Another quick question, I was doing assets for some pregens for an up coming convention here in the UK and I just wanted to see what people think of this way to make drones.
One character comes from a mining background and I wanted to give him something a bit different, then I saw the following upgrades under grenades..
(Grenade) Mining Drone
(Class 2)
UPG: Seeking (Grenade/Missile only.) Used with +Interface, seeks target before exploding.
UPG: Scanner Sends back telemetry needed to perform an Assessment. Non-lethal.
If I hand wave a Lvl 0 control unit for them (easily hacked 😉 ) was the intent that you could make reusuable drones?
Absolutely. That’s really cool.
You could say that once they “detonate” they need to be downloaded and reset before they’re ready to use again, just to keep a semblance of grenade-like use while keeping them reusable.
Alternatively, the new Crew from FBH can make slightly more interactive/long term mining robots
Oh I like that. I think Ill run with a drone that has to come back to the miner to report and let the player sort out what it looks like, Im thinking a small rat like robot for some reason 🙂 or a Budgie LOL
I did think of the crew option, but we get a lot of first time gamers who at best have heard of the hobby or may be done a few sessions of DnD so I didnt wantto over load them to much
Oh yeah, Crew is strong and versatile, but creates a lot of role-playing/narrative overhead. Plus it gives the GM so many strings to pull.
I agree that the Probe Grenade is your best bet. Very user-friendly
I personally am afraid of the phrase “Probe-Grenade.”
Yeah, you probably shouldn’t use the crew option for your Thermostellar Triggering Devices either. 🙂