From:	David Chart [hist@dchart.demon.co.uk]
Sent:	Friday, July 06, 2001 12:28 AM
To:	blue_planet@lists.ient.com
Subject:	Re: [BLUE PLANET] - Re: Cetacean Diving

--On 5/7/01 20:33 +0000 R. Alexander Andersen wrote:

> Most aquatic mammals have the retia..

True.

> Its basically an adaptation to the ocean life..

Unlikely, since cows, pigs, and virtually all non-human mammals have it as 
well. One of the discoveries made when doctors started dissecting humans on 
a regular basis was that we don't have one.

Unless, that is, there are two net-like structures of blood vessels called 
the rete mirabile, which is far from impossible. The one that everyone but 
us has runs across the base of the brain (and was believed essential to 
thought, which made it a bit of a blow when it was discovered that we 
didn't have one).

David Chart
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From:	Eric Franklin [game.thyme@verizon.net]
Sent:	Saturday, July 07, 2001 11:55 PM
To:	Christopher Allen; Shannon Hoff; Paul Thompson; Togashi Atsuko; Brian
Cc:	blue_planet@lists.ient.com
Subject:	[BLUE PLANET] - Starting Equipment

Here's how I'm gonna work starting equipment:

1)  Assemble a wish list.
2)  All equipment has 2 ratings -- legality and scarcity.

Legality has 3 levels:
Legal
Restricted
Proscribed

Availablity goes:
Very Common
Common
Uncommon
Scarce
Rare
Unavailable

To get Legal / Common equipment, ask.  If it's reasonable, I'll probably
give it to you.  Depending on cost.

Otherwise, you'll need to make an appropriate culture + presence check --
Knowing you guys, it'll most likely be Military or Street Culture for these.

The roll will be modified as follows:

Legal = +3
Restricted = -3
Proscribed = -5

Very Common = +3
Common = No Mod
Uncommon = -1
Scarce = -3
Rare = -5
Unavailable:  NOT AVAILABLE

That means that a Rare / Proscribed item is at -10.

I may also apply penalties to particularly expensive items (or bonuses to
less expensive items).

NOW -- Because such things do occasionally come through, -IF- you roll a '1'
and that's not enough to get the item, I'll allow you to roll again with a
+5. (If the second roll is also a '1', you may roll again with an additional
+5)

Everyone starts with:
1 Handgun or Longarm of their choice
1 Body Comp

The party will start with:
1 Vehicle (If you want to pick one, that's fine ... but I have Veto Power)

Eric

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