[TML] RTT FGMP

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 7/13/08 7:44 AM, "Brad Rogers" <brad at fineby.me.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:23:39 -0400
> "Garry Ward" <garry.e.ward at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello Garry,
> 
>> Battle dress is listed as having complete NBC shielding, which
>> appears to negate any effect of the FGMP's radiation effect which
>> then raises the question as to why bring it up in the rules if you
>> then put in a rule that completely negates it?
> 
> Only for the wearer.  "Immediate vicinity" would include somebody
> standing/sitting/lying next to them.

This was mentioned in "In Fury Born"... I think theirs was more like PGMP,
but their combat armor coped with radiation.  Other things/people in the
vicinity were on their own.  :)  Of course, this could make a "near miss" a
nasty hazard too.

> With repeated fire, a body could receive enough radiation to kill
> them.   :-(
> 
> See http://www.solarstorms.org/Sradiation.html for what can be expected
> at different levels.

A very interesting articles.  Of course, the thing that immediately caught
my attention was on the 1st graph...  where the *hell* are Ozzies getting
all that gamma from?!?