Avaluació i mesurament de radiacions òptiques

is a lot easier to get than the good stuff. When buying the cheap stuff, the item's Delivery time is reduced by half and the characters get +2 to their Arrange Deal roll.

When purchasing Discount Merchandise, Degrees of Success and

Repercussions of Failure for the Arrange Deal roll are the same as above, except when rolling a Faulty Success. In this case, the item is On Hand, but is of exceptionally poor quality and suffers double the normal penalty involved with its use (which can render some items use-

less).

The penalty for using Discount Merchandise is listed with the item's description. Discount Merchandise is not available for Medical, Drugs, Fung-Shui, Services, Permits, Animals, or Lifestyles.

Money & Equipment

Weapon

Descriptions

Unless otherwise noted, all Discount firearms impose a -2 penalty on all Ranged rolls.

Air-to-Air Missile

Vehicle-mounted missiles designed to intercept and destroy flying targets. Normally a military weapon, Air-to-Air Missiles are allowed limited civilian use (with the proper permits) for spacecraft defense. When fired in space, Air-to-Air Missiles are treated as Spacecraft until they are within Point Blank range. Use the Target skill when firing Air-to-Air Missiles.

Discount Air-to-Air Missiles impose a -2 penalty on Target rolls.

Air-to-Surface Missile

Vehicle-mounted missiles designed to intercept and destroy targets on the ground. When fired in space, Air-to- Surface Missiles are treated as Spacecraft until they are within Point Blank range. Use the Target skill when firing Air-to-Surface Missiles. If fired at flying targets, the Target roll for Air-to- Surface Missiles is MTN 10. Air-to- Surface Missiles are considered military grade weapons and are illegal to possess outside of authorized military use.

Discount Air-to-Surface Missiles impose a -2 penalty on Target rolls.

Animal Control Netgun

This is a short bazooka-like tube designed to shoot a net at relatively short range. The net expands when fired and will completely cover a Medium-sized target, making it very easy to use. Anyone hit by the net is considered Held, but can escape the net with a single Escape roll. Small animals must roll MTN 10 or Crit to escape.

Discount Animal Control Netguns impose a -2 penalty on Ranged rolls.

Anti-Personnel Mine

The Anti-Personnel Mine can be set to detonate by either pressure or proximity

(up to 20'). Use a Conceal roll opposed by Search (or MTN 10 Spot) to determine if the mine is detected before being trig- gered. As a military grade weapon, the Anti-Personnel Mine is illegal to possess outside of authorized military use.

Discount Mines are always duds, but can be fixed for use with a MTN 10 Demolitions roll.

Anti-Vehicle Mine

The Anti-Vehicle Mine is specifically designed to punch through the bottom of vehicles where the armor is usually weak- er (doing 2X-Damage vs. Hard Targets). They can be set to detonate by either pressure or proximity (up to 5'), but only by the pressure or proximity of a Large- sized or bigger target. A MTN 10 Demolitions roll can be used to override this safety feature if desired. Use a Conceal roll opposed by Search (or MTN 10 Spot) to determine if the mine is detected before being triggered. As a military grade weapon, the Anti-Vehicle Mine is illegal to possess outside of authorized military use.

Discount Mines are always duds, but can be fixed for use with a MTN 10 Demolitions roll.

Bayonet

This is a long knife blade that attaches to the end of a rifle so the rifle can be used like a spear. If taken off the rifle, the bay- onet is treated as a combat knife.

Discount Bayonets break off their fittings on a Botch and permanently become combat knives.

Bottle

Any common bottle can be used as a weapon, but most will break (become small blades) after the first hit. Large heavy bottles (like a Champaign bottle for example) rarely break, unless stuck against a hard target.

Bow

A common hunting Bow. Bows can be fired once per Action as long as there is a supply of arrows to shoot.

Brass Knuckles

Brass Knuckles are used to increase the amount of damage done with a punch.

Discount Brass Knuckles tend to hurt the user's hand more than the intended target. On a Botch, the user breaks his hand and temporarily gains the One Arm Flaw until healed.

C-4

C-4 is military grade plastic explosives, which is very stable and won't go off without explosive force (usually delivered through a small blasting cap). It is mal- leable like clay and can be added to itself to increase its explosive potential (+1L/+5'r. for every ounce beyond the first). Note that while the damage increase is unlimited, the blast radius of C-4 cannot increase beyond 100'. As a military grade explosive, C-4 is illegal to possess outside of authorized military use (although limited civilian use is some- times granted with the proper permits).

Discount C-4 is a little more dangerous to work with. It will detonate if exposed to open flame or is hit by weapons fire.

Chaff Defense

Chaff Defense is a vehicle defense that can be used with a Defense Action against incoming missile fire within Point Blank range. When used, it allows the vehicle or spacecraft targeted by missile fire to add its Target skill level (as a bonus) to its Pilot roll to oppose the attacker's Target roll. A successful Crit rolled in this case means one of the mis- siles was re-polarized and turns against the attacker. If the attacker is within Point Blank range, he has to spend a Defense Action (no roll required) or be hit.

Discount Chaff rarely works correctly, requiring a MTN 10 Pilot roll to oppose the attacker's Target roll.

Chainsaw

A common everyday chainsaw available in any hardware store. Used as a weapon, it is a bit awkward and very messy.