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From: Mamoulian <shine@************.NET>
Subject: Re: My Card
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 21:42:52 -0600
At 11:31 AM 4/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I know this is a bit out dated. I have actually been meaning to send it for
>a while.
>
>Human Contact
>Name: The Teacher
>Info: Turn runner with one or less skill. Pay one yen. Roll a D6 to receive
>a skill of your choice. 1: You stupid idiot, even a skillsoft wouldn't help.
>Never come back.
>2-3: Skill is useable for this turn only. 4-5: You learn the skill till the
>end of the game, but you must roll D6 each time skill is used (1-4: Runner
>doesn't remember the skill. 5-6: No problemo!) 6: Wow you catch on quick.
>Runner can use skill until end of game.
>Flavor:" There are no stupid questions, just stupid people." -M. Garrison
>
>I decided not to be a runner and instead a contact. If you haven't guessed
>yet I am an actual teacher. I teach eighth grade science. The wordiness is
>because I love to talk. All the die rolls are there because everyone learns
>differently. The low cost well that's because I am underpayed (I work in
>North Carolina). The reason why the runner may or may not learn their skill;
>how much paying attention did you do in the eighth grade. I didn't think so.
>
I like it...I would even propose that you could use reputation to buy a
skill (kinda like spending Karma) costly..but effective.

Mamo

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