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From:     Funagain Games <colin@????????.com>
Date:     Wed, 9 May 2001 09:03:05 -0700
Subject:  Re: 3e conversion: Ship combat
Hi all,

I just got a web page so y'all can see the files I'm working on.  It's
<http://www.geocities.com/ursus31337/>, and currently I have tome tables
in Excel and notes on the tables in Word.  Not counting my currently
half-baked rules for 3D, my ideas for the SJ3E combat system differ from
the SW system in the following ways (this does not include actual
combat, just maneuvering):

Ships have a maximum speed, which nothing can get them past (except to
go to spelljamming speed, which requires that there is nothing inside of
Visual range (see my previous post)).

The ship has 3 variable stats - ER (base 10), MC modifier (modifies
pilot's Profession (SJ Pilot) checks), and Initiative modifier (base 0 +
pilot's Initiative modifier).  Of course the ship has more stats, but
those are the ones that interact directly with the combat system.

I'm thinking maybe the pilot can only make 1 maneuver per round because
ships are so bulky, but that's really a playtest question.

Please let me know if my ideas are great or sucky or whatever just SAY
SOMETHING!!!  Sorry, I just have much better focus when I'm getting
feedback.  An email every other day would keep me pumping this stuff out
like a major artery (eww).

PS, I get the list in digest form, so if you've responded to a post
today and are wondering why the hell I'm screaming, it's because I
haven't read it yet.  Also, the attached files are Word and Excel, so if
your computer can't understand them, I'll change it to an HTML file that
you can load into any browser (yay).

Peace and Wombats,

-Colin vH


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3e conversion: Ship combat    Funagain Games    04 May 2001 16:15:07
Re: 3e conversion: Ship combat    Downer, Chris    04 May 2001 18:09:58
3e conversion: Ship combat    Funagain Games    08 May 2001 03:57:57
3e conversion: Ship combat    Funagain Games    08 May 2001 03:59:32
Re: 3e conversion: Ship combat    Downer, Chris    08 May 2001 18:15:23
3e conversion: Ship combat    Funagain Games    09 May 2001 16:03:05
Re: 3e conversion: Ship combat    Andrew Tiffany    09 May 2001 22:10:23

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