Re: [HOE] M-2011A damage

[Robert Holland <robert@macauley.com>]

That's true, I suppose. Still, the M-2011A is a monster hand cannon designed
specifically for cyborgs (it tends to break the wrists of non-cyborged humans
who try to use it); if it did less damage than a normal pistol, they wouldn't
have used in the first place.

Thinking about it, the Range 20 is probably in error as well; there's really
nothing in the description to suggest that it has exceptional range or velocity.
The "high velocity" explanation was just a stab in the dark on my part.

--Robert Holland

>High velocity rounds tend to do less damage than low velocity rounds because
>of blow through.  Though that's an awfuly big chunk of lead to do it with.
>
>> > Have the stats for the Dixie Arms M-2011A .60 Magnum pistol (from
>> > Cyborgs) been errataed anywhere? The book says it does 3d8 damage with
>> > a range increment of 20; the high range could be explained by the
>> > velocity of the round, but 3d8 damage is less powerful on average than
>> > a .44 Magnum (4d6), so that can't be right. At least 4d8, maybe 5d8,
>> > would be better; 5d6 or 6d6 would keep it in the d6's like most
>> > pistols.
>>
>> I talked with some people about this on the message board at pinnacle and
>> we arrived at an un-official (non-peg) consensus of 4d8. For what that's
>> worth.