[TML] RTT FGMP

[Richard Aiken]

On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Garry Ward
<garry.e.ward at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> From: "Richard Aiken" <raikenclw at gmail.com>
>> I would think it obvious: it keeps PCs who manage to "acquire" the
>> weapon from using it unless they *also* manage to "acquire" a suit of
>> battledress.  Or are willing to go into combat wearing a rad suit over
>> their usual armor . . .
>
> Yeah, that seems to be the only viable reason I can think of.
>
> Rather heavy handed approach.

Not really.  I think it's kind of elegant, myself.  It certainly saves
the Referee from having to say something like: "You can't have it
because I said so."

> And definitely has impacts for military uses. They'd have absolute no way to
> deploy it unless positive that there no non combatants anywhere around.

<shrug> It's merely another facet of collateral damage.  As someone
else already pointed out, it seems they took this idea from a series
of novels.  And it makes pretty good sense, actually.  Think of it as
a high-tech version of the "scorched earth" tactic.  :-)

> Either that or kiss good bye to any rules about not using nukes.

Well, this *is* the Empire we're talking about here.  They're the only
ones who are supposed to be using this type of weapon.  The Empire's
"no nukes" policy has never been interpreted to apply to itself.

-- 
Richard Aiken

"Never insult anyone by accident." Robert A. Heinlein