Cluster Missiles

[shootingwomprats]

I did not play any of the games, but in my research on SWRe2, Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1 is listed as having them. I was able to find a link to an explanation of the ordinance

[garhkal]

I know the old pc game battlefront had these on some ships... But for seeing Anything for d6 on them.. Nope..
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[Dredwulf60]

[CRMcNeill]

When I was researching for the various missiles for my Starfighter combat rules, I found that there are actually fan-made instructional videos on YouTube that give a walk through on the use of the ordnance for the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games. I did a quick search last night and there was one listed for the Super Cluster Missiles. I'm on my phone at the moment, so I can't cut and paste, but it's not too hard to find.
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[CRMcNeill]

I did some research and found a couple walkthroughs where the cluster missiles are described. They appear to break up into multiple, smaller missiles after launch, increasing the chance of hitting the target. With my Starfighter combat system, I distinguished between unitary and cluster bombs by giving the cluster bombs lower damage but higher fire control, as the multiple missiles increased the likelihood of a hit, but decreased the total damage.

Using my system as a base, I'd use the basic concussion or proton rocket stat, then shift 2D from Damage to Fire Control, no Lock-On required, but no Follow-Up Attacks.

The more advanced Homing Cluster Missile would shift the same 2D, but require the Lock-On and allow Follow-Ups Attacks.
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[garhkal]

So they should be trading better chance to hit for lower damage then..
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[CRMcNeill]

[CRMcNeill]

I had a thought on this...

A common weapon in the Renegade Legions game is the SMLM, or Sub-Munitions Laser-guided Missile. RL uses template patterns overlaid on a graphic of ship or vehicle systems to indicate damage inflicted, and can damage multiple systems simultaneously. I came up with the following idea for a D6 cluster weapon:

1). Roll to Hit and Damage as Normal.

2). For every 5 points by which the To Hit roll succeeded, make an additional roll on the Damage Chart.

For Example, if a starfighter fires a cluster missile at another starfighter, and rolls a Lightly Damaged result, roll once on the Lightly Damaged sub-chart. However, the starfighter beat the target's evasion by 7 points, and thus is allowed a second roll on the Lightly Damaged chart, inflicting damage as normal.

Since Damage is compounded at Heavily and Severely Damaged Levels, it would be appropriate to reduce base Damage to compensate, or single cluster missile hits for Heavy / Severely Damaged results can quickly stack to result in a destroyed ship. However, I think this rule accurately represents the effect of taking damage from multiple hits to multiple locations from the same attack, as befits a cluster weapon.
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[Ninja-Bear]

[Ninja-Bear]

Is there an area effect type.advantage in the game? Cluster missiles could be represented as an area effect attack.

[CRMcNeill]

[Ninja-Bear]

[Ninja-Bear]

How about cluster missiles use command rules for the amountif missiles hit? Roughly the base damage should be less than a standard missle. You roll cluster as command to see hiw many missiles hit it. Btw you have enough missikes in the cluster that if you roll average, then you do the same as a norma missile and above average does +3D more.I

[CRMcNeill]

Because I'm trying to minimize dice rolls here. More missiles means a greater chance of getting a hit, but a higher To Hit roll indicates a greater chance of hitting with more than one missile, and more than one hit means the possibility of more than one system being damaged. As such, what I suggest for a Cluster Missile, compared to a standard concussion missile, is A) lower damage, B) higher fire control, and C) the greater chance of hitting inflicting multiple kinds of damage on a single hit.

So, resolve Hit and Damage normally to determine which Damage sub-chart to use (Lightly Damage, Heavily Damaged, Severely Damaged, etc), then the shooter gets an extra roll on the indicated sub-chart for every 5 points by which they succeeded on the To Hit roll.
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

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