| From: | John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Effects of Bioware on magic... |
| Date: | Sat, 5 Jul 1997 09:39:35 EDT |
<<I don't own the source book(s) that refer to bioware and its effects on
essence and magic. 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?>>
Yes, bioware affects a character's Magic Attribute (if they have one).
<<Second if it does affect magic then why does it not affect essence?>>
Because the guys who programmed those character generators didn't manage
to put that in? Technically, bioware increases Body Index. If the
character is a magician, then it also reduces Essence, thus affecting
their Magic attribute.
<houserule>
A common house rule is that it reduces Magic _as_though_ it had reduced
Essence (Magic Rating becomes Essence-Body Index, rounded down).
</houserule>
<<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)?>>
As at least two other people explained, Initiation does not restore
Essence, it only increases the Magic attribute (after Grade 0) and gives
access to metamagic. Nothing actually increases Essence (with the
exception of a few special cases in the form of vampires).
<<As I said before I'm new to this mailing list and to the SR game
itself. So any knowledge is helpful!>>
Well, good luck to you, I hope that has helped. It took me a while to
figure out Bioware myself. My advice is to not mess with it at all until
you can find the rules for the items in question. (for instance, did you
know that an adrenal pump can cause a heart attack? Not so attractive
now, eh?)
--
-Canthros
I had rather believe all the fables in the legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.
--Francis Bacon
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