RE: [SGII] Suppression of Alien Races

Time for a few cents worth of comment:

How about these suggestions for races which ignore suppression.

1.	Minor hit: only the high dice counts for casualties, not all the
die.
 
	Major hit: as normal.
	Morale check is taken as normal.
2.	Minor hit:  'Remove Suppression' roll at x1 Ld to avoid a
suppression
marker.
	Major hit: 'Remove Suppression' roll at x2 Ld to avoid a
suppression
marker.
	Suppressions are then removed as normal.
3.	If fired on, a minor or major hit will automatically inflict 1
kill
result as they don't know when it's a better idea to hug the ground (and
wear a sign that says "Shoot Me, I'm Alien")
4.	These races cannot go "In Position".
5.	If they "Close Assault", the defender automatically get "Final
Defensive Fire" unless they have failed their morale & retreated.
6.	The only races to ignore suppression are those with no ranged
personal weapons (Aliens, Genestealers, Heinlen Warrior Bugs, etc), as
this allows them to reach close combat quickly.

'Neath Southern Skies
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-----Original Message-----
From:	agoodall@interlog.com [SMTP:agoodall@interlog.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, February 16, 1999 2:01 PM
>So my suggestion is thus:  For every thing there is a tradeoff, also
>known as There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.  Suppose for a
>moment that if Species X is immune to supression, then ALL sucesses
>should count as major sucesses.  This would mean that there is a chance
>of one or two casualties every time they are fired upon.  

I can agree with your line of reasoning on this. One thing, though. I
don't
think it should count for a unit "in position". This represents a unit
still
in firing capability but protecting themselves. You MIGHT not want to
give
them the In Position die shift, but I feel you should not treat them as
Major
Successes automatically.

Allan Goodall