Battlesuit ST

Joseph Paul · 10-05-2016, 09:11 AM

Does it bother anyone else that Battlesuits are built with no upper limit to their mechanical power? ST 10 trooper gets in his suit and he has ST 20. ST 30 humanoid gets in the same model and the suit performs at ST 40. Why isn't that extra 20 points of ST available to the ST 10 guy? Mechanically what is happening here?

I am of a mind to write up suits in 5 point ST steps that are a hard upper limit on what the suit can do. So ST 10 trooper in a ST 15 suits can strike and lift at ST 15. ST 15 trooper is gaining no real benefit outside of increased encumbrance (and having a hefty cestus on his hand all the time; something else not taken into account with Battlesuits).

Any Pyramid articles cover this and alternatives to mechanical systems that have no upper bounds on performance?

10-05-2016, 09:11 AM	#1
Joseph Paul Custom User Title Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN	Battlesuit ST Does it bother anyone else that Battlesuits are built with no upper limit to their mechanical power? ST 10 trooper gets in his suit and he has ST 20. ST 30 humanoid gets in the same model and the suit performs at ST 40. Why isn't that extra 20 points of ST available to the ST 10 guy? Mechanically what is happening here? I am of a mind to write up suits in 5 point ST steps that are a hard upper limit on what the suit can do. So ST 10 trooper in a ST 15 suits can strike and lift at ST 15. ST 15 trooper is gaining no real benefit outside of increased encumbrance (and having a hefty cestus on his hand all the time; something else not taken into account with Battlesuits). Any Pyramid articles cover this and alternatives to mechanical systems that have no upper bounds on performance? __________________ Joseph Paul