Re: [HOE] Cyborg -- torso replacement...

[Shad Bolling <galahad_21@excite.com>]

This is an old post, but I thought it was relevant to the discussion on
whether or not harrowed needed their lungs.

Shad

----- Original Message -----
>  From: PEGHopler@aol.com
>  Message-ID: <e1.7d8c967.26b85616@aol.com>
>  Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:34:30 EDT
>  Subject: Re: [HOE] Cyborg -- torso replacement...
>  To: hoe@gamerz.net
>  
>  In a message dated 7/20/00 10:16:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>  dr_nukem@hotmail.com writes:
>  
>  << If a cyborg takes the torso replacement (spirit loss 3), do they still

>  take 
>   spirit loss for things like the SRU, Nimbleness booster, and other torso
SL 
>   devices?
>   
>   I say no.  The reason behind this is the borg looses everything in the
torso 
>   already (says so in the book...guts, lungs, all that is yanked out) so
what 
>   more is there to loose?  After all, isn't that what spirit loss is 
>   reflecting, natural parts being replaced by mechanical ones?
>   
>   Having replacements remove the SL of borg parts to that particular area 
>   would also answer the questions of how something could be completely 
>   cybernetic and still have a d6 or maby a d8 in spirit.  It makes sense
to 
>   me.
>   
>   Comments, thoughts? >>
>  
>  
>  I agree with this completely and it should have been stated in the
Cyborgs 
>  book. The same goes for cyber arms and legs (but not skull since the eyes
and 
>  brain are still in the way). This means that a deader with a 4d12 Spirit
who 
>  opted for a full body replacement would lose 13 dice and end up at 3d6,
but 
>  he could implant stuff throughout his body (except head0 without worrying

>  about further Spirit loss.
>  
>  John Hopler
>  Pinnacle



Shad Bolling
galahad_21@excite.com
Blacksburg, VA 24060





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