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Message no. 1
From: i'm considering madness as a viable alternative to life
Subject: decking and gunning
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 93 22:00:00 EDT
>From: IN%"Matt Vanek <aa2239@*******.LORAIN.OBERLIN.EDU>"
>Message sent: Fri, 2 Apr 93 19:26:50 -0500.

>Hoi,
>I have a player with a cranial cyberdeck and a sat-uplink. Now,

ooookay

>my question is this, can he, with a multi-tasker, run around, shoot
>things with his gun, and deck at the same time. Anyone?
>later,
>Iron Claw

sure, at +8 to all TN's (VR somewhere)

p

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Message no. 2
From: Phillip Steele <P.C.Steele@***.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: decking and gunning
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 93 14:01:49 BST
> >my question is this, can he, with a multi-tasker, run around, shoot
> >things with his gun, and deck at the same time. Anyone?
> >later,

> sure, at +8 to all TN's (VR somewhere)

Nope, thats wrong. VR says if you are jacked in it is +8 to all perception
tests ie. A test to see if you notice the corp guards who are standing over
your shoulder is normally 2 is now 10.

But with an encephalon you are switching viewpoints very very quickly so
you can actually see what is happening in the real world, then switch back
for a fraction to sleaze some IC etc.

The +2 to target numbers I suggested is beacsue you are switching between
2 worlds, even though one is a virtual world, and using muscles to move etc,
when in the matrix it's all done in your head. I would suggest a +6 mod
if you wanted to switch between rigging, decking, and real world all in the
same action, and a +14 mod if you wanted to siwtch between rigging, decking,
real world and astral. Though how many magicians you would get with all that
cyber I don't know.


--
Phillip Steele

P.C.Steele@***.ac.uk

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