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In lugnet.games, Aaron M. Sneary writes:
> In the section on collisions, the rules state that a vehicles Mass is equal
> to 1/5th its Armor Value. Say your vehicle has an AV of 4d10. Do you divide
> the 4 or the 10 by 5, or do you roll 4d10 and then divide the result by 5?
> We are preparing a Race around the Beltway demolition derby and need to know
> how this rule works.
Hi Aaron,
I'm cross-posting this to lugent.fun.gaming, which is where most Brikwars
discussion takes place. I'll let Mike give the official ruling, but as a
humble acolyte of the most holy of games:
Hmmm, I'm thinking that your latter idea, while interesting, might make some
entertaining situations. Such as a turn in which the mass changes by 800%
as compared to the previous turn ... to which a gamemaster would be remiss if
s/he didn't say "You seem to have stumbled upon an intense gravity well, as you
feel your arms increase in weight to 120 pounds. Roll a stupendous feat of 7
on a 1d10 to fill your incredibly heavy lungs with enough air to survive
another turn ..." ;)
In this case, I believe you take the *equivalent* Armor Value. For example, if
you roll an infinite number of 1d6's, you'll end up with an average score of
3.5. Likewise, a 1d8 has an average score of 4.5, a 1d10 has an average score
of 5.5, a 1d12 has an average score of 6.5, and a 1d20 has an average score of
10.5 (for an even-sided consecutive-integer die, the formula is (low_value +
high_value)/2 ).
Therefore, the equivalent Armor Value of something with a 1d6 AV is 3.5.
Applying this to your case, you have 4d10 = 4 x 1d10 -> 4 x 5.5 = 22 equivalent
armor value. So the mass is 1/5 x 22 = 4.4. The rules say you then round up,
which gives you a mass of 5.
As an aside, I always round in the direction that is most detrimental to my
purposes, so as to better mimic real life :P
Mike, do I get to advance to acolyte 2nd level, with its commensurate nocturnal
choir loft privelages?
-s
(take 2)
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| (...) Fortunately I figure a minifig can hold its breath for a turn or two. I told Aaron in e-mail that rolling the dice and then dividing was the best way to go, but that converting 4d10 to 22 before dividing would work just as well. "Variable (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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| In the section on collisions, the rules state that a vehicles Mass is equal to 1/5th its Armor Value. Say your vehicle has an AV of 4d10. Do you divide the 4 or the 10 by 5, or do you roll 4d10 and then divide the result by 5? We are preparing a (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.games)
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