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Message no. 1
From: Alex Bayne <specialist5@*******.COM>
Subject: Shapeshifter Race Priority?
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 21:27:18 PDT
Sorry if this has already been covered, but does anybody know what the
race priority for shapeshifters is in SR3? Still A?

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Message no. 2
From: Nexx <nexx@********.NET>
Subject: Re: Shapeshifter Race Priority?
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 23:53:42 -0500
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> From: Alex Bayne <specialist5@*******.COM>

> Sorry if this has already been covered, but does anybody know what the
> race priority for shapeshifters is in SR3? Still A?

Nothing official, but I make Shapeshifters Priority A and Metavariants
priority B
Message no. 3
From: Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Shapeshifter Race Priority?
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 23:51:11 -0500
On Sat, 29 Aug 1998 21:27:18 PDT Alex Bayne <specialist5@*******.COM>
writes:
>Sorry if this has already been covered, but does anybody know what the
>race priority for shapeshifters is in SR3? Still A?
<SNIP Sig>

The material in the Shadowrun Companion, in general, is not changed.
Therefore, creating a shapeshifter character is the same as printed in
the Companion. The only problem I see is the Metahuman variants. If you
used the same priority/BP cost as the other races for building metahuman
variant characters, IMO, the priority/BP cost should be the same as the
base race. If you used the option of a lower priority for normal
metahumans and a higher one for the variants, you have two options:
1) Use the higher option for all metahuman variant characters; or
2) Use the higher option for metahuman variants of elves and trolls, and
a priority one lower than the higher priority for metahuman variants of
orks and dwarves.

D. Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, RuPixel)
o/` Trideo killed the Video Star ... o/`

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Message no. 4
From: Mongoose <evamarie@**********.NET>
Subject: Re: Shapeshifter Race Priority?
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 01:33:04 -0700
>Sorry if this has already been covered, but does anybody know what the
>race priority for shapeshifters is in SR3? Still A?
>


There aren't any in SR#, because they all died form the spontaneous shifts
in the man fields that changed the magic rules.
But seriously, SR3 didn't have room for critters (hell, the things they
almost cut scare me), and it sure didn't have room for a character race that
only works in more advanced campaigns.

But, if you must, I'd say use the same prorities as before (in the SRC), but
give them the benefits of the new skill, attribute, and resource columns.

Mongoose
Message no. 5
From: Randy Nickel <LrdDrgn@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Shapeshifter Race Priority?
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 03:25:09 EDT
In a message dated 8/30/98 12:17:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
evamarie@**********.net writes:

> But, if you must, I'd say use the same prorities as before (in the SRC), but
> give them the benefits of the new skill, attribute, and resource columns.
>

That would be my call. A for race, B if they want Magic and then C, D, and E
are open. I might limit Knowledge Skills though. In fact, I already limit alot
of the skills with the shape shifters in our campaign.

Anyway, just a thought.

Otter

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