I agree on 3. as well. It seems an odd mistake that is dragged in all CEI rules (Element cruiser, Deepnight, and now the Mercenary).

For 5. Just calculate it at the end of the engagement - i.e. the less frequent - the better.

I have yet to play it. Originally, we expected to play it when it was released, but Corona struck, it got delayed a bit and we started with DnD 5e. To be honest, we kind of exhausted the latter, so I expect the players are eager for something different (i.e. DR) after we wrap up the fantasy. I have ...

There are a few things to note.

Some of the 2ed armors are better than the 1st ed variant.

Auto rating of 1st edition = 1/2 Auto rating of 2nd edition.

I.e. Auto 4 in 1st = net 2 attacks. Auto 2 on 2nd ed = net 2 attacks.

I might submit a few fringe weapons, with a little backstory of each.

I sometimes rule a stray shot inside a ship will deal dmg to internals, ignoring armor (i.e. laser deals 17 dmg, ~1 dmg to ship). Although both books are not math-tight as my obsessive balance nature would like, they are pretty usable books. Unlike Ed.1 Vehicle and robot books. The vehicle book is a...

... Per RAW, Athletics (STR) also allows a character to acclimatize automatically to high-gravity environments. Beyond that, I think how much Athletics (STR) and (END) checks come up is largely a reflection of the types of challenges provided by the campaign, much like the use of skills like Art or...

The current state is that they're not even. (Dex) is superior - no questions. Defenses, Throwing, Sprinting, ZeroG, Flying + other evasion checks. (STR) is subpar - I've used it only once or twice in hundreds of sessions. I think it grants a bit of KG for encumbrance. (END) is subpar - I've never us...

Nice! Was about time and also, timely with the pdf release of some new books/campaigns!

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 ...