From:	"Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat"
Subject:	Re: Reflex Recorders and other drek
Date:	Tue, 27 Oct 92 21:03:31 EST

>>>>> "DE" == Dark Elf <VESPOSIT@****.SUNYSB.EDU> writes:

DE> There has been a considerable flame war going on about
DE> the use of reflex recorders to capture computer skill on a
DE> skillsoft.

DE> The core of the problem is weather or not computing is
DE> an active skill or a knowledge/mental skill.

Here's the skill chart from Shadowrun 2, sans concentrations:

Combat Skills
Armed Combat, Demolitions, Firearms, Gunnery, Projectile Weapons,
Throwing Weapons, Unarmed Combat
Physical Skills
Athletics, Stealth
Magical Skills
Conjuring, Sorcery
Technical Skills
Biotech, Computer, Electronics
Social Skills
Etiquette, ][nterrogation, Leadership, Negotiation
Vehicle Skills
Bike, Car, Hovercraft, Motorboat, Rotor Craft, Sailboat,
Vectored Thrust, Winged Planes
Knowledge Skills
Biology, Computer Theory, Cybertechnology, Magical Theory, Military
Theory, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Sociology
Language Skills

>From this, ][ say that Computer is *not* an Active Skill. Active
Skills include Combat Skills, Physical Skills, and Vehicle Skills.

--Rat
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