From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: Shamans - Who are they really?
Date:	Sun, 31 Aug 1997 19:04:17 -0700

> First off, all the Gear/Magic/Spirit cards say that they can be played on
> any runner with conjure. Also, thier are mages with conjure. Can they not
> summon spirits? I thought maybe thier was a difference between elementals
> and spirits, but they have the same text on thier cards.

Although the RPG discriminates between the two, there's no difference in
abilities between a mage with Conjure and a Shaman with Conjure in the
CCG.

> So, just to make sure we are doing this right -

> 1. Who can use Gear/Magic/Spirits -

> Shamans?
> Street Shamans?
> Mages?
> Street Mages?
> Anyone with the conjure skill?

Anyone with the conure skill. Mages can get City Spirits, yes. There
might be a Gear.Magic.Spirit card out there that says "Play on a Mage
with Conjure", which would limit who could have that spirit.

> 2. Also, is Street Shaman and Shaman completely interchangable (for cards
> like the
> Toxic Spirit Challenge of the Haunted Highrise objective)?

Right now I'd consider the "Street" in Street Shaman to be flavor text -
they're both shamans. A supplement down the line might distinguish
between the two, however.

> 3. Is Mage and Street Mage completely interchangeable with shaman (for
> cards like the
> Toxic Spirit Challenge of the Haunted Highrise objective)?

Ditto.

> Thanks a bundle, you guys are helping out a ton. I know i have a lot of
> questions, but as we play the game, we want to make sure we are playing the
> way the game was written (inportant for game balance and such. Thanks!).

Now.. can Spirits get Gear? Do Ally Spirits count toward the number of
Spirits "usable" at one time?


> Rob