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Soalean Monterey · **03-13-2015, 06:58 PM**

(03-13-2015, 09:46 AM)Dogberry Wrote: Merri has a prosthetic arm, and he put a lot of thought into the actual cost of having one. He can elaborate on the details.

My character has prosthetic legs, which he got after Leviathan decided to play with him instead of chomping him down whole.

Here's what the magitek legs give Dogberry:

- The ability to walk (and run, skip, dance, etc.).
- Super strong legs (Once tried to crush a man Xenia Onatopp style - almost succeeded).
- Pneumatic pistons that allow him to jump high (1st round draft pick for the New York Nicks!).
- The ability to freak people out by taking them off when he's drunk (and also sitting in a cauldron full of water and balloons.)

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- Basically free leg armor.

Now, in addition to the trauma he faced while losing his legs (and let's not understate that), there are several drawbacks to having them including:

- An inability to use aether. Chakras he had open at the time closed. He will never be able to use magic. He's lucky to pull off the occasional return or teleport. (Shadowrun rules: Reducing essence reduces magic)
- Legs that can malfunction in adverse conditions. (too much mud/sand/ice/etc. in the works? Hope you brought a sled.)
- Phantom limb syndrome.
- The inability to swim (sucks to be a sea captain with heavy machinery stuck to your legs).

And this was AFTER about a real-time month of playing a character with no legs. He had to be carried anywhere he went. He spent time reaching out to people who could help him walk again. The people who designed his legs and performed the procedure spent time RPing their research, culminating in a fun, Frankenstein-esque RP session where they performed the operation. Also. the ones who did this for him didn't merely do it out of the good of their hearts. Dogberry is still working off the debt by aiding them in their research on Primals (yes, this whole thing ties in to the primal events we organize). There may be some failsafes put in to his legs to make sure he doesn't go back on the deal. Maybe Dogberry doesn't own his own legs.

I hope this gives you some ideas for your RP! Have fun!

I will definitely keep this in mind, thank you!

Magitek Prosthetic Arms?

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