Re: Why Elven Ships

S. Wilson wrote:
>
> 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:
>
> You're crashing. (None too common.)
>
> You're ramming. (Elven ships don't have rams.)
>
> Your large weapons are fixed. (Who would do that if turrets were as cheap
> as the boxed set makes them? Maybe if you had to allocate extra crew...)
>
> 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.)
>
> Hemlock

I understand one can have his own opinions,  but I value a good
manuverability in combat.  It is especially useful to little ships which
might not have a good SR,  but can employ tactics to manuver around
larger ships to use their weapons.  Also,  in my realm,  Spelljamming
craft are somewhat primitive and dominated by elves.  This makes the
man-o-war quite popular amonst the people I play with.
		Just a thought,
		jsugar.