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<blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 4391738" data-attributes="member: 478">Well, a character that is built for combat would probably roll something like 18 dice on an attack (AGI 9, Skill 6, specialized, smartlinked). Now give him a decent weapon, like an Ares Alpha Assault Rifle with Gas Vent, APDS ammo, Long Burst, aim to a vulnerable spot (-4 dice / +4 Damage)...That's 15 dice with a base DV of 15 and -5 to armor.Assuming the attacker gets 5 hits and the target gets 3 hits on the Reflex roll to dodge the attack (average results, assuming a very high Reflex of 8-9), you would need 56 Body+Armor in total to soak that completely (on average). I don't think even the toughest troll can really do that without obscene luck, or spending lots of Edge (the attacker might do that, too).And that's just one burst...Now use an average gunman with just AGI 5 and a skill of 4 (also specialized and smartlinked), no aiming, no APDS, and you are still looking at 13 dice rolled (4-5 hits so should hit on average) with a DV of 11 and -1 armor. The target would still need 34 Body+Armor in total to soak that away.Pistol shots will probably just bounce off him, though. But automatic fire really hurts in Shadowrun.ByeThanee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thanee, post: 4391738, member: 478"] Well, a character that is built for combat would probably roll something like 18 dice on an attack (AGI 9, Skill 6, specialized, smartlinked). Now give him a decent weapon, like an Ares Alpha Assault Rifle with Gas Vent, APDS ammo, Long Burst, aim to a vulnerable spot (-4 dice / +4 Damage)... That's 15 dice with a base DV of 15 and -5 to armor. Assuming the attacker gets 5 hits and the target gets 3 hits on the Reflex roll to dodge the attack (average results, assuming a very high Reflex of 8-9), you would need 56 Body+Armor in total to soak that completely (on average). I don't think even the toughest troll can really do that without obscene luck, or spending lots of Edge (the attacker might do that, too). And that's just one burst... Now use an average gunman with just AGI 5 and a skill of 4 (also specialized and smartlinked), no aiming, no APDS, and you are still looking at 13 dice rolled (4-5 hits so should hit on average) with a DV of 11 and -1 armor. The target would still need 34 Body+Armor in total to soak that away. Pistol shots will probably just bounce off him, though. But automatic fire really hurts in Shadowrun. Bye Thanee [/QUOTE]

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