Re: [BNW] The Hacker

["iguana.1031" <iguana.1031@gateway.net>]

I don't allow Hacker PCs in the cyberpunk games I run. They're a lose-lose
situation for the GM and the game: To do the character justice, you need to
spend too much time with one player while everyone else sits and twiddles
their thumbs.  If you reduce the hacking to a couple of rolls, you're
cheating the character and player by not letting them shine where they're
supposed to.  BNW offers nothing to change this.

Also, and I realize this is being nitpicky, but . . .

Can it truly be called a 'Power Package' if it's just a skill bonus that can
be achieved by a normal?  Yes, a +10 is unnaturally high but ANY other
character - Delta or reg - could get the same bonus with XP.  It would only
take 55.  And, what does that mean?  For 55 XP, players can buy a second
Power Package.  Granted, it's arguing semantics, but I've already had it
pointed out by two of my players.  (They wanted the Tough and Flyer
packages, though, not the Hacker).




----- Original Message -----
From: THEATE, PASCAL <pascal.theate@fortisbank.com>
To: <bnw@gamerz.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 7:54 AM
Subject: [BNW] The Hacker


> >Heh.  At least a Hacker gets +10.  This makes him seem vaguely
> heroic, and
> >there is a precedence or three out there (Doug Ramsey, Oracle).  In
>
> >comparison...
>
> But I have an argument.
> I don't feel this super-hero will use his talents in every mission.
> A blaster, a telekinetic or a teleporter is always useful, in any
> kind of mission. A hacker ? I don't think it's the same.
>
> >Well, as I've noted before, a Sneak gets +5 and a built-in pair of
> >night-vision goggles (and a Quirk/sensitivity to light).  Talk
> about your
> >non-"super-hero" taste to a power...  :)
>
> Sure, ... but. In my vision of a super-hero, a sneak is a man who
> can hide supernaturaly in shadows, who can melt within, litteraly. A
hacker
> hadn't the "cinematic effect" I like in this kind of games.
>
> That's the only thing I don't like with the hacker.
> But if one player want to play it, no problem :)
> The most important thing is that he likes his character and he
> enjoys the game.
>
> bye,
> Pascal
>
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