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Post by emeralddragon on Apr 15, 2017 22:54:31 GMT 10
Because Character Generation will need quite a number of these most likely.
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Post by katanageldar on Apr 15, 2017 23:14:25 GMT 10
Okay, firstly, how much xp can we create our character with? I'd like to play a little.
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Post by SteveHost on Apr 16, 2017 0:27:20 GMT 10
I guess we will need to know exactly what is going to happen with skills
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Post by Mirumoto Nanashi on Apr 16, 2017 2:05:40 GMT 10
What kind of personal technology do you think we will have? Are cellphones or personal computers a thing? If so is only planet/ship wife or larger?
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Post by M'thack-kir on Apr 16, 2017 10:30:52 GMT 10
Okay, firstly, how much xp can we create our character with? I'd like to play a little. Can't mention exp specifically, but our GM generally likes handing enough for IR 3 to be reached.
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Post by Hida Tetsuko on Apr 16, 2017 10:33:36 GMT 10
Ooh, nice
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Post by Mirumoto Nanashi on Apr 16, 2017 13:44:20 GMT 10
How did you get your name to have a space?
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Post by emeralddragon on Apr 16, 2017 21:31:27 GMT 10
Okay, firstly, how much xp can we create our character with? I'd like to play a little. You will get your initial 45 Character Points (for stuff that can only be acquired at birth or the like) and then an additional 110 points of XP. As M'thack-kir said (Thank you for giving ppl a vague idea), that should give you enough to be Insight Rank 3 with a little bit of wriggle room for personality. I guess we will need to know exactly what is going to happen with skills New Skills and advantages is what I am going to do tonight. I was going to focus on the state of the Clans tonight, but it seems people want to get into creating characters, and I am not one to stand in the way of that. What kind of personal technology do you think we will have? Are cellphones or personal computers a thing? If so is only planet/ship wife or larger? Holocoms are the main form of personal communication, however there are some who require more stealth OR view that such a device interferes with your ability to always be ready for combat as a Bushi. As such its not unusual to see Samurai carry thumb sized comlinks which just do voice communication, and the Scorpion use them almost exclusively, usually with built in voice distortion. Personal computers is a little more complicated, and underlie a major problem that some clans have dealt with and others have not. Its called the Eta Question. As technology advanced, Hiemin still had lots of work. It was different from the work they used to do, but they still had lots of work and roles to do to serve the Samurai. But Machinery, computers and golems make Eta's far more redundant. But if they have no duty, how can they work of their kharmic debt? And if their duty is to only handle dead people (for few Samurai are that comfortable with machines that they would allow something so soulless to deal with their remains) and entertain, a case could be made they had a better lot in life then some Hiemin. And yet technology must advance. The personal computer is however, a step to far in the eyes of many Clans. Even an Eta can use a PC, and because the technology and programs of some clans are based on the kami, it gives an Eta direct interaction with an awakened kami if they do so, something that many consider....wrong. However on the other hand, Personal Computerss are very useful, and allow sharing of information over vast distances. As such true Personal Computers are rare. What is more common are Tablet like readers, almost always in clan or family Cypher to make doubly sure that even the most educated of hiemen and Eta can't read them, and getting their computing power from a central hub. Some clans that are more spiritually focused won't even allow that, and must go to what are effectively computer centers to do any task that involves a computer. There are some exceptions to this. The kindness of the Crane, the beliefs of the Phoenix and Dragon (specifically the Asako and Togashi), and the worldliness of the Unicorn both have led many in these clans to similar points of view with the potential death of the Eta Caste...its a good thing. In these clans eyes, the Eta's redundancy is a sign that SOCIETY is being uplifted in the Celestial Order, a sign that one day their would be no more Eta. In these four clans some are working to make the Eta caste is slowly fading away. So some clans PCs are somewhat common....others they are rarer. And some, such as the Lion, they are virtually non existant.
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Post by Mirumoto Nanashi on Apr 16, 2017 22:15:45 GMT 10
Can there be an advantage for starting with a motorcycle?
Every cowboy needs a horse.
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Post by Shinwa on Apr 16, 2017 23:21:08 GMT 10
I was going to say 'who keeps a motorbike on a starship'? but then I remembered the last star trek movie.
Never mind.
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Post by Hida Tetsuko on Apr 16, 2017 23:53:00 GMT 10
Can I have a personal comlink on my gauntlets? I saw the ones in the Hida Pragmatist picture and knew I needed some tech on them.
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Post by M'thack-kir on Apr 17, 2017 0:12:40 GMT 10
I don't wanna go crazy on rank 1 skills if I can avoid it, but I have 1 exp left at this stage, and I don't want to buy Wealthy. Can I invest it in Language: Rokugani to be 2 points instead of 1, reflecting general mastery in enunciation and comprehension (including reading!) compared to what most Nezumi are capable of? I mean, that's probably granted in the base advantage, but just to be damned sure?
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Post by Mirumoto Nanashi on Apr 17, 2017 0:35:53 GMT 10
I was going to say 'who keeps a motorbike on a starship'? but then I remembered the last star trek movie. Never mind. They had an ATV on firefly's serenity and that was a pretty small ship.
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Post by Shinwa on Apr 17, 2017 4:26:53 GMT 10
They had an ATV on firefly's serenity and that was a pretty small ship. SaveTrue! It depends really on whether we'll be primarily planet side/planet bound with smaller ships that can go sub-atmospheric, or on capital ships with shuttles. Save
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Post by emeralddragon on Apr 17, 2017 5:24:05 GMT 10
Can there be an advantage for starting with a motorcycle? Every cowboy needs a horse. I have a Character Creation thread up and it may mention an Advantage of that nature. Technically it does not DIRECTLY mention a motorcycle, but its vague enough to be any ground based speeder. Can I have a personal comlink on my gauntlets? I saw the ones in the Hida Pragmatist picture and knew I needed some tech on them. Thats an easy yes. A Holocom would not work easily like that, but a basic comlink.... I imagine the Kaiu have been doing stuff like that for years now. I don't wanna go crazy on rank 1 skills if I can avoid it, but I have 1 exp left at this stage, and I don't want to buy Wealthy. Can I invest it in Language: Rokugani to be 2 points instead of 1, reflecting general mastery in enunciation and comprehension (including reading!) compared to what most Nezumi are capable of? I mean, that's probably granted in the base advantage, but just to be damned sure? You could SAVE your one xp, but I will allow it. ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE: You will notice the guns have all had damage nerfs and the Sniper and Heavy assault rifle have both dgot additional disadvantages with them. The main reason for this is even with perception 2, an average roll with the in book Heavy Assault rifle would knock any Earth 3 Bushi to Down, and a good roll would one shot them. In this form, pistols are better then Katana and comparable to Tetsubo Rifles are just better then Tetsubo, ignoring the -10 to hit if someone or yourself is in melee. And the other two in theory should be devastating...but risky. After all, we are space Samurai. Your Space Katana or Space Tetsubo has to be good for something.
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