Microwire : miscellaneous use |
Microwire : miscellaneous use |
Jul 22 2011, 08:51 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 4-July 11 From: The Hive Metaplan Member No.: 32,709 |
hello
microwires are found in the grapple gun section, (SR4A p337). his seems to be almost as sharp as the monofilament, while being much cheaper. (8P with no AP). Do you think we could make garrotes, whips, and other same uses of the monofilament with this? |
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Jul 22 2011, 09:32 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Good ol' Germany Member No.: 7,015 |
Shure, why not ?
some of my Chars already use them in this fashion Hough ! Medicineman |
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Jul 22 2011, 01:49 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,083 Joined: 13-December 10 From: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Member No.: 19,228 |
You can make garottes, whips, etc out of pretty much anything strand-like. Try duct tape, or even just ordinary rope. *gasp*
Just it should have damage codes adjusted accordingly. Don't go treating a microwire whip as a monofilament one. |
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Jul 22 2011, 02:15 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Slicer Bomb Cheap Commlink Explosive of Choice Microwire Attach commlink to a piece of explosive, roll the microwire around the package. Place charge in path of opposition. Tripslice Laser Rangefinder Explosive of Choice Microwire Attach rangefinder to explosive, attach microwire so that you have a directional explosion. Place charge hidden from view where the opposition will cross the beam. |
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Jul 22 2011, 02:16 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
I still dunno if I believe the mono-grenade works (and what goes for mono, goes for micro).
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Jul 23 2011, 07:02 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 4-July 11 From: The Hive Metaplan Member No.: 32,709 |
I don't believe in mono-grenades too.
Financially, it's and endless pit: Just buy one, open it, remove the hundreds of meters of monowire, and sell it. Other strange crossover i imagined : a Kusarigama with a myomeric/ monowire/ microwire rope. A myomeric rope garrote. (does it goes around the neck of the victim even easier?) what do you think about the dammage code of this weapons ? microwire garrote, microwire whip ... |
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Jul 23 2011, 12:21 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,082 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
Slicer Bomb Cheap Commlink Explosive of Choice Microwire No need for the commlink, the standard detonators from the core book are already wireless-enabled (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) @Minimax: Same answer as the last gazillion times this was brought up, what tells you the monowire inside the grenade is the same kind as the one used for fences? |
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Jul 23 2011, 01:05 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
There's one kind. But my point is more, 'does this even work, damage-wise?'
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Jul 23 2011, 01:41 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,082 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
There's one kind. But my point is more, 'does this even work, damage-wise?' Realistically, I could see some problems in giving such a thin and light piece of wire enough oomph to actually harm someone...but rule of cool says "why not?". Assuming it just works does not break or complicate anything, neither does assuming that the monowire inside is a different kind of monowire (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I'm certainly one of the last people to engage in apologetics for _that book_, but that particular piece IMO is nothing worth worrying about. |
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Jul 23 2011, 02:56 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 4-July 11 From: The Hive Metaplan Member No.: 32,709 |
@Minimax: Same answer as the last gazillion times this was brought up, what tells you the monowire inside the grenade is the same kind as the one used for fences? I just read the description in WAR: QUOTE Rather that a fragmenting shell, however, it is built with hundreds of meters of monofilament wound around the exploding core, lashing out in several pieces and all directions on detonation. Damages, AP, and Availability are streamlined with other mono wired item, so i assumed it was a similar kind of wire. |
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Jul 23 2011, 03:49 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
I guess. I usually think the 'Rule of Cool' is stupid, and shouldn't ever justify imbalance. So the question is whether they're imbalanced. If not, no problem.
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Jul 23 2011, 03:53 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
What about using a grenade sized device with a spool of mono/microwire. Small explosive or hell compressed CO2 forces the wires to shoot out 3 meters in a series of directions. When the wires are released, they each bring a small tag with adhesive.
It's primary purpose is for area denial, runners drop it behind them as they run down a hallway and it creates a web that pursuit will need to cut through or be cut to ribbons. |
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Jul 23 2011, 04:11 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
I like it. Instant tripwires.
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Jul 23 2011, 04:51 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,082 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
Damages, AP, and Availability are streamlined with other mono wired item, so i assumed it was a similar kind of wire. Similar sure, but there are quite a few applications using ultra-thing wire in SR: Monofilament whips, monofilament swords (for a puny 750 ¥), microwire, and the monowire from Arsenal. So assuming that the grenade contains something else than the 1000 ¥/m wire from Arsenal is hardly a stretch |
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Jul 23 2011, 05:12 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,507 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 16,582 |
.o0(hmm microwire/monofilament/traditional wire bola with grenades as weights...)
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Jul 23 2011, 05:25 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
What about using a grenade sized device with a spool of mono/microwire. Small explosive or hell compressed CO2 forces the wires to shoot out 3 meters in a series of directions. When the wires are released, they each bring a small tag with adhesive. It's primary purpose is for area denial, runners drop it behind them as they run down a hallway and it creates a web that pursuit will need to cut through or be cut to ribbons. See. THAT makes sense as a monowire grenade under the Rule of Cool. A grenade that uses monowire as its flechettes does not. Under that guise I'd say that anyone in the blast area is unharmed, although possibly tangled in monowire. |
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