Wrist-mounted Beam Weapons?

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Are wrist- or forearm-mounted beams fired with Beam Weapons (Pistol)?

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Red Beard <Akahige@hotpop.com> wrote:
> Are wrist- or forearm-mounted beams fired with Beam Weapons (Pistol)?

I'd make them Beam Weapons (wrist mounted), which defaults to pistol.


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mcv wrote:
> Red Beard <Akahige@hotpop.com> wrote:
> > Are wrist- or forearm-mounted beams fired with Beam Weapons
(Pistol)?
>
> I'd make them Beam Weapons (wrist mounted), which defaults to pistol.
>
>
> mcv.

Directly from Beam Weapons (Pistol), or at -2 (for example), or some
other default?

 

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On 11 Feb 2005 01:03:25 -0800, "Prince Charon"
<princecharon@my-deja.com> wrote:

>
>mcv wrote:
>> Red Beard <Akahige@hotpop.com> wrote:
>> > Are wrist- or forearm-mounted beams fired with Beam Weapons
>(Pistol)?
>>
>> I'd make them Beam Weapons (wrist mounted), which defaults to pistol.
>>
>>
>> mcv.
>
>Directly from Beam Weapons (Pistol), or at -2 (for example), or some
>other default?
>

At a -4 just like any other beam weapons type.

 

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Sounds good.

 

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David Johnston wrote:
> On 11 Feb 2005 01:03:25 -0800, "Prince Charon"
> <princecharon@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >mcv wrote:
> >> Red Beard <Akahige@hotpop.com> wrote:
> >> > Are wrist- or forearm-mounted beams fired with Beam Weapons
> >(Pistol)?
> >>
> >> I'd make them Beam Weapons (wrist mounted), which defaults to
pistol.
> >>
> >>
> >> mcv.
> >
> >Directly from Beam Weapons (Pistol), or at -2 (for example), or some
> >other default?
> >
>
> At a -4 just like any other beam weapons type.

Since most beam weapons are recoiless, I can't see that much difference
between a pistol sized object held in the hand, and a pistol-sized
object strapped to the wrist. -1 to Beam Weapons (Pistol) at worst.

MHO.

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C.

 

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On 13 Feb 2005 12:02:41 -0800, chaos_israel@antisocial.com wrote:

>David Johnston wrote:
>> On 11 Feb 2005 01:03:25 -0800, "Prince Charon"
>> <princecharon@my-deja.com> wrote:
>>
>> >mcv wrote:
>> >> Red Beard <Akahige@hotpop.com> wrote:
>> >> > Are wrist- or forearm-mounted beams fired with Beam Weapons (Pistol)?
>> >>
>> >> I'd make them Beam Weapons (wrist mounted), which defaults to pistol.
>> >
>> >Directly from Beam Weapons (Pistol), or at -2 (for example), or some
>> >other default?
>>
>> At a -4 just like any other beam weapons type.
>
>Since most beam weapons are recoiless, I can't see that much difference
>between a pistol sized object held in the hand, and a pistol-sized
>object strapped to the wrist. -1 to Beam Weapons (Pistol) at worst.

Will you remember to move your hand, so you aren't shooting off your
knuckles when you fire the wrist-mounted weapon? The different hand
movements necessary for a gripped weapon or a worn weapon should be
worth more than a -1 penalty, IMHO.

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Rob Kelk <robkelk@deadspam.com> wrote:
> On 13 Feb 2005 12:02:41 -0800, chaos_israel@antisocial.com wrote:
>>David Johnston wrote:
>>> On 11 Feb 2005 01:03:25 -0800, "Prince Charon"
>>> <princecharon@my-deja.com> wrote:
>>> >mcv wrote:
>>> >> Red Beard <Akahige@hotpop.com> wrote:
>>> >> > Are wrist- or forearm-mounted beams fired with Beam Weapons (Pistol)?
>>> >>
>>> >> I'd make them Beam Weapons (wrist mounted), which defaults to pistol.
>>> >
>>> >Directly from Beam Weapons (Pistol), or at -2 (for example), or some
>>> >other default?
>>>
>>> At a -4 just like any other beam weapons type.
>>
>>Since most beam weapons are recoiless, I can't see that much difference
>>between a pistol sized object held in the hand, and a pistol-sized
>>object strapped to the wrist. -1 to Beam Weapons (Pistol) at worst.
>
> Will you remember to move your hand, so you aren't shooting off your
> knuckles when you fire the wrist-mounted weapon? The different hand
> movements necessary for a gripped weapon or a worn weapon should be
> worth more than a -1 penalty, IMHO.

You have to do all the aiming with elbow and shoulder movement instead
of using your wrist. Sounds like as big a difference as that between
rifles and pistols. At least.


mcv.