| From: | Paul Jonathan Adam <Paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK> |
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| Subject: | Re: semi-armor piercing shell |
| Date: | Wed, 27 Sep 1995 17:33:38 GMT |
> Does anyone else find the scale of armor and weapons is no longer suble. My
> pcs all want heavy military armor and vehicle lasers mounted on the
> shoulder. Because of all of the technology, NPC's need barret sniper rifles
> amd 12 layers of clothing.
>
> What happened to a narcojet pistol or silenced predator with gel rounds, and
> sporting only an armored jacket?
That's the way most of our group does it... admittedly they're powergamed,
*highly* experienced PCs with Firearms skills of 9 or 10, so a pistol shot
can be *very* deadly (especially with Smartlink II...) On the other hand,
Lynch uses an antique Colt Python .357 revolver, because he feels that
only having six rounds teaches fire discipline :)
In our campaign, outside *very* defined circumstances, loudÞad. The
opposition always has more people, more guns, more armoured vehicles than
you do. There is a time and a place for heavy weaponry, but it isn't on
your standard shadowrun.
And if the stuff is so widespread that the PCs have it, then so do the NPCs.
Or a streetgang or another runner team decide they want all that flash gear.
They want lasers? They have them. But the klystron polariser's just died.
How do they even find out beyond "I pull the trigger and nothing happens"?
Who actually knows how to fix a broken laser? Let alone has access to the
spare parts? This guy wants parts for a Fireblade? That means he must *have*
a Fireblade! Let's set up a meet, grab him, and make him tell us where he
stashed it!
No, when I GM my players make sure that they stick to nice, conventional
stuff that doesn't make waves or attract attention any more than necessary :)
The alternatives can be a little... embarrassing.
--
"When you have shot and killed a man, you have defined your attitude towards
him. You have offered a definite answer to a definite problem. For better
or for worse, you have acted decisively.
In fact, the next move is up to him." <R.A. Lafferty>
Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk
