From:	Guy Swartwood <gswartwo@*********.WICHITAKS.ATTGIS.COM>
Subject:	Re: Program Carriers (Was Spirits and the matrix)
Date:	Thu, 20 Apr 1995 11:14:00 PDT

Damion Milliken wrote -----

>Note the "in". The "in" with the meaning of "in the book
SRII", not "in the
>game Shadowrun" (whether second edition or not).
oh, sorry about the confusion.

>There are neither rules for C^2 decks, nor naked decking _in_ the SRII main
>rule book. Hence, since the book still has a modifier for pure cybernetic
>interface, then it _must_ (by default) be available for regular decks. Else
>the rule would not be in the book. Note that SRII usually refers to the
book
>itself, rather than the game, apparently the point of confusion here.
Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Shadowtech come out before SRII (I do
not usually check printing dates)? If it didn't, I would imagine the
modifier would mean a true modification to the deck that eliminated the
keyboard. That could mean that all you needed was a little box of chips and
such to deck. Plug that box in to a dataline and connect it to your datajack
and you would have it.
>> Since the C^2 deck is not bioware, I don't see a problem buying it
>I do, since the rules _recommend_ that you do not allow technology from
>S-Tech to be available at character generation. But, each to their own...
To each his own is correct. I agree that some of the bioware is nasty to
have as a starting character, but the C^2 deck has some starting
limitations. 1. The expense is high, therefore the starting character pays a
whole lot more for the nifty deck, which is underpowered compared to the
same amount of money spent on a traditional deck. 2. The essence consumed by
the C^2 deck is higher (I don't have the figures at my hand), that limits to
total amount of other cyberware the deck would have at any other time.

>True. But they are infinitely more cool though <grin>
Yeah, it is. Until you get shot in the head, hit your head too hard... I
still like them though.

Guy Swartwood corporate decker by day, shadowrunner by night
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