From:	MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject:	Staging Codes and New Additions to SR3
Date:	Fri, 4 Jul 1997 10:06:19 -0400

I'm sorry to say that I am against changing back to the old codes.
The standard staging code of 2 greatly helped game play speed. And what
ever is difficult to stage up can also be difficult stage down. Making a
success tests and resistance tests handled slightly differently is not
that bad but does make Shadowrun even just a little more difficult for a
new player to learn. Don't forget that most of the rule books would also
now need an errata sheet for this new code. It sounds better as an
optional rule (companion 2?) than core rule book.
Don't forget that what we are actually talking about here is just a
better version of 2nd edition brought up to date with VR 2.0 and RBB2.
This is about updating the core rulebook and not the entire system. Most
optional rules should be in supplements where they belong. I don't like
seeing a main rule book littered with optional rules. It doesn't show
much conviction from the designers and it doesn't make me feel good about
running it. Leave the rules checklist to Rolemaster. Additional rules for
realism that are optional does not bother me though as they do not
contradict what was previously written.


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