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Message no. 1
From: Michael Fitzpatrick oliver_wilken@*******.com
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:28:44 PST
Having looked through the rules within SR3 I haven't seen too many
changes (that is asuming that you had kept up with the suplements, such
as; Matrix 2.0, Grimore 2nd edition, Magic 2056, Riggers Handbook, ect.)

I have noticed that Ritual Magic and initiation have not been mentioned.
Are these still within the game, or should I continue to use the SR2
version?

Any comments?

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Message no. 2
From: Paul Gettle RunnerPaul@*****.com
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 16:23:02 -0500
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At 12:28 PM 3/25/99 -0800, Michael Fitzpatrick wrote:
>Having looked through the rules within SR3 I haven't seen too many
>changes (that is asuming that you had kept up with the suplements,
such
>as; Matrix 2.0, Grimore 2nd edition, Magic 2056, Riggers Handbook,
ect.)
>

It's true that much of what was in SR2's sourcebooks can be found in
the BBB3, but now new Shadowrun players can spend just $30, and get
one core rulebook that contains the most up-to-date basic rules. The
plan is to take care of the basics of playing SR with the core
rulebook, and use the sourcebooks to cover "Advanced Topics."

>I have noticed that Ritual Magic and initiation have not been
mentioned.
>Are these still within the game, or should I continue to use the SR2
version?
>

FASA considers both of these topics to be Advanced (in fact,
initiation has never been a part of the core rulebook in any edition),
and as such, they will be handled in SR3's magic sourcebook: Magic in
the Shadows (FASA 7907).

>Any comments?

Check out the following web page:
http://www.fasa.com/Preview/10070/SR2%20to%20SR3.html

It details the differences between the SR3 core rulebook and the SR2
core rulebook.

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Message no. 3
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:31:24 +0100
According to Michael Fitzpatrick, at 12:28 on 25 Mar 99, the word on
the street was...

> I have noticed that Ritual Magic and initiation have not been mentioned.
> Are these still within the game, or should I continue to use the SR2
> version?

Both of these should appear in Magic in the Shadows, the replacement for
the Grimoire and Awakenings. It's due to be published later tis year, but
I don't know exactly when (and knowing FASA, it'll probably be at least a
month later than announced :)

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Message no. 4
From: Airwasp@***.com Airwasp@***.com
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 05:31:14 EST
In a message dated 3/25/1999 3:29:45 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
oliver_wilken@*******.com writes:

> Having looked through the rules within SR3 I haven't seen too many
> changes (that is asuming that you had kept up with the suplements, such
> as; Matrix 2.0, Grimore 2nd edition, Magic 2056, Riggers Handbook, ect.)

The changes for those types (Grimoire, etc) are going to be implemented in the
future, and I would not call them changes, I'd call it more keeping up with
SOTA.

> I have noticed that Ritual Magic and initiation have not been mentioned.
> Are these still within the game, or should I continue to use the SR2
> version?

Ritual magic and initiation are both advanced topics in the realm of magic,
and are supposed to be in MitS when it comes out here real soon (next month,
IIRC).

-Herc
Message no. 5
From: GMPax@***.com GMPax@***.com
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 05:36:07 EST
In a message dated 3/26/99 5:31:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, gurth@******.nl
writes:

> Both of these should appear in Magic in the Shadows, the replacement for
> the Grimoire and Awakenings. It's due to be published later tis year, but
> I don't know exactly when (and knowing FASA, it'll probably be at least a
> month later than announced :)

IIRC, it has supposedly just gone to the printers recently. :-)

Sean
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Message no. 6
From: Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 10:10:56 -0600
>Both of these should appear in Magic in the Shadows, the replacement for
>the Grimoire and Awakenings. It's due to be published later tis year, but
>I don't know exactly when (and knowing FASA, it'll probably be at least a
>month later than announced :)

FASAMike told me a few days ago that it was printer-bound on Tuesday, so it
shouldn't be much longer now.

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Message no. 7
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 21:46:04 EST
In a message dated 3/26/1999 11:15:37 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
remo@***.net writes:

>
> FASAMike told me a few days ago that it was printer-bound on Tuesday, so it
> shouldn't be much longer now.

This is the same message I got as well.

-K
Message no. 8
From: Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 21:16:03 -0600
>> FASAMike told me a few days ago that it was printer-bound on
>> Tuesday, so it shouldn't be much longer now.
>
>This is the same message I got as well.

Then we're either both right, or we're both being led around by the nose
together. <g>

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Message no. 9
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 23:04:54 EST
In a message dated 3/26/1999 10:19:22 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
remo@***.net writes:

>
> >This is the same message I got as well.
>
> Then we're either both right, or we're both being led around by the nose
> together. <g>

HEY!! *OUCH* (That's my nose ring, your's is over -there-)

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