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Message no. 1
From: Shane Courtrille <alienknight@*******.COM>
Subject: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier?
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:44:43 PDT
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What effect would FAB Strain III (from Threats) have on someone who has
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teh barrier to get to there foci? *wave* thanx

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Message no. 2
From: Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier?
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 18:21:45 -0700
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Any of Loki's players keep out as this may apply to an upcoming
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If it helps at all, a similar situation happend in the FASA tournament
Bull, Dvixen, I , Caric, Buck and Mike P. played in.

We were given a parcel to be carried to our next check point. The
parcel had a ward attached to it, and unbeknownst to us a chunk of
Strain III had attached itself to the ward.

Anyways, the jist of it is the our mage eventually noticed the ward
weakening and that the Strain III was the cause. It was inevitable
that the ward would collapse, and we had to come up with inventive
ways to prevent it and keep the Strain from moving on to something
else.

Now that's a tournament sanctioned by FASA. So I'd say an offical
answer to your question is yes, Strain III will eat through a barrier
or ward if given the chance.

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Message no. 3
From: Fade <runefo@***.UIO.NO>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 04:29:06 +0000
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Well, threats was kinda vague on its capabilities, but if it was my
campaign I'd say it wouldn't have much of a problem getting through a
barrier. They're small little buggers, and the barriers allow air to
pass through.. which means they allow bacteria, which means the fab
stuff will go right through.

And gobble away on the spell at the same time, of course.
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Fade

And the Prince of Lies said:
"To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell:
Better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven."
-John Milton, Paradise Lost
Message no. 4
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 01:43:04 -0700
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Specific rules for using FAB III can be found on pgs 92-96 of
Target:UCAS... [EGMG] ..Now those of you who know me know I hate FAB
period..But I just could not resist adding this bit of plot twist to
the GenCon Tourney...What FAB III does is adds the rating of the
barrier/magic item to its own rating..And when it hits rating 10 it
breeds [EGMG]..And can then attack multiple magical targets..
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The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
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Message no. 5
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:23:16 +0100
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I really haven't read up on Strain III, but from what I've heard, wouldn't
it eat the Mana Barrier as an aperitife(sp?) and save the foci for the main
course?
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Message no. 6
From: Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:39:18 GMT
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Would seem reasonable, i would expect the barrier to stop the FAB
till it fails simply because its the first thing it tries to eat, so
it will meet that food source before the foci. Of course its now
stronger so eats the foci faster :)

Mark
Message no. 7
From: Ray & Tamara <macey@***.BRISNET.ORG.AU>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:22:39 +1000
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It would eat the barrier, then go through and eat the foci. It would take
time measured in hours/days for it to eat the barrier though, so it would
work at least temporarily. That is unless it is inside the barrier already.

Also, I you want more info on FAB Strain III Beta (or Mark 2, or whatever)
look inside target UCAS if you can get a hold of it.

NightRain.

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Message no. 8
From: Dvixen <dvixen@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier?
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:18:59 -0700
Loki wrote:
> Any of Loki's players keep out as this may apply to an upcoming
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Ditto goes for my players, though I think you two have already been reading
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> If it helps at all, a similar situation happend in the FASA tournament
> Bull, Dvixen, I , Caric, Buck and Mike P. played in.
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> We were given a parcel to be carried to our next check point. The
> parcel had a ward attached to it, and unbeknownst to us a chunk of
> Strain III had attached itself to the ward.
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> weakening and that the Strain III was the cause. It was inevitable
> that the ward would collapse, and we had to come up with inventive
> ways to prevent it and keep the Strain from moving on to something
> else.

Like wrapping it with the FAB, filling the fridge with dirt. I think maybe
we should have made Mr. Confidence swallow it. ;)

> Now that's a tournament sanctioned by FASA. So I'd say an offical
> answer to your question is yes, Strain III will eat through a barrier
> or ward if given the chance.

Watch the dirt! (And no more flare guns.)

And then Granite wrote :

> Specific rules for using FAB III can be found on pgs 92-96 of
> Target:UCAS... [EGMG] ..Now those of you who know me know I hate FAB
> period..But I just could not resist adding this bit of plot twist to
> the GenCon Tourney...What FAB III does is adds the rating of the
> barrier/magic item to its own rating..And when it hits rating 10 it
> breeds [EGMG]..And can then attack multiple magical targets..

YEARG!!!! That is something I didn't need to know.

But I'm *not* gonna complain at this point. My players will hate it! *grin*

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"And I thought First Ones were rare." - Ivanova - Babylon 5
Message no. 9
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 01:29:33 -0700
> Loki wrote:
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LOL..This I think was the most original attempt to stop the FAB III
from spreading..

> > Now that's a tournament sanctioned by FASA. So I'd say an offical
> > answer to your question is yes, Strain III will eat through a barrier
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LOLSM....I couldn't believe the roll he made for that flare gun
shot..

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> > period..But I just could not resist adding this bit of plot twist to
> > the GenCon Tourney...What FAB III does is adds the rating of the
> > barrier/magic item to its own rating..And when it hits rating 10 it
> > breeds [EGMG]..And can then attack multiple magical targets..
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EGMLOL....

> But I'm *not* gonna complain at this point. My players will hate it! *grin*

You made it through... :P Although you and all the others almost
infected Denver..The Spirit/s would have really appreciated that
too... ;p
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Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer
Message no. 10
From: Tony Glinka <glinka@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:39:16 -0700
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> infected Denver..The Spirit/s would have really appreciated that
> too... ;p

Why do I feel like I missed something here? Somebody needs to explain
exactly what happened at GEN CON to me. Apparently I missed a lot of fun.

Tony
Message no. 11
From: Dvixen <dvixen@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:52:20 -0700
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*shrug* The only problem being it would have infected him, I think...

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Which reminds me. I think Quicksilver would get him rip roaring drunk on the
most vile concoctions of alchohol he could think of. And then watch him deal
with the hangover. (With video tape, of course....)


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Message no. 12
From: Dvixen <dvixen@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 01:00:01 -0700
Tony Glinka wrote about various ramblings by Loki, Dvixen, and Granite...

I snipped the spoilers, but please put them back in if you go into
details...

> Why do I feel like I missed something here? Somebody needs to explain
> exactly what happened at GEN CON to me. Apparently I missed a lot of fun.

We're all referring to a run we took part in, the Shadowrun tourney, 'A
drive in the country.'

Basically we had to race from point A to B, with all the fun things that the
GM's could come up with... Check the logs for early august for the rest of
it. ;)

(And to my players, the lgos are off limits. You'll 'accidentally'' read
things you shouldn.t I'm wise to you.... )

:P

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"And I thought First Ones were rare." - Ivanova - Babylon 5
Message no. 13
From: Tony Glinka <glinka@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:59:59 -0700
Dvixen wrote:

> Tony Glinka wrote about various ramblings by Loki, Dvixen, and Granite...
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> drive in the country.'
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> GM's could come up with... Check the logs for early august for the rest of
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> things you shouldn.t I'm wise to you.... )

Thanks. I sort of figured that was the case. Is this where the list was
pretty much a team and you finished second overall. I may have to check out the
logs, it sounds hysterically funny especially with flare guns and dirt filled
refrigerators in the same train of thought.

Tony
Message no. 14
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Fab Strain III & Mana Barrier or was that spell Barrier
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 04:16:56 -0400
At 01:00 AM 9/19/97 -0700, Dvixen wrote these timeless words:
>Tony Glinka wrote about various ramblings by Loki, Dvixen, and Granite...
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>> exactly what happened at GEN CON to me. Apparently I missed a lot of fun.
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>We're all referring to a run we took part in, the Shadowrun tourney, 'A
>drive in the country.'
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>Basically we had to race from point A to B, with all the fun things that the
>GM's could come up with... Check the logs for early august for the rest of
>it. ;)
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Ya know, I think while the story got told in bits and pieces, we never did
tell the whole thing in one chunk...

I'll trya dn write up an overview tomorrow... I was going to do that when
we got back, but I was too tired and it was TOO damn long...

>(And to my players, the lgos are off limits. You'll 'accidentally'' read
>things you shouldn.t I'm wise to you.... )
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Watch out! YOu won;t like her when she's angry...:]

Bull
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