Scott (two T):
> > > Do ALL PA's and Meson Guns (even ground combat designs)
> > > require Beam Pointers?
> >
> > Yes.
> NOT TRUE! Read your own rules! See FF&S p89 quotation below!
and herewith:
> "All heavy (non-small arms) lasers, particle accelerators
> and meson guns require beam pointers..."
I _did_ read that particular passage, Scott, and I remarked to
Dave Nilsen at the time that this sentence would be quoted at me
sometime in the near future... : )
The reason I went on to remark to Matt that our intention was
not to allow small arms versions of PAs and Meson guns was that I
thought there was room for ambiguity in that statement (which I,
Frank, and Dave all interpret as requiring beam pointers in all
PAs and meson guns).
I will suggest that we amend the sentence to read as follows:
"All particle accelerators, meson guns, and heavy (non-
small arms) lasers require beam pointers..."
Other than that Scott, I found it an interesting series of
designs, particularly the anti-boarder weapon (referees intending
on using this fiendish device should bear in mind that what's
sauce for the NPC is sauce for the PC, however, and should apply
it with equal vigor to opposing PC boarders). BTW, I made the
Ghostbusters remark because (if I recall correctly) backpack
particle accelerators figure prominently in both movies.
Mark Urbin:
>Thanks for the update, Loren! Is the Aliens book you
> mentioned the `Aliens of the Rim' book listed in the
> upcoming product release list?
Yes. Schalli, Hivers and Ithklur will definitely be in it.
Don't know who else yet (a lot of that depends on size
constraints).
Regarding the recent settlement between TSR and GDW (among
other parties): A large number of rumors are circulating about
this matter. I ask that you not clutter up the TML with
discussion of them, but if anybody wants the truth about what
happened, send me E-mail. I _will_ say that nobody got "screwed"
by the settlement, and the rumors that GDW is going out of
business as a result of the settlement are totally baseless.
LKW