Re: Matrix Gems

[Steve Ames <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>]

No creativity. Obviously you encase it in a smooth glass sphere first. Sheesh.
The body doesn't reject glass usually. You'd still have a lump somewhere
or have to sacrifice a point of health to 'make room' :)

Then again... after all that, the power of the thing will give you an
incurable bout of fast, malignant cancer that'll cause you to leak blood
from every orfice until you die. *shrug* Some would willingly pay the
price.

-Steve

On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 12:38:48PM -0500, Foo wrote:
> I would generally assume that a fist-sized, sharp-edged, pointy rock stuck
> in someone's innards would cause some issues with his
> kidneys/intestines/heart/lungs/etc.  It would really suck to bend over
> some day to pick up a quarter and puncture your diaphragm.  
> 
> On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 KyleGath@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 00-01-24 17:42:00 EST, you write:
> > 
> > << Hmmm, wait, does the documentation exist?  I don't have my book
> >  with me to check the matrix gem write-up to confirm that there was
> >  such an omission.  If it is there, then the acting GM was in error.
> >  
> >  Lyle >>
> > 
> > It said nothing about matrix gems not existing inside someone in the book.  
> > There is very little documentation, if any, about in game rulings, since most 
> > of them are just one timers.  I didn't know about that ruleing, and I am 
> > sorry about the mistake.  However, it was planned for my actor to have the 
> > gem, inside or outside of his body.
> > 
> > Writing up a summery of pertinent rulings made in the past would be usefull 
> > however, so such mistakes do not happen again.
> > 
> > Mike
> >