RE: [SG] Close Assault Questions

As I stated before, I would prefer it to stop at d12:d4.

I also like Tom Barclay/Los' ganging up rules used in "A Grey Day to
Die":

>From http://fox.nstn.ca/~kaladorn/Gaming/AGreyDayToDieForumPage.htm
Close Assault - Numbers Do Count!
Rationale: In SG2 close combat resolution, it is rather revolting to see
a
Veteran defender engage 9 Green troops, roll a 7 (mediocre or moderately
good roll) and just tell them not to bother to roll any dice because
they're
all dead. A modifier should fix this. 
Ratio		   Effect
 1:1		   As Normal
 2:1		   Outnumbered figure shifts down 1
 3:1 (or greater)  Outnumbered figure shifts down 2


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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net.
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> From: Derk Groeneveld [SMTP:derk@cistron.nl]
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 6:57 AM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	Re: [SG] Close Assault Questions
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> On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Tony Francis wrote:
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> > Andrew Martin wrote:
> > > 
> > > > One other thing that concerned me.  An elite squad with assault
> shotguns
> > > closes with a green squad.  The elite squad rolls a d12, the green
> squad
> > > gets a -2 die shift.  d6 -> d4???. Can they fight back?
> > > 
> > > How about using:
> > >	      D4 -> D4-1 -> D4-2
> > >	  ?
> > 
> > You could go d4 -> d2 (any dice, odd = 1, even = 2, or d6, 1-3 = 1,
4-6
> > = 2, or just toss a coin !)
> > 
> > > And at the other end:
> > >	      D10 -> D12 -> D12+1 -> D12+2 -> D12+3 -> D20
> > >	  Where the averages are:
> > >	      5.5    6.5    7.5      8.5      9.5      10.5
> 
> Guys, before you get all carried away....
> 
> Do you WANT to raise the odds further than D12 to D4? No matter HOW
good
> you are, there is always some risk in hand-to-hand. By reducing one
die
> below d4 or raising the other babove D12, you are giving even more
causem
> to rush in the one elite badass superdude, and waste a whole legion of
> green sorryasses. "Oh, see, I didn't roll a 1.. That means you guys
are
> gonna lose, all of you!"
> 
> I don't think this is the desired effect. The odds of D12 vs D4
(approx.
> 80% badass wins, 12.5% sorryass wins, 8% draw) seem harsh enough
already?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>   Derk
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