Epic Rules Fail

[ffutures]

One of the classic ways of knowing that an RPG's vehicle design system is clunky - invented, I seem to recall, by history_monk - is to design a single-seater motorbike and see how it comes out. Too big or heavy and it fails the test.

Here's one that came out at

Total length of vehicle: 3450 mm
Wheel base: 2410 mm
Total height: 1480 mm
Sitting height: 800 mm
Total weight, empty/curb weight: 650 kg (almost 2/3rds of a ton without rider)

There's only one problem - someone took the rules seriously and built the bloody thing





The other one isn't exactly a small bike. Makes Big Red look positively puny.



NOT one I want Santa to give me for Xmas...

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Good grief. How would you... just how?!?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

No idea - I wouldn't go near the thing.

[were-gopher.livejournal.com]

Almost big enough to be a Lawmaster.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

The Lawmaster looked lower, I think.

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

I read that as "Lawnmaster", assuming you meant a type of lawn mower.

[nojay.livejournal.com]

People build weird stuff for weird reasons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ratfuML9QA&feature=youtu.be

A 48-cylinder Kawasaki motorbike.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I don't think you can even reach the bloody handlebars on that one...