| From: | Sommers sommers@*****.edu |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Essence (was Re: Cyberware and Cosmetic Surgery) |
| Date: | Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:34:35 -0400 |
>On 21 Sep 99, at 15:40, dghost@****.com wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:14:41 +0200 "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
writes:
> > <SNIP>
> > > Mike Mulvihill talked about this at the Shadowrun seminars at GenCon.
> > > Basically, for Man & Machine they had to find a definition of Essence,
> > and
> > > from what I remember (it's been about 1 1/2 months) they settled on
> > that
> > > Essence loss is convincing yourself that the metal is actually part of
> > > you. Or something like that, anyway.
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > I hope you're wrong!!! What an argument for variable Essence .... ("but
> > my character is more comfortable with the cyberware" or "my character
> > doesn't realize the metal is there")
>
>I think you miss something here. The character loses essence. Persiod.
>So the "but my character is more comfortable with the cyberware"
>approach doesn't work. The essence-loss is a role-playing mechanic
>then. You *have* to deal with it, because, well, the rules say so. This
>stops the muchies from getting away with completly normal 0.05
>essence char. You see, the rules should not adapt to a munchy
>character concept. ;)
It's not the character that decides how comfortable with the cyberwear, its
the body. My body can convince itself that I only need one kidney to live
on. I don't deal with certain situations as I used to, but the process
still works. If I get a donated kidney that isn't mine, it should work as
long as drugs are used to convince my body to keep it. In both cases a
positive mental attitude will help me somewhat.
Under no circumstances can I convince my body that I don't need a heart to
live. It is something that is required by the body. In the same way, there
is not going to be a way for a character to convince himself that he can
take more cyber into him. The body can only be convinced so much before it
decides its not around anymore and shuts down.
Sommers
Insert witty quote here.
