From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	Bio/Cyberware question in RA:S
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 02:21:13 EDT

In a message dated 9/6/1999 11:07:10 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
abortion_engine@*******.com writes:

> > I'll be running in the Arc anytime soon but except for
> > VR2 and Rigger 2 I don't own any other SR2 book, so I
> > have some questions about some cyber/bioware found in
> > RA:S.
> > I'd like to know what they are and what they do :
> >
> > Softlink

Its' an implant that allows for more than one skillsoft chip to be accessed
at a single time.

> > Cerebral Booster

Piece of Bioware that augments the persons intelligence.

> > Synaptic Accelerator

Piece of Bioware that augments the persons reflexes (Initiative).

> > Tracheal Filter

Piece of Bioware that helps protect the user against certain airborne crap...

> > Math SPU

Think of this as a cybernetic super-calculator...

> > Encephalon

Think of this as having a computer in your head, sort of. Its' really hard
to explain because it is a really complex piece of 'ware.

> > Enhanced Articulation

Something that does exactly what it says it does, makes the person more
"articulate" (aka: flexible).

> > and what are Ratings on a Datajack

Numbers that give a definition or method of comparing the functional level
between datajacks. Think of the numbers as ways to say "x" amount of
information per turn can be transferred.

> > Tanx
> > ==> > Jeff
>
> I was going to post the descriptions, straight out of Shadowtech, but then
I
> realized that the States' copyright laws exist for a reason. Buy the book.
> First of all, it's worth it, second of all, hey, let's support the people
> that give us all this fun stuff to play with.
>
> Now, anyone else could post the same thing I was going to, but I hope no
one
> will. Let's support FASA's copyright laws on this one, folks.

This is true, but it would be nicer to give him some clues without any
rules...which is what I think I'm doing (see above)...Personally, I would
have suggested to this nice gentleman to wait for Man & Machine to come out,
as it will update all the cyberware and bioware rules (and probably some
other stuff as well).

> [See, I'm not always mean.]

Oh yeah, go ahead and destroy our growing mental image of you... ;-P

-K