| From: | Bill Thompson BillT@*********.com |
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| Subject: | Samurai downtime (was: Decker toys?) |
| Date: | Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:22:54 -0800 |
> A Decker's BEST toy is the Matrix- if it ain't, your not a Decker!
> You can do or find almost anything there, but it is usually very
> under-developed in location sourcebooks, and not used except for limited,
> specific things on a run. I think giving a Decker some fun places to go,
> things to do, and people to meet in the matrix would go a long way to
> alleviating the "toy" demands, unless he's just upset that he can't kick
> the samurais ass in physical combat. I know that I felt similarly about
> playing a samurai- compared to mages (and most other characters,
> actually), they are offered little in the way of social interaction or
> things to do during downtime.
>
> Mongoose
I was just discussing this with my group last week. The Samurai doesn't have
anything specifically defined in the books to do when not in combat, but is
that a limit of the character class or the player? We decided that the Samurai
should be the teams "man on the street". While the other characters are
gathering info with their specific means, the Sam should be gathering info by
hitting the streets and greasing palms. This gives the Sam much more to do
during downtime by increasing and maintaining contacts.
Bill Thompson - Mahagonny.com
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