Re: [DL] Mad Scientists [JOHN]

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

>That wasn't quite what I was asking.  I ment reseach time.  I know about how
>long it takes to hack out a blueprint.  The research time is kinda fluked in
>the book.  There isn't a standard listed anywhere and the only reference it
>makes to time spent researching is 1. on a botched research roll the mad
>scientist spends 8 hours in pointless study and gets nothing.  2. if you do
>not make the minimum hand rank then the scientist spends half the reserch
>time on a dead end.  What is the research time?

Use the base time chart.  The Mad Scientist gets halfway through building
the device before he realizes that his design is flawed.
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