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Old 03-06-2021, 07:40 PM   #7
whswhs
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
Default Re: Help with a Multi-Limb Robot Build

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Originally Posted by DAT View Post
I had the "-30% for Foot Manipulators" Limitation stuck/hardwired in my mind, rather than thinking about the parts.

So it is better to think of it as:
2 Extra Arms with Temporary Disadvantage Limitation (2 Less Legs)

So for a being with:
2 legs, it equals "Legless": -30%
3 legs, it equals "Lame-One Leg/Missing Legs": -20%
4 legs, it equals "Difference between 4 legs and 2 legs": -5%
etc.
That's almost how I would do it, yes. Though the steps should be "3 or 4 legs" and "5 or 6 legs," I think.

Of course that does mean that if you have ten legs, and can repurpose two of them as foot manipulators, the limitation is -0%! But I think that's more or less fair.

Though alternatively, because taking legs out of use does reduce your movement speed, you could say that anywhere from 5 legs up, you can treat it as a -5% Nuisance Effect.
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