 Are Flash-Paks as strong as I think they are. |
 Sep 14 2006, 07:44 AM
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Flash-Paks are legal "grenades" that give a minus 4 to all the attack rolls of anyone who is looking at them. They are also fairly cheap and can be recharged.
Giving a minus 4 to attack rolls to anyone looking in your direction seems pretty strong to me. In many circumstances, this will be better than thermal smoke and you don't stand a chance of hurting your own party (unless they are facing the front of you for some reason). The real interesting thing to do is to use a lot of them however. Grenades can be detonated via wireless command and it seems like you can make a whole string of them go off at once. So a creative runner could pick up a riot shield or something, attach ten or so Flash-Paks to its surface, and then set them off with a free action that would give an attack penalty of 40 dice to anyone who is facing the front of the shield, which seems ridiculous. Am I missing something which prevents this? |
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shau Are Flash-Paks as strong as I think they are. Sep 14 2006, 07:44 AM
DireRadiant What makes you think the effect would be cumulativ... Sep 14 2006, 07:53 AM Tekumel Here, do a quick test. Go into a semi-dark room wi... Sep 14 2006, 08:05 AM Steak and Spirits No. They shouldn't stack except in extreme ci... Sep 14 2006, 08:14 AM Tekumel If ANYTHING, I'd say they should wear off slow... Sep 14 2006, 10:10 AM lorechaser Of course, Flare Compensators remove the benefit c... Sep 14 2006, 02:12 PM The Jopp Question: Would multiple flare compensation stack?... Sep 14 2006, 02:35 PM Steak and Spirits Nope. Sep 14 2006, 03:18 PM Wiseman QUOTE Am I missing something which prevents this? ... Sep 14 2006, 04:16 PM Lantzer Now combining Thermal Smoke and Flashpacks is a su... Sep 14 2006, 06:46 PM Lagomorph QUOTE (Lantzer) Now combining Thermal Smoke and Fl... Sep 14 2006, 07:09 PM Lantzer QUOTE (Lagomorph) And the makings of a great party... Sep 14 2006, 07:15 PM Shrike30 I've got a plan along those lines, but it invo... Sep 14 2006, 08:28 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Lantzer)Now combining Thermal Smoke and Fla... Sep 14 2006, 09:02 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Shrike30)I've got a plan along those li... Sep 14 2006, 09:03 PM Lagomorph QUOTE (Kyoto Kid)QUOTE (Shrike30)I've got a pl... Sep 14 2006, 09:10 PM shau Thanks for the response. I was actually thinking ... Sep 14 2006, 09:31 PM De Badd Ass QUOTE (Lantzer) Now combining Thermal Smoke and Fl... Sep 14 2006, 10:19 PM Jaid QUOTE (De Badd Ass) QUOTE (Lantzer @ Sep 14 2... Sep 14 2006, 11:40 PM Shrike30 QUOTE (Kyoto Kid) QUOTE (Shrike30)I've got a p... Sep 14 2006, 11:58 PM Lantzer QUOTE (De Badd Ass) QUOTE (Lantzer @ Sep 14 2... Sep 15 2006, 04:55 PM De Badd Ass QUOTE (Lantzer)QUOTE (De Badd Ass @ Sep 14 20... Sep 15 2006, 11:00 PM Jaid light in the physical world and "light" ... Sep 15 2006, 11:21 PM De Badd Ass My bad! I just realized that Flash-Bang and Fl... Sep 15 2006, 11:28 PM
cx2 It could be argued that a flash pack attached to a... Sep 16 2006, 05:06 AM  |
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