Ablative, Flexible personal force fields for action games

vicky_molokh · 10-20-2009, 03:40 AM

Greetings, all!

I'm exploring possibilities for TL9ish action-packed games, and this is an idea I'm wondering about:

Personal shield belts that provide Flexible Ablative Force Field DR, but transfer about 0.1 of the damage to HP. This seems like a good way to prolong combats and prevent all-or-nothing combats. Ideally, such shields should only protect against ranged attacks only, giving place to mêlée weapons. However, that would make tanglers and boomsticks the kings of all combats. I'm not sure can this be prevented.

Anyway, does anyone have opinions and/or suggestions regarding such equipment?

Thanks in advance!

10-20-2009, 03:40 AM	#1
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Ablative, Flexible personal force fields for action games Greetings, all! I'm exploring possibilities for TL9ish action-packed games, and this is an idea I'm wondering about: Personal shield belts that provide Flexible Ablative Force Field DR, but transfer about 0.1 of the damage to HP. This seems like a good way to prolong combats and prevent all-or-nothing combats. Ideally, such shields should only protect against ranged attacks only, giving place to mêlée weapons. However, that would make tanglers and boomsticks the kings of all combats. I'm not sure can this be prevented. Anyway, does anyone have opinions and/or suggestions regarding such equipment? Thanks in advance! __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper