From:	Norman McLeod <mcleodn@***********.NET>
Subject:	Re: Current Body <was Re: Bounty Hunter Too Powerful Q.>
Date:	Thu, 14 May 1998 23:00:52 -0400

>>Q2: Regarding the Bounty Hunter, does the amount of nuyen paid always
equal
>>the Body as printed in the Runner's threat rating? Or does the amount of
>>nuyen paid equal "current" body (i.e. - augmented by cyberware,
decreased
>>by damage taken, etc.)
>>A2: You pay the Runner's current Body value (however it's
modified--damage,
>>dermal plating, whatever) when using Bounty Hunter.
>
>OK, I think there is a problem between players interpritation between
>body and damage.
>
>According the to the Rule book:
>
>"Trash any card that takes damage equal to its body.
>
>If a card takes an amount of damage less than its Body (survives the
>attack but is wounded), place a number of tokens on the card equal to
>the amount of damage taken. This damage may be healed during your
>nest turn."
>
>See it doesn't say that damage reduces the body rating, just that if
>a Runner sustains more then it's body it is trashed.
>
>I think you might be confused by the section on Fatigue were it says:
>"To represent the effects of Fatique, subtract the unhealed damage has
>taken from both his Attack Value and his Body." I asked Fasa about
>this several months ago and was told that it was a typo and that it
>should read "To represent the effects of Fatigue, subtract the unhealed
>damage the Runner has taken from his Attack Value."
>
>So that reference should not even be there....
>
>The only things that effect a Runner's Current body are other cards,
>that actually have +(-)X/+(1)X on the card itself or Virus Tokens.


Sorry Phil, but over and over again the question has been asked and
answered. The threat rating of a runner is temporarily modified by damage.