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The Pat
post Feb 3 2009, 04:33 PM
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Hi there,

it has been discussed multiple times: How do you use grenades in SR in a realistic but yet playable way? (Playable = not instant maiming or killing a PC at once)

I do not like original RAW - sucess means you hit (or with less scatter), target can not avoid damage, just soak it (i.e. automatic 12P(f) damage with a frag grenade and someone who has an average agility and throwing skill)

I don not like adapted RAW - reflexe successes of target reduce successes and lead to higher scatter range (now what is the logic in that)


Our "new" housrule (not yet playtested):
Attack roll is unresisted and determines scatter (or lack of scatter)
Everyone in blast area then makes reflex roll:
For every success target may run/jump/dive 2 meters away as reflexive movement. They end up prone. If they reach cover this way, the cover will shield them from some of the damage. If they do not reach cover, at least they ar a little further away from blast.

We believe that grenades will remain deadly, but the targets at least have a chance ...

Any other suggestions/experiences on how to better handle grenades in the combat rules?

Feedback welcome,

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post Feb 3 2009, 04:58 PM
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grenades tend to cause a lot of collateral damage. so for the most part I can't see goons using them, except under certain circumstances and places (the barrens, for example)

the house rule makes sense to me, but what about minigrenade launchers w/ airburst links, and people who use remotely detonated grenades?
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post Feb 3 2009, 05:03 PM
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One thing we tried is a little comlex but straddled the line nicely,

Anyone in the blast radius gets to make a surpriise test (ie Reaction + any bonuses they would get normmally) against the following threshold:
Hand grenade/mortar: 2
Launched grenade: 3
Rocket/Missile: 4

assuming a pass we allowed a free action to "drop prone" or to use up your next action to dive for cover (upto half a walk move away)

Seems to balance playability with some common sense, and dosnt allow people with lightning fast refles to sidestep a 20m explosion that was centred a metre away from them
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post Feb 3 2009, 05:26 PM
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If you're going for realism, you might want to include a coolness-of-head test (willpower?) to make it a targeted dive for cover - I'd imagine that it's pretty common for someone unfamiliar with grenades to instinctually dive for cover, and end up in a more deadly position than necessary.
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Pull Pin, Roll/Throw(for Damage)
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post Feb 3 2009, 06:39 PM
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The logic in the fixed rules from the FAQ or errata or whatnot, is (and I'm only guessing here based on how I interpret it) that the target is actively avoiding being caught in the blast radius by moving further away (which would increase the scatter since the thrower was figuring on the target heading one way and not another) or possibly trying to deflect or knock back the grenade (which would increase the scatter also, though in the sense we think of as grenade scatter). Keep in mind that the characters aren't moving then stopping then moving again; they're moving constantly and not taking turns. The term 'scatter' is just generic for the variance, not the bouncing alone.

I'm not saying that it doesn't have problems, just pointing out that your perception as a player/GM is very different from the way the characters would be looking at things. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 3 2009, 07:30 PM
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QUOTE ("Arsenal")
In SR4, grenades are thrown or fired and roll to a stop according to the scatter rules, exploding in the next Initiative Pass unless the attacking character used an airburst link (see Grenades, p. 145, SR4). This means that some characters, friends and foe alike, may have a chance to act before a grenade explodes.


Well, if you happen to be able to move until the next initiative pass you can dodge... and get some distance or something between you and the grenade. Grenade in RL are really good motivation weapons. They motivate the opponent to abandon a certain spot.
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post Feb 3 2009, 08:35 PM
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Why not just add Reaction to the Damange Resistance test?
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post Feb 3 2009, 09:34 PM
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QUOTE (Warentester @ Feb 3 2009, 01:30 PM) *
Well, if you happen to be able to move until the next initiative pass you can dodge... and get some distance or something between you and the grenade. Grenade in RL are really good motivation weapons. They motivate the opponent to abandon a certain spot.



You can also try to throw the grenade back... which I had a transport of security goons try to do. The players went first and tossed in a neurostun grenade... the npcs tried to pick it up and throw it back out... but didn't have much for a throwing score... it was almost laurel and hardy as they kept trying to toss it out of the vehicle and kept scattering it back in.. those that could grab it that is... the grenade went off inside the vehicle despite their best attempts...
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post Feb 4 2009, 04:04 AM
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If security guards have a habit of throwing back grenades, throw a bunch of fakes in first, they waste their time and expose themselves to throw them back, then you open up on them with automatics.
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post Feb 4 2009, 04:59 AM
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QUOTE (The Pat @ Feb 4 2009, 12:33 AM) *
Our "new" housrule (not yet playtested):
Attack roll is unresisted and determines scatter (or lack of scatter)
Everyone in blast area then makes reflex roll:
For every success target may run/jump/dive 2 meters away as reflexive movement. They end up prone. If they reach cover this way, the cover will shield them from some of the damage. If they do not reach cover, at least they ar a little further away from blast.


Heh, I can see it now. Awesome athletics troll sets new record for the 100 meter dash by dropping a grenade behind him in the last few meters... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

With a reaction of 9 and spending his edge of 6, he has a pretty good chance of getting 12m of movement out of this, meaning he can bring himself out of the radius of the grenade he dropped at his feet; he just has to end up prone after that.
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post Feb 4 2009, 05:45 AM
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QUOTE (IceKatze @ Feb 3 2009, 09:04 PM) *
If security guards have a habit of throwing back grenades, throw a bunch of fakes in first, they waste their time and expose themselves to throw them back, then you open up on them with automatics.

There are very few situations were that makes any sense. The damn things are just about sold in stuffer shacks, so why throw a dummy? The issue I'd see is that most of the time you have to be pretty exposed to throw one. They can either shoot you or throw something clever at you while you do this.
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Grenades are why people have edge. Use it to augment your damage resistance test, and not only do you get bonus dice, but the rule of six comes into play. Should add at least a couple successes, on average. But more to the point, this is where good tactics come into play. One of the things I love about Shadowrun is that good tactics tend to trump high stats.
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post Feb 4 2009, 06:45 AM
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hi hi

You can throw grenades from cover and you throw the dummy because when the guard throws it back you don't have to worry about dying. This is for when the guards consistently throw your live grenades back at you, as often happens to us when they're not airburst linked.
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post Feb 4 2009, 06:53 AM
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QUOTE (Crusher Bob @ Feb 4 2009, 05:59 AM) *
Heh, I can see it now. Awesome athletics troll sets new record for the 100 meter dash by dropping a grenade behind him in the last few meters... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

With a reaction of 9 and spending his edge of 6, he has a pretty good chance of getting 12m of movement out of this, meaning he can bring himself out of the radius of the grenade he dropped at his feet; he just has to end up prone after that.


Well - yes! If someone has this high a reaction and is willing to spend his (very high) edge on this, he should be able to avoid the grenade blast. I have liite problems with that, especially my players are around reaction 6 and edge 3 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

@all - thanks for the feedback and suggestions.

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post Feb 4 2009, 07:29 AM
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QUOTE (IceKatze @ Feb 3 2009, 11:45 PM) *
hi hi

You can throw grenades from cover and you throw the dummy because when the guard throws it back you don't have to worry about dying. This is for when the guards consistently throw your live grenades back at you, as often happens to us when they're not airburst linked.

If you are running into that, why don't you usually just run into the situation where the guards are throwing their own grenades at you instead of waiting for you to throw your grenades at them? Otherwise, what the hell are they doing sticking around if they are that grossly outgunned?

And while you can throw grenades from cover, you can't throw them very far or very accurately. Unless the guards are clustered in the open like a herd of sheep this seems like an ineffectual technique, as they can just do things like step to the other side of the concrete pillar and wait for someone to stick their head up after the big boom.
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post Feb 4 2009, 10:35 AM
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On our table its 2 steps.
1: Make the throwing test to reduce scatter, determine base damage the chars take.
2: Anyone in the blast area that wasn't surprised can use Reaction (-2) (+ Dodge/Gym if full defence) to reduce the damage by 1 before soak.
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post Feb 5 2009, 06:09 AM
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This haven't been an issue in my games as of yet, as the PCs have used gl with airburst link, and have never missed the opposed test (attack vs reaction).

But if I had to invent a rule to cover the "where did that grenade end up" -dilemma it would be this:

For every net hit the defender has he can dodge one meter away from the grenade's location (max=1/4 of defenders movement).

In fact with this rule every hit (as opposed to net hit) of the attacker could be used to reduce deviation, as the target could always move from the spot anyway to reduce damage. Although 10P or 12P(f) is dangerous, the damage drops quickly in a few meters.

Any flaws here?
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post Feb 5 2009, 09:30 AM
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Similar to the houserule I came up with, that our GM adopted:

It works like in the book, but instead of the defender's net hits increasing the scatter of the grenade, it increases their distance from the point of impact. Mainly just a semantic difference, but it works well enough.
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post Feb 5 2009, 03:33 PM
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I've got the perfect houserule for grenades.
Much like the errata, the grenade can only target an individual, not a location.
Now for defense, the attacked (attackee?) rolls Blunt Weapons+Reaction(2) (for normal grenades), or (4) (for aerodynamic/launched grenades). If successful, he uses his rifle, lead pipe, cyberarm, or nearby dwarf to bat the grenade back at the attacker.

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QUOTE (IceKatze @ Feb 4 2009, 07:45 AM) *
hi hi

You can throw grenades from cover and you throw the dummy because when the guard throws it back you don't have to worry about dying. This is for when the guards consistently throw your live grenades back at you, as often happens to us when they're not airburst linked.


This is why a strip of Gecko Tape on the grenade can be useful.

Just make sure you hold the grenade so you don't touch it when throwing.

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post Feb 5 2009, 05:44 PM
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I use an inertial trigger on all my thrown grenades. I have an understanding with the GM that I can have it set to recognize/arm iteslf on the sudden lurch of acceleration as it's thrown, and then detonate when it senses impact, so for an extra 20 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) I get airburst mechanics for my thrown grenades.
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post Feb 5 2009, 07:36 PM
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QUOTE (Rad @ Feb 5 2009, 01:44 PM) *
I use an inertial trigger on all my thrown grenades. I have an understanding with the GM that I can have it set to recognize/arm iteslf on the sudden lurch of acceleration as it's thrown, and then detonate when it senses impact, so for an extra 20 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) I get airburst mechanics for my thrown grenades.


I'm sensing a bad day when your rigger punches it to accelerate away from the crime, and suddenly you realize that you have created the scene from Speed...
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post Feb 5 2009, 08:44 PM
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Luckily, without the pin pulled, the Greande is not yet armed...
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post Feb 5 2009, 09:17 PM
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QUOTE (JFixer @ Feb 5 2009, 01:44 PM) *
Luckily, without the pin pulled, the Greande is not yet armed...

But luckily in SR the entire firing chain is electronic, and wireless enabled!
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QUOTE (kzt @ Feb 5 2009, 04:17 PM) *
But luckily in SR the entire firing chain is electronic, and wireless enabled!


You want your grenades wireless enabled?! You poor dead bastard. New item to add to the "Dirty Hacker Tricks" thread...
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post Feb 5 2009, 10:08 PM
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only if he's dumb enough to have them made without hardware interlocks
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Yeah, the ol safety pin is there for a reason.





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QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Feb 5 2009, 06:50 PM) *
Yeah, the ol safety pin is there for a reason.


Hey, *I* am not the one who said they replaced the standard arming mechanism (pull pin) with a "new and improved" inertial arming system. I just pointed out the flaw in the plan. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Although you could hack the settings on the accelerometer so that, after the pin has been removed, the grenade detonates when it first detects movement rather than waiting for the deceleration at the other end.
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A wireless system to prevent a grenade you launched from exploding too near you might be nifty.

Though I suppose that could be hacked as well. I guess it's only good if your opponent isn't aware of it.



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QUOTE (RedeemerofOgar @ Feb 5 2009, 02:52 PM) *
Hey, *I* am not the one who said they replaced the standard arming mechanism (pull pin) with a "new and improved" inertial arming system. I just pointed out the flaw in the plan. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)


No, he ADDED an inertial arming system. He has to pull pin and Throw to arm grenade.
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Are there any rules for flechette ammo for grenade launchers?
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QUOTE (BnF95 @ Feb 6 2009, 01:47 PM) *
Are there any rules for flechette ammo for grenade launchers?

Fragmentation granades?
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QUOTE (AllTheNothing @ Feb 6 2009, 05:46 AM) *
Fragmentation granades?

I think he meens something like beehive ammunition, or canister shot. A 40mm shotgun shell, as it were.
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When I hear the words "flechette ammo for grenade launchers," I picture a bundle of 50 or so long, hollow metal cylinders filled with high explosives and tipped with impact triggers.
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Actually, I've used the "buckshot" rounds for the 40mm M203 grenade launcher in real life. Just to give you an idea, you aim at a persons feet and the kick will make your shot hit them in the chest.
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QUOTE (Matsci @ Feb 7 2009, 02:53 AM) *
I think he meens something like beehive ammunition, or canister shot. A 40mm shotgun shell, as it were.
You got it in one, so far I've yet to find rules for this in any version of SR.

QUOTE (InfinityzeN @ Feb 7 2009, 03:24 AM) *
Actually, I've used the "buckshot" rounds for the 40mm M203 grenade launcher in real life. Just to give you an idea, you aim at a persons feet and the kick will make your shot hit them in the chest.
I've tried canister shot also, I agree that it tends to have a strong kick, but then again, it wasn't designed to be aimed, more of area effect weapon type of thing.
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well seeing as modern mini grenade launchers are leaning towards somewhere in the 20mm range, and 12ga shotgun shells are about that size, and that adapters like THIS don't look terribly difficult to manufacture... I'd just use the existing shotgun rules and range chart.

it would beat the crap out of the barrel from a technical standpoint, but this IS SHAAADOWRUUUUN.

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QUOTE (Matsci @ Feb 5 2009, 04:07 PM) *
No, he ADDED an inertial arming system. He has to pull pin and Throw to arm grenade.


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What he said. (My GM.) Also, the inertial trigger is hardwired--no wireless.

Christ, I don't even keep the wireless enabled on my fragging commlink when I can help it.
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QUOTE (Rad @ Feb 7 2009, 12:44 AM) *
Christ, I don't even keep the wireless enabled on my fragging commlink when I can help it.

Damn subversives.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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QUOTE (Rad @ Feb 7 2009, 08:44 AM) *
Christ, I don't even keep the wireless enabled on my fragging commlink when I can help it.

You are fragging right when you are on a 'run; but for everyday life I would suggest to use two comlinks, one "legit" comlink that you use for normal life (part of your disguise, made to be as unremarkable as possible), and another "real" comlink for buisness purpouses that runs silent (shamelessly stolen from Runner Companion).
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QUOTE (AllTheNothing @ Feb 7 2009, 12:28 PM) *
You are fragging right when you are on a 'run; but for everyday life I would suggest to use two comlinks, one "legit" comlink that you use for normal life (part of your disguise, made to be as unremarkable as possible), and another "real" comlink for buisness purpouses that runs silent (shamelessly stolen from Runner Companion).


This is pretty much a mandatory requirement for technomancers. Nobody likes being the odd man out picking up AROs and stuff without any kind of commlink. Makes people (cops)... itchy.
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QUOTE (Kev @ Feb 7 2009, 09:38 PM) *
This is pretty much a mandatory requirement for technomancers. Nobody likes being the odd man out picking up AROs and stuff without any kind of commlink. Makes people (cops)... itchy.

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Has anyone used an advanced safety system with grenades, so that they won't detonate if there are friendlies in the radius? It wouldn't even need to be "wireless enabled", just allow it to detect RFIDs.

Also, why is everyone so afraid of wireless enabled grenades? If the wireless only turns on when you pull the pin, and the grenade runs in hidden mode, I don't see any hacker having a chance to locate the grenade and then hack in and edit the grenade before the characters next combat turn. Am I wrong?
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post Feb 9 2009, 08:59 AM
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A hacker in full VR could get 6 initiative passes by the time that grenade blew up.
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post Feb 9 2009, 05:43 PM
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Worse, only having the wireless active when the pin is pulled is dumb, as you can't program it without having a live grenade in your hand. So they all have the same factory default login and password....

It's just intensely stupid.
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QUOTE (kzt @ Feb 9 2009, 11:43 AM) *
So they all have the same factory default login and password....


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I just thought of something that I almost tried with the Sammy sam sam I build for the 800 point thread (an Agility 15 crazy man El'ves Special Forces Gunbunny/Sniper/Scout from hellz) and it has a direct relation to grenades.

Has anyone taken one of the grenade launchers (That Smartlinked, 20 round drum one from Arc would work great) and give it the 'Firing modification' so that it shoots burst or full auto? With E-Firing (using up all the Mod slots), a barrel mounted Gas-Vent 3, Shock Pad, Fore Grip and Sling you could get 7 points of recoil comp! Just think, you could give covering fire... with frag grenades!

Wonder how the damage would work for that. At first I was thinking just use the normal burst fire rules. However, they don't really work well for area effect explosives. Maybe you could use them burst/auto rules for damage, while increasing the Meters in 'Damage Reduction @ Meter" to the number of grenades fired for a wide burst and half the grenades fired for a narrow burst.

IE: You fire a long burst of "-7 DP @ Meter" grenades. If it was wide, it changes to "-7 DP @ 7 Meters" (or "-1 DP @ Meter") and gives the target a -5 on dodging. If it is narrow, it changes to "-7 DP @ 4 Meters" (I'd say "-2 DP @ Meter") and gives +5 DV.
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Could try the AT-43 thing and have the blast radius simply increase by the number of successful hits on the attack.
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Meh, my monofilament-bola-with-grenades-for-weights launcher was full auto. I scrapped the design when I realized arsenal stated that additional grenades only add +1 DV, so a full-auto grenade launcher just gives you +10 DV on a narrow burst, with the same blast radius, by raw.

Although, since blast radius is a function of the damage code on some grenades, that would give you an extra 5-10 meters.
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Moving a bit back to the main topic (though the monofilimant grenade bolos did make me laugh) as why people don't use grenades. Here are some reasons to avoid grenades, for both the side of the NPC, and from the PCs.

1) They are expensive. A normal bullet costs 2 nuyen. An EX Explosive bullet costs 10. A grenade costs 30 or 45, making them a much more valuable commodity. It may not seem like a big difference on the small scale, but you may end up breaking the bank in the long run.

2) They cause collateral damage. Runners can forget about capturing the target alive, or retrieving the data. Corp guys can forget about interrogations or retrieving stolen property, plus they will damage their own premises.

3) They are . . . hard to miss. If you infiltrate Megacorp a, you can get by without firing a shot, or by only firing silenced/supressed shots. Even if the gun isn't silenced, a gunshot ringing out through the neighborhood won't automatically clue people in to your exact location. Your GENERAL location, sure, but not your exact location. Grenades are far less . . . subtle. Same thing with assassins/black ops guys you may be up against.

4)Skills. Let's face it, most security guards are going to have the pistols skill. Most mages will cast spells, most Spec Ops teams will have the automatics skill. In the latter half of the 21st century, the throwing skill isn't usually part of combat training, and neither is the Heavy Weapons skill. Sure, you can learn them, but they are far less common than, say, shooting a gun. So using grenades is less common, as you'd have to default.
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QUOTE (Degausser @ Feb 14 2009, 01:31 PM) *
Moving a bit back to the main topic (though the monofilimant grenade bolos did make me laugh) as why people don't use grenades. Here are some reasons to avoid grenades, for both the side of the NPC, and from the PCs.

1) They are expensive. A normal bullet costs 2 nuyen. An EX Explosive bullet costs 10. A grenade costs 30 or 45, making them a much more valuable commodity. It may not seem like a big difference on the small scale, but you may end up breaking the bank in the long run.

2) They cause collateral damage. Runners can forget about capturing the target alive, or retrieving the data. Corp guys can forget about interrogations or retrieving stolen property, plus they will damage their own premises.

3) They are . . . hard to miss. If you infiltrate Megacorp a, you can get by without firing a shot, or by only firing silenced/supressed shots. Even if the gun isn't silenced, a gunshot ringing out through the neighborhood won't automatically clue people in to your exact location. Your GENERAL location, sure, but not your exact location. Grenades are far less . . . subtle. Same thing with assassins/black ops guys you may be up against.

4)Skills. Let's face it, most security guards are going to have the pistols skill. Most mages will cast spells, most Spec Ops teams will have the automatics skill. In the latter half of the 21st century, the throwing skill isn't usually part of combat training, and neither is the Heavy Weapons skill. Sure, you can learn them, but they are far less common than, say, shooting a gun. So using grenades is less common, as you'd have to default.

I think that granades are still in use in the 2070s, for a few simple reason:

1) Mages are rare and most of them aren't too keen about putting their lives on the line when they can have an excelent wage doing a safe job.

2) If the mage goes down and you need that fireball having some grunt with granades is usefull.

3) Granades can be trown to the other side of a wall, behind a corner, or reach places out of the line of sight.

4) Not all the granades are meant to cause harm, splash granades loaded with freeze foam are a wonderfull tool for delying opposition.

5) Granades can be used to create traps.
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QUOTE (Degausser @ Feb 14 2009, 12:31 PM) *
3) They are . . . hard to miss. If you infiltrate Megacorp a, you can get by without firing a shot, or by only firing silenced/supressed shots. Even if the gun isn't silenced, a gunshot ringing out through the neighborhood won't automatically clue people in to your exact location. Your GENERAL location, sure, but not your exact location. Grenades are far less . . . subtle. Same thing with assassins/black ops guys you may be up against.


Even today we have technology that can use mics to pick out the sound of a gunshot and, through sound triangulation and CCTV search locate the precise location the shot originated from. By 2070 that's going to be a very mature technology and any gunshot inside a facility or reasonable residential area will be pinpointed very quickly. Assuming of curse that the groups hacker hasn't taken care of the security loop, that is.
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QUOTE (The Neutronium Alchemist @ Feb 14 2009, 06:39 PM) *
Even today we have technology that can use mics to pick out the sound of a gunshot and, through sound triangulation and CCTV search locate the precise location the shot originated from. By 2070 that's going to be a very mature technology and any gunshot inside a facility or reasonable residential area will be pinpointed very quickly. Assuming of curse that the groups hacker hasn't taken care of the security loop, that is.


Sorry, I wasn't clear. What I meant was:

You can be a subtle and sneaky firing silenced shots (I am assuming silencers can baffle the detectors, as that technology would have advanced as well.) Also, if you are out in the open, or in an apt building or in an alleyway for example, you can fire a normal shot and that won't immediatly clue the residents (and thus, lone star) to your exact location.
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QUOTE (Degausser @ Feb 14 2009, 11:41 PM) *
Sorry, I wasn't clear. What I meant was:

You can be a subtle and sneaky firing silenced shots (I am assuming silencers can baffle the detectors, as that technology would have advanced as well.)


I'm sure that supressors will reduce the level of noise sufficiently. Although by 2070 I suspecy mic technology will be sufficiently advanced to cope in many situations.

QUOTE (Degausser @ Feb 14 2009, 11:41 PM) *
Also, if you are out in the open, or in an apt building or in an alleyway for example, you can fire a normal shot and that won't immediatly clue the residents (and thus, lone star) to your exact location.


In the open is where these systems work best since they can get the best triangulation on the sound source. This site gives an idea of what the systems we have now are capable of. Any team engaging in gun play in the open can expect the local constabulary to be well aware of what's going on. In fact they'll probably know how many guns are being fired and what general type the are, allowing the dispatcher to send the most appropriate units to respond*.

I'm sure that some residential buildings will have similar devices fitted as part of the general alarm system but you're right, inside buildings a gun shot is likely to be more discrete than a grenade.

*Thus allowing GMs to spring appropriately armed and armoured teams on runners who are carving up the streets and have a good excuse for doing so.
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speaking of hand grenades. I found this to be rather interesting:

DM-51 External View

DM-51 internal Diagram

it's a modern hand grenade that uses an optional fragmentation jacket, enabling you to use it for offense or defense, and reducing the number of grenades you need to carry. the Germans did something similar with their famous potato masher stick grenades (this design was later copied by the Russians). I'm glad to see that at least one of the members of NATO is using their brains, as opposed to following the US blindly.

another neat feature of this grenade is the ability to stack them atop one another to create a cylindrical charge.
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Those have been done for years. My ancient copy of Brassley's shows several types of these.
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