Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
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Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Since there's no hard and fast rules for paired energy/ranged weapons in Robotech, how would you people here handle that?
How would you, as GMs, rule a Cyclone Rider using two EP-37s?
How would you, as GMs, rule a Cyclone Rider using two EP-37s?
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
this should be an extention of a standard rule, have you checked or posted on the FAQ forum regarding using paired modern weapons?
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Yeah, and the only skill listed is in Rifts: New West, and even then it's limited to a few OCCs, and has nothing stated towards other RPGs.
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
then that skill should also state the standard penalty for shooting with 2 weapons, typicaly it's counted as shooting wild. or is it -4?
as an idea, make the sharp shooter skill available to some OCCs and make it cost 2 selections.
as an idea, make the sharp shooter skill available to some OCCs and make it cost 2 selections.
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Major negatives. The EP-37 is a rifle configuration weapon. So it's about a -4 for using a 2 handed weapon in one hand, a -6 for firing a weapon in each hand at the same target, so -10 cumulative.
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Argh, my bad. I always type out EP-37 when I'm really meaning to talk about the EP-40.
What I'm wanting is two Rand-type weapons.
Lord Z: By my count, that's a total of 5 WP skills, right?
What I'm wanting is two Rand-type weapons.
Lord Z: By my count, that's a total of 5 WP skills, right?
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Is the EP-40 even offered in left and right handed configurations?
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
I can't see why not, as it's the same gun on a different forearm plate. If you look at the EP-40, I don't see any problems with it being swapped over to the left forearm plate.
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Well the ammunition supply is side mounted.
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Given the picture in Invid Invasion, it looks to me like the weapon tself is attatched to the reload/ammo supply. It's not inconcieveable that the EP-40 can be detatched from that and flipped around to the other side. And it only makes sense. Why limit your left-handed soldiers to using a right-handed weapon?
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
Many combat rifles require special tools to modify for left handed use . . . if that's even possible. Only a few designs have in built ambidexterity.
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Re: Twin weapons for the Cyclone Riders
It is a game so I would say yeah sure. I don't think it would cause any undue game balance issues to allow for a Left handed EP-40.
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