From:	David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject:	Re: SR1 vs. SR2
Date:	Mon, 11 May 1998 10:30:05 -0600

/ On Sun, 10 May 1998, MC23 wrote:
/
/ > It's Karma earned not just earned at one time. While what you do is a
/ > good check on Karma Pool awards you might as well have Karma Pool awards
/ > a separate thing entirely from Good Karma. Of course then you lose any
/ > sense of comparative balance as characters are rewarded for two separate
/ > categories. I still say it's better to trash the whole thing and go back
/ > to first edition rules.

The mechanic Star Wars uses for Force points could be applied.

If you use it under stressful conditions (combat), you get it back at
the end of the adventure (or during a break in the adventure).

If you use it and produce a *spectacular* scinimatic effect (GMs
judgement) you get it back, plus an extra point at the end of the
adventure.

If you use it frivolously (GMs judgement) it's gone.

If you use it for evil (GMs judgement) you lose it and get a dark
point.

This puts the ammount of karma pool under the GM's strict control.

But, what works for Star Wars may not work for SR <shrug>.

-David
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