From:	Florian Schaetz (Irian) iryan@********.de
Subject:	While we're on the topic of munchkins...
Date:	Sat, 21 Oct 2000 18:17:52 +0200

> I don't know how Phil Smith (to whom the above was directed) runs his
> games, but in general, that's not necessarily true ... The threat of
> cyberzombies can be used against players as a tangible threat. The
> players will know what ha means. However, threatening them with
snipers
> will not get the same response. Additionally, it can feel to the
players
> like you're "cheating". Threatening them with cyberzombies is nice
> because it reinforces the idea that there's always someone better than
> you. :)

The Problem is, that cyberzombies are extremly ineffective. You need
millions of nuyen before you get something, that's good. A good
combination of cyber- and bioware is much more effective than
cybermancy.

Irian