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Message no. 1
From: "Andre' Selmer" <031ANDRE@******.wits.ac.za>
Subject: Re: I don't use magic was mages and cybereyes (was Re: Cus
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:38:55 GMT + 2:00
@
@ This might be a houserule (I don't use magic). But I think you
^^^
See below for explination.
@ can, only you take physical damage instead of mental.
@
@
@ Andre'
@
@ ----------End of Original Message----------
@ I have to ask how do you not use magic in Shadowrun?
@ Do you hand the players the rule book and say the Awakening
@ never happened. The NAN and the Tirs don't exist. I mean
@ magic is a major part of the history of Shadowrun.
@ I'm curious?
@
@ Patrick

I said 'I'. I, as in Andre' (and in character) have never,
currently am not and hopefully shall never play a magically
orientated character. ie I am not the GM. I am one of those players
that am not suited to playing magically based characters in shadowrun.
I generally play (and have played nothing else for the last 6 odd
years) a rather magicophobic, vampiophobic and partially insane dwarf
(with a stereotypical love of weapons esp. greandes).

I (Andre' also refered to as Odd occationally) also write down and
keep all our houserules, timelines etc.

Btw in case anyone tries to read into this I do not (in sotto voco)
hate,loathe,dispise mages and or magic in any way. In fact in our
system is extremely magic heavy (our GM loves the concept of Magic)

If you wanted to play Shadowrun without magic try Cyberpunk (Yuk!;)




Andre'

-- We exist because you want us to, because you are
|__|__ afraid to fact the facts. We are what you fear
/\ /\ \ in the deep recesses of your soul, yourselves.
|\ /\ /| | It is there in the shadows of your soul and those
|/ \/ \| | of the street that we exist. Through the use of
\/__\/ might, magic, cunning, blood, sweat and tears we
protect you from your fears, from youselves, from
others and keep your utopia, not ours, intact.
Message no. 2
From: "Lucifer" <MFISHER@*****.vinu.edu>
Subject: Re: I don't use magic was mages and cybereyes (was Re: Cus
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:59:26 -5
PDL Wrote:

>
> ---------------Original Message---------------
>
> This might be a houserule (I don't use magic). But I think you
> can, only you take physical damage instead of mental.
>
>
> Andre'
>
> ----------End of Original Message----------
> I have to ask how do you not use magic in Shadowrun?
> Do you hand the players the rule book and say the Awakening
> never happened. The NAN and the Tirs don't exist. I mean
> magic is a major part of the history of Shadowrun.
> I'm curious?
>
Well, ya know not everyone on this list *runs* games, right? Some
*are* just players. He probably meant his character didn't use magic.
Yep, I'm pretty sure thats it.
Lucifer
Prince of Darkness, Eater of Souls

"To the living one owes respect, to the Dead one owes
only Truth."-Voltaire

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