Cyberarm Slide?, Umm, hello? How? |
Cyberarm Slide?, Umm, hello? How? |
Apr 14 2006, 01:45 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 25-February 06 Member No.: 8,307 |
Question:
A gun slide is a mount for a pistol that whips it forward into your hand on demand. There is a cyber version, which I can understand for an obvious cyberarm, but IIRC it says that you can mount it in your flesh arm. How the hell would that work? If you took your jacket/shirt off, where there be a gun clinging to your arm, or would you have a drawer-slide looking thing on your forearm. |
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Apr 14 2006, 02:24 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
I imagine you'd have some kind of slit running down your arm, with a little grabber hand poking out.
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Apr 14 2006, 10:47 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 10-April 06 From: Essex, England Member No.: 8,449 |
It could either come out from inside the arm, or just be mounted on the outside and wired into your nervous system.
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Apr 14 2006, 11:02 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Rhein-Ruhr Megaplex Member No.: 8,081 |
Iirc, no cyber gun slides for bone and flesh arms, only cyberlimbs.
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Apr 14 2006, 12:11 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
Cyber arm slide lists no essence cost, only available in cyber arm.
There is a non implant version available as well, it straps to your forearm and can be activated ether threw your pan or buy muscle movements. If you were not wearing a long shirt (and preferably jacket) it would be very obvious. I would also want specially tailored clothing. Edward |
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Apr 14 2006, 07:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 25-February 06 Member No.: 8,307 |
Ah, I missed that part. OK, no no slide in your meat arm, and probably some sort of groove/slit in your forearm with a little mechanism to flip the gun to your hand... This is why I love DS! :D Thanks for the help y'all! |
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Apr 15 2006, 04:51 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 14-October 05 Member No.: 7,844 |
I love the non cyber arm slide. It reminds me Travis Bickel from Taxi Driver and Rally Vincent from Gunsmith Cats. The cyber ones are boring to me. :(
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Apr 15 2006, 11:23 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
I saw an old western that included one as well.
At the end the guy that carried one accidentally held up the priest at his own wedding when he went to shake hands. That’s about all I remember of that movie. Its also why my characters gun arm slide is pan enabled, no accidental activation. Edward |
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Apr 15 2006, 02:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 671 Joined: 9-March 06 Member No.: 8,353 |
But PAN enabled means that the leet decker hiding in your commlink can spring the thing just as you go to shake hands with your paranoid lone star contact.... |
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Apr 15 2006, 02:43 PM
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Cybernetic Blood Mage Group: Members Posts: 3,472 Joined: 11-March 06 From: Northeastern Wyoming Member No.: 8,361 |
Well, thats why my characters use Skinlink on everything as well as get our Decker to load my Commlink up with cracked versions of IC. *winks*
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Apr 16 2006, 02:29 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 9-April 06 From: Ca Member No.: 8,442 |
I'm not too good at describing things but if you can see that movie Alien Ressurection one of the mercenaries uses a device like this with dual pistols. Gives you a good idea of how it would really work though the only reason I can see to have one is so you can surprise an opponent who is expecting you to reach into your coat or belt for your gun.
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Apr 16 2006, 02:40 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
Or the thing that Travis Bickle built and used at the end of Taxi Driver.
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Apr 16 2006, 08:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 14-October 05 Member No.: 7,844 |
Yes, I do believe I said that. :P |
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Apr 16 2006, 08:40 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,915 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
You better have loose sleeves on your jacket, though. :)
Bye Thanee |
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Apr 16 2006, 08:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Helsinki Member No.: 7,552 |
I'm still wondering how the hell is the cyberversion even possible on synthetic arms? They have capacity 8 iirc and the attributes alone take up 9 capacity points, so no extra-features, NOTHING. Just wondering.
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Apr 16 2006, 10:54 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
*Looks up in thread* Pff, you can't expect me to pay attention to everything everyone says. |
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Apr 17 2006, 05:39 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
Or the movie Equillibrium, which also features a built in forearm reloader. That part I think was more nifty than the gun slides... |
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Apr 17 2006, 06:48 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I'm pretty sure you don't pay for the baseline threes on attributes in your cyberarms, it's the increased attributes BEYOND that you pay for. |
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May 10 2006, 12:18 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 22-April 06 Member No.: 8,493 |
well reguarding gun slides in general whats the bigest gun and whats the concelabilty factor pat dows and such?
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May 10 2006, 12:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 13-March 06 From: dusty Mexican borderlands Member No.: 8,372 |
I allow for heavy pistols, because I'm a big softie. Provided the player isn't explicitly wearing constricting clothing that would impact the free action of the slide. If I were to be a bitch about it, I'd say light pistols and hold-outs. Essentially, a little surprise when your standard sidearm is dry or seized. |
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May 10 2006, 01:06 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I'm thinking of basically only allowing them with hold-outs unless you've got a bigass loose jacket on. Trying to conceal something noticeably taller than your forearm while wearing form fitting body armor can be a real pain in the ass.
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May 10 2006, 01:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 13-March 06 From: dusty Mexican borderlands Member No.: 8,372 |
That's why it goes over the FFBA. Also, who has a pistol bigger than their forearm? I'm looking at my forearm, and while I'm a tall guy, I have a more than reasonable amount of space for a compact or semi-compact, large-caliber firearm strapped on, without the barrel poking out the sleeve. |
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May 10 2006, 01:40 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 25-February 06 Member No.: 8,307 |
He's not talking about length. Your forearm, from top to bottom, is probably not as tall as a larger .38, and a Colt .45 will show as a big bulge in your sleeve.
I wouldn't allow larger than a light pistol, unless it was something custom made for the slide and the user. |
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May 10 2006, 04:00 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 19-April 06 From: Rio Rancho, NM Member No.: 8,484 |
Depends on how cinematic you want to be. In the movie Equilibrium, for example, the main character has full auto heavy pistols on the slides, and wears a not incredibly loose jacket over it without noticable bulges. Course, the magic of Hollywood works wonders...
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May 10 2006, 06:59 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
Yeah, and he's also got those spare magazines on the OTHER spring-loaded armature on his forearms... :P
Love that movie. Anyone who throws two weighted mags into a room so that they're upright, on the floor, in the place that he knows he's going to run out of ammunition is a hardass. |
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