From: | Ralph and Ivy Ryan <sgmpaws@*******.COM> |
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Subject: | Rigger Book 2 |
Date: | Tue, 23 Dec 1997 12:57:24 -0500 |
The good news is that there was a very nice sounding description of how the
VCR actually works. The science may be shakey but it sounds real good; and
could be accurate enough as a description of what the Air Force is doing.
The bad news is that whatever this book was supposed to be; It doesn't make
the cut.
It would have helped if the writer had read the SRII rules as to using a
Concentration vice using a Skill. There is no +2 modifier for going
backwards from a Concentration to the general skill.
And it would have helped if the writer had the tiniest amount of knowledge
as to engines, chassis, hot-rodding, weapon recoil systems, jet engines or
anything else technological. Nearly every example was wrong and most of
the terminology was ridiculous.
As the author obviously had no idea of what he was writing about, it would
have been nice if the line developer had had some idea. Maybe some of the
more glaring errors might have been caught.
I guess it is too much to ask for the editor to catch the errors. It seems
to me that the current crop of "experts" involved in ShadowRun are trying
to destroy the game. Doing a fair job too, at this rate there won't be
anything left but errors. Maybe SR3 will come out and the SRII ruleset
will go up for sale <hope>.
Disappointed but hangin' in,
Ivy K. (wait for me review of Awakenings)