 MHVV Therapy, Does it exist? |
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 Sep 7 2007, 03:40 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709  |
Hi,
someone in another forum mentioned that there's a therapy for HMHVV, perhaps mentioned in one of the SR3 SOTA Books. Can anyone confirm that and tell me, in which chapter I have to search? |
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Sep 7 2007, 03:45 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
HMHVV perhaps?
I'm not familiar with a therapy or treatment for the disease. It may be possible as the life cycle from infection to full ghoul status is about 30 days. During that time, those with access to medical facilities could probably receive genetherapy and similar treatment to purify his bloodstream and tissue. |
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Sep 7 2007, 03:49 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
Oh, yes, sorry, missed an H there :-) And no, I'm talking about a therapy AFTER the transformation...
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Sep 7 2007, 03:52 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
There's a shadowtalk mention of a therapy that might use HMHVV in Augmentation p. 84. However, I don't think that's what you're looking for.
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Sep 7 2007, 03:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
Jup, that's not it. Not even close, sorry :-)
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Sep 7 2007, 04:09 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Genetech is in 2063, first chapter. The only mention of HMHVV I found just now skimming it was that Zeta-inferon cannot be made to provide immunities to magical virii, such as HMHVV.
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Sep 7 2007, 04:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
I didn't find any other mention of it in the gentech chapter, too. As this would be something really great, it would surely be mentioned. So i personally think, that there isn't any therapy - it was just a very daring conclusion by a player.
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Sep 7 2007, 04:36 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
Recommended reading would be the Shadowrun Companion which has a full work up on ghouls as PCs, M&M the genetech chapter, and equivalent items from SR2 which I don't remember the names of at the moment. |
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Sep 7 2007, 04:44 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
According to the 3rd edition Shadowrun Companion, there is treatment for early stage Krieger infection that will keep you from transforming. Which means that by definition there is a live-virus vaccine for Ghoul transformation.
There's fuck all you can do about real vampire transformation. Even if you caught it at the beginning of the process, you'd still have zero Essence and die. -Frank |
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Sep 21 2007, 05:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 13-August 07 Member No.: 12,615 |
Irian: Check out the "DNA/DOA" adventure book. I don't have it anymore, but as I recall, Aztechnology had developed some biotech treatment which could rewrite DNA; Alamos 20,000 was hoping to steal it and infect metahumans with it, to turn them human again. Whether or not it worked, I don't remember.
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Sep 21 2007, 06:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
Oh, it worked, but just on a very specialized basis :-) It transformed metahumans into monsters and was (iirc) able to prevent the mutations... But unfortunatly, it has nothing to do with the (magical) HMHVV disease...
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Sep 21 2007, 06:45 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Yes, it's called a bullet, and when used in appropriate doses, it has been proven to be very effective at reducing vampire and ghoul-related symptoms. Aside from that, you can stop Krieger strain BEFORE it has run its course (giving you about a month) and that's relatively cheap compared to genetech and the like. Afterwards though, or if you're hit by the vampire version, you're basically up the creek. |
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Sep 21 2007, 07:02 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
For vampires you mean weapon foci. Bullets only get a 33% chance of doing permanent damage on deadly wounds.
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Sep 21 2007, 08:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 5-December 05 From: Crying in the wilderness Member No.: 8,047 |
Dikoted katanna's are quite good too with a called shot decapitation.
For persoanl amusement the nova and laser spell are great. Burn to a crisp, regen, burn to a crisp, regen, roast, regen, grill, regen... hours of fun. |
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Sep 21 2007, 08:47 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 7-August 07 Member No.: 12,548 |
or, using said dikoted katana, just chop 'em in half. Seemed to do the trick last time...
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Sep 21 2007, 09:12 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Like I said, sufficient quantity. |
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