Vibro weapons.. Do they always make a noise??

[Whill]

[CRMcNeill]

[pakman]

lol.... I should have known...

[CRMcNeill]

[Whill]

[garhkal]

[CRMcNeill]

[KageRyu]

Here's a thought -
Since the reasoning for this question has to do with sneaking and stealth let's look at it differently. In real world situations, when soldiers are going on stealth ops, or night ops, they adjust and prepare their gear to reduce rattling, eliminate shine and reflections, etc... This is all skill and preparation that I feel would fall under the sneak skill use (the Higher the Die Code the better the character is at knowing how to move more quietly and prepare... could be as simple as not flicking the vibro blade on until the strike). So I would not impose a penalty to sneak since none is written into the core rules (unless a particularly large or noisy Vibro Weapon was used) but on a failed sneak I might explain it off as the hum of the vibro weapon being the noise that gives them away.

However, that is not to say that the Game Master should not adjust the modifiers and rules based on the situation. How much ambient noise is in the environment makes a huge difference, as does how alert the guards or person being snuck up on are. Applying reason is also good, after all no stealth penalty is listed for things like Chainsaws in D6 adventure but you can betcha I am going to impose one (unless this is happening in a very noisy location like a foundry or factory).

Just some thoughts.
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[garhkal]

Good point. He could say, take a -1d penalty to his melee, with a free-action of switching the vibro part on, just as he's about to strike, much like drawing a pistol, or flicking it to stun from kill (or to kill from stun) is a no cost in the action rotation act, but it does impose a penalty to his shot.
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[Mamatried]

Another question does a Vibro blade make noise if it drops to the faloor?

[DougRed4]

If a vibroblade somehow activated in the woods, and nobody was around to hear it, would it really make a sound?
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[That1guy]

FWIW I've always treated vibro weapons as if they're about as loud as your average "personal massager", certainly noticeable if someone turns one on in the same room as you but not necessarily something you'd notice over the ambient sounds of your average street or bar unless you were really listening for it.