User:Teksura/Sandbox
Creating a Character
ShadowHaven Houserules and Custom Mechanics
Altered and Clarified Mechanics
Paradigm Shift
Paradigm Shift shall, rather than being a metamagic, be performed by paying the same amount of karma one would ordinarily have to pay to initiate. Thus, an uninitiated mage must pay 13 karma, while a IG 5 mage must pay 28. This does not increase initiate grade or the cost of future initiations. As part of this process, the mage will lose any current traditionalist benefits, if appropriate, and gain any new ones they qualify for based on IG and tradition, as appropriate. They will no longer benefit from their current lodge, and their reagents will be out-of-tradition and thus count for only half, barring special circumstances. Fetishes, spells, foci, and bound spirits (including Ally spirits) will remain. If there are any inconsistencies or questions about the process, contact a councilor with your concerns.
Note that this process does not require formal approval, though it should still be noted on your wiki page. This can only be performed during downtime, or with explicit GM approval.
Deltaware Acquisition
For mundane PCs, there are no restrictions on getting deltaware. The awakened or emerged may only gain a chance to purchase deltaware as a run reward for Semi-Prime or Prime runs.
Multi-Casting
Take the dice pool and divide pool for a given spell by the number of times splitting, round up. Thus, if you cast 3 spells, each with a pool of 18 normally, you'd get 6 dice each. If you cast 2 spells and one had a pool of 20, and the other a pool of 14, the first would cast with 10 dice and the second with 7.
Optional Rules In Effect
- Mentor's Mask (Forbidden Arcana, Page 182). See clarification in the Altered Mechanics section.
- We use the optional Drone Modification rules (Rigger 5.0, 122)
Gear
- You can't purchase items with availability above 19, unless it is upgradable (ie, has a rating). You also may not acquire deltaware of any availability. The exception to this is:
- You can't purchase Foci over Availability 19, even though they are otherwise upgradable and have a rating.
- You may acquire deltaware via the linked house rule.
- Items beyond availability 19 may be obtained as run rewards with Thematics approval.
Acquiring gear under availability 12
Gear at or under Availability 12 can be purchased without rolling or paying a finder's fee.
Upgrades
You can upgrade (paying only the difference in cost) anything that has a rating, as well as cyberdecks and rigger control consoles and any cyberware or bioware. You must still make the availability roll for the upgrade.
When upgrading a SIN using our upgrade rules, one may also upgrade the licenses attached to that SIN without making an availability test for each license. Only one test, for the base SIN, is required.
Banned Lifestyle Options
Hotel California (Page 226, Run Faster)
Misc. Lifestyle Rules
Runners may share residences but when it comes to lifestyle costs every runner must pay the full 100% of their lifestyle costs. Lifestyles are not simply just an apartment but they factor many other things into it as well from food, entertainment, and other essentials. So while we allow people to room with other runners you will receive no discount.
Traveler Lifestyle (Page 218, Run Faster)
When you pay rent or at character generation, roll on this table to see what options your Traveler lifestyle gets. If you have an idea for this table, feel free to send it to Leadership.
Traveler Lifestyle Table | ||||||
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Die Result | Name | Location | Comforts and Necessities | Security | Neighborhood | Assets, Services, and Outings |
1 | Crusher 495 Community Outreach Shelter | Redmond | 2 | 2 | 2 | Bat Cave (Sociology), Sports Court (Small, Basket Ball) |
2 | R@-Pack Hacker Den | Redmond | 2 | 2 | 2 | Global Grid Subscription (Ares), Global Grid Subscription (NeoNet),Global Grid Subscription (MCT), Local Grid Subscription (Seattle), Bat Cave (Computer Science), Bat Cave (Matrix Design) |
3 | Redmond Public Pool Supply Shack | Redmond | 2 | 2 | 2 | Swimming Pool |
4 | Redmond Public Pool Supply Shack | Redmond | 2 | 2 | 2 | Swimming Pool |
5 | YMAC, Puyallup | Puyallup | 2 | 2 | 2 | Swimming Pool, Gym, Sports Court (Small, Handball) |
6 | Underworld 93 Store Room | Puyallup | 2 | 2 | 2 | Patron of the Arts(Underworld 93) |
7 | The Fish & Chips Hole, Shadowrunner Hangout | Puyallup | 2 | 2 | 2 | Zen Den(Shadow Community, AROs of runners on the walls), Armory, Shooting Range, Local Bar Patron, Walk-In Freezer |
8 | The Fun Zone Arcade | Redmond | 2 | 2 | 2 | Zen Den(Arcades) |
9 | Ghoul gang (Lunatic Horrors of Afterlife) Sewer hidout | Redmond | 2 | 2 | 2 | Indoor Arboretum, Subsistence Hutning/Gathering Rating 2, Escape Tunnel Rating 1 |
10 | Nuno Implants United Cleanrooms | Tacoma | 3 | 2 | 2 | Cleaning Service, Cleaning Serivce (Mage Sensitive), Cleaning Service (Pollution Sensitive) |
11 | Alan's Refurbished Flooring, Shadowrunner Hangout | Aurburn | 3 | 2 | 2 | Discreet Cleaning Service,Discreet Deliveryman |
12 | Recently abandoned factory | Tacoma | 3 | 2 | 2 | Yard |
13 | Radioshack | Renton | 3 | 2 | 2 | Merchandise: Goods (Radio Shack PCD-500) |
14 | Smuggling Tunnel | Puyallup | 3 | 2 | 2 | Private Room, Merchandise: Used Goods (Aztech Striker), Escape Tunnel Rating 4 |
15 | Islander Motel | Outremer | 4 | 2 | 2 | Garage (Boat), Local Grid Subscription (Seattle), Merchandise: Goods (Mitsubushi Waveskipper), Merchandise: Goods (Kawasaki Manta Ray) |
16 | U-stor-it Climate Controlled Storage | Snohomish | 4 | 2 | 2 | Garage (Small Car) |
17 | Quick Rest Coffin Motel | Ork Underground | 4 | 2 | 2 | Indoor Arboretum, Local Grid Subscription (Seattle), Global Grid Subscription (Evo), Escape Tunnel (Rating 1) |
18 | Sailor's Heart Motel | Everett | 4 | 2 | 2 | Zen Den (Maritime culture), Global Grid Subscription (Wuxing) |
19 | Evergreen Ranch | Snohomish | 2 | 3 | 2 | Zen Den (Animal Husbandry) |
20 | Into The Shadows, Theme Restaurant and Motel | Downtown | 2 | 2 | 4 | Bat Cave (Secuirty Design), Shooting Range |
21 | Phase Shift Cybercafe and Motel | Downtown | 2 | 3 | 2 | Bat Cave (Matrix Law),Patron of the Arts(E-Gaming @ Phase Shift), Global Grid Subscription (Aztechnology), Global Grid Subscription (Ares),Global Grid Subscription (Horizon), Global Grid Subscription (Sader-Krupp), |
22 | Island House | Outremer | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
23 | Ballyhoo Family Campground | Renton | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
24 | Hotel Firangipani | Bellevue | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
25 | North Star Lodge | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
26 | Swiss Holiday Resort | Outremer | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
27 | Harpers Ferry Guest House | Everett | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
28 | LANcity Cybercafe and Motel | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 3 | Zen Den (Trid Games), Global Grid Subscription (MCT), Global Grid Subscription (Shiawase),Global Grid Subscription (Horizon), Global Grid Subscription (Sader-Krupp), Global Grid Subscription (Renraku) |
29 | Bywater Bed & Breakfast | Bellevue | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
30 | Radisson Hotels & Resorts | Everett | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
31 | Cousin's Country Inn | Fort Lewis | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
32 | Higgins Beach Inn | Ork Underground | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
33 | Heritage Manor | Outremer | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
34 | Thunderbird Motel | Renton | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
35 | Loveless Cafe | Downtown | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
36 | Back Ground Count Motel | Snohomish | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
37 | Castamere Motel | Tacoma | 4 | 4 | 3 | Zen Den (Medieval Literature) |
38 | Whispering Pines Cottages | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
39 | Inn On Church Street | Bellevue | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
40 | Country Inn-Somerset | Everett | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
41 | Huntington Country Inn | Fort Lewis | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
42 | Hexagon House Bed & Breakfast | Outremer | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
43 | Budget Host | Renton | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
44 | Aztec Motel | Downtown | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
45 | Lucas Palace, Luxury hotel | Downtown | 4 | 4 | 4 | Manservant/Maid - Servant |
Acknowledgement
The development of these house rules benefited from discussions with and content generated by the staffs and members of EmeraldGrid, Runnerhub, Adem Koebel's Mathsquad Community and ShadowNET. Further insight was gained by referring to the Shadowrun Missions rules.