Forum: Tech Burner

Maybe I'm just missing something obvious, but how much do explosives cost? The entry in the Tech Burner says "choose from this list , and its cost...

From the example tech in the core book and from stuff like Hussar Sleds and the like, I understand it's kosher to burn up some stuff that the group...

On the bottom p. 378 it says "Multiple points may be spent to purchase more costly traits." Does that go the other way? For instance, say an...

Hi all, I have been looking at some of the burned up tech about Hammer firepower in prep for a more-or-less space-based High Index game (I want to...

Hi guys (and gals), I'm in the Burning Xero game and my character is the leader of the "Green Mongooses," a Kerrn military unit that's a special...

I'm reviewing possibilities for an upcoming Burning Empires game (tonight!), and one of the things I'm considering is a pirate/smuggler. So, of...

Okay, I'm a little confused about BE weapons costs. On the one hand, the books list the prices for the basic iteration of an assault weapon...

Okay I have a question about weapons proficency in BE. I'm playing a smuggler and he has close combat but not assault weapons which is fine by me, (I...

Hello There, I am trying to design a collection of vehicles. I am trying to get an idea of vehicle tolerances, and I seem to be missing how they...

Hey I've been trying to make a good old fasioned Machinegun: (Mod. Assault Laser BE517) 1-2:3-4:5-6 H5:H10:H14 Traits: Heavy(5), Unwieldy,...

Hi everyone, while skimming through my freshly bought copy of BE I noticed that there are no rules about navy. Not the Hammer navy but the one...

What's the cost for expanding existing tech? To use the example from the book, let's say someone gave color for a fleet, and made a Resources roll...

1. What is with stat advantage from technology - does it affect derived attributes like wounded tolerance? 2. What's with situation when character...

This massive room is filled with row after row of heavy metal filing cabinets, all neatly labeled. Within are low-tech heavy paper folders, each...

What technological traits would be required for a bug (surveillance device)? If the device had Tools: Signals and an Automation: Signals, would it...

I've been going over the archives having a look for interesting things in preparation for our next BE game - which I hope will be at least Low Index....

Right. I'm trying to sort out some starting gear for my character, and I'm running into problems. Basically, it seems like there are different...

Hi! My GMFoN has a secret asteroid compound and I need some security there, but I'm unsure how to do that. In the Tech burner you can buy...

Could a character take an instinct like "Never be caught far from a weapon" to use a Tech Resources roll to create a weapon without first introducing...

It occurs to me that the Tech Burner mostly seems to be about finding a way to buy or aquire tech from an appropriate place. If a character with the...