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Message no. 1
From: "Sedah Drol" <CCRODRIG@****.indstate.edu>
Subject: Re: new npc
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 12:54:20 EST
> >SET SARCASM=ON
> > Other than the fact that once you drop to an Essence of zero (or
> >lower) you become a mundane regardless of your initiate grade? No, other
> >than that basic assumption about the limitations of magic present in the
> >rules from almost the very beginning, no, I can't think of any reason why
> >not. >:P
> >SET SARCASM=OFF
> >
> > In other words, no, this won't work.
He's right
> To paraphrase the Human Torch
>
> SET FLAME=ON
>
> Tell me where it says, exactly where it says, this, and I might choose to
> believe you. Don't go spouting your oh-so-mighty wisdom with out proof to
> back it up. "Present from the very beginning"?? Thats has got to be the
> lamest arguement against it. Hmmm, let me think, what else to FASA say
> about essence "from the very beginning"?? Oh, yeah, I remember now, if your
> essence goes below zero, you die. Hmm, guess that means that cybermancy
> doesn't work either, now does it? Maybe you should go and find some hard,
> not-to-be-disputed phuqing proof before you go and try to be mister wise ass
> 'i know everything there is to know about SR. DLoH calls me and asks my
> opinion.' Until then, go to the back of the room, and shut the hell up.


I don't have the book at hand but I do believe this is in Gim2 under
geasa's. I would suggest that you go out and buy it if you don't
have it. 0 essence means know magical ability, and as far as
cybermancy goes, they are being kept alive magically, break the
enchantment and the cyberzomie dies.
---Sedah Drol
Message no. 2
From: PDL@****.dacom.co.kr
Subject: Re: new npc
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 96 23:13:21 PST
---------------Original Message---------------
Mike Broadwater said on 29 Jan 96...

[one tough fragger]
> Now, what I want to know is, does anybody else think this could work? I
> can't see any reason, in the rules, though I might have missed it, that says
> you can't have a initiate level, cast spells, _and_ be cybermanied.



----------End of Original Message----------
I haven't read Cybermancy, so if my assumptions are wrong please correct me.
This type of character would have a low essence. If that is the case, this character
would be hard to heal magically. In the campaigns I have been in that is a major
liability.

Patrick

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