From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: At the safehouse or not at the safehouse?
Date:	Mon, 3 Nov 1997 08:57:42 -0800

Eugene Chan wrote:

> When a characters tapped, its consideed not at the safehouse right?
> But guard and other skills like biotech can only be used by present
> characters. So if a runner were to go on a Shadowrun or just tap, then
> someone plays a riot, then a character with guard can't take the
> damage can they? What about for a Bar fight? (but then I suppose you
> could always send the Guard on a bar fight)

Officially, the only time you are outside the safehouse is when you're
on a shadowrun. Semi-officially, visiting Locations is considered being
outside the safehouse (and thus, you can GAQ someone on the way to the
Iron Lung). While I like the idea of GAQqing Runners on the way to the
Iron Lung, the act of visiting is over and done with by the time a
special can be played, so when the Riots occur (after the turn has
ended, during another player's Legwork), the Runner is still considered
in the safehouse. Thus, Guard and Biotech both work.

Guard does *not* work on Bar Fight though (and you can't Guard your own
damage - rather obvious). The only Runners "present" are those involved
in the Bar Fight, and it's a one-on-one fight. As I mentioned soemwhere
else, in mass-melee fights (Runners on Retainer, the Z-zone), you can
Guard another Runner involved in the same fight as yourself (even,
should you choose, an opponent).


> Eugene "Pulveriser: the Token Thug" Chan

Tokens?! AAAAAACK!


-Mb