Re: [ft] simple campaign system

I like it!!! simple but effective.
great job!

Chris
cmccurr@tca.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Robertson, Brendan <Brendan.Robertson@dva.gov.au>
To: 'GZG-L' <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 10:36 PM
Subject: [ft] simple campaign system

> The Top Men have supplied....
>
> This should cater to your requirements, Roger.
> *****
>
> This is a simple conquest ruleset for those who want to play a "pickup
> campaign".  It can be used for structured campaigns as well.	Each
turn
(if
> a time is required) is about 1 month.
>
> *****
> Each player starts with 16 worlds which produce 20,000 MCr total
military
> budget as below:
> World Type MCr/turn FT points
> Homeworld (1): 5000 500
> Core world (3): 2000 200
> Colony (6): 1000 100
> Outpost (6): 500 50
> Total Production: 20,000 MCr (2000 ft points)
>
> The worlds must be allocated within a 4*6 hex grid as shown below.
> ******* [use fixedsys font]
>    o o o o
>   o o o o o
>  o o o o o o
> o o o H o o o
>  o o o o o o
>   o o o o o
>    o o o o
> *******
> When setting up, 2 player games simply butt their territory randow
edge
> against random edge & commence the game.  For 3+ players, an
additional
> territory is required, either blank or with multiple neutral worlds to
> conquer.  The players have their territories randomly placed around
the
> neutral territory & then commence play.
> Neutral worlds are claimed by the first fleet to land marines (any
number).
>
> Each player has a starting fleet of 5000 points with which to defend
their
> territory.
> Out of these points, they need to purchase the following:
> Construction facilities: Cost is equal to the mass of construction
allowed
> (ie: 50pt = 50 mass/turn construction).  These have hits equal to it's
mass
> with no defences at all.
> Starbases: Cost is as per shipbuilding, with 5% mass for basic base
systems.
> WarShips: Costs as per FTFB shipbuilding.  Only FTFB ships can be
purchased
> initially.
> Freighters: Costs as per FTFB.
>
> *****
> Turn sequence:
> 1. Pay upkeep/scrap on ships/bases/construction facilities.
> Each ship/base has a maintainance cost of 10% which must be paid.  If
it's
> not paid, then the ship is scrapped to give 25% of it's new cost if in
a
> friendly system.
> Construction bases require upkeep equal to it's mass.
>
> 2. Move ships
> Ships move up to 2 hexes.  Fleets are visible up to 2 hexes away
(within
> move range).	This takes into account scout ships/drones etc keeping
an
eye
> around.
>
> 3. Scanning & Resolve combat
> Ships in the same hex are told what contacts are in scan range in
escorts,
> cruisers, capitals.  The fleet is then given 1 of 3 orders: attack,
retreat
> or lurk.
> If both fleets have retreat or lurk orders, then no combat takes
place.
> Attack vs Lurk is a standard space battle.
> Attack vs retreat gives the attacker a 5+ chance of engaging the enemy
> before they escape.  This battle is resolved using FTL combat rules.
> If the system's owner doesn't have attack orders, then combat takes
place
> around the planet, with fixed defences & the Construction base in
orbit.
>
> 4. Conquer territory
> If the system has functional fixed defences, then a second battle
needs to
> be resolved (if needed).
> Marines are then landed on the planet.  Compare the total mass of
marines
to
> the planets production, this is the odds of conquering the planet.
> Attacker/Defender
> 1:3 1:2 1:1 2:1 3:1
> 6+ 5+ 4+ 3+ 2+
> If the attacker fails, then all the marines are lost.  Marines cost 5
> pts/mass with no maintainance.
> If the attack succeeds, then the planet is conquered.  No funds are
> generated next turn, but it produces it's full amount after that.  If
the
> shipyards have been destroyed, then they cannot be rebuilt at this
planet.
>
> 5. Build new ships (construction/repairs/resupply)
> New ships are built from available funds.  Maximum construction in any
> system is equal to that system's budget, less maintainance for the
> construction facilities.  This puts a cap on construction, which makes
> spreading the facilities around important.
> Ships can also be repaired at any construction facility.  The cost is
10%
> per damage row of the ship's base cost.  Destroyed ships cannot be
repaired
> (obviously).
> Resupply is purchased at normal cost and transported in freighters to
where
> required (fleet train) or the warships stop at the system to resupply.
 If
> done properly, you need to keep track of specific supplies (ie: the
system
> might have 23 std fighters, 8 heavy fighters & 3 SML(std) salvoes in
stock).
>
> 6. End phase
> If a single player controls 75% of the territory (12 planets),
including
the
> Homeworld, then that territory is conquered and the rest of the worlds
> become neutral if not held by another player.
>
> Neath Southern Skies - http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/
> [mkw] Admiral Peter Rollins; Task Force Zulu
>