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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?

this should be an extention of a standard rule, have you checked or posted on the FAQ forum regarding using paired modern weapons?

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.

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.

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.

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?

Is the EP-40 even offered in left and right handed configurations?

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.

Well the ammunition supply is side mounted.

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?

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.

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.