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 Jul 15 2007, 07:27 PM
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Why does it only give a -1 AP where a monofilament whip gives a -4? What's the reason?
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Jul 16 2007, 03:38 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,883 Joined: 16-December 06 Member No.: 10,386 |
Oh, I realize wire and stamped metal can be incredibly sharp. That's not the issue. I just think a monofilament whip would be wildly impractical due to its overall lack of mass. It'd be like trying to kill a man with the world's deadliest fishing line. You'd have to wield it more like a flail than anything else. Get the weighted end spinning and try to make sure the other guy gets in its way. Anyway, I'm perfectly fine with monowhips being in the game, since I love the concept and they are so wonderfully cyberpunk. But I do believe that trying to rationalize how powerful they are in relation to other weapons is mostly an excercise in futility. I mean, really now, the monowhip outdamages anything short of the panther cannon or elephant rifle.
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Hyde Monofilament sword Jul 15 2007, 07:27 PM
Ddays It can't cut as deep cause you have the nonfil... Jul 15 2007, 07:40 PM Whipstitch Well, first off, a disclaimer: Super fine lightwei... Jul 15 2007, 07:47 PM FrankTrollman I think the idea is that people are supposed to us... Jul 15 2007, 07:50 PM Whipstitch Tell me about it. My standard "melee" st... Jul 15 2007, 07:52 PM Kyoto Kid ...not a bad technique.
As a variant, I could ... Jul 15 2007, 10:10 PM hyzmarca I'm just waiting for dikote to come back. Jul 15 2007, 10:19 PM Fortune QUOTE (hyzmarca) I'm just waiting for dikote t... Jul 15 2007, 10:27 PM Naysayer The monowhip has (or used to have) this small coun... Jul 15 2007, 10:30 PM Wakshaani QUOTE (hyzmarca) I'm just waiting for dikote t... Jul 15 2007, 10:39 PM MadDogMaddux I've only ever played 4.0. Explain how the cou... Jul 15 2007, 11:00 PM Naysayer If I'm not mistaken, you rolled melee as an op... Jul 15 2007, 11:05 PM MadDogMaddux Almost identical to the MW3rd Ed. melee rules. I d... Jul 15 2007, 11:18 PM Naysayer MW?
Is that MechWarrior? Jul 15 2007, 11:20 PM MadDogMaddux Yes. Now know as the Classic Battletech RPG. Jul 16 2007, 12:22 AM odinson QUOTE (Naysayer) The monowhip has (or used to have... Jul 16 2007, 02:08 AM mfb if it's so easily stopped by armor, then the w... Jul 16 2007, 02:25 AM Jaid it could tear off chunks of skin, though... depend... Jul 16 2007, 03:28 AM mfb sure, it'd hurt, but it'd still be a lot h... Jul 16 2007, 03:42 AM hobgoblin I guess that if it managed to slip between two rib... Jul 16 2007, 03:43 AM Jaid QUOTE (Whipstitch) I mean, really now, the monowhi... Jul 16 2007, 03:44 AM Whipstitch Heh. Screw the defiance ex-shocker. A burst of sti... Jul 16 2007, 03:49 AM mfb yeah, but to get to a lung, you'd have to get ... Jul 16 2007, 03:54 AM hobgoblin question: how noisy is the defiance compared to a ... Jul 16 2007, 03:55 AM Jaid QUOTE (Whipstitch) As for the troll bow, I prefer ... Jul 16 2007, 03:56 AM hobgoblin QUOTE (mfb @ Jul 16 2007, 04:54 AM) there... Jul 16 2007, 03:57 AM Jaid QUOTE (hobgoblin) question: how noisy is the defia... Jul 16 2007, 04:00 AM hobgoblin so, shock glove on overload and some in close acti... Jul 16 2007, 04:03 AM apollo124 As I recall, the monowhip is supposed to be made o... Jul 16 2007, 04:09 AM Whipstitch You know Jaid, we really ought to come up with a b... Jul 16 2007, 04:11 AM DrPeteCastle speaking of melee and unarmed attacks and their us... Jul 16 2007, 04:15 AM hobgoblin QUOTE (Whipstitch) You know Jaid, we really ought ... Jul 16 2007, 04:24 AM Whipstitch Melee has its advantages, namely stealth and the a... Jul 16 2007, 04:29 AM DrPeteCastle Yeah but if some is at the end of an alley 15 mete... Jul 16 2007, 04:37 AM apollo124 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfu...inste... Jul 16 2007, 04:39 AM odinson QUOTE (mfb) if it's so easily stopped by armor... Jul 16 2007, 05:07 AM Solomon Greene QUOTE (Whipstitch) You know Jaid, we really ought ... Jul 16 2007, 05:21 AM Whipstitch I like your style solomon.
In response to DrPeteC... Jul 16 2007, 05:44 AM Cadmus QUOTE (Whipstitch) Tell me about it. My standard ... Jul 16 2007, 05:55 AM odinson that is a good attack. Jul 16 2007, 06:10 AM hobgoblin QUOTE (Cadmus) QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Jul 15 200... Jul 16 2007, 06:19 AM mfb QUOTE (odinson) Considering how much a cut from a ... Jul 16 2007, 06:59 AM MadDogMaddux QUOTE (hobgoblin) <snip>
As for the counte... Jul 16 2007, 07:29 AM hobgoblin i never said anything about a adept.
just take sk... Jul 16 2007, 04:31 PM Naysayer I don't see why that would be a problem. ... Jul 16 2007, 05:19 PM mfb 'ware can't buy you talent (unless you hav... Jul 16 2007, 05:43 PM Naysayer It does buy you the ability to move more quickly -... Jul 16 2007, 05:56 PM knasser Hmmm. Go back to opposed rolls but use Reaction + ... Jul 16 2007, 05:59 PM Solomon Greene Yoink!
Good stuff, Knasser. Jul 16 2007, 06:04 PM mfb nm, other thread. Jul 16 2007, 08:15 PM Apathy QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Jul 15 2007, 10:57 PM) yep... Jul 16 2007, 08:56 PM KarmaInferno Guy walks into the middle of the room, jerks in su... Jul 16 2007, 09:05 PM RedRum All we really need is a monofilament garrote for t... Jul 16 2007, 09:12 PM laughingowl QUOTE (Whipstitch) Oh, I realize wire and stamped ... Jul 17 2007, 12:28 AM Whipstitch N/M Jul 17 2007, 01:30 AM eidolon For totally bad ass monofilament whip usage, see J... Jul 17 2007, 03:39 AM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (DrPeteCastle) speaking of melee and unarmed... Jul 17 2007, 05:56 AM knasser QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist) QUOTE (DrPeteCastle ... Jul 17 2007, 06:49 AM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (knasser) QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jul... Jul 17 2007, 07:12 AM knasser QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist) QUOTE (knasser @ Jul... Jul 17 2007, 07:27 AM Hyde It's just not street anymore, but it seems fai... Jul 17 2007, 07:49 AM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (knasser) QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jul... Jul 17 2007, 03:16 PM Eryk the Red Killfist, his point was that getting up to Magic 8... Jul 17 2007, 04:08 PM knasser QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist) QUOTE (knasser @ Jul... Jul 17 2007, 04:57 PM Hyde Well I, for instance, give at least 10 karma/game ... Jul 17 2007, 05:20 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE Aside from the large amount of build points ... Jul 17 2007, 05:37 PM knasser QUOTE (Hyde) Well I, for instance, give at least 1... Jul 17 2007, 05:43 PM knasser QUOTE (FrankTrollman) QUOTE Aside from the large a... Jul 17 2007, 05:45 PM Jaid QUOTE (knasser) QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ Jul 17... Jul 17 2007, 06:11 PM Whipstitch I'd rather save the power points and work on c... Jul 17 2007, 09:10 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (MadDogMaddux)QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Jul 15... Jul 17 2007, 09:33 PM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (Eryk the Red) Killfist, his point was that ... Jul 18 2007, 02:25 AM Critias QUOTE (Kyoto Kid) QUOTE (MadDogMaddux)QUOTE (hobgo... Jul 18 2007, 05:12 AM
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