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Message no. 1
From: Wynd <jeltzz@*******.com.au>
Subject: AstralCombat and BattleTac
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 17:50:35 +1000
1. If a mage is fighting an astrally present opponent, say a
spirit, by astrally perceiving and using something like sorcery,
do they use the regular combat pool, or their astral combat pool?

2. Is there a cyber version of BattleTac? A headware device that
gives a direct neural feed of the teams tactical information, and
also carries any use of the Small Units Tactics spec. of Mil. Science.
And if not, why not?


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He-Who-Walks-Alone, | turned black, as if night had descended"
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Message no. 2
From: "Mr. E" <enygma@********.com>
Subject: Re: AstralCombat and BattleTac
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 15:52:56 -0700 (PDT)
On Sun, 16 Jun 1996, Wynd wrote:

> 1. If a mage is fighting an astrally present opponent, say a
> spirit, by astrally perceiving and using something like sorcery,
> do they use the regular combat pool, or their astral combat pool?

If he's perceiving, he's in astral space. He uses the astral combat pool.

> 2. Is there a cyber version of BattleTac? A headware device that
> gives a direct neural feed of the teams tactical information, and
> also carries any use of the Small Units Tactics spec. of Mil. Science.
> And if not, why not?

BattleTac is expensive enough as is. (Actually they don't even give a
price because it's not supposed to be for runners to get thier hands on).
Making a cyberversion would be many times greater and not worth the
nguyen.

> Wynd, finding his feet in the Shadowrun World
> <jeltzz@*******.com.au>
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jeltzz

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Message no. 3
From: "Spike" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: AstralCombat and BattleTac
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 10:46:25 +0100 (BST)
|
|On Sun, 16 Jun 1996, Wynd wrote:
|
|> 1. If a mage is fighting an astrally present opponent, say a
|> spirit, by astrally perceiving and using something like sorcery,
|> do they use the regular combat pool, or their astral combat pool?
|
|If he's perceiving, he's in astral space. He uses the astral combat pool.

Sorry, but you're wrong.
If a mage is astrally *projecting* he gets the astral pool.
If he is earthbound he is a lot more vulnerable and only gets the combat
pool (if that).


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Message no. 4
From: "Sascha Pabst" <Sascha.Pabst@**********.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
Subject: Re: AstralCombat and BattleTac
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 18:02:49 +0200
On 22.06.96, Mr. E wrote about "Re: AstralCombat and BattleTac":
> On Sun, 16 Jun 1996, Wynd wrote:

> > 1. If a mage is fighting an astrally present opponent, say a
> > spirit, by astrally perceiving and using something like sorcery,
> > do they use the regular combat pool, or their astral combat pool?
> If he's perceiving, he's in astral space. He uses the astral combat pool.
No, if a magician is perceiving, he's mainly in physical space and
restricted by his physical body. So the combat pool would be the thing
to use IMHO. A projecting magician, OTOH, is not restricted by his
physical body, can use the astral combat pool.

[cyber battletech]
> BattleTac is expensive enough as is. (Actually they don't even give a
> price because it's not supposed to be for runners to get thier hands on).
> Making a cyberversion would be many times greater and not worth the
> nguyen.
*sigh* The battletech's price is 10 times that of the used parts.

Sascha

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Message no. 5
From: Stephen Delear <shadow@***.com>
Subject: Re: AstralCombat and BattleTac
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:57:55 -0500 (CDT)
On Sun, 16 Jun 1996, Wynd wrote:

> 1. If a mage is fighting an astrally present opponent, say a
> spirit, by astrally perceiving and using something like sorcery,
> do they use the regular combat pool, or their astral combat pool?
>
> 2. Is there a cyber version of BattleTac? A headware device that
> gives a direct neural feed of the teams tactical information, and
> also carries any use of the Small Units Tactics spec. of Mil. Science.
> And if not, why not?
>

I'd say that a Tac Computer, with a orientation system and a link into a
cyber radio would be able to do what your asking.

Stephen

>
> --
> Wynd, finding his feet in the Shadowrun World
> <jeltzz@*******.com.au>
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jeltzz
>
> "For I am known, | "The Ravens took flight,
> As the Fallen One, | and the sky, just moments Winter's white
> He-Who-Walks-Alone, | turned black, as if night had descended"
> Under Star, Moon and Sun." | - Flight of the Ravens
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
Message no. 6
From: "Sascha Pabst" <Sascha.Pabst@**********.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
Subject: Re: AstralCombat and BattleTac
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 23:23:03 +0200
On 25.06.96, Stephen Delear wrote about "Re: AstralCombat and BattleTac":
[3 lines, but spread 'em on 26...]

Stephen, please tell me what editor you use (and on what platform) and
I'll try to find out for you how to DELETE lines... *sigh*

Sascha

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