From:	"Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat"
Subject:	Re: Rigger Black Book problems...
Date:	Tue, 20 Oct 92 17:45:16 EDT

>>>>> "TR" ==== The Reverend
<IH46%UTEP.bitnet@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl>
>>>>> writes:

TR> Here are some more RBB problems
TR> 1) You can't create many of the cars in the book.

No kidding. This ain't Car Wars, tho :-). The real reason is that most
of the vehicles were given stats with the "it looks good to us"
method, so things like this are the result.

TR> 2) If you have a decent rig, then you can wind up with something like 20
TR> successes! Does that mean you get 20 shots (in fight mode), or just
TR> however many actions you can actually take? I'm still curious on this
TR> one.

20 successes for what? The number of actions you can take is
determined with normal initiative dice.

TR> 3) on the + side, there are a lot of tiny things that add up. Like my
TR> earlier post about the fact that the autopilot adds to your control pool
TR> (a REAL nasty screw...especially if you have a good decker who can re-
TR> write your autopilot for a higher level... Howdy, Doom!:)

Nope. Not without extra equipment. The built-in autopilot is not just
software, but sensors and servos fitted throughout the vehicle.

TR> It could have been done better. It also could have been done worse
TR> (imagine...those really awful/stupid looking pictures done by that one
TR> person.... all through the book)

TR> finally, one of the main reasons I bought the book.... how big is a
TR> drone? It NEVER SAYS!!! (except the frisbee one, I think)

As big as necessary, ranging from the size of a breadbox for a crawler
to something that'll fill the back of a pickup truck for the big,
armored suckers.

--Rat
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