Re: [BNW] Auto fire question

[MKirk2112@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/9/2000 7:09:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
sraby@asymtek.com writes:

<< Ok here is my take on this (not sure if this was the intention or is
 correct, just IMO)
 say you have an autofire 3 attack (so you could get 3 max shots off) you
 pick a target, then pick another upto 1" away (or a blank space to get to a
 new target farther away) etc..
 then roll and apply damage etc...
 
 Example1:  3 shots, I pick thug 1 and thug 2 and thug 3 all standing near
 oneanother I only get 2 shots, so thug 1 and thug 2 are hit, no problem,
 thug 3 got lucky.
 
 Example2: ok the same 3 thugs in a row with a 4th 2" away from thug #3. I
 pick thug 3 and the space between them and thug#4 as targets, roll I only
 get 2 shots. result is I hit thug 3 and the space (for no effect) and thug 4
 got lucky, but I can't change my mind and say well seeing as how I got only
 2 shots I think I'll change my target to thug 3 and thug 2 so I get the
 extra hit for some effect.
 
 the difference is it keeps you changeing targets after you see how many
 shots you to take advantage of all of your shots.
 
 This is how I see it anyway YMMV. >>

Thanks for your answer.  I like the way you describe doing autofire.  I don't 
think that's the way the rule reads (but as I said I think the rule reads 
oddly), but your way makes the most "logical" and "game" sense and that's the 
way my group has been doing it too.  We just got in a long discussion last 
Sunday about it, and I usually use the book as my "answer," but it wasn't so 
cut and dry this time<laugh>.

Thanks again,

Guide Matt