From:	Terry Amburgey <XANTH@****.UKY.EDU>
Subject:	Big Time armor
Date:	Fri, 1 Apr 1994 12:53:00 EST

The recent discussion of Wraiths makes me wonder if I've been misinterpreting
the SR combat rules. I would think that, beyond a certain point, body dice are
much more important than armor ratin. The defender resistance test states: "The
target number for this test is the power rating of the attacking weapon,
modified by any armor the character wearing. To determine that adjusted ta
target number, simply subtract the rating of the armor from the weapon's power.
Any result less than 2 is considered a 2. Roll the dice using the Rule of One/
Rule of Six".
Let's say my character is attacking a wraith with an Ares Predator with 9M
damage. If the wraith has armor 7 it rolls against a 2; if it has armor 72 it
rolls against a 2. I would think the key would be how many dice it gets to
roll against a 2. Am I missing something here? Terry