Re: Asteroids

The FT rules on the subject could be read to give the impression that
the
'roid just represents a field - ie that why you can avoid damage by
moving
through a 'roid slowly.
Thats how we play it.  Also that means we have them pretty dense - like
ever 5" or 6".
Jason Berman
sigue@one.net.au

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> From: Chan Faunce <channing@glasscity.net>
> To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject: Asteroids
> Date: Thursday, 25 September 1997 14:20
> 
> Ran a FT combat and decided to try having asteroids on the board. We
got
> into a discussio on how dense an asteroid field should be. I had 1
> asteroid about every 12", they thought there should be a lot more (ie.
> Empire Strikes Back scene with Mil. Falcon). How dense do other
players
> on the list place them? Does anyone know about the real life asteroid
> belt: how close are the big asteroids to each other, how big, or
small,
> would one have to be to be a hazard, etc.
> 
> Chan Faunce
> -- 
> It is caffeine alone that sets my mind in motion.
> It is through the beans of java that thoughts aquire speed,
> that hands acquire shakes, that shakes become a warning.
> It is caffeine alone that lets me roll the dice.