Re: Poll on HB Items

Sean Bayan Schoonmaker wrote:

> OK, there's two concepts out there that could work, but I need a feel
for
> what people WANT.
>
> [1] Dean's idea to have a BPS simply generate half its capacity in EPs
> every turn. No dice rolling.
>

The die rolling system adds an element of suspense to proceedings
(especially
if the die rolls are done in secret so that your opponent has no idea of
how
much power you have available this turn). Ideally I'd say use average
(2-3-3-4-4-5) dice instead of d6 but since FT is a purely d6 game we
can't do
that. I can think of a number of systems that could generate results
that are
random but less variable than rolling a d6, but all are more complicated
than
both the above methods. On balance I'd go with die rolling.

>
> [2] Re-rolls on 6's for damage.
>

Why not ? It adds to the flavour of HBWs being potential ship killers
rather
than just a heavier weapon. The points values would need tweaking to
reflect
the additional damage capability, though.

Tony