I'm new to the mailing list and admit to having rummaged around in the
archives a bit, but please bear with me: I'm learning.
I recently came across a _MARS: Adventures in Miniature Gaming_
(Volume 1, number 2) with an article "Even More Thrust", which has some
interesting FT advice, technology and aliens in it. I'm curious as to the rest
of the mailing list's opinion of this article if they've read it.
Has anyone played with any of these optional rules? I'm particularly
interested in the spinal laser?
Also the "Maniacs" an alien race in the article carry their fighters on racks
not bays which allow instant deployment of the fighters, even if they are more
vulnerable. Has anyone tried this one out on the gaming table yet?
Finally, if FB2 will be aliens is there any chance that FB3 will be of the
minor, or unmentioned, powers in the FT universe?
Thanks much and I hope to her from y'all soon. Trey Palmer
> At 12:18 AM 7/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
I've read it. I thought that most of it was absolute garbage. It really was
just more useless stuff to add to a system that was trying to stay simple. And
most of the systems were very unbalanced.
> Has anyone played with any of these optional rules? I'm particularly
Now that was the WORST system in the article. Why would anyone want to use any
other weapon if they had it? And don't get me started on the AEGIS system they
had. To be blunt (my apologies to those out there who either wrote or liked
the article) I thought the whole article was a waste of space. While I like
the idea of making new systems for the game and I encourage people to do it,
the least they can do is to try and make them balanced. The MARS articles had
the feeling of being made on the spur of the moment with very little thought.
Sorry. Rant Mode <off>.
> Also the "Maniacs" an alien race in the article carry their fighters on
People have mentioned this idea before and it sounds pretty good (one of the
few bits that I read and liked).
> Finally, if FB2 will be aliens is there any chance that FB3 will be of
Apparently this is what will happen if they go as far as a third fleet book.
> >Also the "Maniacs" an alien race in the article carry their
AKA Mike's Infamous Parasite Fighter Racks... I repost
Parasite Fighter Rack
[^]: symbol for Ex-rack squadron
30: Cost+fighter squadron
1:Space
A ship may mount 1 squadron of Parasite Racked fighters per 30 Mass of Carrier
ship.Since this squadron is carried externally, any damage caused to the
Carrier vessel will destroy the Parasite Racks. If the
Racks are hit with fighters still embarked, roll a D6-1 and that many
fighters manage to disengage from the racks and launch. Parasite racks MAY be
used on civilian transports. This was what they were developed for in order to
provide escorts for merchants in high risk areas. A parasite rack may launch
at any time IN ADDITION to any normal fighter bay launches. They must be
recovered within the normal constraints of fighter recovery. Only Standard,
Superiority or Heavy fighters may be Parasite Racked as the racks do not
provide support for specialized weapon systems.