Re: [HoE] Another Cyborg ?

["Mark Metzner" <manitou_joe@hotmail.com>]

Steve Crow wrote:

We were creating a Cyborg/Harrowed character, a Veteran of the _Weird_ West, 
and noted that the eye and limb loss results on that tables (from The Wasted 
West) specify that bionics can _not_ be used to replace the lost organ.

Ummm, why not?  We understand that if a healing roll is failed (as per the 
listings under Touch of the Doomsayer, Lay on Hands, et. al), the wound is 
permanent.  But if, say, your arm has literally been blown off or vaporized, 
what is it that prohibits you from attaching a cyborg/bionic limb?  We 
didn't totally follow the reasoning here...

>>Well, I'm not John Hopler, but bear with me.  The upside of having a 
>>Veteran of the Wierd West is the extra points you get to make your 
>>character tougher and wiser to the evils in the West.

The downside is that some of those evils left their mark on the character.  
And that's through extra problems for the character.  If that includes 
missing limbs, then it wouldn't make much sense to allow the Harrowed 
Veteran to have missing limbs for his downside and then just stick bionics 
on them.  It would remove the disadvantage of getting Veteran in the first 
place.

So, THAT's why you can't.  The specifics as to why the bionics wouldn't work 
there, make something up.  The Agency scientists aren't Lego maniacs, they 
can't just stick a bionic arm on a deader and have it work.  It involves 
many implants and surgeries and so forth.  So, perhaps there isn't a strong 
enough foundation to allow a proper fitting.  Maybe the wound is still 
festering.  Who knows?  But a Marshal shouldn't let his player buy off a 
disadvantage before the show even begins.

Also, what about a Harrowed who, say, deliberately cuts his arm off for a 
cyborg replacement version?  Obviously, the "Arm Loss" Weird Wewst/handicap 
would have no bearing here (and I wouldn't allow it as a Marshal).  Still, 
just as a matter of background/justification, is this possible within the 
framework of the existing game rules?

>>No, that's different.  That's not due to a scrap with some evil thing from 
>>beyond the wastes.  I'd allow it under the right circumstances.

Hope this helps!

Seeya,
Mark M.


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