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Message no. 1
From: JOHANNA BURWELL-KALES <burwell@******.EDU>
Subject: Re: Gun ideas...
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 23:50:41 -0700
Hey you want a weapon that would take down a cybered character,
develop a flamethrower or chainsaw. I think it is plausable that their
clothing and skin would catch on fire as well as their hair. What about
the MGL's from Fields of fire, those can be pretty deadly.
Hey why not just give a character a backpack portable Recoiless rifle.
Watch him tear through your tanks and NPC's. personaly the flamethrower
would be my favorite, but i could never decide on stats. let me know if
someone comes up with them and for a chainsaw, dikoted of course.
later, and remember if you'r going to go, go with a grenade down
your pants. One of my players did two nights ago.:)
Message no. 2
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Gun ideas...
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 09:03:11 -0500
Actually, I think dikoted hedge trimmers would be fun. =-)
Gian-Paolo Musumeci, solstice@****.edu
"I would rather face my dreams and die honorably..."
Message no. 3
From: Ivy Ryan <ivyryan@***.EFN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Gun ideas...
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 09:51:06 -0700
How to take down almost anyone with a handgun.

Get a Ruger Warhawk <10M>, or one of the new Ruger Lone Stars <12S> (I
don't let any character have one, but...)

Smartlink II the piece.

Specialize in the piece.

Make sure you have Wired Reflexes 3 and Optical Magnification 3

Spend one Simple Action aiming at the head.

Pull the trigger.

Put as many Combat Pool dice as possible behind the shot.

Use as many Karma dice as possible and as many rerolls as possible.

The usual result, using the Standard Street Samurai (Combat Pool = 7,
Firearms 3 / Handguns 5 / Ruger Warhawk 7) and 1 Karma reroll against a
Target Number of 3 for the head shot (Called Shot = +4 minus 2 for the
Smartlink II and the Optical Mag 3 makes all range TN a 2, Simple Action
spent aiming drops the TN 1 more) gives an average of 12 successes.

Target takes a 10D+5 to the head. That should take out any "normal"
problem without fail.

Ivy

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