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Message no. 1
From: The Digital Mage <mn3rge@****.AC.UK>
Subject: Martial Arts WWW
Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 18:38:18 +0100
Well I've put all the stuff I have on my martial arts system on mw Web
site, and I wouldn't mind some serious feedback. I mean I waffled about
most of the style descriptions!

Also it hasn't been very well playtested so are there any comments -is it
too unbalanced, to weak or strong -I want to know!!!!!!!!! :)

Cheers!


The Digital Mage : mn3rge@****.ac.uk
Shadowrun Web Site under construction at
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~mn3rge/Shadowrun.html
Message no. 2
From: Gary Carroll <gary@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Martial Arts WWW
Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 14:22:22 -0700
>Well I've put all the stuff I have on my martial arts system
>on mw Web site, and I wouldn't mind some serious feedback.
>I mean I waffled about most of the style descriptions!
>Also it hasn't been very well playtested so are there any
>comments -is it too unbalanced, to weak or strong -I want
>to know!!!!!!!!! :)
>Cheers!

have you looked at the martial arts rules by Linda Naughton
they are on Paolo Marcucci's web page

http://www.oat.ts.astro.it/marcucci/sr2/rules.html

Thanks Gary.
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M-(--) V-(--) -po+(po) Y+ t+ 5- !j R++(+) G(') tv b- D++(D) B(!)
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Message no. 3
From: The Digital Mage <mn3rge@****.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Martial Arts WWW
Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 11:03:00 +0100
On Tue, 30 May 1995, Gary Carroll wrote:

> have you looked at the martial arts rules by Linda Naughton
> they are on Paolo Marcucci's web page
>
> http://www.oat.ts.astro.it/marcucci/sr2/rules.html
Yeah, they're pretty good, and I must admit it inspired a couple of the
newer moves, but the basic maneuvers (not martial Arts) were stolen from
sooooo many RPGs its unbelievable. For those of you who haven't checked
out my rules, I use Basic Techniques combined with what I have termed
Special Effects (for want of a better term).

Basic Techniques are things such as Punches, kicks, grapples etc (these
can be modified by another technique such as pulled punch or fullout
attack. These techniques can then be combined with a variety of special
effects such as Sweep, Feint, Throw, Disarm etc. S Effects are only
carried out if the PC wins the Melee as to get their effect net successes
must be sacrificed -you give up the opportunity to stage damage up for
the effect.

Thus there are a load of different combinations, add to this the Martial
Arts under development (which I really need feedback on :) then it
becomes a Sammurai's dream (and a decker's nightmare). It also means that
the guy with the best reach and higher strength isn't necessarily going
to win all the time.

The Digital Mage : mn3rge@****.ac.uk
Shadowrun Web Site under construction at
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~mn3rge/Shadowrun.html

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