From:	Marc Renouf renouf@********.com
Subject:	Questions
Date:	Fri, 19 Feb 1999 08:45:59 -0500 (EST)

Others have answered most of the questions, but this one caught
me, so I'll put in my $0.02

On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 NercoLythe@***.com wrote:

> 2 If my Ally is inhibiting a critter can I give it cybernetic enhancements?

Yes, but realize that while that critter is just the host for your
ally, the two are linked. I would probably rule that if you put cyberware
in an allied critter, you'd reduce the ally's force just like a magician
would have their magic attribute reduced by cyber implantation.
Also, the rules for cybering animals have been put forth, but I'm
not sure they're entirely appropriate. The rules were meant to for
animals that were essentially too stupid to grasp the complex concepts
that living with cyberware entails, and thus were driven mad by it.
Allies, on the other hand, are spirits that are on a par with human
intelligence, and thus may be able to adapt to the cyberware. After all,
the "mind" or "spirit" or "soul" of the animal is
effectively replaced
with that of the spirit, so you wouldn't be driving the *animal* crazy as
the animal's psyche has effectively ceased to exist.
So yes, I'd say it's possible, but I would probably use the loss
of force/magic rating as a way to offset the potentially huge bonuses
(boni?) that cyber implantation would give.

Marc