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From: Loki <daddyjim@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Viral diseases
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 17:10:13 -0700
---Gurth wrote:
>
> David Buehrer said on 7:14/23 Jul 97...
>
> > I missed that line also <grump>. And I agree with Gurth. Each
> > disease should have a description of it's symptoms throughout the
> > course of the disease, it's method of communication, at which
> > point(s) during the course of the infection its communicable, etc.
> > And, whether it's treatable, and how.
> >
> > I think I'm going to do some RL research on this. Look forward to
> > something in the future :)
>
> How many times do PCs or important NPCs get infected by a disease in
SR
> anyway? Because that's the only time this sort of info will come in
handy.

Well, there is all them nice little critters with the Pestilence
power, and I can think off hand of a couple of pre-printed adventures
that deal with bio-hazard/disease.

In fact, just a few weeks ago I had two characters come down with the
vitas-type disease after succumbing to the Pesitlence of a Kraken.
<EGMG>

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