| From: | Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@******.COE.NORTHEASTERN.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: gun from RUNAWAY |
| Date: | Sun, 5 Apr 92 17:54:24 EDT |
ANANDA%BSU.DECNET%MSUS1.bitnet@******.CUNY.
EDU said:
> is Dan Johnson <crisper@*******.SANTA-CRUZ.CA.US>
>Well, it's been a while since I've seen the film, but as I recall, the
>round locked onto the body heat (?) of the target and trailed from there.
>[...] I'm not sure what I'd use as a target number for its lock; perhaps
>something related to BDY, so that larger targets were easier to lock onto
>(larger IR sig).
ANANDA> Hmm. What about the possiblity of cyber systems increasing the IR
ANANDA> signature? (Especially cyber limbs, but maybe also other systems?)
ANANDA> Maybe tie essence in with body somehow for the target number?
Don't bother with Essence in targeting. Cyber may be warmer than flesh,
maybe not. At normal body temperature levels it won't make that much of a
difference. In fact, some form of imaging targeting would be more reliable
than thermal.
>I'd make base damage something grim-- 6M3 or something--
ANANDA> Um, that doesn't sound particularly grim to me... 6S3, on the other
ANANDA> hand...
>For the special round, I'd have them assigned an INT rating as has been
>suggested-- the higher the INT the more expensive the ammo.
Hmmm... how about a ``skill'' for the tracker, used instead of the
shooter's firearms skill. Don't matter how good you are, self-guided ammo
is as good as its guidance systems.
I'd also limit the level of ``skill'' depending on the calibre of the
round: smaller rounds can't have a big tracker. Maybe 2 for small pistols,
3-4 for heavy pistols, 5-6 for large-bore shotguns (this is all off the
cuff here, so don't flame me for it). This ain't Roger Rabbit here :-).
ANANDA> How expensive are we talking, here?
Oh, how 'bout 200-300 nuyen per level of ``skill'' per round. This stuff
would probably be mil-spec, and even harder to get than saboted DU rounds.
>Hey, you know, might be kinda fun to create a file of "famous weapons"
>from books and movies and such, defining them in Shadowrun terms....
ANANDA> Oh, I can see it now...a Rambo posergang... >:-)
I want to see a Sandman pistol from Logan's Run.
--Rat
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