From:	"J. Earl Williams" <IH46@****.BITNET>
Subject:	somewhat confuse....
Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 92 12:25:10 MST

> Now, normally, when Joe Sam gets bioware installed, it only conts against
> his body index score thingy, but If Merlin Mage installs bioware, it not
> only counts against his body index, but it also reduces his essence and
> magic....right?
Right. Body index only matters when checking for over-(whatever the
term is)
>
> Ok, I understand WHY this would happen technically, even though I don't
> agree with the outcome. I mean, bio is much more friendly than chrome and
> I can't see 1 point of bio cost both one point of body index and one point
> of essence, especially if it was all cultured.....
It is, and that's why cultured costs fewer body. Personally, add the
bioware & essence, and that's what you subtract from your essence. The
reason that body lowers only a mage's essence is simple: (Everybody
together now...) GAME Balance. If you could implant 12 points of bio-
ware into a metahuman mage, look at what would happen. You should lose
essence, if only for game balance. It disturbs the "field" of a person,
which is one of the better reasons for better loss. More "noise" in
your system.
>
Good luck...

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J. Earl Williams
Up the Brotherhood!