From:	David Reis <david.reis@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Cortex Bomb
Date:	Wed, 3 Jun 1998 08:11:53 -0700

At 11:02 AM 6/3/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi There !
>I' ve a (very long, sorry) question about the "sense" of a Cortex Bomb. The
>card text says:
>Cortex Bomb, Gear (Cyberware), -2 Essence to user. If user dies, each
>Runner/Challenge present takes 5 damage.
>In which situation do you use that gear? I only can think about of two
>situations:
>
>1st : Your oponent plays Bar-Fight on you. The fight between the two Runners
>doesn't take place in the safehouse (so the other Runners in the safehouse
are
>not affected, if the user of the Cortex Bomb dies) and you could hardly
damage
>or maybe kill the attacker with the death of a low-rated Runner (like the
>standard "lamb" Thrash).
>
>2nd: You use Thrash (or else) with a Cortex Bomb to intercept a shadowrun
>alone. If you are lucky and your opponent doesn't play "Stand Aside !" with
a
>lucky dice roll, you could affect maximum damage at lowest price if Thrash
>dies (I think he will so or the opponents Team is vey very weak).
>
>But in general I only see negativ consequences in using the Cortex Bomb. For
>example: You bought Thrash (or else) a Cortex Bomb to be ready for actions
>like mentioned above. But the Kamikaze-Cyberbomb-Runner is usually now in
your
>safehouse (or you use the coffin hotel and you are not able to react on the
>situations above) and could be killed by "Drive-by", "Riots" or
something
like
>that and then you would have a big problem giving 5 points damage to your
>other Runners in the safehouse. On the other hand I see no sense in using a
>Runner with a CB during a Shadowrun, because (we know it all) the team gets
>often the ass kicked by mighty challenges or stingers and then the Bomb
>carrier maybe dies and damages or kills the entire (weakened) team and of
>course the challenge.
>
>You see, I'm searching for many answers.
>Maybe you can help me out.
>Suggestions, Solutions, Experiences with the CB, Corrections and Hints are
>very welcome!
>Thanks in advance and thanks for reading this long multiple question,
>Peicky
>
Another possible use is to send the runner with the Cortex Bomb on somebody
else's shadowrun using a Yamaha Rapier. This very tactic is suggested by
Mike N. in his Mad bomber Deck featured in one of the past issues of Scrye.

David