| From: | "Matthew P. Macstravic" <s0238115@********.MONMOUTH.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: ShadowTech |
| Date: | Tue, 26 Sep 1995 23:27:39 EDT |
Let's look at the situation of the Shadowrun world.....Not everyone in the
world is a Shadowrunner, we've got that straight. So characters shouldn't be
able to get their hands on a Panther Assault Cannon....Shadowtech....or other
high-class nasty-stuff that they put in all of the sourcebooks (The Cash-Cow
of FASA) right off the Fraggin' bat. Come up with a real excuses for starting
with that technology or Firepower.
My one Sammie was a SEAL in the UCAS Navy.....a good excuse to have Firepower
like a PAC....unfornuatly, UCAS doesn't appreciate that kind of behavior, so
the fraggin' MPs were chasing Mr. NightStorm throughout the entire
campaign.... a great example of restrictions that enhance the Role-Playing
experience......Shadaowrun WAS a ROLE-Playing Game last I checked.
Bioware was a good addition to the Shadowrun world...but characters are
getting it too easy. GM's let Newbies get Shadowtech Bioware from the start!!
Jesus H. Christ, people! This is fraggin' nutz!!!
GM's NEED to be restrictive on their PC's, or else the game will suffer....
Not all Street Sams need to Chrome-plated freaks that hunt for the trouble.
I've seen Sams that had starting Essences of 2 and at the end of the
campaign (25 Full adventures...) had an Essence of 1.8 (Dude added a
DataJack....became a decker with an attitude.) And he only carried two
weapons..an AK-98 w/ Micro-Grens, and a Mono-Katana.......The rest of his
starting cash (Priority B Resources) Went into Muscle Enhancement and Dermal
Armor cyber-wise. And after the cybertech he got the essentials that would
help him survive....like Body Armor (Remember boys and Girls....Armor saves
lives) and a place to live (Medium Class Apartment)......Plus a couple of
Fixers, who didn't have he capability of getting PACs or Hand-Held
Rocket-Launchers....just a Motorcycle.
Shadowrunning is a team sport, chummers.....unless you want to get dead real
quick.....Get a mage, some deckers, and a PA and you'll bet set for life....
Das Vodanya,
Darien NightStorm
