Re: [HoE] Junker/Armor ?

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>In a message dated 02/29/2000 2:21:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>crow_steve@hotmail.com writes:
>
><< Granted, having the suit conk out in the middle of combat or head to the
>  Dustbin is by no stretch a good thing.  But given the cost-savings, it 
>seems
>  well worth the risk... >>
>
>    Well the other problem is that it is usually very obvoius.  While this 
>may
>not be a problem for some people, others will avoid it as they don't want
>people to know they are armored to the hilt and are most likly looking for
>trouble.  Also, even when well built all junker devices look well...junky 
>and

Do you really find that to be an issue in your campaign?  The same could be 
applied to any level of high-armoring, whether it be Infantry Battlesuits or 
those godawful Battlesuit thingies from the HoE Companion book.

Trying to armor yourself as best you can seems to be common sense, on the 
part of the person armoring up and anyone seeing themselves in general.

My campaign, the folks can wander around in as much armor as they want.  Now 
_weapons_, they have to check at the door/town gate/whatever.  But to say 
that normal civilians would find the nomadic wanderin' types that PCs tend 
to be suspicious because they go to great lengths to protect themselves 
seems kinda odd.

>many people will not trust someone who is wearing such gear as a lot of
>people still don't trust junkers.
>

Again, this may vary by campaign.  However, at least as far as the source 
material, I guess it seems to depend.  Certainly folks in Junkyard don't 
think that, since Junker/Hucksters seem to be a booming business there.  And 
I like I said, that's where my group is heading.  Besides, our group has a 
Syker, a Huckster (vet of the Weird West), and a Doomsayer.  Normal folks 
don't really trust them any more than they do Junkers...  ;)

>O.W. Jones Inventor and Gunsmith


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