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  Thoth
  January 7th, 2011 on 10:54 am

  For some questions…

  (1) Prices in newyen? Are they different than similar items in the books? I am mostly sure hot and coldwires are not in any of them.

  -Considering that getting it involves delicate brain surgery, Neuralware is astonishingly cheap. Apparently getting someone to interface a computer with your brain costs about the same as getting your ears bobbed, and less than a fingertip compartment, a pocket secretary, or an electric scooter.

  Actlink: 5000 NY.

  Coldwire: Neural Level (one to three) x 2000 NY

  Direct Neural Interface: 500 NY (Listed in the sourcebooks, but not at all the same thing or the same price. This version is basically a component of a standard datajack; the one in the books is a pointless add-on to various pieces of equipment; if you want a data-translator get a central microprocessor for it).

  Hotwire: Neural Level (one to three) x 1000 NY

  Knowsoft Link: 1000 NY (From the basic book).

  Skillwires: In first and second edition the cost was R1-3 x10 KNY, R4-6 x 100 KNY, and R7+ x 1 MNY. The rules were drastically revised – essentially making high-end wires unavailable and low-end ones much cheaper – in third edition. I'm using the older structures, since they’re simpler and scale better. I'm also using the Availability = 2x Rating rule, so if you want to start with Skillwires above R3 you'll need to take an appropriate advantage. Since we’re starting in the mid-2050's, Mark-60 skillwires are not available at all, but the prices on Mark-40 systems are currently down about 25% and their availability rating is reduced by 2.

  Transducer: Rating x 2000 NY (Rating-1 Transducers are found in the sourcebooks, but these are drastically revised).

  (2) Spells on plants: do normal spells work on plants? (heal, nutrition, Increase attribute for ones they have…)

  -Normal spells do, indeed, work on plants just fine. As of yet, no one has publicly reported an experiments with using boosting spells to give them attributes they don’t normally have. Most people who want to do that use transformation spells instead.