From:	Strago strago@***.com
Subject:	Falling Damage
Date:	Tue, 31 Oct 2000 07:18:20 -0800

robert frazine wrote:

> On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Scott M Harrison wrote:
> >
> >
> > Both: Reduce Power by 1/2 of impact armor
>
> I know the rules call for this, but I have difficulty understanding why
> Impact Armor aids in a fall. Generally, Impact armor is designed to
> spread the force of impact in order to minimalize damage. In the case of
> falling, the victim's entire body feels the force of impact, so how does
> the armor aid in minimalizing damage?
>
> I think this is a rule that Fasa dropped the ball on. Armor should
> not aid a person falling.
>

What about as padding? If you had the choice between falling onto the
concrete or falling onto a thin pad, which would you choose? I'd take the
pad, just because that's one more thing between my bones and the concrete.
And with most standard armors, 1/2 impact would only be 1. So it doesn't
matter all that much, anyway, in the long run.

>
> Shade

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