| From: | Arclight arclight@*********.de |
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| Subject: | Munchkin overkill |
| Date: | Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:26:23 +0200 |
> Ok, following setup:
>
> A character who has 4 arms, equiped with MBW, tactical and the works,
> what would happen WHEN:
> you give it a backback with a sentry gun system, a sensor suit helmet,
> or take the sensor input from the tactical and link that sentry system
> to its arms over the MBW, so that the sentry system can control the
> movement of the arms and initiate firing of weapons hold there.
> Prolly link the weapons over smartgun system for the weapon control
> system, not for targeting boni.
First of all: ARGH!!! :)
> Could it be done?
Somewhat, I think.
> And what would be the results, game mechanics wise?
Your GM will run away screaming, then drop a cow.
> and why?
He'll be terrified :)
Ok, let's get serious. I suppose you want Auralis to designate targets
and the sentry system to engage them. You want to store the weapons in
the arms, or put them in mounts there. The sentry can control these
arms through either a smartgun system or the move-by-wire.
Just to sum it up, and clear the mind from bickering ;)
I don't think either the smartgun nor the MBW can provide the sentry
with a sort of control over Auralis' arms, although you could solve
this via some kind of program within the sentry system. Anyway, there
are some problems with the sentry taking over the arms while for example
using a ladder (the sentry decides to fire all weapons on a enemy,
and you start falling). I would integrate something to allow Auralis
to give control over individial arms to the sentry, a kind of captains
chair mode, so to say. The effect would be that the sentry can use the
arms as long as Auralis doesn't "jump" into them -> uses them. Or that
she [?:)] could declare a dedicatet use for each arm.
For the game effects, I think about this:
A link between tactical comp and the MBW, together with a jack for
the sentry system to plug into. Probably 0.2 Essence, cost 10,000.
This is because of the rather rare components and experimental grade
of the cyber. Then another 20,000 for a "BIOS-upgrade" for the MBW
itself. This would allow processing of the sentries commands; as 20k
is not even 10% of a MBW rt1 cost, this is within limits. Each weapon
mount would need smartgun integration, and each arm should contain
a smartgun link to fire the weapons and alter their fire modes etc.
The sentry system should have the same stats as in FoF, perhaps
a cost, availability and SI adjustment, but I'm not sure.
The benefits could be: treat the sentry as a seperate combatant,
with own initiative. It will engage anything moving, as long as
you don't enhance it's programming. Auralis can therefore spend
her normal initiaive turns for running, own fighting, etc.
These is just my penny thrown into the ring, I hope
I don't get change :),
arclight
