Message no. 1

From:	Ubiquitous <weberm@*******.net>
Subject:	RE: [SR2] Crescent axe vs. spirits
Date:	Fri, 19 Jul 1996 19:52:55 -0400 (EDT)

At 10:37 AM 7/19/96 -0700, Mike wrote:
>> From: "Ojaste,James [NCR]" <ojastej@******.sid.ncr.doe.ca>

>> > >What about the Laser Crescent Axe? It's a melee weapon, yet
>> > >it's a welding laser that's doing the actual damage...
>>
>> OK, so the weapon sucks. However, since there *is* no blade (only "a
>> crescent shaped mounting"), the laser must be doing the damage.
>>
>> The question is how does this affect a spirit, since the solid
>> part of the weapon should never actually come into contact with
>> the spirit, and yet it is a melee weapon (ie not ranged), and
>> so according to the rules carries the full force of the user's
>> will.
>
>I seem to remember a statement about technological improvements
>to a weapon (i.e. Dikote) not applying in combat vs spirits.
>If you define the laser as a technological improvement, then
>the Laser Crescent axe would be treated as a club.

Yes, according to Awakenings, tech won't improve weapon damage, but in this
case, I'd consider it to do axe damage.

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