From:	Hahns Shin Hahns_Shin@*******.com
Subject:	Obsidimen/T'skrang stats (was The ED/SR Connection)
Date:	Fri, 23 Jun 2000 01:34:42 -0500

> Okay, can someone please come up with some Obsidimen and T'scrang ratial
> modifiers for far-future campaigns, I would but I'll just get it wrong :)>
Hmm, if the mana level ever becomes high enough. These stats are off of some
crude (read: personal) calculations, YMMV:
Obsidimen - +6 Body (!?! I know, I know, but they are REALLY tough, about
125% tougher than trolls), +5 Str (This one may be under debate, too...
according to ED rules, they probably should have a +6, especially if you
compare them to trolls, but I'm being conservative), -1 Qui, -2 Int, -2 Cha,
2 points of Natural Armor (Barrier Rating of 2), +1 Reach... Basically, they
are slightly tougher trolls made of rock. You may want to give them troll
stats instead to preserve game balance (IE, starting characters, at max,
have only a net +4 to attributes due to race).
T'skrang- +1 Body, +1 Qui, +1 Cha. Hmm, not too much different then SR
elves? They also have the "Tail Attack" ability, but I don't know how that
would convert to SR.

However, take note of a few things: The racial modifiers of ED races are far
different than Shadowrun. For example, Elves have a higher bonus to DEX(Qui)
than CHA, unlike SR, and Trolls have no CHA penalty. Secondly, the ED stats
are named slightly different and have slightly different purposes than their
SR counterparts. Also, stats in ED convert more easily to a 3 to 18 scale
(read: AD+D). You can convert them into step numbers for comparable SR
stats, but that would make, say, a troll with his maximum starting racial
strength (22 ED/ step number 9) slightly below the troll maximum starting
racial strength in SR, while a human with an SR strength of 4 would be in
the 7-9 (below average/weak) range. This is just a couple examples...
basically, take any ED to SR conversion w/ a mole of NaCl. Plus, add the
fact that I've only spent a half hour on it.

Hahns
"Aww, pity cash"