I agree with Magus, the idea is good. I believe Battlefleet Bakka had the same idea in it, right ?!?
Good idea Magus on expanding this race as 'friendly & peaceful'. And continue on the Expanse.
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| Author: | rowanalpha [ Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The Vegians |
Vegians ? ? ? ? ?The Vegians are a merchant culture native to the wilderness territories of the Ultima Segmentem. ?Humanoid in appearance, Vegians are distinguished by pale skin, small stature, completely black eyes, and hair worn in waist length braids for cultural reasons. ? ? ? ? ?Vegian ships are light vessels built mainly for trade and stellar mapping. ?Their only weapons are defensive flak cannons, originally created to destroy flocks of interstellar reptiles that plagued Vegian space stations in their early days of space travel. Vegian flak cruiser 75pts Type/Hits: Cruiser/4 Speed: 20 cm Turns: 45 Shields: 1 Armour: 5+ Turrets: 4 Weapons Dorsal Flak Cannon(Strength 4, 30 cm, Front/Left/Right) Notes Flak Cannon: For each point of strength, place a blast marker in the weapon?s range and arc. ?If a blast marker is placed on an ordnance counter or wave, the counter or wave is destroyed on a D6 roll of 4+. If a blast marker is placed against a ship with active shields, roll a D6. On a 4+, the blast marker remains, on other results the target ship's controller may move that marker up to 1 cm away from the ship. ?If one of these blast marker is placed in contact with a ship whose shields are knocked down or that has no shields, the ship takes a point of damage on a D6 roll of 6. [Notes: This vessel was inspired by the flak frigate from homeworld 2. ?I was interested to design a ship whose purpose was to destroy ordnance, and I think the flak cannon worked well for this. Enjoy] Edit-Adjusted flak rules against ships with shields. |
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| Author: | Magsu [ Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | The Vegians |
I likey the flak, but if these type of ships were ever combined with conventionally armed vessels, they would butcher ships that rely on shields, as one of these flak cruisers automatically downs battleship-grade shields. This mechanic is more complex, but it does tone down the power against starships: Flak Cannon: These weapons act by placing blast markers. If a Blast Marker is placed on an ordnance wave/salvo, it is destroyed on a 4+. When aimed at a ship, they do not place a blast marker, but instead attack against the targets armor. Would you mind if I expanded the race a bit? Working on some of the overarching Khareshi Expanse fluff, I've had a need for a relatively peaceful species that Rogue Traders and the Tau can get information from, these seem to fit the bill. And in doing so, would you mind if the name was changed to something slightly less similar to Vegan? |
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| Author: | blackhorizon [ Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | The Vegians |
I agree with Magus, the idea is good. I believe Battlefleet Bakka had the same idea in it, right ?!? Good idea Magus on expanding this race as 'friendly & peaceful'. And continue on the Expanse.
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| Author: | rowanalpha [ Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The Vegians |
For the weapons, I want to keep them the way they are. I don't like the idea of it placing a marker under one set of circumstances and not under others. The idea is that, by themselves, they are almost completely useless against actual ships. I'll tweak it slightly, but I'd be more inclined to simply raise the price. As far as the fluff, I don't mind you including them in your expanse, but the races I've created are intended to be spread about. If you'd like them to be a minor player or something that'll be fine, but I'll keep the fluff for my races myself. |
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