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From: "O.Kramer" <Olaf-Kramer@********.DE>
Subject: Re: Questions about Skwraaaark
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:39:36 +0100
Donald Arganbright schrieb:
> Hoi,
>
> <snip>
>
> >> O.Kramer wrote:
> >>
> >> > 2. Is using gear the same like holding gear (i.e. Wabbit`s foot)
>
> Then Tony Wrote:
>
> >> Other's have mentioned this in earlier posts, and I can't find the
> >> reference off hand, but if a runner can't use the gear, he can't >>
> >> hold it.
>
> Then Olaf wrote yet again
>
> >Do a runner use a Wabbits foot ?
> >
> Now the answer :)
>
> This is sort of sticky ground on weither or not a runner uses gear
> cards that are ment to be trashed. Does the holder of Bulldog van use
> the van when it is trashed to go on another shadowrun? Does the runner
> with the rapier use the bike when it is trashed to pull out, or enter a
> shadowrun? Does the runner use the stimpatch when it is trashed to
> heal? Some of these can be argued either way, but I believe that you
> can only have one answer. It must be a yes or no. It really shouldn't
> vary amoung the different cards. Other wise there will be alot of
> justification time spent on why one card is allowed and the others to
> not. This would be confusing and probably throw a lot of problems into
> SRTCG relitivly easy game mechanincs.
> Off hand my vote goes for YES the runner does use the gear cards,
> even when that card is just trashed to use. This reasoning is because
> certain cards like Squaaaaark become over powerful filters. Because it
> would allow certain cards IE. Rapier to become too powerful. That and I
> think it makes common sence. I'm holding an empty coke can. I trash it
> at my local recycling center and gain 2 cents. I technacally used the
> can to get the money. I wasn't just holding a can it suddenly
> dissapeared and I found 2 cents in my pocket. I had to do something
> with the can to generate the desired effect, thus using the gear.
>
> Just my opinion
>
> *** Knife Sharpens on Stone... Man Sharpens on Man ***
> *** - Tao ***
>
> Jayden Stormwalker
> Donald Arganbright
>
Sounds logical for me.
Other question, who is using the bulldog van ? The runner who hold it or the team
that goes on the next run ?

OLAF

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