Reading Run and Gun. Let’s add some ideas to the qualities…
Sunday Driver!
Prerequisite: at least one rake in a pilot skill
Bonus: 4 karma
You just can’t seem to win! You follow all the traffic laws, signal properly, stay BELOW the speed limit, and yet EVERYONE give you the one finger salute when they pass you. When you drive, you vehicle only goes a maximum of 3/4 of its normal speed, and you reduce the handling rating of any vehicle you drive by 1.
Thoughts?
I have a player in an online game who absolutely loves here reach weapon, but she can’t do much up close. Let’s work on that.
Unconventional Handling (Combat)
You choke up on the handle when others are loose, and loose when others choke.
Prerequisites: Combat Expertise, Weapon Focus in a reach weapon
Benefit: You may make attacks without penalty against any creature adjacent to you with a reach weapon.
Note:You may take this feat multiple times as long as you have Weapon Focus in the weapon and the weapon is a reach weapon.
Thoughts?
Reading some Shadowrun books for a review. One quality inspired me.
Ghost in the Machine
Cost: 12 karma
You love you the gear you ride in, even when you’re not there! Characters with this quality are just that much more with their toys then characters who don’t. When you are jumped into a drone or vehicle, gain a +1 dice pool modifier to all Pilot Skill tests and increase the vehicles Handling rating by 1.
Thoughts?
Reading about the vamps, and it made me think of something. Had a friend suggest the seed of this idea!
Princess Kiki’s Automated Allergy Cureall!!!
| Item | Cost | Rarity | Bonus |
| Princess Kiki’s Automated Allergy Cureall!!!! | 20,000Y per rating | 10 per rating | +1 to Resistance Test per rating |
Named for one of the more….eclectic….engineers at Crashcart, Princess Kiki’s Automated Allergy Cureall!!! was developed to help customers who had severe reactions to allergens that would often incapacitate them or flat out kill them. If the customer wears the item, they gain a +1 per rating bonus to Resistance Tests against their allergen when they are exposed as the machine will automatically detect the allergen in the environment and inject the wearer with the antidote or antibodies against the target. When the Princess Kiki’s Automated Allergy Cureall!!! is created, it is designed specifically for one allergen and can not be reset later.
This device can be installed in a cyberlimb occupying a single slot.
How about a spell for DnD 5e?
1st-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Component: V, S, M (a riddle whispered into a bottle)
A creature of your choice that you can see in range is instantly confused by its surroundings. The target must succeed on a Intelligence saving throw or lose its reaction and action each round.
At the end of each the creatures rounds, it makes another Intelligence saving throw. If the creature takes damage or is assisted by an ally, it gains advantage on the saving throw. If it succeeds on this saving throw, it is no longer affected by the spell.
At Higher Levels. When this spell is cast at 2nd level or higher, the creature must make an additional Intelligence saving throw at the start of its next turn if it succeeded on the first saving throw. Each additional level adds another round that the creature must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or be affected by the spell. If the creature ever fails a saving throw, then any additional round that the creature would have to make saving throws because of casting this spell at a higher level are then lost.
Thoughts?
Product– Shadows in Focus: City by Shadow Cheyenne
System– Shadowrun 5e
Producer– Catalyst Game Labs
Price– $8 here http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/144658/Shadowrun-Shadows-in-Focus-Cheyenne
TL; DR– Good summary, but needs a map! 88%
Basics– The previous Shadows in Focus focused on the whole Sioux nation. Now it’s time to look at one city, the capital city Cheyenne. This book discusses the people, places, locations, and groups in Cheyenne and how to run a game in the city of the Sioux.
Mechanics or Crunch– There just isn’t any here! It’s basically edition-less which is nice, but at the same time, I would have liked something! However, I’m not going to dock points because a book didn’t do something it isn’t designed to do. -/5
Theme or Fluff- This book is full of fluff from stories of corruption to the different characters who run the dive bar down the street. It’s got an absolute ton of information that is well written. 5/5
Execution– Want to know how to instantly make me mad at your geography text book about a place the doesn’t exist or exists in such a state modern information is out of date? DON’T INCLUDE A MAP! That right there makes me kind of mad. Sure, I can look up the map of modern day Cheyenne, but why should I? Modern maps also won’t include any of the new locations you discuss, so I have the painstakingly find the locations you talk about if I want to use your book. Also, while the information in the book is well written, some of it feels out of place. This book has all the members on the council of chiefs. That’s great information to have, but honestly I think that should go in the Sioux Nation book itself. Sure, they live in Cheyenne but they are much more of a national figure. And that kind of sets the tone for the book-it feels like this and the Sioux Nation book were written as one book, divided along some lines to keep them equal length and send out to layout. That’s not bad, but it is a bit distracting. 3.75/5
Summary– This is a pretty short review of a decent sized book. This source book covers the city of Cheyenne well introducing lots of locations, people, and the town of Cheyenne itself well. I still really want a map, and I also feel that some of this book belongs in the basic Sioux Nation book. None of those sins make this a bad book, but it does take away from the awesome parts of the book. Also, I’d like something mechanical for this book. There isn’t any real mechanics to speak of, but the book’s job is to inform about the world, not the games underlying mechanics or add player options. But honestly, here’s what will determine if you buy this book-do you ever plan to do a run in the Sioux Nation and Cheyenne? If yes, buy this book. It’s a good summary of the town and its people-even without the map. 88%
Like I said before, lots of thinking on maneuvers for fighters. Here’s one I think we want to bring back that warlord.
Guide the Strike.When an ally you can see makes an attack and misses, you can spend one of your superiority dice and add the result to the attack roll. If the new result would hit, the attack occurs as normal.
Thoughts?
Been really reading the Fighters maneuvers lately for DnD 5e. Let’s add a feat to them!
Escalating Assault
You are the armored god of war guiding strikes, knocking foes down, or throwing your enemies across the battle field with anything you can hold on to. Gain the following benefits:
Thoughts?
How about some love for DnD 5e? This time a spell that everybody will want to use…
Soul Feast
1st-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V,S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You begin to control the forces of live and death as souls move through you to get to the underworld. When a creature takes damage within 30 feet of you, it takes an extra 1d4 necrotic damage as you drain away pieces of it soul as vaporous mists. You heal the same amount as they were damaged for.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd or higher, the damage increases by 1d4 for each level above the 1st.
How about a signature spell for Shadowrun?
Signature Spell
Cost: 10 karma
You’ve practiced, and practiced, and practiced till its second nature. When you take this quality, select a spell you know. When you cast this spell, gain a +2 bonus to casting dice pool and to drain tests.
thoughts?
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