Re: Why Elven Ships

> The rules make a big deal about how the maneuverable elven ships like
the
> Man-of-War are a really neat thing. I don't see why. The main
determinant
> factor in combat is SR--the only time you really need good MC is
when:

[snip]

> So why in the world does anybody use an underpowered ship like the
> Man-of-War? And how does it survive combat? (Especially when the
elves get
> bawled out for adding more weapons--as written, there's nothing for
about
> half your crew to do.)

    I agree, which is why I give AR bonuses for better MC's in my
homebrew ship design system (which I used to retrofit the various
pre-existing ships).  It just makes a bit of sense to me.

Leroy Van Camp III
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