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Small sticks of dynamite?
07-23-2011, 07:10 PM
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Small sticks of dynamite?
How come dynamite affects only one square while the gas marker affects 9 squares?

But when two dynamite are duct taped together it affects 9 squares as well?
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07-23-2011, 07:20 PM (This post was last modified: 08-17-2011 10:39 AM by samuraitrev.)
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RE: Small sticks of dynamite?
Good question I think we need an ordnance expert on this one! Personally I would rather be next to a gas canister than a stick of dynamite but hey what do I know.Watchmen02
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08-16-2011, 05:00 PM
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RE: Small sticks of dynamite?
I would like to know the answer too.
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08-16-2011, 10:44 PM
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RE: Small sticks of dynamite?
Well, I am no 'ordnance expert' but I can give you and educated guess.

Dynamite is essentially a shaped charge. I should explode more upward than outward, while a gasoline can explosion would not only explode up, but would explode outward and throw burning gas all over the place.

How bout that?

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08-17-2011, 06:57 AM
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RE: Small sticks of dynamite?
(08-16-2011 10:44 PM)jhwedmd Wrote:  Well, I am no 'ordnance expert' but I can give you and educated guess.

Dynamite is essentially a shaped charge. I should explode more upward than outward, while a gasoline can explosion would not only explode up, but would explode outward and throw burning gas all over the place.

How bout that?

jhwedmd

I wonder if the FFP folks had thought about that...
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08-17-2011, 11:13 AM
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RE: Small sticks of dynamite?
Hey that makes a bit more sense thanks jhwedmd!
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08-17-2011, 06:24 PM
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RE: Small sticks of dynamite?
(08-16-2011 10:44 PM)jhwedmd Wrote:  Well, I am no 'ordnance expert' but I can give you and educated guess.

Dynamite is essentially a shaped charge. I should explode more upward than outward, while a gasoline can explosion would not only explode up, but would explode outward and throw burning gas all over the place.

How bout that?

jhwedmd

That sounds good to me, also when a hero uses gasoline I imagine they're dousing that space and all the surrounding spaces with gas, then you set off the actual can... so really it's like the gas can explodes taking out it's space, and the result of the explosion is that the spaces around it aren't 'exploding' so much as igniting from an explosion.

If you look at the gas marker it kind of looks like the gasoline has been flung about wildly.

From a rules standpoint dynamite is a ranged instant kill. Gasoline has to be ignited from afar and is therefore more dangerous to the hero.

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