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Re: BrikWars RV question (not from Gino this time...)
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lugnet.gaming
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Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:09:07 GMT
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Mike Rayhawk writes:
> In lugnet.fun.gaming, Adrian Drake writes:
> > Okay, I'm costing a mech that's woefully underpowered for all the
> > gizmos that I want to give him, so I have to buy a High Torque option
> > (or two) for the poor guy. I'm assuming that standard vehicle upgrades
> > work on mecha as well, right?
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> If you're building it as a standard vehicle, sure. If you're using the RV
> rules to build it, then I don't know how well the math will hold up. The
> Vehicle Perfomance Modification rules were designed to let players modify
> standard vehicles without having to switch over to RV rules, they weren't
> really designed to be used in conjunction with the RV rules. But, I don't see
> why you couldn't, as long as you're careful about it. If you end up with
> really strange numbers, or if the other players get ticked off, then you
> should probably try something else.
The main issue is that this mech is armed with a fairly large number of small
(relative to it) MKII missiles, which chew up enormous emounts of -CMP". It
seems incongruous to have 4 MKII missiles have as much -CMP" as a MKV laser,
which is a heckuva lot bigger. So maybe it's less a problem with me trying to
load craploads of stuff onto this mech (which it really needs *smirk*) and more
to do with the CMP penalty on missiles being a little too stiff. Anybody else
have a comment on that?
> If you're using VPMs to exceed normal stat limits under the RV rules, then
> just to be fair you should pay for them with VP Disimprovements rather than
> with CPs. It would be reasonable to offset High Torque with Decreased Top
> Speed or Decreased Handling, for instance.
I guess I could do that. A great big powerful heavy mech probably isn't that
fleet-footed (especially with all the extra armor it has...)
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> > If so, then can I get multiple copies of it? (sure, it'll cost, but that's a
> > chance I'll have to take)
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> On the one hand, there's only so far you can push technology beyond its
> natural limits, and individual VPMs are supposed to represent pushing the
> envelope as far as it will go. On the other hand, if all the other players
> are cool with your disdain for the laws of physics, then go for it.
Hey, it's a TL6 mech. Haven't you ever watched Macross or Gundam Wing? Those
things defy the laws of physics on a continuous basis!
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> > Also, do I have to use this power or the base power
> > of the vehicle in calculating stuff like mass and arm and leg costs?
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> The base power of the vehicle, I think. Don't take the VPMs into account
> until all the other calculations are finished.
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> I can see that I'm going to have to think up some 'Using Vehicle Performance
> Mods on Robotic Vehicles' rules to add to the RV supp, or maybe even give
> robots their own Robot Performance Mods or something.
That might be a useful addition. I'll talk this stuff over with Gino when we
meet up today.
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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