Jul 10 02:32 1998

To: Froccer
To: Jerm
To: Jert

From: Dan

Subject: Weapon Prof and No. of Attacks

>Dan here's my problem:
>
>Two characters one is an assasin with one attack per melee and a W.P.
>energy rifle the other let's say has three attacks and no W.P. now the
>guy wothout the W.P. can still shoot a rifle just without the bonuses
>ie. shoot a 30,20 round clip use up two attacks no bonus to strike. My
>problem is the other guy who is trained to use a rifle can not shoot 30
>rounds at once because he doesn't have enough attacks?! This is stupid
>for lack of a better word. A gun should shoot so many rounds in so much
>time, period. This should be independent of how many attacks a
>character has. The only difference would be when shooting aimed shots,
>then you could use attacks per melee. Attacks per melee is the main
>stumbling block with this system anything you can think of would be
>appreciated thanks dude.
>
>Best regards,
>Jerm
>

Comments about the above

The whole point behind the "number of attacks" system is to show how slow or
how quick a person reacts. Some people take longer to assess the situation
and therefore may not react as quickly in the turn. In your example the
person without that ability does get -6 to strike on wild shots. I'm
looking to change the burst rules but that's in another e-mail.

Dan