Roger replied to me:> Things I've wanted to know about the maglev network in Reign of Steel games:
> PCs are trying to leap onto a container as it's shunted. How hard is that?
> (Not too much for Action characters.)Are trains easier than trucks? With a train, it is a one-dimensional problem, no need to worry if the vehicle will go just a little to the side and run over
your feet.Trains have a sequence of similar cars. You can count seconds as the first goes
by, then the second, and time your jump for the third.> PCs are fighting inside and outside a cargo container. How fast is it moving,
> and what DR does the container skin give? ("Too fast" and "not enough".)
Depends on the overkill. That extra layer of steel could help if the
characters
wear armor. > How much does it cost to lay a mile of maglev line?I doubt that there can be generic answers. What ground? What grade? How many
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