From:	Charles KcKenzie <kilroy@**.WISC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Extra Cyber-limb(s)
Date:	Wed, 13 Sep 1995 19:16:08 -0500

On Wed, 13 Sep 1995, Andrew W. Ragland wrote:

> >I was wondering, is there any rules around for adding an extra cyberlimb
> >or two to a body? (Kinda like that Goro character from Mortal Kombat). I
>
> I wouldn't allow it (especially after the Goro reference :) ). Basically,
> the motor centers of the human (or metahuman) brain don't have the wiring
> to handle extra limbs. The sensory inputs alone occupy a big chunk of the
> brain stem (I have some really spiffy maps). Then you get to muscle control,
> reflex handling, and conscious motor control and it gets tight in there.

What does a VCR do then? I think using a third arm is a heck of a lot
more natural than looking at life from the perspective of a T-bird.

Perhaps requiring a skill for the use of the arm?

Kilroy