From:	Angelkiller 404 angelkiller404@**********.com
Subject:	Munchkin overkill
Date:	Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:42:04 -0400

>In theory, yes. However, after a conversation I've had with Mike M.
on the
>topic of "new appendiges" (meaning, having more appendiges than we as
>(meta)human beings have at the moment...two arms, two legs), at the
moment in
>SR, no. There needs to be an additiona breakthrough of some sort.
However,
>"IF" it could be done, the possibilities are extreme, yes.


>Ew...to be honest Barbie, though at one time I had a player with a
character
>that actually did this, I'm not sure what it would be. In all
honesty, I
>would *still* use the essence loss for the extra pair of limbs and
the
>cybertorso modifier would be a requirement purely for the purposes of
such a
>drastic measure of alteration to the overall biomechanics.
>
>Usage of the "secondary limbs" would be at a +2 IMO for ALL actions
with
>those limbs, unless they were being used for something akin to
"bracing" or
>"gripping" onto larger objects (such as perhaps two arms holding a
gun for
>recoil purposes for instance).
>
>Oh, and BTW, for whatever reason, the developing staff apparently
does NOT
>agree with what seems to be a large number of people that "MBW" is an
implant
>akin to "drone interfacing", so you are going to want to consider
perhaps
>another approach here.


Whoa, whoa, whoa!!! Extra limbs?! Yipes, wouldn't that screw around
with the body's natural balance? Can the human brain even comprehend
having four arms? Wait, don't answer that.

Extra limbs...creepy concept. Cool, but whatever Barbie had in mind,
I don't want to run against it...

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