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Message no. 1
From: Michael Horstmanshof michaelh@******.com
Subject: ED horrors crossover question
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:31:09 -0700
My knowledge of the Earthdawn storyline is...ok...but I've a question for
your crossover gurus.

What is a "horror mark"? What happens to people when
they are marked? What benefits does the horror get by marking people? HOW
does a horror mark somebody?

I'm trying to set up a ED-Shadowrun crossover event in my Shadowrun
storyline but need a little extra knowledge to do it right!

Thanks!

-Mike
Message no. 2
From: Maelwys wraith@************.com
Subject: ED horrors crossover question
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:23:45 -0500
From: Michael Horstmanshof <michaelh@******.com>
Subject: ED horrors crossover question


>My knowledge of the Earthdawn storyline is...ok...but I've a question for
>your crossover gurus.
>
>What is a "horror mark"? What happens to people when
>they are marked? What benefits does the horror get by marking people? HOW
>does a horror mark somebody?
>


A Horror mark is basically when a horror weaves a thread to a person,
connecting itself to a person (this is a simplified explanation :). The
horror mark allows the Horror to use it's power on the person and people
around the person, no matter where the horror is. In ED, IIRC, a horror
mark occurs when the Horror makes a spellcasting test against the person's
spell defense...In SR, I'd assume it would be a sorcery or something test
against a PC's willpower.

Maelwy
Message no. 3
From: Matt Bond MBOND@******.demon.co.uk
Subject: ED horrors crossover question
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 10:30:01 +0100
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maelwys [mailto:wraith@************.com]
> Sent: 19 September 2000 00:24
> To: shadowrn@*********.com
> Subject: Re: ED horrors crossover question
>
>
> From: Michael Horstmanshof <michaelh@******.com>
> Subject: ED horrors crossover question
>
>
> >My knowledge of the Earthdawn storyline is...ok...but I've a
> question for
> >your crossover gurus.
> >
> >What is a "horror mark"? What happens to people when
> >they are marked? What benefits does the horror get by
> marking people? HOW
> >does a horror mark somebody?
> >
>
>
> A Horror mark is basically when a horror weaves a thread to a person,
> connecting itself to a person (this is a simplified
> explanation :). The
> horror mark allows the Horror to use it's power on the person
> and people
> around the person, no matter where the horror is. In ED,
> IIRC, a horror
> mark occurs when the Horror makes a spellcasting test against
> the person's
> spell defense...In SR, I'd assume it would be a sorcery or
> something test
> against a PC's willpower.
>
> Maelwy

Amazingly enough, our band of intrepid shadowrunners have just returned
from a quick jaunt back through time to Parlainth...

Our GM was treating a horror mark as equivalent to shadowruns 'cursed
karma' for identification astrally.

Otherwise, much as Maelwy said.

BTW, it's a real downer being a decker in Barsaive, chummer :(

Matt
(aka Dice)

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