[Torg] Weapons and long range contradictions

[Jens Rydholm]

Hello all,

Last session, a question was raised regarding long range contradictions 
and ranged weapons. Specifically, laser weapons.

To be brief: Do laser weapons require long range contradiction checks to 
work in realities that do not support them?

Projectile weapons do not, at least as long as the local reality 
supports the concept "small object moving quickly causes damage to 
things it hits". The firing mechanism that causes the object to move 
quickly is a part of the tool held by the user, and does not require 
long range contradictions.

But for realities where the concept "small beam of focused light hurts a 
lot worse" is not supported, lasers should probably require a check. Right?

/ Jens 'Spacejens' Rydholm
   Karlstad, Sweden

(for the record, the characters are now in Orrosh, learning surprising 
things about gospogs, gospog seeds, and why they appear in other 
realities as well...)