[HoE] Re: [hoe-digest.20000104]

[toadpooka@usa.net]

<<Knockdown: Whenever a majority of aces are rolled
during the damage phase, the target must make a
Strength roll with the TN equal to the weapons damage
die type +1.  If the damage is inflicted without a
weapon then the TN is half Strength die type +1.

  Bullet Blow Thru: Whenever during the damage phase
all the damage dice are aces the bullet has blown thru
the target. Unless all the damage has been reduced to
zero, (through chips, hexes, etc.) anyone on the other
side of the target is subject to attack by the same
bullet.>>

Not bad ideas, but consider that your low-damage weapons are more likely to
knockdown or overpenetrate with these rules.  Think: are you likely to get a
majority/all aces on 2d4 or 4d8?  Which weapon should overpenetrate or knock a
target down?  A derringer, or an NA Assault rifle?

Knockdown is pretty much the same as Stun anyway.  The only difference is that
dum-dums or hollowpoints might have a slightly higher chance of doing it.

As someone pointed out, overpenetration causes LESS damage, not more.  So, I'd
have a shot overpenetrate when the damage dice "go bust."  The damage is still
applied to the target, but there might be a chance of hitting someone more or
less directly behind the target. Remember that an overpenetrating bullet won't
necessarily continue in a straight line after exiting; it could bounce off a
bone or something, and the hydrodynamics of a human body can be unpredictable.
 Also, lowering the die type on an exiting shot might be a good idea.  More
technically-minded Marshals might increase the bleedin' damage, since there's
two hole instead of one in the target, too...


--
Rich Ranallo

"Whatever all of us had in common then
Grew up, and left home.
We don't think that way no more.
Turn around, turn the volume down."
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