To "Striker" or not to "Striker" - that is the Question!
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Pickles
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Can't beat those LBBs ...
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Pickles
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Can't beat those LBBs ...
MWM seems to still have copies of Striker. He used to sell them directly via FFE and if nothing else he puts up one or two now and then on ebay.
I like DSII/Stargrunt a bit more myself (less rulesitis and no Chadwickese) but Striker's good to have, both as a SF minis ruleset and for use with Traveller for roleplaying.
Thanks for the examples. I’ve been thinking of integrating parts of it into CT and these help.
I like DSII/Stargrunt a bit more myself (less rulesitis and no Chadwickese) but Striker's good to have, both as a SF minis ruleset and for use with Traveller for roleplaying.
Thanks for the examples. I’ve been thinking of integrating parts of it into CT and these help.
MWM seems to still have copies of Striker. He used to sell them directly via FFE and if nothing else he puts up one or two now and then on ebay.
I like DSII/Stargrunt a bit more myself (less rulesitis and no Chadwickese) but Striker's good to have, both as a SF minis ruleset and for use with Traveller for roleplaying.
Thanks for the examples. I’ve been thinking of integrating parts of it into CT and these help.
I like DSII/Stargrunt a bit more myself (less rulesitis and no Chadwickese) but Striker's good to have, both as a SF minis ruleset and for use with Traveller for roleplaying.
Thanks for the examples. I’ve been thinking of integrating parts of it into CT and these help.
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Great! I looked and didn't see Striker listed as part of the game book. Only problem now is do I buy the set off eBay or get the reprint!
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Great! I looked and didn't see Striker listed as part of the game book. Only problem now is do I buy the set off eBay or get the reprint!
Very, very interesting. This would solve one of my major issues with AHL: no compelling reason to ever close range. Though I theoretically like the penetration system, as a game, I've always preferred Snapshot because the combats are more dynamic with some characters wanting to get close and others trying to keep their distance. The above alteration would fix that. I'm gonna have to try using that with Snapshot now.
Very, very interesting. This would solve one of my major issues with AHL: no compelling reason to ever close range. Though I theoretically like the penetration system, as a game, I've always preferred Snapshot because the combats are more dynamic with some characters wanting to get close and others trying to keep their distance. The above alteration would fix that. I'm gonna have to try using that with Snapshot now.
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Note that in Michael Wharton's Journal article he also says to use the armour modifier for no armour from the CT/Snapshot Weapons Matrix. Only at close and short range as before.
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Note that in Michael Wharton's Journal article he also says to use the armour modifier for no armour from the CT/Snapshot Weapons Matrix. Only at close and short range as before.
Historian is so ... drab. Could we use GDW Necromancer instead?
You have a valid point about playabilty; the large format is not friendly. But the rules reprint still has a lot of life in it, even if you can't reproduce the original game components.
Mayday can be played on any hex map using minis or counters. Snapshot and AHL can be run on any set of deckplans.
Imperium, Dark Nebula, Fifth Frontier War and Invasion Earth can be adapted to other maps with some work ... okay, maybe a lot of work.
But that's all relative to the user.
Best answer: buy both!
Historian is so ... drab. Could we use GDW Necromancer instead?
You have a valid point about playabilty; the large format is not friendly. But the rules reprint still has a lot of life in it, even if you can't reproduce the original game components.
Mayday can be played on any hex map using minis or counters. Snapshot and AHL can be run on any set of deckplans.
Imperium, Dark Nebula, Fifth Frontier War and Invasion Earth can be adapted to other maps with some work ... okay, maybe a lot of work.
But that's all relative to the user.
Best answer: buy both!
Using the close/short vs. unarmored Bk 1, 4. I like it. All we did was making it 6+ from 1/2 Effective range, but this is better.
We kept the wounds light, serious, incap, kill, as distributing points among the stats always seemed like too much book-keeping. But we did limit damage. The max penetration after armor was subtracted was the number of damage dice from book 1&4 (i.e., A gauss rifle has a PEN of 7, but only 4D, so even against an unarmored oponent the damage roll is still only +4)
We kept the wounds light, serious, incap, kill, as distributing points among the stats always seemed like too much book-keeping. But we did limit damage. The max penetration after armor was subtracted was the number of damage dice from book 1&4 (i.e., A gauss rifle has a PEN of 7, but only 4D, so even against an unarmored oponent the damage roll is still only +4)
Using the close/short vs. unarmored Bk 1, 4. I like it. All we did was making it 6+ from 1/2 Effective range, but this is better.
We kept the wounds light, serious, incap, kill, as distributing points among the stats always seemed like too much book-keeping. But we did limit damage. The max penetration after armor was subtracted was the number of damage dice from book 1&4 (i.e., A gauss rifle has a PEN of 7, but only 4D, so even against an unarmored oponent the damage roll is still only +4)
We kept the wounds light, serious, incap, kill, as distributing points among the stats always seemed like too much book-keeping. But we did limit damage. The max penetration after armor was subtracted was the number of damage dice from book 1&4 (i.e., A gauss rifle has a PEN of 7, but only 4D, so even against an unarmored oponent the damage roll is still only +4)
