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Message no. 1
From: cmpetro@*********.com cmpetro@*********.com
Subject: Armour penet. Clarification (Spolier)
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 07:55:47 -0500
For those not wanting to know about bugs.

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Ronnie Writes:
>First off, I'm the gm! So you are not spoiling anything.
>Second: It's the Chinese Adept in the group (doesn't everybody have
>one?) and his Katana vs bugs. When we played the first bug city
>adventure last week I only used half of the armour value of the true
>form beetle they were fighting. I don't know if this is correct. I
>can't seem to find such a rule in the S3 book... But a Katana must be
>better at cutting thing than for example a club.

If it's a Weapon focus then I believe you use the normal armor value and
damage. If not a weapon focus double the armor or use willpower to attack.

According to cannon, a katana and a club are treated the same. Of course
the katana being STR + 3 it should be more effective.

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