From:	Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	Rigger design rules --> anthroform
Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:32:30 -0600

:Yup - anthroforms are pretty useless in terms of firepower. What
:they're *good* for is providing a human-looking target that can get
:shot at instead of you... Robocop is still a long ways off.

Anthroforms have a body of 2, correct? And they move using 2
(vehicle) legs, and have 2 (vehicle) arms? Wouldn't that give them a
strength of 4 (or higher, if paid for) for purposes of carring gear?
Being ANTHROformed, they could wear (normal) body armor, which would
reduce the base power of incoming attacks, and they could use normal
weapons, and even opprate vehicles. They can also get "cyberlimb" gadgets
built in, almost without limit- maybe including cyberlimb armor. I'd say
that makes them pretty useful already.
Robocop was always a pretty sucky concept for a combat robot, IMO, but
his other advantages made him perfect for his job. Anthroforms are
similar- the urban environment is DESIGNED for humans, so an anthform
drone has some advantages there, too.

Mongoose



:If you don't have it already, you might want to try out The Shop, my
:Rigger 2 vehicle editor available at:
:http://ojaste.ml.org/~ojastej/SR/
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:James Ojaste
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