 Object Resistance Ratings, Where to find them - (SR3) |
  Feb 15 2007, 05:39 PM
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There is a table on p. 182 in SR3:
I'd like more detail in this table. I hate to be accused by my players that I give this ammo OR of 7 just because I don't want them to cook the Cyber Zombie (w/ auto shotgun) on their first fireball. Compounding the problem, I have a player who expects "Analyze Device" to be a useful spell. I thought the right way to attack this was to first try to understand: What was the writer's intention with the original table? 1. All natural Objects have a maximum OR of 4. Which ones should get 3, which 4? Should Orichalcum have 2 (or less) as it's supposed to be extraordinarily susceptible to magic? 2. Did the writer want to tell us anything with the distinction between objects and materials? I guess the writer thinks there are no unprocessed materials. (As soon as it's used to build anything, it is processed.) Is complex toxic waste an object? Did the writer maybe mix OR with Background Count here, which also drives TNs up? 3. Does the writer know how complex a simple plastic is, molecularly? What are your guidelines to determine Object Resistance Ratings? Does size matter? (No jokes please.) Does miniaturisation matter (CPUs)? Homogeneity? (Word?) Date of inception? Should Background count be factored in? Temperature? Microorganisms? How do you weight complexity in manufactury (# of steps, needed tools, length of tool chain, processes, difficulty) or final complexity of structure (molecular or other)? What are Object Resistance Ratings for typical objects/materials in your game? Reasons? Please feel free to rate these, but don't confine yourself. Franchi shotgun w/ normal ammo Vindicator w/ APDS Ruger Thunderbolt AVS Ford Americar Stereo Lone Star Strato-9 Glass pane Plascrete Sheet metal Reactive armor Living coral Diesel fuel Ethanol Cellphone Fairlight Excalibur Ares Dragon helo Blimp Aircraft carrier Motocross bike SOTA racing bike Bicycle T-Shirt Chemical plant (discriminate) Duct tape K-Bar knife Katana Dicoted katana FAE Thermite Diesel / fertilizer bomb C4 Uranium (natural) Uranium (depleted) Uranium (enriched) Flak vest Military grade body armor Abrams Banshee Space Shuttle Paper Credstick Lock (discriminate) Fuse box Fuze Gold Iron Aluminium Steel Damasc steel Monofilament whip Soy burger Wanda, the Stuffer Shack cashier ;-) (My players seem to think she needs one) |
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zephir Object Resistance Ratings Feb 15 2007, 05:39 PM
Kagetenshi QUOTE (zephir @ Feb 15 2007, 12:39 PM) Is com... Feb 15 2007, 05:57 PM Backgammon If you can pick it up in nature, it's OR 3
If ... Feb 15 2007, 06:01 PM Kagetenshi That's not true, Wanda has an OR of 3 (you can... Feb 15 2007, 06:04 PM nezumi I would argue Wanda's OR is closer to 4 or 5, ... Feb 15 2007, 06:12 PM
Kagetenshi Granted. She's also touched tools, and probabl... Feb 15 2007, 06:12 PM  |
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