From: "David L. Pulver" Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 01:59:10 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re. PD Reduction Here's the rule I suggested for PD Reduction during the High Tech 2nd edition playtest; it was given consideration, but rejected by Mike and Loyd because it was deemed too complex. "For every (full armor DR) dice of damage inflicted, reduce PD by one, to a minimum of PD 0. For example, if a rifle bullet doing 5d damage hits leather with DR 2, the chainmail protects with -2 PD (giving it 0 PD), since 5d/DR 2 = -2 PD. On the other hand, if a rifle bullet hits a kevlar vest with DR 12 there is no PD reduction -- but a 0.50 caliber machine gun doing 12d damage would give a -1 to PD. An M1 Abrams tank with frontal DR 1400 would get its full PD 6 vs. almost any attack -- every 1400d would be - -1 to PD." - -David