From:	Michael/Tamara Lorenz-Pease <treehugr@****.ON.ROGERS.WAVE.CA>
Subject:	Re: FASA Answers on Red Widow and GAQS
Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 1997 16:46:32 -0400

Loki wrote:
> Q. Red Widow's special is that she is allowed to TAP, in order to join
> the current Shadowrun. I know she sould not turn to join a Shadowrun
> that ALREADY has 6 runners. Now what if one runner of a team that
> previously held 6 is trashed or fragged, can you then send in Red
> Widow to replace him/her?
> A. Only 6 Runners can participate in a shadowrun.


No offence, but this reply does not answer my inital question. We
already knew that we could not send Red Widow in as a 7th runner. We
merely wanted to know if she could be sent in to replace a killed off
runner. By his answer, I am assuming that you can, as "...only 6 Runners
can participate in a shadowrun..." then it looks like you *can* use her
to "top" the team back up to 6....

> A. If you play GAQ when the Challenge is revealed and before the alarm
> is triggered, it's okay. People think WAY too hard about timing on
> this card. It takes effect when it's played--it's that simple. The
> reason you can't use it to "interrupt" a combat is that once combat
> begins, it's instantaneous. All da mage is dealt simultaneously so it
> can't be interrupted.
> I hope that clears it all up for you.

Well, no as far as I am concerned it did not clear it up at all. He
avoided directly answering the SOLE question. Which was, "If Sammy the
Sleuth and team approaches a challenge that SAmmy himself could sleaze,
and no one does anything <ie: casting GAQS until after I have said that
I am sleazing the challenge> can they still cast GAQS and then say, "
SAmmy must return home? Is the challenge sleazed prior to his being sent
home... That was the simple question, and I am afraid that TIMING is
relevant to this card no matter what the FASA people seem to think.

Btw, I am grateful that you sent in my questions Loki :-), I was just
hoping for some clarification. No worries...

Tamara