| From: | Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Concealing Stuff |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Feb 1999 23:15:00 +0000 |
Robert Watkins <robert.watkins@******.com> writes
>Well, naturally you don't want to put your weapons in plain sight. But how
>many people have actually found that they can readily conceal their weapons?
>
>Like I pointed out earlier, 1/4 of all average joes will spot your
>Concealability 10 weapon. Given those sort of odds, I think I'd go
>weaponless and bone up on my unarmed combat skills...
The Neo-Anarchist's Guide to Real Life expanded on this.
Basically, the concealability listed is for a 6-20 second patdown
search, by a trained (Professional Rating 3 or 4) individual.
A cursory search by an average/amateur searcher (Professional Rating 1)
adds +4 to the Concealability of the weapon: and that's a search where
the investigator gets to _touch_ you.
I'd say +4 for a visual check at distance, and that the weapon goes
unnoticed unless the player flashes it or someone is actively looking
for it. No "walk through a room, and everyone there gets to roll
Intelligence to see if they point at you shouting 'Gun! Gun!'"
In real life, do _you_ stare at every person you pass to see if they've
secreted a weapon about their person?
--
Paul J. Adam
