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	Re: role play
	Posted By: Johannes Gunnar	Date: 11/10/01 10:35 a.m.
	In Response To: Re: role play (Max Etchemendy) : Hello again, : In response: 1. Well, the GURPS Basic Set (the basic book for all GURPS : games) includes rules for "improvised shields," which would : probably include a large, bulky weapon such as the assault rifle or SPNKR. : This would add 1 PD (passive defense) to any attempt to block, parry, or : dodge an attack. : 2. Well, the Marathon game doesn't include any armor rules. In reality, a : juggernaut would be unharmed by =any= Marathon weapon except the SPNKR and : possibly the grenade launcher and fusion pistol. In GURPS, the rules for : DR (damage resistance) allow armor plating to subtract a certain amount of : damage from any attack, and in the case of something as large as a : juggernaut, this would essentially make it bullet proof. Plus, the only : real reason that a juggernaut doesn't just massacre a fist-wielding : character in Marathon is because the Marathon AI script is exceedingly : stupid, and doesn't just fly overhead and hose down the marine from up : there. : Basically, the GURPS Marathon game balance is radically different from the : original Marathon game balance. For example, the assault rifle does over : twice the amount of damage done by the pistol, because if it didn't (as in : the computer game) you would be better off going EIGHT HUNDRED years into : the past and picking up an M-16 than using cutting-edge space age weapons. : Everything is a little different in GURPS Marathon, and one result of that : will be that juggernauts will be VERY scary unless you have a rocket : launcher, just like a tank is scary to an infrantryman today. : Sincerely, : -Max Etchemendy i must say that i am very interested in this, i am even trying to learn this GURPS thingy... but anyway... i dont even care if the pistol would be better then the SPNKR, i just wanna slaughter some Pfhors with the shotgun. hey, if you need any help, contact me, ( dc@bob.as )

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	role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/7/01 6:15 a.m.
	Re: role play	Mark Levin	11/7/01 7:09 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/7/01 12:35 p.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/8/01 2:14 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/8/01 11:43 a.m.
	Re: role play	Iron Raptor	11/9/01 2:50 p.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/9/01 3:58 p.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/10/01 3:15 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/10/01 9:20 a.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/10/01 10:35 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/10/01 2:11 p.m.
	Re: role play	Tru7h	11/10/01 2:47 p.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/10/01 4:45 p.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/11/01 1:43 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/11/01 8:29 a.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/11/01 9:07 a.m.
	Re: role play	William Spencer	11/16/01 8:11 p.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/17/01 4:03 p.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/18/01 1:19 a.m.
	Re: role play	Tru7h	11/18/01 11:33 a.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/18/01 11:41 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/18/01 3:39 p.m.
	Re: role play	Tru7h	11/18/01 4:30 p.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/19/01 6:33 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/19/01 2:16 p.m.
	Re: role play	Tru7h	11/19/01 2:24 p.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/19/01 5:54 p.m.
	Re: role play	Johannes Gunnar	11/20/01 6:50 a.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/20/01 12:32 p.m.
	Re: role play	Tru7h	11/21/01 3:20 p.m.
	Re: role play	Max Etchemendy	11/21/01 10:55 p.m.

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