From:	Danyel N Woods <9604801@********.AC.NZ>
Subject:	Re: Aztech Armoured Troopers
Date:	Wed, 20 May 1998 17:19:56 +1200

Quoth MgkellyMP5 (1609 20-5-98 NZT):

>In a message dated 98-05-19 20:20:57 EDT, you write:
<<SLICE>>
> >>How the Christ do you remote-rig a Behemoth? Or do I not want to
know?<<
>
>Modified Remote Gear, according to the GM (hell, they give dogs Reflex
Wires.
>Just amkes them less controllable).
>
> >We had to hit the facility (amidst all the confusion,destruction, and
> >fireballs),find the riggers controlling the bastards, and whack them
to
> stop
> >the Behemoths (one of whom ate a LAW rocket and kept going).
>
>>> What, you took anti-tank rockets and forgot the Panther Assault
Cannon?
> :-)<<
>
>Hell, we had TWO Panthers and the LAWs did more damage....

Your GM doesn't like your PCs much, does he? :-)

>Check the Armor and Body Ratings of the Behemoth. Good thing the GM
just
>decided that they were Rigged and not Armored as well. Never know how
the corp
>would find ways around the 'Cyber-psychosis' that occur when animals
are
>cybered. Particularly with Aztech, I'm sure a mage could design some
sort of

Like you said, they managed it for dogs (see 'Cybercurs' under the
Shadowrun Archive's Critters category for full packages) and panthers
(an evil GM((tm)) posted something about it a while ago), so why not
Behemoths? <*whimper of fear*> Figure every creature has a base Essence
of 6, and what do you have? A bona fide night-fraggin'-mare when the
corps twig, that's what. (Do *you* want to mess with a grizzly bear
that has Muscle Replacements, dermal armour, Wired Reflexes and dikoted
teeth?)

>spell to control it. Control Thoughts/Control Actions type mana spell
maybe?
>Who knows, but it makes a good plot device and keeps things interesting
(hell,
>we don't know what the government is doing behind our backs nowadays.
Who
>knows would a mega-corp would try?)

Don't get me started on the conspiracy stuff, or you'll think I'm a
candidate for a padded cell. But you're right; I have to remember this
one for my PC's next visit to a high-security compound....(*Scribbles
down notes* Remote-rigged Behemoths, cybered guard-animals,
magically-controlled paranimals...)

<Evil GM laughter fading into the distance>

Danyel Woods
9604801@********.ac.nz
'Then it's time to teach 'em something every human knows:
payback's a bitch.'