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Message no. 1
From: Shadowdancer <BRIDDLE@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: Dead Bodies...
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 13:46:20 EST
Something interesting I need to ask about. FASA tends to be a bit
squeemish when refering to dead bodies, so here it goes.

What is the Balistic/Impact of a human or animal body? Dead or
alive? In a recent run(still not finished), a bad guy decided it would
be fun to drop a grenade down a stairwell where the runners were.
The troll in the group grabbed some sec guards he had just slagged
and covered himself with them. Later, the same troll took another
dead body to use as a shield against a concealed gunman. I sort of
winged it, but this turn of events threw me for a loop. Can any one
help??????



Many people run the shadows, praying that whatever gods they worship will smile upon them.
I waltz through shadows with my gods, and I lead!

-SHADOWDANCER-
Message no. 2
From: Jan-bart van Beek <flake@***.DDS.NL>
Subject: Re: dead bodies
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 20:56:23 +0100
Handle dead bodies as if they were barriers, that wouldn't be completly
unsuitable in my opinion.

thus, add body score to armor of the stiff and use this as a barrier.

Hiding behind a dead troll, say body of 8, with a body armor of 5/3, the
regular armor jacket, would constitute a barrier with a rating of 13 in
the case of bullets. Or 11 if someone would throw one of those nasties
like grenades on ya.
This may seem abit high, but a body has quit a high capability of
trapping shrapnel in it. Why do you think there are so many vets with
frag grenade shrapnel in their legs ? Anyway if you think it's too darn
high just half the body rating.


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