From: goodwin@orionsci (Ben Goodwin)
Subject: Re:  Shadowrun: Looting bodies
Reply-To: goodwin@orionsci.UUCP (Ben Goodwin)
Organization: Orion Scientific, Inc.
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 10:59:20 GMT

In article <6APR199216533727@rigel.tamu.edu> adr9510@rigel.tamu.edu (Trapped in Aggieland) writes:
>In article <1992Apr06.153319.23974@orionsci>, goodwin@orionsci.UUCP (Ben Goodwin) writes...
>>I forgot that the troll had two portable missiles. :(  He looks at
>>me and says, "No problem, I just fire a missile down the tunnel at the
>>5 guys.  Then I turn the other way and fire bursts with my Ares LMG."
>>He took everyone out in about 3 actions and took one round which bounced
>>off his partial heavy armor.  One of the Sams took the dead guy's
>>AK-98s with laser sights.  Gotta be worth a few bucks.
>

Gee, a comment from a .edu site.  I wonder if it will be inflamatory?

>Munchkinism abounds! What the hell was the troll doing with *two* MPMs (man 
>portable missles) and the MG? Even if he *could* get them, *and* cary all of

Hey chummer, a LMG is not that rare.  I pulled the archetype for the street
sam directly from the Street Samurai guide.  Christ, they wanted to give
him a panther assault cannon.  I said no. I'll call FASA though and tell
them you think they're a bunch of munchkins.

>that effectively---they're a reason they're called missles! They explode. An 
>explosion in a *sewer*!? The backblast should of been enough to toast several
>players (falling cieling, burns, shrapnel, etc.).

From 80 meters away?  I'm not physics major, but maybe we could start
a blast radius thread now that the knockback thread has died down. :)

Thanks for the flame chummer.  Much appreciated.  I didn't want to say
it, but it was a) our first adventure, and b) the module DOA/DNA.
I'll call FASA and give them your comments.  yea right....

Thanks for playing but buzz off!  It specifically stated that the
characters were to be given two missiles.  And secondly, I thought of
the missiles (I couldn't find them in the sourcebook) more as LAWs
(That's Light Antitank Weapons) or possibly RPGs (Rocket Propelled
Grenades) than antiaircraft.  What kind of munchkin game do you play?
"Duh, can I get two Stinger-VIIs please?"

>
>And think about it--they used one missle (black market costs upwards of, oh,
>4000-12000 New Yen easy) and in return got: one AK-98. Ooooooohhhhh, I'm so
>impressed.

And I think you misspelled nuyen chummer?  Ah, a spelling flame! :)

I really like it when people flame without enough information.  Really
I do.  They were given the missiles along with a few AK98 Assault rifles,
body armor and some neat aerosol that does wonderful things to plastic
armor by a corp that wanted them to pull off a run.

>
>Really, try a little visit to the realms of physics the next time one of the 
>players says "I set off an anti-aircraft explosive in a sewer." Sheesh.
>That's the point where you say: "Next character set, please."

No, that's the point where I say, "Gee chummer, I didn't say that I gave
them Anti-Aircraft missiles.  Who would fire an anti-aircraft missile
in a sewer?  Who would be stupid enough to think that someone would fire
a ground to air missile in the sewer? You?" And furthermore, he was
hoping to bring that section of the tunnel down to prevent pursuit.

Sorry, but I'm sick to death of people jumping down other's throats.
Someone else questioned the use of a missile in a sewer but did it in
a much nicer manner.  Let's try to make this a kindler gentler net. :)

>
>Aaron D. Robb, aka The Philosopher   |	Disclaimer: Texas A&M stands staunchly
>Somewhere at Texas A&M University    |	behind my every word. Really they do...

Somehow I doubt that...
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