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This is what I was working on today, by the way. It brings the content of the Matrix chapter closer to completion, though it's still a first draft. Matrix Programs Typical matrix programs include both common use utilities and illegal hacking programs as well as agents that can act quasi-independentl...

You know, using the forum rules to prevent someone from commenting in a thread and then spending an entire post talking shit about them was specifically called out by fbmf as "in poor taste even by the standards of The Den". If you want to move on, move on, don't abuse the forum rules to ...

I'm sorry, but this thread is not about EotM and I'm not interested in talking about EotM further Lokathor. I'm not trying to be a dick, but I did my best to explain why EotM doesn't do it for me. What it comes down to is that I don't--personally--want hackers to be able to brain fry anyone and ever...

I think there a lot of misunderstandings here. I'm not going to talk about EotM because this thread isn't about that. Whooooooooa there buddy. So you want to actually support Drop Out as a tactic? That doesn't make a world that's cyberpunk at all! That makes a world where people touch keyboard with ...

As far as I can tell, Frank's entire rage shit explosion was due to me saying 6-12 when I should more properly have said 6-10. I was not considering sigma, or standard deviation. I hereby admit I am not perfect at math, and I would like to apologize for that. Let me just go with a much simpler state...

@Lokathor: I don't know that I'd presume to say that EotM did anything objectively wrong. However, it does include a lot of baggage I really, really don't like, enough so that I thought it was easier to start "from scratch" as-it-were (i.e. from SR4). These things include: * Weird, random ...

The thing is: you're being an asshole. Well you're a fucking piece of shit, kindly stay the fuck out of my thread. People who argue in bad faith are not worth discussing things with in a civil or productive manner. Your project is doomed because you suck as a person, kindly go fuck yourself. I've a...

Hello all! Here is what I have of the Matrix chapter for my SR4 hack/free SR5 replacement edition, SRPC. This is a work in progress and it still needs a few additions (like a list of prices for the programs) and a lot of polish before I call it a complete chapter. But it's good enough for getting it...

I was wondering if this is some kind of trend in the hobby. I sure hope not. Anyone else have similar feelings about the matter? Fuck no. To add: I enjoy combat, it is part of the storytelling, in addition to being a fun tactical/strategic exercise. Also what kinds of combats are you talking about ...

Your design track record seem to indicate competence enough, but your needlessly abrasive douchebaggery and your rampant one-true-wayism severely limit your utility to the development of this project anyway. So go on, 'git. As long as you steadfastly refuse to know how to math, it's obvious that you...

I had assumed that was a placeholder and you didn't actually have the damage calculation defined. As written, you have in fact nerfed Stunbolt completely into oblivion. Sure, it doesn't cost any drain, but a complex action that fills in like 4 stun boxes is a joke. And not a good joke. Requiring ex...

Discussing the article without entering the fetid pit of crazy that is everything that comes out of shadzar's fucking mouth... Anyone else notice how the milestones/benchmarks/delineations he uses are pretty much entirely caster centric, with no discussion of how low, mid, and high-level play might ...

There's Spellcasting, Counterspelling, Summoning, Binding, and Banishing. That's five things you're gonna want to do right there. Have you ever played a mage or seen one played? This is a serious question. Banishing doesn't do shit. I am literally the world's greatest expert on Shadowrun 4's spirit...

Yes, because as we all know, the court system always works 100% of the time.

darkmaster wrote:I would just like to point out that the Wikipedia article about InMediasRes has been deleted because there wasn't enough evidence it actually existed. So that whole stink from before, that never happened at all. Just imagined it.

Wow, really? That's disheartening as fuck.

'm all for merging Charisma and Willpower, but why not call the result "Willpower"? I have actually seen/designed games where this is the case. It becomes weird in cases where for instance you are lying to someone and how good you are at lying is based on your Willpower. "Roll Con + ...

More please.

Hi everyone, I've been AFD (away from Den) for a week or so, so it's going to take me some time (and possibly a few posts) to catch up to all the opinions and discussion flying around. Because I have a lot of stuff to respond to, most quotes will not be sourced. I am sorry, but for the purposes of t...

@OP: Don't be such a pussy, crunch never hurt anyone. : )

Seriously, I have heard only good things about Burning Wheel from others, but never played it myself. Apparently it has lots of good mechanics for social combat, or so I've heard.

I know 5th edition Shadowrun Suuuuuucks, and my current group owns buttload of 4th edition material, but not sure how asking em to switch would go. Anyway, what buffs do you think could be houseruled to make Street Samurai's more viable in 5th edition Shadowrun? I know the GM banned multiple Grenad...

If you're set on maintaining Body/Willpower at least make them derived stats. Don't make people waste buildpoints on basic survivability. I'm ok with entertaining this idea at least hypothetically, because I get where you're coming from. Hypothetically, what would you have "defense/resistance&...

Frank, you're a proponent of collapsing Body and Strength and Willpower and...uh, something, IIRC? Brief run down of why? Body is a shitty stat. Strength is a shitty stat. They don't do things. Imagine for the moment that you had a single stat that did all of the following: Set your damage with inf...

You going to fill it with artwork too? No budget for that as of now. You know, conceivably I could actually budget this, but I'm not sure how practical or necessary this is. I'm also not sure how serious a question this was. If it's necessary to state the obvious: I can't compete with CGL on a prod...

Mods can move this to the Homebrew forum if desired, I just figured it would get more feedback and traffic here, and Frank's similar Ends of the Matrix thread is here. Shadowrun: Perfect Crime Edition Hello Gaming Den, you smallest, angriest, most brilliant corner of the gaming internets! DOWNLOAD Y...

Longes wrote:Exalted, for all its terrible sins, has a decent stunt system - you get extra 1 to 3 dice to your dicepool for describing your actions in an awesome way.

In and of itself, this is a good mechanic. I've seen it elsewhere too.