Re: [HOE] cyborgs and harrowed

["GeoffGart" <GeoffGart@email.msn.com>]

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From: Dr. Nukem <dr_nukem@hotmail.com>
To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 1:20 PM

> Now here's a new question.  How many body locations do cyborgs have?  The
> book says something like 4 interanal for the head, 7 for the torso, and 4
> for each appendage.  However, the cyborg sheet lists like 8 for each
> location!!  So, which is it?  How many locations are there (both internal
> and external) per location?
>

The chart on page 83 is a little off.  But not by as much as you seem to
think.  The appendages match up correctly, there are 6 mounts on each
appendage, or 8 if the cyborg has an arm or leg fully replaced.  The head
has the same numbers, but the chart on page 83 reflects the fact that the
can's head already has two mounts used by the AI and Spirit Fetter.  The
only mistake seems to be on the torso, which should read 8 mounts for a
natural torso and 10 for a replacement.  Maybe they were trying to factor in
a SRU into the torso, but since and SRU takes up 2 mounts, the remaining
space would come to 6/8, not 7/9 as it is printed.  Which brings me to
another question, does a cyborg get a free SRU at character creation?  I
felt that the book implied this, but I can't find it ever being explicitly
said.  And the SRU's absence from the cyborg sheet makes me wonder whether
it is a freebee like the AI and Spirit Fetter, or if it must be bought
separately.

Geoff