| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Heavy Armor |
| Date: | Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:56:55 +0100 |
the street was...
> The bulldog stepvan is described in the original RBB as one of the
> most common delivery type panel trucks on the market. If you are getting
> on peoples case about what seems (from a stealth AND getaway perspective)
> a logical vehicle choice, you might as well advise that they also not wear
> armor, not carry guns, and not learn magic spells. Sure, everything in
> its right place, but the fact is, most Shadowruns involve (the potential
> for) violence, and not being prepared for that is plane old stupid. I'd
> much rather my character have to hide a gun I did not use than need a gun
> I don't have...
And it pays to do some extra work to insure that. For example, in one run
our team had to infiltrate a party, but it was strictly no-weapons-
allowed. So, we hijacked a caterer's van, dressed one of our team up as
the driver, and had her hide weapons at the party site. In the end the
only shots fired were from a Narcoject pistol, but we _had_ weapons in
case things would have gotten out of hand.
> I think this whole discussion spun out of control into the area of
> self congratulatory "anti-munchkin" back patting that ignores how
> frequently normal shadowrunners get attacked and how easily shadowruns
> turn violent.
Exactly. It pays to be prepared for a worst-case scenario even if you
don't expect it to happen. Almost _any_ shadowrun will involve some shots
being fired at some point, in my experience.
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