| From: | Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Snipers (was Re: Questions of great importance) |
| Date: | Thu, 9 Sep 1999 14:59:16 EDT |
docwagon101@*****.com writes:
> > Secondly, it isn't the exception to gaming. It may just be an
> exception to *your* games there Doc. Open Fields and Non-Urban Terrain
> can be quite cool for locations, especially for those Prisons where you
> have to break people out of (we did this two of the last three weeks
> for a game) or those strange, out-of-the-way laboratories where Dr.
> Moreau may be testing his latest subjects ... letting them stretch
> their legs, *and* yours too ;-)
> > -K
>
> *sigh*
>
> Rephrase again. The AVERAGE shadowrun (not game, but shadowrun) takes
> place in closed urban terrain.
>
> And wtf are you talking about, K??? Like YOUR games are NOT the
> exception to the rule? Huh??
I wasn't arguing the point that our games (Mike's and mine own) aren't
exception to the rule. We *know* we're exceptions to probably every rule.
BUT, with three out of the last four weekday games ending on *major*
Cliffhangers, I think we're doing pretty good (it has been a while since the
entire group has wanted to kill me because of the perceived torture they are
now left in ;-).
BTW, after some fairly estranged conversations with people on IRC/#Shadowrun
lately, a strange throught about "Camouflage" has come to mind for me. What
are the various house rules for "Camouflage" that people have used in their
games? I'm really curious now, not only from the POV of what is possible,
but what direction you perceive certain skills usage(s).
For instance, one such ruling we've got is that the person with a
"Camouflage" or "Blending" skill (either stand alone or Specialization
off of
Stealth) rolls a number against the persons' signature. The number of
successes becomes the temporary boosting to the signature, or at least the
visual perception test modifier. Kind of like knowing how to place/apply
certain cosmetics, paints, types of clothing, etc...in order to directly
improve something.
Anyone else?
-K
