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Message no. 1
From: Longshot <lshot@**********.COM>
Subject: Will the questions never end???
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 09:04:23 -0400
A friend of mine and I were playing a game when a rules question came up.
If he is on a shadowrun and succssfully gets past all of the challenges. Is
there a opportunity to play WGC or GAQ after he passes the last challenge
and before he takes the objective or is it that once he completes the last
challenge he is at the objective and takes it (assuming there are no
requirements for the objective). After all why wouldn't I wait to see if
his runners get fragged by all of the challenges before sending them home?

Also, with spirits like the protective spirit can the shaman activate the
spirit to use the ability right after the special is played? or are there
no "fast effects" in SR. If I play Riots and he has Hawkwind with a
Protective Spirit on her, can she activate the protective spirit and then
use it's ability to cancel the riots or would the Protective Spirit already
have to be activated in order for her to use the spirits ability.

Also on the subject of spirits (and drones), can the user enter a challenge
and then activate the drone (in case he needs the extra damage to defeat
the challenge) or would it have to be activated before entering the
challenge).

Thanks for the answers in advance
-Longshot

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Message no. 2
From: Pedro Gomes <Pedro.Gomes@**.SIEMENS.PT>
Subject: Re: Will the questions never end???
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:13:00 +0100
Longshot wrote:
> A friend of mine and I were playing a game when a rules question came up.
> If he is on a shadowrun and succssfully gets past all of the challenges. Is
> there a opportunity to play WGC or GAQ after he passes the last challenge
> and before he takes the objective or is it that once he completes the last
> challenge he is at the objective and takes it (assuming there are no
> requirements for the objective). After all why wouldn't I wait to see if
> his runners get fragged by all of the challenges before sending them home?

I'd say yes, there is a "pause" between challenges and between the last
challenge and the objective where the owner of the running team can decide to
pull out and the oponents can play stingers. That's the way we play it anyway.

> Also, with spirits like the protective spirit can the shaman activate the
> spirit to use the ability right after the special is played? or are there
> no "fast effects" in SR. If I play Riots and he has Hawkwind with a
> Protective Spirit on her, can she activate the protective spirit and then
> use it's ability to cancel the riots or would the Protective Spirit already
> have to be activated in order for her to use the spirits ability.

I'd say yes again, for me it's the same as LOTI'ing a LOTI, you play/use a card
to counter another.

> Also on the subject of spirits (and drones), can the user enter a challenge
> and then activate the drone (in case he needs the extra damage to defeat
> the challenge) or would it have to be activated before entering the
> challenge).

They have to be activated before the combat.

This are my opinions, go ahead say what you think :)

Pedro Gomes

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Message no. 3
From: Brett Borger <bxb121@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Will the questions never end???
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 09:33:15 +0000
> If he is on a shadowrun and succssfully gets past all of the challenges. Is
> there a opportunity to play WGC or GAQ after he passes the last challenge
> and before he takes the objective or is it that once he completes the last
> challenge he is at the objective and takes it (assuming there are no
> requirements for the objective). After all why wouldn't I wait to see if
> his runners get fragged by all of the challenges before sending them home?

I would say Yes, there is a chance to WGC or GAQ. After all, I've
pulled out of run after beating all the challenges (unable to beat
the requirement). If I can do it, my opponent can use the same
"time".

As to why you WOULDN'T wait until the very end: Perhaps you want to
GAQ and bounty hunter the runner that lets him sleaze the challenges
and not face them?

> Also, with spirits like the protective spirit can the shaman activate the
> spirit to use the ability right after the special is played? or are there
> no "fast effects" in SR. If I play Riots and he has Hawkwind with a
> Protective Spirit on her, can she activate the protective spirit and then
> use it's ability to cancel the riots or would the Protective Spirit already
> have to be activated in order for her to use the spirits ability.

There are "fast effects" in SR, they just work diffently with regards
to timing (nothing pre-empts anything else unless the card
specifically says so). I'd say yes, you could use the Spirit.

> Also on the subject of spirits (and drones), can the user enter a challenge
> and then activate the drone (in case he needs the extra damage to defeat
> the challenge) or would it have to be activated before entering the
> challenge).

Yes (the first answer). There is no "entering" a challenge. Once
you decide to face it, you have a chance to meet the sleaze
requirements. At this point, you can designate spirits and drones to
fight when you don't meet them. [I'm assuming that when the sleaze
requirements are offered, you know what the challege is. Otherwise,
the game offers advantages to those that memorize the
sleaze<->challege orders]

-=SwiftOne=-
Brett Borger
SwiftOne@***.edu
AAP Techie

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