[JackVII]

In reference to mana illusion spells cast on the astral plane, the book contains the following:

Though mana-based illusions can be created on the astral plane, their magical auras give them away as illusions to anyone who makes
a successful Assensing Test—illusions can’t fool Assensing and cannot be used to disguise or create auras.

Q1: Is there a threshold for the Assensing Test? If so, what it is? Two net hits would normally be required to determine that a spell was of the illusion category.
Q2: Is this reactive or does the target need to take a Simple Action to assense?

[Namikaze]

I read that to mean a simple success, that is only 1 hit necessary.  As to whether or not it's reactive, that might depend on the situation.  Worst case, it's just like astral perception - all auras and such are visible immediately, but you need to take an Assensing action to get information.

[tasti man LH]

Can someone remind me again where the recoil penalties are listed?

[Insaniac99]

Can someone remind me again where the recoil penalties are listed?

page 175

[Minimax le Rouge]

When using a Detox spell :

Detox relieves the side effects of a drug or poison.
The Force of the spell must equal or exceed the toxin’s base DV.

I get it for Toxins, if they have a DV.
but with drugs, or toxins without DV, how does it work please?

[Namikaze]

I don't have anywhere to quote, but I think I saw this question asked somewhere else and the answer was that instead of DV, you'd use the Addiction Rating.

[Minimax le Rouge]

seams a balanced idea. TY.

[martinchaen]

Assume a non-wireless device A is attached through a wire (Direct Connection as per page 232 of SR5) to a wireless device B.
Q: Can device A be accessed through hacking/accessing device B?

Q: Can a data tap be attached to the wire be accessed wirelessly for the purposes of hacking the device(s) on either end of the wire?

Question spawned from this thread:
http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=14978.0

[Namikaze]

Assume a non-wireless device A is attached through a wire (Direct Connection as per page 232 of SR5) to a wireless device B.
Q: Can device A be accessed through hacking/accessing device B?

By RAW, any Marks placed on the slave (device B in this case) also carry over to the master (device A).  As to whether or not you have access, the RAW isn't clear enough on that.  However, given that the Marks transfer I would assume the answer is yes.

Q: Can a data tap be attached to the wire be accessed wirelessly for the purposes of hacking the device(s) on either end of the wire?

Yes.  The communication flowing both ways can be intercepted via the data tap.  I say this because there's nothing that says otherwise or clarifies the data flow.

[norskface]

I have the English version of the book but all the others of my group use the German version.
Now I found on the Special fire weapons, that in my book its always said they are using the range for pistols…. But in the German version they use the Pistol skill for almost all weapons.
Now I really wonder, if this is intended (but then I wonder, why it doesn't show up now in the Errata), or if it was only a translation mistake.

[Reaver]

I have the English version of the book but all the others of my group use the German version.
Now I found on the Special fire weapons, that in my book its always said they are using the range for pistols…. But in the German version they use the Pistol skill for almost all weapons.
Now I really wonder, if this is intended (but then I wonder, why it doesn't show up now in the Errata), or if it was only a translation mistake.

Who, knows. The Errata is far from finished, and it is hard to say if it is a translation error, or a correction, or an update.


Make a group ruling and move on until Run and Gun comes out.... usually combat books have combat rule updates/ corrections in them. 

[lychanking]

I can't seem to find any information about this. When you become unbonded to a focus what happens to the karma you used to bond with it?

[Reaver]

I can't seem to find any information about this. When you become unbonded to a focus what happens to the karma you used to bond with it?

It's gone. Wasted. Spent.


such is the nature of Magic.... fleeting!


Keep in mind that becoming unbound to a foci is an almost unheard of thing....

[tasti man LH]

So what's the Initiative for a remotely-controlled drone? Is it just the rigger's Matrix initiative (depending on what mode they're in)?

[Namikaze]

So what's the Initiative for a remotely-controlled drone? Is it just the rigger's Matrix initiative (depending on what mode they're in)?

Drone Initiative
Drones acting autonomously have an Initiative attribute of Pilot Rating x 2, and get 3D6 additional Initiative Dice (for a total of 4D6). When jumped in, the drone uses the VR initiative of the rigger.