From:	Todd Montgomery <tmont@****.WVU.EDU>
Subject:	Melee Weapons 101
Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 1993 22:46:18 -0400

> As for your axe--It seems to me that a lot of the cutting action is going to
> be based on the laser, and strength won't play as much a part in it as
> it would with conventional axes. If it DID do more damage from increased
> inertia, I would want some kind of 'recovery' rule, where it takes longer
> to ready that weapon because it's so unbalanced (physically).
>

FASA (Yes not just SR) allows ignores the balance of weapons. EarthDawn
has no weapon speed modifiers (Arg!). From a recent discussion on the
GMAST-L list, we determined that weapon speed (from a dagger to an
axe) can play a major role in how quickly an opponent can recover
and attack. I feel that SR might benefit from some sort of weapon
speed factor (especially when you consider: which is easier to bring
to bear, an assault rifle or a light pistol. When you are wired to
hell and back, does it really matter?).

BTW: The length of a guns barrel plays a large role in range AND
delivering force to the target (The real damage from guns).

Maybe one of these days I will develop a conversion from Greg Porter's
Guns,Guns, Guns (3G^3) to SR2.

-- Quiktek
-- Todd Montgomery
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