RE: DS3 weapons was RE: (DS): Systems per Class

Brendan wrote:

>Definately the regular list, as I'm not on the test list.
>
>Found it:
>http://lists.firedrake.org/gzg/199903/msg00351.html
>
>It was actually posted by JonT as "Dirtside Accelerator".

That post was my starting point, but I tweaked it to match the chit
system 
better (except for the SD:F result which I personally find extremely 
unrealistic considering the DS2 timescale, but it could easily be put
back 
in if the players really insist on it). One such "tweaked" version is
here:

<http://lists.firedrake.org/gzg/200110/msg00036.html>

...though IIRC I've updated the system a bit further since then (haven't

had time to check yet though). It works OK as long as the players can 
quickly multiply fairly low numbers with one another (up to 5x12 for 
standard DS2) and determine which of two such products is larger than
the 
other, and it accommodates expanding (or fine-grading) of weapon sizes
and 
armour ratings without any problems (allowing me to field my
8/3/1-armoured 
Abrams <g>). However, if you have any mathematically challenged players 
they probably won't like it at all.

Brian Bilderback developed a different DS-FMA system using a high/low
die 
concept in addition to varying the die sizes, a bit reminiscent of
Silent 
Death's damage system; it gives very nearly as close a match to the
chits 
as my system does and is considerably less maths-intensive, but it isn't
as 
flexible if you want to go outside DS2's "1 - 5" class range. Not sure
if 
it was ever posted here though; that may have been private discussion
and 
playtest list only.

Later,

Oerjan
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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