From:	Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	Cyber-Mages (was: A perfectly acceptable...)
Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:15:54 -0600

: >: This does mean that the physad's powers are no longer limited
:by
: >:his magic rating, he just buys powerpoint with karma.
: >: What about magic loss then??? Previously the physad would
:loose
: >:some of his powers, but now the magic attribute and the physad
:powers
: >:seem no longer related to each other!?
:
: > An adept's max power rating in any power is limited to
:magic rating,
: >which will have an effect. In addition, adepts do loose a
:power point
: >evry time they loose a magic point (afaik).
:
: I am a bit confused:
: Does this mean that an adept buying a PowerPoint would still
:need to get
: initiated to raise his Magic attribute?

Initiating would raise their magic attribute (and, it seems, give them
a power point. Spending 20 karma JUST gives you a power point. You can
still purchase powers with that point, as long as no single power reaches
a rating higher than your magic rating.

For example, and adept with a magic rating of 5 (sue me, I like a
little cyber) has improved ability (rifles) 4 and Increased reflexes 2.
(Guess what cyber he's got...)
Said adept spends 20 karma for a power point, and wants to raise
improved ability (rifles). He spends .5 PP, raising it to 5, and can not
raise it further. The other .5 PP can be spent on any other power with a
rating under 5.
Note that for this purpose, Killing Hands has a "rating" of 1-4.

: This would become very expensive (ad: karma needed!), wouldn't
:it?


Well, if initiation stays at the same cost as in the G2, and grants a
PP, it will usually be the better deal, karma wise, than just buying a PP.
Then again, in the basic SR3 rules, it is often cheaper for an adept to
improve an attribute or ability by purchasing power points than it is for
them to spend normal karma doing so.


Mongoose