Nick: Johnny this Shadowrun guy is from such an old idea of the future that black and white space movies laugh at him in the hallway. If I took out my iPhone and waved it at him I think he’d have a heart attack.
Johnny: And how does the other contestant look to you?
Nick: Who?
Johnny: The Wild Talents Blue Collar Worker. The other contestant in this round of the Death Match… where is he?
Nick: I have no idea; he looks like anyone else here.
Johnny: There’s the bell. The contestants are entering the arena... hopefully that man is the right one. Dice are about to hit the table and… wait a moment there appears to be some confusion ring side. Nick! Nick, what’s happening down there?
Nick: Johnny a young man claiming to be the grandson of our Shadowrun contestant is physically barring the bartender from entering the arena. He’s claiming that setting up a man with a 20 year old rule set against a modern game system isn’t a fair fight and demanding he be allowed to take his grandfather’s place.
Johnny: This is highly irregular. What does the referree say?
Mills Lane: I’ll allow it!
Johnny: Shocking turn of events! It looks like we have a surprise twist here at Death Match folks. Nick, what’s the Wild Talents contestant’s reaction to this change?
Nick: Is that him over there buying nachos?
Johnny: Nick he’s the man in the ring!
Nick: Holy cow, you’re right. Man that guy is bland.
Johnny: Maybe you could just put the stats for our newest contestant up on the screen, Nick?
Nick: Sure thing Johnny. Folks we’re looking at 4th Edition Shadowrun Bartender, a look at 2074 through the eyes for 2005. You know, instead of 2060 through 1992. The point is he probably knows what a cellphone is, Johnny.
Body 4
Agility 3
Reaction 2
Intuition 3
Logic 2
Charisma 3
Willpower 2
Edge 2
Unarmed Combat 2
Long Arms 2
Dodge 1
Perception 1
Johhny: Our new Shadowrun contestant is now in the ring so let’s roll. No hits on 5 dice for initative from Shadowrun; Wild Talents of course doesn’t roll but still comes up short with a sense of 2 against Shadowruns’s Intuituion of 3.
Nick: Wild Talents is playing it safe. He says he’s going to block. I get the feeling that coming from a system with active defenses is going to be a big stumbling block.
Johhny: Shadowrun is going right for the action. This is where we’ll see some of the rules conflict really come to a head. Five six siders out and it’s 4, 1, 6, 2, 1. One success is good enough for a hit. That would be half his Body plus successes in Stunning but Wild Talents blocks with 3, 6, 3.
Nick: I get the feeling this is gonna be a long one Johnny.
Johnny: Wild Talents going on the offensive. 9, 3, 7. Shadowrun returns with 2, 6, 6, 1, 2. Two hits for four stunning.
Nick: Stunning indeed Johnny. He was so surprised he dropped his dice. 9, 9, 1, 9.
Johnny: Actually nice that’s the automatic resistance roll. When you start slamming rules against each other you get some slippage. That was Body + Endurance at height 9, which more than blocks the 4 stunning from Shadowrun.
Nick: I think Wild Talents just noticed too. Boy does he look happy.
Johnny: It looks like he’s got a plan now too. He appears to be taking a turn to aim and add another die to his pool. Nick, is that a Wild Talents rule or a Shadowrun rule?
Nick: Johnny, this is Death Match. Somebody might’ve thrown it to him under the rope like a folding chair for all I know.
(start of Round 3)
