From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: Lone Star's Dirtiest Card
Date:	Tue, 26 May 1998 04:40:02 -0700

Dynamite wrote:

> 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.

Spoiler text:
LONE STAR UNDERCOVER / Special (Stinger) / 4Y
Unique. Play during a shadowrun when a Runner (or Runners) fails to
sleaze a Lone Star or Personnel Challenge. A randomly determined Runner
who is present is a Lone Star agent! Add that Runner's Threat Rating to
the Threat Rating of the Challenge and trash the Runner.

*All* it adds is the Runner's (current) Threat Rating. Traits and
special abilities go by the wayside.

Gear's a slightly different case. Weapons directly modify a Runner's
Attack Value, so they're added in. Spells like Fireball, when used,
replace the Runner's Attack Value, so if Ravage was a mage and had cast
a powerbolt, you'd be adding the result to the Challenge. Gear like
Drones and Spirits are considered separate from the Runner, however, and
so wouldn't get added in.

Armor is part of the Threat Rating, so if Ravage was wearing Heavy
(Full), then the team's really screwed. :) But you wouldn't be able
to, say, trash the Heavy Armor to avoid all damage to the Challenge --
that ability doesn't copy over, and the Armor would be alraedy trashed,
to boot.


- Matt

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