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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Max Noel)
Subject: A few rigger- and gun-related questions [a bit long]
Date: Mon Apr 22 16:00:01 2002
Hi people!

During our last gaming session, my character died (I tell you: wired
reflexes, bone lacing, a smartlink and a balance tail aren't of much help
when you're severely wounded, tied to a chair but nonetheless trying to
save your foster daughter whose stunbolt didn't hit hard enough the guy w/
gun guarding you both -- quite a long story actually), so I get to make a
new one, and as you've probably guessed from the title of this post, I
decided to be a rigger. One who's gonna be VERY pissed when he learns his
sister's been killed.

Anyway, I have a few questions:
- His "signature weapons" are twin Colt Manhunters (nicknamed Daylight and
Nightshade). But anyway, does Akimbo qualify for a specialization for the
Pistols skill?
- On the same topic, can I use the "signature weapon" feat from CC with
those? CC states it only applies to a single weapon, but think Dante's
Ebony & Ivory or Castor Troy's golden Colt M1911A1's...
- Akimbo SA weapons shoot two bullets each (for a total of 4) per
initiative pass, right?
- Now on to the serious stuff. Rigger 3 mentions (I don't remember on which
page exactly) that most military vehicles are manned by two riggers, one
controlling the vehicle itself, the other controlling the weapons system.
Is any piece of equipment required to do this? I don't think a NWCN would
be needed since there's nothing to R/C... The vehicle in question (my main
"toy") is a heavily customized GMC Bulldog Security, and I'd just like to
be able to say "alright, you take the wheel, I'll handle the buggers behind
us" (while of course still being able to control the whole van if I want to).
- Do you think it's useful to get a cranial remote control deck implanted?
- Can a drone be set up so it can take orders from two separate R/C decks
(but not simultaneously, say with a priority system...) w/o reconfiguring?
- Is R/C deck clustering possible? Though I doubt I'll ever need it, I want
to know if it's possible to combine the processing power of both my cranial
deck and my standard one (giving me the ability to control (sum of
ratings)*2 drones). The emitters (and signal boosters) used would probably
be those of the most powerful one, but what about additional features like
ASIST biofeedback filters?
- What is the size of a R/C deck? I think about the size of a regular
cyberdeck, but I may be wrong. In addition, I suppose I can fit it with a
hardened casing like a cyberdeck. How much does it cost and what are the
stats for it? (I don't own Matrix...)

Okay, I think that's all for now. Though dozens more will come to my mind
as soon as I hit the send button, of course...
Thanks in advance! Until next time...

-- Wild_Cat, over.

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Message no. 2
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Bira)
Subject: A few rigger- and gun-related questions [a bit long]
Date: Tue Apr 23 01:45:02 2002
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:57:27 +0200
Max Noel <maxnoel_fr@*****.fr> wrote:

> Hi people!
>
> During our last gaming session, my character died (I tell you: wired
> reflexes, bone lacing, a smartlink and a balance tail aren't of much help
> when you're severely wounded, tied to a chair but nonetheless trying to
> save your foster daughter whose stunbolt didn't hit hard enough the guy w/
> gun guarding you both -- quite a long story actually), so I get to make a
> new one, and as you've probably guessed from the title of this post, I
> decided to be a rigger. One who's gonna be VERY pissed when he learns his
> sister's been killed.
>
> Anyway, I have a few questions:
> - His "signature weapons" are twin Colt Manhunters (nicknamed Daylight and
> Nightshade). But anyway, does Akimbo qualify for a specialization for the
> Pistols skill?

AFAIK, no. You can specialize by pistol type or model, I think.

> - On the same topic, can I use the "signature weapon" feat from CC with
> those? CC states it only applies to a single weapon, but think Dante's
> Ebony & Ivory or Castor Troy's golden Colt M1911A1's...

Anyone can paint his guns a funny color and give them funny names.
Castor Troy sure didn't miss his golden guns when he changed his face,
so they probably weren't "signature weapons" as described in Cannon
Companion. I'd rule you can only have one unique weapon as your
signature weapon.

> - Akimbo SA weapons shoot two bullets each (for a total of 4) per
> initiative pass, right?

Yup, and recoil for one of them applies to both. Not to mention the +2
penalty for shooting two guns.

> - Now on to the serious stuff. Rigger 3 mentions (I don't remember on which
> page exactly) that most military vehicles are manned by two riggers, one
> controlling the vehicle itself, the other controlling the weapons system.
> Is any piece of equipment required to do this? I don't think a NWCN would
> be needed since there's nothing to R/C... The vehicle in question (my main
> "toy") is a heavily customized GMC Bulldog Security, and I'd just like to
> be able to say "alright, you take the wheel, I'll handle the buggers behind
> us" (while of course still being able to control the whole van if I want to).

Just leave the manual controls for the vehicle and the guns. I'd say you
can transfer control of either part to a non-rigged driver/gunner and
control the rest. If you want more than one rigger controlling separate
systems on the vehicle, I'd require at least one Datajack Port and
Rigger Adaptation for each rigger.

> - Can a drone be set up so it can take orders from two separate R/C decks
> (but not simultaneously, say with a priority system...) w/o reconfiguring?

I don't think so. IIRC, no drone can be in more than one subscriber list
at any one time. If you want a drone to receive orders from another deck,
you have to "uninstall" it from yours first.

> - Is R/C deck clustering possible? Though I doubt I'll ever need it, I want
> to know if it's possible to combine the processing power of both my cranial
> deck and my standard one (giving me the ability to control (sum of
> ratings)*2 drones). The emitters (and signal boosters) used would probably
> be those of the most powerful one, but what about additional features like
> ASIST biofeedback filters?

I don't think it's possible.

> - What is the size of a R/C deck? I think about the size of a regular
> cyberdeck, but I may be wrong. In addition, I suppose I can fit it with a
> hardened casing like a cyberdeck. How much does it cost and what are the
> stats for it? (I don't own Matrix...)

It is abou the same size as a deck, and accepts some of the same
accesories.

--
Bira -- SysOp da Shadowland.BR
http://www.shadowlandbr.hpg.com.br
Redator de Shadowrun da RPG em Revista
http://www.rpgemrevista.f2s.com
Message no. 3
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Thanatos)
Subject: A few rigger- and gun-related questions [a bit long]
Date: Tue Apr 23 03:00:01 2002
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Max Noel wrote:

> - Now on to the serious stuff. Rigger 3 mentions (I don't remember on which
> page exactly) that most military vehicles are manned by two riggers, one
> controlling the vehicle itself, the other controlling the weapons system.
> Is any piece of equipment required to do this? I don't think a NWCN would
> be needed since there's nothing to R/C... The vehicle in question (my main
> "toy") is a heavily customized GMC Bulldog Security, and I'd just like to
> be able to say "alright, you take the wheel, I'll handle the buggers behind
> us" (while of course still being able to control the whole van if I want to).

There is some school of thought that says that on anything less than a
large area network (rigged security building, ship) only one rigger at a
time can be jumped into the vehicle. However, there is precedent in the
NWCN in that a 'master' rigger can delegate control over various aspects
of a vehicle to certain 'subordinate' riggers. In this way you could have
a dedicated driving rigger while at the same time having a dedicated
gunner and a dedicated EW rigger. Additionally, I've always ruled that a
character with a datajack can, as a gunner, utilize sensor enhanced
gunnery during vehicle combat.

> - Do you think it's useful to get a cranial remote control deck implanted?

Yes, but its more a matter of style than anything else. It's just as easy
to get a cyberarm and put a real deck inside it. The only thing that
kills you either way is the flux of the deck.

> - Can a drone be set up so it can take orders from two separate R/C
> decks
> (but not simultaneously, say with a priority system...) w/o reconfiguring?

See p. 156 in SR3 about affiliating/disaffiliating drones. It's a simple
action to swap a drone out of network and a simple action two swap one
in. The drone cannot take any actions while being traded between
networks.

> - Is R/C deck clustering possible? Though I doubt I'll ever need it, I want
> to know if it's possible to combine the processing power of both my cranial
> deck and my standard one (giving me the ability to control (sum of
> ratings)*2 drones). The emitters (and signal boosters) used would probably
> be those of the most powerful one, but what about additional features like
> ASIST biofeedback filters?

Clustering, no, but look at p. 85 of R3 under the Server System for
CRD. This is what my character uses.

> - What is the size of a R/C deck? I think about the size of a regular
> cyberdeck, but I may be wrong. In addition, I suppose I can fit it with a
> hardened casing like a cyberdeck. How much does it cost and what are the
> stats for it? (I don't own Matrix...)

Cyberdecks and RC decks have always been envisioned to be about the size
of the standard QWERTY keyboard, a little thicker due to the number of
ports/accessories added, as well as a little heavier due to the
transmission gear installed. When you think about it, though, as long as
the base components are wired correctly an RC deck can look like just
about anything you want it to. My rigger's RC deck is built onto a slim
backpack frame that's easy to hide beneath a longcoat and keeps his hands
free for action.

ACP

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