Re: [FT] CPV vs. NPV

I completely agree with having a small number of modified designs, being

from the aviation side of the U.S. Navy (in the process of converting
from 
brownshoe to blackshoe), and I really like the idea of having new
designs 
introduced every so often. THAT seems like an accurate supposition of
future 
vessel evolution (mostly because it models modern vessel design, and it
just 
seems like common sense). I think that if you are going to allow
completely 
new designs, they should not be allowed to be too mission or system
specific 
WITHOUT campaign justification. So, sure custom jobs are cool, but they 
should perform just like the campaign background describes them as 
performing. If a Carrier is allowed to have 30 squadrons (f.e.) of
fighters 
on it, how does the campaign handle that?

And sorry Jon.. I got carried away...

Joe

>>>
I play in the Tuffleyverse but in a back-back-back water set of stars
where local designs are the realm of several groups and a flag ship
should really be a Very Small BC or a Heavy Heavy cruiser type.  The
only
time a capital ship shows up is when somebody outside the systems tries
muscling in (and the sponsors of the other side respond.

And I definitely have some less than optimal designs built 'locally' and
the lurking on the edges aliens (unique to my void brackish ass end of
space) are definitely not Canon!

A mongrel spot of space for a mongrel GM...

Gracias,
Glenn

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 14:45:09 -0800 (PST) Brian Bilderback
<greywanderer987@yahoo.com> writes:
 >
 >--- Joe Ross <ft4breedn@hotmail.com> wrote:
 >> John is pretty much
 >> the State, seeing as how he came up with the
 >> background for each faction in
 >> FT.
 >
 >Two points:
 >
 >1.  Jon
 >
 >2.  That assumes you're playing in the Tuffleyverse.
 >Within that context, I agree.  But if you're not, you
 >have a couple of options:
 > A.  Play in another fictional background, and try to
 >design your ships to mimic the descriptions of the
 >ships in said background.
 >B.  Play in at least a semi-campaign setting, where
 >each player has to come up with a flavor background of
 >their own, write up a strategic naval philosophy for
 >their home-brewed power, and design a set number of
 >ships of different classes for that power (sort of a
 >Fleet Book X), from which they are bound to select for
 >any future games (allowing them, of course, to produce
 >a certain limited number of new designs each decade or
 >whatever in game time).
 >
 >=====
 >Qui me amat, amet et canem meum.
 >

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