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Message no. 1
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: That's what he thinks! (Was Re: Decking fun)
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 02:05:22 -0500 (EST)
>Bull, Ork Decker
General fall guy and patsy

>Body: 9 (15) Charisma: 5 Reaction: 11 (18 Matrix)
>Quickness: 7 (11) Intelligence: 8 (12) Initiative: 4d6 (6d6 matrix)
>Strength: 8 (12) Willpower: 6

Can't argue here. :-)

>Decking: 12 Firearms: 7
>Matrix Prog: 9 Electronics B/R: 6
>Armed Combat: 5 Negotiation: 6
>>>Pike: 9 Matrix Ettiquette: 8
>Comp B/r: 7 Street Ettiquette: 7
>Electronics: 6 Panther Assault Cannon: 8
>RPV: 5 GMC Bulldog: 5
>Vehicle B/R: 6
>
>Cyberdeck:
>
>MCPC: 12 Hardening: 6
>Bod: 9 Response: 3
>Evasion: 9 Storage Memory: 3,000
>Masking: 9 Active Memory: 1,000
>Sensor: 9
>
>Most programs at rating 8-10.

Say Bull, when did we last do a SOTA check? :-)

>Cyber: Bio:
> Synthacardium
>Smartlink Suprathyroid
>300 MP memory Muscle Aug
>Math Coprocessor Synaptic Accelerator
>Encephelon Cerebral Booster

Most of this will probably cause cancer or something else equally nasty when
I get around to it. I'm currently pondering just what would happen to good
ol' Bull if those Intelligence enahncers were to say . . . malfunction? :-)
Also, he forgot one important piece of Bioware - The clonal arm, replacing
the one he lost when he foolishly placed an order for Death au Gratin. :-)

>Spells (quickened):
>Increase Initiative 1D6
>Combat Sense
>Armor

These are all quickened now since he almost bought the farm when a wasp with
sorcery grounded a contact toxin spell through his armor spell lock!!!

>He rigs to some degree, and has a highly modified GMC Bulldog (version 4 or
>5) and a couple of microskimmer drones. He also hasa large cache of
>weaponry and ammo that he's been collecting since before westarted Bug City
>(he's a paranoid little git).

Paranoid? Try the fact that he has something along the lines of an assault
cannon in EVERY room of his house!!
Another note about the drones, they have been fitted with extra stabilizers
and thrusters, which will allow Bull to carry one average sized human on a
drone.

>Well, this is a quick rundown on him, with most of his major skills, and his
>deck, which is obviosly highly modified.
>
>Well, See ya later...:)

You hope you do. :-)



FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"C'mon, let's give 'em two more turns to live."
Message no. 2
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: That's what he thinks! (Was Re: Decking fun)
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 02:13:04 -0500 (EST)
>>Cyberdeck:
>>
>>MCPC: 12 Hardening: 6
>>Bod: 9 Response: 3
>>Evasion: 9 Storage Memory: 3,000
>>Masking: 9 Active Memory: 1,000
>>Sensor: 9
>>
>>Most programs at rating 8-10.
>
>Say Bull, when did we last do a SOTA check? :-)
>
Actually, just recently, and I sacked some karma taking care of it, so stop
that...:(

>Most of this will probably cause cancer or something else equally nasty when
>I get around to it. I'm currently pondering just what would happen to good
>ol' Bull if those Intelligence enahncers were to say . . . malfunction? :-)
>Also, he forgot one important piece of Bioware - The clonal arm, replacing
>the one he lost when he foolishly placed an order for Death au Gratin. :-)
>
Well, yeah, only you forgot to mention clone arms two through four, as well
as the brief and painful cyber arm...

<snipped Quickened Spell list>
>These are all quickened now since he almost bought the farm when a wasp with
>sorcery grounded a contact toxin spell through his armor spell lock!!!
>
Yeah, that one hurt. something like a D + 2 wound, with a target number of
14...

>>He rigs to some degree, and has a highly modified GMC Bulldog (version 4 or
>>5) and a couple of microskimmer drones. He also hasa large cache of
>>weaponry and ammo that he's been collecting since before westarted Bug City
>>(he's a paranoid little git).
>
>Paranoid? Try the fact that he has something along the lines of an assault
>cannon in EVERY room of his house!!
>
Well, yeah, and I've needed them a couple times. Security doesn't even
matter for my house. Anything he wants can get in, including squattors with
no skills. Numbers mean nothing to good ol GM Steve...

<Bull swears and mumbles under his breath>

>Another note about the drones, they have been fitted with extra stabilizers
>and thrusters, which will allow Bull to carry one average sized human on a
>drone.
>
Yeah, that's fun...:) Flying Johnny around can be a blast...:)

>>Well, this is a quick rundown on him, with most of his major skills, and his
>>deck, which is obviosly highly modified.
>>
>>Well, See ya later...:)
>
>You hope you do. :-)
>
Yes, I do...




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-Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich
chaos@*****.com
Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours?
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"I say we go back to the ship, and nuke the
site from Orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
-Ripley, "Aliens"
Message no. 3
From: The Digital Mage <mn3rge@****.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: That's what he thinks! (Was Re: Decking fun)
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 12:04:48 +0100 (BST)
On Tue, 1 Oct 1996, Steven A. Tinner wrote:

> >Spells (quickened):
> >Increase Initiative 1D6
> >Combat Sense
> >Armor
>
> These are all quickened now since he almost bought the farm when a wasp with
> sorcery grounded a contact toxin spell through his armor spell lock!!!
These must be a real bitch if he has to pass through a magical barrier,
either they go down or the barrier is affected (I can't remember how much)
and the owner knows someone has passed through the barrier.

In my game a player had a load of spells quickened, he had to go visit a
mage Eldritch on his home turf. Before entering the loft room teh magician
sensed a magical barrier -unable to turn off his quickenings like spell
locks, he said "Right I attack the barrier" he then quickly countermanded
that thinking that it would probably piss off teh mage he had to get info
from. He had to wait outside while the other characters did the talking.
And of them another one played teh macho billshit schtick and was removed
from the room leaving just two players to deal for teh info. (never get
involved in a macho posturing contest with a Cheyenne mage with 4 armed
guards around :)

The Digital Mage : mn3rge@****.ac.uk
"Life is a choice, Death....an obligation."-Me
Shadowrun WWW site at http://www.bath.ac.uk/~mn3rge/Shadowrun
Message no. 4
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: That's what he thinks! (Was Re: Decking fun)
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 12:31:19 -0500 (EST)
>> >Spells (quickened):
>> >Increase Initiative 1D6
>> >Combat Sense
>> >Armor
>>
>> These are all quickened now since he almost bought the farm when a wasp with
>> sorcery grounded a contact toxin spell through his armor spell lock!!!
>These must be a real bitch if he has to pass through a magical barrier,
>either they go down or the barrier is affected (I can't remember how much)
>and the owner knows someone has passed through the barrier.

Fortunately for Bull, he hasn't run inot these that often.
Although I do like the idea! :-)



FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"C'mon, let's give 'em two more turns to live."

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