Re: Greetings; Cloud Generator

>If the cloud is restricted to the air envelope, I don't see how this would
>hinder attacks on a ship, you'd just aim for the center of the cloud, no?
>
>I can see how this would make called shots impossible, as well as seriously
>hinder shearing and landing/boarding, however (perhaps making checks to
>make
>sure the boarding action doesn't become a ramming one?).

Well, if the attackers didn't see the colud form, they have no way of
knowing what ship is under there, hindering their ability to attack. For
instance, it could be a Man-o-War, and they could go for the wings easily.
But what if it were a Nautiloid? Not only does it not have wings, but there
isn't much to hit towards the front.

In addition, the ship could be at any angle -- the helmsman could have
rolled the ship since the cloud formed. Even if the 3-D rules aren't used
(and I don't use them), rolling should still be taken into account.

I realised that they could aim at the center, however, and only gave  a -2
as a result -- the penalty, in person-to-person combat for 50% concealment.



--
Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are
invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful -- just stupid.)
                       -- Lazarus Long


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