Re: P-I-I-I-I-G-S I-I-I-N S-P.... oh darn. It's supposed to be MICE!

On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:31:31 -0500 "Thomas Barclay" <kaladorn@magma.ca>
writes:
>Glenn wrote:
>Movement (and terrain) effects
>
>[Tomb] One easy option for the 25 -> 
>15mm step: Measure one in inches, the 
>other in cm. That way, you can keep move 
>distances and terrain effects the same, but 
>things work in cm rather than inches. 
>

That might work...

>Cover and Concealment
>
>[Tomb] Cover will be easier to obtain. But 
>it should work just about the same (stop or 
>not stop a bullet isn't a property of how big 
>the thing the bullet is heading towards). 
>
>Hidden units
>
>[Tomb] Downshift one on spotting rolls 
>versus these guys?
>

And as Beth poiunted out it would work both ways, at least until
movement
occurred.  "LT Powderpuff, those "Trees" are moving this way!  Get me
the
F.O.!  Now!!!"

>Spotting
>
>[Tomb] See my last.
>
>Personal armor
>
>[Tomb] Probably I'd make it a level lighter 
>(Mouse PA might only get D10, partial hard 
>might only get D8 and partial soft might 
>only get D4). 
>

Yeah but that would be additional to the injury rates (smaller bodies
has
less room to absorp damage... ) -1 to wound rules? Or is it +1?  I
forget... is a 6 good or bad here.. rules check time...

>Heavy Weapons systems
>[Tomb] You mean like a standard 
>LMG/SAW as a crew served weapon? 
>GMS/P as man-portable (like humans might 
>consider GMS/L)?
>

Which is why I mentioned wheeled weapons (like the WW2 russian - and
several WW1 - machine guns.)

>
>Target Size (how do get smaller than class 
>1 and should you?)
>
>[Tomb] No real mechanic for it (assume 
>you are speaking to vehicles now). You 
>could UP1 range at such micro-vehicles. 
>But you have to restrict their weapons 
>output a lot too.
>

LOL!  How do you compute for a RFAC/.5?

> Firepower and Impact Close Assault
>
>[Tomb] Down 1 shift in CA? Reluctance to 
>enter CA (+1 or more on initiation) vs. 
>larger creatures? 

At least i think.

FP: Can stay the same, 
>but Impact might be DOWN 1 from an 
>equivalent human weapon (So AAR does 
>D8 impact). 

Yeah, likely.

Going IP might be easier, so 
>maybe UP1 on the die they roll (QD?) to go 
>IP. 
>

Possible.

> Artillery Fire
>[Tomb]: Probably the tend towards lighter 
>artillery. Or their artillery batteries may 
>have crews of 15 instead of 6 per gun to 
>get the same size templates, etc. 
>

"Uh sir, we are under attack from what appears to be _very_ long range
GL's..."

Gracias,
Glenn

Squeak.


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