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Topic Started: Aug 5 2010, 04:56 AM (4,258 Views)
13ghosts
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Actually with a 21 foot radius on a rotor the tip of the blades break mach 7 at cruising speeds (did the math myself cause I was curious) ... Also apparently only ultralights have less than four blades.

Just to clear up those two points... The rest is Lunar

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sorry, not cruising... That's top speed of 3500 RPM like climbing as fast as it can or so.
Edited by 13ghosts, Feb 8 2011, 05:10 PM.
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Lunarmage
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For one, I googled the speed of helicopter blades, it came out to about Mach 1, after looking up what the speed of sound is at sea level, it comes out to 761 mph.

I also discussed this with Grell, who has been known by those who play with him has said that the damage I suggested is adequate, if understated.

I have decided on four blades on this chopper because that it would provide additional lift and speed for the police to chase down criminals.

If 22 had supernatural PS I may have been willing to negate some of the damage, as is there is no way for 22 to deflect the speed and power (567 HP) of the rotor spinning the blades.

As for the amount of damage, I stand by the 1d6 per 20 mph.
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Arthotus
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Once again if I fail to dodge and take the rotors anyway, Wouldn't the helicopter fall to it's doom in a cloud of shrapnel? Sure 22 would be dead but so would the occupants of aircraft. Why would they even chance getting me in their rotors?
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Lunarmage
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As for the bullet damage, bullets don't inflict impact damage. The helicopter blades are moving with a force that even steel reinforced concrete couldn't stop immediately. This damage is on a totally different scale than bullets, more along the lines of the boom gun on the Glitter Boy.

As for the parry? The speed alone is enough that deflection is impossible. They will tear through nearly anything in their path, all the while tearing themselves to pieces.
The pilots reasons are not for the player to know, they are for me the GM. It is for the player to deal with the crazy actions of the NPC's.

As for the damage and destruction of the chopper, that is a foregone conclusion.
Edited by Lunarmage, Feb 8 2011, 05:29 PM.
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Arthotus
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Well Alrighty then. One moment.
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I'd still say it wouldn't be a full 36D6 damage, there is legitimacy to the argument that they could only do so much damage before the rest became obliterated when they shattered themselves. How much SDC does an individual blade have? I'd say you limit the damage they are dealing individually to an amount related to how much SDC a rotor blade has. Maybe they can deal 2, 3, or 4x their own SDC before shattering, but eventually the SDC would stop. Probably still enough to kill his character, but a more realistic amount of damage.

In regards to deflecting, you would have to be able to move as fast as the rotor blades in order to deflect them. I'm not thinking you can. There's also a heck of a lot of momentum/weight behind them, not like a bullet. Dodge, or if that fails, roll with the impact, but I'm not thinking parrying is going to work.
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Lol
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Obsidian looks at Dukat in horror.
I'm really enjoying the culture shock aspect of this game for Dukat, and how it's playing out with other characters.
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Arthotus
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Lol I actually thought that lunar would say I took A single tip in the arm and it spun me out of the way or the blades pushed me back to the point of being like parrying a chain saw. Actually taking an entire rotor would mean being able to get in between them. And I know I'm not fast enough for that, but 22 isn't that smart.
Edited by Arthotus, Feb 12 2011, 06:40 PM.
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Yeah, I think Obsidian and Dukat may end up a bit at odds if this keeps up. The Basanite race hold humans lives as sacred. If Dukat keeps on about eating them we might have a bit of a problem, lol. Should be fun!
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If there is a problem, Dukat might eat it.
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Wait, obsidian is a man? I had been picturing him as a woman. It always throws me for a loop when people play characters of a different gender.

Also, did Dukat receive money from his employer yet? I know he negotiated it but I'm not sure if he got any. If not, then he's probably simply not aware that it's necessary for buying food on this planet. If he's lucky, the man behind the counter will just get him his food and be happy he leaves, not asking for money out of fear.

I'm really loving how Dukat (and a number of PC's) are oblivious to the social norms in the game, but I'd like a chance to have them get "serious" too in some sort of face off against Jack the Ripper.
Edited by Beowulf, Feb 16 2011, 06:01 PM.
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Yeah, I thought it might be fun to roll up a character of the opposite gender this time. Never tried it before. Being that my character is a rather unusual alien I doubt it will matter much, but he is a man nonetheless.

I somehow get the feeling that we are a long way off from ever seeing the Ripper. Hopefully the body reveals something.
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I'd rather that Dukat and Obsidian could be friends and work together, but if they don't share a common struggle that might prove challenging. Maybe Dukat should join a support group? "Humans are friends, not food."
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The support group might help :) Dukat and Obsidian will be friends (although Dukat's secretiveness and unwillingness to share doesn't help). Their common struggle is the foreigness of the human world. They are both aliens from another planet. They are going through this planet trying to figure it out for the first time together. The thing that should make this friendship/working relationship interesting/complicated is the fact that Obsidian considers human life to be sacred and Dukat keeps trying to eat them, lol. Good things to come.
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To Dukat life is sacred as well, but eating the dead is a sign of respect and you should always respect your prey for the nourishment it gives your body.
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Lol geez~ Dukat just gets coffee and doughnuts and Fal gets chased down just for a coat LOL not complaining I just kinda laughed at myself.
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We are waiting on Beo now.....in both games.
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Beowulf
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Yeah, sorry, disappeared for a bit. Had a guest at my house for a while and got addicted to Gemcraft. Here now!
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Arthotus
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Nice "this is taking too long" there lunar.

Also, there are Rules for spells scroll conversion in Palladium. Please use that table! Please!

I quote the Section right here

Please Read!
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You know something Arth, I gave the rules that I want the character to use.. if you don't like it too bad, it doesn't effect your character.
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awwww. Alrighty then. I've just never gotten to see these rules used. No one has been silly enough to try it in any actual Palladium game I've ever run or been in.
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Dukat wouldn't attempt something like that when it could jeopardize the mission, though such a spell would suit his character well, being an explorer and survivor. Is the spell of your own fabrication? It's not in RUE or the BOM.
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It is my own spell.
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Good call, I wonder why such a basic and useful spell isn't in the books? Though I would have made it level 3 or 4 maybe.
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Because it sounds more like Voodoo/Hoodoo magic than an Invocation. Plus the limitations are a little skewed. Also, There would be a save vs Magic for the individual involved. This spell seems more like something you could do if you had someones True Name.

Also, the side effects of the spell would make it a combination of a Tracking spell and Astral Projection, giving it a decently high level. Probably more like 7 to 8.
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