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Message no. 1
From: Skrubbery <mccllstr@*****.BUCKNELL.EDU>
Subject: SHADOWRN : Vampires, magic, and RE skill web stuff
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 12:40:50 -0500
Referencing below. This assumes that the character took the
specialization from the start, but this guy said he didn't have the
general so he learned katana after creating the character, and doesn't
have the general skill. I like the idea put forth on difficulty number
modifiers, it might be a bit generous though. Whips and katana's really
don't have much in commen. In all though I suspect I'll probly use it if
the situation arises when I'm gm'ing.

My character recently became a vampire. In the act of roleplaying
she actively wanted this after being drained of essence by one once. She
ot addicted. Now she became one, I played out her search for one and
getting the vampire to infect her. Fine and dandy. She became a vampire.
At that point the GM and I had a teensy problem. We agreed I could
continue playing her, but modified what a vampire could do, took away
mist form, made essence loss a point a day, slowed regeneration to a
block per ct instead of full every ct, made sunlight induce dormancy
instead of just a sever allergy. Fine, I have no problems. The trick
comes in when my character is a cat shaman. Magic I believe is always
your essence rounded down, I thought I'd be able to get some whopping
magic, up to 10 or 11. (I only had a 5 essence before infection cuz of a
touch of cyberware. Before anyone points to anything from the Grimoire,
we don't have it so don't use it.) The GM disagreed, thought it should
remain at 5. In the end that is what he decided so that is what it is and
will stay. I was wondering what everyone here thought about essence
draining monsters and magic? To note, Vampires essence can go up to twice
normal through draining, meaning a human with a 6 esssence before
infection could gain up to a 12 essence afterwards.

Skrub, Skrubbery, Brian McCallister, or something. I hope.
-mccllstr@*****.bucknell.edu
If you know an easy way to synthesize
pyrylium tetrafluorobenzene, please tell me!

On Fri, 21 Jan 1994, Schnood wrote:

> If he has a Katana skill (which is a specialization of Armed Combat
> (Blades)) of 6, then he has an Armed Combat (Blades) of 4 and an Armed
> Combat of 2, for which he spent 4 skill points for. If he wanted to use
> Unarmed Combat (without the skill) then he'd default to his base Armed
> Combat skill (2) and add a +2 to the target number because it's one dot away.
>
> GE/GCS d?(-d+) p+ c++(++++) e m* s+/-(---) !n h++ f+@ g+ w+(++) t+@
> r+(++) !y
>
Message no. 2
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: SHADOWRN : Vampires, magic, and RE skill web stuff
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 1994 02:07:22 -0800
The Skill Web and Concentrations/Specializations:

As said before, all defaults on the skill web are made using the general skill.
Any character possessing a concentration or specialization in a skill will
possess the general skill at at least Rating 1.

Vampire Magic Ratings:

While the Rules do not specify, I believe that the Magic Rating of creatures
with Essence Drain is directly Related to their present Essence Level. IMHO
it would be their present Essence - points lost to cyber/bioware + grades
of initiation. Thus it is possible for a vampire to have Magic Ratings that
are higher or lower than their Essence.

Also, I believe that the maximum Essence a human Vampire could have would be
12 - Cyberware Essence cost - Bioware Essence cost. Bioware would reduce
Essence whether or not the Vampire was a magician since they are magical
creatures.

No Grimoire Information:

>>Before anyone points to anything from the Grimoire, we don't have it so
>>don't use it.

But we do have the Grimoire and we love to use it. Besides, why would you not
what information from the enlighting book of magicks? Does the source make it
invalid?

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The Nightstalker Carter@***.EDU

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