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From: "Sgt. Pepper" <GRBENNET@*****.CIS.ECU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Mortality
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 23:40:58 EDT
On Mon, 4 Sep 1995 20:59:42 -0500 Andrew W. Ragland said:

>Does anybody know offhand the mortaility rate for the three VITAS epidemics?
>That is, what percentage of the population died from each one?
>
>Also, do we have any stats on the number of metahumans killed at birth in
>countries with strong racial prejudices?
>

VITAS1 killed 25% by the end of 2010
VITAS2 killed another 10% in 2022

I got these out of the Timeline for Shadowrun, downloaded off Paolo's page
(if I remember correctly). And, looking through this timeline, something else
crossed my mind. How do y'all handle the "nega-magicians"? I know the offical
FASA line is to have none in any modules, but I was wondering how players
used them if at all.

Sgt.Pepper

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