Re: [HoE] Armour and Gun Browsers

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>I would like to know if there is any rules on "layering" of armour.
>Thats mean if you wear more than 1 piece of armour over the same location.
>

Apparently not.  I've been trying to get an answer from Pinnacle and John on 
that one for some time now.

The rules are also somewhat inconsistent.  There are a lot of times when 
they specifically say an armor-type effect "layers" (i.e., Armor of the 
Saints).  If layering were automatic, then you'd think they wouldn't have to 
say that.  So the implication is kinda that armor _doesn't_ layer unless the 
rules say it does.

But I also believe it says something about armor layering at the Marshall's 
discretion.  Which really isn't much help.

>I curruntly rule it as
>Player takes the full value of one armour of their choice than any
>successive piece of armour provides only half the protection to that 
>location.
>
>I am thinking of also adding a penalty to their action relating to
>nimbleness and deftness equal to the protection provided by the additional
>pieces of armour. The player uses the single highest bonus they recieve and
>apply it.
>

Well, good luck.  I applied a -4 penalty for using HTH and ranged weapons 
for being inside a Syker Force Field (kinda figured trying to hold and 
utilize something while inside a skin-surface forcefield would be roughly 
the equivalent of doing so while wearing a pair of thick gloves).  You 
shoulda heard them squeal like piggies.  ;)

The alternative was for that Templar/Armor of the Saints guy who was a 
Greenie Syker, and had Force Field, and a Duster, to be sitting there with 
26 total points of light armor, no penalty whatsoever, and no problem with 
AP ammo (and in fact reducing the damage by 1 die type).

(Granted, I later rolled 65 damage against him on 4d8 damage.  But in 
general, he tends to be a walking tank.)

>eg. If player wears an infantry battlesuit plus kelvar vest. He gets the
>full AV 2 given by the Infantry Battlesuit and AV1 (AV2 halfed = AV1) from
>the kelvar vest. He also applies a 1 die penalty to all nimbleness/Deftness
>rolls. if its a AV -2, then apply a -2 modifiers to his rolls.
>
>Is this too harsh or is there some official rule that exist which I have
>missed? I have to admit that this is a variant of layering of armour rules
>for the rpg, Shadowrun.
>

Let me know if you find it...

>Second thing,
>does Gun Browsers or Familiars give the taint to Junkers like Gun Spirits?
>
>Thanks for any suggestions or corrections given.
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