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3. Read across to the Distance Modifier and multiply this by your ST. This
gives you the distance in yards that you can throw the object.
You cannot normally throw an object weighing more than 25xST lbs.
However, "extra effort" will increase your effective ST - see p. 12.
Ratio Distance
Modifier
Ratio Distance
Modifier
0.100 3.5 2.000 0.60
0.125 3.0 2.500 0.50
0.200 2.5 3.000 0.40
0.300 1.9 4.000 0.30
0.400 1.5 5.000 0.25
0.500 1.2 6.000 0.20
0.750 1.0 8.000 0.15
1.000 0.8 10.000 0.10
1.500 0.7 20.000+ 0.05
Example 1: You have ST 14 and need to throw a 120-lb. body over a 6'
pit. Divide 120/14 = 8.571. Looking at the Ratio column, this rounds up to
10.000. The Distance Modifier is 0.1. That's 0.1 x 14 = 1.4 yards. Oooops.
The body just hit the bottom of the pit.
Example 2: You have ST 80 and want to throw a 50-lb. bag of cement at a
foe. 50/80 = 0.625 which rounds up to 0.750. The mult iplier is 1.0. so you
could throw the bag 1.0 x 80 = 80 yards. Thunk.
Damage from Thrown Objects
A thrown object will do approximately thrust damage, as shown on the table
below, depending on its weight. Round damage down.
Object Weight
Damage
Less than 2 lbs.
Thrust-2 per die
2 lbs. to 5 lbs.
5 lbs. to ST lbs.
Thrust-1 per die
Thrust
ST to 3xST lbs.
Thrust+1 per die
3xST to 7xST lbs.
Thrust
7xST to llxST lbs. Thrust-'/ 2 per die
Over llxST lbs.
Thrust-1 per die
Example 1: You hit your foe with that 50-lb. bag of cement thrown with
your ST 80. It is between five lbs. and (your ST) lbs. As shown on the table
above, it does straight thrust damage. Now check the damage table (or refer to
your character sheet!). Thrust damage for ST 80 is 9d damage, so you do 9 dice
with the cement bag.
Example 2: You throw a 750-lb. motorcycle with your ST 80. On the table
above, 750 lbs. is between 7 and 1 1 times your ST, so it does (Thrust-1/2 per
die) damage. You would do 9d minus 4.5 damage with it, which rounds to 9d-5.
The motorcycle actually does less damage than the bag of cement; it's too
heavy for you to throw with your maximum effectiveness.
The Much-Maligned Will:
Optional Will Rules
(Continued)
Cowardice: Use the optional rule. If
there is a risk of death, increase the number
to roll against to the next level (those who
already submit almost all the time will
submit on a roll of 16 or less). The reaction
penalty is unchanged; since it applies only
to those who know the character is a coward,
having the disadvantage at higher levels
ensures that it will affect more people.
Greed: Use the optional rule. Honest
characters roll against the next lower number
to submit to a shady deal, or to the number
two levels down to submit to outright crime
(one level past "Quite Rarely." the
character submits on a 5 or less: two
levels past "Quite Rarely." the character
submits on a 4 or less).
Honesty: This is an unusual case. In
the official rules, honest characters who
need to break the law must first make an
IQ roll to see the need to commit the
crime, then they must make a Will roll to
avoid turning themselves in afterward. To
use this with the new optional rule, some
changes need to be made. First, buy
Honesty with a base cost of -10 points,
modified by Frequency of Submission.
Then, if your character needs to commit a
crime, he must avoid submitting to his
honest nature. If he does manage to commit
the crime (or if he commits a crime
unknowingly and later learns that his
actions were against the law), he must roll
again. If he submits, he must turn himself
in.
Phobias: Use the optional rule. The
distinctions of Mild and Severe phobias are
no longer necessary. If a character successfully
masters his phobia, he will be at a
penalty to IQ and DX while the cause of
the fear persists. This penalty depends on
the Frequency of Submission chosen.
"Quite Rarely" means a -1 penalty; "Fairly
Often" gives a -2 penalty: "Quite Often"
gives a -3 penalty; and "Almost All The
Time" means a -4 penalty. Merely being
threatened with the feared object gives a
roll at the next lower level. Use the mild
cost as the base cost.
Truthfulness: Use the optional rule.
Telling an outright lie (as opposed to lying
by omission) is checked against the next
higher level.
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