From:	Adam Treloar <guardian@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject:	Re: Attributes
Date:	Tue, 9 Dec 1997 10:21:53 +1100

On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, James Paul Morgan wrote:

> > How many of you use the Attributes rule where you can attain attributes
up
> > to 1.5 x racial max. The games I have played have always been this way, but
> > I wonder why.
> >
>
> I used it in my first Shadowrun campaign, but then cut it. For one, it
> made the sams way too powerful when they could have a 12 strength and
> quickness. (1.5 * racial == 9, add in muscle 2 or 3 and you're getting
> insane.)

Which is why our group imposes a limit of only raising a stat twice via
karma - it stops people getting straight 9s in the stats. If you start
out not being strong, or heavily built, then a little experiece isn't
going to alter much.

Guardian

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