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From: Jonathan Hurley <jhurley1@************.EDU>
Subject: Re: [SR3] Toxin Rules
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:34:48 -0400
On Tuesday, July 22, 1997 20:47, David Buehrer[SMTP:dbuehrer@****.ORG] wrote:
> Jonathan Hurley wrote:
> |
> | I noticed that people have been bitching about disease rules, but what
> | about toxin rules? I have read them backwards, forwards, and upside down,
> | and I can still not figure them out.
>
> Okay, going by the BBB and using Fugu-5 as an example. Fred eats a
> soyburger laced with Fugu-5. Since the Speed of Fugu-5 is
> instantaneous he has to immediately make a Body(3) Test against a
> base damage of Deadly. For every two successes he gets he reduces
> the damage level by one category.
>
> If Fred blows the role he's squares off in a fight with death. Role
> Fred's Body vs a 10. If gets at least one success he stabilizes. If
> he doesn't get any successes he'll be dead within a number of minutes
> equal to his Body x10. If someone gives him the antidote they make a
> Biotech(10) Test (modified by the table on page 115), and if they
> fail Fred gets to make a Body(10) Test. If either test results in at
> least one success Fred stabilizes. Otherwise see that part about
> dying.

So what happens if he gets two successes against the toxin? Is he still "in
contact" with it on the next round?

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Jonathan Hurley (mailto:jhurley1@************.edu)

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