CyberZombie wrote:Why are people determined to turn Shadowrun into a superhero setting?
As I've seen so far, there's been discussion on "Super Saiyan" paths, or basically end-game advancement ranges, where it's like you're casting the shadows now, than running from them. There's validity in this request, in that Shadowrun has "Bloodzilla", Rituals, and other pre-existing Magician stuff that escalates to close to this level (like a 500BP Magician can create a lightning storm that = suppressive fire to everyone in like 900meters). So if Magicians get to have it, why not let the other CORE archtypes of the game have it as well, surely don't want to continue "Wizards rule, Fighters Drool" paradigm (doesn't "just" exist in D&D).
I can understand ye don't want it to necessarily embrace some of its tropes (whatever those are at this point, as even DC is going all 'dark'.). However, Superhero genre embraces all kinds of power levels, tone, and settings. From Green Arrow/Punisher/Shining-Knigh/Spider-Jerusalem?, to Wolverine/Spiderman-Unlimited/John Carter, to The Hulk, and Superman/Silver-Surfer/Goku. Denying that would simply be ignoring the sheer amount of comics that exist.
We're not talking about robocop class stuff here where bullets just bounce off him.
Seriously?! a
character of the
fraggin 80's, isn't a suitable inspirational point to emulate?!!?!? Tis likely I don't understand the inspirational material behind Shadowrun, but I very well assume 80's Cyberpunk bounces ideas off of 80's like action material (I know the "Rambo" was an old archetype essentially). Plus, it even had
Assault Cannons, which excited me to no end to discover recently.
What I find wrong w/ 4th edition: "I want to stab dragons the size of a small keep with skin like supple adamantine and command over time and space to death with my longsword in head to head combat, but I want to be totally within realistic capabilities of a real human being!" --Caedrus mocking 4rries
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Ancient History