Re: 3rdEd conversion of CoAS

There does exist a 3e "sailing ships in space" combat system, in Darkfuries
Press' AETHER & FLUX, which I believe several people on the list own.  Has
anyone looked at it in detail?  I admit I've only skimmed it so far.  It has
different types of ship propulsion than Spelljammer, and stats for different
ships of course, but there looks to be a lot of overlap.  It does use 3e
sizes for ships (such as Gargantuan) and 3e maneuverability classes for
flying creature (Perfect, Good, Poor, etc.).  It also uses hit points, which
looks funny, since, say a Caravel has a total of 4,999 HP!  Anyway, would it
make a good basis for this project?

Best Regards,

Peter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Loki" <george.williams.iv@?????.com>
To: <SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] 3rdEd conversion of CoAS


3rd edition vehicle combat is cumbersoem and bookkeeping heavy. You
can find it in the Arms and Equipments Guide. There are a number of
different variant systems available, none of which I am happy with.

We should examine the options and then decide which one A) keeps the
original flavor/play style best and B) is effective and user friendly.
Now I have not really gotten to dig through the Stormwrack hardcover
yet, but I gather it has a LOT of useful ship info including a concept
I quite like, ship feats. Does anyone have access to this book and if
so could you give us a breakdown?

-Loki