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Message no. 1
From: Mary Margaret Danforth <mmd@***.UMD.EDU>
Subject: Skills at 10+ and Mucho de Karma
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 92 16:49:46 -0400
>Well guys, I think that there are two "groups" of people on this net.
There are the people who think that you should diversify yourself, and raise
your skills to 10+ (it seems they also get more Karma), and then there are
the people who have no skills at 10+, and who don't get much karma, and
they don't run much. I am in the 10+ group. And don't take me wrong, I'm
not saying that it's better to be in a specific group. I'd like to point
out that we all have different styles of gaming, and some of us have learned
to game one way, and others another way. I don't know about you, but usually
the Shadowruns I participate in are very deadly. That in turn makes my
character better, because I get more Karma.

><ON TO A SEMI-DIFFERENT TOPIC!>

>How much Karma do you guys usually get on a run? Average... I mean,
this is not meant to be the most you've ever got, just what's the average? I
think it would be very interesting to see how others game for all of us. And
how long do your runs usually take? Here are my answersL
>>>>>> ^-- Typo

>Average Karma: 7-9
>Length of Gaming sessions: From 3 hours to 6 hours... (But sometimes
> it's much longer, and sometimes much shorter... always depends on
> whether or not LoneStar shows up, doesn't it?!)

><NOW FOR MY SHADOWTALK!>

>>>>>>[Well guys, this stuff's all been intersting but let's switch
topics, I'm getting tired about hearing all this Magic @ AI garbage... Here
we go... I know what we can talk about! Have any of you ever seen that
old Sci-Fi show Star Trek??]<<<<<
>>--Tailhook <Look Ma/I can fly!>
Message no. 2
From: Shockwave <wessel@*******.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Skills at 10+ and Mucho de Karma
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 92 22:33:49 EST
Mary Margret Danforth <mmd@***.umd.edu> said:
>>How much Karma do you guys usually get on a run? Average... I mean,
>this is not meant to be the most you've ever got, just what's the average? I
>think it would be very interesting to see how others game for all of us. And
>how long do your runs usually take? Here are my answersL
>>>>>>>> ^-- Typo
>
>>Average Karma: 7-9
>>Length of Gaming sessions: From 3 hours to 6 hours... (But sometimes
>> it's much longer, and sometimes much shorter... always depends on
>> whether or not LoneStar shows up, doesn't it?!)

>Our games seem to only run about between 4 and 7 Karma (Time to get out
the karma records, right Minotaur... ;-) They seem to run anywhere from 8 to
12 hours, and sometimes longer. And as for skills in the 10+ range, I don't
think there is a person in our group who has a skill over 7. My longest
running character, a Grade 2 Physical Adept, only has one skill at 6, and one
at 5. Plus, there are some times when the charicters are unavailable, either
upgrading cyberware or learning new skills and such. One can't run the shadows
and still heal wounds from new chrome...

>>>>>[Well, thats just my 0.02 Nuyen, chummers... Catch ya all in the
Shadows... ]<<<<<
>>>>>-Shockwave (22:30:12/10-22-53)

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