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Message no. 1
From: Dennis Steinmeijer dv8@********.nl
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:08:37 +0100
Hail Runners,

Can someone tell me the specifics of a Monoblade? Much appreciated..

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Message no. 2
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:28:52 +0100
According to Dennis Steinmeijer, at 19:08 on 23 Feb 00, the word on the
street was...

> Can someone tell me the specifics of a Monoblade? Much appreciated..

The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the Ares
Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a "monomolecular
line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that, your
guess is as good as mine...

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Message no. 3
From: Dennis Steinmeijer dv8@********.nl
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:32:56 +0100
From: Gurth <gurth@******.nl>
> According to Dennis Steinmeijer, at 19:08 on 23 Feb 00, the word on the
> street was...
>
> > Can someone tell me the specifics of a Monoblade? Much appreciated..
>
> The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the Ares
> Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a "monomolecular
> line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that, your
> guess is as good as mine...

What I would like to know is; does it have the same affect on Impact armor
as a monofilament whip (divide the Impact Armor by 2) and can it be Dikoted?

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Message no. 4
From: Guru gburus@***.univ.szczecin.pl
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:36:42 +0100 (MET)
On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Dennis Steinmeijer wrote:

> : From: Gurth <gurth@******.nl>
> : > According to Dennis Steinmeijer, at 19:08 on 23 Feb 00, the word on the
> : > street was...
> : >
> : > > Can someone tell me the specifics of a Monoblade? Much appreciated..
> : >
> : > The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the Ares
> : > Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a "monomolecular
> : > line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that, your
> : > guess is as good as mine...
> :
> : What I would like to know is; does it have the same affect on Impact armor
> : as a monofilament whip (divide the Impact Armor by 2) and can it be Dikoted?
I would say no. Mainly because it is not truly monomolecular edge and
second, rules don't specifically say it divides Armor by 2.

> : "Abashed the Devil stood,...and felt how awful Goodness is,..."
> : - John Milton, Paradise Lost

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Message no. 5
From: Mockingbird mockingbird@*********.com
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:14:13 -0600
----- Original Message -----
From: Gurth <gurth@******.nl>

> According to Dennis Steinmeijer, at 19:08 on 23 Feb 00, the word on
the
> street was...
>
> > Can someone tell me the specifics of a Monoblade? Much
appreciated..
>
> The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the
Ares
> Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a
"monomolecular
> line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that,
your
> guess is as good as mine...
>

I'm at work so can't verify, but doesn't the catalouge say
"monofilament line". I remeber the Shadowtalk on this product:

"My shoe lace is monofilament too, doesn't mean I can lop heads off
with it."

One of my favorite Shadowtalk quotes.

Mockingbird
Message no. 6
From: Jonathan thegreatkraken@**********.net
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:03:24 -0000
Hello

My image of a monoblade (formed by reading the description of it in
the Street Sam. Catalogue and also GURPS Ultra-Tech) Is that it's a
super-sharp sword with a monofilament cord (basically a monowhip)
attached to the sharp edge. IIRC the rules in the Street Sam.
Catalogue specifically banned Dikote. Even if they didn't common
sense suggests to me that adding more layers would mean that the edge
was no longer thin enough to count as monofiliament

Just my views on the matter
Jonathan
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Paranoia is a state of heightened awareness.
Most people are persecuted beyond their
wildest delusions.
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Message no. 7
From: Sebastian Wiers m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:55:45 -0600
:> > Can someone tell me the specifics of a Monoblade? Much appreciated..
:>
:> The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the Ares
:> Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a "monomolecular
:> line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that, your
:> guess is as good as mine...
:
:What I would like to know is; does it have the same affect on Impact armor
:as a monofilament whip (divide the Impact Armor by 2) and can it be
Dikoted?


I've never seen any implication that it was any different form a Katana
as far as armor goes. Since its just a nice sharp sword, I don't see why
you could not Dicote it- unless Dikote would destroy the bonded mono-line.
Which seems unlikely; unless its bonded to the edge with glue, there was
likely some heat involved in that process.

Mongoose
Message no. 8
From: Simon Fuller sfuller@******.com.au
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:19:43 +1100
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Steinmeijer <dv8@********.nl>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2000 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: Monoblades


>From: Gurth <gurth@******.nl>
>> According to Dennis Steinmeijer, at 19:08 on 23 Feb 00, the word on the
>> street was...
>>
>> > Can someone tell me the specifics of a Monoblade? Much appreciated..
>>
>> The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the Ares
>> Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a "monomolecular
>> line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that, your
>> guess is as good as mine...
>
>What I would like to know is; does it have the same affect on Impact armor
>as a monofilament whip (divide the Impact Armor by 2) and can it be
Dikoted?
>
The monfilament line is not as thin as a monowhip on a sword so it doesn't
have the same bonuses. This is probably because if it were too thin it would
just cut through the bonding after a couple of uses. And by Dikoting, you
are adding a layer onto the surface, meaning that the line is slightly
thicker again, and so blunter. Not to mention what heat stress would do to
the line.
I'm not sure of the power of the monowhip in the 3rd edition, but I for one
would like to see it made much more deadly (and dangerous) to use, to bring
it back up to the reputation it had in the 1st edition when everything else
tended to be weaker than it is today.
Message no. 9
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 11:59:35 +0100
According to Dennis Steinmeijer, at 10:32 on 24 Feb 00, the word on the
street was...

> > The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the Ares
> > Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a "monomolecular
> > line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that, your
> > guess is as good as mine...
>
> What I would like to know is; does it have the same affect on Impact armor
> as a monofilament whip (divide the Impact Armor by 2) and can it be Dikoted?

It doesn't say, the only difference is that the damage code is (Str+3)M
instead of the (Str+2)M of a normal sword, so I think that's the only
effect of the monowire cutting edge. As for dikoting, IMHO it can be done,
but it'll destroy the monowire and you'll end up with a normal dikoted
sword -- i.e. reduce the Power Level by 1, and then apply the dikote
effects.

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Message no. 10
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: Monoblades
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 11:59:35 +0100
According to Mockingbird, at 8:14 on 24 Feb 00, the word on the street
was...

> > The only weapon for which it sort of says what this means, is the Ares
> > Monofilament Sword in the SSC, where it's mentioned that a "monomolecular
> > line" is bonded to the cutting edge of the sword. Apart from that, your
> > guess is as good as mine...
>
> I'm at work so can't verify, but doesn't the catalouge say
> "monofilament line".

It does say monofilament, my mistake.

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Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Because there are no stories about romance, no fairy-tale endings. Before
you run out and change the world, ask yourself, what do you really want?
-> NAGEE Editor * ShadowRN GridSec * Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
->The Plastic Warriors Page: http://shadowrun.html.com/plasticwarriors/<-

GC3.1: GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+(++)@ UL P L+ E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+
PE Y PGP- t(+) 5++ X++ R+++>$ tv+(++) b++@ DI? D+ G(++) e h! !r(---) y?
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