Re: Meson Pistols

By George Herbert ·

TML message #7108From bundle 566

[body pistol]
>DV of 1 (personnel damage that is) up to a range of 80 km.
>[...]
>Radiation Damage:  Well, even for a 100 Kg human, this dose is a
>bit above LD50/60.  We are in the range of Acute Radiation Syndrome
>with gastrointestinal complications within 2 weeks, bleeding and
>death in most exposed persons.
>
>To be fair, tho, I have gone off the scale cost wise.  But even if
>we multiply the cost of a tunnel and explosive power generator by
>a factor of a thousand, the tunnel would cost 20 cr, and the EPG
>would be 330 Cr.  This would of course be less at higher Tech
>Levels.

[smg]
>I figure that a rate of fire of 10 per second is pretty dang close
>to a continuous beam for aiming purposes.  And of course no recoil
>either.
>
>DV of 1 (personelle damage that is) up to a range of 80 km.

Thank you, you've created my Gaming Headache for the Day.

Cover?  What Cover?  Oh, he's hiding behind the bulkhead...
heh heh heh ZOT heh Thud

I think we'd better introduce some scaling rules which say
"You can't do that" or we've killed personal combat game
balance 8-)


- -george