Merudo Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 When setting up explosives (such as C-4, Pipe Bomb, Anti-Personnel Mine, etc) do I roll for Demolition or Electrical Repair? The weapon table says its Demolition, while the description of the Electrical Repair skill says it can be used instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJackBrass Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Personally I'd say Demolition, with Electrical Repair being an alternative only if the explosive has an electrical trigger. I've always considered demolition skills in RPGs to be about knowing precisely where to place a charge, as well as how to set it off without being caught in the explosion. If the person setting up the explosive has no demolition skill then, depending on the circumstances, I might make the damage caused less than would be the case with someone who understands what they are doing. Edited July 3, 2019 by BigJackBrass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyar Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I would use Demolition to set up an explosive, as BigJackBrass explained, but allow Electrical Repair with one higher difficulty to disarm explosive with electrical components as part of group check. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Demolition. Electrical repair won't tell you where to set the explosives or how much explosive to use, or whether you have fast fuse or slow fuse, how many detonators you need. I mean an electrical repair person should be able to figure out how to connect the wires, but they could blow themselves up by not observing one of the protocols, and they certainly won't know how to place the explosives to achieve the desired outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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