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From: "Psuedo-Combat Mage" <KSDKW@******>
Subject: Re: Essence
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 23:32:06 -0900
> I have a real problem with the current rules for essance. I have always
> seen essance as a representation of the overall health of the central
> nervous system, with 6 being perfect health and 0 being completely shorted
> out.
>
> Well, my problem is that once you get cyberware installed, you lose the
> essance FOREVER.
>
> The question is, how do you best represent this healing? Perhaps a
> essance return rate of .1 per month or 1 per year?
>
> What will this lead to? Well, you COULD suddently design heavily cybered
> people who have spent 10+ years getting things attached, but that is the
> point, it takes time, and we all know that the average lifespace of rookie
> shadowrunners is about 2 fire-fights.

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>>>>>[Frag, wouldn't that be nice chummers. I kinda like the idea, but it
has
a few minor flaws. First off there would still have to be some sort of a
limit. Think about it......you got a totally cybered out person....it would
almost be invincable (game balance). Now if it did heal over time what are
you gonna do with magic users (like myself)? Would the magic points lost from
essence be returned over time as well? Then what? It makes the game even
more magic oriented, a magic user would rule hands down. Don't get me wrong
chum, but if you use this system there has to be some limit as to who could use
it, and how far it would be allowed.]<<<<<
--Psuedo <8:16:35/10-5-92>



>>>>>[Watch it you magic punk......you spirit users ain't da cat's meow ya
know.......all yuse guys tink dat ya da best, but cho ain't....we sam's ain't
dat bad.....we can kick some perdy mean butt 2......don't usse ever forget dat
.....EVER]<<<<<
--Scrag <8:20:12/10/5/92>


>>>>>[I rest my case. This is a magic oriented game. More so in the
intel-
igence compartment. Anyone ever meet up with a powerful but extremely stupid
mage? By the way Scrag.....don't threaten me, I know where you live.]>>>>>
--Psuedo <8:25:46/10-5-92>

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