From: ins769v@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Veltyen)
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp
Subject: SR Other Races
Date: 6 Apr 92 06:15:48 GMT
Organization: Monash University


  >>> Hello and welcome from the august halls of Monash 
      University Melbourne Australia !!!<<<

 >>> OK Now that thats out of the way. I'll post what I was
     going to post ;-] <<<
    
     OTHER RACES
     Ever wanted a character that was just too strange to 
     contemplate ?? Well Here comes some Ideas.
     ( Calls of Munchkinism gratiously thrown away.8-])

     BIOCONSTRUCTS
     Created by Magic Technology and held together by bubblegum
     come the invincible forces of (insert company name here)!!

     GAME RULES 
       (completely optional)
       Attributes 
          Roll d6's for each stat and modify according to the 
          ammount of " archetype points " spent.
          IE. 24 points = +0
              20 points = -4
              17 points = -7
              15 points = -9
              This means that the construct will have average 
              stats of four and (normally 8-]) one stat of 
              about nine.
       Race
          Well....  Human based normally and has to have priority
          4 (less and they are too bloody powerful)

       Skills
          Normal although playing about with them is definitely 
          _FUN_.

       Nuyen 
         Normal :-) 

       Magic 
         Very seldom found in constructs as they are often created
         to be specialists ( And have other powers ...see later..)


      POWERS of BIOCONSTRUCTS
         Anything
         repeat
         Anything
         This is where bioconstructs become difficult ;
         Any awakened power or power mimicing cyberware should be
         Allowed..
         Of course the GM should moderate by giving each power a
          suitable disadvantage ( depending on the GM these can 
          get MEAN)

      ESSENCE 
         Treat how you like or how you feel or both (ie can be
         different from standard 6) any "cyberware" initially bought
         does not cost essence.

      EXAMPLE

         LYNDA the homicidal assain come nymphomaniac come rigger
                   come assasin (again)
      
         SEX female (ultra) (ie XXX chromosome)
         Attributes  BOD  5    CHR 4   ESS 7
                     QCK  17   INT 9   RCT 13(17)
                     STR  5    WLP 5   INIT 17 + 3

         Powers
          Enhanced Strength      (Automatic Moderate Fatigue when dropped)
          Electrical Projection  (Auto Mod. Fatigue and Involuntary discharge)
          Enhanced sences EM fields
                                 (severe Allergy High voltage lines)
          Regeneration<limited>  (requires catatonia)
          Psychokinesis          (extreme headache...)
          Wired Reflexes II
          Voice Emulation
          Datajack
          Rig I
          Chameleon ability (+/- 2 inches, +/- 10 kilos, hair color change
                             eye color change, age change +/- 5 years etc)
          Memory - full simsense recording and or audio or visual recording
               
        Main disadvantage :-
              Modes 
             (something I worked out with the player and severely limits 
              the constructs effects)
             The construct can only operate in a  selected set of modes
             Assasin : extwemely good at combat cannot speak cannot rig 
             Thief : good at stealth and stealing things (full PK)
             Nymph : to approach high level execs unaware
             Command : Allows regenearation and change of AI (bad wording)

                         and some others ...
        History 
           Aztechnology biogenetics lab 2049 --->>>
           Doctor Dimitrius DoubleDome and leader of the genetics unit
                defects to company unknown...
           Just before he leaves his main project .. a stealth assasin 
                unit still under construction  ... (ie in command mode)
           The runners escape with their target , what they think is a 
                kidnapped girl from another corp..
           Their escape helicopter explodes after ball lightning flashes 
               around the cabin and their kidnapped girl wakes ... 
               in assasin mode.
           Construct is left in redmond barrens alone ,scorched ,and 
               surrounded by people who tried to take advantage of 
               her .. ONCE.
  
             Veltyen , No I am no good at anything....
             ins769v@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au
             Monash ... YEAH!!!
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