[HOE] Ike and the Nuke

[PEGShane@aol.com]

Hi everyone--I'm copying a recent private email for your edification on why 
Ike didn't use the nuke he might've recovered in the "Air Force One" 
adventure.

Hi Dan,

The shield blanks out *all* supernatural devices, whether they're linked to 
the HG or not.

As for the nuke, we just didn't think Ike would use it too close to Junkyard, 
and the Combine forces were spread out enough on the march to hit them from 
the air (they only gathered once they got near JY, though that's not 
specifically mentioned in the book). He's hesitant to use it on Denver too 
since he knows Denver has a shield that protected it once already--and would 
probably do so again.

So if he has it--he's sitting on it for now. Using a nuke in HOE is a big 
taboo for the good guys.

As for the Ghost in the Weird West, he's back in action and doing just fine. 
He didn't make it to HOE that we know of at this point.

Shane

-----Original Message-----
From: Ranger256@aol.com [mailto:Ranger256@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:29 PM
To: shanehensley@peginc.com
Subject: Unity: Awsome book & Thank you.


Hi,

First of all, I just read about the CD-Rom going to the original Litho buyers 
and wanted to say you guys (and girls) are AWSOME.  Most other RPG companies 
would forget about their loyal customers, but not you guys!  Thanks.

The Unity is a great book and I can't wait to run it with my friends.  I have 
a pseudo-question about a situation in your book, however.

My question concerns the battle of Junkyard when Ike turns on the gizmo that 
temporarily severs the link to the hunting grounds.  Anyone with arcane 
abilities are suddenly unable to use them, but JUNKER DEVICES should still 
work, right?

Tech Spirits, unlike Manitous and Nature Spirits, do not exist simultaneously 
in both the 'real world' and the hunting grounds.  When they inhabit a piece 
of equipment, they already sever their link with the Net.  Granted, a Junker 
would be unable to craft a device during that half hour, but as long as a 
device doesn't rely on a ghost-rock based power source (which Ike should have 
planned for when readying the defences), it should still work perfectly.

Junkyard, being the haven for Junkers as it is, would rely heavily on Junker 
Tech.  The Combine, on the other hand, is overly dependant on manitou-powered 
cyborgs and ghost-rock powered weaponry.  I'm going to make the Battle at 
Junkyard a slaughter and allow my party to destroy as much as they want.  
This will give the players a HUGE head right before I hand their asses to 
them later in the story. ;) (My manitou approves...)

By the way, I thought that in The Unity you you were going to use the nuke 
that was recovered from Air Force One to wipe out the Combine when they 
retreated to Denver.  Was that Ike's plan before Raven and the Reckoners 
showed up or do you have something even bigger in store for using that item?  
If not, I would like to add that as a further plot complication to my story.

I know you guys are great with your "you're the marshal, make the game yours" 
attitude about your products.  I was just wondering if that situation is what 
you had in mind.

One final thing and then I'll go away.  What was the results of the vote on 
the fate of The Ghost?  I'd like to think that he's one of those guys who 
made it HOE (or even LC) since Teller, Lynch and now Ballard are goners.  Are 
we ever gonna see him again?

Thanks,
Don Davenport
Ranger256@aol.com