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Message no. 1
From: Ioannis Fikouras <j07c@****.ZFN.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject: Weapon Power/Armour
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1993 14:35:19 +0100
Yo Chummers! Heres a question for ya.

There is a rule that sez that the lowest possible TN is 2.
Does that go for weapon against armour too ?
I mean take your everyday shotgun against Armour Jacket test.
Lets say u have the Mossberg (9D/12D-burst) on the one side
and the Armour Jacket (5/3).

The guy with the Mossberg sets the choke to 2, and say that
the target(s) (heheheh) stand about 10m away. That would give him
a -5 to his TN and a -5 to the guns Power Rating.
As it is a shotgun, the fletchet rulles take effect, that means
that the defender(s) will use their Impact Rating*2 (Armour Jacket
3*2=6) So we got 9-6-5=(-2) would the armour Jacket completely
stopp the bullets in this case or does the defender still have to
roll body-CPool against a TN of 2???????

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Twilight is upon me and soon night must fall.
That is the way of things ... the way of the Force.
Message no. 2
From: The Powerhouse <P.C.Steele@*********.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Weapon Power/Armour
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1993 15:40:27 GMT
[stuff about negative TN's etc deleted]

First off the rules say no TN can be smaller than 2. This does create a small
problem with armour as your mage with a body of 2 in full body armour still
only has 2 dice to resist that light pistol shot which would have had a TN of
about -4.

So one possible fudge is to give the defending character extra dice for each
negative point to the TN. This way the TN stays at 2 but the defending char
has a more realistic chance of suriving small callibre bullets.

Ie. Mage body 2, body armour ballistic 8, being shot with 4L.

Say attacker gets 3 succeses raising to 4M. Mage rolls 2 (body) + (8-4)
(ballistic armour - power) = 6 against 2M.

This fudge appears to work and doesn't appear to overbalance the game, maybe
this is the answer you need.

Phill.
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Message no. 3
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@***.GWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Weapon Power/Armour
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1993 14:51:46 -0500
As far as I've always understood, the lowest possible T# is 2 (remember,
miracles can happen, so our friend may actually get hit...!)...what fun is
there in instant success?


Once again borrowing another's account,

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Message no. 4
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@***.GWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Weapon Power/Armour
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1993 15:07:07 -0500
On Fri, 5 Nov 1993, The Powerhouse wrote:

> [stuff about negative TN's etc deleted]
>
> First off the rules say no TN can be smaller than 2. This does create a small
> problem with armour as your mage with a body of 2 in full body armour still
> only has 2 dice to resist that light pistol shot which would have had a TN of
> about -4.
>
> So one possible fudge is to give the defending character extra dice for each
> negative point to the TN. This way the TN stays at 2 but the defending char
> has a more realistic chance of suriving small callibre bullets.>
>
> --
> Phillip Steele - Email address P.C.Steele@***.ac.uk | An Uzi a day keeps the
> Department Of Electrical & Electronic Engineering | politicians at bay O O
> University Of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England | |
> Land of the mad Geordies | The Powerhouse \_/

Good idea...think I'll incorporate it...um...do I need to register it w/
you? Oh, what am I talking about. Nobody ever does that "registering"
stuff...

Stealing someone else's thyme again,

THANKS
TH
THAN
TH
THANKS PHILL

rasputin@***.umd.edu

or here, I'll get it...

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