| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: Effects of Bioware on magic... |
| Date: | Sat, 5 Jul 1997 12:22:47 +0100 |
> My name is David and this is my second post. I figured that it would be
> more fun to be known as my street name here so refer to me as Gabriel.
Welcome to the list :) That makes two Gabriels in a day, though (hint!) my
mailer will keep referring to you as David unless you alter the name your
mailer displays in your address.
> I don't own the source book(s) that refer to bioware and its effects on
> essence and magic.
That's covered in Shadowtech, the book that introduced bioware to the
game.
> The character generaters I have for SR both show that bioware has no
> effect on magic. I was just recently told that bioware does indeed
> affect magic the same way that cyberware does. It however does not
> affect essence. My questions then are this: First, does bioware affect
> a character's magic rating? Second if it does affect magic then why
> does it not affect essence?
To be precise, it works like this: for magicians, bioware not only adds
to the Body Index, but also costs Essence equal to its Body Cost. That
is, a magician who has no implants except for a level 1 mnemonic enhancer
(Body Cost .2) has a Body Index of .2 and an Essence of 5.8; this would
set his/her Magic Rating at 5.8 rounded down, or 5. If this magician also
has a cyberlimb (1.0 Essence cost), the stats would be Body Index .2,
Essence 4.8, and Magic 4.
However, many people use the house rule that bioware does ot cost Essence,
but does reduce the Magic Attribute _as_if_ it costs Essence. The
above-mentioned magician would have a Body Index of .2, an Essence of 6.0,
but a Magic Rating of 5. With the cyberlimb, the stats using this house
rule are Body Index .2, Essence 5.0, and Magic 4.
> Finally, if there is a difference between someones essence and magic,
> then why do they correspond almost exactly to each other (essence loss
> reduces magic, initiation increases essence and magic both)?
Initiation does NOT increase Essence; _nothing_ increases Essence, except
the Essence Drain power of vampires and other critters. The deal with
initiation is that a character's Magic Rating is equal to his or her
Essence, rounded down, plus the initiation grade, minus Magic loss (from
Deadly wounds, stim patch use, etc.).
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