okay I'm hopping into a 5e Shadowrun campaign any advice on toon building? I understand that survival rates are perhaps Lower than might be expected in medieval games
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Depends heavily on what role you're going for. Typically you've got something like face, tech person, mage guy, and street samurai/murderhobo. Got any plans?
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Replying to @StubbornLights
hmm, hard to say probably I should think this through first I'm really fond of mage roles, but I understand they're gimped in Shadowrun relative to DnD?
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Replying to @eigenrobot @StubbornLights
a Mage is still a Mage, but in D&D the other guy is a dickhead with a pointy stick whereas in Shadowrun the other guy is an armored cyborg with a decapitated dragon's head grafted onto his arm as a weapon.
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wtf i like tabletop now
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dang my PHB is coming tonight and I am Extremely excited to read through these class possibilities
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Replying to @eigenrobot @danlistensto
That's the best part; no strict class roles! Also, I love that the robot playing a cyberpunk game goes with the most human option. We roleplay what we aren't.
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Replying to @StubbornLights @danlistensto
iiiiiiinteresting I see mages and AIs almost . . . as fulfilling a certain similar role in stories? technology <=> magic thematically?
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Replying to @eigenrobot @danlistensto
Ehh, it's more that Shadowrun considers changing the human form as diminishing magic, thus making technology opposed to magic. The more you augment, the less essence(/humanity?) you have, so they're in competition. There's some interesting ideas at the juncture of the two though.
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Also, if you wanna expand on magic v AI, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. If you mean wish fulfillment/power fantasies, I get what you mean. I somewhat sympathize with the "Strong AI=rapture of the nerds" philosophy.
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hmmm yeah will mull / distill and respond tonight I hope :)
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Cool. Frankly, I'm already kinda drunk, so no worries on rushing that or anything tbqh. (It's been... a day)
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