From:	Mark Steedman <RSMS@******.EEE.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Bugs : Threat or not, and PC power levels
Date:	Fri, 17 Mar 1995 08:41:15 GMT

> And as far as Mark's comments about bugs being no big deal, what kind
> of chrome monsters does he run with.
>
> -Still skeptical
>
Ok the bugs issue.
The quote on bugs goes something along the lines of.
'The invae? , there not the enemy, its not as if there a threat any
more', (Copyright FASA Corporation) , the wording is not correct but
then i don't have the right book open in front of me. This comments
form Harlequin, you either know where i got it from or don't want to
know!
So its not my players opinion ok!
As to what do they think of bugs, well i sent em 3 large true forms
Wednesday, little present for annoying 'Bugs are Us' (had rather a
lot to do with telling the FBI things) and they were rather scared of
the things.
To put power level in context i am used to seeing the mundanes with
wired 2 and smartgun links and the magical types on +3D6 initative
though not everyones that fast (average 18-19). other ware varies but
i have not seen people locking stats after initative averages of 25+
and so far nly 1 PC with wired reflexes 3 ever. To put these in
context reaction scores in the 12-15 region are not that hard to
aquire if you want and a permanent 9D6 intiative (or up to 11D6 on
drugs) is also on. Thats average of going in (12 + 3.5 * 9) 43.5!!!!
needless to say i seriously disadvise anyone trying to actually do
this in game, its no real threat if you are as fast as a bug queen on
the physical, something i am usde to seeing act twice (three times
before most) before ANY PC .


Hope that clears up my opinions somewhat, as i think the wires got
crossed somewhere.

Mark
even when manifest.