 Designing a Knife-Missile drone, Borrowing from Iain Bank's Culture/Gundam |
 Mar 15 2010, 05:11 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 4-April 08 From: Detroit, MI Member No.: 15,844  |
Hi all,
So, I'm trying to design a drone similar to the Knife-Missile drones in Iain Bank's Culture novels, or Gundam's funnels/fangs. Basically (for those of you who know neither), they would be very fast drones, dagger/knife sized, very sharp and capable to stay in the air for a moderate amount of time before needing to dock and/or recharge, that kill the targets by ramming/slicing through them. They may or may not be capable of stationary flight, but they must be really agile so they can make right-angle turns or even U-turns in short distances. It may not be doable with 2072's SOTA, so I guess that's my first question: Has Shadowrun's technology reached a point where such drones can be built? How should I stat' them? |
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Werewindlefr Designing a Knife-Missile drone Mar 15 2010, 05:11 PM
DireRadiant Check out the Cyberspace Designs Dragonfly p. 117 ... Mar 15 2010, 05:20 PM
knasser QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Mar 15 2010, 05:20 P... Mar 15 2010, 06:26 PM Werewindlefr Well, knife-missiles with the same specs and abili... Mar 15 2010, 07:48 PM Tanegar QUOTE (Werewindlefr @ Mar 15 2010, 03:48 ... Mar 15 2010, 08:31 PM Garou That is basically a Dune's Hunter Seeker Weapo... Mar 15 2010, 08:48 PM hyzmarca Step 1)Buy a Knife
Step 2)Be a Magician
Step 3)C... Mar 15 2010, 09:06 PM DireRadiant You could skip buying the knife since the ally spi... Mar 15 2010, 09:10 PM Dumori but the possession of the knife mean that due to s... Mar 15 2010, 11:09 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Dumori @ Mar 15 2010, 05:09 PM) bu... Mar 16 2010, 12:31 AM Dumori Knives have stats. They have the weapon stats and ... Mar 16 2010, 12:40 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Dumori @ Mar 15 2010, 06:40 PM) Kn... Mar 16 2010, 12:59 AM Dumori I'm sure there was a table with the base armor... Mar 16 2010, 01:07 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Dumori @ Mar 15 2010, 07:07 PM) I... Mar 16 2010, 01:09 AM Dumori I've looked at the master index nothing leaps ... Mar 16 2010, 01:16 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Dumori @ Mar 15 2010, 07:16 PM) I... Mar 16 2010, 01:36 AM Umidori A homunculus vessel like a golem is specifically c... Mar 16 2010, 02:15 AM Umidori In the same vein, if you took something that is me... Mar 16 2010, 02:18 AM Dumori Now do that to one of those missle drones. Use an ... Mar 16 2010, 02:27 AM DireRadiant I would only allow a knife - missile in shadowrun ... Mar 16 2010, 03:30 AM Fatum Minding that weapons can be destroyed with a marti... Mar 16 2010, 04:45 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Fatum @ Mar 15 2010, 09:45 PM) Min... Mar 17 2010, 12:39 AM shinryu for more of a gundam feel (i.e. actually a big nas... Mar 16 2010, 06:18 AM knasser Cast Improved Invisibility on oneself. Pick up kni... Mar 16 2010, 07:54 AM spasheridan I believe that a reasonable alternative would be s... Mar 16 2010, 06:26 PM Umidori The first one, with monowire between two drones, w... Mar 17 2010, 12:09 AM Udoshi QUOTE (Umidori @ Mar 16 2010, 05:09 PM) T... Mar 17 2010, 12:37 AM  |
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