
Space is a -12 Mana Void in general.
On the Moon and in the Habitats it might actually be a bit less than -12, more like -8 to -10 probably . .
longbowrocks
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 24 2011, 09:16 AM) *
Space is a -12 Mana Void in general.
On the Moon and in the Habitats it might actually be a bit less than -12, more like -8 to -10 probably . .

Jeez, so after a mage initiates once and increases their magic, they can potentially kill anything anywhere in the entire universe. Probability aside, the point is they have a shot at it.
That's... Balanced. sarcastic.gif
Xahn Borealis
There's no aliens in Shadowrun. The universe is safe.
longbowrocks
Well, there's the issue of people who are on the run. You would think a measure as extreme as launching yourself towards the edge of the solar system in a small escape pod would be enough to protect you from any human threat.
Also, the sun is arguably a structure. Structures don't regenerate.
Xahn Borealis
I'm wondering how long til you try and take it out with a longbow. :rotlf:
longbowrocks
I'll look for something that negates range increments in space (no friction or gravity, so that should be fair). grinbig.gif
Xahn Borealis
Forget mages, you can potentially kill anything anywhere in the entire universe.
Stahlseele
A Wizard did it.
An immor(t)al Elf.
Maybe a Dragon.
Blood Mages!
Horrors!
Run you little puppets RUUN!
Also, Ecplipse Phase or whatever is supposed to be more or less the 8th World still has magic even through space, if i understood that one right.
Xahn Borealis
Eclipse Phase is a whole different universe. Earth is dying due to global warming, Skynet divides itself by zero, let's get the fuck out.
Medicineman
Also, Ecplipse Phase or whatever is supposed to be more or less the 8th World still has magic even through space, if i understood that one right.
Not Eclipse Phase
another RPG ....Exodus (IIRC ? ) no it is Equinox
http://www.u-n-f-u-g.de/index.php/artikel/...hadows-of-earth
or
http://www.redbrick-limited.com/cms/index.php?categoryid=60

with another Dance
Medicineman
Stahlseele
Ah, Equinox . . yeah, i am STILL getting those two mixed up <.<
Well, wait . . it still says FASA Corporation there . . what the? O.o
Also, if this is canon, then no, we can not beatt he Horrors.
longbowrocks
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 24 2011, 12:13 PM) *
we can not beatt he Horrors.

"beatt he"
This is well on its way to becoming a meme.
On Dumpshock at least.
Stahlseele
What, did you think, spawned the idea of Psychotropic Ice? *snickers*
longbowrocks
I don't know that one.
Rasumichin
QUOTE (longbowrocks @ Apr 24 2011, 06:23 PM) *
Jeez, so after a mage initiates once and increases their magic, they can potentially kill anything anywhere in the entire universe. Probability aside, the point is they have a shot at it.
That's... Balanced. sarcastic.gif


No, they don't have a shot at it unless they raise their Magic above 12.
As a comparison, that's the level less powerful great dragons such as Masaru are ranked at.
Getting your Magic all the way up to 13 takes several hundred karma, and that would still only leave you with Magic 1 in space.
Which would hardly do anything even against a mundane opponent.
Simultaneously, the mage still has to deal with the normal drain values, so he has to soak the drain from a Force 13 spell to effectively cast a level 1 spell.
Admittedly, a being as powerful as Lofwyr or Verjigorm might still function as a halfway decent mage in space, but compared to what they could do within the manasphere, they'd look pretty tame.
If i could pick any place to go up against a major magical threat as a mundane, i'd go for space, even if my opponent still had a tiny bit of their magical power left.

Not that Lofwyr would ever risk chasing you through the solar system personally. He's got enough people up there who could do that for him in a non-magical way.
longbowrocks
QUOTE (Rasumichin @ Apr 25 2011, 04:59 AM) *
No, they don't have a shot at it unless they raise their Magic above 12.

I meant you could overcast if you start with 6, and increase it to 7. If you cast from earth, you can cast at force 14, allowing 2 points of force to apply to the target in space.
KarmaInferno
I am suddenly imagining a bored high powered mage writing his name on the moon with an optical telescope.



-k
longbowrocks
QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Apr 25 2011, 08:16 AM) *
I am suddenly imagining a bored high powered mage writing his name on the moon with an optical telescope.

I was thinking of blowing up the sun, but yours is much more feasible. And funny. rotfl.gif
Rasumichin
How do you blow up the sun with a Force 2 spell?
Stahlseele
Bit by tiny little bit?
Of course not, the sun's got a Barrier Rating of . . like . . 1 Billion or something . .
Object Resistance rating of basically 0 though, because what is there more natural than a sun?
longbowrocks
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 25 2011, 11:45 AM) *
Bit by tiny little bit?
Of course not, the sun's got a Barrier Rating of . . like . . 1 Billion or something . .
Object Resistance rating of basically 0 though, because what is there more natural than a sun?

bingo.
Rasumichin
So you just have to overcast at Force 14 for about 30 billion times, hope the drain doesn't kill you after the first two tries and you got rid of the sun.
Sounds like a plan.

BTW, natural objects still have an object resistance of 1. So you have one net hit left at best.
Irion
So this thread in short: A mage with a ritual link of any kind is able to hit a target anyware in the universe as long as he manages to cast a Spell of force 13 or with at least one hit. (assuming the target does not resist against the spell)

@Rasumichin
QUOTE
So you just have to overcast at Force 14 for about 30 billion times, hope the drain doesn't kill you after the first two tries and you got rid of the sun.
Sounds like a plan.

Sounds a bit too few for the sun. But anyway.
And what is more natural than a thermonuclear reaktion. Well. Hello Mr. Toxic Shaman.
Yes, this is the point where we all got to admit that the rules for object resistance just suck.
Stahlseele
Sun was a legal/allowed/official Totem under SR3.
QUOTE
<P>ENV: Anywhere under the open sky</P>
<P>DESC: Sun is noble, heroic, flamboyant and courageous.
Sun is an inspiration to his followers and a
natural leader by example. All living things draw
sustenance from his life-giving light. Sun is a
supreme power for creation as well as destruction.
From his place in the sky, he can observe all and
rule justly. A Sun shaman refuses to follow any
cause he believes is unjust. They maintain the
highest possible standard for themselves and
strive to excel at whatever they choose to do.</P>
<P>ADVAN: +2 dice for combat, detection and health spells.
+2 dice for any spirit while in direct sunlight</P>
<P>DISADVAN: +2 to all Conjuring target numbers at night. A Sun
shaman must have a minimum Charisma of 4.</P>

It is a simple effect caused by the laws of nature/physics.
Irion
@Stahlseele
QUOTE
It is a simple effect caused by the laws of nature/physics.

True, for any kind of technology.
Stahlseele
Yah but THIS ONE happens without Mankind having had to do anything to get it to run.
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