12-25-2009, 12:00 PM | #31 |
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Re: Campaign with even focus on melee and ranged weapons?
Cop/security based adventures make it easy to keep ranged and melee combat relevant without straining people's suspension of disbelief. Armor is limited; you have restricted rules of engagement; most combat happens at short ranges where you could well come to blows even if someone has a gun.
The best part is, it's all a matter of culture: apply laws and policies about 'reasonable use of force' to any tech level or setting.
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12-25-2009, 12:33 PM | #32 | |
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Re: Campaign with even focus on melee and ranged weapons?
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12-25-2009, 12:54 PM | #33 |
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12-25-2009, 02:04 PM | #34 |
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12-25-2009, 02:41 PM | #35 |
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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Re: Campaign with even focus on melee and ranged weapons?
Well there is the Ayloi. Anyone use that?
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12-28-2009, 09:40 AM | #36 | |
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12-28-2009, 11:36 AM | #37 |
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12-29-2009, 09:06 AM | #38 | |
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Re: Campaign with even focus on melee and ranged weapons?
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12-29-2009, 09:13 AM | #39 |
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Re: Campaign with even focus on melee and ranged weapons?
You of course refer to the south american artifacts, and not a fourth indiana jones movie that never happened.
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12-29-2009, 03:33 PM | #40 |
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Re: Campaign with even focus on melee and ranged weapons?
My suggestion would be to restrict armour to bosses and the like. Most people protect themselves from gun fire with cover, so when there's a gun fight the enemy roll against tactics to find the best cover, players will do the same. This is what distinguishes mooks from other foes, mooks take no cover.
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