Robot vs Space Marine

Langy · 09-05-2009, 11:22 AM

In an Ultra-Tech setting, if you insist on making a robot pay for its abilities via points you'll wind up with a robot that's vastly underpowered compared to a human of the same point total with equipment.

Unfortunately, for most robot designs it makes no sense to buy certain things - especially armor - as equipment, because most robot designs aren't human-shaped (or otherwise can fit into a suit of armor).

If you want equality of outcome, so that your 500 point robot will be just as good as your 500 point space marine, you need to figure out some way to make the robot able to take into account the fact that high-tech equipment is available and much, much, much, much cheaper than buying the same capabilities as innate advantages.

09-05-2009, 11:22 AM	#11
Langy Join Date: May 2008 Location: CA	Re: Robot vs Space Marine In an Ultra-Tech setting, if you insist on making a robot pay for its abilities via points you'll wind up with a robot that's vastly underpowered compared to a human of the same point total with equipment. Unfortunately, for most robot designs it makes no sense to buy certain things - especially armor - as equipment, because most robot designs aren't human-shaped (or otherwise can fit into a suit of armor). If you want equality of outcome, so that your 500 point robot will be just as good as your 500 point space marine, you need to figure out some way to make the robot able to take into account the fact that high-tech equipment is available and much, much, much, much cheaper than buying the same capabilities as innate advantages.