| From: | Robert Watkins <robert.watkins@******.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Cyberware and regeneration |
| Date: | Tue, 12 May 1998 10:05:54 +1000 |
>I think the classic example here is the mage with cyber-eyes. By paying
>the essence cost, the eyes become part of you and integrated. They
>function as part of your body, and can be used for LOS in spellcasting.
>Hence, the cyberware is an integral part of the body, even to the extreme
>level that it will mesh with magic use. These are canon rules.
But it's the _normal_ healing process which integrates the cyber-eyes in.
The mage doesn't just go under the knife, lose his eyes, and replaces it
with cyber-eyes. It's the whole healing process involved which causes the
Essence loss, as his body _adjusts_ to having less than it used to, and
adjusts to the invasiveness of the procedure. Regeneration isn't about
adjustment: if a normal person looses an eye, skin will grow over it
eventually, sealing the socket. If a regenerater looses an eye, they'll
regrow the eye. Bit hard to do if there's already a mechanical replacement.
>Another point: regeneration is essentially accelerate healing and normal
>healing doesn't reject cyberware or bioware (unless it is cheap
>second/hand) so why should regeneration? Of course, installation surgery
>is still quite tricky.
See above point: Regeneration is _not_ just accelerated healing.
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