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From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Bugs in MitS
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:44:32 EDT
In a message dated 7/30/1999 3:03:19 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
iscottw@*****.nb.ca writes:

> Reading MitS, I noticed that the Insect Spirits have an Armour rating
> equal to their Force; some of them have modifications to this, +1 or
> -2, or whatever. The Beetle is listed as Force x2, which has got to be
> a misprint, right? I mean, that's quite a jump...not even Roach has
> that much armour. It must be Force +2. Right?

Nope, it is NOT a misprint...and it remains one of the primary reasons the
group(s) here go to great lengths to avoid Beetle types.

> Incidentally, how do you use their Immunity to Normal Weapons power,
> is their Armour twice their Essence, as per SR3, or is it the rating
> that's in MitS, Force -1 (for example)? I'm confused...

Steve K. answered this a while back...I don't suppose anyone has his
explanation laying around do they?

-K

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