 MAD and drones, Can you use gun mods on drones? |
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 Jan 13 2009, 01:45 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 663 Joined: 30-June 06 From: Memphis, TN Member No.: 8,811  |
Working on an infiltration type and I'd like to add a few microdrones to him. He has the large smuggling compartments and a gun that MADs won't pick up (plastic rounds in hermetically sealer magazines too.) I'd like to have him carry a microdrone or two, but it will set off the detectors (ever other piece of cyberware he has is street legal or can't be detected without a cyberware scanner).
So can you use gun modification rules to modify microdrones or are you stuck using the vehicle rules? |
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Jan 13 2009, 03:30 AM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Physics Fun Fact: magnetic anomaly detectors actually detect electrical field fluctuations, for example the kind caused by wireless communication.
Although to be fair, I do math, comp sci, history, poli sci, and linguistics. Physics is just a hobby for me. =i) |
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Jan 13 2009, 04:40 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
RAW answer, no, good answer, ask your GM. I personally would allow that mod on a small drone, but I know GMs who wouldn't.
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Jan 13 2009, 04:55 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,263 Joined: 4-March 08 From: Blighty Member No.: 15,736 |
QUOTE (Page 196 @ Unwired) Commlinks and other electronic devices may be modified by a character without Hardware skill, using the rules for gear modification found on p. 126, Arsenal. QUOTE (Page 196 @ Unwired) In addition to the mods noted below, the following options listed under Weapon Modifications on pp. 148-153, Arsenal, may also be applied to electronics: Ceramic/Plasteel Components, Chameleon Coating, Extreme Environment Mod, Gecko Grip, Metahuman Customization, Propulsion System, Skinlink, and Tracker. Emphasis mine. Microdrones should reasonably count as electronic devices. |
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Jan 13 2009, 12:34 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,266 Joined: 3-June 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,638 |
Depending on the drones' loadout, it might be entirely legal to carry them around. Just need a good excuse, and a good social pool.
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Jan 13 2009, 01:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 23-December 08 From: the Tampa Sprawl Member No.: 16,707 |
QUOTE (TheOOB @ Jan 12 2009, 11:40 PM)  RAW answer, no, good answer, ask your GM. I personally would allow that mod on a small drone, but I know GMs who wouldn't. QUOTE (Heath Robinson @ Jan 12 2009, 11:55 PM) Emphasis mine. Microdrones should reasonably count as electronic devices. I'm going to go along with these guys and state that it should reasonably be allowed, just ask your GM. I would allow it in my game. Cheers |
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Jan 13 2009, 02:36 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
The limiting factor might be the body of, and thus the slots available to, the microdrone. I'm not sure what the slot cost of the non-metallic modifications are, though.
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