Re: Tactics

>Greetings,
>
>In our last episode, Paul Westermeyer said:
>>I've been unhappy with the movement rules as well,  that's why I started
>>having each vessels alternate movement.  First one side then the other
>>spends 1 SR point (either to move or to turn).  When one side runs out of
>>SR for that round the other then spends what ever it has left.  this seems
>>to work okay,  but has had limited play testing.
>
>        Wouldn't that give the ship with the faster SR a *way* bigger
>advantage?  I was thinking of using an equal number of "movement segments",
>with each ship moving a portion of their full SR.  For instance, a ship
>with an SR of 6 vs a ship with SR 3 would move 2 hexes per movement, while
>the slower ship would only move one.

That could work,  but what if the numbers don't exactly divide?  It does
give the ship with a faster SR an advantage,  but then,  speed _should_ be
an advantage.  How much is certainly a question.  It hasn't seemed to
overly affect things so far,  but I haven't had much of a chance to play
test it.

>>I also tripled the ranges
>>for all artillery (4 hex range is now 12 hexes,  but 1 SR moves the ship 3
>>hexes as well.
>
>        Why?  (:  All that would do is make the battle take more space on
>the board.  Unless the hex is redifined to be 500/3 yards, it'll also
>change a ships speed (to about 51 mph per SR).
>
>-Static

Well,  I run a pretty low level game,  most helmsman (NPCs especially) are
level 2-5,  only one or 2 SR,  even with a major helm.  Under the old
system they are like : Move a hex,  fire,  next round-kinda boring and no
opportunity for the players to get creative.  This way they get a sense
they're ship is flying,  and battles cover more board space:)  Yes,  I do
define the Hex as 500/3 yards since the hex is just an abstract indication
of the speed  the system shouldn't suffer from any change like this (well,
it does make ships a bit more maneuverable)

"We look on the same stars,  the sky is common,  the same world surrounds
us.  What difference does it make by what pains each seeks the truth?  We
can not attain to so great a secret by one road..."
Symmachus,  "Memorial on the Occasion of the Removal of the Altar of
Victory from the Senate House" (392 AD)

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