@Tec, so is the monowhip just based on Close Combat and Cyber Affinity then?
NO, that's the other kicker! It uses
ranged weapons for the to-hit probability and Cyber Affinity for the critical chance. They break from canon and give the monowhip a range of 7.
Frankly, I'm frustrated. I jacked Strength, Body, and Close Combat, thinking that all cyberweapons would use them, only to find that Quickness and Ranged Weapons were needed for the monowhip. It's a decent weapon - it has a high DV (14) that few players are going to match with with a pure Strength build - plus good AP, but it's not a sequential weapon. As in, it's not a natural progression from the spur to the monowhip; the monowhip just kind of comes in out of left field. I was annoyed by the karma inefficiency of it.
Cyberweapons aren't even that great compared to melee weapons. Most of the swords are superior to a cyberspur; the only advantage of a cyberspur is it doesn't take up a slot in your weapon inventory. On the other hand, the sword doesn't cost you essence. Plus, equivalent guns do more damage and have better range. Other than flavor, I'm having a hard time recommending the cyberweapons (or, if we extend it, any melee combat).
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Stake had a motorcycle, a Suzuki Mirage. Presumably that's... somewhere, perhaps the ambush site as Mal suggests. Not sure if it's worth tracking down. It's winter and not exactly motorcycle weather. Achak is a passable driver (8 dice) but is probably better riding shotgun.
I might need help jogging my memory. Were there four cars for the runners?
1. Saeder-Krupp-Bentley Concordat, nice but not subtle
2. Ares Roadmaster, which Mercer disabled with a shot to the engine block
3. Hyundai Shin-Hyung, SEOUL DRIFT
4. Ford Americar, reliable, economical, anonymous
I believe the Roadmaster and the Americar were driven up to the church for the assault, meaning they're front-of-mind for the gangers. The Concordat and the Shin-Hyung were parked a little bit away. Is the Concordat Iki's car, the one that Mercer broke a window in order to go through the contents?
I'm having a hard time thinking of leverage Achak could use to get the gangers to change ownership on either car without paying for the service. They don't owe us a favor and, if anything, could be reasonably upset that Achak dragged a firefight onto their turf. (Maybe they're not too broken up about it since none of them took any heat, and they get some gear for their trouble.) We could pay them but unless it's a relatively token sum - say ¥1,000 or less - I'm not sure that the additional vehicle would outweigh its opportunity cost. Achak is expecting that they'll have to leave Seattle shortly anyway, limiting the utility of any additional ground craft.