From:	Forrest Houston <fhouston@****.ISI.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Expansions and a NERPS Card set (was - Re: The story so
Date:	Wed, 10 Sep 1997 21:32:31 -0400

On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Andrew Payne III wrote:

> >[snip]
> >
> > For instance I put a security camera in every deck if for no other
> > reason than my opponent almost always has a decker w/ Browse
> (probably
> > the card that I most consider "broken" in that for its ability it is
> > underpriced IMHO).
> >
>
> Do you mean Security Decker. A definite need in any deck. [snip]
>

No actually the one that allows you to pull a challenge from your hand to
replace the Security Camera. I love surprises (or actually seeing people
when they are surprised ;-) ) which is why I dislike Browse... I had
forgotten about the Security Decker, I'll have to get some of those :-)

> I thought up an idea for a challenge, that when revealed the owner of
> the challenge must pay a cost or the challenge is trashed. Adds an
> extra bit to the economics of the game.
>

That's a good idea. I think there also needs to be more cards that
interact directly with the Objectives. For instance something that will
allow you to trash the objective, but leaves the challenges in place.
This will help when you get the Impossible Mission and Room 5B78 "type"
objectives first thing.

[snip]

>
>
> Name: Centering
> Cost: 2
> Type: Gear/Magic/Metamagic
> Text: 2¥: Turn to add sorcery skill to casters attack value.
>

I like this one :-)

>
> Name: Anchoring
> Cost: X
> Type: Gear/Magic/Metamagic
> Text: Play on a runner with Sorcery. Attach a Gear/Magic/Spell card
> to
> Anchoring. After a card has been attached to Anchoring any
> runner
> may use the attached card as if they had Sorcery^1. Treat
> Anchoring as a regular Gear card after a card is attached.
> Trash both the attached card and Anchoring after use. Can not
> be used
> with any card that has a upkeep requirement except a runner.
>
> Anchoring might be a little munchy but oh well...
>

You might be right on this one. I think I know where you are going with
it, but the text as is a bit confusing, but maybe it's just me :-) It's
an interesting idea though.

Forrest