From:	Dave Mowbray dave_mowbray@*****.com
Subject:	Burnout or Realism? was Re: Decker Mage
Date:	Thu, 1 Jun 2000 11:28:04 -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


Thanks! :) Although I think Strago is exaggerating... I think I let him dice
one guy...
-Dave