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If a (previously autofire only) heavy weapon is modified to be single shot with Tech Specialist, can it still be braced without the requisite talent?

I believe the official answer to this one was YES.  However, if you used the upgrade slot to give it single fire that one would NOT allow the weapon to be braced anymore.  Maybe I have them backwards but one way of adding single fire to an autofire only weapon still allowed bracing while the other did not.

Well.  I suppose this is a good lesson to all involved that reading is power.  Perhaps I wouldn't have had this question for CHIA if I had managed to handle more than one sentence.

Thanks!

Does the species Shard gain any Age modifiers (venerable, etc)? I'm think the answer is no.

JATM says they live for thousands of years. My question is, do Shards physically grow to maturity from a younger state, and then grow old and die like other normal sentient beings? If yes, then you would have to make up some figures. You could use the Gen'Dai template as an example, since they live for 4000+ years.

If Shards do not physically grow to maturity from a younger state and then grow old and die like other normal sentient beings, then I guess there would be no penalties. Although you would think that a venerable Shard would be wiser than a young Shard.

Does the species Shard gain any Age modifiers (venerable, etc)? I'm think the answer is no.

For the sake of simplicity, and perhaps a little for game balance, I'd say no.

Shards are a bit tricky because they must use droid bodies but do seem to have their own STR, DEX, and CON scores.  Now droids don't have CON so the this is more or less neutral.  The -2 DEX penalty can be seen as a "delay" between the Shard ordering an action and the body actually performing it.  It's a Shard's STR score that is truly baffling as they don't seem to use their own bodies and presumably the droid body would have its own STR (and DEX) score.

Skirmisher works if you're the pilot of the vehicle.

Running Attack doesn't say, but based on the paragraph about character scale feats in starship scale, I would say by RAI(Rules as Interpreted) no, RAW(Rules as Writted) is unclear.

SotG mentions that the "relevant feats" are mentioned, Running attack is not mentioned.  Also, no feats related to melee combat.  Since Running Attack is not listed and is ranged and melee, my interpretation is No. [I personally would allow it as a GM, but you'd have to ask yours]

Quote from: Jedric on August 10, 2013, 12:33:46 am

Do Running Attack and Skirmisher operate at starship scale?

Running Attack makes no sense on a Starship-scale if you stop and think about it. You aren't going to stop and fire at your opponent in the middle of a dogfight, then start to move again. If you did, you would be already dead. No, you are constantly moving therefore Running Attack has no place in starship combat

I never really interpreted Running Attack as "stopping" in the middle of your move. I always viewed it as you are making the shot while you run, which in starship combat would equate to making a shot as you fly by. More RAI than RAW, but that was always how I described it.

Do Running Attack and Skirmisher operate at starship scale?

Starships of the Galaxy page 16:

"Skirmisher: You gain the benefits of this talent with vehicle weapons only if you are the vehicle's pilot."

As for Running Attack, Zilfallion sums it up nicely:

Running Attack doesn't say, but based on the paragraph about character scale feats in starship scale, I would say by RAI(Rules as Interpreted) no, RAW(Rules as Writted) is unclear.

SotG mentions that the "relevant feats" are mentioned, Running attack is not mentioned.  Also, no feats related to melee combat.  Since Running Attack is not listed and is ranged and melee, my interpretation is No. [I personally would allow it as a GM, but you'd have to ask yours]

The RAW answer would seem to be no Running Attack at starship scale. However, I would allow it as a house rule unless there were any objections (see MasterArkaine's comments).