| From: | Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE> |
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| Subject: | Re: Critter armor and spells |
| Date: | Sun, 11 May 1997 15:38:00 +0000 |
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> I know when resisting physical (Body) spells, a character with dermal
> armor is able to add the dice for the augmentation to his resistance
> test. Essence was paid for the cyberware and thus is recognized as
> part of the target's aura or body.
> Would the same go for critter armor? It is a natural part of their
> body. I know it's also stated that dual-planer creatures get their
> armor on both the physical and astral planes. The thing is, critter
> armor doesn't actually add to the body rating as dermal armor does. I
> also can't think of a specific critter that is stated as having dermal
> armor; though I know for some, their armor would make more sense as
> dermal.
We have two kinds of armor in SR: a) Armor like armored jackets,
Orthoskin, or critter armor, that reduces the power of attacks, and
b) armor like dermal armor (or dermal sheathing) that adds dice to your
body to help you resist damage.
Type a) armor helps against physical manipulations only, that act much
like a bullet (something physical races toward the victim). SRII,
p. 129: "If the cast spell was a damaging manipulation spell, then
this test is actually a Damage Resistance Test, as in Ranged
Combat."
Type b) armor doesn't reduce the power of an attack, but helps reucing
it by 'reinforcing the body'. Although I don't know a quote that states
it, I suppose extra body dice can be used to reduce any kind of spell's
damage.
Critter armor is type a: it reduces the power of an attack. It does not
offer extra body dice. Not against bullets, not against spells. It just
reduces the power of dam.manips.
Hope that makes sens... (It's 6:20 am :-( )
Sascha
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