Command and Big Ships

[atgxtg]

Since the bonus scales with the difficulty, maybe this could all be reduced to a certain number of "bonus dice" that ship commanders could allocate to various tasks.

Changing the assignment could be handled much the way changing shields is. Something like 1 difficulty per D moved. Or maybe 1 per 2D depending on ow large the bonuses are going to be. (Oh, BTW, I house rule that shield rolls are only needed when the shield coverage is changed, not each turn. So if someone puts their shields to "double front" the front arc keeps that protection until shields are adjusted (or damaged).

Then we could bypass most of the command rolls, and only require a roll when the CO wants to shift priorities. Like intensifying forward firepower when the forward shields are weak.

[Guardian_A]

I've been doing it that way for years. I only require a roll when something about the situation changes.

[Bren]

[Whill]

The rules are not explicit on that. It says you specify how many fire arcs you wish to provide shield protection to and which arcs, and then make the check to defeat the appropriate difficulty.

However the example refers to the shield operator activating the shields and allocating the power for the first roll, and then "a few rounds later" something changes and the operator indicates a move to a new arc coverage then makes a new check. That indicates that you do not need to roll every round or attack.
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[atgxtg]

I have been running it that the shields stay as they are until changed. I seems to kmake sense, and also makes shields useful to one man snub fighters. Otherwise the pilots would probably be better off not suffering the MAP for the shield.

I'm considering dropping 1D opff the Hull of most fighters and adding another D to shields (so an X-Wing would be Hull 3D, Shields 2D), but that is another topic.

I'm thinking that the "Command Bonus Dice" should be set a little lower than the normal bonus, and could scale with a table, so as casualties are taken the bonus lowers.

[Bren]

I would actually like to include an ability for an active shield operator to precisely angle the shields (make a starship shield operation roll) to avoid more damage than a passively set shield will do.

Rather than clutter the command thread I will post some thoughts on this as a separate thread. http://www.rancorpit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3540