Merchants weapons

[swordtart]

No where in the rules does it say pebble rounds can only be used vs boarders in fact the fact that we do have a scale says just the opposite it’s just very hard to do enough damage to have any effect.

HG2022 only gives a damage for pebble rounds with reference to boarders. It doesn't specify what damage it does to anything else (and it gives no damage for normal sand rounds).

I don't have access to the earlier MGT2 versions, but MGT1 had different rules.

 

[tytalan]

HG2022 only gives a damage for pebble rounds with reference to boarders. It doesn't specify what damage it does to anything else (and it gives no damage for normal sand rounds).

I don't have access to the earlier MGT2 versions, but MGT1 had different rules.

The rule doesn’t specify says it can only target boarders its list a damage vs boarders. Saying it can’t target a ship is an assumption because the rules do say that “ This is designed as a basic offensive round for a sandcaster. When targeting boarders, pebble canisters cause 1DD damage (Ground scale). They do not provide protection against laser, energy or particle weapons.” While the CRB is written very differently and does say it can only target boarders its” Sand may also be directed against incoming boarding parties. If the Gunner (turret) check is successful, each target in the boarding party suffers 8D point of damage at Ground scale (so do not multiply it).” You can interpret it how ever you want but as been pointed out if Pebble can’t target ships it makes no sense to even have the round.

 

[swordtart]

The rule doesn’t specify says it can only target boarders its list a damage vs boarders. Saying it can’t target a ship is an assumption because the rules do say that “ This is designed as a basic offensive round for a sandcaster. When targeting boarders, pebble canisters cause 1DD damage (Ground scale). They do not provide protection against laser, energy or particle weapons.” While the CRB is written very differently and does say it can only target boarders its” Sand may also be directed against incoming boarding parties. If the Gunner (turret) check is successful, each target in the boarding party suffers 8D point of damage at Ground scale (so do not multiply it).” You can interpret it how ever you want but as been pointed out if Pebble can’t target ships it makes no sense to even have the round.

Yes, my post referenced where I originally quoted the HG2022 words that also provides the reference in CRB.

Since no damage is specified against non-boarders then my reading would be that it does none. Pebble rounds do 1D*10 damage against boarders. That is potentially more useful than 8D6 as it changes the probability curve (Min damage is 10 vs 8, average damage is 30 vs 24 and max damage is 60 vs 48). It is statistically more damaging at the cost of being single purpose for exactly the same cost. That seems advantage enough.

If you want to build a space shotgun then I would say that point defence batteries are much more credible base since they are specifically designed to physically damage missiles not just flesh bags. I wouldn't allow it though