 Monowhip = spirit killer? |
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  Apr 17 2006, 10:37 AM
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jacked in  Group: Admin Posts: 9,503 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463  |
Monowhips seem to be the ultimate spirit killer weapons for non-awakened characters.
They will always be able to damage even Force 6 spirits, since their Immunity to Normal Weapons cannot stop them up to this level. And if you get only a single net hit, which should be possible, that's 9P, which the spirit has 10 dice (for Force 6; Body = Force) to resist. Two such hits and the spirit is gone most likely. (Sure, Adepts with Critical Strike are much better at killing spirits, but they are awakened.) Anyways... this spawns the question... is it right (not by the rules, more like by their 'spirit'), that Immunity to Normal Weapons is subject to technical Armor Penetration (like that of the monowhip, or APDS ammunition)? Maybe AP from mundane weapons should not apply to Immunity to Normal Weapons? Bye Thanee |
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Apr 17 2006, 11:29 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
Even better are guns loaded with Stick 'n' Shock.
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Apr 17 2006, 12:47 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
Monowhips are the ultimate anything killer.
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Apr 17 2006, 12:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 28-January 06 Member No.: 8,209 |
Including the wielder, on a bad day. |
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Apr 17 2006, 01:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 28-March 06 Member No.: 8,412 |
Monofilament weapons, although very cool, are stupid coming from a physics point of view. If a monofilament whip is, as its name suggests, a line of just one layer of atoms, technically you shouldn't even be able to see the whip without the aid of a high-powered electron microscope. ^_^ From a kinda-physics point of view, they work by slicing between the layers of ANYTHING.
But still, they are just ludacrously lethal and I'd love to play a char with one. Muwahaha, a phys ad with a monofilament whip and monowire edged sword... yay! |
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Apr 17 2006, 01:17 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
:dead:
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Apr 17 2006, 01:27 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,503 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
I'm aware of that, but that's not really the point. The question is mostly, what does Immunity to Natural Weapons mean? And should methods to penetrate physical armor work against that in the same fashion? Bye Thanee |
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Apr 17 2006, 01:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 28-March 06 Member No.: 8,412 |
I'm still pretty new to SR but my instincts would say that no immunities should work against a monowhip, unless you're dealing with something uber powerful.
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Apr 17 2006, 01:34 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
Because SR4 makes all armor work the same way, distinguishing only between normal and hardend.
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Apr 17 2006, 02:42 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,651 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Marietta, GA Member No.: 7,773 |
.... Like magical extradimensional beings made of dreams and nightmares incarnate? |
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