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Re: (TFT) Marauder Power Suit.

One thing I don't understand about the proposed stats for Starship Troopers powered armor, has been the low armor values mentioned. "Hit stopped 3/8"? I'd expect even a scout suit to be well beyond bulletproof. I'd say at least armor 20 for scout suit and 30 for marauder, but probably more, though it depends on the damage system used, of course.
I'm also surprised to see ST and fatigue being factors. Seems to me it was supposed to be mainly a matter of skill, though athleticism maximized performance. I didn't think much of the user's muscle was necessary, though it's been a long time since I read it. I thought the suit read the user's motions, and then did the work itself, allowing the user to hop over buildings with ease (if they had the skill) nearly like flying. 

PvK

At 12:23 AM 12/4/04 -0800, Rick Smith wrote:

I suggest that the Scout or Command suits require
a minimum ST of 12 to use and the Marauder
requires a 14 ST.

A big part of the months (preferably years) of
training is to toughen the recruits up.  Also I
think it will play better.

   Looking good!

   Rick

On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 08:18, John J Hyland wrote:
> ------- "rmorger" <rmorger@mail.ev1.net> wrote:--------
> Marauder Power Armor Suit     700kg   20000s  (Hit stopped 3/8)
> (MA 10/20) Suit has eight hardpoints for weapons load out, plus
> standard communications unit(Planetary), also has standard powered
> detection and targeting  array. Can Carry all weapon systems
> including micro-nukes. Fatigue rate is 1FT for every 120 turns(4
> minutes) of heavy use. Minimum ST to operate 12 No DX Loss
> Military item only.
> [snip]
> OBTW the Marauder Power Armor Suit is the pinnacle of modern armor
> in this rendition.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "OK, I fire off my battlefield micro-nuke at the horde of hobgoblins, launch a surface to air missile at the dragon, and traget my AA rounds at the flight of gargoyles. Next round I'll concentrate on the heavy cavalry" 
>
> I gotta get me one of those Marauder suits:-)
>
> It might be a little too strong for Cidri, but it fits right in with your Starship Trooper theme, as does the no magic and no gunpowder eating micro-organisms, I was just thinking more cross-genre in my post. 
>
> And while my games don't take place on Cidri, and exclude the whole Mnoren mythology, I do keep gunpowder expensive and I use gunpowder eating microbes, as a game balance thing. 
>
> John
>
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