Re: Idle Torpedo Thoughts
From: Laserlight <laserlight@c...>
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 18:44:02 -0400
Subject: Re: Idle Torpedo Thoughts
>Most conversions of Trek ships to FT allow only one P-torp to be
mounted,
>due to mass limitations on a heavy cruiser. However, everyone knows
that
>even in Classic Trek, the Enterprise shot spreads of 3 torps at a time
(best
>special effect of the series). So, to convert the P-Torp to the feel of
the
>classic Trek Photon Torpedo, I came up with the Stutter Torpedo (in two
>flavors - only one of which tries to emulate the Photon torp).
Just say the normal P Torp is a spread of three shots, and how many hit
(or,
in Indy's case, miss) is reflected by the damage roll.