From:	Martin Steffens (Berlitz) v-marts@*********.com
Subject:	Essence (was Re: Cyberware and Cosmetic Surgery)
Date:	Thu, 23 Sep 1999 06:35:15 -0700

From: Paolo Marcucci [mailto:pmarcucci@******.com]

> Before start slamming the new essence rules/definition, let's
> see what FASA came up with. The explanation given by MikeM at
> Gencon was quite murky and not completely satisfying.

> I think that everything will be explained much more clearly
> in M&M :)

Well you are right in one respect in that we are acting upon
rumours, but this list also has a bunch of people who talk to
and/or work with FASA on the actual contents of books. If this
was a not fully worked out idea for M&M, I think it's a good
idea to offer criticism upon these murky sayings.

I haven't got the faintest clue when M&M is due, I couldn't
check up the archives; for some reason it kept disconnecting
me, so it might all be moot.

> BTW: Dowd did a great job on the game, but, on a personal
> level, I much prefer MikeM...

Both of them have their strengths and weaknesses I guess.


Martin Steffens
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