TL11^ Smart Shuriken - Awesome but Not?

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Oops! I fixed it!

Well, it's UT that needs fixing, since (a) the proper way of writing masses of gear is to include the mass (but not the cost) of necessary cells, as per UT and (b) a half-pound shuriken doesn't look right anyway.
I think it's reasonable to assume that the shuriken just slipped through the occasional erratification attempts.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

(b) a half-pound shuriken doesn't look right anyway.

Well 0.1 is the weight of a TL3 model, so that checks out. If the drives are negligible at this scale, then the cell would seem to be the majority of the mass of the weapon.

[Flyndaran]

1/2 pound is in no way a shuriken unless the wielder is a giant.
It's a hunga munga at best.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

1/2 pound is in no way a shuriken unless the wielder is a giant.
It's a hunga munga at best.

It's a shuriken with a battery glued to it...

It should probably be a smaller cell.

[Phantasm]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

While its mass is 0.1 lbs as per UT Revised, I must point out that this 0.1 lbs includes a C-cell that weights 0.5 lbs, which means that the Shuriken is more interesting as a device for reducing the mass (and weight!) of C-cells. ^_^

I'd probably call using a C-cell a typo; it's probably meant to have a B-cell or maybe even an A-cell.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Phantasm

I'd probably call using a C-cell a typo; it's probably meant to have a B-cell or maybe even an A-cell.

That makes sense, although it still seems doubtful that the weight of blades+drives+cell is the same as a dumb shuriken, even taking ultra-tech materials into account. Also: 4x(0.1)^(1/3)=~1.9 and rounds up to 2 HP.

[The_Ryujin]

Let me take a crack at this....

Smart Shuriken (TL11^)
A AI control drone missile that has a shape reminiscent of a classic "ninja" shuriken. It uses contragrav to reach speeds of 383 mph. It's vibro-blade edges are coated with super fine ultra dense collapsium that give it +1d+3 to it's cutting damage with an armor divisor of 10.

It can fly for 2 minutes at full speed; then it’s immobile until its two B cells are recharged or replaced.

ST 3; DX 14; IQ 5; HT 12.
HP 3; Will 5; Per 10; Speed 6; Dodge 9; Move 0 (Ground).
SM -10; 0.3 lb.
Traits: Aerial; AI; Automaton; Blindness; Electrical; Enhanced Move 3 (Air speed 192); Flight (Limited Use, Fast Reload, 2 minutes; Air Move 24); Hyper Dense Vibro Claws; Injury Tolerance (No Head, No Neck); Machine; Mute; No Manipulators; No Sense of Taste/Smell; Noisy 4; Numb; Radar (LPI, Imaging).
Skills: Brawling-12; Stealth-10.
Cost: $60,000. LC2.

Hyper Dense Vibro Claws: Cutting Attack 2 points (Armor Divisor 5, +150%, Dual, +10%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; ST-Based, +100%) [3*] + Cutting Attack 1d+1 (Armor Divisor 10, +200%; Dual, +10%; Melee Attack, reach C, -30%; ST-Based, +100%) [36]
*Alternate Ability

Shout out to Ghostdancer for his awesome article that covered stating this.

[Tallor]

Originally Posted by Nereidalbel

According to Basic Set, slams that do Cutting, Impaling, or, Piercing only do 1/2 damage. Either Martial Arts intended to replace that rule and forgot to note it, or, somebody just forgot about it when they said a centaur would Slam for 2d+3 Imp with a spear.

I loved that entry. I refer to it as "Centaurs as Perma-Cavalry"

[fredtheobviouspseudonym]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

. . . Alternatively if you are going to insist on treating it as a collision, you need to treat it as an armed slam by a trained attacker, and not like if a robot ball accidentally blundered into something.

The Guided Bowling Ball of Doom!

IIRC a favorite weapon of the noted ninja Fred Flintstone.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by fredtheobviouspseudonym

The Guided Bowling Ball of Doom!

IIRC a favorite weapon of the noted ninja Fred Flintstone.

Wasn't that the shtick of one of the characters from Mystery Men the movie? Her father's spirit or something was in a bowling bowl and she could throw with extreme effect. It's been years since I watched it.