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Message no. 1
From: "Randy Nickel (General)" <a-randyn@*********.com>
Subject: Physical Adepts Centering
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 09:30:27 -0700
I think we might have been over this before but I can not remember how the
discussion went. So I am bring it up again.

The Centering power that can be purchased by PhysAds for 2 magic points
allows Centering for abilities like Electronics, Computer, Vehicle Driving,
etc. I do not have my Grimoire on me right now but I seem to remember that
it contradicts itself by saying no Physical Skill can be purchased and then
list Unarmed & Armed Combat skills as skills this can be bought for.

The things I am wondering is what has been done about the contradiction and
does this mean that a PhysAd with this Centering ability can be a better
Rigger or Decker then either of those archetypes?

So opinions?

n Otter
n Redmond, WA
Message no. 2
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Physical Adepts Centering
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 11:30:40 +0100
Randy Nickel (General) said on 9:30/31 May 96...

> The Centering power that can be purchased by PhysAds for 2 magic points
> allows Centering for abilities like Electronics, Computer, Vehicle Driving,
> etc. I do not have my Grimoire on me right now but I seem to remember that
> it contradicts itself by saying no Physical Skill can be purchased and then
> list Unarmed & Armed Combat skills as skills this can be bought for.

You've got it turned upside-down. Without the Enhanced Centering power, a
physad may center against penalties for any Physical skill.
If a physad buys Enhanced Centering, he must state to which skill category
it will apply -- Build/Repair, Combat, Languages, and so on. He can then
use Centering for penalties against skills in the bought category as well.

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Message no. 3
From: "Damion Milliken" <dam01@***.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Physical Adepts Centering
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 19:39:42 +1000 (EST)
Randy Nickel writes:

> The Centering power that can be purchased by PhysAds for 2 magic points
> allows Centering for abilities like Electronics, Computer, Vehicle Driving,
> etc. I do not have my Grimoire on me right now but I seem to remember that
> it contradicts itself by saying no Physical Skill can be purchased and then
> list Unarmed & Armed Combat skills as skills this can be bought for.

SR divides skills into certain categories:

Active
Build and Repair
Knowledge
Language
Special

The Active category is further subdivided:

Combat
Physical
Technical
Magical
Social
Vehicle

So when the rules say that Enhanced Centering may not be chosen for
_Physical_ skills, they mean exactly that. Physical skills are Stealth and
Athletics. Active skills are not the same thing as Physical skills.

> The things I am wondering is what has been done about the contradiction and
> does this mean that a PhysAd with this Centering ability can be a better
> Rigger or Decker then either of those archetypes?

In a sense, yes. A Physical Adept could, _in_the_long_run_ be a better
decker or rigger than a regular decker or rigger. But the PA will start off
relatively crappy compared to a straight rigger or decker, due to the
priority that he will be forced to assign to being a PA. Also, in order to
get Enhanced Centering the PA must be an initiate. No small feat. Further,
it costs 2 Magic Points to buy the ability, and when combining this with
heavy duty cyberware that riggers and deckers tend to obtain, requires the
PA to be a level 1 or 2 initiate (usually anyway).

--
Damion Milliken University of Wollongong E-mail: dam01@***.edu.au

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