Return To Sender, Throwing grenades back |
Return To Sender, Throwing grenades back |
Aug 19 2011, 05:24 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,109 Joined: 13-March 11 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 24,230 |
I swear I saw a threshold test for throwing a grenade that lands at your feet somewhere. But I can't find it. IIRC, it's just Reaction (2) to pick up a grenade that someone throws at you, and throw it back. Am I imagining things?
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Aug 19 2011, 07:03 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 21-February 11 Member No.: 22,370 |
Per Arsenal p. 163, it's a single Complex Action that requires a successful Agility+Reaction (3) Test.
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Aug 19 2011, 07:16 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,109 Joined: 13-March 11 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 24,230 |
Thanks. Low search-fu here.
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Aug 19 2011, 08:48 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
Of course, methinks there should be a willpower+charisma check to see if you have the composure to even try,
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Aug 19 2011, 01:38 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Best thread title ever.
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Aug 19 2011, 01:44 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
For mages I would suggest the spell 'Fling' or 'Levitate' where they essentially only need 1 success to send it in the general direction of the attacker.
The difference would be the speed of the 'attack' as levitate would be limited to FxNet Hits per combat turn while Fling would be more of a normal throwing test with F X 1,5 as the strength value and the grenade would also use the grenade range table. Worst case with levitate is that you might still be within the blast radius with only one success. |
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Aug 19 2011, 04:06 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 18-August 11 Member No.: 36,178 |
Doesn't a grenade go off at the end of the turn?
Wouldn't magic be pointless then? I thought casting a spell is a complex action that takes effect in the next turn? |
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Aug 19 2011, 04:10 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
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Aug 19 2011, 04:14 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
You can only throw a grenade back if it hasn't gone off yet (this is why most people use impact detonation or air burst grenades).
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Aug 19 2011, 04:15 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 18-August 11 Member No.: 36,178 |
Ok, now I know why everyone thinks magic is overpowered.
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Aug 19 2011, 04:17 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
Ok, now I know why everyone thinks magic is overpowered. Because it's AoE is way, way better. And every mage who tries to out-do a grenade is going to knock himself on his ass doing so. (Elemental effect spells have high drain costs, on the order of F/2 + 5, and doing "as much damage as a grenade" is going to be about F6) |
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Aug 19 2011, 04:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 705 Joined: 3-April 11 Member No.: 26,658 |
Because it's AoE is way, way better. And every mage who tries to out-do a grenade is going to knock himself on his ass doing so. (Elemental effect spells have high drain costs, on the order of F/2 + 5, and doing "as much damage as a grenade" is going to be about F6) But a stunball is only F/2+1, does as much damage, only it doesn't kill, but instead knocks out (which is as good as dead but makes people less pissed off at you). Oh, also has the side benefit of not being affected by armor, and not having its power reduced the further you get from the point of impact, plus a potential higher damage (since grenade damage doesn't go up with successes). If you really want people dead, Manaball does that, with only a F/2+2. Elemental Manipulations are majorly overpriced. Elemental side benefits are nice, but not worth knocking yourself out. |
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Aug 19 2011, 04:26 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 10-November 10 From: Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Member No.: 19,166 |
Doesn't a grenade go off at the end of the turn? Wouldn't magic be pointless then? I thought casting a spell is a complex action that takes effect in the next turn? The spellcasting has been addressed, but the Grenade goes off on your initiative count in the next pass. Timing Grenades SR4A 155. Because it's AoE is way, way better. And every mage who tries to out-do a grenade is going to knock himself on his ass doing so. (Elemental effect spells have high drain costs, on the order of F/2 + 5, and doing "as much damage as a grenade" is going to be about F6) That's why you only try to beat the effects a couple meters out. Still, either one is a bunch of trouble more often then not. |
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Aug 19 2011, 06:09 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 18-August 11 Member No.: 36,178 |
Could I use my hacky sack skill to kick it back? ;)
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Aug 19 2011, 06:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 271 Joined: 5-July 11 From: Firebase Zulu Member No.: 32,769 |
Could I use my hacky sack skill to kick it back? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Only if you roll it up onto your toe, then flip it straight up, spin around backflip kick it back at them.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Aug 19 2011, 06:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 705 Joined: 3-April 11 Member No.: 26,658 |
In a session last week I returned a grenade by shooting it because it was too far away for me to grab.
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Aug 19 2011, 06:13 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
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Aug 19 2011, 06:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 705 Joined: 3-April 11 Member No.: 26,658 |
Reitterating lost point. Please take your on topic point and get it out of this topic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Aug 19 2011, 06:52 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Of course, methinks there should be a willpower+charisma check to see if you have the composure to even try, There's a cybernetic replacement for that check.Testicles or Ovaries of Steel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Aug 19 2011, 06:55 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
Could I use my hacky sack skill to kick it back? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I seem to recall a story about a baseball player using his pitching skill to great effect during WW2. Both to throw grenades and return those thrown at his squad. Btw, nothing like fastballing a live "pineapple" at someones forehead (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Aug 19 2011, 07:12 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
From what I heard, a cricket pitch is a better throw, but, yeah, I heard of a number of various types of ball players that were given more grenades than everyone else on the idea that "They'll know what to do with them better.", to varying degrees of success.
"But I'm was a kicker on the football team!" |
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Aug 19 2011, 11:58 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,654 Joined: 29-October 06 Member No.: 9,731 |
Btw, nothing like fastballing a live "pineapple" at someones forehead (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Seems like a pineapple would lend itself more to a nice, tight spiral than a baseball pitch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Aug 20 2011, 09:36 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
There's a cybernetic replacement for that check. Testicles or Ovaries of Steel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) That sounds like it would hurt...and be entirely superfluous. I suppose if you wanted to break anyones toes who tried to kick you in the crotch....but anyone who's trying a crotch kick isn't going to beat a professional level street fighting in a melee fight anyways. |
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Aug 20 2011, 01:32 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
Seems like a pineapple would lend itself more to a nice, tight spiral than a baseball pitch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Mills_bomb Tho now i notice that it was a British design, go figure... Anyways, it was mostly about the mental image of first hitting someone in the forehead with a grenade. And then have the grenade basically land between his legs thanks to the sudden loss of momentum. |
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Aug 20 2011, 03:11 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
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