| From: | Richard Pieri <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Rigger puzzles |
| Date: | Wed, 23 Jun 1993 09:46:43 EDT |
MATUSKEY> I have a question: a friend of mine wants to play a rigger, but
MATUSKEY> ran into some problems with the skills. Do you gain proficiency
MATUSKEY> with, say, a wheeled drone by having the Car skill? Or a winged
MATUSKEY> drone by having winged aircraft skill?
Yes to both questions. Remote Operation/Specific Drone are the
concentrations and specializations that may apply.
MATUSKEY> If this is the case, why does the rigger in the rule book have 3
MATUSKEY> air drones, and only ground vehicle skills?
Three things: 1) control pool, 2) skill web defaults 3) Vehicle Control
Rig. Vehicle skills default Reaction on the skill web, and most riggers
will have a rigged Reaction around 10-12 if not better. Then the T#s for
controlling a vehicle are reduced by 2 times the VCR level (-2 for VCR-1,
-4 for VCR-2, -6 for VCR-3) (this is on the GM's screen) On top of that,
add the Control Pool (ie, his rigged Reaction).
MATUSKEY> Right now I'm saying that the rigger archetype is screwed, and am
MATUSKEY> requiring only that you have the proper vehicle control skill to
MATUSKEY> use a similar drone. Any feedback on this will be most welcome.
You should really read up on using that Skill Web. Shadowrun character's
don't get to start with a whole lot of individual skills, so they tend to
load up on a few important ones and default through the Web.
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