From:	Josh Harrison mataxes@****.net
Subject:	Burnout or Realism? was Re: Decker Mage
Date:	Wed, 31 May 2000 22:46:00 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: Strago <strago@***.com>
> Yeah. Of course, in my game at home, it's sometimes a problem. I remember
one
> time we had a STARTING physad with a Katana skill of something sick like
12.
> Since his attributes were so high, he had a Combat Pool of 8. So he'd be
> rolling 20 DICE when attacking!!! AND HE'D DIKOTED HIS KATANA!!! So what
did
> the GM do? Kept everything at a distance. The poor guy who was bragging
about
> that before the game was relegated to cutting things such as an air duct
or a
> metal door.

Dear god.... Even under SR2, there was a 6 point starting limit to skills,
right? Even with Specialization in Katana he'd have a Skill Rating 8 with
that... where the hell does he get a 12?

But I have to admire the GM's ability to keep this whirling cyclone of death
in check. It's like the bit in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indy shoots the
tough looking swordsman... (sinister grin and wicked laugh)

-- Josh