Close quarter B?

I looked at doing a Troll with maxed out strength, titanium bone lacing, and Rating 4 Muscle Replacement augmentation. Totaled 10P with bare Fists and completely legal, but went with Decker. What is people’s opinion on Technomancer?
This message was last edited by the player at 14:54, Mon 18 Nov 2019.

I didn't used to be that keen, from a players point of view. Not having the ability to protect yours and the teams PAN always seemed like a glaring weakness when compared to deckers. Now that there's a complex form that alters that, I'm ready to change my opinion.

I like them from a fluff and RPing perspective. But I don't have enough experience with 6e to comment on them mechanically.

@Cheshire- Some face. Haggler + leadership. Rest maybe later.
Technomancer is the physad of deckers. Start less potent than a standard decker, but have higher potential.

@Leiomano- Close Quarter Battle.

Hmm, 6th edition has left me slightly squishier than mages I've played in previous editions. Any volunteers to be my meat shield?
This message was last edited by the player at 10:36, Tue 19 Nov 2019.

Definitely not me. With the changes to how armor works, is it even possible to build a character that can just shrug off damage?

Well not shrug off damage, but at least ignore some of the pain:)
This message was last edited by the player at 11:43, Tue 19 Nov 2019.

I could change to be more Tanky. My DR is already 10 without focusing on it at all.

Tank: Troll with 8 body+ titanium bone lacing + dermal Plating Rating 4 + armor Jacket= DR 31

@Ele- Wanna tag team some haggling or you good to handle it on your own?

I'm not going mega tank.  Probably leaning toward a bruiser/brawler build though.  Gonna have respectable DR

Okay, all. Looks like you guys are hitting it off nicely! Very good!
I had another player lined up that had to drop out. Would you guys like to have one more in the party, or are we good with seven?

Oh! Also: Everybody that has filled out the Character Questionnaire gains 15 Karma (so 65 total) for giving the GM extra amm--er. Player information. :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:29, Wed 20 Nov 2019.

I'm good with seven on the crew.

So, I got a question for you guys. Leiomano is a character I just made for funsies because I've been kicking around in my head for a while, but nothing serious. However, since people mentioned a need for a Tank character, I made a full character to fill that role. Double-however, I also notice we don't have a dedicated ultra-Face, so I also made a full character for that option as well if we need it.

So I'll ask the group, what do you guys think we need more, Tank (/medic/driver) or Face?
This message was last edited by the player at 05:48, Wed 20 Nov 2019.

Eh, I'd say just play whatever you prefer. Btw, what kind of a game are we playing? Is it more of a shooting people in the face type or sneaking around type of game?

In reply to Cheshire (msg # 21):

Tag team is always good, go for it!

I've tried to go for a "utility" mage, rather than straight up combat, stealth or whatnot. Admittedly my dice pools aren't great, but it fits with my back story & with a bit of luck I'll survive long enough to change that.

I'm still struggling with the differences in this new system.  If anyone wants to take a peak at my build so far, I'm open to feed back.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5vz3...e9jonq/Redd.pdf?dl=0

Holy crap dude, my highest dice pool is 9. Some alterations may be in order if I'm gonna pull my weight.

LOL, I gotta change my build abit, I'm almost a cut and paste. LOL Do we have a B&E guy yet?

I like to keep problems open to multiple approaches: my favorite video games are those like Deus Ex and Dishonored, where you get to choose your own approach. As a GM, my M.O. is: Wherever you want your characters to shine is the place I want the focus.
Now, that being said, combat is a pretty unavoidable part of the Shadowrun paradigm. So try not to make your character worthless in a fight, neh? And armor. Buy and wear armor. And use cover. Just--in general, fight smarter to stay alive. I believe bold actions deserve dangerous consequences, particularly during combat. I don't like having to kill characters, but I'm not gonna GM away a shotgun to the face. Savvy?

Hmm, I better use that bonus karma for some firearms skills. At least until I manage to pick up more spells. Unless we can use that bonus to buy spells as well? It looks like customization karma usually can't be used for that.

@Cowboy

I'm kind of doing that, with a focus on spells useful for a sneaking and getting into places, and just enough engineering skill to deal with an occasional lock. If you wish to focus on that area, go ahead. Having more than one sneaky type on the team is a bonus as far as I'm concerned.

Woop! Bonus karma means I can get a 10 pool. I don't think I'm gonna be useless in a scrap, just don't be expecting anything John Wick-esque.

In reply to FreeMason (msg # 33):

lol Awesome!
In this system, don't obsess overmuch about the size of your pools at the beginning. Focus more on your ability to generate Edge (either through special abilities or through situational awareness and/or nifty narrative approaches) and it'll serve you better. Having an extra die or two in your pool to start out with is always a plus, but Edge is going to get you up to insane dice pools regardless of where you start out.

I’ve got 12 dice and 6 edge for social rolls. 18 dice if I’m close enough for my pheromones to kick in. I have the face part covered especially if Ele backs me up. I think rigger/driver is what we’re missing.

I took 1 rank in Biotech which gives me 10 dice and 5 edge for the roll for mundane healing

OK cool, Rigger it is.