From:	"Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject:	Re: Synaptic Accelerator and Increased Initiative
Date:	Wed, 11 Sep 1996 11:12:31 +0100

Steven Ratkovich said on 19:47/10 Sep 96...

> Ok, quick question for you boys and girls to toss about...
>
> A shaman in our group alread has Synaptic Accelerator Lvl 2, giving him 3d6
> initiative. He then quickens an Incrrease Initiative 3d6 spell onto
> himself. Now, nowhere in any books could we find that it doesn't work. The
> spell doesn't work with wired reflexes, but doesn't mention bioware at all...

Because SRII doesn't refer to books you don't really need to run the game
(unlike, say, Phoenix Command), they didn't put in any reference to
bioware.
However, there is a DLOH ruling that says you cannot combine initiative
enhancements, and that only the highest one works (unless specifically
mentioned otherwise in the rules, of course). Taking your example, the
character would get the +3D6 from the spell, and totally disregard the
+2D6 from the accelerator.

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