From:	Gary Carroll <gary@****.COM>
Subject:	Re: no subject (file transmission)
Date:	Mon, 28 Aug 1995 08:21:34 -0700

On Sat, 26 Aug 1995, Georg Greve wrote:

>> : I think that is because FASA noticed at the last moment that
>> : magically-active characters could get bioware without loss of
>> Magic, with : the fix being to also make it cost Essence.
>>
>> Yeah - of course Bioware should damage the magic attribute, no
>> arguing about that, but WHY should it be MORE intrusive than
>> CYBERWARE ???
>
>--Craig
>Ok, look at it this way. With cyberware, you yank out some of your
>own body (in some cases) and put in some metal and plastic. With
>bioware, you yank out some of your own body and put in _some other
>meat_ with different DNA. Not only is it intrusive, it's completely
>alien (as far as the Magic is concerned). Never try to fool Mother
>Nature. :)

Well Yes and no.
if you buy type "O" (normal)
you are using generic body parts made for anyone from anyone (with
different DNA). If you pay double you can get cloned body parts,
yes that's right cloned from your own DNA. If you want to pay
4 x cost you can get cultured, which is still cloned but is less
different, and reduces the body cost by 25%. (Neural interfaces
like cerebral boost, synaptic accel.,etc are already cultured)
So honestly they would not be unfamiliar, or alien.

Thanks
Gary C.