Optional Rules for BioWare and Magic

Type            Compatibility   Mag. Loss         

Cultured        100%              10%              
Clonal          100%              20%              
Base Type O     90%               30%              
Type G          75%               45%              
Second Hand     3d6 x 5%          See Below           

Forced Growth bioware has its magic loss determined in the following manner:

        Subtract the compatibility of the 
        grown part from 100% and then add 
        25%.  Multiply the body cost by this
        percentage to determine the magic 
        loss.   

        Subtract the combatibility rating 
        from 100%, add 35%.  Multiply the 
        body cost by this number to 
        determine the magic lost (yes, this 
        number can exceed the original 
        body cost).

Merlin wants to get an Adrenal Pump (level 2) installed. He checks his wallet and determines he has enough Nuyen to get a cloned unit. The total body cost will be 2.50, and his magic cost will be .50 (2.50 x 20%). He also has to shell 200,000 nuyen out to some street doc.

Example B:

Merlin has come into a second hand Suprathyroid Gland (I don't think you want to know how). He finds a street doc to install it. The GM rolls a 5 for compatibility (25%) compatible. Thus, the total magic cost will be 1.54 (1.4 x 110%).

Do not forget that rolls must be made when the surgery is performed to determine if there is any additional essence loss. Also remember that the total magic loss for both cyberware and bioware by result from adding both together.