RE: Boarding combat

Thomas Pope wrote:
>
> Roger Books wrote:
> >
> > Marines should be better at this then your average squid.  I'd say
they
> > would work as heavy fighters, no kills by opponents on a 4.  If you
> > send a mixed force the squids die on 4's and one of the 6's, the jar
> > heads die on 5's and one of the 6's.  You want DC under ship fire
> > navy doods are wonderful things.  You want us to stick our heads out
> > when someone is fireing up close and personal you crazy, why do you
> > think we joined the navy?
> >
> > It's a little fiddly, any better suggestions?
>
> Hmmm, how about weighting the other end?  Marines score kills more
> often than
> normal crew, but die just as easily.
>
> So a normal crew will score one kill on a 5, two on a 6.  A marine
> will kill one
> on a 4-5 and two on a 6.  Or some variation on that theme.

I know the navy guys are going to hate me for this, but how about a
slightly
more realistic version.

Normal crew will score one kill on a 6.
Marines will score one kill on a 3-4, two on a 5, three on a 6.

<the fully realistic version would be more like marines score kills
equal to
the roll of one die>

Ships crew versus marines shouldn't stand a chance.

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Steve Gill
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