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Message no. 1
From: James Lindsay <jlindsay@******.CA>
Subject: Advancements in tech (was: Re: Hi there)
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 19:59:26 GMT
On Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:51:23 EST, Matthias Kerzel wrote:

> I know that the time in Shadowrun does't stand still, I've read some of the
> newer sourcebooks and novels but what I thought of was the SOTA. An example in
> 2050 the ARES MP laser cost 2.5 million NewYen, in 2054 it cost 400.000
> NewYen, what will it cost in 2061? I know from the novels that bioware for
> example gets a lot more common on the streets. It would be unrealistic if
> there was no technical advancement in the Shadowrun world. That doesn't mean
> that I want better tech or bigger guns (I leave that to the munchkins) but I
> was just wondering if the availability codes need to updated for gaming in
> 2058+. I've already got some problems using sourcebooks from different years.

Or better yet, perhaps a rule needs to be introduced in SR3 that drops the
Availability by a rate of one per year, until it reaches *half* of what it
started with (note that this would only apply to new equipment, not things
like H&K 227s which have been around since 2050-- or earlier).

Maybe then the Vindicator rotary LMG won't be harder to find than a Victory
or Vigilant.



James W. Lindsay Vancouver, British Columbia
"http://www.prosperoimaging.com/ground_zero";
ICQ: 7521644 (Sharkey)

Mano au mano, the "Professor"
would kick MacGyver's ass.
Message no. 2
From: "J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Advancements in tech (was: Re: Hi there)
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 08:27:27 EST
In a message dated 98-02-10 15:05:15 EST, jlindsay@******.CA writes:

> Or better yet, perhaps a rule needs to be introduced in SR3 that drops the
> Availability by a rate of one per year, until it reaches *half* of what it
> started with (note that this would only apply to new equipment, not things
> like H&K 227s which have been around since 2050-- or earlier).

There is a ruling in either the old RBB or the FoF about stuff dropping in
price by 5% or 10% (forget right off hand) every year after the first.

> Maybe then the Vindicator rotary LMG won't be harder to find than a Victory
> or Vigilant.

I think the Vindicator is that way because of 'demand', meaning it can be done
as a "hand-held" and lots of people out there will want it as a "big
gun" for
their character.
-K

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