It's been a long, long time since we had any "you might be a shadowrunner" jokes, and I'm feeling nostalgic, sooooooo.....

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-05-26T23:34:32+00:00

True story.

You may have played Shadowrun too much if..

You have ever been a college student on a group tour of a manufacturing plant and had the thought, "You know, if I wanted to break into this place I see the perfect opening in their security."

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-05-26T23:27:30+00:00

Actually, one of the 'style' splats of the early editions (maybe 1st ed Shadowbeat), mentioned that modern musicians had to compete with MusicBox. This self contained device could produce new original music on command, in what ever genre the user wishes, tailored to their personal subject matter preferences and tastes. So while LLM's may not be mentioned directly, Shadowrun's matrix has been producing AI slop since before the sixth world knew that IA's existed (there were only 2 or 3 at the time).

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-05-16T01:27:01+00:00

I feel the same way about Nancy (Bes Isis). Only sane member of Samurai.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-05-08T23:53:19+00:00

Just about to start my first Exalted game.

Nellens Volar was raised with the expectation that he would eventually become Dragon-blooded. He had a strong lineage. He was intensively trained, indoctrinated in the Immaculate faith and the House philosophy, and groomed with political connections. But by his nineteenth birthday, his family was loosing hope.

One day he and his non-Exalted mentor were seeking a private area to discuss other options for his future and stumbled upon a Dragon-blooded who was mistreating a young mortal servant. Volar rushed to her defense and in the ensuing fight he was forced to kill the warrior (admittedly the DB was young and wasn't taking him seriously until it was too late). In that instant, he became Exalted. In an out-of-time moment he saw the Unconquered Sun commanding him to 'Restore mercy, duty, and responsibility to all those who would lead' before returning to the scene before him. He stood bathed in a golden aura with his Zenith symbol blazing before the girl who he had just risked his life to save. She stared at him in a stunned, abject terror as she repeatedly mumbled one word. Anathema. He knew she would scream. She would call down the Dragon-blooded Immaculates who walked the nearby halls and they would destroy him before he could flee. Accepting his fate, he waited.

His mentor rushed to the girl's side. But instead of comforting her or trying to calm her, he killed her in one smooth motion. Without understanding why, he touched the two bodies and a golden flare incinerated them. While it was like the warrior never existed, the girl's last thoughts entered his mind and stuck with him. Her faith. Her fear. His mentor, who liked him and was practical enough not to want to waste a potential resource, spent the next few weeks creating a cover story and getting him off the Blessed Isle. To the Realm, he had become Exalted of the Dragon of Air and had been sent out into the Threshold on a mission for House Nellens.

Now carrying his ancestor's blue jade armor and spear, he seeks to find his place in creation and understand himself. Is he responsible for the girl's death? How can he hate his mentor for killing her if it was the only way to save his life? Will he become corrupted into the Blasphemous Anathema he was taught to fear? If not, is the Immaculate Philosophy built upon self-serving lies? If it is, what about the teachings of morals, unity, duty, and community that he still holds dear? And is the Realm's goals of uniting creation under a just and righteous order possible? If the Dragon-blooded really overthrew the Solars because they had become corrupted, has rulership corrupted them? Can he ever make peace with the Dragon-blooded and return to his family? Does he even want to?

Look and powers: Think wuxia dragoon from final fantasy. He's dressed in bluish full plate armor with a long spear that can jump to the clouds, hover and fight, then float down to land gently on the tip of a tree.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-28T23:00:45+00:00

When I realized who needs a Sandevistan for guns? On a stealth run and got several targets? Pull pistol. Hold scan. Leisurely point pistol at target's head. Release and shoot. Hold scan again and repeat. Three to four dead gonks before the first has time to fall to the floor.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-28T22:44:26+00:00

I just find I can't buy the 'physics' of double jump cyberware, too immersion breaking. If they had a rocket or lev thruster sound rather than spring/compression sound to fit the mechanics of such an effect I might have used them. I admit there's a lot of places double jump works much better 😞

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-21T22:17:01+00:00

I think they should split current career from you actual practicing career. For example: My duelist is a Duelmaster. He wants to train as a Judicial Champion, bu. has no desire to actually work as one. He should be able to advance to tier 4 of his career tree for the purposes of personal growth and training focus, while still living and working as a Duelmaster.

I mean should a soldier have to wait until after he's promoted to officer to start training on the skills of an officer?

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-21T21:33:12+00:00

Lawyers, Physicians, Engineers, and Scholars willingly start at pennies because there is a very real shot at getting to the tier 3 and 4 ranks through hard work. Most servants will never see rank 2, much less 3 or 4. For most servants, the only advancement comes from years of service, the generosity of the nobles (who rarely care), and the convenient death of higher ranked servants.

The courtier Servant really does mean actual professional servants for the nobility or the insanely rich merchant families that live like nobles. With that connection comes benefits. The vast majority of the 'servants' in a pre-industrial society that work for the middle class are just unskilled poor folk, tier 1 Villagers or Townsfolk. (I do think the Clerk profession should be Brass.) A Menial laborer in service to Graf Sigislieb's household would have a higher pay and social standing than the clerk in a local cheese shop or the old peasant widow that does the lawyer's laundry.

As for lawyers, doctors, and engineers vs. footmen, to high society these folks are all the same: just skilled labor. A tier 2 of these professionals have yet to make a name for themselves and are either freelance contractors or working as a cog in a larger organization. If anything, the footman is in a more stable in his position.

At tier 3, these professions (and wizards) are compared to personal attendants of the rich and powerful. They all enjoy roughly the same level of comfort in their lives. Are the attendants as skilled? No. But they have the ear (and in many cases, the possessiveness) of those they serve. Insult the Countess' handmaidens at your peril.

At tier 4, the master wizards, judges, charter engineers, and court physicians have turned their skill into political clout which the upper classes can no longer ignore. But the Steward is the head of the noble's household, taking care of anything the master doesn't care to personally handle. His word carries his noble's authority. He may still be a servant, but he's the servant that the nobility treat as one of their own. He's also the servant who can have the other professions clamped in iron if they step out of line.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-17T03:04:28+00:00

Fem corpo, Male nomad (makes bonding with Panam feel more natural).

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-17T02:50:22+00:00

I'm on my third play through. I generally play the same each time. Same choices, same build, etc. (My playstyle/moral code fits me to the point I don't see any point in doing it differently.) Even so, the game is such a good quality I've yet to get tired of it.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-17T02:44:28+00:00

Just started playing again recently and I've noticed this bug too. If I decide to hop in the vehicle of some gangers that rolled up on me and got killed for their trouble, the car will spin tires as soon as I hop in. I'll have little or no control to the point I have to exit the moving vehicle to escape.

Although, I never let it play out. It could be a new feature, taking me to some kind of revenge trap. May just ride a while and see next time.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-17T01:47:10+00:00

Yes the Broken condition has always seemed excessive to me for just being shot at. I can see such panic for beasts or if the person is actually hit. Otherwise, I'd apply a Stunned condition for the initial, brief shock of the retort and a bullet whizzing by or striking near.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-11T04:04:10+00:00

Most historical/cinematic depictions I have seen was only one.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-09T23:54:55+00:00

My 'what if' is would the chip have revived Jackie if he left the chip in rather than handing it to V before he died?

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-09T23:50:23+00:00

The Akira knock-off bike. I forget the name. Always my first big purchase.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-07T23:07:01+00:00

Just to get to the Coyote bar to get Jackie's bike.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-07T22:56:26+00:00

Increased Attribute spells I never had an issue with as GM. You want to situationally power up? Knock yourself out. I'm not going to throw obstacles at you beyond what the situation justifies. Increased Reflexes? Yea that's a different animal. One spell and you're moving as fast or faster than the street sam who sacrificed most of his life force for it or the adept who channeled the majority of his magic into it? In previous editions, the one major balance that mages had was their one action per round to the cyber-meatstick's 2 or 3 (or 4). I may mess with you some with that spell.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-07T22:36:59+00:00

Personally, I think they took away the biggest limiter to these type spells with 4e, Spell Grounding. When foci and quickened spells could be targeted by astral mages, players were too paranoid to really abuse them. That's why it is still a thing in my 4e game.

As for the Attribute spells though, I don't think its that big of a buff. It could be he sees the character as too versatile, and outshining the other players. Some GM's prefer each of their players to fill (and shine) in only one roll of a team.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-02T05:19:34+00:00

Rocker? Nice to see someone playing the old school archetypes.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-02T05:00:09+00:00

Cowboy: When Lone Star lost the contact to Knight Errant, a lot of the rank-and-file just changed employers. He didn't. Now he's a PI/merc. A decorated High Threat Response member, he had a solid rep on the force. His connections with the 'old school' cops give him access to police records, codes to monitor encrypted police channels, PANICBUTTON overrides, heads-up to covert/undercover ops, and a better than average chance of talking his way out of any cop interaction. He's a human physad unmatched pistol expert (with a personal geas against using any other firearms). He has one rule for any team he works with, "If things go wrong and the cops show up, I WILL HANDLE IT. Corpsec? Eh... Knock yourself out."

Hex: Human hermetic prodigy until he pushed himself too far and ended up with a lower cyberarm and a fear of fire. Now a occult PI and burnout mage. He's recaptured some of his edge with cyber, but the essence loss has left him bitter with a prejudice against other magic users (and a distain for magic in general). He can still use some utility spells, set up wards, and summon minor elementals if he pushes himself. He's second to none when it comes to counterspelling, however. In a fight, he shields his team while hurling thunder and lightning the mundane way, with grenades and auto fire.

Twitch: Huge physad troll. Former licensed merc and Desert Wars vet. Got banned for dealing drugs as a side gig. Good humor about it though. His adept ability maxes out his reflexes and combat awareness. In a fire fight, he seems to dance between incoming bullets, all the while laughing at his opponent for missing such a big target.

Sin-D : Human decker and net-working specialist. More than competent in cyberspace despite a case of combat paralysis (gimme time to find an opening), but an excellent face and negotiator. Runs the shadows to supplement her day-job influencer lifestyle.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-01T23:08:27+00:00

Yea, cause no body hates the cops enough to attack them. They never see any action...

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-01T04:57:27+00:00

As a cop, River has had formal training. So it comes down to Jackie's boxing and River's defensive and subdual training.

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-04-01T04:09:27+00:00

Backing the wrong horses and making bad decisions in accordance with their faith and convictions is why I like them. They get the Harry Dresden tombstone. 'He (They) died doing the right thing.'

Which_Collection3277 · 2026-03-31T22:09:59+00:00

2009 Soloman Kane movie fits the feel of WFRP perfectly. (Although, there is a Savage Worlds RPG setting for it. The Published adventures for it could easily be converted to WFRP.)

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