From:	"Ojaste,James [NCR]" <James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA>
Subject:	Re: Double Type Ammo
Date:	Fri, 1 May 1998 12:28:42 -0400

Stephen Delear wrote:
>>> This has possibilities. "What? You want CHEAP ammo? Sure, only
>>> 1Y each! Fell off the back of a truck...". Whenever CHEAP ammo
>>> is used, each 1 rolled by the player subtracts one from the power
>>> of the attack. For every 3 1s rolled, reduce the power level by one.
>>>
>>> "Oh, so sorry - you meant *C-HEAP* ammo! My mistake..." :-)
>>>
>>Heh..Just like using crappy reloads today. (That is why professonals load
>>their own. :)).
>>I changed my rules, so if your using cheap reloads, a misfire occurs if you
>>roll any mix of 1's and 2's.
>
>Um I'm definatly not an expert on firearms but wouldn't the runners be
>using factory ammo and not reloads. I mean I assume that they're using

Possibly. You *are* buying weaponry and ammunition illegally, aren't
you? So do you know exactly how that box ended up in your fixer's
hands? Maybe he went out to the site of a firefight and started
scooping up casings...

(Assuming that buying ammo is illegal in Seattle - can't check
right now)

>caseless and even if they arn't I don't think they're going to stop and
>pick up shell casings or do you mean that they would be buying reloaded
>ammo for some reason?

Why would you assume that they're using caseless? It's much more
expensive and doesn't hold together in the rain (ah, but what's the
chance that it'll rain in Seattle on any given day? :-).

As for buying reloads, I think I just answered that.

Not to mention that some groups are so miserly with their ammo that
the ammo they pick off the sec. guards is more than enough...

James Ojaste