| From: | Bull <chaos@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: SR Comp Comments |
| Date: | Mon, 2 Dec 1996 20:57:38 -0500 |
>I'd recommend that any GMs that want to use these insist that all Edges
>and Flaws be balanced (ie don't let them buy Edges with Building Points).
>
Agreed... Although I might allow one or two points, if they were within
reason and added to the characters background.
>> Karma is not that cheap, and it should be worth a great deal more,
>> considering how necessary it is, and how hard it is usually to earn... I
>> would say that it should go from 1000 to 10000 per Nuyen, although the sale
>> of Karma should be restricted and regulated, regardless of value, or else it
>> is too cheap... Give the players that rare oppurtunity to do this, and play
>> it up into the game...
>
>Well, *I* wouldn't sell my hard-earned karma for 1k apiece!
>
Exactly...:)
It depends greatly on the character, though... For me, I have an Ork Decker
who always needs cash, especially as my GM <Glares at Steve Tinner> likes to
blow up, steal, or generally take away *everything* that I own on a monthly
basis... But I have more karma than I know what to do with it all...
However, I have a Mage character named Chaos who never seems to have enough
Karma to get anything done, but currently has a good deal of money floatng
around...:)
>> Something like a player has a chance to donate to a Orphanage to save it
>> from forclosure... He spends 10000 of his Hard Earned Nuyen donated
>> privately to this Orphanage, and thus gains the favor of the Spirits (or
>> whatever), ganing him a karma point or two...
>
>Wait a sec - the rules don't mention *any* cost for *buying* karma, only
>*selling* it. Personally, I think it'd be pretty hard to find a source
>for karma - it's going to cost for a) finding the source, and b) high
>demand. Every mage wants to buy karma.
>
Pg. 78 of the SR Comp., Bottom of the first column to top of the second
column... Under Cash for Karma...:) There is no exact numbers for buying
Karma, as it says that every GM should determine the price to fit his
campiagn. Also, it basically uses the example that I gave above...:) And
my number (10K Nuyen) was just a round figure that I *might* consider using,
should it come to that...
>> MAGIC
>>
>> Well, the new Wild Surge Rules are interesting, but generally not all that
>> useful... Basically, it seems to be a misfire chart if you critically fail
>> the test with your basic skill dice... And while the results are
>
>No - it's meant to take effect on *every* roll. I believe the table
>was reprinted from CFS (don't have it handy, sorry).
>
It's not actually every time a person casts a spell. It actually happens
under more instances than I said the first time around (I had only skimmed
that section)... It happens under these sections...
1) Whenever his magic roll comes up all 1's.
2) High Background Count
3) During Mana Storms in Astral Space
4) And possibly when casting newly learned or (especially) newly created
spells...:)
Ok, did I miss any?
Oh, and depending on how random you like things, you could "always" have a
mana storm hanging around the astral...:)
>> interesting, I don't think that it's all that big of a thing that it will
>> make any sort of impact on the game, and is just one more set of numbers,
>> dice, and charts to keep track of... Wait a minute, that sounds an awful
>> lot like... <gasp> ROLE-MASTER! AHHHHHH! <grin>
>
>No impact? Oh, look - your drain just got staged up! Or, "you know that
>force 6 manaball you cast? Astral forces have diluted it into a Force 3".
>Nasty.
>
Right... I was under the impression that it only happened when you botched
a spell cast with all ones... Ok, I see how it can have a bigger impact
now... My mistake (Teach me to comment on something before I completely
read it...:))
Bull
