Lay Upon My Roundish Bed (Tech Talk #1)

Enjoyed reading the commentary.

Street Peddler is oh so good in Geist. Especially since you're already at just 5 events. This already great card is better for Geist even.... Given how fast you need to get to the chips, I'd consider -1 Forger - Clone Chip +2 Street Peddler.

Street Peddler can toss your Underworld Contacts and Data Foldings in the trash. It can make you kill Clone Chips. It can make Drive By go away. I don't want to risk those things. Off-Campus Apartment has been a house in testing, much more reliable than Street Peddler. I almost always end up drawing through my deck, seeing all my cards.

Please, though, try your version and see how it goes, report back, and mostly, have fun playing. Thanks!

I, for one, think Geist is a pretty cool character. I would buy Security Chips from Mr. Technolord any day.

@hi_impact Yeah, and you probably only buy free-range basil and drink only beer brewed in rent-controlled apartments from hops collected by Father John Misty. I know your kind. =)

I wonder what Armand thinks about kids? He and Sunny sure like a lot of the same toys...

It's KG with the feather and the French Tickler!

(Really hoping I got the deck title reference right here or this is gonna be a weird-ass comment...)

And a delicious Tech Talk Ranch-made chocolate chip cookie to @Shiiuga for really nailing the reference. Nailing it hard. And sucking on its toes. Good luck finding another commenter who sucks toes.

Now we're talking double team: supreme!

I may not be very good at Netrunner but I am good at placing obscure Tenacious D lyrics.

Well, @Shiiuga, use this deck and instantly take your game to the next level, guaranteed!*

*not really guaranteed, not even a little, tiny bit.

It's common thread has started to make me a little uncomfortable. I think I need an Adult

I like the draw engine How do you feel about having 3 clone chips and no multi-access power? and how do you handle rezzed upgrades in servers like caprice or ash?

@Edje: I had a version of this that ran a Medium, which I think is the best multi-access for this deck. You could drop the Feedback Filter and the ZU.13 Key Master and add 1 Medium and a Peacock. You have e3 Feedback Implants, so Code Gates will only be a little more costly...

As for rezzed Upgrades, I usually have enough money that I can just run the Caprice or Ash enough times to beat it (again, I am apparently preternaturally lucky at Psi games, so YMMV).

@Edje: I should point out that if you go the route I suggested for multi-access, you'll NEED both Dyson Mem Chips installed to have your full rig AND "Old Drippy" fully functional.

It's a shame to dismissWonderboy right away but I see the concerns of losing out on an important card.

I can't help but wonder if you guys have tried an "old drippy" Iain Stirling? Is that in the works?

@razortoy: I didn't dismiss The Artful Dodger right away—I tested a version with two in place of the Off-Campus Apartments. It was fine, but less consistent because you sometimes had to throw stuff you wanted in the Heap. I pretty much want to install the entire deck, minus the extra Film Critic, Off-Campus Apartment, Drug Dealer (unless I get both really early and have "Old Drippy" giving me 2+ already), possibly the extra Forgers, and maybe the Feedback Filter if I'm not facing Jinteki. That's 6 cards that are "extraneous" under most circumstances. The slight discount never felt worth the risk.

@Elthane: There is, indeed, an Iain version, one that I have played a lot, actually, and I can't believe I forgot about (I've given the deck up in favor of this one and my Professor deck, "The Coconut Radio." I'll post the Iain version with a Tech Talk subtitle soon.

@Scud thanks for the feedback! I sleeved this up though added the fateful 46th card so I can shoot mind bullets (well, real bullets with my Unregistered S&W '35 ) because I am terrible at psi games.

The discount is really the least part of the peddler - instant speed installs and card access are her thing. But given how important the three of each is for you, you're probably right to leave her out.

@Wookiee: Other than Femme Fatale, wjat card benefits from instant speed install? You don't want to throw a way any jailnreakers, and putting me out during the run is cute, but hardly necessary. Different build may get a lot of use out of Street Peddler but this one doesn't need it.

You could trash a Peddler to install an Interface/medium/nerve agent after breaking ice but before access. You could parasite away a piece of ice after res before encounter.

@Shiiuga: Oh no, I get the idea, I just mean what card IN THIS DECK benefits from instant install? Femme Fatale is obvious, but the rest of them... eh.

@Elthane (and anyone else interested): Here) is the Iain Stirling: Retired Spook version of the "Old Drippy" deck, entitled "Viagra, Rolaids, and Scotch."

I played this twice last night at my LGS league night, once vs NEXT Design: Guarding the Net and once vs Weyland Consortium: Because We Built It and won both pretty handily. The NEXT design was all about NEXT ice a big scoring remote (5 deep!) and the e3 Feedback Implants totally earned their keep. My opponent even commented on why were they in there? And then it came up big late game when multi subs started adding up.

Also Ol' Drippy is legit. Even with my completely legitimate drug prescriptions adding up, my Drippy kept the co-pay manageable. I burned through my deck and the game lasted about 7 more turns. It was crazy - he only had 6 agendas (3 shards, 3 vanity projects).

Anyway just wanted to say thanks and report back on it with my experiences. Awesome deck, @Scud, it's a ton of fun to play.

@razortoy: Glad it worked so well for you. It's a hell of a lot of fun to play.