CrosshairCollie Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 What type of damage would a regular old explosive (like a Stinger missile, let us say) be? I can see cases for both PD from the shockwave and ED from the heat ... what do you call it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikathos Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: Conventional Explosives: PD or ED? I would have to say PD if it is a standard conventional explosive. Its the concusive force rather than the heat of the explosion which kills. The Explosives effect is obviously up to the GM and the situtation and just how twisted and warped the GM's childhood was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbdaury Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: Conventional Explosives: PD or ED? I'd say physical, both from the concussion and the flying bits of explosively propelled matter as a result of explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: Conventional Explosives: PD or ED? PD. As already noted, it's mainly the concussive force of the blast that does damage. Thermite, however, might be ED. A nuclear explosion is all sorts of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: Conventional Explosives: PD or ED? Make them giant flashes instead of damage- so everyone can get up and do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: Conventional Explosives: PD or ED? Depends on the size of the explosive. Explosives actually have multiple components. The rather simplified version gives us two pieces: There is a pressure wave from the expansion of the exploding matter...this is PD. The pressure wave is also a more powerful effect. It's effects are more encompassing (have a large radius) than the other effects. There is also a "blast" that is primarily heat (since most explosions are caused by a chemical reaction that has LOTS of heat as a by-product) that is ED. Heat dissipates pretty quickly in air. The radius on the heat portion is relatively limited. For very small explosions, there is no functional difference. If you hold a firecracker in your fingers when it goes off, the heat isn't very bothersome. However, you get into the Kiloton and Megaton range and there are multiple effects that need to be dealt with. The short answer is that an explosion is whatever you desire it to be. But unless you are dealing with a VERY large explosion or some specialty effect, explosions should be PD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: Conventional Explosives: PD or ED? Make them giant flashes instead of damage- so everyone can get up and do it again Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsider Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Re: Conventional Explosives: PD or ED? EB (P) for the concussive force of the rapidly expanding gasses. EB (E) for the heat released by the chemical process. RKA (P) for the fragmentation of the case, if it was made of strong material. The relative size of each depends on the design of the bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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