From:	Denzil Kruse <dkruse@***.AZ05.BULL.COM>
Subject:	Re: Cultured Bioware?
Date:	Thu, 15 May 1997 13:21:00 MST

>
> << Why shouldn't it?
> It's still an invasion to the aura....
> >>
> Not really, not if it is 100% cloned from your own DNA.
> -Dale

> Even in this case the resultant bioware is still not an exact clone
of
>your own tissue. It's been genetically altered, which creates a
>differance that in turn affects the physical and astral "templates". Or,
>simply put, it throws your astral body slightly out of sync with your meat
>body and that hampers your ability to pump mana.
>
>Ashlocke

I don't think bioware disturbs your aura because it not a genetic match, but
because it is quite clearly not what you were born with - it changes the
body and does something your body wasn't designed for. Even though bioware
is organic, it is still engineered and artificial. It works better with the
physical body than cyberware, but has the same effect on the magic attribute
as cyberware because it is not natural.

But, I think that a cloned body part, even if not a 100% match, will only
temporarily hurt an aura and mage's magical attribute. I don't think auras
are set in stone, or permanent templates. They are a reflection of a living
being, which changes, grows, and reacts to things like damage. So, I think
the aura will "heal" around a cloned arm, thus not affecting the magic
attribute because it is natural.

Denzil Kruse
d.kruse@****.com