D20 Future question-need help!

Ambushbug1971 · Feb 8, 2005

Regarding ship statistics, what does a +/- modifier before 'ranged' in the Attack description mean? How is it arrived at?

Example:

D20 Future, Page 125 under the CRUISER heading. Under 'Attack:', it says "3 fusion beams -1 ranged" and "4 fusion beams -6 ranged". What do those -1 and -6 numbers mean (where in the rules is it explained) and how are they come up with?

Tony

HalWhitewyrm · Feb 8, 2005

I believe they are the modifier to your d20 attack roll. Not sure off the top fo my head how they arrive at them.

RodneyThompson · Feb 9, 2005

It's calculated by ship size modifier + ship's gunner attack bonus + targeting system bonus (if applicable)

Ambushbug1971 · Feb 9, 2005

Moridin said:
It's calculated by ship size modifier + ship's gunner attack bonus + targeting system bonus (if applicable)

Why is there a different number for different weapons then? Is the gunners bonus not utilized for missiles?

RodneyThompson · Feb 9, 2005

It depends on many factors. If it's a battery of weapons, that provides a bonus to attack rolls. Also, some other systems provide attack bonuses too, as fits their description.

(Psi)SeveredHead · Feb 9, 2005

If there's more than one weapon, all but one suffer a -5 penalty, even if each weapon has it's own gunner. Chalk it up to "bringing all your weapons to bear" and turrets with limited angles of fire.