Hi i am new here and pretty new to gming shadowrun. Next session their is a new player and he's going to play a decker.

I have read the decking rules more then a few times and i am still a bit overwhelmed. Anyway my problem is with the Bod persona utility. I cant find a multiplier or cost for it... Could some body help me out.

It's not in the basic SR3 book, you'll need the Matrix supplimental rule book for those.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Can you give me a page quote. I have all 3rd edition books.

Here's the thread where is asked a similar question.

Matrix p66-67

Matrix pp 66-67. It's quite complicated to build a custom cyberdeck. Under BBB rules, you don't even need to worry about it, as they just "give" you MPCP X 3 points to allocate to your Persona programs.

This is a stock deck from the BBB. Do I pay for Bod with a x3 or simply give it bod adjustable at the deckers whim.

You need to distrubute the MPCP x3 amongst your Bod, Evasion, Sensors and Masking attributes

As mentioned, the max combined persona program ratings you can have running is MPCPx3, so MPCP=6 allows for 18 points of Persona Programs.

There is no associated cost for Persona Programs using a Stock Deck from the core rules, at least there are no rules listed for it there.

and no single rating can exceed your MPCP.

Also, when you pick the ratings remember that they are not adjustable without a retrofit or running in "modes" (Matrix pg. 123). Think hard what you want them at because they don't change.

I tried to design a character that had a deck with several persona modals for different tasks but they account for about 1/3-1/2 the cost of the deck, its just to expensive.

Edward

we had so much trouble with decking, in the end we made the deckers npc's, it kepes the game moving.

Search for "the idiots guide to the matrix". It gives comprehecive examples of which at least some should be in the books (although It´s grown so large you can hardly read it all). I would never have gotten a hang of it without it.

<<<edit>>> Here it is

dude, read the matrix section carfully and then high lite the important parts about the rules, thats what i did.