| From: | Phillip G Jaros <phillip_jaros@**.US.SWISSBANK.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Do you have any house card rules? |
| Date: | Thu, 11 Sep 1997 19:45:45 CDT |
>
>Interesting list, I do have some comments (of course :-) ) on some of
>them though. Please see below.
I wouldn't have it any other way. :)
>> Fastjack's owner may only change the order of all the challenge stacks
>> (and chooses which stack to go through first instead of the objectives
>> owner), however, he cannot hop from one challenge stack to another.
>
>Just glancing at the other prime runners abilities I would say that the
>runners can hop from stack to stack. After all you have to blow an
>entire "day's wages" (4Y) to activate the ability, and that's after paying
>for his upkeep. So it's not something you are typically going to do every
>turn, if you are usually cash strapped like I always seem to be :-)
I tend to play a freebie/fame deck with a bunch of specials and challenges,
so money has never been a problem for me. However, since you all seem to
have agreed that he works that way, he's back in my deck. :)
>> Heavy Armor (Full)
>>
>> Heavy Armor can only absorb X+2 points of damage when it is trashed. X
>> being the wearer's body.
>>
>Unless of course, a card states explicitly that only one runner can take
>the damage. The the runner with the HA(F) can suck up all the damage and
>discard it.
That's a good point....
>>Stun Gloves
>>
>> A 6 allways fails. Sorry but the Lord Torgo with a Chipjack 3 and a few
>> Skillsoft:Melees isn't able to sleaze every Awakened or Personel
>> Challenges. He's good, but even a Guardian Dracoform has a chance
>> against him. :)
>>
>Not sure about this one. Personally I like having a "chance to fumble
>something" rule. However, if you do it for this one, why not the other
>cards that are similar? Also, what about cards such as contacts which
>have a "do nothing" clause? Does a 1 always give this effect?
THis was another rule made to stop another tourny type deck I made, that
had a fairly decent chance of prodcing the effect (I was fortunate - or
unfortunate enough - to recieve 3 stun Gloves and 4 Lord Torgos in my
booster boxes) rather quickly, while stalling my opponents with major
challenges and specials.
>>Doc Wagon (Platinum)
>>
>> The runner is tapped when he is returned to the safehouse.
>>
>Personally I think it is better stated as, playing this card shouldn't
>effect the runner's turned status.
You would be right. :)
>>Fringe Surgeon
>>
>> You must pay at least 1 newyen for Cyberware that is implanted by the
>> Fringe Surgeon. The damage dealt to the runner is armor peircing.
>>
>Not sure I agree with this one either. After all there are a couple of
>other cards that explicitly mention a 1Y minimum. Also, if a runner is
>tough enough to have "natural" armor then that's going to absorb some of
>the damage.
We chalked it up to a typo (the 1Y thing), and just because you have a
thick hide doesn't mean that a rusty scalple isn't going to mess you
up.... :)
All your other comments either had vast support from the other list or
I just didn't have a comment/defence for our weird card interpritations.
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