Re: FT: Damage Track Sliding Scale Suggestion

lojeck @ mizar.usc.edu @ CBISINET

> here's a wacky idea... each row of boxes contains half the remaining
> damage points, rounded up.

> a mass 100 ship:
> 50
> 25
> 13
> 6
> 3
> 2
> 1

Actually, that would be:
25
13
6
3
2
1

Whereas the current system would give:
12
12
13
13

And the triangular sliding scale proposal would give:
14
11
9
7
5
3
1

> a mass 8 ship
> 4
> 2
> 1
> 1

That should be:
2
1
1

Current:
2
2

Triangular:
3
1

> let's say all checks are a 6 on d6. what this does, is it prevents a
> supership from taking threshold checks too soon, while simulating the
> "slide to doom" as outer armor is damaged beyond use and the internal
> structure starts to take serious damage.

It makes the first track on an escort half as long as the current
system,
but makes a capitol's first track twice as long !

Alun.