07-24-2021, 09:45 PM | #1 |
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Clarification on "Hitting the Wrong Target" rules
Specifically, the precise definition of "line of fire". Is the line of fire only the segment between the attacker and target, or does it continue behind the target in a straight line? I read it as the former, but a GM of mine reads the latter.
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07-24-2021, 10:16 PM | #2 |
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Re: Clarification on "Hitting the Wrong Target" rules
In a successful defense against you, your projectile takes a straight line until it hits something else (rolling for 9), assuming the "wrong target" fails its defense roll. It can also hit another target in between (usually with a 9) if you fail your roll in the first place.
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07-24-2021, 10:37 PM | #3 |
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Re: Clarification on "Hitting the Wrong Target" rules
As far as I'm concerned it's the latter. If it's not, you have the odd effect that bullets that miss just stop at the target, while bullets that are dodged keep going. Besides, in real life bullets that miss continuing down range and killing bystanders are a real thing, and have killed and injured lots of people over the years.
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07-25-2021, 06:55 AM | #4 | |
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07-25-2021, 09:52 AM | #5 | |
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As far as my thoughts...bullets are capricious and random things, especially when fired in the heat of battle. If bullet doesn't hit its intended target, it is plausible for it to hit anything along the general path it was fired on -- before, beside, or after the target. It's going to hit something. In fact, I would argue that if an attack uses Rof > 1, and not all shots hit the target, then the remaining shots can hit the wrong target. If someone with a M134 sends 66 shots at something, and only hits with one (or even four or five), what happens to the other 60+ 7.62mm slugs? |
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07-25-2021, 09:52 AM | #6 | |
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07-25-2021, 11:43 AM | #7 | |
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07-25-2021, 02:22 PM | #8 | |
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That said, the GM should ignore the chance of random hits unless there's a chance that someone or something important might get hit. I use "Hitting the Wrong Target" in the following situations: * Shots directed into melee or crowds, or which might hit delicate or dangerous objects. * Determining the landing point and associated "collateral damage" from explosive or incendiary missiles which might start fires or cause structural damage. * "Suppression Fire" from autofire weapons should have a chance of hitting random foes downrange. * Musket or indirect muscle-powered ranged weapons fire between formed units troops, where the chance of hitting a random enemy is just as important as hitting the nominal target. |
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07-25-2021, 03:00 PM | #9 | |
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Now given that, it is also possible to stray to the left or right. I'd say that is a lot more likely with a high rate of fire weapon like a machinegun than it is a pistol. The closer the target is to the shooter the less likely the bullet is to go left or right by a yard. Maybe every 10 yards you get a 1 in 6 chance of straying left or right by one. With a machinegun, maybe you make it 2 in 6. |
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