From:	Noah Overton <NOAH_OVERTON@*************.OM.HP.COM>
Subject:	Re: questions upon questions
Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 1997 09:36:16 -0800

A tale of 2 Joes wrote:
>

> this came up in a game tonite. if my decker uses black hammer to
start a > "matrix combat" with another decker, does the target decker
(one
> being attacked) turn, like they would in a normal combat (like with
> barfight, zzone, etc)? also, are the deckers involved in the matrix
combat > considered to be in the safehouse, ie can someone use guard
on them?

>Unless the defending Decker is physically visiting a
>location/contact, they would be in the safehouse. Yes, IMHO the
>guard ability could be used on them. Think of it as the alert person
>who keeps tabs on the decker and jacks him (or her) out of the matrix
>if that decker starts to get into trouble.

>DrugDoc

mb wrote

>Decker-to-Decker combat is handled like normal combat. The attacking
>Runner would turn (if just for the battle) and the defending Decker
>remains unturned. Since they are in Runner-on-Runner combat, they
>are out of the safehouse and can't be guarded.

I would have to agree with mb here. since the Decker-to-Decker combat
is in the Matrix. how could some one guard them the damage is not like
a bullet or a physical beating. some one cant step in front of a brain
fry. but this could be a new card. Matrix tag along, guard program.

Noah