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Re: [DL] Lone Stars Question (Spoilers If You Ain't A Ranger)

At 04:40 AM 5/11/2002, Mr. Markus Finster wrote:
>Mr. McGlothlin, I have to say again what a fine book this is.

         Thanks very much, good sir!

>One thing isn't clear though, for me anyway:
>
>Have Musicians access to Ranger gear? If so, which items?
>And do they get a copy of the Ranger Bible that includes Chapter 13? Since
>they know how to use an instrument, they might as well get a copy of the
>notes, I thought.

         It is possible for a Musician to be issued Ranger Gear, but the 
"if" and "what" is something I felt had to be left up to the Marshals to 
decide on a case-by-case basis, as they know their Posses and planned 
scenarios better than I ever could. However, given how scarce they are, and 
how potentially catastrophic the loss of one might be, I can't imagine any 
AB (save for perhaps a Huckster and/or Shootist) being given one under 
*almost* any circumstances.
         Also, please keep in mind, that with the exceptions of the Badge 
and Standard-Issue "Bible", most Ranger Gear is in short supply. If a 
commanding officer has, say, a LeMat Undertaker to issue has to decide 
between giving it to one Ranger who can turn into a wolf and bring 
razor-sharp claws & teeth to a fight, and another who just has a hand with 
some skin on it, the werewolf probably loses out.
         I would imagine that when it comes time to parcel out almost all 
Gear, this is pretty much what it comes down to, and the AB folks usually 
come out on the short end. That said, if the success of a mission 
*absolutely* depended on it, I'm sure an exception might be made, at least 
temporarily.
         Ultimately, Ranger Gear is meant to allow mundane Rangers to 
battle the supernatural with some hope of success, not to make already 
paranormally powerful Rangers even more so.

Deo Vindice,
Mr. Christopher L. McGlothlin, M.Ed.

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