12-01-2016, 01:28 AM | #71 | |
Join Date: Jul 2016
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Re: How to fight mages as a TL 7 character?
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The reason car electronics and laptops don't shock you, even if you get in there and touch the wiring, is that the 9 to 12 Volt range that they run on is not enough to push current through your skin. But if you touch the electrodes of your car's starter solenoid when it's charged up, the many thousands of Volts present there will cause you a few points of burn damage. A worse scenario is a washing machine ground fault. The third hole in your wall outlet is there so that if your washer motor shorts to the metal chassis, the current can escape to "earth ground" rather than wait for you to touch it and die a copper-tasting death. Okay, now let's tie this back in: Let's say our arch-mage casts a lightning bolt at the washing machine. He's going to blow the circuit breaker, and the washing machine is getting the crap burned out of it, but I don't think the electrical components would be badly damaged, depending on the sheer number of damage dice. The ground fault protection should shunt the current to ground and spare the "vitals". So, for all you robot PC enthusiasts, remember...Ground Fault Protection! Last edited by Bilanthri; 12-01-2016 at 01:44 AM. |
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12-01-2016, 01:45 PM | #72 | |
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Re: How to fight mages as a TL 7 character?
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The barrier provides a solution to "hide until ready to strike". It makes locating the target more difficult, and you'll need to be able to project your strike across the barrier. However, given that the attack comes from a TL7 society with access to magic...you not only know about the other major hurdles, but there are a variety of mass market paperbacks detailing exciting adventurous plots about assassinations and the like (baring press restrictions). No doubt your HomeWorld has a lot of the same precautions in place that the Archmage would, and methods to deal with them. Examining the successful major assassinations of your own world is probably the best place to start. |
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guns, mages, magic, tl 7, vehicles |
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