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Was a bit busy today. Didn't have time to log on.

A lot of questions. I'll try my best to answer them all.
With Carson and Bernard's interaction we'll just have to see how that goes. Carson's reaction will depend a lot on how you play it out.

Do I recognize the "red" vials as Stim Paks or are they something different?

The red vials are the VBS healing stimulates, which are the same as the ones you can buy from Hydra corp and the same as what you get from the tutorial.

If we can use any "unlearned" skill at a penalty how does a skill like Dual Wield work???

Oi, good question...
I'll have to add some restrictions. That is a prerequisite skill. I will change it so that you will not be able to use that skill at all unless you specialize in it. It will be a special skill that won't require a dice roll to Dual wield, you just need it as a base.

Can we learn "new" skills in place of our initial selections? and if so how is it possible???

You can learn new skills, but only at the expense that you forget a previous skill. Hydra corp offers a memory wipe service that allows you to erase one skill and learn a new one in its place (Located in Hydra's medical lab).
The Aces have no such service, so if you join with them and want to replace a skill, you will need to steal the technology from Hydra.

The idea was that no character could be perfect and you would always need an ally to fill in the gap for any skills you lack.

About Short burst:

That does simply things, but it doesn't have the desired effect that I was looking for. 4xRoll isn't really the same as rolling four times individually. Rerolling 4 times in a row will give you a much more diverse number. You could roll four 30s, or get a bunch of random numbers such as: 25,1,10,15.
Four dodge rolls means that two attacks may hit while the other two will miss. Having a single attack and defense roll means that if you roll a high dodge, all four attacks will be an automatic miss.

It was an attempt to simulate recoil for automatic weapons in the RP. A player that specializes in the skill will have +10 to their roll (steady aim), while a player that doesn't have the skill will have a -20 penalty (more recoil) to their weapon, causing them to miss more.
Better weapon+skill= higher chance to hit target.

Whew... Did I forget to answer something?

[Bernard]

Sensitives don't have anything near the offensive value of four attacks. That is unless you can combinee Short Burst skill with abilities.
if such is the case, Where do I sign up!! That wasn't explained in the tutorial. But it certainly gives Sensitives some firepower.


Are we adding Sensitive Skill lvl to attacks? ie Bernard has Skill lvl of 9of 40. Does this give him 9 attacks over 9 turns at +9 (rough equivalent expia twin blade attacks) or the possibility of 1 attack at +9 for 1 turn(oops my weapon broke.) We've done a few variants and they kind of blur together. I vaguely remember adding Sp to augment weapon attacks but what of a sensitive that doesn't want to rely on technology? 1 attack at +40 doesn't even begin to punch through some hi tech armor combos and then he/she has exhausted their ammo. 40 turns of attack at +40 would be excessive but isn't that what true destructive power would encompass.

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(Sorry for the long post. Explaining the system takes a lot of words)

When it comes to high technology and armor, humans will be a whole lot stronger than Sensitives. As the RP kept going along I realized the Sensitives will be the weaker links in the long run, but I'm kinda happy with that. The Sensitives will be prosecuted for being freaks, but in truth, it is the humans that have the real power.
I don't think new players will realize this when joining, but it will certainly create a divide between the two.

To even things out the SP system is set up where 1 SP= +1 point to your attacks, giving you a total of a single +40 skill roll if you use all your powers at once. May not sound like much, but that is a lot of power depending on what you are going for. Just think of Bernard telling a man to "Put this gun in your mouth and pull the trigger..." with +40 added as a bonus to his persuasion. And yes, you can combine these points with weapons and skills. Erm... that is if it makes sense how you combine them...

And you're right this was not mentioned in the Tutorial. Looks like I have more updating to do!
I do mention in the skills page:

*Important Note*: All combat skills may be combined with super powers.

but there is no mention in the tutorial. Oops. I can see how that note can be overlooked.

Anyways, the idea is that humans will have to rely on buying health Stimpacks and weapons, but Sensitives will only have to rely on the blue SP Stims (since they already have a health boost) and maybe the ESP boosted gloves.

Think of it like Bane from Batman. They will have to keep injecting more SP juice into their body to pump up their strength to keep their power. I added a base "Personality" Trait of "Heavy tolerance" to all Sensitive's bios to ignore the overdose effects of Stims. This doesn't mean that they are completely immune to things like drugs and alcohol, it just means it takes more of it to make them woozy. A Sensitive with 5 SP stimulates in their bag will give them a total of 50 extra SP points if all of them are used. Pretty much equal to a human having to reload his gun.

[Bernard]

It may indicate all combat skills may be combined with super powers but Long Ranged Skills indicate GUN ONLY and Short Burst Skill adds another inhibitor of AUTOMATIC WEAPONS ONLY.

You can see my confusion. Some abilities may have gun-like (Nadia's Radiation)attribute but are not "guns" in any sense of the word.

You have finally succumbed to the fact Humans ARE superior in combat to Sensitives.

Five blue vials would run you $500? How much to reload a rocket launcher ($50) or is it suppose to be a disposable weapon?

Looks like I'm off to Hydra to see about stealing one of these mind wiping machines. Hey I'm a ESPer can't I do something like that myself??

I know, stop with the questions

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As the story goes along you will see why certain guns and skills will be a downfall for humans.

It may indicate all combat skills may be combined with super powers but Long Ranged Skills indicate GUN ONLY and Short Burst Skill adds another inhibitor of AUTOMATIC WEAPONS ONLY

You would have to get creative and combine your powers with your weapon. Such as, buy a gun and use your ESP to guide the bullets towards your target so you don't miss, and then causing them to heat up and explode upon contact. For other Super powers it may be a bit more difficult to combine them with weapons. I suppose I could change it to "Projectile only" instead.

Actually it is $200 for one vial. Which means for five it is $1000. It is against the law to use Super powers within the city without permission. The price of the SP serum is just one out of many ways the Sensitives are suppressed. So yeah, you would either have to fork over a large amount of money, or pick up a life of crime and steal them for free.

And actually there is no rule set in place for why you can't use your ESP to forget your own skills. Just make sure you don't mess up and fail the Chance roll. You may end up wiping away ALL your memories instead of just one.

When we first started the RP, didn't you say that Bernard had lost a large gap of his memory from his past? Maybe he attempted a skill wipe before and failed...

[Bernard]

You would still need to carry a gun to pull it (short burst) off though kind of defeats the purpose of using your powers except for added punch.

A life of crime definitely has its challenges.

If one were to erase the memory of a skill there is still the question of learning the new trade. Internet research, Practice??? I assume the Hydra medical labs load the skill similar to the Matrix. What is the cost of the Hydra lab procedure and the reasoning behind it? Could both skills be erased at once or are they separate procedures?

Seems dangerous but I do have the resources to put success in my favor. Kind of the mad science experiment I envisioned in the beginning when I had toyed with the powers always on aspect.
Given recent events Bernard's ESP will soon prove to be far more useful than his Heatwaves. Tweaking a few skills and he does become more than a handful.



EDIT Sorry I have kind of neglected the 5 post aspect to travel by walking. I removed 3SP to accommodate the power usage during that span of time. I figured a half per post rounded up as he is just augmenting body temp he creates normally.I will try to be more mindful of the rules.

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Aye walking does take a long time to travel. I assumed Bernard flew to the cafe since that was how he traveled in the past, but looking back it appears he may have walked.
I should point out that it is only 5 posts per district. Meaning traveling from the Suburbs to the slums will take 5 posts, but if you were to stay within a single district (Like the slums) it will only take a single post to travel within that one area.

Hydra corp's technology is very expensive and costs them a lot of money to produce these things. But they have recently been charging people a smaller fee than one would expect. It is $500 for one skill, $1000 for two, ETC.

And yes you are correct. It is very similar to the Matrix. The memories are uploaded to your mind, which is also how their cloning process works.

EDIT: I didn't think anyone would attempt a skill wipe by using their powers. So yeah, I guess the internet or books will be the best way to learn your new skills.

EDIT 2: You only have $6 left...

[Bernard]

Still cheaper than using a few blue vials to ensure success! ;D
there would be a problem getting through the front doors.
Ahhhh, such is the cost of infamy.

And don't rub in my money hardships. I have plenty of liquidatable items to unload. I just don't know if I'm willing to part with them yet.
If it wasn't for the underground being the only source outside hydra to attain goods at a reasonable price I probably wouldn't think twice about keeping them for myself. I HAVE NEEDS!!!
I will know more after my next encounter with Carson. Perhaps a few more minor crimes before I return. But you do know how the bodies tend to pile up.

I'm trying not to fly during daylight. Too conspicuous.




Any guesses as to what my new skills might be??

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Which skill will you pick? How about Bowling? That's a good skill! ;D

You have needs? Ahaha that's funny.
If you really think about it, Bernard has a hard choice to make. He could join Carson and fork over the vials for money, or he could get a legit job and just keep the vials for himself. In the long run it may save him a lot of money if he already has such a large stash on hand. No need to buy expensive blue and red vials.

But then again, if he were to do that he may never gain access to the underground. They have a lot of weapons and equipment that is a whole lot cheaper than the Hydra prices. So many choices.

Hmm... Yeah... not flying in the day makes sense. Hydra might see you zipping through the sky. But gosh darn it, I need a new lead to track down Bernard!

[Bernard]

Bowling??? with grenades???

Know where I can find a good forger?
I may like to slip into hydra undetected to have some elective mindwipe procedures.
Let me guess....I would have to go through Carson
See my dilema.
You're right choices to be made.

Food for thought what if a Sensitive posing as a mundane had four skills uploaded? We only use a small percentage of our brains the information would likly be stored somewhere. Actually I would likely be greedy and dupe the mindless tech into uploading them all. Hopped up on blue vials who knows what could happen.

It thought we determined the TSG-14 was to be in the submerged duffle. I will scratch the item from my inventory.