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Parachutes?

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Solarious

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« on: <04-16-14/1106:07> »
I don't have Run and Gun yet because honestly the thought of reading hundreds of pages off my laptop to be rather nauseating.

Does the book include parachutes?

I have an idea for a character that has a smuggling compartment between his shoulder blades that can open to deploy a BASE parachute.
Never know when the best option for escape from the 112th floor is to blow out the window and jump
Who's crazy or well enough equipped to follow you right?

Taejix

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« Reply #1 on: <04-16-14/1122:30> »
Nope, no parachutes in there.

BlackJaw

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« Reply #2 on: <04-16-14/1341:34> »
I had really hoped there would be some in there.

Unlike 4th edition, 5th edition has plenty of aircrafts that are player accessible at character creation.  Dropping your team onto the roof from a Tilt Wing Boeing craft is plausible if the rigger takes Resources A.  Heck, even a covert ops character can afford a one man stealth ultralight plane

Right now, you can use the Free Fall skill to rapidly rappel down a rope line, which works for the Tilt Wing VTOL but not the ultralight powered glider, and it still requires you to be rather close to the target building instead of dropping from way above via chute.