Re: [HOE] Junker Laser Sight Question

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

> One of my players wanted me to put a question to the list at large
> regarding Junker construction of laser sights for weapons.  Basically,
> he wants to design a junker equivalent to the laser sight available on
> pg. 23 of the Wasted West book and would like to have suggestions
> regarding how to do this. His stance is that it is a relatively simple
> power (just a beam of light) but can't be improved upon (i.e. you can't
> design one that gives better than the regular +2 bonus).  He'd like to
> hear suggestions of what other people would do/have done in this regard
> in their games.  I'll pass on any suggestions you can give him, and we'd
> both appreciate anything we get.  Thanks in advance, folks.

I would just leave the game stats exactly as-is (unless he wants to make a
sight that can burn through people) just have him spend some time and
parts and make some skill rolls to design/build the thing (give him a HUGE
bonus if he actually has one to take apart, then make him roll high to put
it back together).
The only thing I'd change is making his version much bigger (more like a
cell-phone on top of his gun then a little tube under the barrel).
Micronization is just too hard with current tech. He could always make it
smaller by actually making it a junker device but then that involves
spirits and reliabilities and all that garbage.

 Theo McGuckin -
	"It's not worth it"