New imperial weapon..

[Esoomian]

Also if the only way to update the list of ships that can close with the mines is by using a ship that is already on the trusted list doesn't that mean that whoever maintains the mines has to make sure their fleet isn't upgraded before they update the list on the mines?

If there was an attack on the base and the hanger was destroyed then all the ships the mine knows as safe are gone and either someone has to fake some transponder codes so they can get close enough to update the list or the mines maintained by that base just can't be updated again.

In my mind it just makes sense that there would be a way to update the mines from a safe distance. What if the mines were damaged and lost the ability to detect transponder codes? The mine detects a ship, can't detect a transponder code and then engages. Some sort of long distance shutdown code at the very least just makes sense.

Although I do like the idea of an area that was mined off years ago and then the details of those mines were lost so they just continued to sit there, their information getting more and more out of date. Suddenly someone decides to do something with the area, put a space station nearby or something and all the traffic to the space station from a certain direction just goes missing... like a bermuda triangle type thing. The mines keep sending signals to a base that has been defunct for years so no-one knows what is happening or why. Perhaps the frequency the mines transmit and receive on isn't even used any more.
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[garhkal]

Would have to be one heck of an attack to destroy all the ships on the safe list...
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[Dromdarr_Alark]

Am I the only one who thinks that these mines are better off flawed? We are talking about the Empire, after all. Almost everything in their arsenal has a fatal design flaw. It's part of their character.
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[garhkal]

And pray tell what flaw do you forsee them having?
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[Dromdarr_Alark]

I just like the original stats you created. I see no need to give it defense weapons, improved speed, or give it complex enemy identification protocols.

I think it is just fine as it is.

In my game, I might conjure a way that the mine can be tricked into thinking that either the players' ship is authorized or that an authorized ship is an enemy.
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[CRMcNeill]

I find myself looking at this more as the SW equivalent of the US Navy's Submarine Launched Mobile Mine. In my mind, something like this would be deployed from a distance, then use its own propulsion and stealth to move into an area where the launching vessel couldn't go, either because of safety or stealth concerns. The device would then wait for an appropriate target and detonate, disabling the targets, but would also send a burst transmission over the Holonet giving its exact location and a sensor snapshot of the targets in question. Nearby fleet units could then jump in to engage the disabled targets.
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[Esoomian]

[garhkal]

It's the empire, they care not about cost effectiveness..
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[DougRed4]

I'm giving some serious thought to using these in my adventure this coming weekend.

Right now the PCs just scooped up a few stormtrooper bodies as well as a live (but unconscious) ISB officer. They're not even sure who grabbed the Imperial, but right now their plan is to dump him as quickly as they can. I just think it would really add to the tension if they hit one of these mines and had to wait. The Jedi will not tolerate the more cruel elements among the PCs, who have already suggested spacing him...
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[Esoomian]

[Fallon Kell]

[garhkal]

[DougRed4]

Derfinitely will do. I'm thinking of starting off my adventure with them running into one, hopefully leaving them dead in space for some tense minutes as potential hostiles approach.
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[DougRed4]

Worked up all the details on this (mostly just copying and pasting what garhkal came up with). By my calculations, as written, it could pulse twice every 11 rounds, rather than 9.


1) Charging
2) Charging
3) Charging
4) ***Pulses***
5) Ready to Recharge
6) Ready to Recharge
7) Ready to Recharge
8) Ready to Recharge
9) Ready to Recharge
10) Ready to Recharge
11) Charging
12) Charging
13) Charging
14) ***Pulses***
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[DougRed4]

BTW, garhkal, good call on giving it a 6D with Scholar: BoSS.

In prep for tonight's game, I came across the forged ship's ID for our group. It was a 19.

So I rolled 6D for it.....and got a 20. Whew! 8)
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