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Message no. 1
From: "D. Ghost" <dghost@****.COM>
Subject: Sammies vrs Phys...Mages?? (Was: This is bordering on the
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:08:53 -0600
On Fri, 8 Jan 1999 10:45:02 -0800 "Davidson, Chris"
<Christopher.Davidson@***.BOEING.COM> writes:
>> Hmm how about we turn this dicussion back to SR itself, and
>> discuss oh say, which is better, a Street Sammy or a PhysMage? :)

>I prefer a little of both myself. An initiate PhysMage with
>cyberware. assuming you create the character and took the time to get
>to a decent level of initiation, it could be pretty darn kick ass.

I have a char who just burned 1 point of Magic on cyberware (alphagrade
smartlink II and an alphagrade rangefinder). She has 2 points in Magic
(-1 from Essence loss) for being a Mage (ick, don't get any more magic
loss! `:) and that leaves 4 points for being a physad. The character
works out rather nicely (IMO).

When she initiates, I'm going to put it into the mage portion. (Which
makes me wonder ... She had originally a 2 Magic rating as a mage. If
she tosses in one more magic point into being a mage, but then gets
another point of magic loss from cyberware, will she still be a mage?
(Ie, it would reduce her original magic rating to zero but would the one
grade of intiation save her?)

Also, how would the different grades of cyber differ in appearance in so
far as an assensing is concerned? Would it be harder to detect the
function of the better grades (ie, Delta)?

--
D. Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, RuPixel)
"Coffee without caffeine is like sex without the spanking." -- Cupid
"A magician is always 'touching' himself" --Page 123, Grimoire (2nd
Edition)

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Message no. 2
From: Joshua Mumme <Grimlakin@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Sammies vrs Phys...Mages?? (Was: This is bordering on the
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 17:17:46 -0600
D. Ghost wrote:
SNIP

> I have a char who just burned 1 point of Magic on cyberware (alphagrade
> smartlink II and an alphagrade rangefinder). She has 2 points in Magic
> (-1 from Essence loss) for being a Mage (ick, don't get any more magic
> loss! `:) and that leaves 4 points for being a physad. The character
> works out rather nicely (IMO).

Umm you have a starting character with seven essence? 1 to essence loss + 2
to mage +4 to physad?! DAAANG!! I wish I could initiate during charachter
creation.

> --
> D. Ghost

Grimlakin
Message no. 3
From: "D. Ghost" <dghost@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Sammies vrs Phys...Mages?? (Was: This is bordering on the
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 18:43:10 -0600
On Fri, 8 Jan 1999 17:17:46 -0600 Joshua Mumme <Grimlakin@**********.COM>
writes:
>D. Ghost wrote:
>SNIP
>> I have a char who just burned 1 point of Magic on cyberware
(alphagrade
>> smartlink II and an alphagrade rangefinder). She has 2 points in
Magic
>> (-1 from Essence loss) for being a Mage (ick, don't get any more magic
>> loss! `:) and that leaves 4 points for being a physad. The character
>> works out rather nicely (IMO).

>Umm you have a starting character with seven essence? 1 to essence loss
+ 2
>to mage +4 to physad?! DAAANG!! I wish I could initiate during
charachter
>creation.

1) intiation during character creation is a GM call and varies with each
GM's game.
2) you missed the part about "(-1 from Essence loss)", didn't you? :)
That's a 2 starting magic -1 from the cyberware which equals a magic
rating of 1.

Why did I set the mage end with such a low rating? Because I wanted her
to be mainly a PhysAd who summoned spirits but had room to grow.
Unfortunately, because of the low magic rating, drain from summoning
spirits is going to be a pain (literally :)!

--
D. Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, RuPixel)
"Coffee without caffeine is like sex without the spanking." -- Cupid
"A magician is always 'touching' himself" --Page 123, Grimoire (2nd
Edition)

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Message no. 4
From: Joshua Mumme <Grimlakin@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Sammies vrs Phys...Mages?? (Was: This is bordering on the
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 18:55:37 -0600
D. Ghost wrote:

> 1) intiation during character creation is a GM call and varies with each
> GM's game.
> 2) you missed the part about "(-1 from Essence loss)", didn't you? :)
> That's a 2 starting magic -1 from the cyberware which equals a magic
> rating of 1.

Welll I didn't catch that that was what you had meant. Ok nevermind. :)

> Why did I set the mage end with such a low rating? Because I wanted her
> to be mainly a PhysAd who summoned spirits but had room to grow.
> Unfortunately, because of the low magic rating, drain from summoning
> spirits is going to be a pain (literally :)!

Ya gotta get the Pain resistance.. Drain.. WHAT DRAIN!--

> D. Ghost

Grimlakin
Message no. 5
From: Mongoose <m0ng005e@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: Sammies vrs Phys...Mages?? (Was: This is bordering on the
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 15:11:09 -0600
From: Joshua Mumme <Grimlakin@**********.COM>


:> Why did I set the mage end with such a low rating? Because I wanted
her
:> to be mainly a PhysAd who summoned spirits but had room to grow.
:> Unfortunately, because of the low magic rating, drain from summoning
:> spirits is going to be a pain (literally :)!
:
:Ya gotta get the Pain resistance.. Drain.. WHAT DRAIN!--
:
:> D. Ghost
:
:Grimlakin

I think Ghost was referring to the fact that (per SR3) conjuring a
spirit with a force over your magic rating causes physical drain (which
can't be magically healed). That could cut into your run fun. Pain
resistance is nice, but it doesn't prevent brain death from cumulative
trauma. The big advantage I see to being a phys-mage; adept with spell
defense. YUMMY!

Mongoose

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