03-06-2016, 02:26 PM | #1 |
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Permeation (Metal) and metal armor
A quick question, Permeation in basic set says that commonality is based on how likely you are to encounter the material as a barrier, fair enough. However Metal is in the same commonality class as stone despite walls being almost never made of solid metal.
So I am wondering why the hell metal is described as being as common as stone and earth in this regard. I had the idea that barrier could also mean armor which would make a certain kind of sense, however the fact that this ability provides no protection from metal makes me less sure about that. |
03-06-2016, 02:33 PM | #2 |
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Re: Permeation(Metal) and metal armor
Concrete is often reinforced with steel rebar. Steel girders are fundemental to skyscraper construction, and walls tend to be laced with metal wiring and pipes.
Cars. But leaving the mundane behind: steel doors. Steel safes. All kinds of hardened areas are steel plated.
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03-06-2016, 02:58 PM | #3 | |
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and sorry if I didn't clarify this before but its for a low tech setting, where large metal items/barriers are even rarer than today. |
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03-06-2016, 03:28 PM | #4 |
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Re: Permeation(Metal) and metal armor
Wrapping rebar in concrete doesn't make the rebar into concrete. If you can't get through the rebar before the concrete is poured, you can't get through it after the concrete is poured either.
Then make it less common for your campaign. It would be barely even relevant in a TL 0 campaign, for instance.
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03-06-2016, 03:40 PM | #5 | |
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Although to ad some more examples to Brunos, and with focus on low-tech: Jail bars. Portcullis. (I know I know, historically they where often steelreinforced wood, but in a lot of fiction -most movies- they are all metal). Shackles. An iron maiden. Cage. And in A LOT of fantasy games Iron-doors or gates are very common. |
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03-06-2016, 03:43 PM | #6 |
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Re: Permeation(Metal) and metal armor
Btw. No this ability offers no protection against metal weapons but see Power Dodge in GURPS: Powers.
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03-06-2016, 03:48 PM | #7 |
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03-06-2016, 04:32 PM | #8 |
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Re: Permeation(Metal) and metal armor
I could see the argument that it could make metal armor faster to don (assuming you have the Can Carry enhancement so you can bring the padding with you).
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03-06-2016, 04:47 PM | #9 |
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Re: Permeation(Metal) and metal armor
I think mail is mostly put on like regular clothes. But plate, I think, takes forever with all the fiddly straps and fasteners.
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03-06-2016, 04:49 PM | #10 | |
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