Re: [HOE] Alright, some rule questions for anyone in the know...

[Robert Holland <robert@macauley.com>]

>> 3). The Biomechanics power in Iron Oasis lets Junkers who have it make
>> five-dose batches of Immunatrol. That's cool and all, but Biomechanics, as a
>> power, requires not only Chemical components, but Electronic, Mechanical,
>> and Structural as well. Now, it seems kinda silly to have to throw circuit
>> boards and servos into the kettle just to make a drug, so what would you say
>> the ruling is on this? A five-dose batch is only frame-size 2, which is 16
>> slots. 10% Chemical components would be about 2 Components per five-dose
>> batch. Is that legit, or should it be something different?
>
>I haven't looked at this closely, but you can think of it like this: The
>eletronic, mechanical, and structural are used to make the apparatus that
>creates the immunatrol. Making a batch burns out the apparatus (it gets
>gummed up, or whatever) and you have to make another apparatus before you
>create another batch.

Yah, but a junker shouldn't have to build a machine to make the drug, any more
than he has to build a bullet press to make ammo, or a machine shop to build a
car. The whole thing of being a junker is you just slap some stuff together, do
some hocus-pocus over it, and bam, it works. I'd say just use 20% chemical for
Immunitol (4 components for five doses) and leave it at that.

--Robert Holland