Re: [BNW] Defender Question.

[DeltaPrimerNuke@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/24/2000 4:31:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
shdooks@home.com writes:

<< Defenders have a trick called Shield Attack, where they can use
 their force fields as a weapon. What I want to know is, could a Defender
 project his shield away from his/her body? Maybe even throw it? I'm
 trying to give my character a modern Captain America kind of feel, and
 I'm thinking this would make a cool custom attack. What do you think?
 -Stacy Dooks
  Alias the Canadian Crusader. >>

Hey Stacy......
Canadian Crusader huh?       Got a "Captain Canada" ready for our upcoming 
Glory days set of games.......

Anyhoo........ I came up with this little trick for Cap'n C 
(He/she...whichever the character ends up being!) since the good Captain is 
also a Defender.    Use it if ya like.......

>Shield Slinging: Allows the hero to throw the energy shield at as a ranged
                  attack.  Here's the process : on the first action they
                  decide to use the trick, the hero must get an extra success 
                  on a TN5 Spirit roll.  On the next action, the shield
                  can be thrown at a target, using the Throwing skill.
                  The damage is STR+5 and the Range is per the throwing 
                  rules (the shield is considered Size 1 for determining
                  the range maximum).  On the hero's next action, they 
                  can then re-generate the energy shield for further uses.

To me (to be read...In Our Campaign), this makes a pretty good attack for the 
Defender without making them TOO powerful.   The Spirit roll is to "mentally 
prepare themselves for the stain of holding all that energy together at a 
distance".  Then, the throw of course.   I chose Size 1 because, let's face 
it, it's a thin piece of energy, IMO.   I like the throwing rules, so tis 
trick seemed a natural.   Also liked Captain America's energy shield from a 
few months back.   Cap's a favorite oif mine..... have to let y'all see the 
Glory Days Scrapper i've cooked up...WITH the patriotic shield, of course!   
Anyway...that's my trick for the Defender's ranged attack.    Mileage may 
vary.

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