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Just some thoughts on selecting 'ware to survive the shadows of Awakened Worlds CE. | Just some thoughts on selecting 'ware to survive the shadows of Awakened Worlds CE. | ||
- | === Combat Pool (CP) === | + | ==== Combat Pool (CP) ==== |
CP dice can be allocated to help you dodge ranged attacks, soak damage, and/or attack. Unlike canon SR3, CP dice aren't depleted by actions in a combat turn, so you get all the dice, all the time (unless surprised). Base CP is calculated from (quickness + intelligence + willpower)/ | CP dice can be allocated to help you dodge ranged attacks, soak damage, and/or attack. Unlike canon SR3, CP dice aren't depleted by actions in a combat turn, so you get all the dice, all the time (unless surprised). Base CP is calculated from (quickness + intelligence + willpower)/ | ||
^'ware for CP ^max bonus | ^'ware for CP ^max bonus | ||
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|cerebral booster II |+2 int | | |cerebral booster II |+2 int | | ||
NOTE: if your (quickness + intelligence + willpower) total is odd, then adding a suprathyroid gland (+1 quickness, plus other bonuses) is worth +1 CP | NOTE: if your (quickness + intelligence + willpower) total is odd, then adding a suprathyroid gland (+1 quickness, plus other bonuses) is worth +1 CP | ||
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- | === Avoiding Melee Damage === | + | ==== Avoiding Melee Damage |
- | Melee attacks can't be dodged. The only defense from melee attacks (other than soaking) is winning the opposed melee test. CP dice can be allocated to offense, meaning they' | + | Melee attacks can't be dodged. The only defense from melee attacks (other than soaking) is winning the opposed melee test. CP dice can be allocated to offense, meaning they' |
- | ^'ware for melee dice | + | ^'ware for melee dice (along with pretty much all physical skills)^ |
|enhanced articulation | |enhanced articulation | ||
- | === Soaking Damage === | + | ==== Soaking Damage |
- | In most cases, the damage you take from attacks is reduced by rolling your body against the power of the attack, where the power is also reduced by ballistic or impact armor. CP dice can be allocated to soak, meaning they' | + | In most cases, the damage you take from attacks is reduced by rolling your body against the power of the attack, where the power is also reduced by ballistic or impact armor. CP dice can be allocated to soak, meaning they' |
^'ware for armor ^ | ^'ware for armor ^ | ||
|cyberlimbs | |cyberlimbs | ||
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NOTE: armor from 'ware do not count against worn armor vs quickness\\ | NOTE: armor from 'ware do not count against worn armor vs quickness\\ | ||
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- | ^'ware for bpdy ^ | + | ^'ware for body ^ |
|cyberlimbs | |cyberlimbs | ||
|dermal sheathing | |dermal sheathing | ||
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|bone lacing | |bone lacing | ||
|suprathyroid gland | | |suprathyroid gland | | ||
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- | === Initiative === | + | ==== Taking Damage ==== |
- | Any wounds you can inflict before the enemy can act penalizes their ability to do anything in return, assuming you don't outright knock them out or kill them. Initiative includes reaction, calculated as (quickness + intelligence)/ | + | Being wounded gives you TN penalties, making it harder for you to succeed on actions and so more likely to die horribly. |
+ | ^'ware to reduce wound TN penalties ^ | ||
+ | |trauma damper | ||
+ | |platelet factories | ||
+ | |damage compensator | ||
+ | |pain editor | ||
+ | Typically, a damage compensator is not recommended with a trauma damper because the damper doesn' | ||
+ | NOTE: pain resistance from the adept power or drugs will offset penalties without disabling the trauma damper! | ||
+ | ==== Resisting Knockdown ==== | ||
+ | The knockdown test rolls your body and soak (from CP) against a TN equal to the power of the attack (plus wound modifiers, etc). So, also take a look at the above sections on CP and soaking damage. | ||
+ | ^'ware to reduce knockdown TN ^ | ||
+ | |balance tail | | ||
+ | |balance augmenter | ||
+ | |foot anchor | ||
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+ | ==== Initiative | ||
+ | Any wounds you can inflict before the enemy can act penalizes their ability to do anything in return, assuming you don't outright knock them out or kill them. Initiative includes reaction, calculated as (quickness + intelligence)/ | ||
^'ware for initiative/ | ^'ware for initiative/ | ||
|boosted reflexes | |boosted reflexes | ||
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|suprathyroid gland | | |suprathyroid gland | | ||
|enhanced articulation | |enhanced articulation | ||
- | NOTE: enemy spellcasting does not cause you to enter combat, meaning you don' | + | NOTE: enemy spellcasting does not necessarily |
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+ | ==== Surviving Magic ==== | ||
+ | Landing an attack on the spellcaster before they can cast means either they can't cast (because you hit them hard enough that they' | ||
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- | === Taking Damage === | + | An opposing spellcaster' |
- | Being wounded gives you TN penalties, making it harder | + | ^' |
- | ^' | + | |adrenal pump | |
- | |trauma damper | + | |pain editor |
- | |platelet factories | + | NOTE: the adrenal pump can cause significant |
- | |damage compensator | + | |
- | |pain editor | + | |
- | Typically, a damage compensator is not recommended with a trauma damper because the damper doesn' | + | |
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- | === Surviving Magic === | + | |
- | An opposing spellcaster' | + | |
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Ranged manipulation spells can be dodged. See the above section on Increasing CP.\\ | Ranged manipulation spells can be dodged. See the above section on Increasing CP.\\ | ||
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An opposing spellcaster' | An opposing spellcaster' | ||
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+ | ==== Vision ==== | ||
+ | Light and weather conditions inflict TN penalties to many actions. Where combat is concerned, this includes shooting, melee clashes, and dodge. All vision from cyberware is always considered artificial and so is generally worse than either (1) natural thermo, or (2) natural lowlight + flashlight + thermo shades. | ||
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+ | Natural thermo is better by 1 TN in heavy rain, whereas natural lowlight + flashlight + thermo shades is better by 1 TN in partial light. While natural thermo is currently only available through race or adept improved sense, natural low light can be implanted in the form of cat's eyes bioware. | ||