Re: FT-EMP/NEEDLE WEAPONS

> "Sean Bayan Schoonmaker" <s_schoon@pacbell.net> spaketh:
>
> On 6/12/02 3:26 AM, "Bif Smith" <bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Any comments?
>
> Why not just have a standard way to read the SSD (i.e. left to right,
top
to
> bottom) and roll for the random hit. It would need no addition to
existing
> material.
>
> Schoon
>

The problem here is with munchkinism. As soon as a munchkin-level gamer
finds out about your use of this weapon, they will redesign their SSDs
so that non-critical systems are all bunched up at the top and critical
systems pushed down as far as possible. No one (that i recall, anyway)
said the actual layout of the SSD had to accurately reflect the
perceived
distribution of systems on the mini (while most of us try to do this,
your munchkin-type will circumvent asap in the face of an EMP/Needle
attack)