right then, due to the death of one of the pbp's i was playing in, i'm gonna start a UK based one-shot.
Basic houserules:
All firearms are considered as rating 2xF and anything with FA/BF mode has a further +4 avail mod on it.
Exemptions are shotguns and sports rifles (without BF/FA mode), which are all rating +4R and therefore can be licensed.
(guns are still available from the right people, but their use outside of the slums will draw huge police response. use and use wisely!)
-melee will play a bigger part in terms of combat, and non-lethal ranged combat options like tasers and pain inducers will be common.
-Most cops will not be armed with lethal weaponry due to low gun crime rate, basic corpsec also will not be routinely armed. corps' HTR teams will be armed though, and all police units have an armed response unit as they do today.
-Magic; due to the activation of the leylines throughout british isles, there is a greater proportion of awakened. take that into account when thinking about your opposition.
i'd like at least one techie (decker/rigger/mancer etc) and a team of four players.
it'll be standard 5e chargen, all characters viable but will need to be verified by GM first.
-run n gun, gun heaven 3, stolen souls, bullets + bandages are all available for use.
background will be loosely tied in with shadows over europe (3e book) but with some tweaks (yakuza are not prevalent for example)
Missions will take place in varying cities across the north of england + scotland but you're free to create characters from anywhere in europe. further afield will need a really good backstory as to how you got here!
Edit: we will also be heading outdoors quite a bit, so if you want to take some less used skills like survival etc, it would come in handy at times. likewise, riggers will get use out of watercraft too
