 Mechanic Ruling, Firearms as melee weapons |
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 Nov 12 2010, 05:19 PM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,244 Joined: 2-August 07 Member No.: 12,442  |
Is it generally accepted that Clubs (Improvised Weapons) skill and speciality are applied to attack rolls made by firearms acting as melee weapons? Obviously they'd have melee hardening. What about using your firearms as melee weapons for the benefit of parry? Could you take Clubs (Parry) and have that apply to parry rolls?
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Nov 12 2010, 06:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-September 10 Member No.: 19,081 |
From Arsenal improvised melee weapons:
QUOTE (Arsenal @ pg17) Pistols: Reach: — Damage:Str/2P AP: — Skill:Clubs Rifle Butt: Reach: 1 Damage: (Str/2+1)P AP:— Skill:Clubs I don't see why you couldn't parry with them either. I mean, there are no actual rules you can't parry with say, a Monofilament Whip using Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Monowhip. Using a gun would probably be easier than that |
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Nov 12 2010, 10:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 206 Joined: 9-September 10 From: Minneapolis, MN Member No.: 19,032 |
QUOTE (ProfGast @ Nov 12 2010, 12:46 PM)  I don't see why you couldn't parry with them either. You can certainly parry with a gun, however, even with melee hardening, there should be a common-sense chance for damage to the weapon. I.e. parrying a club shouldn't cause any problems, but a crescent laser axe might... |
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Nov 13 2010, 02:34 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,705 Joined: 5-October 09 From: You are in a clearing Member No.: 17,722 |
Generally you parry an axe at the haft or by striking the side of the blade away from its target. Deflecting an axe blade is never a good choice.
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Nov 13 2010, 02:57 AM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Nov 12 2010, 09:34 PM) Deflecting an axe blade is never a good choice. Depends on the alternative. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Nov 13 2010, 03:17 AM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
QUOTE (Critias @ Nov 12 2010, 09:57 PM) Depends on the alternative. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) Deflecting an oncoming axe blade with youe Ruger 100 sports rifle, and busting it: 900 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Deflecting an oncoming axeblade with you skull and getting your greymatter stuffed into a new cyber skull: 15,000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) Hoping your street doc doesnt add a few "options: Priceless. Some things are priceless, for everything else, theres MasterVisa |
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