From:	Scott W iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject:	Ruger Thunderbolt (A correction)
Date:	Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:43:24 -0300

"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to Strago."
] What I was asking you was "what would you do to a PC that would hinder
] them from obtaining a Thunderbolt from the body of a dead officer?" Here's
] the scenario that would probably happen in my game:

I'll modify this list:

] 1) Team hits target to obtain chip (or whatever the run entails).
] 2) Team screws up badly and Lone Star shows up.
] 3) Team bashes Lone Star patrol to tiny pieces, but not before one
] officer calls for assistance
] 4) FRT shows up.
] 5) Team kills FRT (not because the FRT is too weak, but because the
] PCs are too GOOD. Godawfully good. And backed up by dice that just won't
] roll 2's or 1's).

5) FRT gets hit hard, but pulls back, seeing the mess they're in.
They play it smart, using tactics, numbers (read: backup) and superior
weaponry to isolate, then incapacitate the runners.

] 6) Team takes Thunderbolts from dead officers

6) FRT takes illegal weapons, stolen goods, and "confessions" from runners.

] 7) Team now owns Thunderbolts.

7) UCAS now owns runners' asses for life (three terms of, without
parole, _if_ they survive questioning).

There's no reason the runners should beat a well-trained squad of
officers in a stand-up battle. If you play the cops nice and smart and
remember that they have enormous resources and, compared to the
runners, all the time in the world, then they _will_ win, and I don't
care who says otherwise. How many recent shooting incidents between
large numbers of cops and "robbers" have ended with the criminals
getting away? None that I can think of...if the runners want to play
with the blue boys, they should have their wrists slapped the first
time. If they do it again, they should have their hands cut off.

-Boondocker