| From: | Dave The Shade <IZZYUX2@*******.BITNET> |
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| Subject: | riggers & other probs. |
| Date: | Thu, 20 May 1993 00:10:00 PDT |
that being in VR and having piloting (I include driving, flying, etc.. in the
word piloting) skills would be all thats needed. Deckers use jacks in order to
recieve instant VR conceptual views of the matrix and their actions in it.
Riggers also use jacks for the same reason - but just like deckers still have t
o program, riggers still pilot in the same way as regular. If the jack allows
brain/machine interface why do you need a whole rig along the nerves ? what I'm
suggesting is that it seems Deckers and Riggers should have the same cyberware
- different skills - thats all.
Second, how do you GMs incorporate Riggers in your games. To me Riggers
pose many of the same problems as Deckers. You have to create the scenario,
then go back and add on things for a rigger to do. Riggers, as characters with
a certain menu of skills, don't seem to be easily incorporated into an adventur
e or Shadow group. How do you create a unified team/game where the rigger is
not an "add-on".
Speaking about character problems. I would like to talk about strategies of
character advancement. In my games, after a long while, the characters eventual
ly become very important internationally influential figures. For instance, in
the longest game I ever ran, 3 years straight, the PCs eventually grew very pow
erful. One became a noble of the Tir and was even apponted as the Dark Sentinel
- the guardian of all the ancient elven lore in the catacombs below the main
palace. Another found that he was a hereditary Chieftain of a powerful Scottish
tribe, another became president of a large megacorp, etc...
What do you guys think about this Player vs. Cog strategy. Should PCs become
Major Players in the world eventually or remain Cogs in the machine. What are
the advantages or disadvantages of these PC advancement strategies. I'd really
like to here from you guys - maybe start a little discussion on this topic.
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