Pyramid #3/57: Gunplay

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by evileeyore

Now... since I've got your attention let's rap a moment about why Ranged attacks only suffer -2 (or Bulk whichever is worse) and Melee suffers double to hit penalty? Was this to discourage 'suicidal charges' on gunners?

-2 or Bulk in addition to the regular penalty. So if you take -3 to your foe's defenses and are shooting, you're at -6 (for the Evasive movement) plus -2 or Bulk, so if you're shooting an M16 with Bulk -4, you're at -10 when shooting and -6 for melee.