Message no. 1

From:	Crane <jack9@*********.NET>
Subject:	My Take on Question, and more Questions
Date:	Sat, 21 Mar 1998 23:21:29 -0800

>Is switchblade the next Remington 750? Katana's are much better
>and are not Rare....

I think switchblade fills an important niche. It's a utility card for a
melee/Razorhead Deck.

Sudden Goblinization:
It has an effect. It does not say it stays in play, but the effect
certainly does (I have to side with the RPG on it's 'permanency'). No LOTI.
If you want to keep it out for reminders I'd say ok, if you want to recycle
it 'cause it's your only one (or if you are playing it right) that's ok too.
FASA doesn't seem to mind having umpteen (that's right, umpteen) different
tokens for us too keep track of.

Biotech/Snake Totem:
I don't see sufficient reason to grant biotech-2 to anyrunner, from the
snake totem. In the RPG, Snake does not confer healing spells but it helps
the person realize that wanting to heal is part of their nature. Snake
Shamans often do not learn any healing spells, but simply have
medical/herbal skills (which they obtained before accepting Snake). Those
that don't, usually fufill the need by learning healing spells.
This is all overly detailed, and may not influence anyone, but this idea
of archetypical need and fulfillment is how shamans are described in SR:RPG.

Black Market:
Jeez...even more tokens.

Lone Star Lockup:(is that the name?)
What happens when it is destroyed?
At first I thought trash the runners, but then that would be too much
incentive for a LS deck to blow up it's jails. My girlfriend suggested that
they make a prison break afterwards, that sits with me better.

Pawn Shop:
You can sell things at the shop that characters get for free (i.e. Redline
bike, etc.). You can sell stuff to get it off runners that can't swap gear
(there are a couple in Underworld), and my favorite reason....to sell stuff
to give to another player! It's ok as far as a location goes.

Tommy Gun (weapon):
Now there's your remington 750-type-gear for ya.

Lone Star Surveillance:
Put it on the jail :)

Leader of the Pack:
Makes a ganger...a Ganger Leader.
Is Lord Torgo a Ganger Leader or not? (prolly not, but they better remove
the dumb qualifier, if it never amounts to anything, next run...jeez).