[GZG] Re: Full Thrust Playtest? (Simon White)

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Hi, I'm a closet reader - thought I'd finally make a post.

My gaming group and I are currently running an FT campaign - well we were, but we're going to restart and re-write some of the campaign stuff. Completely separate to the FT Core rules, in fact almost an entire game in itself (I'll write up FTCamp0.2 and post in on my website sometime soon - for now there is the disorganised wiki that covers most of FTCamp, its out of date though).

Importantly though, we're including and testing some/all of the newish rules we can find:

>> Right now the latest stuff being concentrated on is fighters.
>>
>> Mk

http://lists.firedrake.org/gzg/200403/msg00286.html - these are a set of new fighter rules, and they're brilliant. Honestly, they fix fighters completely (in our opinion), they're no longer uber powerful on their own, but they still hurt if they get too close.
If there is a more recent version of 3rd ed fighter rules can someone tell me... but any back step from these would be a shame. [Also like the formalisation of Beam Dice]

>> Or post them here, and someone will forward them to the playtest list. That
>> would be my preference, anyway, but I'm one of those dinosaurs who only use
>> fora when I absolutely have to.

I couldn't get to the playtest forum, so I'm posting all this here

Grasers - no problems from our group, does however tend to indicate shields as a better option than armour, the new Long Range PTL should counter that.
AMTs - very powerful if you hit, but (under vector movement) hard to get right (under Beta-Fighter rules give them 3 'hit points' for reducing radius)
LPTL - no issues as is
EMPs - no comment, no one has fitted them yet.
SMs - not sure how the Beta-Fighter rules affect these, no one has fitted them either

We're planning on introducing some of the ideas from:
http://nift.firedrake.org/Weap-Def_Archive.htm

Mostly the blue and green entries. We also have several new systems of our own - but they are mostly for campaign play, so of lesser interest to FT 3rd Ed.

>> Even general comments on playarea in MU's, shape of playarea, speeds, and the
>> like help.

After our first attempt at a campaign we found this in particular to be the most troubling part of battles. We (re-)designed (FTCamp0.2) a system for groups arriving on a d6 roll, modified by campaign factors. Starting speeds 0-2x(max thrust).

We originally tried scrolling tables, but after one game hit the wall (literally) we've decided to probably stop that. Play area is usually 6'x8'.

Right, I've rambled on long enough.


Simon

-- 
Experience is the fool's best teacher; the wise do not need it.

http://fullthrust.2-72.co.uk

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