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From: James Pearley Kilbride <kilbrj@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: ?from my mind?
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 10:01:26 -0400
On Sep 6, 11:16am, Gurth wrote:
> Subject: Re: ?from my mind?
> >One of the things I have noticed with Min/Maxed mages is a lack of decent
> >spells that are useful and versitile. Put them in a situation they didn't
> >expect when creating the character and they are just a fancy civi.
>
> Which is exactly the trick to pull with **&*-ers who think they can play SR
> like that game *grin*
>
> >No I
> >don't think the consequences are too light. The loss of high powered
spells
> >in the beginning and the nessecity of having to buy and bond(HUGE COST
HERE)
> >a decent power foci really does weigh out the advantages of the min/maxed
> >mage, IMHO...
>
> If you intend to create a burned-out mage, I think you have the nuyen and
> Force points to bond a few foci, so that wouldn't really be the problem.
> After play starts, well, it's another story entirely.
>
> --
> Gurth@******.nl - Gurth@***.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
> Some use for knowledge can always be found
> -> Unofficial Shadowrun Guru & NERPS Project Leader <-
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>-- End of excerpt from Gurth

Thanks Gurth I appreciate the support from somebody like you. I am new and
wasn't sure how my comments would do here. See ya.

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