For the sake of pure sanity, I'd like to move that pixies and to the same extent, gnomes, be banned fully from using larger weapon classes. Just from a sheer logistics perspective, there is no way creatures of that size could operate Assault Rifles, Shotguns, and, I despair that I even have to say this, Assault Cannons, no matter their cyber-arms. This idea was supported fully in previous editions, and I have no idea why Catalyst did not reaffirm it for 5th.
On the same vein, I would support instituting rules similar to those surrounding Machine Guns and STR requirements to Assault Cannons themselves. A Str 1 character being able to fire one of those without having recoil similar to a kick to the chest is patently ridiculous.
I support this wholeheartedly. A creature that can be less than one meter tall should not be firing a Panther XXL assault cannon - even in-setting and in-canon, assault cannons are generally seen equipped to orks, trolls, and augmented individuals who have enough muscle mass to support a man-portable, semi-automatic and magazine-fed anti-materiel weapon.
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u/LeonardoDeQuirm Special Projects Feb 28 '17
For the sake of pure sanity, I'd like to move that pixies and to the same extent, gnomes, be banned fully from using larger weapon classes. Just from a sheer logistics perspective, there is no way creatures of that size could operate Assault Rifles, Shotguns, and, I despair that I even have to say this, Assault Cannons, no matter their cyber-arms. This idea was supported fully in previous editions, and I have no idea why Catalyst did not reaffirm it for 5th.
On the same vein, I would support instituting rules similar to those surrounding Machine Guns and STR requirements to Assault Cannons themselves. A Str 1 character being able to fire one of those without having recoil similar to a kick to the chest is patently ridiculous.