| From: | "S.F. Eley" <gt6877c@*****.GATECH.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Shadowrun Player Archetypes |
| Date: | Tue, 8 Aug 1995 05:08:27 -0400 |
for generic role-playing games of all flavors.. Never seen one specifically
for Shadowrun, though, and I thought it might be cute. If you have
something good to add to it, let me know. And now....
THE 25 TYPES OF SHADOWRUN PLAYER
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1.) THE NEWBIE
"What, you mean I get to roll ALL these dice?"
2.) THE SERIOUS NEWBIE
"But I can't cast spells.. Ohhh, you mean my CHARACTER gets to cast it!"
3.) THE DEDICATED PLAYER
"My grandmother's what? Dying? Well, tell her to wait, I'm up for
combat next phase..."
4.) THE NOT-SO-DEDICATED PLAYER
"Hold on, hold on, I'll allocate spell defense for you in a minute!
(back to phone) Yeah, make that pepperoni and extra cheese, no onions.."
5.) THE BRAVE, YET STUPID
"I wave my comrades on to safety, and stand alone in the hallway. I
say something to Dunkelzahn about his mother."
6.) THE COWARDLY, YET STUPID
"How many gangers? TWO? I throw down my gun, offer them my Harley
Scorpion, and surrender!"
7.) THE MUNCHKIN
"Toxic, schmoxic! I cast my Kill Everything spell, Force 12, using my
Power Focus 20, and hold 15 of my Magic Pool dice to resist drain."
8.) MUNCHKIN FROM HELL
"Oh, too bad, only 500 insect spirits this time.. I let them get a bit
closer, then hurl my Nuclear Orichalcum Grenade."
9.) THE NERVOUS TYPE
"Ummmm.. I fire my Ares Predator at it. Is that okay?"
10.) THE PLANNER
"I pull a Matrix run to get the personnel schedule, the security
layout, and records of any unusual payments in the last four months.
If it checks out, I wait until nightfall, then set up a secure watch
zone across the street. I monitor the customers going in for 3.5 hours
to make sure they exit satisfied. At exactly 2350 hours, I run across
the street, make a detailed observation of the parking lot, duck into
the Stuffer Shack, and buy a soyburger."
11.) THE UNDERPLANNER
"We park near the Renraku Arcology, and break into the top floor.
What? Oh, right. We'll deal with any security when we get there."
12.) THE SLANG GOD
"Slot and run, chummers, that's a drek-hot duck and those Keebs you
dusted had some wiz quakers."
13.) THE QUIET TYPE
"What? Who, me? I, uh, fire my gun at the closest one."
14.) THE LOUD TYPE
"AWRRRIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!! I blast 16 rounds with my Heavy Machine Gun
and waste 'em and paste 'em! Woo-hoo!"
15.) THE CHEATER
(*clatters behind screen*) "Let's see, I rolled a 17, a 13, a 43, a 19
and a 76. Did I get any successes?"
16.) THE VENGEFUL
"Stop whistling, Bob. *pause* I said STOP IT. *pause* I take Bob's
character's nose off with my monowhip."
17.) THE LOONIE
"I shapechange into a water buffalo. Yeah, I'm trying to look
inconspicuous."
18.) THE SERIOUS LOONIE
"What? Stealth won't work? Okay, spell stacking.. I shapechange into
an INVISIBLE water buffalo! And pink, too!"
19.) THE SEX FIEND
"My character's female, and very sexy. Do I get Negotiation bonuses
with Mr. Johnson if I take my clothes off for him?"
20.) THE MUNCHKIN SEX FIEND
"My character's female, and very sexy. I take my clothes off for Mr.
Johnson, but keep my HK-227 concealed on me just in case."
21.) THE DICE ROLLER
"I walk into the room and make a Perception Test. Then I make a Street
Etiquette Test to spot the fixer. When I find him I walk up to him
and say.. Negotiation Test."
22.) THE ROLE PLAYER
"I walk into the room, tattered trenchcoat flapping in the smoky breeze
and the dying remnants of my cigarette hanging loosely from my mouth.
I turn my head, slowly, taking in everything while trying to look like
I've always been here. I spot the guy in the corner wearing four
clashing colors.. That must be the fixer. I walk up to him,
casually, and swing down over the chair next to him. When I have his
attention I say 'Glad I found you, chummer. This is some deserving
credstick's lucky day.'"
23.) THE SUBTLE
"I sneak quietly into the room, using all my Stealth. I stay close to
the floor, and watch for a pair of shoes that look like they might be
a fixer's."
24.) THE QUICK-AND-DIRTY
"I walk into the room, toss a concussion grenade, leave, and wait for
the fixer to stumble out.
25.) THE WALKING DEAD
"I walk into the room and yell 'I'M THE DECKER WHO GRABBED THE
MITSUHAMA CHIP DESIGN LAST WEEK. I'M LOOKING FOR MY FIXER.'"
