From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: Question on Shirkin (or however you spell it)
Date:	Sat, 22 Aug 1998 03:56:18 -0700

Pablo Castellanos wrote:

> Can shirkin be used by my guy against another runner on a run

Shuriken.

> ex. Play1 and play2 are in a game. Play1 has a runner with a shirkin on him
> and play2 goes on a run. after several challenges play2's runners are fairly
> beat up and still have another challenge. play2's main brute force runner
> has only 1 point of health left can Play1 use his shirkin to off that runner
> or can it only be used if Play 1 was present at the same place.

Shuriken can be used whenever and wherever (so long as its user isn't
turned). It couldn't be used by, say, a member of a shadowrunning team,
or a Decker who just used Recon. But it can be used during your own
turn or an opponent's, yes. (Waiting until just before or just after a
Runner faces a HUGE Challenge is its ideal usage!)

In general, any Gear or ability can be played at any time, unless
specifically limited by its own text.

Shuriken work really cool with the Scatterbrains Gang HQ, or, for a real
killer combo, Ares Macrotechnology -- they're fairly cheap, and suddenly
they provide a bonus as well as having a nasty main effect. (Same goes
for Maglock Passkeys.)


- Matt

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