From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	Munchkin overkill
Date:	Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:31:20 EDT

In a message dated 9/14/1999 2:02:24 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
barbie@********.de writes:

> 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.
>
> Could it be done?

In theory, yes. However, after a conversation I've had with Mike M. on the
topic of "new appendiges" (meaning, having more appendiges than we as
(meta)human beings have at the moment...two arms, two legs), at the moment in
SR, no. There needs to be an additiona breakthrough of some sort. However,
"IF" it could be done, the possibilities are extreme, yes.

You would probably need to have stuff along the lines of "IVIS" or
"FDDM" for
the gunnery-related controls of the arms. In this case, IMO, would be the
effects of "Smartlinking" the arms for purposes of firing control.

> And what would be the results, game mechanics wise?

Ew...to be honest Barbie, though at one time I had a player with a character
that actually did this, I'm not sure what it would be. In all honesty, I
would *still* use the essence loss for the extra pair of limbs and the
cybertorso modifier would be a requirement purely for the purposes of such a
drastic measure of alteration to the overall biomechanics.

Usage of the "secondary limbs" would be at a +2 IMO for ALL actions with
those limbs, unless they were being used for something akin to "bracing" or
"gripping" onto larger objects (such as perhaps two arms holding a gun for
recoil purposes for instance).

Oh, and BTW, for whatever reason, the developing staff apparently does NOT
agree with what seems to be a large number of people that "MBW" is an implant
akin to "drone interfacing", so you are going to want to consider perhaps
another approach here.

> and why?

See the above. I *tried* to explain my answers/replies as I gave them.

-K