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Message no. 1
From: MKNABUSCH@******
Subject: essence and add ons
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 15:42:00 EDT
I have always wondered if you get cybereyes low-light, if it costs any
more essence to get flash compensators and thermal vision. Or if you
had a cyberarm if it costs more to add spurs, holdout pistol, smartlink
I mean if your already missing the part does it cost essence to
add on to cyberware. Well that just was plaguing me for a while.

-Harlequin (Who was not here\he he he)
P.S. I don't know why anyone would replace their eyes unless they are
blind. This elf may be cybered but I think I do it tastefully (actually,
it wasn't my choice, but thats another story).
Message no. 2
From: David Kelman <KELMAN@*****>
Subject: Re: essence and add ons
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 16:19:00 EST
The rules state that cybereyes can take up to .5 essence worth of
modification while retaining their .2 essence cost. Hence low light, flare
protection and thermographic vision, with a combined cost of .5 essence, only
cost .2 essence, the cost of the eye to begin with.
In SRII, cyber guns have no additional cost if you have a cyberarm.
Smartgun links involve a lot of additional neural linkages than merely the arm,
so they are at full cost. The spurs and razors are a debatable point.
Cybereyes are a must for any street sam. who intends to survive on the
streets after the sun goes down, or against an opponent who uses smoke grenades
or a flash pack, or flash grenades...


David Kelman

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