From:	Wraith <wraith@************.COM>
Subject:	Re: piercing (was: freakdom and SR))
Date:	Fri, 15 May 1998 10:21:28 -0500

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From: Wafflemeisters <evamarie@**********.net>


> Damn, your right (and the other two Posts I made actually touched
on
>topis related to SR (a quote, and a jewelry idea). :)
>
> <g> OK, here's SR rules for peircing and tatoos-
>
> A major body piercing (12 guage neadle / jewelry in the genitalia,
>frex) generally causes 6l physical and 6m stun. Succeses from the
>piercers test reduce the power by 1 per succces, add dice to healing
>tests, and acuraccy of placement. Lesser peircings genrally only cause
>light stun.
> I actually had a character with a trauma damper who would do this
for
>the endorphin rush...
>
> Tattooing, OTOH, causes same damage per hour of work. The damage
can
>be reduced (1 per 2 succeses- its harder to learn to do well), but good
>tatooists also work faster, reducing time. Yes, 6 straight hours of
>tatooing will MESS YOU UP (maybe not this bad, but week long tatooing
>rituals done in Samoa can KILL the recipient).
> Both skills are covered by the "body arts" concentration of
biotech,
>and are seperate specializations (desinging/ apllying an atractive tatoo
>is a sperate artistic skill, as is knowledge of which peircings
>"function" well.)
>


Additionally on-topic, I was going through Mike Hartman's (I think I got the
name right) Shadowrun Character Generator, and under Cyberware (Why there I
have no idea) there was a listing for Tattoo with a cost of 10 nuyen and .05
(or .005) essence. Anyone know if this was just something that he decided
on his own to through in, or is it out there in FASA land?

Wraith