Message no. 1

From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Ally Spirit Question (was Re: Sleazing with Roxy, Invisibilty,
Date:	Fri, 17 Oct 1997 10:09:47 -0700

> 1. When you have a Shaman w/ a Guardian ally, do you have to turn the
> spirit to use it or is it always on, or do you get a chance to say when it
> applies and when it doesn't? Can you use a guardian ally to both boost your
> character, then trash the spirit to negate a total of 6 damage taken in the
> same sequence? (example: I have ShamanX and Roxy on a run and 6 damage
> comes their way, can ShamanX activate his guardian spirit <if he has 3
> different spirits and 2 conjure> to boost himself to 5/6 then trash the
> spirit to avoid all of it?)

Like all Gear, the Ally Spirit has to be turned for its bonus to apply.
(Just as all Gear is declared by being turned at the beginning of a
shadowrun - and so a Runner with a PAC, a Ranger Arms, and a Streetline
Special doesn't gain all three bonuses, just the bonus from the one he's
using.)

Note that Gear can be trashed regardless of whether it's turned or not -
see the PAC or Heavy Armor (Full) for similarities.



-Mb