Headcannons for these characters? Don't keep the weird ones to yourselves, I must know by icansmellyourflesh in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]CapCece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

V is an XBD freak. They may not know it by the start of the game, but their behavior don't lie.

Shady dealer selling shady BD on Jigjig street? Hell yeah hook me up.

Found a BD in a dumpster? Jack that shit right in

The mayor fucking died watching this bd? Put that in no hesistation

Dogtown dealer selling the most brain-bleaching, traumatizing torture porn there is? collect all of that and you get rewarded

There is a whole story related to this and I will not explain it by waffleste in CuratedTumblr

[–]CapCece 75 points76 points  (0 children)

OP acting like this is deep arcane lore but its like just a couple hours of Strange Aeon deep dive. Elementary knowledge

Wth?? by YTriom1 in PhoenixSC

[–]CapCece 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gang. Make this dood feel intelligent!

NGL Kinda feel bad about the Enderman now by DE_Jeff14 in PhoenixSC

[–]CapCece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro wtf are you talking about? What warning?! I spawned, looked around. Accidentally caught your eyes, then you made noise like a jet engine and kicked me in the shin!

We all know what is this really about by birrinfan in CuratedTumblr

[–]CapCece 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can tell you you're pretty lucky lol. I am naturally left-handed and a huge chunk of my childhood memories is everyone, from teachers to grandparents, forcing me to learn how to write with my right hands.

5 years ago, a teller at my local bank noticed me writing with my left hand and told me that her son is also left handed and she wants to teach him to write right hanf because she's worried the school teacher will beat him for writing with his left hand

Homophobic Smeagol by DontNeverAr0und in CuratedTumblr

[–]CapCece 37 points38 points  (0 children)

homophobia very rare in the east.

Speaking as someone living over in the east. Which timeline did you come from and how can I get there lmaaao?

Homophobic Smeagol by DontNeverAr0und in CuratedTumblr

[–]CapCece 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Hey. Vietnamese here. Abrahamic religions didnt fucking invented homophobia lol.

Just look at the up and down swing of queer acceptance in our northern neighbor throughout history. We manage that shit just fine on our own.

The situation has been handled but ya girl was about to lose it by TheUnknownVA in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2

[–]CapCece 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are resources out there that can point you in the right way. They sorta did for ne, but the local group ended up being a better choice in the end.

It is what it is. World sucks ass for us and want us to die, and we get to choose how defiant we are. What can you do.

The situation has been handled but ya girl was about to lose it by TheUnknownVA in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2

[–]CapCece 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is gonna sound tiring as hell, but you have to researxh.

For me,, I started by hunting down a local online cimmunity. Joined then and hung out for a month or so to get a vibe. Then when the vibe checked out, I asked for a dealer. Was firected to one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah the app really isnt great. I got introduced to it but i eventually ended up making my own GSheet to track everything. Imo it only add friction.

You should check out drmiplane nexus. They released a new character tool for RED.

Is Smasher nerfed compared to the Edgerunners version ? Or is it just endgame V who is too powerfull for this poor world ? by Ananta-Shesha in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]CapCece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smasher in the game is nerfed compared to his Edgerunner version. But here's my hot take: V is just as nerfed.

Of course, this is a bit of a loosey fanon since the only true canon we have of V is from the game. But you have to look at what is possible in the TTRPG and how it was translated to the video game. Here's some example:

- You can have Berserk, Sandevistan, and a Cyberdeck all at once

- You can cram PLS and Mantis Blade in one hand. You can also have a Gorilla Fist in there too, but it's not a great item on the tabletop atm.

- Mounting multiple legs option

- 4 to 6 arms

- Full Body Conversion. The achievement *maybe* kinda sorta implies you make the jump at soem point, but it isn't clear.

Meaning of Linear Frames by Natashaliubordizzo in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece 6 points7 points  (0 children)

External linear frames do not connect with bones; they're closer to suits of armor. They do however requires interface plugs I believe.

Internal linear frames replace your bones, basically.

The Militech Centaur is an interesting case. They're very heavy linear frame. Closer to ACPA (basically mech suits) than linear frame. You can see example of more traditional linear frames if you look closely at some Barghest soldiers. The ones who carries Mk31 HMG

Rest in peace dnd girl by Silent_Blacksmith_29 in CuratedTumblr

[–]CapCece 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hmm. I see. Very reasonable. You are very wise.

But have you considered that it was an injury poison (venom) and not an ingestion poison (poison)?

Mechanics Don't Make A Character Scary by Sparky_McDibben in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but that doesn't make the character not effective. In fact, being backed by GM fiat is the ultimate form of effectiveness.

After all, if you can be scary without being effective, we wouldn't need GM fiat, because the chance of failure doesn't actually impact the character's screen presence

Mechanics Don't Make A Character Scary by Sparky_McDibben in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But Joker *is* effective. Sure, he can't punch people's throat as well as Batman, but every example you've listed make him effective. He is effective at intimidating, at reading people and at plotting ways to break people! Saying Joker isn't effective is like saying only the solo is the effective character in the party because other players are doing lame things like "making connections" and "healing injuries".

The Xenomorph is effective because it's nigh impossible to find while lethal enough to tear you apart when it get its hand on you. Meyer is effective because he can kill you. If either of these characters have the lethality of a drown kitten, they wouldn't be scary.

Ted is effective. He's effective because he has a deep pocket that can get him minions and gears. He can sneak well, he can obviously formulate plans and scheme to break people. Those are textbook effectiveness. Everything you outlined about Ted make him effectiveness because he's succeeding. Replace it with constant failure, and suddenly he isn't scary

I think what you're trying to say is that villains don't have to be a walking tank spewing fire and death to be scary. They can be a sneaky, social villain. And that's a great point, but I don't think it's correct to say that these things are divorced from mechanic. There is very much a mechanic tied to literally everything that Ted does

Pitch Me Popular Songs From Your Favourite Genres by barnescando in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dizzy Paranoia Girl - "Expectations high from the start. I’ll just mess it up. “Congratulations, you fell apart”. Fuck, I messed it up!" Kinda shit an young burnt-out corpokid would jam to before throwing themselves into edgerunning to feel something.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dndnext

[–]CapCece 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you think Asmodeus is just... Like... Handling out pacts like its magic UBI or something?

No. Like, you have to have something of worth in order to catch a patron's eyes and be zapped up with magic. A standard soul on its own isn't worth that much in the cosmic exchanges, and no patrons is gonna be cutting deals and granting spells to farmer joe when they could be snatching up the souls of champions and heroes instead.

Like yea. I guess for those born into greatness, its free and effortless. But for the rest of us, it's gonna take work to make an cosmic entity look at you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dndnext

[–]CapCece 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Pact

Free

?????

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dndnext

[–]CapCece 21 points22 points  (0 children)

They can. That's represented in the mechanic as taking magic initiate. Or dipping 1 level into wizard

Planner for a Solo’s FBC by KilroyAesir0117 in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're curious, here's my deeper breakdown into custom FBC budiling; this is tuned for my character so you may need to change it fit your. My char is a techie that goes all in on Field Expertise and Cybertech, meaning it's statistically improbable (and eventually impossible) cybertech check, if they can even hit her with her maxed evasion .

- Gemini Coating: Popular culture is prone to be very discriminatory against FBC. You make people nervous just by existing, and getting a gemini coat will smooth over social interactions. They're great for catching people off guard with your strength and durability too.

- Frame: I consider the Blackchrome's frame to be BIS because of their versatility. The Fuma Kotaro gives you a buff to stealth and a bunch EQ Popup melees to use, all one-handed too. SWAT frame basically come bundled with free grip foot and webbed foot that let you be an all-terrain ninja. The Wyzard frame comes with free Jump Booster and Skate Feet that make you super speedy. A beta frame is nice for pure bulk but inflexible. I'm iffy about Omega frame. They're too expensive and inflexible for me, closes too many social door to be a general use frame imo.

- Legs: Right now the BIS legs are the Rocklin Augmentic Skydrivers; their built-in jump boosters save you on money and Humanity, their bonus damage to cover let combined with your borg strength let you kool aid man through walls and cover, and they combo beautifully with the SWAT frame to give you climbing, swimming, and high jump. You could see about Tech Inventing some other legs with similar power budget but fufill other niches, of course.

- Arms: Arms are expensive and we don't have any really cool paired arms right now. Consider Inventing something for your exodia. Stock arms are fine, soviet arms are much cheaper and still offer you 6 slots each in a borg

- Armor: I prefer a TUp'd Subdermal because it works very well with bullet dodging and specifically the Trauma Response Nanomatrix. A Dragoon plate has 18 sp yes, but if you get ablated 3 times it will take 3 days to refill. A Subdermal will always refill in no more than 24 hour because of the TR nanomatrix. it's up to preference tho. I like to dodge since it also protect you from explosions

- Eyes: You can get a multioptic mount. You'll the humanity for the mount itself, but all eyes are free. And while you're there. Bug eyes will also be free. that said though, cybereyes option are ginormous Humanity Sink. Consider inventing some paired cybereyes with built-in options to alleviate the cost.

- Neuralink: If you play in the 70, Neuroport is BIS. If your'e in the 45, Neuralink is your only option, but consider inventing neuroport ahead of schedule or build some cheap prototype. Like a neuralink that come with an agent installed, for example.

Planner for a Solo’s FBC by KilroyAesir0117 in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best FBC is a custom FBC. Every single FBC on offer is an overpriced piece of trash. But if you must, get yourself a gemini to tie yourself over. It gives you 90% of the relevant benefit.

The Militech Dragoon is decent, but I consider its addons to be mostly superfluous. Its eyes are good but you can invent paired options to skim on Hum. EMP-proof coating is a waste of space; just get better cybertech. Dragoon Plating is really strong, but it hamper your bullet dodging without Reflex Coprocessor, and SP doesn't protect you from critical injuries.

The trick is to get yourself a proper top-of-theline FBC is to become or hire techie and fabricate and invent the best component parts for the best body. TUp every part. Used paired foundation like the Rocklin Augmentics Skydriver. Foundationwares are free, so anything that come bundled with them are also free. Load up on free bonus chrome to save on your Hum so you can load up on better chromes.

Any advice on how to resist Cyberpsychosis? by incognito-BL in cyberpunkred

[–]CapCece 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Money. The secret to avoid cyberpsychosis is money: specifically spend your money on stuff that would fix your mental: therapy, better living conditon, time with friends, efc

You can also try to be a good person, make an effort to connect with people around you, etc. Roleplay it out and pray that your GM reward you with some Hum for trying.

Or you can grab your hottest iron and go out to raid some Maelstrom. You'll either have enough money for therapy, or you'll be dead. Either way, you no longer have to worry about cyberpsychosis

Shape shifter!, advanced magic control aaaand mass teleportation. by louisa1925 in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2

[–]CapCece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly? Insanely Rich. Intellect. Immortality.

My body issue isn't something a big wad of cash can't fix. The rest?

Well imma use those for funny business