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-=====Destruction Measurement=====
+===== Destruction Measurement =====
-Disclaimer: DM is NOT a system use to pit damage versus defense versus etc.
+|**Disclaimer:** The Destruction Measurement is NOT a system use to pit damage versus defense versus so on and so forth. It is a writing guideline for technology and play, and is thus subject to interpretation and revision by a Player, Storyteller, or Game Master.|
-Destruction Measurement is a method of measuring the effective level of havok a singular weapon can wreak. It is a very loose method, and is not based on damage over time or singular rounds, but the amount of damage it can do to a single generic, unaltered human (and the collateral, if applicable). It exists to give writers an easy way to gauge how destructive a gun or bomb is without having to pour through the whole article.
+Destruction Measurement is a method of measuring the effective level of havok a singular weapon can wreak. It is a very loose method, and is not based on damage over time or singular rounds, but the amount of damage it can do to a single generic, unaltered human (and the collateral, if applicable). It exists to give writers an easy way to gauge how destructive a gun or bomb is without having to understand the physics behind the weapon, and in cases of idle browsing save the time of pouring through the whole article.
 Apply common sense in dealing with the destruction a weapon can do. A pistol is not going to pierce the armour of a tank, but the right rocket sure will! Additionally, when factoring in DM for cybernetics or sturdier races, again use common sense. Most things will not shrug off a rocket to the face, but a person made of metal will be able to take anything under a 4 no problem.
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 |U|Unique. Used for specialized weaponry that has strange effects, such as irradiation-based weapons.\\ Can be used in conjunction with the below stages.|Varies|Tasers, dirty bombs, flamethrowers, molotov cocktails, concussion grenades|
 |0|It is effectively like firing foam darts at the person, not even bruising their skin.\\ Congratulations, it's a toy!|Someone's feelings|A foam dart gun, a water pistol, strong language|
-|1|Can cause slight bruising. Maybe even give a black eye.|Paper, thin glass|A slap, a thrown baseball|
+|1|Can cause slight bruising. Maybe even give a black eye.|Paper, glass((Made of [[wp>Soda-lime_glass|Soda-Lime]], the most common civilian mixture.))|A slap, a thrown baseball|
-|2|Heavy bruising or skin-breaking.|Thick glass|A good punch, a paintball gun|
+|2|Heavy bruising or skin-breaking.|Thicker glass|A good punch, a paintball gun|
-|3|Will cut deep or cause large amounts of trauma|Plaster or drywall|A baseball bat, a pistol|
+|3|Will cut deep or cause large amounts of trauma|Plaster or drywall, plastic, eighth inch of wood, common fabrics, soft leather|A baseball bat, a pistol, a submachine gun|
-|4|Likely will cause a person to pass out entirely from trauma/blood loss|Eighth inch of hardwood, plastic|A small caliber rifle, a knife, a magic missile, firecrackers|
+|4|Likely will cause a person to pass out entirely from trauma/blood loss|House wall with insulation, hardened leather|A small caliber rifle, a knife, a magic missile, a string of firecrackers|
-|5|Has the potential to outright kill a person on contact|House wall with insulation, dense plastic|A standard rifle, a shotgun at medium range with spreadshot, a small fireball, a frag grenade's shrapnel, fireworks|
+|5|Has the potential to outright kill a person on contact|Dense plastic|A standard rifle, a shotgun at medium range with spreadshot, a small fireball, a frag grenade's shrapnel, a fireworks explosion|
-|6|Will definitely kill a person on contact, body intact|Quarter inch of hardwood, ballistic fabric|A sniper rifle|
+|6|Will definitely kill a person on contact, body intact|Quarter inch of hardwood, ballistic fabrics, thin sheet of [[material/hellenium]]|A sniper rifle, a battle rifle|
-|7|Person is dead, body is a bit mangled, warped, or otherwise damaged|Layered/quilted ballistic fabrics, reinforced glass, transparent [[material/hellenium]]|A shotgun at close range with spreadshot|
+|7|Person is dead, body is a bit mangled, warped, or otherwise damaged|Layered/quilted ballistic fabrics, reinforced glass|A shotgun at close range with spreadshot|
-|8|Person is dead, body is heavily destroyed.|Ballistic ceramic plates|A chainsaw((Groovy~)), an anti-materiel rifle|
+|8|Person is dead, body is heavily destroyed.|Ballistic ceramic plates, a thin tree|A chainsaw against flesh((Groovy~ Try not to think too hard about the chainsaw gumming up.)), an anti-materiel rifle|
-|9|The person's body is gibbed and there's a great big mess of things.| |A frag grenade at immediate range|
+|9|The person's body is gibbed and there's a great big mess of things.|Dirt/earth, eighth inch of [[material/hellenium]], a tree|A diamond-toothed chainsaw, a frag grenade at immediate range|
-|10|There's gibs and a small crater| |A TNT charge at close range, an explosive fireball|
+|10|There's gibs and a small crater|A quarter-inch of [[material/hellenium]], stone, a thick tree|A TNT charge at close range, an explosive fireball|
-|11|There's no body, just a crater or a smoking pair of shoes.| |A rocket launcher|
+|11|There's no body, just a crater or a smoking pair of shoes.|Concrete, sandbags, asphalt|A rocket launcher|
 |12|Whatever has killed the person has taken a wall with it.| | |
 |13|And there goes the small cottage the person was standing in| | |