Handheld weapon against starships

[CRMcNeill]

[FVBonura]

Scale is the most common complaint in this particular RPG but I would argue implementation "may" be the root cause of the problem. "Pirates and Privateers" gave us targeting specific parts of a ship as an optional rule and "D6 Space" gave us a damage bonus due to the precision bonus afforded to the smaller attacker.

In actual play I have seen players aim carefully at the coolant manifold on a ship, and hit the target, forcing the ship down due to overheating (as done by Han Solo to the "fake falcon" in "Heir to the Empire"). The accuracy bonus and its resultant damage bonus does tend to balance the scale problem in most cases. Your results may vary.
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[CRMcNeill]

My Scale System is arguably one of my more popular house rules, and I ended up using it in all of my homebrew and rewritten stats. I can appreciate what Far Orbit Project attempted, but all their optional rules seem to be missing essential components that make them truly useful. As far as Accuracy increasing Damage, I advocate for a ratio of 1-to-3 (as in, 1 bonus damage point for every 3 points of success on the Attack roll). For precision attacks against ship’s systems, I use this house rule.
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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.

The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index

[FVBonura]

I have used the 1-to-3 formula for at least a year before I paused my campaign. It is not overpowering. I remember someone at WEG testing 1-to-1 but I think that was too much. I will keep testing 1-to-3 in January as compared to 1-to-5, but it's rare anyone gets more than +1D damage unless there is lopsided scale in the battle.


Footnote: For those not familiar, in D6 Space for every 5 points your attack roll beats your opponent's defense roll, you do +1 pip of extra damage (a.k.a. 1-to-5). CRMcNeill has me testing at every 3 points better yields +1 damage (a.k.a. 1-to-3). Results are pending but promising.
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[garhkal]