Re: [HOE] AP Ammo Versus Light Armour

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

> Normal light armour, such as a leather jacket (-4), offers no protection 
> against AP ammo.
> Is this still true of light armour created by mystical means, such as that 
> of a syker's 'Force Field' power?
> If the syker gets a couple or three raises, and gets 20 points of light 
> armour, it seems unreasonable that this would offer no protection at all!
> Should, for example, every 10 points of light armour equate to an AV level?

I think the official ruling is something like this:

If an arcane ability creates physical light armor (such as a junker's
power, perhaps) then AP armor ignores it. If an arcane ability creates an
energy field or some other effect that generates results akin to light
armor (such as a Syker's force field) then it is treated as normal (reduce
the damage the AP bullet causes). I'm not totally sure on this though, but
considering the cost in strain for something like force field it seems
fair.

Theo McGuckin - SysAdmin, JLab, Safety Warden (Bldg. 85)


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