| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
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| Subject: | A perfectly acceptable reason to test the new list... |
| Date: | Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:38:38 +0100 |
the street was...
> So, should roleplaying dictate the fact that a mage/shaman
> (goddamn...magic-user :) ) cannot get cyber? Should we ostracize any player
> with munchie intentions, or, as GMs, make them hard as hell on them to get
> cyber?
Nope. If a magician wants cyberware, as far as I'm concerned they can go
and get all they want (and can pay for). The reduction in Magic Attribute
and the geas they have to take for every 2 Magic points lost are enough
problems for magicians with cyberware, IMHO.
> I view with much doubt a Magic-user who intends to have himself cybered-up,
> since it's obviously not a way to advance his character's persona/story/etc,
> but a blatant move to boost his already formidable stats (we're talking
> about a level 2-6 initiate) and powers...
You are generalizing. You can give a burned-out mage (for those who
remember the archetype) a really good background, persona, roleplaying
opportunities, and so on etc. blah blah blah, but according to you this
character should be illegal siply because it's a magician with cyberware?
Please let's not get into the fantasy RPG mindset of "Magicians can't wear
armor."
> Isn't that the definition of a munckin?
No, a munchkin is someone out to make a superpowerful character without
regard for the rules. A munchkin cyber-magician would suffer no Essence
loss (and thus no Magic loss) because the cyberware is Omega-grade, which
actually increases Essence thus making the character a better magician...
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