From:	Sebastian Wiers <seb@***.RIPCO.COM>
Subject:	Re: F***ing Encephalon!
Date:	Sat, 22 Apr 1995 05:07:24 -0500

>
> What it says in my version of Shadow tech under Encephalon is (roughly);
>
> "The intelligence boost given by the encephalon applies to all Technical,
> B+R and Knowledge skills, and gives a task pool bonus on _all_ skill tests"
>
> I immediately took that to be a mistake, particularly in the light of
> the task pool description under cerebral boosters.
>
>

I'm not pro-munchkin or anything, but have you *noticed* that the firearms BR
shill is not even one circle away from firearms on the skill web (same thing
aplies for most other forms of weponry). That would mean you could use the
task pool on BR skills, and get a bonus to shoot, cut, blow up things/people.
NOT that i like that concept (I always found the skill web kinda dorky and
makeshift, especially since it makes it harder to add new skills). It kinda
makes sense that a brainy person could figure out how to use a gun, with physics
and knowledge of how to make one, but the bunus 3 dice/action is pretty out of
proportion, IMHO. Anybody got a fix for this? My feeling is, tough shit, it
doesn't work in combat (for all reasons described in othe posts, rules on
task pool, etc)- cognitive multitasking is one thing, winging off a shot while
helblasts engulf you is qite another, stick to enhancements designed for
combat if you don't want them to jam up under pressure. But I'd like to see
something "from the book"

Seb@*****.com
not a rules lawer, just a guy with a good memory
and to much spare time
part time elven Samurai (mongoose)
looking for a pet hellhound that can
keep up with me jogging ;>