NC Game Day VII - April 23!

[Old One]

Ok, I'm attaching the "Aerial Battle Rules" for perusal by those who are playing in my Sky Galleons game. Please don't feel like you need to commit these to memory or anything (and I hope they're fairly simple). I'll have copies of them at the Game Day and I'll be more than happy to explain them as we go along. But having a decent grasp of them will probably give you a bit of a tactical edge when the cannons start booming.

Rel,

Thanks for posting...

Looks pretty straightforward (especially for a WSIM alumni). A couple of quick questions:

1) Called Shots? Can cannon crews attempt to target a specific area of an enemy ship for an attack penalty?

2) Ramming? What happens if a vessel inadvertantly or purposefully enters an enemy vessel's hex?

3) Is there a max speed for the steamboats? One could achieve a pretty high speed with a good piloting check.

Thanks!

~ OO

 

[Belen]

3) Is there a max speed for the steamboats? One could achieve a pretty high speed with a good piloting check.

Judging from yesterday, the max speed would be about 4 hexes.

 

[Old One]

Judging from yesterday, the max speed would be about 4 hexes.

BU -

Thanks !

~ OO

 

[Old One]

Yo! Rel(ster) -

Do we have a final decision on dinner/cook-out/etc on Friday, 4/23? Tiberious and I are driving up on Friday afternoon and trying to decide on whether we should stay at the Airport Marriott or Crabtree Marriott...any recommendations? It looks like both are close to NC State campus...

~ OO

 

[Rel]

1) Called Shots? Can cannon crews attempt to target a specific area of an enemy ship for an attack penalty?

No. The size of the ships in question and the ranges at which they are typically engaging is such that that degree of precision is not something I'm trying to model. Critical hits cover damage to particular systems and so forth.

2) Ramming? What happens if a vessel inadvertantly or purposefully enters an enemy vessel's hex?

Both ships take damage (the smaller one takes more than the bigger one). They are also likely to become entangled which makes boarding actions instantly viable. There are some other potential effects outlined in the Sky Galleons board game (like one ship suffering a loss of trim and dragging the other one down) that I might try and model if the issue presents itself but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. I will say that if you enter another ship's Hex when you are "Bow to Bow" or "Bow to Stern" then you'll have less chance of colliding than entering "Bow to Broadside".

3) Is there a max speed for the steamboats? One could achieve a pretty high speed with a good piloting check.

BelenUmeria covered this already but 4 Hexes is about as good as you're likely to do barring some extreme measures*. In case you're curious, that equates to about 45 miles an hour. Screw Galleys will tend to run about 2-3 Hexes per turn (around 30 MPH) and Kites will vary considerably depending on the direction of the wind.

*It is possible to make some engineering checks to push the boiler beyond recommended pressures to get some extra juice out of her, adding another bonus Hex to your movement. Doing this invokes the chance that something might blow up however. If you did this plus executed a dive then you could get 6 Hexes of movement in a single round, reaching nearly 70 miles an hour.

 

[Rel]

Yo! Rel(ster) -

Do we have a final decision on dinner/cook-out/etc on Friday, 4/23? Tiberious and I are driving up on Friday afternoon and trying to decide on whether we should stay at the Airport Marriott or Crabtree Marriott...any recommendations? It looks like both are close to NC State campus...

~ OO

As far as the hotel choice, either would be fine. The Crabtree Marriott is considerably closer to NC State but if you're not going to "cut through town" (which I don't know that I recommend since you're not from around here) it won't save you more than about 5-10 minutes. Either would be fine but all things being equal go for Crabtree.

I'm still waffling about the cookout idea. Let me ask my wife about that again tonight and see what the plan is. If she's going to stay over at her mother's house that night before they all depart for Atlanta the following day, I might be able to reinstate the cookout plan. I'll let you all know something about that by tomorrow.

 

[Gerzel]

Well my afternoon is filled with Clueless's game but I am wondering if I should do something in the morning. Also I'm thinking of what I might run next game day. When will the next one be? July sometime? Or end of June?

Anyhoo here is what I'm thinking for running in the morning.

Paranoia XP - A tale of two Computers - Someone turned on an old forgotten node of The Computer that has been out of the loop for a looong time, since shortly after Alpha Complex came online. Now that old version of The Computer thinks that the new one is corrupt and the newer version belives that the old version is outdated. Of coarse all of this information is beyond your security clearance. Please report to the nearest Termination Booth. There is only one Computer! There can be only one!

 

[Rel]

Also I'm thinking of what I might run next game day. When will the next one be? July sometime? Or end of June?

September actually. I'll have an exact date in the next week or so.

 

[Riggs]

About the battlecruisers game

Just for the record, in case the Commodore is reading...I was interested in catching a bit of the WWI naval battles walk in game in miniatures, but I cannot register since it overlaps my 3E game by an hour. I just wanted those running that game to know there is one more person interested for at least some of the time if that is ok.

 

[Rel]

Attention Ladies and Gentlemen,

Because I'm charming and irresistable, I've sweet talked my wife into the cookout idea. It's ON.

I can give directions and contact info in the next few days. For now I'll just need a rough idea of how many people to expect and what we're going to want to eat.

Here's an idea that I had: I was thinking that the BBQ Crew could possibly meet a little early (if you're going to be in town) and grab some Q from the place I've been talking about. Then we head back to my house and fire up the grill for the hamburger/hotdog/chicken set and chow down. This would get rid of some transport, logistics and food preservation/preparation issues that were going to crop up if we tried to bring it for lunch on Saturday.

For those who will not be able to be present for the BBQ run, I'll be happy to pick up what you want from there and have it for you at the house when you arrive.

Howzat sound?