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From:	Fade <runefo@***.UIO.NO>
Subject:	Encephalon question
Date:	Wed, 13 Aug 1997 01:59:38 +0000

Message no. 1 I have a problem with the Encephalon as written in the Shadowtech
book. It states a number of different things - it increases users'
intelligence for certain tasks (Knowledge, technical, B/R), while at
the same time provides a general intelligence bonus. In addition it
gives a task pool, which can be used for 'any skill test' - but
according to logic, it should only apply to the abovementioned
skills.

So, what I am wondering is, how do you use it?

(This is the absolutely vaguest item description I've seen, AFAIK...
is there any rulings on it somewhere?)

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From:	Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject:	Re: Encephalon question
Date:	Wed, 13 Aug 1997 11:24:02 +0100

Message no. 2 Fade said on 1:59/13 Aug 97...

> I have a problem with the Encephalon as written in the Shadowtech
> book. It states a number of different things - it increases users'
> intelligence for certain tasks (Knowledge, technical, B/R), while at
> the same time provides a general intelligence bonus. In addition it
> gives a task pool, which can be used for 'any skill test' - but
> according to logic, it should only apply to the abovementioned
> skills.
>
> So, what I am wondering is, how do you use it?

First of all, after you stick it in your head, you add its rating to your
Intelligence, re-calculate your Reaction, and write down the Task Pool on
your character sheet.

Once in the game, if you make a Technical, Knowledge, or B/R skill test,
you throw a number of extra dice up to the Task Pool rating (less if you
want to, but why do that?), which makes you good at recalling knowledge
and a wiz with a soldering iron.

Furthermore, i you have headware memory you can access the data in it, or
any non-active skills that have been uploaded into it. This removes the
need to also get a data link to access headware memory.

> (This is the absolutely vaguest item description I've seen, AFAIK...
> is there any rulings on it somewhere?)

Sure, it's in Shadowtech :)

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From:	Tobias Berghoff <Zixx@*****.TEUTO.DE>
Subject:	Re: Encephalon question
Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:50:00 GMT

Message no. 3 on 13.08.97 runefo@***.UIO.NO wrote:

r> Authenticated sender is <runefo@***.uio.no>
r> I have a problem with the Encephalon as written in the Shadowtech
r> book. It states a number of different things - it increases users'
r> intelligence for certain tasks (Knowledge, technical, B/R), while at
r> the same time provides a general intelligence bonus. In addition it
r> gives a task pool, which can be used for 'any skill test' - but
r> according to logic, it should only apply to the abovementioned
r> skills.
r>
r> So, what I am wondering is, how do you use it?

Yup, that's also messed up in the German version, but the way I see it
(and the only way I've ever seen it being used) is this: You get an
intelligence bonus (permanent) and the task pool which can be added to
your knowlege, technical and B/R skills. There is no additional boost in
intelligence (which wouldn't make any sense anyway) and no task pool for
the the other skills (why should a higher intelligence make you a better
shooter?!)

Tobias
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