An interesting discussion occured during another thread.
I was informed that the 'scout' trait does NOT requre a LOS
to the target to be used. My position is that the LOS is required
because the word 'target' appears in the first line of the third
paragraph on page 19. This first line deals with stealth ships
specifically and I am having difficulty changing others minds.
I carry the target requirement through the remainder of the
paragraph to include the 'alernatively' redirect fire.
If no requirement existsfor LOS the scout trait is open to wild abuse.
If a scout does not require a LOS, then the following are valid:
The dust clouds/asteroids are not blocking the LOS of the scout.
If this is true the scout can redirect fire to a target it cannot see,
and logically the firing ship does not need a LOS either as the
scout is redirecting its fire. E-mines are free to fire through
dust clouds/asteroids as the writeup does not include a LOS
requirement.
The Question: Are scouts required to 'target' a ship in LOS
to use the scout 'stealth reduction' and 'redirect fire' parts
of the scout trait?
I was informed that the 'scout' trait does NOT requre a LOS
to the target to be used. My position is that the LOS is required
because the word 'target' appears in the first line of the third
paragraph on page 19. This first line deals with stealth ships
specifically and I am having difficulty changing others minds.
I carry the target requirement through the remainder of the
paragraph to include the 'alernatively' redirect fire.
If no requirement existsfor LOS the scout trait is open to wild abuse.
If a scout does not require a LOS, then the following are valid:
The dust clouds/asteroids are not blocking the LOS of the scout.
If this is true the scout can redirect fire to a target it cannot see,
and logically the firing ship does not need a LOS either as the
scout is redirecting its fire. E-mines are free to fire through
dust clouds/asteroids as the writeup does not include a LOS
requirement.
The Question: Are scouts required to 'target' a ship in LOS
to use the scout 'stealth reduction' and 'redirect fire' parts
of the scout trait?
