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Message no. 1
From: Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM>
Subject: [ADMIN] HMTL tag-alongs (was Re: Cyberware)
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 20:22:40 -0800
---MLoki <MLoki@***.COM> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-12-16 16:29:00 EST, MLoki writes:
>
> << In a message dated 97-12-13 13:43:24 EST, you write:
>
> << >>> There's precedence for this in an earlier discussion
on this
> alias. Technically, two runners can exchange cyberware, even tho it
doesn't
> make much sense if you play the SR RPG. I checked the FAQ 2.0
again, and
> didn't find anything to counter this. So, for now I'd have to
agree, gear is
> gear, even if it doesn't make much sense to me :)<<<
>
> I think FASA had to make some choices taht conflict with fictional
logic
> to make the game work. A TCG is not an RPG and so they have to
simplify.
> This leads to seemingly illogical rules and situations like those
you
> mention above. However, it also keeps the game at a level that's fun
> without being too convoluted. >>
>
> Pg 33 of the rule book says you cannot swap or remove cyberware
once it is
> deployed. It's not in the FAQ because it states it clearly in the
rule book.
> >>
>
> BTW Sorry mothman I hit send before checking the to box.
>
> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
>
> In a message dated 97-12-13 13:43:24 EST, you write:
>
> << >>> There's precedence for this in an earlier discussion
on this
> alias. Technically, two runners can exchange cyberware, even tho it
doesn't
> make much sense if you play the SR RPG. I checked the FAQ 2.0
again, and
> didn't find anything to counter this. So, for now I'd have to
agree, gear is
> gear, even if it doesn't make much sense to me :)<<<
>
> I think FASA had to make some choices taht conflict with fictional
logic
> to make the game work. A TCG is not an RPG and so they have to
simplify.
> This leads to seemingly illogical rules and situations like those you
> mention above. However, it also keeps the game at a level that's fun
> without being too convoluted. >>
>
> Pg 33 of the rule book says you cannot swap or remove cyberware once
it is
> deployed. It's not in the FAQ because it states it clearly in the
rule book.
>

I didn't trim this post down because I wanted the effect to be seen.

MLoki, your mailer is adding an HTML duplicate to the end of your
messages. Those of you with mailers that have such settings, please
make sure you're set to plain text when sending to the list.

Thank-you.

-== Loki ==-
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