From:	Rob Harris <rjharris@********.UIUC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: At the safehouse or not at the safehouse?
Date:	Tue, 4 Nov 1997 19:42:03 -0600

You were right about present the last time, Matt, but not this time! ;-)
The Rulebook clearly states on the section on "present" that only UNTURNED
runners are present in the safehouse. (Rulebook, pg 14) Thereby, you CAN'T
gaurd or biotech tapped characters when they are tapped and your gaurd
character is not.
Bar fight is a seperate situation, which Matt pointed out to me last time.
Any time runners are in combat, they are ONLY present with the other
runners in the fight, so gaurd, biotech, stimpatches, can't be used on them
by runners outside the fight.
Good questions. I think that an example of play on FASA's website would
help things out alot. I haven't heard from them for about a week. Anyone
else heard anything from 'um?

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> From: Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
> To: SRCARD@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: At the safehouse or not at the safehouse?
> Date: Monday, November 03, 1997 10:57 AM
>
> 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