OK, here's a good question.
I know how screens work, however...
Are rerolls resolved normally, or are they rolled the same way as the first
roll?
There are two options:
1) Roll as if screens aren't there on the reroll. After all, it's inside now,
right?
2) Roll as if the screens are there on the reroll. After all, the screen
reduced ther force of the shot, right?
I vote for (2)
Official ruling Jon?
> There are two options:
Yes 4,5 1pt
6 2pt + reroll
> 2) Roll as if the screens are there on the reroll. After all,
No
FB1 pp5
If the target ship has no screens or armour, any damage done by the reroll die
is counted exactly as for normal damage by that weapon
type - e.g. if a beam battery shot scores a six, then apply two points
of damage and reroll - on a reroll score of 1-3 there is no further
damage, on a 4 or 5 apply 1 more point, and on a 6 apply two (and reroll
again).
If the target ship has SCREENS active, then the effects of the screen are
deducted from the initial attack dice as usual (if applicable), but NOT from
the result of any reroll dice
- the reroll is assumed to have already penetrated the screen,
and any further damage done is applied directly to the ship itself.
Schoon asked:
> Are rerolls resolved normally, or are they rolled the same way as the
This is what is explicitly stated on FTFB p.5, top 2 lines of the
right-hand column. I suspect you may take that as Jon's vote <g>
Regards,
> - the reroll is assumed to have already penetrated the screen,
Thanx for the pointer Tim; I had a nagging feeling it was in there somewhere.