From:	Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Matrix awakening
Date:	Sat, 7 Dec 1996 02:59:11 -0500

At 12:44 AM 12/7/96 -0000, Loki wrote:

>I believe it's in VR 1, where they suggested assigning magically active
>characters a penalty (i.e. - Sam Verner's limp) while they were in the
>matrix. It had to do with them having a hard time interacting with a
>totally artifical universe.
>
>The one optional rule, which I've incorporated into my game gives them
>their magic rating as a modifier to all tests in the matrix. Thus your
>usual mage/shaman would have a +6, a grade two initiate (who is even
>further up the magical spectrum) would have a +8, and your total burnout
>(that has gone so far as to put technology into his body) might only have a
>+1.
>
Just one comment, Loki, and I'm mostly just teasing ya here...

But, if the uninitiated mage is interfacing with the matrix, then he has to
have at least a datajack, thus his magic rating would be a 5...:)

-Bull-the-teasing-Loki-ork-decker-turned-GM