 Dude, armor sucks. |
 Mar 26 2006, 04:02 PM
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Even if it does work, it'll only give you stun damage, which is just as bad, if not worse, than actual physical damage. Would a houserule saying that it does 1/2 stun damage if it stops the bullet work well?
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emo samurai Dude, armor sucks. Mar 26 2006, 04:02 PM
Thanee If some hits are converted to stun you keep going ... Mar 26 2006, 04:07 PM hobgoblin get yourself some hardend armor (alltho you probab... Mar 26 2006, 04:11 PM Signal QUOTE (emo samurai @ Mar 26 2006, 11:02 AM) E... Mar 26 2006, 04:20 PM emo samurai YES!!!!!! That's a goo... Mar 26 2006, 04:44 PM Butterblume I don't think its that good. For example, it m... Mar 26 2006, 05:01 PM Azathfeld Err, armor doesn't just convert physical damag... Mar 26 2006, 07:08 PM emo samurai Does it add dice for resistance if the DV is highe... Mar 26 2006, 07:14 PM Pallantides QUOTE (emo samurai) Does it add dice for resistanc... Mar 26 2006, 07:19 PM emo samurai Maybe armor DOES rock... Mar 26 2006, 07:22 PM Grinder In my games every runner was more than happy to we... Mar 26 2006, 07:28 PM Pallantides I honestly kinda like the SR4 rules for armor- sim... Mar 26 2006, 07:47 PM Red The key problem with armor is that while every poi... Mar 26 2006, 08:19 PM emo samurai You could just ramp up the armor values, too... Mar 26 2006, 08:44 PM hobgoblin im guessing the 1/3 effective stuff is based on th... Mar 26 2006, 08:58 PM Butterblume QUOTE (hobgoblin)funny thing is that i think the n... Mar 26 2006, 09:09 PM emo samurai Only if you're a troll or something... but if ... Mar 26 2006, 09:12 PM hyzmarca QUOTE (hobgoblin) im guessing the 1/3 effective st... Mar 26 2006, 10:06 PM hobgoblin err, i was talking in general terms. as in i never... Mar 26 2006, 10:21 PM Red Yes. The 1/3 is derived from the general probabil... Mar 26 2006, 11:15 PM Azathfeld The effects of coverage are factored into the armo... Mar 26 2006, 11:56 PM Geekkake QUOTE (hobgoblin) ...i never defined what a heavy ... Mar 27 2006, 12:01 AM hobgoblin ugh, unintended... Mar 27 2006, 01:00 AM emo samurai I was going to point that out and then decided aga... Mar 27 2006, 01:13 AM Red QUOTE (Azathfeld) The effects of coverage are fact... Mar 27 2006, 03:19 AM Edward The problem with diverting damage to the stun trac... Mar 27 2006, 05:42 AM The Jopp Well, if armour is statistically good or bad is fo... Mar 27 2006, 11:16 AM Signal QUOTE (The Jopp) Well, if armour is statistically ... Mar 27 2006, 11:31 AM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (hobgoblin)point is this that multiple round... Mar 27 2006, 02:55 PM kigmatzomat QUOTE (Butterblume) I don't think its that goo... Mar 27 2006, 03:48 PM neko128 QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) What I'm getting a... Mar 27 2006, 04:03 PM neko128 QUOTE (kigmatzomat) 1) people who get shot in exis... Mar 27 2006, 04:04 PM kigmatzomat Cracked ribs are pretty much unheard of from pisto... Mar 27 2006, 04:26 PM mdynna You could always fix it by not having someone fall... Mar 27 2006, 04:35 PM hobgoblin QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) When is the last time ... Mar 27 2006, 04:42 PM Azathfeld Stun damage doesn't always represent concussiv... Mar 27 2006, 05:10 PM ThatSzechuan My boxing coach was pro for 27 years, during which... Mar 27 2006, 05:13 PM mdynna There should still be a mechanic to allow someone ... Mar 27 2006, 05:15 PM Azathfeld QUOTE (ThatSzechuan) As far as the armor rules go,... Mar 27 2006, 05:23 PM ThatSzechuan QUOTE (Azathfeld) QUOTE (ThatSzechuan @ Mar 2... Mar 27 2006, 05:28 PM Butterblume QUOTE (mdynna)There should still be a mechanic to ... Mar 27 2006, 05:29 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (neko128)Severe blows to the torso can compr... Mar 27 2006, 05:30 PM neko128 QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) QUOTE (neko128)Not imm... Mar 27 2006, 05:37 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (neko128)Both internal bleeding and broken/f... Mar 27 2006, 05:40 PM Azathfeld QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) QUOTE (Azathfeld)Stun ... Mar 27 2006, 05:52 PM neko128 QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) QUOTE (neko128)Both in... Mar 27 2006, 05:59 PM hobgoblin his problem is that a wound fit under physical dam... Mar 27 2006, 06:02 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Azathfeld)Well, I'm sorry if it causes ... Mar 27 2006, 06:14 PM neko128 QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) QUOTE (Azathfeld)Well,... Mar 27 2006, 06:17 PM Shrike30 I've been using a combination of rules.
Rathe... Mar 27 2006, 06:18 PM Azathfeld QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) QUOTE (Azathfeld)Well,... Mar 27 2006, 06:26 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (neko128)Why do you seem so upset by the ide... Mar 27 2006, 06:50 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Azathfeld)Well, yeah, having a black-and-bl... Mar 27 2006, 07:02 PM PBTHHHHT My 2 cents in the whole fray. Heh. During a spar... Mar 27 2006, 08:05 PM Austere Emancipator [Nevermind. I guess I don't need to justify ev... Mar 27 2006, 08:19 PM Butterblume QUOTE (PBTHHHHT)In the case of boxers, and somethi... Mar 27 2006, 08:22 PM Dissonance You know what sucks?
Sucking chest wounds. Mar 27 2006, 08:31 PM neko128 QUOTE (Dissonance) You know what sucks?
Sucking c... Mar 27 2006, 08:32 PM Austere Emancipator In SR terms, a sucking chest wound might not be mo... Mar 27 2006, 08:47 PM Butterblume I'll count the lung to the major organs . Mar 27 2006, 08:57 PM Austere Emancipator A sucking chest wound hasn't necessarily punct... Mar 27 2006, 09:11 PM Moon-Hawk I second AE's diagnosis. A punctured pleura w... Mar 27 2006, 09:19 PM Dissonance I was just going for the pun, but yow. Mar 27 2006, 09:20 PM PBTHHHHT Oh, I can't help it. Most likely all of y... Mar 27 2006, 09:25 PM Geekkake With all the arguments about whether or not cracke... Mar 27 2006, 09:34 PM Moon-Hawk I appreciate your point, Geekkake. But I think wh... Mar 27 2006, 09:44 PM Azathfeld *sounds of potato chip crunching*
No way, man... Mar 27 2006, 09:45 PM mfb yeah... the thing is, sometimes, you don't not... Mar 27 2006, 09:45 PM Austere Emancipator Humans behave very differently when they are under... Mar 27 2006, 09:46 PM Butterblume QUOTE (Azathfeld)One time, I stubbed my toe and I ... Mar 27 2006, 09:58 PM PBTHHHHT QUOTE (Austere Emancipator @ Mar 27 2006, 04:... Mar 27 2006, 10:20 PM Austere Emancipator Forcing all characters to be screaming heaps isn... Mar 27 2006, 10:42 PM PBTHHHHT Another realistic approach... diving for cover and... Mar 27 2006, 11:19 PM Geekkake QUOTE (Austere Emancipator @ Mar 27 2006, 05:... Mar 27 2006, 11:27 PM Signal QUOTE (PBTHHHHT @ Mar 27 2006, 05:20 PM) QUOT... Mar 27 2006, 11:43 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Geekkake)When the Stun track is full and th... Mar 28 2006, 12:02 AM Azathfeld QUOTE (Austere Emancipator)
Oh, and in case you... Mar 28 2006, 12:22 AM mfb ehh... Dead Man's Trigger only works for one a... Mar 28 2006, 12:40 AM Austere Emancipator It has a whole lot to do with the sub-thread that ... Mar 28 2006, 12:43 AM Azathfeld Or maybe the game doesn't perfectly model ever... Mar 28 2006, 12:53 AM mfb true. however, if it's possible to model more ... Mar 28 2006, 01:02 AM nick012000 I don't remember anything saying that you fall... Mar 28 2006, 01:03 AM mfb page 53, under "Unconsciousness". mentio... Mar 28 2006, 01:04 AM emo samurai I just got done reading the last three pages of th... Mar 28 2006, 01:33 AM Geekkake QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) QUOTE (Geekkake)When t... Mar 28 2006, 02:09 AM mfb dude, that's simply not realistic in a hell of... Mar 28 2006, 02:20 AM SL James QUOTE (emo samurai) I just got done reading the la... Mar 28 2006, 02:26 AM Nikoli I will point out that there is a world of differen... Mar 28 2006, 03:46 AM mfb it depends on what kind of vest you've got. i... Mar 28 2006, 03:59 AM Austere Emancipator Rating III is the lighter rigid armor standard. If... Mar 28 2006, 11:06 AM kigmatzomat QUOTE (Nikoli) Body armor helps spread the force o... Mar 28 2006, 04:45 PM Geekkake QUOTE (kigmatzomat @ Mar 28 2006, 11:45 AM) Q... Mar 28 2006, 05:00 PM Austere Emancipator Some amazing stories in the KSC. For example, seve... Mar 28 2006, 05:09 PM Red QUOTE (Geekkake @ Mar 28 2006, 12:00 PM) [edi... Mar 28 2006, 05:44 PM Geekkake QUOTE (Red) QUOTE (Geekkake @ Mar 28 2006, 12... Mar 28 2006, 05:55 PM Signal I'm going to run my game using the default fle... Mar 28 2006, 06:11 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Geekkake)So there you have it. Watch out fo... Mar 28 2006, 06:37 PM Voran I was thinking along the lines of the North Hollyw... Apr 2 2006, 11:03 AM mfb indeed. Apr 2 2006, 12:30 PM
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