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From: Phillip G Jaros <phillip_jaros@**.US.SWISSBANK.COM>
Subject: Re: FASA's take on Stun Gluves, Ambidexterity and Fame
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 19:58:16 CDT
Loki wrote:
>Q. About the Stun Gloves, when is the roll for trashing the Challenge
>made? Before or after the alarm is triggered? It has been brought up
>on the list that Stun Gloves might be used as a sort of auto-sleaze if
>the roll is made before the alarm goes off. I've said since Stun
>Gloves are in fact a weapon, they aren't used until actual combat.
>Combat occurs after an alarm is triggered and thus it's too late for
>their trashing the Challenge to make a difference. Am I correct on my
>interpretation?
>
>A. In theory you're correct but in fact the card's 'auto-sleaze'
>ability was intended to be used before combat started. It's worth
>mentioning that If a runner fails to use the stun gloves effectively
>against a challenge that he cannot participate in the following
>combat. This is because he has
>already done his part by trying to use his gloves.

I'm glad to here that the gloves work the way I thought they did.
That way they are not too powerful, yet are quite useful.


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