From:	Wafflemeisters <evamarie@**********.NET>
Subject:	Re: Fun character concepts
Date:	Sun, 17 May 1998 02:32:33 -0500

>
> Re: Fun character concepts (Matb , Sat 13:10)
>
> > From: Demosthenes Three <demosthenes_3@*****.COM>
>
> >1) Former Saeder-Krupp Heavy Industry Welder
> >Since SK is the world leader in heavy industry/construction, it makes
> >sense that there would still be welders, or their equivalent
> >(plasti-crete adherance specialsts?) This fellow got fed up working on
> >crappy non-union jobs, and decided to make a dishonest buck for a
> >change.
> >His abilities make him a valuable asset to any team that needs someone
> >who can open locked doors, crack bank vaults, or other demoltion style
> >work. He probably packs a laser welder, and a fully stacked toolkit,
> >as well as a pistol of some sort. However, he's more of a non-combatant.
>
> Hate to say it, but most welding equipment is a) heavy and b) expensive
> (meaning it's probably owned by the company and locked up at night).
> Since he worked for S-K, it's likely that upon his release or firing,
> they took away what you see working as his advantages.

Welding equipment (especially for cutting only) is NOT that expensive,
but I doubt portable versions would be laser based. The equiment needed
to cut 2 foot thick plate roughly comes to a few grand. I'm talking
about "burning bars", some tanks, and maybe some regulators and general
welding torches and, of course, safety equipment. This kinda stuff can
and does disapeer from construction sites, and many vaults HAVE been
broken using such equipment.

I made a character like this, a "demolitions expert"- not demolitions,
as in blowing things up, but demolitions as in wrecking buildidings
(relatively) safely. He was also a "search and rescue" expert for
undersea wrecks, earthquakes... This was before R2 came out with drones
for the same jobs.
Anyhow, the guy was hideously strong, carried a Dikoted ax, and had a
special skill in "Building B/R / getting through walls". Sounds rather
similar.

-X