Shadowrun
Shadowrun General => Gear => Topic started by: SirDelta on <06-15-11/1351:28>
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Rollerskates.
Why are they in Arsenal? It kind of bothers me. So I want you guys to help me out.
How many uses for these things can you think of?
MY best idea, Skate-By shootings.
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How else are you going to get around town with a Troll and the only vehicle you have is a Korean-Made C-N Jackrabbit knockoff?
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Use them to roller skate around?
Leave them on the stairs so your dad (or an unsuspecting corporate security guard) can fall.
Use them, a pair of tight shorts, and a try to deliver hamburgers (or grenades). Bonus points if the one in the shorts is a Troll.
Strap them to a centaur and go win some drag races.
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Death from above!
Snowcrash, people!
Yeah, that was a plank, but...similar concept.
Proximity to anything Snowcrash makes everything cool.
-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist
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I asked one of the GMs that almost made a game if I could have REASON.
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Troll with Raptor Legs and Rollerblades 70 M / Turn ,with Running Skill est.4- 5 Successes = 86 -90 M / Turn
he can come with a Knife to a Gunfight ;)
with a Dance on Rollerblades
Medicineman
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You can use it to get a negative modifier in your fasttalk target for destraction/annoyance ;D
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why anyone would chose rollerblades over skimmer discs is beyond me . .
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Can you get cyberfeet plugins without cyberfeet?
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why anyone would chose rollerblades over skimmer discs is beyond me . .
They're cheaper ?!?
with another Dance on Rollerblades
Medicineman
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Can you get cyberfeet plugins without cyberfeet?
Everything available as an implant is available as normal gear . .
Everything else would be frigging stupid . .
why anyone would chose rollerblades over skimmer discs is beyond me . .
They're cheaper ?!?
with another Dance on Rollerblades
Medicineman
Point, cheaper, maybe . . but in my eyes, pretty much worthless too . .
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What about a throwing adept? I'm betting a pair of skates to the head will hurt. :)
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Is he throwing the wearer of the skates at people?
-k
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Hockey Playing practitioner of The Athlete's Way that isn't on the ice at the moment?
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Havent you seen Dogma? Adepts on skates with sharpened metal hockey sticks. How about a whole gang of them? Call them the Icebreakers. or Penalties. Or Mighty Ducks. Flying V anyone?
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My team was recently in a chase where a gnome runner used a grapple gun to grab the back of a speeding van (I was driving and am totally oblivious in perception so I didn't even notice him).
He could definitely have used some roller skates... or maybe a parachute. Anything would have been better than him tumbling along behind the van, all but cemented on by a gecko grip sling.
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Sudden-Death Overtime (http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Sudden-Death_Overtime)
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KEEL DEE HEEROSS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meHOHwFe9DI)
-k
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Havent you seen Dogma? Adepts on skates with sharpened metal hockey sticks. How about a whole gang of them? Call them the Icebreakers. or Penalties. Or Mighty Ducks. Flying V anyone?
I'm totally swiping that, by the way.
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Rollerskates also bring to mind Paranoia Agent. Creepy.
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My current character is a Surged Minotaur with Celerity and Satyr Legs. Since I'd already gone that far, I bought her a set of custom-fit rollerblades.
Doing the math, she tops out at about 76mph. Without using Run to 'sprint.'
Also gave her the grapple-gun, because I figured I could better get away with it via the Snow Crash reference.
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My current character is a Surged Minotaur with Celerity and Satyr Legs. Since I'd already gone that far, I bought her a set of custom-fit rollerblades.
Doing the math, she tops out at about 76mph. Without using Run to 'sprint.'
Also gave her the grapple-gun, because I figured I could better get away with it via the Snow Crash reference.
Back To The Future, just grab the back of a truck and go. ;D
Sorry, playing the video game series and I love they remembered that.
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My current character is a Surged Minotaur with Celerity and Satyr Legs. Since I'd already gone that far, I bought her a set of custom-fit rollerblades. Doing the math, she tops out at about 76mph. Without using Run to 'sprint.'
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"Meteor " my Fomori Pitfighter with Raptor Legs has Skimmer Disk . Thats 88 m /Turn & 15 Dice for Running IIRC
I bought him a "Highway Licence" lvl 5 for his Skimmer Disk
With a Dance on he Highway
Medicineman
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one of the a-team episodes has murdock cruise past on roller skates with a boombox. with he then throws over a fence to create boom. stealth demo runs.
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BE! WARE! HE'S! POH! ZEST! TO! SKATE!
New gang; the Suicidals!
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My current character is a Surged Minotaur with Celerity and Satyr Legs. Since I'd already gone that far, I bought her a set of custom-fit rollerblades. Doing the math, she tops out at about 76mph. Without using Run to 'sprint.'
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"Meteor " my Fomori Pitfighter with Raptor Legs has Skimmer Disk . Thats 88 m /Turn & 15 Dice for Running IIRC
I bought him a "Highway Licence" lvl 5 for his Skimmer Disk
With a Dance on he Highway
Medicineman
Nice. I didn't give Bessie cyberlegs for the skimmer discs or built-in rollerblades; to match her soft-maxed strength, agility, and body would have been problematic. As it is, I fully expect the GM to invoke a vehicle crash test at these speeds if I go too far.
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ok so from this I can almost assume that nobody here has played whip-lash for the playstation
get a troll with huge strength and a gnome with rollerskates add some rope and have some fun ;D
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Ooooooh! Look like a dude from the movie hackers!
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Oh god that movie was so . . 90's . .
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Oh god that movie was so . . 90's . .
Made me get a set of blades and learn to use a computer! I'm going to college for computer security cuza that film lol
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ah well, everything bad has at least something good then . .
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Oh come on there has to be a part of you that loved that movie:)
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the same part i blame for my current job doing tech support . .
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Well played
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Oh come on there has to be a part of you that loved that movie:)
Yeah, the part where it ended and I swore I would never watch it again.
I've had people reference that movie when I was providing tech support for them a few years ago. :'(
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Yeah... Orbital's Halcyon + On + On + On (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSUicoAtLuk) in the start of the movie and young Angelina Jolie (http://www.modmodemakeup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Angelina-in-Hackers-as-Acid-Burn-angelina-jolie-7821599-540-575.jpg) in a swimming pool are two good things about that movie.
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Hmmm good movie, and good uses for skates.
Old fasioned rocket skates for the insane, or customized drones for those of us even more insane.
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Everyone hates that movie lol. I love it and will till the day I die lol. But yea I had this deal one time that my character had hoverskates if there was an aro on it advertising for a skate company. Those things were wicked but I kept having to talk to people in game about em. Too inconvenient. The point was made:(
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One of my all-time favorite characters was named Lucky. Edge 8. He was a Combat Biker. Drive Groundcraft skill 2. Gymnastics skill 6. Bought a custom bike. It had an ejection seat. He wore skates. Anyone see where I'm going with this?
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Loved the movie.
My idea was for smuggling runs that were too short/in too crowded a place for a car or a bike, because the blades can get in tighter spaces then either, and, well, combine that with Wall Running or similar, with
some wax grenades or something, and Light Step, and you're running away laughing while the enemy is slipping up. There's actually a variety of uses for them when it comes down to it.
Also, think about it. Your Technomancer/Hacker has a solid hacking ability allowing them to skate around the building they are hacking, not letting the enemy get a good lock on them. Or at least making it a hard time.
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Loved the movie.
My idea was for smuggling runs that were too short/in too crowded a place for a car or a bike, because the blades can get in tighter spaces then either, and, well, combine that with Wall Running or similar, with
some wax grenades or something, and Light Step, and you're running away laughing while the enemy is slipping up. There's actually a variety of uses for them when it comes down to it.
Also, think about it. Your Technomancer/Hacker has a solid hacking ability allowing them to skate around the building they are hacking, not letting the enemy get a good lock on them. Or at least making it a hard time.
GREAT IDEA
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hmmm...Rollerskates/blades, on an adept, flying through the streets (and other places) in the sprawl. Yes, hat could be quite fun.
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Wanna imagine getting kicked in the face by those things? I sure don't. Especially not by the troll that can go as fast as a midsized Toyota in them.
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@Red Canti
You'd rather not use Red Script as this is normally for Moderators or Admins
with a Dance in Black
Medicineman
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@Red Canti
You'd rather not use Red Script as this is normally for Moderators or Admins
with a Dance in Black
Medicineman
Not using red. this is red, I'm using crimson., if the mods tell me to stop I'll drop it though.
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@Red Canti
You'd rather not use Red Script as this is normally for Moderators or Admins
with a Dance in Black
Medicineman
Not using red. this is red, I'm using crimson., if the mods tell me to stop I'll drop it though.
Not a problem with me. Just remember that there may be some themes it won't work too well with, so there might be some that can't read what you're writing.
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Ahhh, optional themes and backgrounds. The ancient foe of colored text posters.
Back on Topic, I imagine Roller Skates are more of a goofy, Pink Mohawk equipment instead of the darker more serious type of stuff. Unless you play your games like certain versions of Batman.
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Do the red (or crimson) make the posts go faster?
Also, this this is lightish red.
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Ahhh, optional themes and backgrounds. The ancient foe of colored text posters.
Back on Topic, I imagine Roller Skates are more of a goofy, Pink Mohawk equipment instead of the darker more serious type of stuff. Unless you play your games like certain versions of Batman.
TC;DR
C = colored :P
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Do the red (or crimson) make the posts go faster?
Also, this this is lightish red.
Okay that was awesome.
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I usually to skip colored posts as they most likely contain some boring administrative content :P
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Or annoying people.
Just sayin' in general :)
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I've never understood the need for colored text or weird fonts in forum posting (if you're not making an admin post).
Seems kinda narcissistic and vain to me, like saying, "Hey! Look at me! I'm Special!"
If your comments cannot stand on their own, no amount of funky colors or other jazz is going to make them better.
-k
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I usually to skip colored posts as they most likely contain some boring administrative content :P
Attention, all posters! Starting Friday, July 29th, all users with handles that rhyme with Tacky will be deleted. That is all.
;)
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<checks his handle for the day> "OK, I'm safe."
....for now.
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How about motorized skates with gecko grip! So you could skate up walls and such. Or ones with electro magnets. Or just make electro magnets in your feet that can polarize against metal floors to make you levitate. Not usefull all the time, but in buildings and the like, it could be fun.
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How about motorized skates with gecko grip! So you could skate up walls and such. Or ones with electro magnets. Or just make electro magnets in your feet that can polarize against metal floors to make you levitate. Not usefull all the time, but in buildings and the like, it could be fun.
Hell of a way to lose pursuers anyway.
Edit: or establish a surprise attack, seriously how many security guards think to check the ceiling in a poorly light room?
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I dunno what it is, but the thought of some dude zipping around on those things...I'm pretty sure I'd shoot them with an assault cannon.
*Blows smoke from the barrel*
"We don't put up with that sort of nonsense...not on this team."
But then, I suspect, deep down...I may not be a nice person. *Grin*
-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist
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My face has a pair, I haven't done a roll by shooting yet but I did a roll by monowhipping which worked as well as can be expected.
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I saw motorized skates mentioned
Now I want Air Treks from AirGear. Properly modded (for a small amount of cash, actually. Enough work to remove the limiters and proper wheels), those bastards will hit 70-80 mph, and you can get CRAZY air on those things. Just look up scenes from the anime as proof. Pardon me as I try to figure out how much they would cost in nuyen and convince a GM to let me have them.
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What you people REALLY want is, basically, a NON CYBER Version of the Skimmer Disc Feet.
Be it a Hover-Board *whines* we still don't have them ._. or rollerskates with skimmer discs instead of wheels . .
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No, I don't want skimmer disks or hover boards. I want my 50+ MPH motorized skates.
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In the UB5 PbP Ive been running the corridor for the cover...and I was praying I hadnt forgot to buy skates before the run as I was planning to do so...IMO adept/sam with boosted reaction and agility should use this all teh time...smart weels can make it stable, firm standing point, or they may allow to pass any terrain you want...and if you ever been jumping over the standing vehicle on skates IRL, you know what Im saying when Im telling you the this is ery good for escape routes etc.
And...as a side jpobs...even today skaterrs ride the walkways to steal wallets, backpacks etc...
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What you people REALLY want is, basically, a NON CYBER Version of the Skimmer Disc Feet.
Be it a Hover-Board *whines* we still don't have them ._. or rollerskates with skimmer discs instead of wheels . .
Why do they have Skimmer Dics for wares but not for mundane? The tech is there, why not use it? That would be a buttload of nuyen to the corp that marketed those. Every kid would want one. And on the shadow side, you could use a "hover board" for all sorts of devious things. If only to carry gear. Or bipass floor sensors and the like. Also, are Skimmjer Discs available for vehicles? How about drones? it seems i should be able to put them on my GM dobermans. Hmmm.....
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Way back in 1993 when I used to play SRII, I had an Elf Sammy girl who used to carry around (or wear, depending on the situation) a pair of roller-blades.
I must confess that I'm not at all familiar with the SR4 Arsenal supplement, so I can't comment on it nor how the authors present the item in question. That said:
Skates are light-weight, portable, legal, and fairly easy to get a hold of. When you need a little speed boost that's not on a grand scale, from something that you can carry around with little to no difficulty, they can give a fair advantage for a number of things:
-Jumping
Sure, it's a risk: but you can build up enough speed to plausibly increase the distance of a long jump (say, from rooftop to rooftop).
-Increased movement rate
Not sure how movement is handled in SR4 (I'm getting my copy soon-ishly), but it is very much reasonable to figure that wearing a pair of roller-skates would increase the distance a character can move during their action(s).
-Maneuverability
In a tight spot, and by inventive use of the surroundings, sometimes being able to skate instead of walking or running can give an advantage. Granted, in cramped quarters, the opposite would be true.
-Quick getaway
As has been mentioned earlier in the thread, the daredevil maneuver of gripping to the back of a speeding vehicle (although likely to be much, much more difficult to do than in movies) could plausibly help the character oust his/her person from a scene more expediently.
The most obvious downside is having to do with putting on the skates and removing them, as it's likely to be something that ought to take more than three seconds (or, at least, an action or two). Therefore, the choice a character must make is to either A) arrive at the scene with skates on (which can and should prove problematic for, say, stairs, or might attract attention, or any other situational circumstances that ought to apply) or B) find some out of the way spot where they can be put on in peace.
As for Skimmer Discs?
I'll venture a guess in that they may be more expensive, more difficult to carry around undetected (at least, maybe they don't fit as well into a simple backpack in comparison to roller-skates), not as easy to find and acquire as roller-skates are (unless Skimmer Discs are available at your corner sports store? Genuinely curious, am clueless on the matter).
Plus!
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Them's fun.