Bowcaster

adamlumina93 · Lieutenant Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 87

Anyone else other than me think the wookie bowcaster is severly underpowered, for such a tough weapon to use and to only have 4D damage I certainly wouldn't take one as a player. I am thinking that this thing should have at least 5D maybe even 6D with the STR required to reload this weapon. Any thoughts?

Gry Sarth · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:28 am Post subject:

Yeah, this issue has been brought up before a couple of times. And yeah, your opinion is right on the money, higher damage (at least 5D) and STR check to reload and maybe fire it repeatedly.
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Esoomian · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

I think the most common explanation given is that it's desinged to hurt things that aren't wookies so a stay shot won't injure someone.
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Sith'Ari Lizanthrin · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 101

Of course it is a weapon, and as per the R&E rules you could just give your player a modified one. Since it is primarily a hunting weapon it need not have damage to punch through heavy armor.

Of course I agree completely, but am playing Devil's advocate here.

So you could either give your player a "supped up version" or you could raise the minimum, best thing about tabletop games is that the rules are just guidelines.

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Ray · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject:

Optional Quarrels.

Explosive Heads ala Rambo!

schnarre · Commander Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 333

Considering how Chewbacca downed a Speeder Bike & trooper in ROTJ, perhaps it could be considered Speeder Scale due to power (which would also explain the high Strength required to employ it).

garhkal · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

That is a great way to showcase how nasty they are. Simple but yet effective.
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schnarre · Commander Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 333

jmanski · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject:

I like it....
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Kirkler · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

Each Wookie builds his own bowcaster as right of passage to adult hood. I can't recall which book I read that in but I do recall it. The 5D is a guild line more then a rule of thumb.

Ankhanu · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject:

Kirkler · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

Well that does us no good then. haha I allow my wookie PC's to pick one feature to add to thier Bowcaster, not that anyone plays a wookie but if they did.

vong · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:20 am Post subject:

Kirkler · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject:

I work it out to about 1D, wether damage, range, firecontrol, more ammo, what ever they like aslong as it's not to bad. If they want something more powerful or crazy it would require some skill rolls and perhaps some credits.

masque · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:44 am Post subject:

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