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Message no. 1
From: maxnoel_fr@*****.fr (Max Noel)
Subject: Adept powers and cybernetics...
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:55:25 +0200
Okay, the question is relatively simple, but...
Do sense-augmenting Adept powers (such as low-light vision, zoom and
amplified hearing) work when the Adept has cybernetic eyes and/or ears?
And in the case of low-light/thermographic vision, is it considered
natural or cybernetic?
And when dumping sensory data to memory (i.e. eye cameras, ear
recorders, simrigs...), is the output processed by the powers?

-- Wild_Cat
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"Look at you hacker... A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting
and sweating as you run through my corridors... How can you challenge a
perfect, immortal machine?"
Message no. 2
From: davidb@****.imcprint.com (Graht)
Subject: Adept powers and cybernetics...
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:25:55 -0600
At 12:55 PM 9/30/2003, Max Noel wrote:
> Okay, the question is relatively simple, but...
> Do sense-augmenting Adept powers (such as low-light vision, zoom
> and amplified hearing) work when the Adept has cybernetic eyes and/or ears?

I would rule that an adept would have to have natural eyes/ears to use the
respective sense-augmenting powers.

>And in the case of low-light/thermographic vision, is it considered
>natural or cybernetic?

If it's from sense-augmentation, I'm pretty sure it is considered natural.

> And when dumping sensory data to memory (i.e. eye cameras, ear
> recorders, simrigs...), is the output processed by the powers?

Since I would rule that sense powers don't work in conjunction with
cybereyes/ears, then it becomes moot.

--
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-Graht
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Message no. 3
From: tjlanza@************.com (Timothy J. Lanza)
Subject: Adept powers and cybernetics...
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:34:29 -0400
At 03:25 PM 9/30/2003, Graht wrote:
>> And when dumping sensory data to memory (i.e. eye cameras, ear
>> recorders, simrigs...), is the output processed by the powers?
>
>Since I would rule that sense powers don't work in conjunction with
>cybereyes/ears, then it becomes moot.

I agree on all counts, but had to sound off here to cover the one bit he
didn't:

A simrig records it exactly as you experience it, gathering the data a
little bit further from the source (at the brain instead of at the
mechanical bits of the eye.) So, yes, the sim recording /would/ benefit
from the enhanced senses.

--
Timothy J. Lanza
"When we can't dream any longer, we die." - Emma Goldman
Message no. 4
From: l-hansen@*****.tele.dk (Lars Wagner Hansen)
Subject: Adept powers and cybernetics...
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 22:30:25 +0200
From: "Max Noel" <maxnoel_fr@*****.fr>

> Okay, the question is relatively simple, but...
> Do sense-augmenting Adept powers (such as low-light vision, zoom and
> amplified hearing) work when the Adept has cybernetic eyes and/or ears?

Sure they do, he has paid essence to have the cyber, so it's apart of him.

> And in the case of low-light/thermographic vision, is it considered
> natural or cybernetic?

The adept power is considere natural, now if only I could find the
reference.

> And when dumping sensory data to memory (i.e. eye cameras, ear
> recorders, simrigs...), is the output processed by the powers?

Sure it is, paying essence makes if work like it's a natural part of the
character, be he adept or not.

Lars
Message no. 5
From: matrix@*******.nu (MatrixRat)
Subject: Adept powers and cybernetics...
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 16:43:47 -0400
But somewhere in the books (cant remember which one) says that it would
work, due to the fact that since you payed essance, they are considered part
of you when considering magic effects.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy J. Lanza" <tjlanza@************.com>
To: "Shadowrun Discussion" <shadowrn@*****.dumpshock.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: Adept powers and cybernetics...


> At 03:25 PM 9/30/2003, Graht wrote:
> >> And when dumping sensory data to memory (i.e. eye cameras, ear
> >> recorders, simrigs...), is the output processed by the powers?
> >
> >Since I would rule that sense powers don't work in conjunction with
> >cybereyes/ears, then it becomes moot.
>
> I agree on all counts, but had to sound off here to cover the one bit he
> didn't:
>
> A simrig records it exactly as you experience it, gathering the data a
> little bit further from the source (at the brain instead of at the
> mechanical bits of the eye.) So, yes, the sim recording /would/ benefit
> from the enhanced senses.
>
> --
> Timothy J. Lanza
> "When we can't dream any longer, we die." - Emma Goldman
>
>

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