06-04-2021, 07:38 AM | #1 |
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Noisy 10
One of my (new to GURPS) players first pass at a steam-powered magical golem included Noisy 10(!)
I explained why this was probably not what he wanted, but now I’m curious - just how loud is that?
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06-04-2021, 07:51 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Noisy 10
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A jackhammer is 120 dB and is just audible at 64 yards with an unmodified Sense roll. That might be a reasonable level. Call it Noisy 6. It will cause long-term hearing damage but doesn't quite reach the threshold of pain. [It looks as if long-term hearing damage is possible for anyone out to 4 yards.] [Alternatively, a gasoline engine is 90 dB, or +9, or 4 1/2 levels of Noisy. You might say that a steam engine is Noisy 5.] See p. 21 of GURPS Powers: Enhanced Senses for more on this.
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06-04-2021, 08:06 AM | #3 |
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Re: Noisy 10
Well, its a +20 to hear you. That means that you are as easy to notice from 5000 yards away as a normal person would be when walking by 2 yards away.
That's about 3 miles. I think that's under commercial jet levels. I think. EDIT: its louder. Hearing uses a different table.
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06-04-2021, 08:08 AM | #4 |
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Re: Noisy 10
I thought doubling the range would give a -2 to sense rolls, once converted to the speed/range table.
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06-04-2021, 08:26 AM | #5 |
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Re: Noisy 10
Not for hearing. See p. B358 for the hearing distance table, which uses a different function than the speed/range table. The table in Enhanced Senses elaborates on this but assumes the same basic progression.
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06-04-2021, 10:41 AM | #6 |
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06-04-2021, 10:59 AM | #7 |
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Re: Noisy 10
Note my comment that 200 dB is an explosive shock wave.
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Bill Stoddard I don't think we're in Oz any more. |
06-04-2021, 11:05 AM | #8 |
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Re: Noisy 10
...more of a Heavy Metal golem by the numbers then...
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06-04-2021, 11:15 AM | #9 |
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Re: Noisy 10
Must be the "Iron Man" Ozzy sings about.
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06-04-2021, 11:19 AM | #10 |
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Re: Noisy 10
It's also worth noting that 120 dB is immediately dangerous to human hearing.
A 194 dB "sound" will still be above 120 dB at 2.5 miles (at least according to one online calculator I found). If it's actually 200 dB, then it will still be above 120 dB at 5 miles. Noisy 10 is essentially only appropriate for explosions capable of levelling cities. |
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