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Message no. 1
From: NightRain <nightrain@***.BRISNET.ORG.AU>
Subject: More Rigger 2 Questions
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:42:01 +1000
I have more questions that I can't find answers for. Here's hoping for
some answers from people out there.

1) It says that a rigger may take a non-driving action (it counts as a
complex action). Does a non-driving action mean any action that is not
directly related to driving (ie firing a remote turret) or any action that
is not directly related to the vehicle (in this case firing a remote turret
would count, but activating cyberware would not).

2) Stress points. You receive them for exceeding the vehicles maximum
speed. Does this occur every turn you spend over the vehicle's maximum, or
just once every time you exceed it?

Thanks again.

NightRain.

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Message no. 2
From: Jon Szeto <JonSzeto@***.COM>
Subject: Re: More Rigger 2 Questions
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:06:20 -0500
In a message dated 97-11-07 04:24:56 EST, NightRain writes:

> 1) It says that a rigger may take a non-driving action (it counts as a
> complex action). Does a non-driving action mean any action that is not
> directly related to driving (ie firing a remote turret) or any action that
> is not directly related to the vehicle (in this case firing a remote
turret
> would count, but activating cyberware would not).

What I meant is that when a rigger (or for that matter, a mundane driver) is
in a vehicle, the rigger may take other actions besides the listed vehicle
actions (accelerate, brake, position, ram, hide). Of course, their cyberware
allows riggers to do some things mundane drivers can't, and vice versa.

> 2) Stress points. You receive them for exceeding the vehicles maximum
> speed. Does this occur every turn you spend over the vehicle's maximum,
or
> just once every time you exceed it?

I would say that you generate a stress point each time there is a positive
speed change resulting in a speed greater than the max. For example, say
you're driving a car with a Speed of 100. You accelerate to 105. You generate
one Stress point. The next turn, you keep it at 105. Your speed hasn't
changed, so you don't generate Stress. Turn #3, and you accelerate to 110.
Your speed has increased, and it's greater than 100, so you generate another
Stress point.

IMO. YMMV.

-- Jon
Message no. 3
From: NightRain <nightrain@***.BRISNET.ORG.AU>
Subject: Re: More Rigger 2 Questions
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 16:39:33 +1000
Jon Szeto wrote:
>> 1) It says that a rigger may take a non-driving action (it counts as a
>> complex action). Does a non-driving action mean any action that is not
>> directly related to driving (ie firing a remote turret) or any action
that
>> is not directly related to the vehicle (in this case firing a remote
>turret
>> would count, but activating cyberware would not).
>
>What I meant is that when a rigger (or for that matter, a mundane driver)
is
>in a vehicle, the rigger may take other actions besides the listed vehicle
>actions (accelerate, brake, position, ram, hide). Of course, their
cyberware
>allows riggers to do some things mundane drivers can't, and vice versa.

And these other actions are complex actions, or do they take the same
amount of effort as normal?

>Your speed has increased, and it's greater than 100, so you generate
another
>Stress point.
>
>IMO. YMMV.

You wrote the book. I'll give your Opinion fairly high credence. It
sounds good to me.

NightRain.

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