Re: [HOE] Junker Laser Sight Question

[Abdullah Oblongota <toadpooka@juno.com>]

The reason Targeting is obnoxious like that is because you're using it
for the wrong thing.  Targeting makes a computer that can analyze a
situation and make the best of it.  a laser sight is far, far from it. 
Here's a brilliant idea for making a laser sight: use LIGHT!  Maybe come
up with a slight alteration to make it directional, but the choice of
power should be fairly obvious.
Saying Targeting is inappropriate is like the argument some people made
about junker-built lockpicks after Junkman just came out, "MacGuyver can
build a lockpick in 30 seconds to get through a door, but a junker has to
use Sensor, Brains and Agility to do it."
But how often did MacGuyver build a hand-held computer with small robotic
arms that picked the lock for him?  If your junker wants to make a
lockpick, he can grab a chunk of metal like anyone else, and use the
Lockpickin' aptitude.

On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:19:30 -0400 Darrin Bright <darrin@neobright.net>
writes:
> 
> Ugh. I hate the rules for sensor/targetting in the junker book... 
> but  I'd either try to use the Targeting power, but the write-up is a 
> mess since it says something about using Commo and Sensor in
conjunction 
> with it. After banging my head against the targetting rules, I'd
probably
> just make it a very simple beam active sensor with the Sensor power,
> give it a range, and just use the bonus from the non-junker Laser 
> Sight.

From Whom It May Concern,
Rich A Ranallo

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