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Message no. 1
From: Apone <mpcheval@********.FR>
Subject: The Owl Totem (was Re:Still More Questions)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 01:55:50 +0200
OWL TOTEM (Special/Totem)
Cost: 0 Y
Text: Play on target Shaman you control. Roll D6 at the beginning of
each
shadowrun user attempts.
1-3: It's daytime. Return user to the safehouse unturned.
4+: It's nighttime. Conjure +2 to user until end of a shadowrun.
A shaman may not hold more than one totem.

Here's another question:
Let's say you've got 4 Shamans who follow the Owl Totem (because you
think
it's cool to follow sister Owl).
How do you manage the dice roll before the shadowrun ?
Do you only roll once, to find if it's daytime or nighttime ?
Or do you roll for each Shaman willing to attempt the shadowrun ?
Seems there's another conflict between game mechanisms and logic.

Any ideas ?

so long,

Apone.


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Message no. 2
From: Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: The Owl Totem (was Re:Still More Questions)
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 18:36:25 -0700
Apone wrote:

> Here's another question:
> Let's say you've got 4 Shamans who follow the Owl Totem (because you
> think it's cool to follow sister Owl).
> How do you manage the dice roll before the shadowrun ?
> Do you only roll once, to find if it's daytime or nighttime ?
> Or do you roll for each Shaman willing to attempt the shadowrun ?
> Seems there's another conflict between game mechanisms and logic.

Shadowruns take a lot of time -- modules usually represent actions over
several days and nights -- so it's possible the owl flock approaches the
objective at different times.

OK, that's kid of lame.

Personally, I'd roll for each shaman, and follow the results for each
individual. A 50% chance of returning four Runners to the 'house before
they get going sounds fair, too, however.



- Matt

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