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Message no. 1
From: Gregory Reade <readeg@***.GOV>
Subject: Jumping and Falling... and how about that Beta?
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 15:58:21 EST
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A couple of quick questions for any lawyers or realists out there:

1. Jumping distances, as described in FOF seem unrealistic, at least
for standing long jumps. It seems like most people could only make a
1 meter jump if they have any body to them. Is this supposed to be
the benefit for low Body?

2. I think someone already posed this (and the others?) but: it seems
like some characters might take damage from dropping prone, much less
falling off a car or roof.

3. Is there such a thing as Beta (Delta, Gamma....) Biotech as in the
Shadowtech book? I think in ShadowTech they hint that everything is
basically Beta...



Thanks for the info,


Gregory
Message no. 2
From: Joel Ricker <a018907t@*********.SEFLIN.LIB.FL.US>
Subject: Re: Jumping and Falling... and how about that Beta?
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 16:23:07 -0500
On Tue, 10 Jan 1995, Gregory Reade wrote:

> Text item: Text_1
>
> 2. I think someone already posed this (and the others?) but: it seems
> like some characters might take damage from dropping prone, much less
> falling off a car or roof.

As I stated before, dropping to prone *PROPERLY* (as they taught me in
Army Basic Training) won't do any damage. Check military manuals at your
local Army Surplus store or ask your local recruiter.

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