Re: [HoE] A Syker Question...

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

>Question 1:
>Fortitude says, "A syker can continue to use powers up to double his normal
>Strain. When a syker uses Strain beyond that (he goes negative), he must
>make a simultaneous Vigor check with each blastin' roll. The TN is equal to
>5 plus the amount of Strain he's taken over his normal limit. If he makes
>the roll, nothing happens. If the roll is failed, the poor schmuck has to
>roll and the new Brainburn Table."
>            -Brainburners - p.39
>
>Does this mean that a Base Strain of 10 would go to 20, and if I pushed to
>21 I'd make a Vigor roll at TN 16 (since my original Strain was 10) or at TN
>6 (new Strain of 20). I guess my question is what is "his normal limit."
>
>Another way of interpreting this I guess would be to say that when you hit
>11 Strain, make the Vigor roll at 6. 12 Strain roll at 7, up to a max of 20
>Strain and a Vigor check at TN 15... I don't think that's right though.

Here's what I've got in the accumulated rulings.

Edges: Fortitude
Q)	Okay I realize that this question might have been asked and answered a
long time ago but I can't find the answer that I need in any of the
material that I have.  Which is the correct interpreation of how the edge
work?
	1)A syker starts with 10 strain. He gets the foritude edge he now has 20
strain. If he exceeds the 20 strain he then starts rolling against his
vigor for potenical brainburn. 
	2)A syker starts with 10 strain. He gets the fortitude edge and he now has
a maxium strain of 20. However as soon as he exceeds his original 10 he
must start rolling vigors rolls for brainburn, and their it no way possible
to exceed the 20 strain. - sandy_addison
A)	The second option is the right one. [John Hopler, HoE listserv, 11/16/99]

>Question 2:
>Steel-Trap Mind - let's say I have this at level 3. Using the example above,
>is my Strain a 26 or a 23? Basically, which takes precedence, Fortitude's
>doubling, or STM's bonus?

26.  
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