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Message no. 1
From: Jyster !!! <jyster007@*******.COM>
Subject: Cards
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 20:05:30 PST
Hey has anyone figured a formula to covert a shadowrun

character to a shadowrun card?

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Message no. 2
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Cards
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 04:34:35 -0500
At 08:05 PM 11/19/97 PST, Jyster !!! wrote these timeless words:
>Hey has anyone figured a formula to covert a shadowrun
>
>character to a shadowrun card?
>
Not really, and I doubt you're going to find a very reliable conversion
method that works every time...

However, your best bet is to look at what exists so far...

Humans rarely get above a 6 in power or toughness (In fact, is there a
human with either higher? And tehre arent any 6/6 humans that I can think
of... a 4/6 armor 1, but...)

Also, look at the max stats available, and figure you aren;t going to be
quite that good...

For skills, take their main skills, used most often, and divide by about 4,
rounding down...

For example... Bull the Ork Decker... He's been around a while (400+
karma now), is tough, and is probably the smartest ork alive, and one of
the best deckers out tehre any more (12 Decking skill, and a deck that
makes a Fairlight look feeble). [BTW: The character IS working towards
retirement... and took 4 years to get to this point].

Here's how I'd make Bull...

Bull - Decker (Ork Decker)
Cost - 7/1 ((He SHOULD be expensive, and with his abilities, his upkeep
should be expensive for balance))
Skills - Decking 3, Melee 1, Gunnery 1
Threat - 5/6
Special
First Panther Assault given to Bull is half price. Bull may not go on
Wetwork or Assasination Shadowruns.

This fits in with Bull's background, history, etc, while not being
overpowered or unbalanced...

But as I said, it's kind of a matter of trial and error...

Bull

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