| From: | Demosthenes Three <demosthenes_3@*****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Ultra Boy in Shadowrun |
| Date: | Wed, 20 May 1998 08:49:13 -0700 |
know what this is about.
Basically, Ultra Boy has all the powers of Superman, but he is limited
to only using one of them at a time.
For a Shadowrun twist to the idea, what about a street samurai that
has a TON of cyberware implanted in him, with the limitation that he
can only access one system?
Let's say that Corp X has developed a cross-redundant system of
cyberware. Let's call it CyberSuite7.
Basically they have managed to take Wired Reflexes 3, Muscle
Replacement 4, a Vehicle Control Rig 3, and maybe some headware, and
senseware gear, and wire the systems together into one compact,
semi-essence friendly package.
However the method that allowed this gear to all fit together,
(without cybermancy) only allows the user to power one system at a time.
If you use Wired 3, then you won't be able to access your Headware
Memory, or Skillwires, etc.
Hmmm ... tweaking this as I go, maybe the Muscle Replacement doesn't
really make sense as part of a suite. But IMO Wired Reflexes,
Skillwires, Headware Memory, and other nervous system mods could
theoretically be combined to use the same wiring, with the "One at a
Time" restriction.
Other twists - You could allow a user to access multiple systems with
a willpower roll, and then add in some overstress rules, ala, Rigger
2. Icky - I'd hate to see what happens when your wired reflexes
overheat! :)
This idea works rather well for physical adepts as well.
Demosthenes 3
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