| From: | Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Samourai Code (fwd) |
| Date: | Thu, 28 Oct 1993 01:01:50 +0930 |
>I've received this mail. I think it must go to SHADOWRN
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> Ben - NightWolf
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>>From cs93jjb@******.ac.uk Wed Oct 27 14:04:39 1993
>From: John Joseph Barry <cs93jjb@******.ac.uk>
>Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 13:04:25 GMT
>To: moria
>Subject: Re: Samourai Code
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>i'm all for this idea, i've banned the increased attribute spells period. makes
power playing all too easy. but with respect to the sam V sam idea, what
happens in a firefight? besides, remember the ancient proverb (sort of) about
the quick and the dead..>.
>
I've kept the increased attribute spells (they can often give those mages
enough of an edge to be useful) (mages in my groups never seem to get a go,
with the muscle all thinking WR 3 is the way to go), but I've made them
personal only, and got rid of the increase reflexes.
Besides, if no-one's toting spell-locks, how can the astral mages fry them?? :)
As for the samurai code: A _true_ street sam follows the code of the warrior
(romantic version, made politically correct :) This mainly means being a
protector, not a ravisher. You're out there to protect your friends, family,
social group etc. This can take the form of being an idealist, or the cynical
street veteran who only does the job to keep the nuyen flowing.
On the other hand, even _true_ street sams are pros. They may turn down
assasination jobs, where the target can't fight back. They may try to disable
guards rather than killing them. But I doubt they'll fail to take into account
all the possible advantages, if that's whats needed to fulfill the mission.
Also, it's always been my policy that the further away you kill the enemy, the
less likely they are to hurt you before they die.
"Besides, all that hand-to-hand stuff gets blood on your clothes, and messes
up the shine on your shoes" -- Robby Jackson, in one of Tom Clancy's books
(Patriot Games??)
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Robert Watkins
bob@******.cs.ntu.edu.au
************ It wouldn't be luck if you could get out of life alive. ***********
