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Old 05-09-2017, 03:47 PM   #1
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Default [High-Tech] Reflex Sight + Scope: "can be used, but not with magnifying scopes"

Greetings, all!

I noticed that Reflex Sight (HT156) says that it cannot be used with a magnifying scope.
And yet when I asked some gun nuts, they said that no, there's no reason why the two can't be combined, and showed some pictures.
Of my own searches, I stumbled on this, which is even more illustrative.

So what gives? Is this an error that slipped through editing will never be errated, or is there some other reason why High-Tech says this?

Thanks in advance!
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Old 05-09-2017, 03:48 PM   #2
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Default Re: [High-Tech] Reflex Sight + Scope: "can be used, but not with magnifying scopes"

In real life, you can fit a Docter or another type of small red dot sight to the top or side of a larger optic.
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Old 05-09-2017, 03:55 PM   #3
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I suspect the intent is that the bonuses don't stack; you get one or the other.
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I suspect the intent is that the bonuses don't stack; you get one or the other.
Why? A targeting LASER and a scope don't have such an incompatibility.
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Old 05-09-2017, 04:00 PM   #5
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Hans isn't prescient?
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Old 05-09-2017, 04:17 PM   #6
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Default Re: [High-Tech] Reflex Sight + Scope: "can be used, but not with magnifying scopes"

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Hans isn't prescient?
Quite. Here's a modern system that shows how this works.

http://combatsportsupply.com/images/...il/SM19024.jpg

It has a 3x magnifier that can be moved into place behind the reflex sight.

Here's a video that shows how they work together, look for the green dot (Vicky's is also a video; I missed it my first read through)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xglRY0DUQg

I'd probably just let 'em stack: You always get the +1 to Guns skill because magnified or not, you can see the dot and you keep both eyes open; aim and you get another +1 for the magnifying scope (just so it does something).

Using On Target, where Aim is a skill roll, I would probably require the equivalent of a Fast-Aim roll to pick up the dot, because the field of view from which you can see said dot is narrower and requires more-proper cheek weld with the magnifier. If you make the roll, you get the +1 to Guns (proper alignment) instantly. If you then take the Aim action, that impacts your Guns skill and helps you aim. A successful Aim roll will ALSO give you the reflex sight bonus if you haven't earned it already, and also gain your either your Acc flat bonus or the die roll that I love the most. :-)
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Old 05-09-2017, 04:03 PM   #7
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I suspect the intent is that the bonuses don't stack; you get one or the other.
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Why? A targeting LASER and a scope don't have such an incompatibility.
Well, you're only looking through one optic at a time.
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Old 05-09-2017, 04:15 PM   #8
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Hans isn't prescient?
Do you mean that people didn't combine them like that IRL when HT was published?

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Well, you're only looking through one optic at a time.
Are you? In the video, one is looking through both.
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Old 05-10-2017, 06:19 AM   #9
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Default Re: [High-Tech] Reflex Sight + Scope: "can be used, but not with magnifying scopes"

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In real life, you can fit a Docter or another type of small red dot sight to the top or side of a larger optic.
These are not in-line. You are using one or the other.

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Old 05-10-2017, 06:31 AM   #10
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Default Re: [High-Tech] Reflex Sight + Scope: "can be used, but not with magnifying scopes"

Magnification (Acc bonus) and improved target acquistion (red dot and open eyes for +1 to Guns) are mutually exclusive. Once the magnifier is put in place, the combination works as a scope, more or less (at least enough for game purposes), with the red dot taking the place of the crosshairs or whatever in a conventional scope. In other words, either +X Acc or +1 Guns, never both at the same time.

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