From: WYNNE.C@fs.sciences.WLU.EDU (Colin J. Wynne)
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Subject: Re: newbie GM
Date: 27 Jul 92 18:29:49 GMT
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mly@sei.cmu.edu (Michael Yacht) writes:

> A player from the Cyberpapacy has an ORD cyberhorse.  Will this
> horse work outside of the cyberpapacy?  If so, what are its
> restrictions?

Here's the recap on the Ord debate.

As long as the CyberHorse is in a zone that has mixed or no
CyberPapacy, it can disconnect/transform.

If it is not in an alien Pure Zone, it may create a contradiction.

The mechanics:

At the beginning of every scene in which the horse might disconnect
(i.e., zones as listed above), roll a contradiction check for overall
equipment (like armour -- things that are used passively or
constantly).  If it has CyberWeapons, the disco check is the attack
roll.

If it disconnects, it must conform to the local axioms.  If the horse
can survive without CyberWare, meaning, none of its limbs or vital
organs have been replaced, it will still act like a horse.  If it has
interdermal plate, it suffers its armour adds as a DEX and STR
penalty.  If the Tech axiom is 13 or more, however, the adds still
count as armour.

In the Rulebook, there is an Ord Transform table.  Next to each
duration is listed a difficulty number.  You should check for
transforms while in a foreign reality.  For example, if the horse
finds itself in an Ayslish pure zone, the one second DN is (I
believe) 105.  If you roll a 105 or greater on the die, the horse
transforms immediately upon entering, and may physically transform as
well.  After a minute, use the DN for the one minute entry.  If it is
a dominant zone, use that column.

The big problem is that WEG has never stated how Ords reconnect.

My opinion is that Ords should be allowed an unskilled reconnection
check one time increment less often than p-rateds.  For example, if
the horse disconnects during rounds, it gets a reco check once per
scene, using base spirit, with a -3 or -5 DN penalty (an unskilled
use penalty).  However, I would also limit Ords to reconnection only
in their own reality.  The horse would have to be in a CP mixed, dom,
or pure zone to try to reconnect.

Basically, treat the horse the same as a p-rated, except he cannot
create reality bubbles and, hence, cannot create contradictions in a
pure zone, and he may transform at any time as per the table.

Once the horse transforms, it may no longer create contradictions,
until it is sparked and refilled.  It would be easier to put the
beast down and find a new one.  Try a Nile p-rated horse with Weird
Science CyberWare.

You will have to decide how the ord horse can reconnect.  Kansas Jim,
Terence Wynne, and several others can provide suggestions on that.

CJW

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