From:	Mark A Shieh SHODAN+@***.EDU
Subject:	Opinions please
Date:	Tue, 2 Feb 1999 01:59:01 -0500 (EST)

theo@*****.com.au (Theo Karmdeth) writes:
> On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 15:12:27 +1000, you wrote:
> >At 08:42 PM 2/1/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >>I was playing SR last night and a strange situation came up. I'd like
> >>some opinions from all you people...
> >>
> >>My character is a Street Sam. I was in the Needle with a mage buddy
> >>when we were called out by a couple chummers. One look and I could
> >>tell they were Physical Adepts. I got sick of their posing, so I blew
> >>one of them away with my panther assault cannon. I had a permit for
> >>it, so they had to let me in with it. The other attacked me, but
> >>bounced off my heavy security armor. I blew him away too. Physical
> >>Adepts are just so weak compared to street sams. Don't you think so?
> >>
> >>Then my GM threw me for a loop. He said they regenerated. Apparently
> >>they were shapeshifters too. I blew them away, but they regenerated
> >>again. I turned them into Chunky Salsa, but they kept regenerating.
> >>My mage buddy took a look astrally and said thay they were Woodchuck
> >>Shapeshifters. (What's a woodchuck?) He noticed a few Quickened
> >>spells, so he grounded a Hellblast through one. No good, they
> >>regenerated.
> >>
> >>The whole situation was so funny, I started laughing. I think
> >>shapeshifters are so weak. They hardly had any stats or skills at 6,
> >>they were pathetic compared to even the normal archetypes. Doesn't
> >>everyone have a half dozen stats or skills at 6?
> >>
> >>Then the GM threw me for another loop. They started casting spells.
> >>Apparently they were physical mages. They had most of their points in
> >>physical adept abilities, so all of their spells caused physical drain
> >>(which they regenerated).
> >>
> >>Finally my mage buddy cast a Transform spell on them, it's a
> >>non-resisted spell that turns people into normal critters with a
> >>single success (see the Grimoire). He turned them into platypi (or is
> >>it platypusses?). Then he sold them to an organlegger (I think his
> >>name was Tan Mouse, anyone ever heard of him?) as an infinite supply
> >>of organs.
> >>
> >>My question is... How much is a physical mage woodchuck shapeshifter
> >>worth to an organlegger?
> >
> >Hahahahaha... This is the funniest thing I've read in ages!
> >
> >(>) ARKHAM
> > "The difference between a clown and a mime? Easy. People care if the
> >clown gets killed."
>
> personally, i would have turned them into cows.

me too!

Mark

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