[HoE] Banshee Rifle answers

["Casey McGirt" <cmcgirt@hotmail.com>]

Pete Rogers  said:
i like the Banshee Rifle - just a couple o' questions about the nature 
of the damage.
if the damage is spiritual, would it affect non-organic elements of an 
automoton, or only the head?
the beam penetrates the body slightly before manifesting, would this 
negate armour? 
could you shoot someone through a car door say, or thin pieces of cover?
would the ammo be in a backpack, or is it contained in the main weapon? 
i would imagine with the processing of the ammo, a backpack would be 
more appropriate.
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     The damage is caused by physically-manifested spiritual energy.  
Thus, it affects any part of an automation normally.  This does not 
negate armor on its own...but I did buy 4 levels of AP to reflect how 
the beam passes through the outer layer of the target before 
manifesting.
     The 'ammo' is real small - an ounce of ghost rock, and the 
processing unit for it.   However, the energy requirements are handled 
by a 60-point Spirit Battery.  As I envision it, the battery is built 
into the gun, rather than a separate backpack.  The disadvantage is that 
the gun is rather large...I'd say at least a d8 Strength would be needed 
to use it without a penalty.  Since the gun was designed for 
Robohunters, Strength requirements aren't usually a problem.
     I modelled the ammo requirements for the rifle on the Plasma Pistol 
listed in the Junker rules...and the pistol is a rather compact device.
     With 2d20/AP 4, it's certainly possible to shoot someone through a 
car door.  However, the armor-piercing portion of the shot would be used 
up after going through such a barrier.

-Casey

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