[Stahlseele]

It's basically the Lifter from Alien, in which Ellen Ripley beats up the Xenomorh-Queen.
Furthermore, the Clans used the JYM-Suits mentioned farther upthread as the basis for their Elemental PA Suit.

[Kontact]

It's already 2.5 meters tall and therefore as subtle as a kick in the face, but it really should be limited to 1IP in order to fit into the whole "either too slow to be useful or too quick to not damage the pilots," thing.

As far as I'm concerned, power armor already exists.  You just have to get your limbs removed to use it.  They call it Cyber.

[CanRay]

...

Now I want to summon a spirit of man that looks like Ozzy Osbourne to possess the armor and sing "Iron Man" while kicking much hoop with it.

[Charybdis]

...

Now I want to summon a spirit of man that looks like Ozzy Osbourne to possess the armor and sing "Iron Man" while kicking much hoop with it.

And it can bite the head off a bat while doing so....

[deathwishjoe]

So if I wanted to make power armor for a character in shadowrun that used the vehicle rules I would start off with an EVO orderly.  The picure for the drone clearly shows that it was designed to cary a peson in it.  Thus it is at the very least theoretically capable of navigating doorways and halways.  when one takes into account the small body the item has it seems more plausable that it can fit in narrow areas rather then using the larger vehicles that are commonly suggested for this sort of thing.  It would suck to have your riggers new awesome power armor stymied by something as simple as a doorway or a bend in a halway he couldnt fit through.   It already has walker mode and arms.  Just add a rigger cocoon along with an armor upgrade and there you are.  This allows the rigger to connect to his drone while relatively safe inside the cocoon using a wired connection that can't be hacked with out something like nanites in combat.   

I've done alot of thinking about how the technological advantages of the shadowrun world would be used to wage war and the benefits of power armor are just too much to ignore.  Even if the only way to include them is to have dwarf riggers sitting n the fetal position of troll sized drones.  The costs and amount of training required to make an effective rigger I think would be less then for a military level street sam in these cases. 

[Medicineman]

I started with a Horseman Caterpllar

with a safety Dance
Medicineman

[CanRay]

Please, no, not the "Horsemen Of The Apocalypse" again. 

[Stahlseele]

Would you Prefer Binky?

[CanRay]

Would you Prefer Binky?

Yes, actually.

Sorry, forgot I hadn't explained it here yet.  "The Horsemen of the Apocalypse" was a group concept that one player in my group came up with, having everyone buy a massively modified Horseman brimming to the gills in weapons and armor, and other modifications.

The idea was killed when he realized that I (The GM) could easily take out such an item with ease due to the equipment and legitimate response to such an item being used in public.

[Charybdis]

Would you Prefer Binky?

Yes, actually.

Sorry, forgot I hadn't explained it here yet.  "The Horsemen of the Apocalypse" was a group concept that one player in my group came up with, having everyone buy a massively modified Horseman brimming to the gills in weapons and armor, and other modifications.

The idea was killed when he realized that I (The GM) could easily take out such an item with ease due to the equipment and legitimate response to such an item being used in public.

Ahhh, player vs GM. The battle continues....

Until the GM decides they've had enough, and smites the PC viciously with overwhelming NPC responses *Mwuhuhuhahahahaaaaa*

[CanRay]

This time, I didn't even need to point it out to him, I just looked at him over my glasses, "You'd have the Metroplex Guard and Gunbirds after us, wouldn't you."  *Nods*  "And, while it's possible I'd survive, the Horseman wouldn't, and the character is built around the Horseman.  Better to just find a different character concept."  "I also have car thieves."

[Charybdis]

This time, I didn't even need to point it out to him, I just looked at him over my glasses, "You'd have the Metroplex Guard and Gunbirds after us, wouldn't you."  *Nods*  "And, while it's possible I'd survive, the Horseman wouldn't, and the character is built around the Horseman.  Better to just find a different character concept."  "I also have car thieves."

You know you're running a good game when the PC realises what will happen, and decides being a car thief is a safer option

[CanRay]

He made a Troll with lots of guns and an Ares Roadmaster.

I just pointed out that I have a city full of car thieves.     I don't think he thought the Roadmaster through, either.   

Although, having Sting or Green Lucifer of the Ancients drive around in a Horseman as armed as that one would have been...  Interesting.

[Chrona]

Anti-Theft System, Touch Link, manual,better maglocks, encrypting, firewall upgrades, IC, etc

depending on your preferences vehicle security can planned well and be well thought out.

[CanRay]

Anti-Theft System, Touch Link, manual,better maglocks, encrypting, firewall upgrades, IC, etc

depending on your preferences vehicle security can planned well and be well thought out.

Mine usually is.  He only has Anti-Theft on his system.  *Shakes Head*