[Torg] DV of moving vehicle?

[Benjamin Grant]

Since for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, if a moving
vehicle hits a wall, does the wall inflict Speed+Weight DV's of damage on
the car?  Or do you add Speed + Weight and assign half of that to the wall
and half to the vehicle?

-Benn Grant
eFix Computer Consulting
benn at 4efix.com
603.283.6601


>-----Original Message-----
>From: torg-bounces at justintimeadventures.com [mailto:torg-
>bounces at justintimeadventures.com] On Behalf Of Kansas Jim
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:55 AM
>To: torg at justintimeadventures.com
>Subject: Re: [Torg] DV of moving vehicle?
>
>Benn writes:
>
>[...]
>
>> I mean, one can just add the weight to the speed, but I have no reason
>to
>> think that that translates properly in terms of comparison to the DV
>of
>> other weapons and what not (falling damage, etc).
>
>Actually that is the correct way of doing it.
>
>> Oh, speaking of falling damage, how do you determine that in Torg
>also?  I
>> didn't see that.
>
>In the original rulebook it's given in the description of the Climbing
>skill on p52. In the R&E it's under Environment on p104. Basically it's
>weight value plus height fallen up to a maximum of 14 (which is terminal
>velocity; thanks to a neat math trick your height value translates
>directly into your speed value under normal acceleration of gravity.)
>
>--
>Kansas Jim, Torg guru (ksjim (at) sdc (dot) org)
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