Sound Suppression

Sindri · 12-29-2014, 10:13 PM

I find the way High-Tech handles sound suppression to be a little confusing.

Why is silent ammunition easier to hear than a light pistol with a maximum quality suppressor?

The way human produced sounds and weaponry compares on the table seems odd as well. An airgun is easier to hear than shouting while a crossbow is comparable to it and a bow is comparable to loud conversation. Unless I'm missing something that seems wrong, I can certainly hear loud conversation easier and farther than someone firing a bow.

Wiper suppressors seem rather poor in comparison to baffle suppressors. They don't last as long and reduce damage and range significantly. In exchange the pistol or SMG version is cheaper and weighs slightly less. The rifle version has an upside that PCs will actually care about by allowing higher max quality (though that lets it be as quiet as a max quality suppressor for a very light pistol or quieter than heavier pistols) at the cost of even worse damage and range reduction and no reduction in weight. I don't know if that's reasonable or if it's worth looking for an upside to make them better though.

While on the subject of suppression Mysteries pegs the limit of human hearing as -6 which is a pretty important addition to the hearing rules. Any opinions on that? Also Ultra-Tech of course has alternatives to conventional firearms and privacy field technology at TL 10 but how might it improve suppressors?

12-29-2014, 10:13 PM	#1
Sindri Join Date: Nov 2011	Sound Suppression I find the way High-Tech handles sound suppression to be a little confusing. Why is silent ammunition easier to hear than a light pistol with a maximum quality suppressor? The way human produced sounds and weaponry compares on the table seems odd as well. An airgun is easier to hear than shouting while a crossbow is comparable to it and a bow is comparable to loud conversation. Unless I'm missing something that seems wrong, I can certainly hear loud conversation easier and farther than someone firing a bow. Wiper suppressors seem rather poor in comparison to baffle suppressors. They don't last as long and reduce damage and range significantly. In exchange the pistol or SMG version is cheaper and weighs slightly less. The rifle version has an upside that PCs will actually care about by allowing higher max quality (though that lets it be as quiet as a max quality suppressor for a very light pistol or quieter than heavier pistols) at the cost of even worse damage and range reduction and no reduction in weight. I don't know if that's reasonable or if it's worth looking for an upside to make them better though. While on the subject of suppression Mysteries pegs the limit of human hearing as -6 which is a pretty important addition to the hearing rules. Any opinions on that? Also Ultra-Tech of course has alternatives to conventional firearms and privacy field technology at TL 10 but how might it improve suppressors?