From:	"Adam J. Lyle" <wolfjack@****.BCL.NET>
Subject:	Re: Karma & Characters(Was Skill Levels)
Date:	Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:38:12 -0500

On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, George Metz wrote:

> Heh. Never mess with a Troll who's got a karma pool in the 60's. Especially
> one who's married to a Salish Councillor/Eagle Shaman with an identical pool.
> Makes a great fixer though, let me tell you.
> What does anyone think of a proper "retirement level" based on Karma Pool?
> When does a runner say, "Enough is enough, let's get a SIN and move on with
> our lives"? Anyone?
>
> Wolfstar
>

I don't think it should be based on Karma pool levels, though it will
play a small part. People that become Shadowrunners do so for a reason;
need money, revenge, adrenaline junkies, track someone down, etc. After
a character has achieved the goal that originally set him down his path,
or found a way to deal with it, then he should retire.

I had a character, a houngan, that had become a shadowrunner for
revenge. When he finally took out the man that had killed his parents,
with a little help from his friends (Blade) ;), he got ready to retire.
Course there was one small probelm, the women he wanted to retire with
got into her own trouble, so that still had to be resolved.

Point is, when a character has reached the end of her story, she should
go back to what she had. She can still be a mentor to new PC's (Blade)
but is not needed as a crucial part to the story.

Just my input.....

Adam
WolfJack

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