05-23-2020, 12:56 PM | #11 |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
Hand and foot grips on the back of his armor so you can hide behind him could be useful.
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05-23-2020, 01:01 PM | #12 | |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
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Uck! Not a bad idea, actually, all morality aside. If ogres aren't commonplace in your setting, or perhaps even if they are, having a weapon that relies on brute strength kind of underlines the point that your bodyguard is a flippin' ogre. Make the most of the intimidation factor and there's that much less chance of there even being a fight. Any little pixie can fire at least some sort of a gun, but this takes someone very big and very scary.
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05-23-2020, 01:02 PM | #13 |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
I love it!
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05-23-2020, 02:30 PM | #14 | |
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Also, if we have ogres, what else is out there? |
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05-23-2020, 03:18 PM | #15 |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
An ogre should be able to shoulder-fire a 12.7mm rifle without difficulty and possibly 14.5mm rifles. Bolt-action or semiautomatic anti-material rifles are in play.
A very large axe is also useful.
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05-23-2020, 03:34 PM | #16 |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
Put s pick on the back side and he'll be a one-blow engine block killer.
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05-23-2020, 07:13 PM | #17 |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
However, you probably have to list it on your website as a "Tactical Forced Entry Tool" and of course you have to paint it black.
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05-24-2020, 09:10 AM | #18 |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
It's true: ogres can carry bigger guns than humans.
However, he's been hired as a bodyguard, not a super-soldier. More specifically, he's been hired as a bodyguard with intimidation power (if you wanted a bodyguard who isn't obviously a bodyguard, you'd have hired a human). He's also a guard, not a commando; no need for forced entry equipment, unless it really won't be encumbering. Any place you need to force entry into has a good chance of being a dead-end, which is not some place you want your guard taking you into. So, forget the longarms, sniper rifles, and bazookoids. If your bodyguard is doing property damage, or is obviously incapable of defending you without doing property damage, or worse, including you in collateral damage, he's ineffective in his role. My ogre bodyguard would be heavily armoured, and trained to know how to place himself between me and incoming fire, using his armour to protect both of us. He'd also have a pair of heavy pistols, and probably carry a spare of a more ordinary size to hand to me in a pinch. His helmet with contain a top-end sensor suite. Finally, he'd carry a riot shield strapped to his back, ready for use. |
05-24-2020, 03:14 PM | #19 |
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Re: It's TL8. What is my ogre bodyguard packing?
If your status and/or local mores allow it, he might also be visibly carrying a truncheon of some kind, and an ogre-sized billy club is something the rest of us would call a good-sized mace.
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05-24-2020, 04:40 PM | #20 | |
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