From:	"Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat"
Subject:	Re: Metahuman mages
Date:	Fri, 24 Apr 92 11:18:33 EDT

>>>>> On Thu, 23 Apr 92 22:35:16 EDT, Gothicus Maximus
<HRFULL%WMVM1.BITNET@***.
cc.uga.edu> said:

HRFULL> My friend Keith (the OTHER Shadowrun GM back home) and I noticed
HRFULL> something kinda glaring about the SR archetype creation rules.
HRFULL> Metahuman mages get the shaft in a BIG way. Ever tried one? Once
HRFULL> your 4 priority is gone (for race) and your 3 as well (for magic),
HRFULL> you just don't have much left.

*ALL* Metahumans get shafted with the priority 4 requirement. About all you
can do is put skills just over attributes, and hope your metahuman bonuses
even things out.

Maybe SR2 will have a better way of dealing with this.

--Rat

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