Re: More Rules Questions

Joachim Heck - SunSoft wrote:
> to round various values.  The question is: which way?  Right now, I'm
> rounding all costs up, and I'm also rounding the amount of available
> mass for systems up (as per FT p. 26, "Non-FTL Ships").  If someone
> knows better, please inform me.  If you have a rule to back you up,
> that's even better - please let me know where I can find it.

Whenever I go ship design crazy, I round up.  I think the justification
is
per FT p.26, plus the addage "Unless otherwise noted, always round to
the
disadvantage of the player."  (You can tell I'm a Shadowrun GM.  (8-) )

>   My gaming group has also been wrestling with some issues.  For
> example, PDAF is only allowed to fire at fighters that are attacking
> the ship - what is meant by this?  Hmm.. actually, as I was just
> thinking about this it occurred to me that by "attacking" they might
> mean "firing on".  So PDAF can only be used immediately after a
> fighter group fires on your ship.  We've been thinking it can be used
> if a fighter is _capable_ of firing on a ship.  Well, if it really can
> only be used on a fighter group that's firing on the PDAF-carrying
> ship, then some timing issues arise - let's say I have an
> ADAF-carrying ship that fires.  My opponent then attacks another ship
> with fighters.  Can my ADAF ship now fire its ADAF at the fighters,
> even though it has already had its firing action this turn?

The way we play it is that the PDAF can only fire at fighters that are 
going to fire at the target ship, and that damage is simultaneous.  
PDAFs and ADAFs can only fire ONCE per turn, once you've shot, that's
it.

Of course, if somebody who's read the rules more carefully would like to

hammer me on this, please do so.  (8-)

(You know, this might be good information to stick in the FAQ.	Is that 
currently being updated?)

J.

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