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1928
I need suggestions for pirate weapons in CORPS (or 3G3) terms. I've had a devil of a time finding info on them. Blade length is usually available but handle...
John McMullen
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Mar 3, 2007
3:10 pm
1929
... Remember that not all will be flint-lock. There were still some wheel- and matchlock weapons around even into 1880s. Use the same stats, but decrease the...
Paraplegic Racehorse
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Mar 3, 2007
6:04 pm
1930
... CORPS doesn't normally have a reliability number (though rules might be in CORPS Timelords, a product I have bought but haven't read yet). Taking Greg's...
John McMullen
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Mar 9, 2007
3:25 pm
1931
... There is mention that "the +2 modifier" does the reliability work, in More Guns! Which modifier? I'm going blind trying to figure this out. (I'm sure the...
John McMullen
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Mar 11, 2007
12:09 am
1932
... There is mention that "the +2 modifier" does the reliability work, in More Guns! Which modifier? I'm going blind trying to figure this out. (I'm sure the...
John McMullen
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Mar 11, 2007
12:11 am
1933
... Just re-skimmed the rules. No direct mention in CORPS that I was able to locate with just a couple minutes' work. 3G3, though, page 19 has the Malfuntion...
Paraplegic Racehorse
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Mar 11, 2007
4:03 pm
1934
For those who care, a PDF for the pirate CORPS (and it's a work in progress) is online at http://geocities.com/jhmcmullen/corps/pirate_corps_gm.pdf It isn't...
John McMullen
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Mar 16, 2007
6:01 pm
1935
Old threads for background: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/corps-players/message/1850 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/corps-players/message/1915 ...
neil3m2002
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Apr 2, 2007
3:05 am
1936
While the final design is a practical weapon, it is definitely more of an assassination weapon than a normal sidearm. The relatively low DV is offset by the...
Greg Porter
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Apr 2, 2007
12:18 pm
1937
Typos noted below ... "Chance" not "Change". Other parts of the design does not deviate from keeping reliability at maximum. ... IA: +1. ... This should be...
neil3m2002
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Apr 2, 2007
4:18 pm
1938
I noticed that the receiver mass was calculated wrong, which in turn affected downstream calculations. Therefore, I have copied and pasted the corrected...
neil3m2002
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Apr 8, 2007
6:16 pm
1939
... I initially did try to see what the maximum possible DV could be obtained for TL 12 with a solid RC 2/2. It came out to 30, which is still short of the 38...
neil3m2002
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Apr 8, 2007
6:51 pm
1940
Reference to the other TL 12 pistol design: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/corps-players/message/1938 This is a design for a TL 12 RC 1/1 "Snub-nosed"...
neil3m2002
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Apr 16, 2007
3:16 am
1941
Does BTRC still exist? I got a bounce when I emailed them earlier at btrc@.... What I was looking for was that I vaguely remembered that in the 90s CORPS...
ahmadbunny2000
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Apr 19, 2007
8:12 pm
1942
I'll let Greg speak for BTRC (which is still around, happily churning out EABA products...:-) ), but you can still get the background material for the original...
Tom Bagwell
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Apr 19, 2007
8:53 pm
1943
Try going to http://www.btrc.net/, you can probably contact Greg from there. CORPS is in its second edition, and is now a Multiversal system. It's no longer...
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Apr 19, 2007
9:02 pm
1944
Yep, as others have mentioned, the conspiracy background for CORPS is now on rent to PIG, which is for some reason is now Precis Intermedia Games instead of...
Greg Porter
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Apr 20, 2007
11:08 am
1945
TL 12 revised Rifle Designs This is a revision of the earlier rifle design. Unlike the earlier rifle design, these designs is for sg 7 rounds (for the concept...
neil3m2002
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Apr 29, 2007
7:14 am
1946
For those who might interested, here is an article from 1936 for a coil gun (which is under the rail gun rules in 3G3): ...
neil3m2002
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May 6, 2007
2:16 am
1947
For those who might be interested in designing ships, one aspect to initially consider is the size. This would apply whether for use in commerce or military. ...
neil3m2002
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May 6, 2007
2:37 am
1948
As a further extension of the idea of setting up stations that induces controlled hurricans there are some considerations. According to this site: ...
neil3m2002
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May 13, 2007
5:35 pm
1949
I have a copy of the original(?) CORPS book from 1991 and never really knew there was much more than that. I played (a long time ago) TimeLords (the original...
Carl Armstrong Jr.
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May 20, 2007
3:12 am
1950
... The original TimeLords (1st and 2nd edition) predated CORPS, and has mechanics that are considerably more complex than CORPS, but which inspired CORPS. The...
Greg Porter
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May 20, 2007
1:49 pm
1951
Is it possible to get a copy of the original TimeLords system that the original e-mailer refers to; either pdf or print? Of all systems out there, which is...
M R
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May 20, 2007
10:01 pm
1952
Actually, I'd quite like a PDF of Time Lords too... so I can more readily interpret the combat/damage system Guns, Guns, Guns designs for... ... From: M R To:...
Harry Russell
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May 20, 2007
10:54 pm
1953
I'm not nearly as familiar with the original TimeLords mechanics, but I've generally felt that CORPS is one of the most realistic set of mechanics on the...
Tom Bagwell
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May 20, 2007
11:46 pm
1954
... i agree. one of the reasons, in fact, that it seems so realistic (in my opinion) is because it isn't so detailed and complex. that is, the level of ...
c.l. vermeers
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May 21, 2007
5:16 am
1955
I'm out of the original TImeLords. I do have scans of the pages for the 2nd edition rules (140 or so image files), so if you -really- want it, email me ...
Greg Porter
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May 21, 2007
10:55 am
1956
"Looks like it's time for some premeditated self-defense." *smirk* Sorry, just clicked. I still own copies of TimeLords (I assume 1st and 2nd editions) and the...
Carl J. Armstrong Jr.
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May 21, 2007
2:54 pm
1957
... I like it too...;) My wife's quote was the "camping is a cold wet miserable way to die" one. She has since personally appended "...and hiking is how you ...
Greg Porter
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May 22, 2007
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