FT-Close range combat

5 posts ยท Mar 3 2001 to Mar 5 2001

From: Bif Smith <bif@b...>

Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 07:16:28 -0000

Subject: FT-Close range combat

Just a question to the others out there on the list. How often have your games
had a chance of the ships being within 3 mu of your opponents at any point in
the game? I`m asking this, because after reading the latest HH novel, I had a
idea that energy weapons could have their dammage increased beyond the normal
increased number of die as the range drops for realy close combat. My idea was
that within 2 mu (for example) you roll the die as normal, but the dammage is
doubled for each dammage point (4,5,=2 dp,
6=4 +
reroll). Just a rough idea to increase the leathalaty of energy weapons in
close combat (which hardly ever occures in my games, I think within 2 mu only
happened twice) just like in the HH novels.

From: John Leary <john_t_leary@y...>

Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 07:41:07 -0800 (PST)

Subject: Re: FT-Close range combat

> --- Bif Smith <bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
...

Bif, Happens to us all the time, but we use a thrust based movement system.
(I.E. Move in thrust order, Shoot in reverse thrust order.)

Bye for now,

From: stranger <stranger@c...>

Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 14:52:01 -0500

Subject: Re: FT-Close range combat

> Just a question to the others out there on the list. How often have

We had one incident last week, during a Trek Game, a Klingon Cruiser uncloaked
in front of two Miranda Cruisers that were about 6 inches apart and flew
between them the next turn. However, I don't think that player will ever do
that again!

George

From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@m...>

Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 09:24:37 +1100

Subject: Re: FT-Close range combat

G'day Bif,

> Just a question to the others out there

It's happened, but even less often as me rolling a decent amount of 6s!
;)

We get the odd game where we are at 6" a bit, but less than that is rare.

Cheers

Beth

From: Sean Bayan Schoonmaker <schoon@a...>

Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 17:30:32 -0800

Subject: Re: FT-Close range combat

> Just a question to the others out there on the list. How often have

Fairly often. However, for simplicity's sake, I'd argue against the damage
modification you suggested for anything other than an HH specific rule.