From:	"Brad Shantz" <bshantz@******.com>
Subject:	Re: New in town.
Date:	Wed, 22 Nov 1995 11:43:55 +0000

Brian Smith Wrote:
> WHOA!!! Hold the phone! Am I the only one here that has some problem
> accepting _DECKER MAGES_?!! If so, someone please justify this to me.

No problems with Decker Mages. There's nothing against them in the
rules. However, spells shouldn't work in the Matrix, just pure
programming skill. If he/she loses a certain amount of essence due
to cyberwear (i.e datajacks, etc.) then the Geas rules from the
Grimoire should apply. There are all sorts of ways I could see
having a decker mage.

>From a role-playing standpoint.....

Just because I'm a programmer myself, doesn't mean that I don't have
other skills. I'm also almost a semi-professional chef. I've taken
the cooking courses for it. So, why couldn't a mage learn to use a
cyberdeck?

Just my two cents.

Brad