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From: Patrick Bourgault <PBourgault@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Torgo in the Snipers Roost
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:29:46 -0500
> At 15:12 28/10/98 PST, you wrote:
> > Can I put Torgo with ambidexterity and two katanas into the
> >sniper roost and have 18 points of indirect fire? I don't
> >believe that the sniper roost ever says anything about having
> >to use a gun. Just that the runner has firearms. I cant off
> >the top of my head remember if torgo does, so if not lets just
> >put a chip jack and firearms skill soft onto him.
> >
>
> Would you really want to risk that much to a single dice roll?
> Remember it
> is possible the sniper roost and the runner can get trashed. Far
> easier to
> send a bully like Torgo on the run.
>
> To answer the question: Yes, by the written rules. No, by the spirit
> of the
> card. I think snipers roost requiring firearms was meant to make you
> use
> ranged weapons.
>
> Regards,
> Adrian.
>
I think also that the spirit of the location was to give inderect fire
to ranged weapons without it. Not to cast spells, through
spirits/drones, use melee weapons, from a safe spot !!!

Just my opinion.

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