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Message no. 1
From: HALOWEEN JACK <sbc3kcb@*******.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:09:38 GMT
> On Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:53:02 -0700 mike.paff@*****.com writes:
> >This would work out as 43.2 days (216 / (4 + 1)).
> >
> Where are you getting the +1 from???
>
> P.S. This question was actually meant to trigger a response to this
> question. I use a house rule of the Otaku MPCP being (Int+Cha+Wil)/2.
> This allows more standard MPCP ratings. (Like most normal deckers that
> anyone has played in my campaign have had MPCP of 10-12). Also, even
> though it may not pertain to the Otaku, it allows the Persona Progs
> Rtgs. = MPCPx3 rule to be in effect.
>
> ----->Main question<-----
> Now I like most house rules and am willing to accept them. So
> Does anyone have a house rule for decreasing programming time?
>
I would be very carefull with the Otaku i have managed to create an
otaku that has an 14/12/16/12/12 I think that is the right
nomenclature that is with Cerebral booster, Encephalon,SPU maths etc.

Just as a little aside has anyone noticed that most people pronounce
cerebral as kree-bur-al and Sir-E-bur-al.

Love is the fine line between pleasure and pain

Except when you're into S&M when it's just pain! pain! pain!

Haloween Jack
Message no. 2
From: Alex van der Kleut <sommers@*****.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:41:13 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, HALOWEEN JACK wrote:

> I would be very carefull with the Otaku i have managed to create an
> otaku that has an 14/12/16/12/12 I think that is the right
> nomenclature that is with Cerebral booster, Encephalon,SPU maths etc.
>
Are you saying that you have been playing an Otaku long enough to get all
of that stuff? Remember, they start out only getting 5000 from resources.
Everything else goes to their training and special abilities. Unless you
have some house rules that allow you to get more starting money, there is
no way to get much more than a smartlink, weapon and ammo.

> Just as a little aside has anyone noticed that most people pronounce
> cerebral as kree-bur-al and Sir-E-bur-al.
>

I pronounce it "wayne."

Alex
Message no. 3
From: HALOWEEN JACK <SBC3KCB@*******.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:35:31 GMT
> On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, HALOWEEN JACK wrote:

> > I would be very carefull with the Otaku i have managed to create an
> > otaku that has an 14/12/16/12/12 I think that is the right
> > nomenclature that is with Cerebral booster, Encephalon,SPU maths etc.
> >

No what I tend to do is sit down when I have some spare time and try
to take characters to there limits to see what they would be like at
a rough maximum of about 500 karma. The only character i have ever
played in SR is a phys-ad "Haloween Jack" which I have taken to about
700 Karma. Been playing it for about 3 years now.

> Are you saying that you have been playing an Otaku long enough to get all
> of that stuff? Remember, they start out only getting 5000 from resources.
> Everything else goes to their training and special abilities. Unless you
> have some house rules that allow you to get more starting money, there is
> no way to get much more than a smartlink, weapon and ammo.

No chance with their body, and skills I wouldn't truast one with a
gun. So I bought an extra Datajack and some external memory so that I
could do some runs and be able to download some data.

>
> > Just as a little aside has anyone noticed that most people pronounce
> > cerebral as kree-bur-al and Sir-E-bur-al.
> >
>
> I pronounce it "wayne."
>
> Alex
>
Love is the fine line between pleasure and pain

Except when you're into S&M when it's just pain! pain! pain!

Haloween Jack
Message no. 4
From: foreshadow@****.com (Mathew T Schaffer)
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 22:44:35 PST
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:09:38 GMT HALOWEEN JACK <sbc3kcb@*******.ac.uk>
writes:
>I would be very carefull with the Otaku i have managed to create an
>otaku that has an 14/12/16/12/12 I think that is the right
>nomenclature that is with Cerebral booster, Encephalon,SPU maths etc.

{ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! nothing personal}

That's not possible in my campaign, cus Shadowtech went out of print, and
I can't find a copy anywhere!!! With it went all those cool Encephalons,
SPU's and whatnot.

P.S. Is there a Hardcover main SR2 rulebook?
P.P.S. Is there a Shadowtech SR2?
Message no. 5
From: Luc <rjwate01@*****.louisville.edu>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 01:51:17 -0500 (EDT)
> That's not possible in my campaign, cus Shadowtech went out of print, and
> I can't find a copy anywhere!!! With it went all those cool Encephalons,
> SPU's and whatnot.
>
> P.S. Is there a Hardcover main SR2 rulebook?

Yes and no. There are SR2 hard cover mainbooks but they were limited print as
I recall and pretty valuable now from what I was told.

> P.P.S. Is there a Shadowtech SR2?

Please some say there is one...please, please, please

--
Luc AKA BobW

EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
BUT THE CORPSE STILL HAS THE FLOOR!
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Message no. 6
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 10:47:58 +0100
Mathew T Schaffer said on 22:44/29 Jun 96...

> P.S. Is there a Hardcover main SR2 rulebook?

Yes, it was a limited print run when SR2 first came out. I bought it the
first time I came across it :)

> P.P.S. Is there a Shadowtech SR2?

Not AFAIK. There's no real need for it anyway -- just convert the Damage
Codes by adding the Staging (last number) to the Power (first number) and
you're done. That would make the 4D3 damage of cyanide become 7D.

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Message no. 7
From: "Paolo Falco" <Falco@****.it>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 16:55:19 +0000
On 1 Jul 96, Luc wrote:

> > P.P.S. Is there a Shadowtech SR2?
>
> Please some say there is one...please, please, please

No there isn't, there isn't there isn't (AFAIK)! BUT how much
are ya willing to pay for a almost-quasi-near-mint (i.e.
tattered) copy of shadowtech? :)

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Message no. 8
From: Marc Lipshitz <MLIPSHIT@****.CO.ZA>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 09:47:50 +0200
>>> Paolo Falco <Falco@****.it> 2/July/1996 06:55pm >>>
On 1 Jul 96, Luc wrote:

> > P.P.S. Is there a Shadowtech SR2?
> > Please some say there is one...please, please, please

No there isn't, there isn't there isn't (AFAIK)! BUT how much are ya
willing to pay for a almost-quasi-near-mint (i.e. tattered) copy of
shadowtech? :)

REPLY
Well, theres a store here in South Africa that still has a copy on the
shelf.:)
Marc Lipshitz
Message no. 9
From: "Mike Hartmann" <hartmann@***********.m.eunet.de>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:09:36 +0000
> From: Luc <rjwate01@*****.louisville.edu>

> > P.S. Is there a Hardcover main SR2 rulebook?
>
> Yes and no. There are SR2 hard cover mainbooks but they were limited print as
> I recall and pretty valuable now from what I was told.

Are they? *Jump around* *Counting money in mind*

Grin

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Message no. 10
From: "Paolo Marcucci" <paolo@*********.it>
Subject: Re: VR2.0-Otaku (Yes it's back again, And now it's a new qu
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:41:00 +0200
At 23.09 14/07/96 +0000, you wrote:
>> From: Luc <rjwate01@*****.louisville.edu>
>
>> > P.S. Is there a Hardcover main SR2 rulebook?
>>
>> Yes and no. There are SR2 hard cover mainbooks but they were limited
print as
>> I recall and pretty valuable now from what I was told.
>
>Are they? *Jump around* *Counting money in mind*

Just to be thwapped by the list... I have a hardback sr2 with some
autographs on the first page (Tom Dowd, Jim Nelson, etc...) I've received it
by mail order, so I think it is a huge concidence...

(ducks under full cover :)
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