From:	Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	Q?: Mist form - Ghouls - Decking
Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:05:51 -0600

:> What I always wondered about Vampires was how the Enhanced Physical
:> Attributes power worked in relation to the Vampires adjusted Strength
:> (listed as "C+E" - where C is the former character's attribute and E
is the
:> Vampire's Essence). Taken at face value, the Enhanced Physical
Attributes
:> power adds the critter's Essence to all its physical attributes
constantly.
:> This would effectively give the Vampire a B/Q/S of C+E/C+E/C+E+E.
Meaning
:> that a typical character (with straight 3s for physical attributes)
turned
:> into a Vampire with an Essence of 4 would have Body and Quickness
ratings
:> of 7 and a Strength rating of 11.
:>
:> You can however, argue the other way - that the "+E" part of the
Strength
:> listing is the Enhanced Physical Attributes power added in, but in all
:> other critter listings, the relevant Attribute and the duration of the
:> power is listed with the power.
:>
:> I suppose it all comes down to interpretation...
:>
:Yes, it does, especially if you read the fact that "Enhanced Physical
:Attributes" is rarely without additional definition. The Vampire for
instance
:has "C+E" listed with only strength, and NOT for anything else.
:
:-K
:


Because "enhanced physical attributes" is normally so well defined,
I'd say it only adds to strength (the C+E being its description). Nothing
I've read on SR vampires suggests they have a higher body or quickness
after infection (Martin DeVries seems to use spells to achieve this), but
they are all quite strong.
Hmm- a stongish vampire with twin cyberspurs (attack power +50%) COULD
rip open a mobmaster... :)

Mongoose