Re: Size Class Escalation

On Fri, 29 Jun 2001 10:47:44 -0700 (PDT) David Griffin
<carbon_dragon@yahoo.com> writes:
>I don't know about all of you, but a lot of my
>choice for ships to use has to do with the cool
>models I buy and would like to see on the table.
>I know that isn't good reasoning as far as reality
>and force projection needs, but it IS an important
>factor in my mind. After all, we're not doing a study
>for the military on future combat (at least I'm
>not).
>
>So, if you had some cool SDN model you liked to
>play, you probably wouldn't be too receptive to
>being told it's laid up and you can't play it for
>a few weeks or real time while it's being fixed
>despite the fact that a real admiral might be
>told just that.
>
>Of course if you're doing a campaign, that's 
>a different matter. You have to have some 
>restrictions there. 
>
>I may have said this before, but I think part
>of the reason people play SDN's is that the SDN
>models are usually some of the most impressive
>(big, full of detail, lovingly painted, etc.)
>

Weeel, I admit I take a known Alien race from my various old rules,
design a Fleet based on their quirks and preferences, and 'build' the
ships to match that.  "Efficiency" is not a driving factor else they
become 'men in rubber masks' again.

Examples to follow.

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious
This is my Science Fiction Alter Ego E-mail address.

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