Well, chaff, as written, only reduces salvo attack by 1, thus this is only 1 missile.

When 200 fly, 1 is hardly a difference.

There are rules how to use them to hit. In general, a good gunner will stop missiles in 1:1 ratio though. Dogfighters get +4 to hit, interceptors get +2 to hit. However, interceptors have 3/6 chance to stop torpedos and 100% missiles. We can translate this to 50% effectiveness for torpedos, for flee...

I've stated that in other topics, but might be good to add it here as well. Two things - from experience: 1. Don't mix random and point-by characters together. The latter are usually over-specialized in a particular thing. 2. Point-by characters tend to be very, very, very strong in one area. This m...

Fragmentation missiles kill normal missiles at 1:1 rate in ship combat. Not sure if there are differences for fleet combat.

It was a well-staged financial fraud by a shady government deal, which benefited several individuals a lot, hundreds smaller by some, and indebted millions. The latter were not in-fact indebted directly, but with the government trying to amend things in the rigid way they can, passing the ball from ...

If you're going to use fleet combat rules, I have a few minor tweaks (house rules), which might give you ideas to address some issues: - Mass drivers should not be applicable for ship-to-ship combat, and in consequence - fleets. Put some penalty to discourage use. Otherwise, it can become a too stro...

All right, I've made my marks on some of the incoming books (Sword worlds + Aliens). Budget is allocated, for now. I hope my pc mouse doesn't break again, out of warranty.

Why do they all have leadership (except the medic)?

There are two rules. One is creating a detachment/team. There, picking only A-team people makes the detachment/team better (gives positive DM to the check). The 2nd is what happens to the crew/detachment when you take parts of it off. This rule is invoked only if you make permanent changes, or if th...

Check this one though, it is again the same in the Deepnight Revelation Referee book: - On page 17 (Naval book), if we form a Detachment since we pick top guns, the remaining crew may suffer. In the check modifiers, I see: if an "A" team detachment was formed +2 DM. I assume this is -2 DM, since rem...

I’d make them roll a check. Difficulty based on size of target with modifiers for range. If you’re just trying to get close, it would probably be Routine. Over a wall or into a pit or ditch, Average. Through a window, Difficult. And so forth. As for failures - you could simply rule 1 m off per nega...

This will confirm what some of you said - the equivalent of sports academy. Here (in Bulgaria) we have Sports Academy. It is equivalent to University - same titles i.e. you can become PhD in Sport. Depending on the branch, you can focus on different things: sports, pedagogy, public health. I know a ...

I can't wait to have NPC character who took the mission to get away from his wife. ... Only for her to be able to find him before Terminus point.

Nice list!

Most of us already know this, but not all sensor checks are for detection, thus some equipment might help only detection or electronic warfare (countermeasure suit) or does not stack with other modifiers (countermeasure suit).

(feeding the off-topic) Didn't they "fix" this? Or was it only in Europe? On mine, there is a battery setting, which allows to unthrotle the phone while knowing the battery life is already impaired. Can result in phone suddenly shutting down as it can't use the required voltage (I may speak bs, but ...

Apply detachment from expectations when rolling a char... too late now.

Apply detachment from expectations in the game.

Damn, and I thought the point-buy system is rigged.

Thanks for the response!

Check out the skill check section which will tell you when to roll for checks. Most of the mundane times it's not necessary. Checks are made when there are stakes, when there is pressure, when time is not enough. Why would anyone make a check when there is 2,8% chance of fail and insignificant conse...

The book looks good. There are some things I would consider otherwise, but I have 0 experience with any military organisation, thus will abstain from speaking. My questions are regarding little details, with mostly minor complications: To see, if I understand it right, I will reiterate some of the r...