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Post by easyeight on Aug 29, 2020 6:42:17 GMT
Howdy all,
In AHWTDID in the "Who are They?" lists I see a weapon listed as "B-2." Billy Pink also carries a B-2 weapon. What is it? It's not defined in the Weapons section of the rules and all I can find is this text, "... Operators use the B-2 with a heavy load, meaning they will roll 2d6 per hit and keep the best result."
So what's a B-2 weapon?
Thanks
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Post by blacksmith on Aug 29, 2020 8:50:48 GMT
A bad ass pistol?
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Post by exspecto on Aug 29, 2020 15:15:11 GMT
Howdy all, In AHWTDID in the "Who are They?" lists I see a weapon listed as "B-2." Billy Pink also carries a B-2 weapon. What is it? It's not defined in the Weapons section of the rules and all I can find is this text, "... Operators use the B-2 with a heavy load, meaning they will roll 2d6 per hit and keep the best result." So what's a B-2 weapon? Thanks On page 40: "WTF is a B-2 (2)? AKA BAP. For those of you who may know who Billy Pink is – he’s been in THW Bat Reps since 2006 and he always uses 2 Big A$$ Pistols. So, if you want to use 2 P-1s or 2 B-2s go right ahead." So yes, it's a big-ass pistol, as [edit: whoops!]blacksmith said! |
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Post by easyeight on Aug 29, 2020 16:38:47 GMT
Cool, appreciate it!
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Post by Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy on Aug 29, 2020 18:12:49 GMT
Correcto!
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Post by bigwalleye on Sept 2, 2020 19:55:19 GMT
So a B-2 gives the character 2 shots, and each one is a "hot load" that gives the character a best-of-2 damage roll. Yet it costs the same as a P-1 (nothing). And the character can carry 2 B-2s, and fire both in a single action, for 4 shots. Why would anyone, ever, not take 2 B-2s over a single wimpy P-1? What, if any is the downside?
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Post by Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy on Sept 2, 2020 22:17:59 GMT
So a B-2 gives the character 2 shots, and each one is a "hot load" that gives the character a best-of-2 damage roll. Yet it costs the same as a P-1 (nothing). And the character can carry 2 B-2s, and fire both in a single action, for 4 shots. Why would anyone, ever, not take 2 B-2s over a single wimpy P-1? What, if any is the downside? There is no downside so BAP, BAP, BAP! |
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Post by bigwalleye on Sept 3, 2020 0:05:23 GMT
So a B-2 gives the character 2 shots, and each one is a "hot load" that gives the character a best-of-2 damage roll. Yet it costs the same as a P-1 (nothing). And the character can carry 2 B-2s, and fire both in a single action, for 4 shots. Why would anyone, ever, not take 2 B-2s over a single wimpy P-1? What, if any is the downside? There is no downside so BAP, BAP, BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! (2 x B-2 = 4 shots) ;-) Serious questions, though: At what law level does possession of a BAP (or two) get you stinkeye from the local gendarmes? Is there any penalty, or special requirement, for simultaneously firing handguns with both hands? Can anybody do it with any handguns? Can it be done with 2 A-3s? |
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Post by blacksmith on Sept 3, 2020 13:24:37 GMT
There is no downside so BAP, BAP, BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! (2 x B-2 = 4 shots) ;-) Serious questions, though: At what law level does possession of a BAP (or two) get you stinkeye from the local gendarmes? Is there any penalty, or special requirement, for simultaneously firing handguns with both hands? Can anybody do it with any handguns? Can it be done with 2 A-3s?  |
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Post by Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy on Sept 3, 2020 17:31:14 GMT
There is no downside so BAP, BAP, BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! (2 x B-2 = 4 shots) ;-) Serious questions, though: At what law level does possession of a BAP (or two) get you stinkeye from the local gendarmes? Is there any penalty, or special requirement, for simultaneously firing handguns with both hands? Can anybody do it with any handguns? Can it be done with 2 A-3s? Law Level 4 or 5 and Police states frown on it. Brandishing a Weapon is a Level 2 Crime - two weapons two charges. Go to Court and that's Level 4 Crimes you're charged with (Working Grave page 19). Big deal? Charged with Level 3 or lower Crimes, pay fines. Level 4 is go to jail if guilty. Plus... Put one guy OOF, that's Mayhem - Level 2. Always tack on Disturbing the Peace - Level 1. So pull 2 guns, take one guy OOF and get arrested. Level 7 charges. In New Hope that's prison planet if found guilty. This is the stuff that is overlooked most of the time. But it's there if you want to use it. If you want to fire 2 A-3s, sure but at -1 to Rep unofficially. Officially, fire 6 shots at let's say three targets. Pass 1d6 when shooting then the 2nd and 3rd guys are missed and return fire. Hope this helps. |
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Post by bigwalleye on Sept 3, 2020 20:14:38 GMT
IMO, police hassles are definitely a deterrent. (So's LL4+.)
Nightmare: Grath with an A-3 in each hand.
Thanks, Ed.
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Post by Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy on Sept 4, 2020 19:38:10 GMT
IMO, police hassles are definitely a deterrent. (So's LL4+.) Nightmare: Grath with an A-3 in each hand. Thanks, Ed. Ahh, so Grath takes on 6 guys! Pumps out 6 shots, one at each target! Ooops, pass 1d6 only the first guy gets hit and the other 5 fire back with A-3 - 15 shots. |
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Post by bigwalleye on Sept 5, 2020 1:10:47 GMT
Sounds good, but my guys are still gonna need clean undies!
Worse, since we are just an honest, hard-working interstellar freighter crew, we only ever tote a single P-1 apiece. (Unless we are going somewhere that's REAL trouble, of course.) So, when that Grath pops out of the alley in LL3 Arakis Downport and mistakes us for the guys that stiffed him last time with that bad credit voucher ("Wasn't us! Really!"), it's just popguns on our side. Oh, and the psy-cat....
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Post by Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy on Sept 5, 2020 1:13:10 GMT
Sounds good, but my guys are still gonna need clean undies! Worse, since we are just an honest, hard-working interstellar freighter crew, we only ever tote a single P-1 apiece. (Unless we are going somewhere that's REAL trouble, of course.) So, when that Grath pops out of the alley in LL3 Arakis Downport and mistakes us for the guys that stiffed him last time with that bad credit voucher ("Wasn't us! Really!"), it's just popguns on our side. Oh, and the psy-cat.... Ahh, the misadventures of 5150. |
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Post by bigwalleye on Sept 5, 2020 14:07:54 GMT
Hey! Misadventures are better than no adventures at all!
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