Re: Bogey Classes FB

>I've given the problem a little more thought and I think that a log4
system
>may work better:
>Class 1 - 1-4 (fighters or gunboats)
>Class 2 - 5-16 (scouts or corvettes)
>Class 3 - 17-64 (frigates or cruisers)
>Class 4 - 65-256 (battlecruisers through dreadnoughts)
>etc.
>
>This gives a wider range while still keeping the number of Classes down
to
>a reasonable number. I like this distribution much more than the one
from
>my previous post.

The question of bogey identification came up in a v-small PBeM game I've
been
trying to run. What I would do is roll 2d6, keeping the rolls seperate.
One
would be a +/- roll (eg, odd = +, even = -). The other would detail the
very
approximate Mass of the target ship. The numbers would range like this:

1,2 = +/- 20 Mass, 3,4 = +/- 30 Mass, 5 = +/- 40 Mass, 6+ = unable to
obtain
a Mass reading

Now mind you, when I say '+/- 20 Mass', I mean it could be *anywhere*
within
20 Mass of the actual - eg, you could get a reading of 14 Mass off from
the
actual :) This was the *really* kludgey bit (and I just rolled more dice
to
work it out, which wasn't hard since I have enough d10s around to trip
over)

Well, like i said, it's kludgey. Better for PBeM gaming than RL gaming.

Mk
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to it, and feed your charred remains to the Pak'Mara. But, it's an
imperfect
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