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From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Pixie Physial Adept (Comments wanted)
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:17:56 -0500
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On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, Stainless Steel Rat wrote:

> Check this:
>
> Robert> Essence 5.85
> Robert> (Magic) 5.15 -- Physical Adept
>
> Against this:
>
> Robert> BIOWARE
> Robert> CYBERWEAR
> [...]
>
> His Essence rating should be 2.4 after bio and cyber implantation, not
> 5.85, assuming you start at 6 like everybody else, thus his Magic rating
> is 2, not 5 and change.
>
> In short, unless I've missed something drastically important, your math
> is *WAY* off.

You did. We're using the rules from Shadowlore, where bioware only
subtracts from magic, not from essence, and then only at 10% of the
rating of the bioware's body (for cultured). Thus, I end up with .7 magic
loss from bio, and .15 from cyber.

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