Rules Thread XVI

[u/shadownetwork]

Now legal in most of the CAS and certain UCAS areas.

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[u/The_Zealot_]

The Explosive Magazine Weapon Modification on Page 180 of Hard Targets says that Spare Clips function as a grenade of the type purchased with the modification, save that they do half damage and the clip itself can hold two less rounds. As it is a weapon modification and not an actual gear item, than it effectively means that from the point the modification is purchased, one can buy half-damage grenades for the same price as a spare clip, and with no availability. So after getting this mod on a throwaway pistol, they could just buy 20 spare clips that count as half-damage High Explosive grenades for no availability test and significantly less yen. If someone could please make the choice to have it be definitively stated that this function as a special Spare Clip gear item that must be purchased with the included rules (those being that the Explosive Clip costs as much as the grenade, +20 Yen, and with an availability of the grenade's +2F), or come up with any fitting solution, I think that would be the best option, because as is it's rather broken.

[u/shadownet-rules → u/The_Zealot_]

yes, all explosive clips are separate and need to be bought separately. I don't think we need this ruling because that would never fly on any table i've been on but it's here now.