[Torg] Weapons and long range contradictions

[bill yeung]

>From my experience of using a laser pointer, the laser beam is always connected to its emitter. So a laser gun wouldn't need to cause a LRC anyway. 
Plasma cannon would be another matter..
 
bill.> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:44:41 -0700> From: sdf_ii at yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Torg] Weapons and long range contradictions> To: torg at justintimeadventures.com> > Yep, as long is the projectile isn't a contradiction. So becareful shooting full metal jackets,> explosive bullets, and silver bullets....plasma guns blah blah blah....In the LL I think only the> pure lead bullet isn't considered a LRC. > > Now, while Jim states light isn't a contradiction anywhere there is light, I consider a laser a> LRC.> > SDF II> > --- Jens Rydholm <jens.rydholm at bredband.net> wrote:> > > 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...)> > _______________________________________________> > Torg mailing list> > Torg at justintimeadventures.com> > http://www.justintimeadventures.com/mailman/listinfo/torg> > > 
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