Take a look at p. 255 of the BBB and tell me that's not Morpheus wheeling and dealing .

What is the BBB? I see it mentioned alot ont hese boards bt i have no clue what it is.

The Big Black Book, i.e. Shadowrun 3rd Edition rulebook. Just came across the picture while I was leafing through it (so bored).

BBB = "Big Black Book" , slang for SR3 (or any main book)

Ahh now that makes sense

Ehhhh... kinda... I can see a resemblance, yes.

I thought it was amusing when I saw it.

...Think Mr. Darke would be Agent Smith?...

...Who would Deus be?...

The Architect.

Same thing I was thinking, actually.

...The Squiddies could be special drones, and I think many of the Matrix hovercrafts are reproducable using R3...

Get cracking, boyos. Let's see a Dumpshock build of the Neb.

Think Niobe would be a rigger and Ghost a weapons specialist?

Everyone would be a sort of cross between a decker and an adept. Except the operators, they would be riggers.

I still say Niobe would be a rigger, too. She's the pilot for the Logos, after all.

EDIT: And a damn good one, at that.

Except none of them have Vehicle Control Rigs, hence they aren't Riggers, they are just people with good vehicle skills.

Eh. I meant in terms of archetype, not equipment...*shrug*

Actually, I'd say that everyone who was born inside the Matrix probably has a VCR pre-installed. At the least they have very high--rating simsense rigs implanted; no way are they working purely off of ASIST.

I still say Niobe was more the Adept/Decker type. Her drive skill was just astronomical. She was the captain and I assume they have to start somewhere, so maybe she was an operator before she got her command.

Know what? I'm going to stop thinking about The Matrix before I remember how much the last one sucked balls and get all pissed off again. Tootles!

Ah, right...Cyberzombie.

Wait, what? That wasn't even in SR.

I corrupted him and destroyed the Matrix. And you were pwned.

...Oooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaaah!...Forgot about that.

Screw the Matrix! What a hype hogging piece of shite.

<Scene>
Neo just woke up/was released by the agents.

His phone rings.

He answers, he hears a voice, it's Morpheus (enemy #1, the most hunted "terrorist" in the Matrix, they can't catch this guy, he's a cyber ninja.)

<Morpheus> I must be brief, this line is tapped...

<paraphrased for amusement>

<Morpheus> Boy I can't believe they let you go! Holy crap you're so lucky! If they knew how important you were they would have NEVER let you go! Did I mention this line was tapped? Sooooo, still wanna meet with me? Uh uh... ya how's the corner of Dufus and Dipshit, under the bridge? Hey did I mention the thing about the line tapping? So woud 30 minutes be good for you? Fantastic! I should really go now, you know... with the line being tapped and all, see you under the bridge!!

How the blarg is this guy still free?

Sunday.

Wow... that never occurred to me before. Now i'm even MORE pissed!

The last one was the worst.

The Architect: (paraphrased) Yeah, so, that rogue Agent Smith guy is going to destroy us machines and that totally sux0rz. What's that Neo? You'll destroy Agent Smith for us? Kewl! What's that you want in return? You want us to let all the humans go, thereby losing us our only power source and effectively destroying us anyway? So our choice is destruction or destruction? You know, the more i think about this plan, the more I LOVE IT! OMG R0X0RZ LOL! Where do I sign?

Yeah, or, um, this.

Not to mention the Train Man, whom I suspect exists solely because the writers wrote themselves into a hole in movie 2 and didn't know how to get out. There's also the question of how Zion manages to power itself, as it doesn't have an Unconscious Collective to act as its power station, and...

Also, if it's that easy to break that cloud cover above the Earth, would not a form of SOLAR ENERGY work better and be more efficient?

The Matrix is powered entirely by Munchkinite. Munchkinite, however, requires two things to tap its vast powers: one is a living being, and the other is a character that that living being plays. By having everyone on earth roleplay themselves, the machines tap the ultimate power of Munchkinite and rule the world.

~J

Don't you people dare do this. Do not mock and cheapen all things SR. That which we love and cherish. Do not commit the ultimate sacriledge by attempting to convert SR or use SR rules in ANY way shape or form in relation to ANYTHING that is considered mainstream, and especially nothing as stupid as the matrix. They ripped off so much from SR it's not even funny. Even the D20 system is starting to adopt SR rules. Don't encourage this kind of garbage with mainstream crossovers. It's like all the AD&D forums that post "what class is Legolas?" or "Building Legolas" and other shite like that.

Please I beg you.

Lighten up, it's just a bit of fun. Mainstream is subjective, anyway.

What class WOULD Legolas be...?

Probably Fighter/Ranger/Deepwood Sniper.

His class would be Elf. Other classes include Wizard, Dwarf, and Barbarian; no need for more than four.

~J

Wait, so are you saying that they're mocking and cheapening D&D by bringing LotR into it, or that they're mocking and cheapening LotR by bringing D&D into it?

Legolas is a bow ranger with a very good DM who lets the players do anything that sounds cool and cinematic.