RE: [FT] Real Shields (or better armor)

Two years ago, I ran a game at GZGECC with a pre-FB2 Sa'Vasku force that
had shields. Each shield was rated (related to power) and absorbed all
damage upto that rating in a round, and then provided no additional
protection in the round. The next round they provided the same
protection (if powered and not damaged). They could NOT be combined with
armor or screens. For the game I did not try to cost them out for human
ships.

For human ships it is a little bit tougher. I would suggest the
following as a starting point for discussion:

Shield Projector
Mass: 5% of ship mass (minimum 1 mass)
Cost: 3 per mass
Protection: 3 points 
Symbol: Shield Shape
Rules: Each round a shield will absorb the first 3 damage points that
the ship would have taken. Any damage after this is taken at full value.
Unless the shield projector is damaged (threshold damage, needle
attack), it can absorb this amount of damage each round.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
[mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU] On Behalf Of David Griffin
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:43 PM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: [FT] Real Shields (or better armor)

I don't know what Jon has in mind for FBIII, but
if one postulated a shield in Star Trek, it might
look something like armor in FT, but Armor in
FT works only against some things.

If you wanted armor that was effective against
anything (including for example pulse torpedoes
and K guns) what might that armor cost in mass
and points?

I'd be interested in either something like that,
or perhaps simply some kind of electromagnetic
shield that works against both energy and physical
objects for FBIII if that were possible. 

If such a system were available I'd be willing
to operate under a limitation of using only that
system in lieu of screens and/or armor. Has anything
been talked about? I saw the mass/energy screen in
the weapon/defense archive, but has anybody tested
it for play balance or feel and is GZG considering
such a thing? 

Thanks in advance!

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