Re: Twilight 2000 mechanics question

>
> We've heard estimates that Twilight 2000 characters can take excessive
> damage without becoming dangerously wounded or unconcious.  I believe
> that Rob Dean estimated that an average character could be hit with
> Six or so .50 calibre machine gun bullets before becoming unconcious.

It does depend on where the hit occurs.  An average character has a chest
value of 60, but a head value of only 20.  Anything over 20 pts to the
head is a guaranteed unconscious result.  Anything over 40 to the head is
death.  You can work the numbers out yourself.  In the basic game (for
obvious reasons I didn't buy the add-ons) a 9mm pistol does 1d6 per hit,
a 5.56N assault rifle does 2d6 per hit, and a .50 caliber MG does 8d6
per hit.  So you really wouldn't need that many machine gun bullets to
kill...only 5 or 6 for torso hits and 2 for the head.  (-:  It's those
smaller weapons that are a problem.  After 15 or so pistol bullets to
the chest, you _might_ fall down.  (Hmmm...how many bullets in a Browning
HiPower?)

> Since I don't have the game, could someone with the books look up the
> following for me?
>
> How many 120mm shells does it take to kill a Twilight 2000 character?

It depends on where it hits.  Since a 120mm DS round (non-uranium) does
28 dice of damage, and an average character has 60 hit points in the chest
area, 28*3.5=98 points of average damage.  98 points of damage to the chest
would be a "serious" wound.  (No s***!)  This means that the average
character would be seriously wounded by such a hit, and would only have
(?!) a 10% chance of remaining conscious.  The second hit would probably
finish him off....if he's hit in the head, he's dead.

> 2G Scott
> "'URuuumph!' he said, pulling the steel core penetrator from his ribcage.
>  'It's a good thing it wasn't a depleted uranium projectile.'"
>         --  Rob Dean

Did I say that?  If I didn't, I guess I should have...(-:

BTW--does anyone need a near mint copy of T:2000 2nd Ed?  I've got one for
sale--$10 plus shipping (the boxed set, not just the book).  Send me email
if you're interested.

Rob Dean