| From: | Starrngr@***.com Starrngr@***.com |
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| Subject: | I'm Back...and I have questions... |
| Date: | Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:44:16 EST |
> That's a shame. I rather like the changes; makes the samurai need more than
> ONE all-purpose firearms skill. Gives the mages a chance to TRY and hit
> back
> before teh super-speedball-wired samurai shoot them a half dozen times.
And
> a
> few other tweaks (basing skills off of attributes, I _like_ ... I had been
> toying with something along those lines myself, more as a skill max than a
> skill cost modifier; now you NEED to up those attributes, even Charism1, to
> "get ahead" ... !).
>
> So I guess those SR3 bashers had best sharpen TWO sets of knives, neh,
> chummer? <G>
Make it three, I guess... The only thing I dont like about SR3 IS the
breaking up of the firearms skill, but that is balanced by the added knowlege
skills. Using thought in sellecting your knowlege skills is a great way to
help round out a charecter and give them a personality. Take my present
rigger, (and the inclusion of the rigger rules are another joy... they help
show everyone a rigger is more than just a guy with a hot car) Howling Mad.
One of the things I decided was that he was in love with old music and old tv
shows. that lead to deciding he was also into Anime. So, from selecting the
skills of Anime lore, and old tv shows, I created a charecter who is somewhat
loud, often irreverent, and lible to fire off comedic bits from old tv shows
at a moments notice. Heh. Heh heh. Heh heh heh.... Hey Rick... I think I
Know what I'm gonna spend my next couple of karmic awards on.... NEW Skill:
Writing (Fanfiction). Would it be part of the Knowlege: Literature skill, or
would it be an active skill all its own? Int based, though, right?
