Armor, weapons, attachments, gear, whatever... which ones are just egregious game design?
Asking this because I found out about the Armor Insert attachment in Cyphers and Masks, which costs 450 credits and turns Heavy Clothing into Armored Clothing, and also has mods for +1 soak and +1 defense. Basically, 2 defense and 2 soak armor for 500 credits and a few mechanics checks.
12 minutes ago, Yaccarus said:Armor, weapons, attachments, gear, whatever... which ones are just egregious game design?
Asking this because I found out about the Armor Insert attachment in Cyphers and Masks, which costs 450 credits and turns Heavy Clothing into Armored Clothing, and also has mods for +1 soak and +1 defense. Basically, 2 defense and 2 soak armor for 500 credits and a few mechanics checks.
Stimpacks. Space Magic potions that instantly heal Wounds but not Strain. The name Stimpack makes you think stimulant, so you'd think you could use it to wake your stunned buddy, but no... save it for the guy with stab wounds and blaster burns.
Light whip.
1 hour ago, Raicheck said:Light whip.
Lightsaber crystals that add Stun, or Disorient or whatever to the effect of the lightsaber blade.
5 hours ago, HappyDaze said:Stimpacks. Space Magic potions that instantly heal Wounds but not Strain. The name Stimpack makes you think stimulant, so you'd think you could use it to wake your stunned buddy, but no... save it for the guy with stab wounds and blaster burns.
only if you mistake wounds for real injouries they aren't real injuries are crits.
19 minutes ago, Daeglan said:only if you mistake wounds for real injouries they aren't real injuries are crits.
There's ar least some element of physical harm to them even if they go into space magic bull explanations from there.
1 hour ago, HappyDaze said:There's ar least some element of physical harm to them even if they go into space magic bull explanations from there.
yeah minor bruising and scrapes
45 minutes ago, Daeglan said:yeah minor bruising and scrapes
If that's all Wounds are then natural healing is way too slow.
3 minutes ago, HappyDaze said:If that's all Wounds are then natural healing is way too slow.
Adjust it for your game.
8 hours ago, HappyDaze said:Stimpacks. Space Magic potions that instantly heal Wounds but not Strain. The name Stimpack makes you think stimulant, so you'd think you could use it to wake your stunned buddy, but no... save it for the guy with stab wounds and blaster burns.
Kolto/Bacta. Good stuff. 
Seriously, I don't mind those. Of course, my current group has two individuals with force heal, so I think they've used a single stimpack in the course of 6 months.
1 minute ago, HappyDaze said:If that's all Wounds are then natural healing is way too slow.
or your thinking it is all one bruise when it is a more thorough battering with out real injury. And bruises and scrape take a while to actually heal
3 hours ago, Daeglan said:or your thinking it is all one bruise when it is a more thorough battering with out real injury. And bruises and scrape take a while to actually heal
I'm pretty well-versed in healing times IRL, both personally and professionally. Admittedly though, my experiences are only with humans.
1 hour ago, HappyDaze said:I'm pretty well-versed in healing times IRL, both personally and professionally. Admittedly though, my experiences are only with humans.
And this game is not a simulation.
13 hours ago, HappyDaze said:There's ar least some element of physical harm to them even if they go into space magic bull explanations from there.
He'll go back and forth with you over his headcanon forever.
A group could certainly houserule a new attribute that measures lucky misses or dodges, and reserve the use of Medical for critical hits. Goodness knows I thumb my nose at RAW. And I narrate small wounds as indirect. But if we're talking about the published game, page 31 of the CRB makes it clear: "physical damage," and while it "can lead to critical injury," it can separately be "serious."