Can be Disarmed, but uses an Assegai.
Should probably read 'claws raised' if he's disarmed.
Can be Disarmed, but all it's weapons are integrated. Should probably be Immune like other Robots.
The grab is fine, but it probably shouldn't involve the sword if she's disarmed.
Can be Disarmed, but has no weapons.
Group fights like this are usually immune. But they still have their weapons, even when Disarmed.
Immune. Because it would make the fight too easy? He still has Flashbangs, which cost no Energy.
Never goes back to his weapon, even after Disarm wears off.
Has a Staff, but doesn't use it to attack. Should probably be Immune.
No weapons. Should probably be Immune.
Should probably be Immune.
You choose not to act.The storm lancer recovers his weapons!
If you tell him 'No Weapons', he'll have a status that tells you he's effectively Disarmed, but he's not actually Immune.
Could probably stand to disable her Dart Gun, if not, she should be Immune.
No weapon attacks, should be Immune.
Only weapon attacks. Either write some unarmed, or Immune.
And she eats a sandvitch at the same time (which I think is supposed to be her Disarmed move).
Only weapon attacks. Either write some unarmed, or Immune.
Only weapon attacks. Either write some unarmed, or Immune.
Has no weapons, should be Immune.
As a group, should they be immune?
I don't think they have weapons. Should probably be immune.
Bike can be disarmed, but should probably be Immune.
Crew, Captain Holmes & Commander Henderson should probably be Immune. I don't think they have any weapons.
Should all probably be Immune.
Advanced Herm Sexdoll's 'Leave' is in a non-standard spot.
Advanced Herm Sexdoll's 'Leave' is in a non-standard spot.
As far as I can tell, in most existing cases, the status ends and the NPC is automatically 're-armed'. So nothing specifically has to be done, unless you want to write an NPC as being able to clear it early, like the Storm Lancer.
Disarm is an asymmetric status. As a player, it's extremely frustrating because most of your damage is basic attacks. Special Attacks drain Energy, which you only have so much of. Worse, I vaguely remember getting Weapon Hacked by Cyberpunks as a Tech and most of my Special Attacks were disabled, too. About the only thing I could do was Tease. And if they can Disarm/Hack the PC once, they can probably do it again. Maybe as soon as it wears off (which may be the cause of the Disarm-lock complaint). The ability to clear Disarm by equipping a weapon from the Inventory isn't well telegraphed, either. I had no idea at the time.
Against NPCs, most NPCs don't actually make Basic Attacks. They have bespoke abilities with unique descriptors. If the writer/coder don't specifically call things out as Disarmable, it will do nothing. Many of these abilities don't even take Energy. There are also a lot of NPCs that don't have anything to disarm. Animals, martial artists, robots, etc.
Compare Stealth Field Generator: Same duration, same cost, but it works on anything that doesn't auto-hit (though I know there are some). It's also better vs groups, since you can only Disarm one target/round.
I propose adding a Stagger attempt to Disarming Shot and Kinetic Burst against enemies that cannot be Disarmed. Smuggler & Kineticist can't do that with any abilities, so there's no overlap.
Stagger doesn't enable Sneak Attack/Aimed Shot, so Called Shot and Assassinate still have their niche.
If an enemy can't be Disarmed or Staggered, well, thems the breaks. I can't imagine there being very many.
Against NPCs, most NPCs don't actually make Basic Attacks. They have bespoke abilities with unique descriptors. If the writer/coder don't specifically call things out as Disarmable, it will do nothing. Many of these abilities don't even take Energy. There are also a lot of NPCs that don't have anything to disarm. Animals, martial artists, robots, etc.
Compare Stealth Field Generator: Same duration, same cost, but it works on anything that doesn't auto-hit (though I know there are some). It's also better vs groups, since you can only Disarm one target/round.
I propose adding a Stagger attempt to Disarming Shot and Kinetic Burst against enemies that cannot be Disarmed. Smuggler & Kineticist can't do that with any abilities, so there's no overlap.
Stagger doesn't enable Sneak Attack/Aimed Shot, so Called Shot and Assassinate still have their niche.
If an enemy can't be Disarmed or Staggered, well, thems the breaks. I can't imagine there being very many.
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