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Message no. 1
From: Zixx <t_berghoff@*********.NETSURF.DE>
Subject: Re: Sex rules (was: Re: Sex and the single shadowrunner?)
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 21:38:45 +0000
On 6 May 98 at 9:58, Ojaste,James [NCR] wrote:

> >Besides, what's the damage-code based on? Partner's sex-skill (or half
> >charisma) as powerlevel (modified by a personal...uhm...hornity factor!?)
> >and a staging of L when charisma is 1 or 2, M when it's 3 or 4, S for 5 and
> >6 and D for everything above it.
>
> You asked...

That sounds scary...:)

> Alicia rolls 4 dice looking for 2s, gets 3 successes. She's dealing
> 5L stun damage to Bob. Bob rolls his dice, gets 2 successes and
> Alicia's one net success means Bob takes light stun.
>
> Bob rolls 3 dice looking for 4s, gets 1 success. Alicia rolls 3
> dice against 3L stun and gets 2 successes. Alicia ends up with 1
> net success - not enough to stage the damage down. Alicia takes
> light stun.

You know, that kinda looks like combat....:)

> >Does that mean Barbie could kill with sex?!
>
> Let's see - you'd need at least 14 net successes... Of course, you'd
> have to be pretty brave to get intimate with a panther in the first
> place.

Either that or perverted. Anyway, that's what the human for is good for :)

> Having just seen "Cat People" a couple of weeks ago I don't
> think I'd want to try... ;-)

Definatly not.

Tobias Berghoff a.k.a Zixx
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Message no. 2
From: MgkellyMP5 <MgkellyMP5@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Sex rules (was: Re: Sex and the single shadowrunner?)
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 17:52:49 EDT
<SNIP>

Personally, we never worried about it in any of the games I've ever been in.
If it was for seduction, it was an Opposed Charisma test, plus modifiers
(intoxication, et cetera) decided by the GM, if he wanted to use them.

I kind of figured that Jett would be the one to come up with this, actually ;]

-Mgkelly

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