RE: [FT] WotW #9 Beam Bridge & E/M Sabot

In message <B18DDC5F1158D311A66900805FD4718102C7C916@VSTASV1>
	  "Robertson, Brendan" <Brendan.Robertson@dva.gov.au> wrote:

> Modified both?
> 
> The base Beam Bridge is way undercosted even allowing for the
threshold
> roll, the mass is more efficient than the equivalent beam weapon.  
> Eg1: Base version: 8 class 2s + 27 Beam Bridges (at mass 1 each) = 43
mass
> with the ability to fire as a CLASS NINE BEAM (256 mass) with possibly
3
> arcs.
Of cause, in Noam's original, you'd have to make 27 threshold checks
before you even get to resolve damage - which leads to the question - if
part of a multi beam-bridge [BB] network fails - does it fail to fire?
fire at reduced strength? or what?
If the former option, this weapon will very rarely work :-)
If the latter - large BB-nets will seriously slow down the game!

> Eg2: Alternate 1: 8 class 2s + 7 Beam Bridge (at mass 1 each) = 23
mass with
> the ability to fire as a CLASS NINE BEAM (256 mass) with possibly 3
arcs.
> 
> *****
> Beam Bridge: Mass: 2, cost: 8.
> 2 beam weapons can be joined to target together to fire as the next
largest
> size beam (maximum of 1 size larger).  Everytime the Beam Bridge is
used, it
> rolls a threshold against itself and each battery used.
> Eg: 2 x class 2s + 1 beam bridge = 6 mass, fires as a class-3 battery
with
> threshold rolls.
> 
> Still undercosted, but better than a backdoor uberweapon...
> 
> 
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I'm thinking that perhaps the MASS/COST of the beam bridge should depend
on the class of beam that it is bridging.

Got to go now - more thoughts on this tomorrow!