Re: [WW] Firing main guns (vehicle weapons) at PCs or NPCs

[niceguymrsack@netscape.net]

Thanks to both reuter@tse-online.de and lost_rich@hotmail.com for their quick response.

I bought 3E D&D so I could play Wierd Wars and my 3E needs some polishing.

Thanks!

"richard spangle" <lost_rich@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>From: niceguymrsack@netscape.net
>>Subject: [WW]  Firing main guns (vehicle weapons) at PCs or NPCs
>>
>>I just joined the list server and may have missed a discussion on this.  My 
>>appologies in advance.
>------------->
>welcome to the chaos and confusion.
>
>>I have been reading the Combat rules for vehicles in BOTR (pages 100-112), 
>>and I can't find any discussion on firing main guns at people.  I expected 
>>to find some modifiers for firing at small, mobile targets like people 
>>rather than the large armored targets that the slow to move main guns were 
>>designed for.
>-------------->
>check out the 3E PH, chapter 8 (pg.132 in the first printing). COMBAT 
>MODIFIERS. table 8-8. ranged combat column...
>defender running      -2*
>
><*defender looses AC bonuse from DEX>
>
>as for shooting at a man, size is already figured into the base d20 game 
>engine. now if it was a child or a halfling (small size add's an additional 
>+1 to target's AC)...
>
>>If not, I'm not complaining.  I like the idea of punching someone's 
>>favorite character with 8d12 points of damage from an armor piercing round 
>>of the Tiger's 88L56 cannon!
>>
>>Who has 8 12 siders?
>---------------->
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