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Re: Cool Guns for your Games (haven't watched the video yet, but I wonder if he knows that he's got the dust cover closed still on that aimpoint? at at least one point during he's got it closed, but it's in a demonstration room. Also, he seems to be going for a safety many times, and the weird thing is, I can hear it "click"... however the 249 doesn't have a safety selector, the only time it's "safe" is when you haven't loaded it. Lastly, I thought they removed the "magazine" well on the newer ones because it rarely worked well at all (this I can attest to). But cool video none the less.

Re: Cool Guns for your Games lol, good stuff.

Re: Cool Guns for your Games They want 1,300 bucks for it at Cabela's... I can pick up a .22 Remington from them for just near a hundred bucks.... Wow... That's absurd in my opinion.

Re: Star Wars: Technological Stagnation? I'm pretty sure the "Absorb/Dissipate energy" ability is based on Vader "catching" Han's blaster bolts in Empire, so it's sourced in Cannon. I've seen other sources saying that he has some sort of Sith power glove that was made to do that, however I think that's less cannon than Vader using the force to somehow negate the damage from Han's shots. As a side, I also think that the same scene shows us (or is modeled to show us) just how useful a high "fast-draw" type skill (assuming, probably rightfully so- as Han is a smuggler, he has a fast draw skill at all= Again... Han Shot first! ) is fairly useless against a Jedi Strong with the Force.

Re: Star Wars: Technological Stagnation? For playing Star Wars D6 for 10+ years, I've never had an issue with Jedi being the lion's share of the PC party... in fact I've had most games where there is one or at most two Jedi, and more than a few with no Jedi at all... Most folks took the original series as a template, and if there was already one Jedi then no one else took one (mostly). More often we had a run on how many folks wanted to play the Smuggler or Tramp Freighter Captain. And when we got old enough we used some of the Rebel Source Book and got really into the Rebel Special Operational Forces... Lot's of fun games with that sub-genre. Long live the rebel Patfinders... .

Re: Star Wars: Technological Stagnation? I see that specific quote (emphasis mine): Referenced the first movie (emphasis also mine): It seems to suggest that Owen Knew Anakin before he fought in the Clone War (Beru also suggests that she knows Anakin well, because she tells Owen at one point (in the ten lines they have before they die, lol) that "Luke has a lot of his father in him"*), and also suggests that he was older when Obi-wan met... I will cede that it's wrapped in a bit of double talk, but I still don't agree with the prequel on him being a kid. But this does digress from the point of the thread... and I'll admit is mainly my take on things, and most definitely not cannon. *

Re: Star Wars: Technological Stagnation? Wait... a parallel Universe to the first movies (4,5, and 6), or a parallel to the Prequels (1,2, and 3)... Remember when Luke asks, Obi-wan tells him that he met his father when he was a fighter pilot already, and no I don't buy into the Obi-wan was lying bit... not to mention there were enough other problems between the two, that I consider the prequels a alt. universe anyway. But I'm a (prequel) hater who believes that Han shot first. Also a bit of Cheek added into the post .

Re: Star Wars: Technological Stagnation? I think I even saw a folding "holdout" lazer Gatling gun in this preview: Yah, I don't think anything but "the rule of cool" is wholeheartedly applied to SW... (uh... ignoring the prequels, lol)

Re: Cool Guns for your Games looks like an twisted p90, I don't think it's an AK design, but I've been wrong before... unless that dude (and the weapon) is (are) a giant(s) then that magazine looks like it's pretty small (I'd say .22-5.56) size rounds, I think it's a tad small for 7.62, but again, I've been wrong. Pretty advanced stuff really, I'm surprised.

Re: Cool Guns for your Games Yah, the tech we have available to us is friggen awesome.

Re: Cool Guns for your Games it's still a .Mil site, I'd say it was fine unless you are the conspiracy theory type.

Re: Cool Guns for your Games Lots of cool stuff on there. I've seen Proto-versions of the shotty when I was in, The gunshot detector, we had unit sized ones (Battalion level) when I was in Kosovo, I was in the Talk when our base was attacked, and you can get information on where the rounds came from and where they are going as small as .38 they said, we saw 9mm and 7.62 that day get traced. Then security teams were sent to the originating locations to root out combatants... So I know we have this tech avalible, but I didn't know it was down to personnel sized yet (though, I did get out 11 years ago now, lol). The MSS, I was lucky enough to be in the 82nd Aco. 3-325 (it's gone now, they have a Cav unit there now), and our Cco guys were testing this stuff out. Biggest gripes (again 10 years ago) was that the screen would back-light your eyes doing two things, 1) mark you at night (even a black screen gave off a ton of light at night), and 2) the cord at the back would get caught up on everything, I know 3 soldiers personally who cut they're wires every night with various things, because the tech guys wouldn't even try to make it wireless (they said it made it too prone to interference and hacking), tech must have improved in those areas... nice. I've got an earlier version of the PEOS sitting at the foot of my bed... it's mostly heavier because it uses 1000 denir Cordura, but not by much... Now I still need to save up to get the plates. I saw some new plates being fielded in Yuma about a month ago (It was on the news) that were all fabric of some-sort that could stop multiple rounds from 7.62 rifles near the same region of the body (only needed to be just off, 1cm or so, of the first point of impact) without failing. I saw them test from pistol rounds through 7.62... and they could be small enough to fit in a Kidney plate pocket... Good stuff. And that STTW is totally a new thing to me... Good find man.

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Re: Special Forces PC groups and adventures that happen "off the clock"

Re: Special Forces PC groups and adventures that happen "off the clock" If I were you check out the "Inside Delta Force" book, Sure it's a specialized SF unit run by JSOC, but it'll still give you an idea, or if you want to watch it in "near to Gamer fiction" jump on Amazon Prime and grab a download (or just get it on DVD, via Netflix or something) the first season of The Unit... which is based off the book I mentioned... It's not an end all be all, but the information and feel would work for gaming (for example the show is really bad about gear and weapons, in a figity way). But it shows how bad op. tempo can get. really shows you how much "down time" you should expect, for fiction anyway.

Re: Special Forces PC groups and adventures that happen "off the clock"

Re: Special Forces PC groups and adventures that happen "off the clock" Most Special Operational Forces operational tempo is WAY jacked up. on average (when there isn't a mission coming down the pipes, and since the "war on terror" those times don't really exist anymore) they Train for 8 months a year, and then go on deployment for 8 months.... and continue. One of my buddies has a swing shift where they have about a month back where they work on the weekdays (approximately 9-5 type deal) and get weekends off, but trade from South America to Afghanistan, and back... I don't know how long he's gone to either, but you can expect it's almost a year, and then he get's the month free, and back down range. Most of those guys can't even keep a relationship (much less a marriage) because they are gone all the time (either training or on mission). So they do occasionally have days off, it's far from the norm. They say that if you go into SoF your "life" is the unit. Saying that, there are times at which one can get free... Like one of my other buddies had a wedding, and a few of our old platoon mates who had gone into Special Forces were able to make it there, but it was only for the day and half the next day, and back to base it was. So especially now, they are seriously busy. Add to that things like SEALs are usually on a boat, so they ship out with the boat, I'm sure they have allowances to go off boat for missions that they are required for.... But I know less about navy SoF than Army. Not to contrary to Archie, but most SoF units consider their troops as secure a place to keep their gear as the arms room, and though I don't know many guys who keep their weapons out at home, they can (and in fact don't need command signature to take their weapons out of the arms room, any time of day they want. In fact in the early '90's even a group of Rangers were busted for robbing a bank with their own weapons they got out of their arms room only hours before.) keep their gear in the house... Most of my buddies in the SF keep things like their night vision and scopes at home. Most troops keep their web gear at home, same thing with armor.

Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? So... Friday Night Firefight it is... For those who don't know, "Friday Night Firefight" is the name of the Cyberpunk 2013/2020 combat engine...

Re: Cool Guns for your Games they both look delta to me though.... picture tags, YMMV...

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Re: Kill the Dude with the Thing

Re: Kill the Dude with the Thing yah, well, I don't really watch... any... Oprah, so I just saw the clip this morning, and they didn't really show a time-stamp, so I may be telling old news, by this point, lol. It's probably from that episode which you speak.

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Re: Cool Guns for your Games Yah, I'm more of a line walker in that respect... I started out as a "knife and sword" buff. And was led kicking and screaming to my love of firearms. And then later my enjoyment of gear... though I would not consider myself a gear-head, and also tend to make fun of the "tacticool" guys, though I'm probably closer to it than I'd like to admit, I just don't buy Parclet just because of the name, I'll take any gear if it works right and complements my training/feel. A PC is a Plate Carrier, armored vest with the SAPI plates inserted. Mine is second string, mainly made for airsofters, but I feel that If I need it, I probably won't be alive long enough to actually wear it out... (defense is always easier, however they (outside your perimeter) are always more numerous, and better supplied). I don't, personally like the Acog because quite frankly that iris on the "eye" end is too small for a point scope, however, I have seen that they've started to move the point scope up on the newer models... I did my time in the infantry, and even worked in "special interest platoons" who did some back up work for Special Forces that amounted to falling asleep in a HMMWV about 3 miles away from the action and never actually being called into the scenario, but it was good training, and I try to keep it up, but I'm still ending up old, fat and lazy. And then a stint with the 82nd Airborne... and that was... dull to be honest. I was medically retired for developing Asthma in Kosovo after my platoon got into something that started making my lungs bleed some... so that ended my chance to go with half of my guys from the previous unit into Spec. Forces... but I have a really awesome family, and most of my buddies are dealing with issues that came with the first few years of Iraq and Afghanistan.... so I actually count myself very lucky. But I'd say I'm less of a "gun nut" than a military enthusiast. But don't get me wrong, that line is blurry at best. I do love the M-16 "colt style" American variants as weapons... and for me I feel it's the best firearm out there, but the 5.56 is rather meh in some performance issues, and has even been griped about by troops and SoF personal. So I plan on getting one of the 7.62 models that are out there, as long as my chest rig (PC) will still take the mags. And yah, I can feel you, My wife has a Glock 30 (?), a tiny .45 that I really don't like... (wrist-pain wise) but you hope to never have to use a concealable piece. It's late and I'm rambling... but yah, I didn't mean to come off as insulting in that previous post, and if I did, I apologize. I just thought that your avatar was useful, and that when I saw them on other sites, that I doubted you were on, was secretly you... I do that from time to time, and I've never come out and asked anyone, but sometimes you wonder if you have seen that style of writing on another site... anyway yah. In games I usually play a "fighter/Brick/ near tactical type, but I mostly just do because I can use some of the firearms I like looking at, and not pay all the cash... lol... but we've been playing a lot of fantasy lately, so I haven't really had the chance to play a modern character... though I find that I do tend to judge a modern system at how they handle shotgun damage... most times. lol.

Re: Cool Guns for your Games I dunno, I've seen that avatar on anything from Gun forums to Special Forces pic of the day type sites... I always wonder (in the back of my head) if that's you (as I tend to use the same Avatar for myself in multiple forums), but I know you're not necessarily a "military" firearms focused collector. By that I mean no offense, it just doesn't seem that your a very big Gear Head/ "Tacticool" guy, up on the latest and greatest from the SoF teams and what form of PC their wearing and what type of Acog they've put up on the rail of their weapons.