From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: Amerindian Ideas -- Bikes! (3/5)
Date:	Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:11:20 -0700

Paul D. Ossman wrote:

> Gear
> Indian Chief (Vehicle/Bike) -- 4 Y
> +0/+0 (A+2) to user.
> First gear card is free.
> Picture: Amerindian Troll with a full beard, cyber arms, and wearing
> goggles and smoking a stogie riding an armored 1946 Indian Chief: 74 Cu=
bic
> Inch Engine, with Black painted frame, chrome front forks, extra chrome=
all
> over and a blazing center mounted Gatling cannon (Paul and Christophe
> agree this is genius!!)
> Flavor: "You ain’t makin’ me wear a helmet."

H'm. Like all Vehicles, it should be listed as Indoor. It's
essentially a Partial Heavy Armor with no built-in trash -- well, worse,
it sits on top of other Armor -- so I'd either limit it to (A2) (which
is, by itself, very decent, since most Runners don't start off with
armor) or to be played on a Rigger or Runner with Piloting.

Also: "First Gear is free"?! I'm assuming that's the first Gear played
on the 'Chief, rather than the Runner. (Imagine Wheeler pulling out an
Indian Chief and Panther Assault Cannon for free.. *shudder*)

> Ducati - 900FE - Mustang (Vehicle/Bike) -- 5 Y
> +2/+0 to user.
> If user is an Amerindian, turn and pay 3 yen to inflict 3 pts damage to=

> target opponents safe house. Owner distributes damage.
> Picture: Amerindian Elf ganger riding with uzi blazing into a crowd of
> people – mass carnage.
> Flavor: "Engine • V-Twin; Bore x Stroke 92mm x 68mm; Displacement 904=
cc;
> 80HP @ 7000RPM – What more could you possibly want!!"

...And a bike with a built-in Drive-By. It's fitting, perhaps actually=

*too* weak as written.

> Ducati M900 - Stallion (Vehicle/Bike) -- 3 Y
> +1/+0 (A+1).
> Picture: Amerindian Female human with dreadlocks speeding through an a=
lley
> with glass exploding behind her from surrounding buildings.
> Flavor: "That’s all you got?"

Harley Scorpion: Same effect, only 2Y deployment cost.

> Center Mounted Gatling Cannon – (Gear/accessory) -- 4 yen.
> Play on any bike. +3/+0 to user.
> Picture: Harley Scorpion charging forward, cannon blazing with a grinni=
ng
> Ork, tusks bared
> Flavor: This baby will cut through a Lone Star APV.

Better than Fixed-Fire Cannons. Actually, for what's generally going to
be a higher cost, I'd say go ahead an open it up to all Vehicles. =

Except that - just as most people don't use Ammo for Guns - I don't
expect most people to use Accessories for their Vehicles.


- Matt

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