[TML] RTT FGMP

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 7/14/08 2:38 AM, "Evyn MacDude" <infojunky at ceecom.net> wrote:

> 
> On Jul 13, 2008, at 2:41 PM, Richard Aiken wrote:
> 
>> 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."
> 
> That's not my response.... If they got em and start using them as
> your answer to every question, well then so will they. I have never
> understood why some people get hot under the collar about PCs having
> weapons of mass destruction. Most groups already have access to
> ship's weapons/active sensor arrays, why worry about a tin suit and a
> energy grenade launcher.

And it's only fair... they probably "acquired" them by defeating forces that
wanted to use them *on* the PCs.