Re: [HOE] [HoE] Sykers and Soldier Backgrounds

[toadpooka@juno.com]

Sykers weren't trained for "soldier work," for the most part.  They were
supposed to sneak behind enemy lines and quietly take out their leaders,
not stand on the front lines blasting away.  Unfortunately, both on
Banshee and on Earth, the "normal" troops got wiped out pretty early on,
and most of the fighting was done by specialized guys like sykers and
cyborgs.
I'd certainly allow for a syker character to take one of the Soldier
edges, but I wouldn't require it.  I'm tempted to make their own
specialization, but I'd hesitate before making Blastin' one of the skills
in that package.  The thought of a character starting out with 10d12 in
Blastin', Rank 5 and $10k worth of stuff (to buy Machine-Head and
compatible guns, vehicles and equipment) scares the crap outta me. 
There's already enough out there that allows sykers to use Blastin' for
EVERY roll they have to ever make.
Now, cans are another matter...most of them were trained to be
super-soldiers.  I might require that a can that's been around for some
time take the soldier edge.  But a lot of cans were just produced at the
end of the War, and never saw a lot of real service.

From Whom It May Concern,
Rich Ranallo

"Guns Don't Kill People. Irresponsible, Short-Sighted Lobby Groups Do."

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