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Explosives
Explosives are primarily used to damage structures.
You can use the Demolitions skill to prepare explosives,
identify key or weak structural points, and focus the
blast. Each hit on a Demolitions + Logic [Mental] Test
adds 1 to the explosive’s effective rating. See Barriers,
p. 194, for calculating an explosive’s effect on a
barrier.
An explosive’s Damage Value is calculated
as its Rating (modified by the Demolitions Test,
if you made one) times the square root of the
number of kilograms used (rounded down). The
Blast value for a circular explosion is –2 per meter,
while the Blast value for a directional explosion
(up to 60 degrees in a specific direction)
is –1 per meter. When explosives are attached
directly to a target, the target’s armor is halved;
otherwise the explosive has an AP value of –2.
If an explosion destroys a barrier, it creates a
cloud of deadly shrapnel that threatens an area
far bigger than the actual blast—the shrapnel blast
has a DV equal to the explosive’s DV minus the
Structure rating of the barrier, with a Blast of –1/m.
Explosives
| Type, Per Kg |
Rating |
Avail |
Cost |
| Commercial |
5 |
8R |
100 |
| Foam |
6-25 |
12F |
Rating x 100 |
| Plastic |
6-25 |
16F |
Rating x 100 |
| Accessories |
Rating |
Avail |
Cost |
| Detonator Cap |
- |
8R |
75 |
Commercial Explosives
A range of explosive
compounds, both solid and liquid, are available to
the construction industry for all their destructive needs.
Plastic Explosives
These highly stable moldable,
and adhesive explosive compounds are military grade.
They’re ideal for certain jobs, like breaching walls. They
are usually color-tinted to indicate the level of current
needed to detonate them, from the black of magnetic-
field induction to the chalky white of 440-volt industrial
explosives.
Explosive Foam
Plastic explosives with the consistency
of shaving cream, stored in an aerosol can. Perfect
for spraying into crevices, and detonated the same way
as regular plastic explosives.
Detonator Cap
This detonator is inserted into a mass
of explosives and set off either by a programmable timer
or radio signal. Setting the timer takes a Complex Action.
Wireless: You can set the detonator’s timer with a
Simple Action. You can also set it off without a countdown
as a Free Action.