Re: Small Ships--Why?

>From: "Galen Thies" <fldmrshl@hotmail.com>
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>To the Wise and Venerable list,
>
>
>My group has been having discussions as of late regarding the
usefulness of
>smaller vessels (10 to 50 mass)

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>They seem to get smoked well before any beam weapons they are armed
with
>fire.	Their increased manuverability seems to have little impact on
>increasing their survivability.  It may simply be a function of my play
>group's lack of experience but larger ships seem to be the way to go.
In a
>design-your-own environment or in the Fleet Book fleets, would small
ships
>have a role in your fleet in one-off games?
>

I added a house rule that extends the lifespan of "high-thrust" ships.

  Thrust 6-7 ships are more difficult to hit.
  Attacker receives a -1 penalty to die roll.

  Thrust 8 ships are really difficult to hit.
  Attacker receives a -2 penalty to die roll.

  Note: A roll of a 6 ALWAYS hits.

I've been playing with this house rule for years and it seems to do the 
trick.

Pete

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