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From: "Paul D. Ossman" <guggenheimer@**********.COM>
Subject: Response to Axlrose's amerindian cards
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 13:06:07 -0700
Axlrose wrote:
>Bloodlust - Special (Stinger)
>Cost: 0 Nuyen
>Text: "Play on a revealed challenge containing both sleaze and threat
>ratings. Running team may only trash challenge via combat. Pacifism or 1
>Nuyen/team member donation trashes this card."
>Picture: Shadowrunner with bloodlust within the eyes, teeth clenched,
>attack rating of weaponry maxed while a surprised awakened critter gets
>splattered.
>Text: "Hell with this - everything dies now!"

I do not know if I like this one it caters to the bruisers. Although it is
possible to make a decent magic, decker, etc deck, IMHO the current balance
of the game favors muscle (Corp wars may change this).

>Pacifism - Special (Stinger)
>Cost: 0 Nuyen
>Text: "Play on a revealed challenge containing both sleaze and threat
>ratings. Running team may only trash challenge via sleaze. Bloodlust or
>fragging (sacrificing) a team member trashed this card."
>Picture: Shadowrunner with a bouquet of flowers offering the whole to an
>over-sized red dragon while the remaining team stands there smiling and
>sweating bullets.
>Text: "But it is such a ~cute~ little lizard....."

The picture and the text and great! It is one of those rare ones that just
make you laugh while being effective.
Paul O.

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