"There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its pants. The war we fight is not against powers and...
On a positive, non-clothing note the replies have very encouraging. I have been mulling over what, if any, bonuses/penalties the Dilgar formations would bring....
... Hmm... maybe squadrons starting with 5 ships should get +1 FB or +1 AS and/or AF. I believe the formation was ment to be flexible depending on the...
Thanks all! I think these are some good places to start testing. I will have some pretty formal rules written up once I get a little more time. One of the...
Online version has been updated.. a few targeting options flight assignment(offense/defense) Mike Riddle ... http://forums.vbamgames.com/index.php I...
... In my Dilgar fleet lists, the Dilgar command ships just receive higher Command Ratings to help show that they can command a greater number of ships in a...
... Just my ... of ships ... might be ... would a -1 to CR to all ships if there are 5 in a squadron work ? or a special rule that 5 ships of the same type is...
... As a disadvantage it might make sense to limit squadron size to a maximum of 6 vessels, even if the CR could accommodate more. That way the important ships...
... One year at RoundCon the staff auctioned off my pants. ::sigh:: -Sean ... 4:46 PM ... Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. ...
So, I've been reading the book 'The Pirate Queen' recently. It's a history of Queen Elizabeth I's reign, focusing on her relations with the 'Merchant...
This would be a situation where the optional convoy rules would come into play. You may or may not want to actually have to ship the EPs per se, but you could...
There have been some players who use the regular transport fleet as a network, but I agree that convoy points would be the way to go. Then you would have a...
I like the idea of a campaign where EPs have to be moved about to where they will be spent -- but tracking such a thing would be a nightmare! One would also...
... I did something similar to this in a Babylon 5 Wars VBAM campaign. The answer is "the game becomes micromanagement hell." While it was interesting to force...
Despite slow downs and disruptions in my schedule, I have been spending the last several weekends trying to get the first Star Charts volume finished up. One...
There might be something here, look down on the page for the links to star list spreadsheets! :-) http://www.projectrho.com/smap12.html#map03 ... -- Yours,...
Yes, prevent the game from turning into a paperwork nightmare is the biggest problem with this idea. Even at it's best, I can see the game turning into an...
How about just a touch of abstraction to keep the feel of a Treasure Fleet without the bookkeepping. :-) Since we know how much each system generates, perhaps...
One problem with such a game is that I always imagine that the EPs generated are not real money in the sense of having physical notes and coins, but rather...
(this is a repost from the VBAM Forums - forums.vbamgames.com) Would anyone be interested in playing in a more politics-oriented VBAM campaign? Despite most of...
... VBAM campaign? I would be interested and so would a friend of mine. I like the idea of trying a political campaign. ... If possible I would like to play...
I am very intrigued, and could possibly recruit one more if this gets off the ground. I'd love to throw my hat in for a middle eastern/central asian power......
I'm yet to play in a VBAM game, but i have played in something very simular to this called Century 22 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Century22pbem/ I...
I absolutely would be interested. Some friends and I are testing ideas for adding significant political activity to the space empire building genre as it...
Just a question Tyrel, I am sure you may not have even thought on it yet but how much real estate will the solar system have? With so many planets and...
Maybe it's just me -- but I doubt it -- but this sounds like an awesome idea! I even toyed with the idea of some kind of 2300AD universe where the players...
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