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- | Your chance of success at tasks ingame | + | Your chance of success at tasks in-game |
+ | Each roll is made against a Target Number (TN), where a lower target number is easier to hit. For the character shooting a pistol, a smartlink can lower the TN, whereas bad weather can increase the TN. | ||
====== Communication ====== | ====== Communication ====== | ||
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- | As a new runner without any reputation, you need to go out and find the work. There are two people | + | " |
- | Johnsons | + | There are two people who will give you jobs in the Neophyte Guild. These will take you to the locations of other Johnsons. Take notes (actual notes) about their locations. Quests in the Neophyte Guild can give you items which you can read for more hints. Jack Johnson in particular can offer seven different jobs, one of which can reward you a gently used but functional credstick, and another |
- | Johnsons frequent bars, restaurants, | + | Johnsons may have more than one job. Which one they offer randomly changes approximately every two real minutes. If you can't access their job, try waiting or making a circuit. Note that reputation limits are per job, not per Johnson - if you don't see the OOC message stating that they do not offer any jobs at all for your reputation level, then you qualify for at least one of their jobs. |
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+ | Johnsons frequent bars, restaurants, | ||
==== Where' | ==== Where' | ||
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^ Difficulty ^ Johnson ^Zone and Location ^ Travel ^ Comments ^ | ^ Difficulty ^ Johnson ^Zone and Location ^ Travel ^ Comments ^ | ||
|Easy| |Seattle: Action Computers|taxi **Action**|Try here for your first decking run! In the second room.| | |Easy| |Seattle: Action Computers|taxi **Action**|Try here for your first decking run! In the second room.| | ||
- | |Intermediate|Mr Johnson|Tarislar: | + | |Intermediate|Zander|SE Seattle: Rollo' |
- | |Hard|Pinstripe suit|SE Seattle: Penumbra Jazz Club|taxi **Penumbra** gridguide -65174, 32687|Funnily enough, AAA rated corps have a tough host.| | + | |Intermediate|Mr Johnson|Tarislar: |
- | |Very Hard|Doctor Jackie Toshika|NW Seattle: Jackie' | + | |Intermediate/ |
- | |Very Hard|Asian man in a white suit|SE Seattle: Yoshi' | + | |Intermediate/ |
- | |Unrated(likely hard)|Stiletto Rose|Touristville: | + | |
- | |Unrated(likely hard)|Zander|SE Seattle: Rollo' | + | |
- | |Unrated(likely hard)|Weston Lynn|Everett: | + | |
==== I can't do anything because I don't have enough rep. ==== | ==== I can't do anything because I don't have enough rep. ==== | ||
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| Ricky | Neophyte Guild | Seattle SE | taxi **Neophyte** | | | | Ricky | Neophyte Guild | Seattle SE | taxi **Neophyte** | | | ||
| Richley Thorn | Dante' | | Richley Thorn | Dante' | ||
+ | | Cent | Slitch Pit | Seattle SE | taxi **Slitch** | While you're here, visit Axehead for tips and practical skills. | | ||
| Boz Renfield | The Reaper | Seattle SW | taxi **Reaper** | | | | Boz Renfield | The Reaper | Seattle SW | taxi **Reaper** | | | ||
- | | Mark Kornen | Aztechnology food court | Seattle NE | taxi **Aztech** | | | + | | Mark Kornen | Aztechnology food court | Seattle NE | taxi **Aztech** | Avoid astral perception in the parking lot. This job has both an easy way and a hard way.| |
- | | Lin | Lin' | + | | Lin | Lin' |
| Oswald Skylarke | Afterlife (Heaven) | Tacoma West | taxi **Afterlife** | See elsewhere in this FAQ about Portland. | | | Oswald Skylarke | Afterlife (Heaven) | Tacoma West | taxi **Afterlife** | See elsewhere in this FAQ about Portland. | | ||
| Beano | Beano' | | Beano | Beano' | ||
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Note that vehicle actions, like grid navigation and even entering them, require a character in the room. This means that remote driving must be done manually, and your character will have to be outside a vehicle before controlling a drone to enter it. | Note that vehicle actions, like grid navigation and even entering them, require a character in the room. This means that remote driving must be done manually, and your character will have to be outside a vehicle before controlling a drone to enter it. | ||
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+ | Weapon mount numbers start at 0 and count up. | ||
====== Combat issues ====== | ====== Combat issues ====== | ||
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==== General tips ==== | ==== General tips ==== | ||
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Unlike most games, high Initiative not only lets you go first, but gives you more actions too. | Unlike most games, high Initiative not only lets you go first, but gives you more actions too. | ||
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A smartlink is the most important gun accessory and makes everything easier. A laser sight is less effective, but equivalent for characters without smartlink cyberware. They don't stack! | A smartlink is the most important gun accessory and makes everything easier. A laser sight is less effective, but equivalent for characters without smartlink cyberware. They don't stack! | ||
- | Also, recoil compensation is very important for automatic weapons. | + | Also, recoil compensation is very important for automatic weapons. Innate recoil compensation **does** stack with gas vents. |
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+ | Dodge dice do nothing against melee attacks; move dodge dice into the body pool to resist melee damage. You may wish to keep some for dodging if you are getting shot at while in melee. | ||
+ | Burst and auto fire are harder to dodge. Body dice can help reduce the damage if you're frequently failing to evade it. | ||
- | Dodge dice do nothing against melee attacks; move dodge dice into the body pool when in melee. | + | To resist direct combat spells, 6 is the magic number for Body and Willpower. That is also the magic number for the Force when casting direct combat spells. Higher ratings are better, but those are good short-term goals. |
- | 6 is the magic number for Body, Willpower, and Force on offensive spells. Higher ratings are better, but those are good short-term goals. | + | Law enforcement will attack you if you go around with a drawn weapon or are wearing illegal equipment. Security and military armor, including helmets, are illegal. |
==== How do I recover health? ==== | ==== How do I recover health? ==== |