Under the section on combat, it says that there are five dice subtracted from the attack of any personal weapon vs a vehicle. Is this the same as a +5 to the AR of the vehicle vs personal weapons thus bypassing it on a critical?
So a person with a pike can still do 1 or 2 points to someone in battle dress, and someone with an 18 STR can do 5 or 6 points to someone in battledress? At the same time a LAG (20mm rifle) will at most do 1 pt of damage to a suit? The LAG was designed as an anti-material rifle, ie vehicles and ammo dumps, the early LAG's were designed to take out TL5 tanks.
A laser rifle would do 1 or 2 points.
Of course criticals change this.
If you roll 3d10 critical for x2 damage, do you drop two dice due the inherent -5 dice then double the remaining die?
If you remove all the dice then simple vehicles will be immune to 20mm Rifles. If you don't, then 0 AR starships can be criticled by a broadsword.
Are STR modifier damage reduced by AR last?
Lastly, would a 10d6 Fireball or Lightning Bolt count as a personal weapon and be applied straight across using T20 mechanics? ie -5 dice then apply AR of the target?
I know this is a lot, but I think I need a sense of perspective. (I know this leaves me open to the Hichhikers reply)
Thanks,
Fionan.
So a person with a pike can still do 1 or 2 points to someone in battle dress, and someone with an 18 STR can do 5 or 6 points to someone in battledress? At the same time a LAG (20mm rifle) will at most do 1 pt of damage to a suit? The LAG was designed as an anti-material rifle, ie vehicles and ammo dumps, the early LAG's were designed to take out TL5 tanks.
A laser rifle would do 1 or 2 points.
Of course criticals change this.
If you roll 3d10 critical for x2 damage, do you drop two dice due the inherent -5 dice then double the remaining die?
If you remove all the dice then simple vehicles will be immune to 20mm Rifles. If you don't, then 0 AR starships can be criticled by a broadsword.
Are STR modifier damage reduced by AR last?
Lastly, would a 10d6 Fireball or Lightning Bolt count as a personal weapon and be applied straight across using T20 mechanics? ie -5 dice then apply AR of the target?
I know this is a lot, but I think I need a sense of perspective. (I know this leaves me open to the Hichhikers reply)
Thanks,
Fionan.