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garhkal
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 Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:54 am Post subject: Personal comlink ranges? |
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What is the standard range for regular run of the mil comlilnks pcs are normally possessing??
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gollummen
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Boomer
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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For me, it all depends upon the comlinks, function, et cetera.
Galactic Standard, Universal Comlink meant for use by anyone, anywhere, anytime, without the aid of relay, is the 50km range one. The one in the book the good man who posted before me has shown us.
My players are on Ord Mantell and have found a couple of comlinks that have planet-wide range. So long as they stay on Ord Mantell. Cell coms using a specifcally coded relay network for that backwater planet.
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Ray
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:36 am Post subject: |
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Droid Installed Commlinks have a range of 100 KM. Our group often uses Droids as "Mobile Radio Repeaters" in the Far Orbit Fleet.
"How the hell do you explain the increased range?" "Larger battery source to provide more power, and a larger antenna." "What antenna?" "Well... The Droid's Body, of course." |
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Boomer
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed, droid transmitters are installed along the body. Great for long range recon. Especially when using a simple work droid as a spy.
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Hellcat
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Page 226 of the R&E corebook gives 50 km for a standard personal comlink and 200 km for most vehicular comlinks. You could probably find some with even greater ranges or more restricted ranges.
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Ray
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| Kinda like you can find Cell Phones that can transmit in basements of some houses, and others that can't get a signal through a piece of paper. |
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Boomer
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Ah! They knew my one weakness! I can't call for help from this prison, it is lined with paper armor... dang...
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Jedi Skyler
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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All those weapons he has... and not a single pair of scissors... 
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Ray
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:49 am Post subject: |
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Hense the *BOOT KNIFE*!
I've already told the joke about Oota and his Boot Knife, eh? |
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Jedi Skyler
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:18 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, but he forgot to sharpen it before they left, and he doesn't have a whetstone!
D'OH!  |
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Ray
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Self-Sharpening Sheath. Gotta love 'em. As long as you take the knife out (And put it back in), it'll stay sharp.
And you do that every time you take your boots off, and put 'em back on. Mainly because the one time you forget, that's when you need the knife the most. And if you survive that one time, you know "Never again".
Anyhow, they're useful for marking trails, cutting ropes, stripping wires, opening letters, and a hundred and one sundry items. Look at what MacGyver does with just a little knife, and imagine what he could do with a big one?  |
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Jedi Skyler
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| He'd slice his finger right off. |
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Boomer
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:32 am Post subject: |
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I am usually in knife fights, so I usually have a rock with me, rock crushes scissors. But now I am stuck in a paper armor cell, my extremely cheap comlink can't even call for someone with a knife handy.
...combat, oversimplified.
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Ray
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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Particularily when someone pulls out fire and makes your Paper Power Armour go up in flames.
And Crunch's Plan with the rock *WORKED*!!! |
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