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From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Geasa and physical adepts?
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:43:36 +0200
>Wouldn't a more realistic argument for the Physad vs. Street Sam be the role
>playing aspect. With the loss of humanity a street sam would be the guy
>attached to the chunk of metal.

What loss of humanity?

>The physad would me a man/woman driven by the
>powers he possesses. The street sam is trying to work with the machine while
>the adept is working with his relation to the mana around him.
>There veiw of the world would also be 180 degrees.

Not necessarily. It is not always munchkin to integrate cyberware and magic,
no matter what people may scream. Sure it can be, but I say you can very
well have a physad with a good roleplaying excuse as to why he or she has
wired reflexes instead of the magical reflex boost.

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