RE: [FT] questions

1.	FTL boundary is fairly arbitrary.  In 'pure' FT, there is
theoretically a 6MU boundary, as you take damage if there is anything
within this distance.	Otherwise it depends on your background & what
you want to set as a house rule.

Mileu specific FTL limits:
Battletech/Battlespace - safe only at LaGrange points or beyond the
system.
B5 - where-ever the hell you like (within navigational errors)
Star Trek - yeah right.
Traveller - can't remember.
Star Wars - outside the gravity well (outside FT orbital radius)

2.	EFSB beam systems are overly powerful for use in Startrek games.
About the only race I would give it to (from classic & TNG) would be the
Borg, with a 2pt capacitor.  Unless you start using really big ships (or
battles), it becomes a really short game.  (the 2 ships close, long
range beam fire damages both ships.  2nd turn at point blank range,
whoever wins initiative annihilates the other ship).

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-----Original Message-----
From:	Beth Fulton [SMTP:beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au]
Sent:	Monday, April 19, 1999 12:06 PM

1) Have you guys ever nutted out where the FTL boundary of system is (or
isn't it quite that simple)?

2) After hearing the term "More power to the phasers" what feels like a
million times in Star Trek Derek began to think that a good way of
representing them in FT would be along the lines of the EFSB beam weapon
idea (like the Minbari use) - so what do you guys think?

Cheers
Beth