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Message no. 1
From: davek@***.lonestar.org (David Kettler)
Subject: Attribute Boost
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:45:53 +0000
This one is just a quick question. I was thinking about making a physad character and
noticed that they've changed the way the Attribute Boost ability works in 4th edition such
that it's actually worth purchasing (before the drain from any kind of meaningful boost
seemed so bad that I never even considered getting this ability). Anyway, this suddenly
brought the question to my mind: What kind of action is needed to activate it? Free?
Simple? Complex? Can you boost two different attributes at the same time with one
action? Does it just magically function whenever you want it to even if it's before your
turn? They never say...I checked my third edition book and they never say there either.
Does anyone know?

--
Dave Kettler
davek@***.lonestar.org
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Message no. 2
From: weberm@*******.net (Ubiquitous)
Subject: Attribute Boost
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 03:15:30 -0500
At 08:45 PM 12/29/2005 +0000, you wrote:

>This one is just a quick question. I was thinking about making a physad
>character and noticed that they've changed the way the Attribute Boost
ability >works in 4th edition such that it's actually worth purchasing
(before the
>drain from any kind of meaningful boost seemed so bad that I never even
>considered getting this ability). Anyway, this suddenly brought the
question
>to my mind: What kind of action is needed to activate it? Free? Simple?
>Complex?

I always thbought it would be a complex action to activate each boost.
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Message no. 3
From: rencheple@*******.net (Tim Martin)
Subject: Attribute Boost
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:56:59 -0500
At 08:45 PM 12/29/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>> This one is just a quick question. I was thinking about making a physad
character and noticed that they've changed the way the Attribute Boost ability >works
in 4th edition such that it's actually worth purchasing (before the drain from any kind of
meaningful boost seemed so bad that I never even considered getting this ability).
Anyway, this suddenly brought the question to my mind: What kind of action is needed to
activate it? Free? Simple? Complex?
I asked pretty much the same question in October and received this
answer from Pace: "Not sure about SR4, deactivating and Activating Adept
Powers in SR3 is a free action unless stated otherwise."

I'm still unclear as to if SR4 is different, but I'm inclined to allow
it as a free action unless an official source states otherwise.

Tim
Message no. 4
From: l-hansen@*****.tele.dk (Lars Wagner Hansen)
Subject: Attribute Boost
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 16:36:52 +0100
From: "Tim Martin" <rencheple@*******.net>
> At 08:45 PM 12/29/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>>> This one is just a quick question. I was thinking about making a physad
>>> character and noticed that they've changed the way the Attribute Boost
>>> ability >works in 4th edition such that it's actually worth purchasing
>>> (before the drain from any kind of meaningful boost seemed so bad that I
>>> never even considered getting this ability). Anyway, this suddenly
>>> brought the question to my mind: What kind of action is needed to
>>> activate it? Free? Simple? Complex?
> I asked pretty much the same question in October and received this answer
> from Pace: "Not sure about SR4, deactivating and Activating Adept Powers
> in SR3 is a free action unless stated otherwise."
>
> I'm still unclear as to if SR4 is different, but I'm inclined to allow it
> as a free action unless an official source states otherwise.

How about the official erratta at
http://www.shadowrunrpg.com/resources/sr4/sr4_errata_v13.pdf? In which it is
stated that Attribute Boost requires a Simple Action to activate.

Lars
Message no. 5
From: rencheple@*******.net (Tim Martin)
Subject: Attribute Boost
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:25:11 -0500
Lars Wagner Hansen wrote:
> How about the official erratta at
> http://www.shadowrunrpg.com/resources/sr4/sr4_errata_v13.pdf? In which
> it is stated that Attribute Boost requires a Simple Action to activate.
>
> Lars
Well, smother me with jam and call me a biscuit!

The ironic part is I have it printed and sitting here at my desk, but
haven't had a chance to review it. I even looked in its general
direction when I hit "SEND" and thought, "Maybe they've included it in
the errata..."

Ah well. Thanks for the heads up, Lars.

Tim
Message no. 6
From: l-hansen@*****.tele.dk (Lars Wagner Hansen)
Subject: Attribute Boost
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 18:14:45 +0100
From: "Tim Martin" <rencheple@*******.net>
> Well, smother me with jam and call me a biscuit!

You're a biscuit!

> Ah well. Thanks for the heads up, Lars.

No problem.

Lars

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