| From: | Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: More questions... |
| Date: | Thu, 11 Sep 1997 20:18:07 -0700 |
>
> - How many chips can a runner with a chip jack have? Are the
skilsofts
> similar to ammo for the pistols, you can have as many as you want but
> only use the number up to the chipjack rating at a time?
The way Skuzzy answered another question on the list about chipjacks
and skillsofts he referred to skillsofts as being treat just like
anyother standard gear (i.e. - carrying multiples, trading between
runners, etc.) I'd say you can have any number of skillsofts on a
runner with a chipjack, and then he just turns whichever chip(s) he's
going to use in a given encounter.
Much like a runner could be carrying a Predator w/ Flechette, a
Warhawk w/ Armor Piercing and an HK227 (burst fire). He can have all
three weapons on him, and then he chooses which wepaon will be used in
a given encounter.
The same would apply to skillsofts. A runner could have four different
chips to use in his chipjack-1. He then just decides which to turn and
use in the given encounter (i.e. - stealth will help him sleaze the
challenge, melee will added a needed +1 to using the katanna, etc.)
> - When using runners with guard, I have the option of whether or not
> the
> guard runner takes the damage, or the original runner, right? Also,
> what happens if I have 2 guards? Can I divide the damage between
> them, or does one take all he can and the other takes the rest, with
> any left over going to the original target?
According to the FASA FAQ, a runner with guard taking the hit for
another runner must take as much damage as he can. Anything left over
is taken by the original runner. In the case of two runners with
guard, I'd say you have to "fill" one guard and then the second guard
could take the overflow.
> - Are Hand to Hand and Melee weapons considered silent with regards
to
> setting off alarms?
>
> [I'm in favor of this. However as was previously mentioned on the
> list others are not. BTW one of the counter examples that was
> mentioned (Ranger X) isn't actually a Melee weapon... Just FYI]
Ranger X was just given an example of how a gear/weapon card would
have a keyword description of Silenced Weapon.
I don't see a hand-to-hand weapon listed with such a description (but
I don't have the Mono Whip yet.). Perhaps, by the time you've closed
in enough to use that Katana, Stun Gloves or Hand Razors, the
opposition is aware of your presence and hit the Panic Button. <shrug>
I'm sending a question to FASA to clarify this.
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