| From: | Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Assault cannon revisited |
| Date: | Sat, 11 Feb 1995 20:20:38 +0930 |
> requirement, you don't have to order it, and it is dispensed in any
> concentration you want (from level 1 to 6).
But you're forgetting that for a mage to take a stim patch is extremely
dangerous...
> The computer sight would not
> and should not give you any bonuses when casting a spell with the focus,
> but releasing an anchor from it should, since no casting is required for
> the anchor.
You didn't really describe how the anchor cylinders work. I got the
impression they were just sockets, not a launcher system. And if they were
just sockets, then you might as well keep 'em in your pocket.
> Someone asked why one would want to put anchors on it to begin
> with, how does 12D four times in a single round grab ya?
Well, that's what anchors are for. But if you've got, say, your Improved
Mauler anchored, then when you activate it, it doesn't shoot off and hit
something, it just goes boom, where you are. Of 'course, if the anchor gets
fired away first, then that's different.
I can't really see anyone wanting to buy it, though, if they still need to
enchant it. And all the parts, from the computer sight to the main body,
have to be handmade for the enchanting bonus. I'm not sure you could get
the required tolerances to build it manually, anyway. (Well, maybe the main
body. Of course, I could go carve a staff, and have the same bonuses, not
to mention the virgin telesma bonus). It's a nice idea, but I think if you
broke the system down to be a little less "all-in-one", it would be more
feasible.
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Robert Watkins bob@**.ntu.edu.au
Real Programmers never work 9 to 5. If any real programmers
are around at 9 am, it's because they were up all night.
