From:	Norman McLeod <mcleodn@***********.NET>
Subject:	Re: Lone Star's Dirtiest Card
Date:	Mon, 25 May 1998 23:04:09 -0400

>>I played the stinger on the opponent and the random runner chosen
>>was Ravage. She had taken some damage (4 pts I think), so her body was
>>reduced. Her stamina trait gave her the full attack value, but the
>>other special trait on her card is that she attacks a second time on a
>>roll of 4 or better. Well, I'm sure you can see my question coming.
>>Does Ravage roll again in a situation such as this, where the owner is
>>attacking his/her own guys? Getting all technical one could say that
>>because she is working under cover to bust the running team, she would
>>do everything in her power, ie strike twice, to take down the team.
>>That seems a bit harsh though. We decided against it, saying that
>owner
>>would choose for or against the 2nd strike, which choice would almost
>>always be against, except in special cases like Kamikaze Run. Anyway
>>that is how we played it. Has anyone else encountered this nasty
>combo,
>>and if you have how did you decide to play it? Thanks.
>>
>That happened to me and the runner that got picked was a mage with
>an unturned fireball. It was rulled that it was up to the owner of
>the runner to deside weither or not to use the fireball. (I didn't)


It's not a matter of what the controlling player wants, the card only
effects the runner's current attack rating, nothing else. Once again we must
remember to read the card text and rationalize it within purely technical
terms before you start taking it into "What would be happening in the RPG".