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From: Brett Borger <bxb121@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: The talks on my Cyberware post.
Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 16:02:45 EST
> Munchkinism.. I think not, you mearly miss my point.

> synergy of man and machine. Think about it. Essence cost IMHO is
> not just a "limitation" for players so they do not get to powerful,
> but an indication of "Man vs. Machine." So it is quite logical that
> as time passes, we as a culture (in shadowrun), will be able to
> implant people with cyberware without making them more "machine."

Ah, but Essence is not a measure of man vs. machine, but rather a
question of "themselves-ness". Certainly, they can reduce the
"machine-ness" as you say, but not 99%. A data could never be .001
essence because it isn't organic, and doesn't perform human
functions.

-=SwiftOne=-

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