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Originally Posted by safisher
That's probably fair -- space patrol guy is likely not ever penalized for all of action, grip, "caliber." In other words, a bolt action rifle would be an extra penalty for the modern cop who defaults from a semi-auto pistol (never mind a default from revolver). I'm assuming, of course, that the "action" would not apply different lasers. <shrug> Yeah, the cop gets rid of that extra -2 after a bit at that range, but the real important, IMO, is in combat -- where the penalties are commensurate. Plus, you know, the ACC on that laser rifle ain't half bad . . .
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The closest thing to action for beam weapons would be different kinds of beams - say, high energy lasers vs. blasters, or even high energy lasers vs. rainbow lasers, or vs. x-ray lasers. So future cop uses his electrolaser as his primary sidearm (so he can stun the perps, you know, to take them in for questioning rather than just killing them). If he picks up a laser pistol, he is at -2 for "action" and another -2 for "caliber". If he picks up a laser rifle, he gets -2 for "action", -2 for "grip", plus another -4 for the default (because "caliber" is assumed in the default penalty).
Luke