From:	"James E. Frazer" <jimmicane@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Defense of: Frustration Deck
Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 1998 07:17:07 -0700

>I don't like Roadrash very much. He is too expensive if you're not going
>to be using drones with him, (i.e. a rigger deck). My advice would be to
>replace both Roadrashes with Ajaxs. I'm also not too fond of wishbone,
>perhaps Hawkwind would be more appropriate, she's cheaper, has more
>skills, and has Biotech. Otherwise I would just like to ask why you have
>so much duplication?

In defense of the use of duplicates, it's very necessary in most cases to use duplicates
of a runner that would be useful. Kracker Jack is a prime example; he gets his first hand
gun for free, and having 4 kids out there with Recon is great. Also, paying 3 to get a
2/3 runner with Recon, firearms, and 2 decking is worth weighting your deck down. The
only runners I don't duplicate are the primes (except for Dodger: there are two of them in
my decker deck).


>Ah, you have missed the point of the Shriek 1000's. You cannot LOTI
>them, but you can the WGC. I already had the riggers in, so the
>Robo-Docs made more sense. Roadrash lets you pay 1 nuyen less for
>drones, he is worth it. Tinkerbell has Technical skill, so she is worth
>it.
>

Actually, that's wrong. Roadrash pays 1 less for Vehicles, and drones are not considered
vehicles. He pays 1 less for: Yamaha Rapier, Harley Scorpion, Bulldog Van, Yellowjacket,
and Big Rig (I'm sure I'm leaving something out, but you get the point). Sooo, he still
has to pay the full price for Drones. (The reason for this is that when the card was
made, the concept was that RoadRash was part of a biker gang, so he had easier access to
bikes in general).


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