RE: Tonk Weapons

Eli,

	Are you sure the Tonk weapons need to be more powerful then 
other races weapons? I do not follow the size equals power school 
of thought so I believe size should not be the only way power is 
judged on a figure.

	 I have a match grade .22 that is quite large and heavy 
looking. I also have a compact 9mm that is quite small. When side 
by side the .22 "looks" more powerful, but the "larger" is by no 
means the more "powerful" weapon. 

	Maybe the Tonk have built frames that fit their size. Maybe 
the Tonk use lower tech gauss weapons and the size includes the 
batteries, capacitors, or what ever. Bottom line is, if you are 
worried about "Cheese" then do not try and make new rules. Come 
up with fluff that explains the size.

	Just an ides/opinion.

		Daniel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eli Arndt [mailto:emu2020@wattosjunkyard.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 9:59 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Tonk Weapons
> 
> 
> Alright all,
> 
> I am facing a problem with the Tonk.	How to stat up their weapon?
> 
> Because of overall toughness of the aliens and the 
> availability of these OOP minis numbers will likely be fewer 
> on the battlefield.  Also, their weapons, like them, are 
> goliath when compaired to those of humans and even Kra'vak.
> 
> How do you all handle alien weaponry.  I know the core rules 
> don't really work well for whole squads armed with support 
> level weapons, but that's what the Tonk weapons would equate 
> to.  Heck, one of their rifles is almost the size of a man.
> 
> I was thinking of basing their weapons technology off of 
> explossive gyrojet munitions.
> 
> I'm stuck.  I don't want to be cheesy, but I want to do them justice.
> 
> Ah yeah..I'm callign the weapons Throttle Guns.  It just 
> sounds cool..;)
> 
> Eli
> 
> 
> 
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