[Rooks]

Well if you on burn out path and have effective magic of less than 0 do you still benefit from the path since your maximum magic is still positive

[FST_Gemstar]

Well if you on burn out path and have effective magic of less than 0 do you still benefit from the path since your maximum magic is still positive

I think if you regain 2 Magic ratings, you lose the quality. However, you don't lost the essence/cost value of the implants you have already gotten. This is interpret-able given the "steps" of character generation.  I think it is good policy to buy up Magic Rating in chargen back up to 2 for Burnouts as it allows them to start the game with all of the benefits of being a burnout AND the option to take another way in the future. If not legal, buying up one magic rating at character generation and another later on is also not awful.

[Rooks]

Taking another look at this, I dont really see the point of the positive magic or adept powers, you can have meta at E magic at D still but keep magic on at 0 or negative effective magic rating and bump Resources up to like A Skills C  Attributes B and buy up augments until your Essence is at 1 or so

[FST_Gemstar]

Isn't it Magic D Meta E? The Magic rating is just bought up from 0 for 15 karma.

[Rooks]

Isn't it Magic D Meta E? The Magic rating is just bought up from 0 for 15 karma.

I think you are missing the point theres no need for a positive magic rating if you dont plan on using adept powers but there is a point of being an adept so you can take burnouts way and get what is effectively 2 levels of biocompatibility for 15 karma and take another level of bio compatibility for 5 karma then have still 20 karma left over for positive qualities

[Pap Renvela]

Isn't it Magic D Meta E? The Magic rating is just bought up from 0 for 15 karma.

I think you are missing the point theres no need for a positive magic rating if you dont plan on using adept powers but there is a point of being an adept so you can take burnouts way and get what is effectively 2 levels of biocompatibility for 15 karma and take another level of bio compatibility for 5 karma then have still 20 karma left over for positive qualities

You don't need to start with positive MR, true...but as long as you have a Maximum Magic of 1 or Greater you can get power points in the future even if you choose to leave the MR at 0 during chargen. In the case of this character, I chose to buy up the MR during chargen as I'd initiate as soon as possible and raise the MR to 3 (to increase Improved Reflexes) while using nuyen to improve the cyberlimbs.