| From: | Sheldon Rose <scrose@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Munchkinism at it's finest |
| Date: | Fri, 1 May 1998 10:51:37 -0500 |
>
> Note: If you don't give a thread a topic, I will. >:)
>
> >Josh in his not-so-infinite wisdom states thusly:
> >
> >As a part-time gamemaster I have come up with the following:
>
> Looks like you need to log more hours. :) (j/k)
> >
> >New 2060 ENHANCED-cyberware:
> >
> >TYPE ESSENCE COST
> >
> >ALPHA (-20%) (this is at standard cost and Availiabilty)
> >BETA (-40%) ( Cost x7, as per SSG) (Availability = +5 )
> >*DELTA (-60%) ( Cost x12) (Availability = +9)
>
> Delta is in Cybertech, and it's 50%/x10, IIRC
Those are correct and IMO they work.
> >*GAMMA (-80%) ( Cost x20) (Availability = +13)
I have this in my game but my numbers ar -60%/X20
> I believe it's not. Anything above 50% essence redection is just
> munchkinism. You can't rationalize these stats to a sane person.
>
I think I have stated a mumber of times how I feel about power levels.
However if someone can actually save the the funding to pay 20 times
cost and convince one of the two places that do this stuff. The kicker
is that the only folks who do this type of cyber are our good chummers
the Azzies and Saeder Krupp. Sweet talking these good folks into doing
gammma ware is not something that most folks are going to be able to do.
The reason I created this stuff was that my players wanted to build
Munchkin's. They wanted to play these character so badly I let them do
it. Even went to the troulbe to set up special runs for them and other
equal power level NPC's. Which is how I came up with this idea. Thing is
they got bored with after a period of time see high powered cyber and
major mojo make for powerful opposition... :) They finially realized
that no matter how powerful they made the PC's I could and would come up
with something that was just as if not more powerful than they where.
The current power level of the game is somewhat below average don't see
things like wired 2 or VCR 2 very often on starting level characters
anymore...
> The Subject line says it all.
>
> >
> >I also made EPSILON, and S. EPSILON implants UNDETECTABLE except by
> serious
> >means. (i.e. not any "airport" scanner but maybe a High level
> government
> >scanner)
>
> The Subject line says it all. If you were going to give someone a
> 99% essence reduction, the least you could do as a GM is make it
> detectable... give it SOME flaws... sheesh!
> >
> >I know that some of you will think that this is TOO powerful,
>
> In all honesty, sir. I can't picture any GM in his right mind
> approving this. Of course, this is the internet, and I should learn to
> be shocked by nothing anymore.
>
> but if you
> >really read your shadowrun books you will see that with enough nuyen
> you
> >can become indestructable anyways...
>
> Note to K: I apologize, THIS is "selective reading". :)
> Go back and read the books again. There is a limit to everything-
> and there are some things money can't buy.
>
> .and there is always EM pulse, and
> >sonic weapons that can destroy their cyberware if it gets out of
> hands...
>
> If you have to come up with a contingency plan for equipment, it's
> munchkin.
>
> >
> >What is you opinion?
> >
> My opinion is that you are a disgruntled PC. If I'm wrong, I hate to
> see you as a disgruntled PC.
> Read Cybertechnology. You can stand to learn a lot.
>
> -Vagabond
> "Under wandering stars I've grown"
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