From malloy00@io.com Fri Oct 2 20:02:42 1998 -0500 Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: Return-Path: Received: from lists.io.com (majordom@lists.io.com [199.170.88.15]) by deliverator.io.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA05584; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 20:02:40 -0500 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by lists.io.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) id UAA28467 for gurpsnet-l-outgoing; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 20:02:43 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: lists.io.com: majordom set sender to owner-gurpsnet-l@lists.io.com using -f Received: from deliverator.io.com (root@deliverator.io.com [199.170.88.17]) by lists.io.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id UAA28462 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 20:02:39 -0500 Received: from vega.iii.com (vega.iii.com [192.33.187.51]) by deliverator.io.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id UAA05417 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 20:01:44 -0500 Received: by vega.iii.com (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA03615; Fri, 2 Oct 98 18:01:27 -0700 Received: from ping by molly (5.61/1.34) id AA22651; Fri, 2 Oct 98 17:58:33 -0700 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 17:54:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Anthony Jackson Reply-To: Anthony Jackson Subject: gadget: 'repulsor' weapon system To: gurpsnet-l@io.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-gurpsnet-l@lists.io.com Precedence: list Content-Return: prohibited X-URL: http://www.sjgames.com/gurps X-URL: http://www.io.com/GURPSnet Inspired by some logic for G:Traveller repulsors, but aside from TL there's nothing really non-GURPS about it in any case. Comments? Repulsor Weapon System (TL 10 GT; TL 12 with regular GURPS) A repulsor weapon is a gravmop variant -- any gravmop can be modified to act as one if desired. It acts as a gravmop, with the following modifications: - Cannot do impaling damage - RoF should always be 1 - Vacuum range is multiplied by 10, not 1 (probably should apply to normal gravmops as well, mass (e.g. atmosphere) probably has some effect). - Can be used as a pressor beam, if desired. Uses 1 shot per minute. Base ST is equal to 4 * the # of dice of the beam (+1 per +1 damage) - Can be _spread_. Normally has enough area to hit a size +0 object (radius 1 yard). Divide damage by the desired radius. Cannot have a radius exceeding the # of dice. - If spread, base attack rolls on the size of the area being targeted or the size of the object, whichever is more. The size modifier for the area is 2 + . - If spread, multiply damage (after DR) by 'effective radius'. This distance is equal to whatever radius gives a size mod equal to the size mod of the object. Multiply ST by the _square_ of this radius.