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Posted by: Halabis Aug 30 2010, 03:56 AM

For the purposes of missions play, what is the object resistance of a monowhip?

Posted by: SaintHax Aug 30 2010, 12:16 PM

GM decides at your table by consulting the chart in the core book. SRM (thus far) doesn't micro-manage ruling to this level.

Posted by: KarmaInferno Aug 31 2010, 01:38 AM

Either that or the GM makes it up on the spot to keep the game moving.



~karma

Posted by: SaintHax Aug 31 2010, 12:07 PM

*lol* I didn't mean he had to consult at the table-- but that's the reference he's going to use as a starting point

Posted by: Halabis Aug 31 2010, 09:05 PM

As a mission GM, I would like to know. I know if it were up to me (a GM who will be running some missions at an upcoming convention, but has only been doing missions for about 3 years now) I would say it is OR 3 as a manufactured high tech object or material ( advanced plastics, alloys, electronic equipment, sensors), while a player in my local group (who has played many more missions than I have) swears up and down it would be OR 5+ as a Highly Processed Object (computer, complex toxic waste, drone or vehicle)

The very idea that what is essentially a chain of carbon atoms attached to a aluminum handle is as complex as a drone or computer (which more than likely contain large quantities of processed carbon atoms) seems ridiculous. I cant really make a ruling, because this is for a PC i intend to play in those mission games I am not running (and thus have not read) at aforementioned upcoming convention.

Posted by: Yerameyahu Aug 31 2010, 09:07 PM

Shoot the difference and call it 4.

Posted by: SaintHax Sep 1 2010, 11:37 AM

I agree that it's a 5+ object. The idea is that it has to be highly processed to grow a monofiliment nanowire that can maintain enough tensil strength to be used as a weapon. Please note the "toxic waste" above. The finished product doesn't have to have a IC board, it just has to be highly processed and unnatural.

Posted by: Casazil Sep 1 2010, 07:45 PM

Just to toss my 2 nuyen worth in here as well.....

I'd rule it at a 5+ too as it is highly processed.

Posted by: Yerameyahu Sep 1 2010, 07:46 PM

Given that we're talking about specifics, why are you guys still saying 5+? Do you mean 5, or 6, or 7, or what?

Posted by: Casazil Sep 2 2010, 03:16 AM

Yerameyahu ~ We say 5+ cause different GM's may rule it differently.

By the book we see it as saying at least 5 as the Object Resistance table says an item of this kind is listed as haveing 5+.

The + in this case is on GM by GM basis so no one GM could make the call on this It would in my opinion be a 5 but for a hard set number all GM's would have to use Bull would need to pass final judgement.

Posted by: Yerameyahu Sep 2 2010, 03:18 AM

Sure, but we're talking about what would you do, right? You wouldn't tell the player the monowhip is 5+.

Posted by: Casazil Sep 2 2010, 07:43 PM

True I wouldn't say 5+ I'd say 5 with the added but next time a different Missions Gm may say more or less just so the person knows.