From:	Ahrain Ahrain-Drigar@**********.com
Subject:	Obsidimen/T'skrang stats (was The ED/SR Connection)
Date:	Fri, 23 Jun 2000 21:58:00 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: Hahns Shin <Hahns_Shin@*******.com>
Subject: Re: Obsidimen/T'skrang stats (was The ED/SR Connection)


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> 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"

An idea for a more "intuitive" crossover: someone who knows ED very well,
make the stats for the races as they would/should be. At least to see how
they stack up with each other.

Ahrain