Re: [HOE] Quick Commo question... [Allan/Shane]

[Sam & Max <samnmax@swbell.net>]

Robert Holland wrote:
> 
> > >The book specifically covers a pair of Walkie Talkies as needing both Commo
> > >_and_ Sensor to operate. Pg 12 JMC.
> >
> >Got it.
> >
> >Input requires sensor.
> >Output requires commo.
> 
> So sensor and commo are both essentially worthless without each other.
> Interesting. Makes some sense, but it seems a bit harsh that you have to roll
> twice (risking backlash and loss of stability) to build one frickin
> walkie-talkie. Maybe you could make a single roll for both powers for things
> that are intertwined like that?
> 
> And, um, page 12 JMC? That's the intro text. What page number did you mean?
> 
> --Robert Holland


Do'h. Hmm The number on there looked like 12, its actually 72. And considering
its a Awaaays through the book you would think that's would be fairly obvious.
But ha! It was late and I can blame.. umm.. tiredness and such. Or just
cluelessness. :) 
<<Answering Allan>>
And yeah I agree it was pretty non intuitive. It's the only reason I remembered
it. The Junker in my posse and I went round and round on it. It seemed to be
needlessly adding two powers but then again some definition of the output type
had to be made. So there it is. 

Kai's comment on passive type sensors that don't require commo could be used
that way but night vision gear are actually tiny monitors you are looking into.
Having said that.. :).. I see the night vision Gear and Telescopic Scopes that
our Junker has built on the Webpage didn't use commo either. Although Hearing
enhancement would seem to obviously need Commo.  IE Speakers and all.  
	The book states that any passive object doesn't require a Sensor Rating
although the output device would still need to be there. Since every Junker
device has to be powered then I would say that the scopes and nightvision need
commo. 
	Oh joy, Taylor is going to be thrilled when she has to rebuild those things.
There should be a better way for these two powers to be either combined or made
more separate but I have no real idea how.  
--  
David Heth 
"Hi. My name is Bufort.. Mah numbah is 27.. no.. thats 72."