From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	legality codes
Date:	Fri, 9 Jul 1999 18:36:15 EDT

In a message dated 7/8/1999 8:45:49 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
tommy.lindner@*******.de writes:

> Ok, I know that some books point out how legality codes work and what
> e.g. 4-L means but at our last game I was asked to explain what it
> really means and I found out that I dont know nor really understood what
> they wrote in the books.
>
> So can someone please explain to me in simple words what they mean and
> how to use them.

I can partially do this.

The "4" is the Perception/Intelligence test that the security checker/scanner
has for detecting and/or remembering that a given piece of ware is of what
legality rating. The "L" is the actual legality level, which is reprinted in
various sourcebooks (and has been over the years).

-K