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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2007 0:31:47 GMT -5
Hello,
I'm effectivly new to playing shadowrun i'm interested in playing but need to get the books, just thought i'd say hello.
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Post by mechwarrior5 on May 31, 2007 12:12:45 GMT -5
Howdy! Welcome to the site! There are plenty of folks around here that would be glad to help with whatever you might need. Don't be afraid to ask!
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Post by Angel on Jun 6, 2007 0:01:10 GMT -5
Welcome aboard! You shouldn't have much trouble finding 3rd Ed books on Ebay (hard copy) or Drive Thru RPG (PDF versions)
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Post by nekekami on Jun 18, 2007 12:23:49 GMT -5
i'll just shanghai this here thread and use it as my own "Hello World" that being said, hi there everybody. i am the newest addition to these boards i am afraid(as you should be *g*). i am german and currently located in the wonderfull city of Hamburg/Germany. i found my way here through the Shadowrun Quotefile . . no idea how i stumbled upon that, seriously *g* i am at the moment only a shadowrun player and only 3rd Ed. . . we (as in, my group of gamers) are using the 4th Ed. Book to hit players like Krass . . mostly, it is used to hit me . . and i bought that damn thing <.< . . i am a big fan of the battletech universe, especially of the heavy metal stuff . . anything below 90t weapons and armor is just a scout mech to me *g* analog to that is my shadowrun playing stile i am afraid . . most of the time i am the one who plays the big one. . mundane Trolls with maxed out body and strength, the combat twink . . because, let's face it, every group needs at least one of those to keep the rest of them alive, if something goes oh so horribly wrong as we all know it will *g* because of my preferences (reading books, listening to old rock/metal, playing games like shadowrun) and my dislikes (cRap, hip-hop, counter strike[rs]) i don't get along with most of the people in my age bracket, so i am a bit of a recluse in RL . . which led straight to my geek-dom. Computers(Hardware)/Networking, that is my way of life as has been for the last 13 years *g* sadly, the market is pretty much dead concerning working in that area, making me one of those unemployed people <.< . . alas, most bad things have a good side to them . . i get to sleep when and as long i want, which suits me just nice, because i am more of a night-person than a day person and i don't wear anything else but black(yes, including the long leather Coat) . . *hisses at sun* go away bright thingie <.< . . hmm, now, what else is there to me? . . now much i am afraid <.< . . i like cats, all kinds of cats and the only way i like dogs is with lots of spice *gg* . . but i basically live on coke/pizza and assorted sweets and other junk-food . . and slow but sure it starts to show <.< . . but as garfield(one of my all-time idols) has said:"i am not over-weight . . i am under-tall!" . . i guess that's all there is about me . . well, that and my sense of humor . . which, by the way, is the most loathed thing about me . . pretty sad hu? *gg*
i might not be too active, but i am a regular once i start lurking . . so expect my smart-@$$-comments from time to time people! oh, and please, excuse my poor english . . i am german after all <.<
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Post by Braddoc on Jun 18, 2007 13:12:13 GMT -5
Well then, welcome to the boards nekekami. Seems that you live it big; sleeping all day, staying up all night, eating junk food, loving cats...and don't worry about your german, I'm a French from Canada, so you ain't the worst around (Not me being the worse mind you, there's alot of Yanks around)
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Post by wolflet59 on Jun 18, 2007 14:22:57 GMT -5
Theres a wide variety as you can see - and your english isnt poor - just look at some of the regular guy's posts ! Are we here for spelling tests? nope - to run a few good stories !
Theres lots of styles too - have a browse
think about running something yourself?
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Post by nekekami on Jun 18, 2007 14:25:08 GMT -5
i would . . if TV had not totally destroyed my imagination *g* i just can't think of anything good . . i have trouble doing a good background for a character <.< . . out of about 100 build character(concepts) only 5 have a background-story and written out contacts x.x . .
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Post by mechwarrior5 on Jun 19, 2007 7:38:28 GMT -5
Well lucky for you, there are History Specialists as part of the staff here *points to his own orange name*. If you need help coming up with a background, me an' Pelch can definitely help. Give us a holler if you need any help with ideas. I've got this horrible tallent of remembering completely useless information, so I'm sure I could help you.
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Post by nekekami on Jun 19, 2007 7:56:43 GMT -5
my brain is wired for trivia . . i still remember how to get rid of ebira from the old godzilla movie series <.< . . my problem is thinking up a good story-line . . in my group, there is noone who has as much knowledge about the world, especially background, of shadowrun . . but thinking up something that is not "go there, steal/kill/sabotage/guard XYZ" is problematic x.x . . mostly because of the fact that i am the most knowledgeable in our group . . the others would not get insider-jokes or to me pretty obvious clues that tell them to back off or kiss their sorry hoops good-bye . . i tried it once . . i told them several times, that a part of the city where they would have to go soon was being isolated and mentioned several times especially on sports-trid . . just because they had no concept of what urban-brawl means . . so they thought obviously:"oh, good, less people around to make problems" . . and walked straight into a running urban brawl match with dozends of cameras und 2 teams of combat-monsters . .
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Post by mechwarrior5 on Jun 19, 2007 14:47:38 GMT -5
LOL. I've often thought of making a runner group that was an urban brawl team. But anyway, my offer still stands. I'm your man if you need someone to bounce ideas off of.
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Post by nekekami on Jun 19, 2007 15:12:55 GMT -5
thanks for the offer, but my problem is not people to bounce ideas with . . my problem is HAVING original/fun/thought through ideas ^^# nothing against you but, i prefer to do things i want to do/done by myself x.x . . i don't like relying on other people <.< . .
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Post by Braddoc on Jun 19, 2007 16:33:10 GMT -5
Hmm..well, quite hard pulling that one off..like it or not Shadowrunners, always end up doing guard duty, extraction, wetworks and the like...'course you can always sue the old principle that the Johnsons must get their info from somewhere, can always work on that idea that the players are just there to gather info or something, go in slick check around, leave, all in a hush hush manner or something.
Or booze, always the problem solver.
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Post by nekekami on Jun 19, 2007 16:49:22 GMT -5
booze . . only problem: i don't drink x.x . . been there, done that, did not like it too much <.< . . vodka . . mostly pure . . and then it took me more than one bottle untill i felt SOME sort of effect . . and then shortly after i had blackouts only to awake next moring with such a hangover that the northern gods would have been proud of . . and with no recollection whatsoever as to what happened the night before x.x . . meaning: going and getting booze for money, drinking, blacking out, not remembering and having a hangover . . i figured it's not worth it, if i don't get to remember ^^
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Post by Braddoc on Jun 19, 2007 17:09:10 GMT -5
Vodka? What kind of German are you? I thought you all drank beer in giant metal cup served by some high-skirt-low-cleavage blonde damsel going 'Ein ber mein freud?'
But seriously enought, the only way you might be able to stop the routine gimmick of runners, could be to make them to other runner related stuff..every runner needs a fixer, a doc, some street ears..anything really. Can alwasy use those idea from those supplementals, like a media team, a docwagon crew, a gang of some sort..
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Post by nekekami on Jun 19, 2007 17:54:13 GMT -5
i once had an idea while i was over at the home of one of my buddies . . about an AI taking over a whole arcology . . he got up, walked some steps to his book shelf . . looked thoughtfull for some seconds(rare for him) and took out renraku arcology shutdown . . i had not heard about that up untill then <.< . . and somehow that happens quite often x.x . . it's all been done allready <.< . . ah well, i'll work on that thingie about taking over MicroDeck some more . . just have to wait untill the characters are ready *gg*
as for beer . . eeww . . yuck . . i can't stand that stuff <.< . . Vodka though . . mix with something else and you barely taste it . . and when you had some you don't really care anymore and it goes down like burning water *g* and that stuff about big beer glasses and the Dirndl(those cute little dresses with the cleavage) . . that's bavaria . . or "Free State Bavaria" as they call themselves . . that's not germany to me *gg*
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