Re: Reign of Steel is out!
Weapon Mount is fair when every combatant in the background can buy weapons off the same list, provided that he antes up for the corresponding wealth and legal status. Under those circumstances, it simply buys an extra hook to hang the weapons from; it frees up a hand. The weapons per se are cash purchases. Which of course also implies that the setting uses cash.
In a setting where there are clear Haves and Have Nots, and the point is that the Haves are superhumanly capable, you need to charge points for the weapons to get a fairer picture of the imbalance. This is especially true when the setting really doesn't let people buy weapons for money.
The Reign of Steel setting is rather obviously the latter kind of background.
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