From:	Bradley Aaron Rebh <brebh@*****.BGSU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Questions arising from play
Date:	Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:40:36 -0500

IMHO:

On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Mamoulian wrote:

> The group I game with have had several game play questions that have arose:
>
> 1) Genetic Monstrosity- When you assign virus tokens on the runner...do
> they take effect before or after the combat with the challenge? Do you
> have to be healed to turn and get rid of the virus tokens? Or just have to
> choose whether to heal or get rid of the token?

I would say they take effect after all damage has been dealt.
the card says that an undamaged runner may turn to remove all the virus
tokens, right? If this is the case, the runner has to heal before they
can be removed.

> 2) Lone Star Beat Cops(or any arresting card)- If Sisko uses his special
> power on the target runner...is the challenge trashed...or is just that
> runner saved from the arrest and another target choosen.( The card states
> target runner who is present is arrested and Lone Star Beat Cops is
> trahsed. This is why the question arose...if no one is arrested...the
> challenge isn't trashed?)

I'd say the challenge is trashed. The runner _was_ arrested, just so
happens that the runner was let free through Sisko's influence. BTW, if
Sisko is present on a shadowrun, can he use his power to help the runner
go free? Hawkwind can use biotech even though she's turned, can Sisko
also?

> 3) Lone Star Crowd Control- If there are less than 4 runners....do you have
> to face the challenge. What if the alarm is already triggered?

no. and no.

> 4) Yakuza Street Thugs- If the alarm is already triggered....can you pay
> the nuyen and trash the card?

yes.

> 5) Gang HQ's- Do the cards stay in play? Or are they trashed at the end of
> your turn.

they stay in play.

> 6) Sancho- If I use a Rapier with a metahuman to go on a run....does Sancho
> still get his bonus?

no.

> 7) Acid Mist- Does this card effect all runners in runner to runner combat?
> Or just the runner(s) in the combat with the runner holding the card?

yes, all the runners who are involved in all combat at the present
location.

> 8) Lone Star Drone- Say I play a drone of Sisko. Sisko has 3\3 (A1).
> When I use Lone Star Drone does it follow the regular rules of Drones?
> (either using the 3\3 or the 4\4?) or do I get a 7\7? (Question arose since
> you don't have to be a rigger to use a drone)

I would ssay you pretend that sisko is a rigger, treat him like one for
the LS drone.

> 9) Coffin Hotel- Does this stop the Z-Zone? (If my runners are in it of
> course.) The Time Delayed Bomb?

yeah, not a very useful card, huh?

> 10) Lone Star Lock-up- Does the runner who returns for 3 Nuyen have no
> deployment cost? Example if Knuckles (cost 8) is arrested, does he only
> cost 3 to get back to the Safehouse?

yup.

> 11) The Docks- When first using the Docks, do you place 1 token on it?

I think the card is meant to be played like this:

either
1. place a crate token on it and roll a die to see if any trashing is in
effect
or
2. collect all the cred.

anyone else?

> 12) Shady Manager- Is the die roll for every rocker rolled seperatly, or is
> it one roll?

by the card, I'd say one roll, but it might be more fair to roll
seperately for each.

> 13) Last Stand- What is the point of this card? If I lose all of my
> runners I would rather have the challenge kill the other players also.

you coud still collect the rep bonuses from the big elementals and the
dracoform. *shrug*

> 14) In the Spotlight- If I have 1 copy of Thrash in play and another player
> has 2 copies. What happens if the card is played?

it says on the card, "no additional copies" Any Thrashes already inplay
woould be fine. Just, nobody else could deploy anymore Thrashes.

make sense?

> 15) Forced Attrition- Define Combat. Is Minefield considered combat? What
> challenged would not be something that you fought?

combat: any exchange of damage between two card with attack and defense
values?

how does that sound all?

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