Re: Rules for BFG/FT Conversion.

Mark wrote:

> > Have you considered using MT missiles for torps?  And perhaps using
the
> > EFSB "Heavy Beam Weapon" for the Lances?  I don't know about the
> > mechanics, but the HBW certainly fits my idea of an energy lance.
> 
>	Well, In BFG, torps fire in salvos.  So the SBM are the safest
bet.

BFG torps behave very differently from either MT missiles or SMs (...SBM
is a long-range *Starfire* weapon, though - you mean SML, don't you?
:-).
In BFG, torps...
* Travel in a straight line at approx. 2-3 times the speed of the
slowest
ships
* Have infinite range
* Inflict relatively little damage when they hit.

The first point sounds similar to MT missiles, but the other two aren't
like any FT weapon. I suspect you'll have to invent things from scratch
here (or snatch the BFG mechanics!)

All in all, I'm a bit confused about adapting FT to emulate a game which
hasn't been published yet. It seems to me that it'd be tricky to know
what you aim for... Oh well <shrug>

Later,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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